Group of professors and students at business competition

Pictured: Back row, left to right: Amber Henderson, Amber Thelen, Avery Schut, Kendra Hinz, Daniel Shannahan. Front row, left to right: Georgy Turner, Haley Wenger, BriAnna Linn. (Not pictured: Dmytro Anikin and Chrissy Stoltenberg.)

 

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State University Phi Beta Lambda members received honors at the PBL State Leadership Conference.

Northern’s PBL is advised by Drs. Amber Henderson and Dan Shannahan. Results from the conference, held last week in Mandan, N.D., are as follows:

 

First Place

  • Accounting Principles – Avery Schut, Chester, S.D.
  • Entrepreneurship Concepts – Georgy Turner, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Impromptu Speaking – Amber Thelen, Alexandria, S.D.
  • Management Concepts – Haley Wenger, Gregory, S.D.
  • Marketing Analysis and Decision Making (team event) – Amber Thelen, Alexandria, S.D., and Georgy Turner, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Programming Concepts – Kendra Hinz, Roscoe, S.D. 
  • Statistical Analysis – BriAnna Linn, Storla, S.D. 
  • Website Design – Kendra Hinz, Roscoe, S.D., and Dmytro Anikin, Malaga, Spain/Kyiv, Ukraine

 

Second Place

  • Accounting Principles – BriAnna Linn, Storla, S.D.
  • Organizational Behavior and Decision Making – Georgy Turner, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Personal Finance – Avery Schut, Chester, S.D.
  • Statistical Analysis – Avery Schut, Chester, S.D.

 

Third Place

  • Microeconomics – Haley Wenger, Gregory, S.D. 

 

Who’s Who in PBL Award

  • Amber Thelen, Alexandria, S.D., and Chrissy Stoltenberg, Stratford, S.D. received the Chapter Who’s Who in PBL Award, which honors exemplary members who have made outstanding contributions to the association at the local, state or national levels.

 

About Northern State University

Northern State University is a student-centered institution that provides an outstanding educational experience, preparing students through the liberal arts and professional education for their future endeavors. A regional university, Northern offers rigorous academics; diverse civic, social and cultural opportunities; and a commitment to building an inclusive environment for all points of view. Northern also offers a broad-based athletics program, sponsoring 15 NCAA Division II intercollegiate varsity sports that compete in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NSIC). The university strives to enrich the community through partnerships such as its Educational Impact Campaign, which opened a new South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; new athletic and recreation fields; and an on-campus regional sports complex. With the $55 million campaign, NSU has been the recipient of more than $150 million in privately funded building projects and scholarships within a decade. To learn more, visit NSU Admissions.