Celebrate Learning! Fall 2011 (Volume 3, Issue 1) | Page 6

Page 6 Celebrate Learning! TCC Students Breaking Barriers Metro Campus receives top honors at the Oklahoma FBLA-PBL State Leadership Conference For more information regarding TCC’s Metro PBL Chapter contact co-advisers Mitchell Ober 595-7069 or Vonn Goolsby 595-7040. State Winners 1st Place Chapter Awards Largest Local Chapter Membership Local Chapter Annual Business Report Largest Local Chapter Professional Division Most Outstanding Local Chapter By Mitchell Ober 1st Place Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLAPBL), the largest and oldest student business organization, gathered at the Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills on March 31 – April 2, 2011 to continue Breaking Barriers through membership recruitment, participation in community service projects, and preparing for competition. Approximately forty students from Tulsa Community College Metro Campus participated in the State Leadership Conference and received: 30 1st Place Awards 20 2nd Place Awards 13 3rd Place Awards 4 Recognitions The awards were part of a comprehensive competitive events program sponsored by FBLA-PBL. Individuals, state teams, and local chapters were encouraged to compete in any of the over 50 different events representing a wide range of activities and the business and leadership development focus of FBLA-PBL. The winners of these highly competitive and prestigious awards were selected from among FBLA-PBL’s best and brightest of today’s young adults. Veronica Adams, Computer Applications Brian Beck, Financial Concepts Ruth Harper, Job Interview Alex Jaynes, Cyber Security Marce Johnson, Justice Administration Shawna Martin, Contemporary Sports Issues Melody Massey, Financial Analysis & Decision Making Melody Massey, Financial Services Sarah Mathews, Sales Presentation Sarah Mathews, PBL Facts Sarah Mathews, Who’s Who in PBL (State of Oklahoma) Alana Metcalf, Economic Analysis & Decision Making Charley Money, Community Service Project Tressa Osborn and Rosa Sheets, Hospitality ManagementJustin Owen, Retail Management Justin Owen, Strategic Analysis & Decision Making Justin Owen, Grammar Heather Patterson, Body Language Jerry Powers, Public Speaking Jerry Powers, Statistical Analysis Jonathan Ramos, Small Business Management Plan Bruce Synden , Business Law Bruce Synden , Networking Concepts Sara Westfall, Macroeconomics Charles Wiggins, Computer Concepts (Continued on page 7)