Congratulations to the Belmont Abbey College Phi Beta Lambda team winning several state championships in Business-Economic analysis on Sa
turday night. Abbey chapter president, Marilyn Malphrus, directed eleven Abbey teammates into various written and oral competitions over three days in Charlotte from April 7- 9 (2016). The event occurred at the 62nd Annual State Leadership Conference of the inter-collegiate, Future Business Leaders of America, the largest business student development organization in the nation.
Katie McFadden won the statewide competition in Accounting from among 281 state-level competitors; Yifei Wang earned first in International Business and also in Microeconomics.
Since the top three finishers in each event qualify for Nationals, eight Abbey students qualified to advance to the National contest against 2,000 college students from around the nation in Atlanta from June 24-27. The Abbey team brought home 3 First Place, 4 Second Place, 2 Third Place, and one Fourth.
Chapter advisor and Abbey Associate Professor, Dr. Brad Frazier, was elated. “I went into this event without any specific expectations. I am so proud of their efforts and look forward to watching them perform on the National stage in June.” Abbey students finished in the top four in Management Concepts, Macroeconomics, Personal Finance, Contemporary Sports Issues, Financial Concepts, Microeconomics, Business Communications, and Economic Analysis and Decision Making. Dr. Frazier added that, “Abbey students were motivated, they were prepared, and they had a solid base from their total Abbey education.”
The national organization of Future Business Leaders ─ Phi Beta Lambda seeks, “To bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership.” The North Carolina state qualifying conference occurred at Charlotte’s, University Hilton Hotel, at the noteworthy street address ─ 8629 John Maynard Keynes Drive ─ referring to the historic 20th century British economist and statesman.
Eleven of fourteen Abbey Phi Beta Lambda chapter members competed. The “founding fourteen” members are:
Marilyn Malphrus – President
Brien Crisci – Vice President
Sarah Spence – Secretary
Jennifer Hobson – Treasurer
Jake Glunt – Historian
Brandon Wilkins – Parliamentarian
Kathryn Andrews
Brennan Beyner
Peter Chapman
Killian Connick
Eduardo Escobar
Katie McFadden
David Iverson
Yifei Wang
Abbey Student Winners by Theme and Rank:
Accounting Principles: Katie McFadden – 1st Place
Business Communication: Brien Crisci – 4th Place
Contemporary Sports Issues: Brandon Wilkins – 2nd Place
Economic Analysis and Decision Making: Eduardo Escobar and David Iverson – 2nd Place
Financial Concepts: Jake Glunt – 2nd Place
International Business: Yifei Wang – 1st Place
Macro Economics: David Iverson : 3rd Place
Management Concepts: Brien Crisci – 3rd Place
Micro Economics: Yifei Wang – 1st Place
Personal Finance: Jake Glunt – 2nd Place
