{"id":96600,"date":"2025-04-01T14:22:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=96600"},"modified":"2025-05-12T10:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:07:46","slug":"dsus-future-business-leaders-shine-at-fbla-state-leadership-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2025\/04\/dsus-future-business-leaders-shine-at-fbla-state-leadership-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"DSU\u2019s Future Business Leaders shine at FBLA State Leadership Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CLEVELAND, Miss. \u2014 <\/strong>Delta State University\u2019s chapter delegation of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) showcased their talent and business acumen at the 2025 State Leadership Conference, held from February 26-28 in Biloxi. Competing against top FBLA chapters from across the state, DSU students brought home numerous awards, securing their place among Mississippi\u2019s finest future business leaders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a testament to their excellence, five DSU students earned the opportunity to advance to the FBLA National Leadership Conference, scheduled to take place from May 31 to June 2 in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delta State University proudly recognizes the following students for their outstanding achievements:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ladatrian Bolden<\/strong> (Marketing)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>2nd Place: Public Speaking<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: Foundations of Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Meljanique Jackson<\/strong> (General Business)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>2nd Place: Project Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hannah Mowdy<\/strong> (Accounting)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>1st Place: Business Communication<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: Business Presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>LaTamara Oubre<\/strong> (Healthcare Administration)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>2nd Place: Job Interview<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: Business Presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Onelio Rios<\/strong> (Master of Business Administration: Human Resource Management)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>3rd Place: Job Interview<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: Business Presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to these individual accomplishments, the DSU FBLA leadership team played an instrumental role in preparing members for the competition. The leadership team includes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>LaTamara Oubre<\/strong> \u2013 President<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jada Bohanna<\/strong> \u2013 Vice President<\/li>\n<li><strong>Algernon Cooper<\/strong> \u2013 Treasurer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meljanique Jackson<\/strong> \u2013 Secretary<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u2019Mya Williams<\/strong> \u2013 Parliamentarian<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ladatrian Bolden<\/strong> \u2013 Public Relations\/Reporter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are incredibly proud of our students for their hard work, dedication, and success at this year\u2019s State Leadership Conference,\u201d said Dr. Lisa Cooley, Assistant Professor of Marketing and FBLA Advisor. \u201cTheir accomplishments are a reflection of their commitment to excellence in business and leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The DSU community celebrates these students\u2019 achievements and looks forward to their continued success at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information about DSU\u2019s Future Business Leaders of America chapter, please contact Dr. Lisa Cooley at <a href=\"mailto:lcooley@deltastate.edu\">lcooley@deltastate.edu<\/a> or 662-846-4234.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":653,"featured_media":96601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1738],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-96600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-college-of-business-and-aviation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96600"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96689,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96600\/revisions\/96689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}