McPherson, KS – Central Christian College of Kansas is pleased to announce that Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Club placed in 34 events at the 67th Annual Kansas PBL State Leadership Conference on March 10, 2018 at Butler Community College.
Central entered 15 students into the competition (Blair Austin Draper, Antonio Ramirez, CiCi Long, Courtney Lovejoy, Cursstyn Jorgensen, J.P Ray, Jaycie Rue, Jeff McClure, Jody Bohnenblust, Kameron Kraus, Macae Fisher, Meghan Morey, Priscilla Castillo, Stephan Rhymer, and Todd P. Nelson) at the Leadership Conference.
The students placed in 34 events, bringing back (14) first-place medals, (12) second-place medals, and (8) third-place medals. Jody Bohnenblust and Meghan Morey placed first in four events, Courtney Lovejoy placed in all five of her events, and Jody Bohnenblust, J.P Ray, and Courtney Lovejoy received the Who’s Who award for their exemplary service to the Kansas PBL.
“Central Christian took a group of 15 students and all 15 qualified for Nationals,” says Heath Whitehouse, Business Professor at Central Christian College, “Overall, the Leadership Conference was a success and we look forward to going to Nationals in Baltimore this summer.”
All of the students placed first or second in at least one event, which qualifies them for a spot in Nationals. The 2018 National Leadership Conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland this summer.
Below are the placements of each student in the event and the topic in which they placed:
Student or Team Name Placement Event Category
Austin Draper 3rd Job Interview
Austin Draper, Antonio Ramirez 2nd Human Resource Management
CiCi Long 3rd Information Management
CiCi Long 3rd Retail Management
CiCi Long 1st Website Design
Courtney Lovejoy 3rd Business Communication
Courtney Lovejoy 3rd Marketing Concepts
Courtney Lovejoy 1st Statistical Analysis
J.P. Ray 2nd Contemporary Sports Issues
J.P. Ray 2nd Justice Administration
J.P. Ray, Macae Fisher 1st Business Law
J.P. Ray, Meghan Morey 1st Emerging Business Issues
Jaycie Rue 2nd Retail Management
Jeff McClure 2nd Information Management
Jody Bohnenblust 1st Management Concepts
Jody Bohnenblust, 1st Strategic Analysis & Decision Making
Courtney Lovejoy, J.P. Ray
Jody Bohnenblust, 1st Hospitality Management
Cursstyn Jorgensen, Austin Draper
Jody Bohnenblust, Meghan Morey 1st Business Sustainability
Kameron Kraus 2nd Entrepreneurship Concepts
Kameron Kraus 2nd Marketing Concepts
Kameron Kraus 2nd Personal Finance
Macae Fisher 3rd Contemporary Sports Issues
Meghan Morey 1st Sports Management & Marketing
Meghan Morey, Courtney Lovejoy, Jaycie Rue 1st Social Media Challenge
Priscilla Castillo 1st Desktop Publishing
Priscilla Castillo 2nd Marketing Analysis & Decision Making
Stephen Rhymer 1st Computer Concepts
Stephen Rhymer 2nd Macroeconomics
Stephen Rhymer 1st Marketing Concepts
Todd P. Nelson 3rd Accounting for Professionals
Todd P. Nelson 2nd Financial Concepts
Todd P. Nelson 3rd Public Speaking
Todd P. Nelson, Kameron Kraus, Jaycie Rue 2nd Business Ethics
Local Chapter Business Report 1st
Institutions in attendance at the 2018 Annual Kansas PBL State Leadership Conference include: Emporia State University, Labette Community College, Flint Hills Technical College, University of Kansas, Ft. Hays State University, Tabor College, Butler County College and Seward County College.
