DSU Excels at State PBL Competition

Dakota State University students took home awards and accolades as well as leadership positions from the South Dakota Phi Beta Lamdba (PBL) State Spring Leadership Conference. The conference was held in Pierre in April.

DSU had 21 students and 2 advisors attending the conference, the largest contingent from any college or university present for the third consecutive year. Dakota State also regained the leadership of the state PBL organization when Andrea Lindberg was elected State Treasurer and Jennifer Thoreson was elected State President.

DSU took home a record thirteen 1st place, ten 2nd place, and eight 3rd place honors in competition with other chapters from ten universities and institutions. Seventeen DSU students placed in the top three in at least one individual or team event and earned the right to compete at the National PBL Conference in Denver this summer.

The students competed in individual and team events that included C++ Programming, Information Management, Networking Concepts, and Marketing. The performance events require an oral presentation and a written test. Judges for the competitions are drawn from the Pierre business community, as well as from the state government and legal systems.

DSU PBL advisor Dan Talley said, "As you look at the results, notice the wide range of subjects in which our students competed and the success enjoyed by students in our major programs. The success of our students in these information systems, business, and technology skill areas reaffirms our success in the pursuit of the DSU mission."

Complete results are listed below.

Jennifer Thoreson
Departing SD PBL Reporter
Elected SD PBL President
Who's Who in SD PBL award

Stephanie Sherburne
Departing SD PBL Vice President
1st Place in Desktop Publishing (with Brandon Nase)
2nd Place in JAVA Programming
Who's Who in SD PBL Award

Lacey Paulson
Departing SD PBL Historian
Who's Who in SD PBL Award

Andrea Lindberg*
Elected South Dakota PBL Treasurer
1st Place in Finance
3rd Place in Business Communication
3rd Place in Marketing

Brandon Nase*
1st place in Desktop Publishing (with Stephanie Sherburne)
1st place in C++ Programming
1st place in Visual Basic Programming (Won Sponsorship From Dr. Knowlton)
2nd place in Networking Concepts

Jeff Swett*
1st Place in Business Decision Making (with Hillary Weise and Jake Gappa)
1st Place in Job Interview
2nd Place in Economics
2nd Place in Visual Basic Programming

Jake Gappa*
1st Place in Business Decision Making (Team event with Jeff Swett and Hillary Wiese)
1st Place in Future Business Executive
3rd Place in Management

Heather Rogers
2nd Place in Marketing
3rd Place in C++ Programming
3rd Place in Information Management

Tom Bouwman
2nd Place in C++ Programming
3rd Place in Network Design (Team event with Michael Perrion)
3rd Place in Network Concepts

Bobbi Mulder
1st Place in Human Resource Management
Who's Who in SD PBL Award

Chris Baxter
1st Place in JAVA Programming
2nd Place in Computer Concepts

Scott Headrick
1st Place in Future Business Teacher
2nd Place in Impromptu Speaking

Kelly Kusser*
1st Place in Word Processing
2nd Place in Annual Chapter Scrapbook (chapter event with Kristin Kirkeby)

Josh Wieman*
1st Place in Hospitality Management (Won sponsorship from DSU College of BIS)
2nd Place in Information Management

Danielle Resick*
1st Place in Telecommunications

Hillary Wiese
1st Place in Business Decision Making (Team event with Jeff Swett and Jake Gappa)

Michael Drennen
3rd Place in Finance

Kristin Kirkeby
2nd Place in Annual Chapter Scrapbook (Chapter event with Kelly Kusser)

Michael Perrion
3rd Place in Network Design (Team event with Tom Bouwman)

DSU PBL also won the award for Largest Chapter in Attendance.

Visit the PBL website for more information http://www.clubs.dsu.edu/pbl/.

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