{"id":86123,"date":"2020-03-02T17:21:51","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T23:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=86123"},"modified":"2020-03-03T09:20:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T15:20:33","slug":"delta-state-students-earn-high-marks-at-state-phi-beta-lambda-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2020\/03\/delta-state-students-earn-high-marks-at-state-phi-beta-lambda-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta State Students Earn High Marks at State Phi Beta Lambda Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once again, Delta State University Phi Beta Lambda Chapter showed itself strong at the State Phi Beta Lambda Competition Feb. 26-27, in Columbus, MS, at the Mississippi University for Women. DSU students competed with approximately 125 students from across the state. Fourteen different colleges and universities represented at the state competition.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Delta State had several students rank in the competition, with the 1<sup>st<\/sup> &amp; 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place winners advancing to the nationals June 24-27 in Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peyton Chambers<\/strong>, finance major: financial concepts 1<sup>st<\/sup> place &amp; financial services 1<sup>st<\/sup> place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan Drayton<\/strong>, CIS major: management concepts 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place &amp; marketing concepts 4<sup>th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zac Bozeman<\/strong>, management major: sports management &amp; marketing 1<sup>st<\/sup> place &amp; organizational behavior and leadership 1<sup>st<\/sup> place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ciara Thompson<\/strong>, healthcare administration major: management concepts 4<sup>th<\/sup> Place &amp; marketing concepts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tamarcus Hemphill<\/strong>, accounting major: accounting principles &amp; macroeconomics<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synethia Mathews<\/strong>, CIS &amp; marketing major: retail management 1<sup>st<\/sup> place &amp; business presentation 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexis Rover<\/strong>, elementary education major, emerging business issues 1<sup>st<\/sup> place &amp; impromptu speaking 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jasmine Evans<\/strong>, psychology major, business presentation 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place &amp; public speaking 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Davontre Henderson<\/strong>, sports management major: emerging business issues 1<sup>st<\/sup> place &amp; job interview<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eli Inman<\/strong>, CIS &amp; English major: cyber security 4<sup>th<\/sup> place &amp; computer concepts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malik Fulton<\/strong>, accounting major: accounting principles 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place &amp; organizational behavior &amp; leadership 3<sup>rd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zane Samuel<\/strong>, sports management major: contemporary sports issues 1<sup>st<\/sup> place &amp; sports management &amp; marketing 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n<p><strong>Todd Moore<\/strong>, art major, sales presentation 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place &amp;\u00a0public speaking<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease help me congratulate these awesome students for their accomplishments,\u201d said Dr. Tomeka Harbin, PBL adviser at Delta State and chair and associate professor of management.<\/p>\n<p>Phi Beta Lambda is the collegiate division of the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFuture Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. 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