SANFORD - The Central Carolina Community College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter has won numerous awards this year, including Gold Seal, Gold Star, The Legacy Leadership Award (TLLA), and Professional Division Chapter of the Year. These awards were presented at the recent NCPBL State Leadership Conference held April 5-8 in Charlotte.
In addition, CCCC's Diane Kannarr was selected as the 2018 NCPBL Advisor of the Year.
Phi Beta Lambda, a national student organization, promotes business leadership in its members. PBL is a nationally affiliated professional business organization for students and the college counterpart of Future Business Leaders of America. The CCCC PBL Chapter participates in service, fundraising, and scholarly activities as well as competitive events at the state and national PBL conferences. While primarily a business club, PBL is open to students of all majors.
Twenty-seven CCCC PBL members attended the state conference, which included general sessions, business meetings, competitive events, officer elections, special-interest sessions, awards banquet, and social activities. The chapter competes against not only other two-year colleges, but also four-year colleges and universities. This conference provides an opportunity for PBL members from local chapters across the state to share ideas and challenges.
The conference also marked a new era for the chapter as 11 Lee Early College members attended and competed.
The following members participated and placed in these events:
1st Computer Animation: Keyon Jones & Aiden McLaughlin
1st Forensic Accounting: Nicole Thompson
1st Human Resource Management: Michele Shaw
1st Management Analysis & Decision Making: Zachary Gordon & Dylan Hargis
1st Parliamentary Procedure: Shishir Desai, Aiden McLaughlin, Faith Richmond, Sarah Salvador & Hami Trinh
2nd Accounting Analysis & Decision Making: Nicole Thompson
2nd Business Law: Barbara Riley & Michele Shaw
2nd Community Service Project: Zachary Gordon, Cherie Kelly & Alexis Walker
2nd Network Design: Mark Keily & Richard Morton
2nd Programming Concepts: Mark Keily
2nd Small Business Plan: Keyon Jones & Josue Pena
3rd Business Decision Making: Josue Pena, Bryce Tricias & Julian Banguera
3rd Business Sustainability: Zachary Gordon & Cherie Kelly
3rd Client Service: Kinsley Johns
3rd Hospitality Management: Barbara Rodriguez
3rd Human Resource Management: Dylan Hargis & Barbara Riley
3rd Parliamentary Procedure: Kayla Martinez, Leslie Mendoza, Barbara Rodriguez & Alexis Walker
3rd Public Speaking: Misael Solorzano
3rd Social Media Challenge: Kinsley Johns
3rd Strategic Analysis & Decision Making: Kayla Martinez, Leslie Mendoza & Cristian Pedraza
4th Business Presentation: Cherie Kelly & Alexis Walker
4th Global Analysis & Decision Making: Cristian Pedraza
4th Public Speaking: Sarah Salvador
4th Sports Management & Marketing: Crystal Kohli
5th Retail Management: Mia Knecht
5th Social Media Challenge: Misael Solorzano
6th Future Business Executive: Julian Banguera
Several members were inducted into the NCPBL Who's Who. Those members include Zachary Gordon, Mark Keily, Josue Pena, Barbara Rodriguez, Chesure Tate, Alexis Walker, and Cherie Kelly, who has also been selected by NCPBL to be inducted into the National PBL Who's Who.
For information about Central Carolina Community College and its programs, visit its website, www.cccc.edu or call the college at 919-775-5401.
The Central Carolina Community College Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) chapter has won numerous awards this year, including Gold Seal, Gold Star, The Legacy Leadership Award (TLLA), and Professional Division Chapter of the Year. These awards were presented at the recent NCPBL State Leadership Conference held April 5-8 in Charlotte.
Central Carolina Community College's Diane Kannarr (left) was selected as the 2018 NC Phi Beta Lambda Advisor of the Year.