Rosston & Hope SAU Students Recognized

By Dale Gathright, Jr., 04/16/20 4:25 PM

MAGNOLIA – Southern Arkansas University’s David F. Rankin College of Business students represented SAU at the 2020 virtual Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference and received a total of 36 awards.

Jessi Park, a junior Accounting major from Hope, earned third place in the Accounting Analysis and Decision Making and Business Ethics categories.

Clarence Gulley, a junior Information Systems major from Rosston, earned fifth place in the Project Management category.

At state conferences, PBL members network with each other and state business leaders while attending numerous workshops on leadership development, community service, and much more. At the Spring State Leadership Conference, PBL members compete in over 55 competitive events to earn the right to represent Arkansas at the National Leadership Conference.

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is a national association of over 270,000 students interested in careers in business or business education. Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) is the collegiate, postsecondary division of the association. FBLA-PBL’s mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership development programs.