ABERDEEN, S.D. – Sixteen Northern State University School of Business students competed at the 2019 Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Competition March 22-23 in Bismarck, N.D., all of whom qualified for the 2019 National PBL Conference in June.
NSU students received first-place honors in 14 different events, second-place honors in 10 events and third-place honors in seven events at the North Dakota competition.
"This is our second year attending the N.D. State PBL competition and each year we have been able to really grow as a chapter,” said Haley Grandpre, an NSU student/PBL member from Conde. “I really think when you think of all of the awards we won that it just attests to the hard work the chapter and club do throughout the year and how great our students are inside of our chapter! They work hard to prepare such great projects and they go above and beyond to feel comfortable competing in the competition side of the event.”
NSU student honors are listed below:
1stPlace Honors
Accounting for Professionals – William Ellwanger (Pierre)
Business Ethics (team event) – Annie Walsh (Lockport, Ill.) and Haley Grandpre (Conde)
Business Presentation (team event) – William Ellwanger and Amanda Cook (Richfield, Minn.)
Client Service – Amanda Cook
Community Service Project (team event) – Annie Walsh and Haley Grandpre
Contemporary Sports Issues – William Ellwanger
Future Business Educator – Amanda Cook
Global Analysis and Decision Making (team event) – Morgie Binfet (Fargo, N.D.) and Casey Solseng (Park River, N.D.)
Help Desk – Betser Roney (Petit-Goave, Haiti)
Hospitality Management – Morgie Binfet
Human Resource Management (team event) – Haley Grandpre and Amber Thelen (Alexandria)
Retail Management – Kaden Peterson (Aberdeen)
Sales Presentation – Suna Yang (Yongin, South Korea)
Sports Management and Marketing – Lincoln Flakus (Aberdeen)
2ndPlace Honors
Entrepreneurship Concepts – Morgie Binfet
Help Desk – Rose Habeger (Dell Rapids)
Impromptu Speaking – Annie Walsh
Information Management – Joshua Moser (Stickney)
Management Concepts – Eric Lacher (Aberdeen)
Marketing Concepts – Lincoln Flakus
Networking Concepts – Eric Lacher
Project Management – Margaux Meskinia (Paris, France)
Retail Management – Casey Solseng
Sales Presentation – Margaux Meskinia
3rdPlace Honors
Accounting for Professionals – Mitchell Newman (Arlington)
Accounting Principles – Casey Solseng
Computer Concepts – Joshua Moser
Cyber Security – Kaden Peterson
Justice Administration – Mitchell Newman
Management Concepts – Mitchell Newman
Organizational Behavior and Leadership – Eric Lacher
All students who competed qualify to compete in the 2019 PBL National Leadership Conference, which will take place June 24-July 2 in San Antonio, Texas.
“We have amazing students in the School of Business and it is always fun to see how well they compete, but it goes beyond that. They are wonderful individuals as well,” said Dr. Kristi Bockorny, co-advisor of NSU’s PBL chapter. “Dr. Mathern and I are very proud of the performance of our students, as well as how they represented NSU in their actions and behaviors.”
PBL offers students opportunities to build their own skills and abilities to foster a more successful future in the professional world.
“PBL focuses on empowering students with the skills and abilities needed to take them to the next level in their academic and professional careers, and encouraging them to ‘Create. Lead. Inspire,’” said Dr. Amber Mathern, co-advisor of NSU’s PBL chapter. “Our PBL students not only demonstrated the ‘Create. Lead. Inspire’ motto at the State Leadership Conference, but they do so every day in the classroom and NSU community. We are very proud of their accomplishments.”
About Northern State University
Northern State University is a regional university that offers outstanding academics and exceptional extracurricular activities at an affordable price on a safe, welcoming campus. Northern State recently announced its Educational Impact Campaignwith a goal of raising $55 million for a new South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, new athletic and recreation fields, and an on-campus regional sports complex. Once the campaign is complete, NSU will be the recipient of more than $100 million in privately funded building projects and scholarships within a decade. To learn more, visit NSU Admissions.