Crowder College FBLA Students Earn National Conference Competition Appearance

(Neosho, MO) – Crowder College’s Future Business Leaders Association students competed in the state competition earlier this month with 14 earning the opportunity to participate at the Nationals in June in Las Vegas.

“We had four students qualify for nationals two years ago, seven students last year, and now we are taking 12 students to the Nationals,” exclaimed Dr. Scott Donaldson, Business Division instructor/FBLA advisor. “That is strong growth, and it shows our students are some of the best in the entire nation!”

Natalie Sarratt was also elected Vice President of Membership for Missouri State FBLA Collegiate. “This is the second year Crowder has a student holding that position,” stated Donaldson.

Students attending the national conference will participate in workshops, networking events, a career fair, and their respective competitions. Results from the state competition are as follows:

Individual Competitors

• Seth Russell (Neosho) – First place: Foundations of Economics; Impromptu Speaking
• Chey Baker Oxford (Neosho) – Second place; Foundations of Economics; Organizational Behavior
• Chloe Graber (Sarcoxie) – Second place: Customer Service
• Haley Parker (Grovespring) – Second place: Business Communications
• Arden Roller (Neosho) – Second place: Foundations of Management; Third place: Foundations of Hospitality Management; Fifth place: Foundations of Communications
• Gauge Spier (Neosho) – Second place: Foundations of Technology
• Kadicey Wells (Stark City) – Second place: Business Presentation
• Suri Reyes (Webb City) – Third place: Job interview
• Braxton Wolfe (Fairview) – Third place: Public Speaking; Sixth place: Sports Management
• Pau Khai (Purdy) – Fourth place: Supply Chain Management
• Natalie Sarratt (Neosho) – Fourth place: Business Communications
• Holly Vogelpohl (Fairview) – Fourth place: Foundations of Digital Design; Foundations of Hospitality Management
• Kayla Mallory (Neosho) – Fifth place: Foundations of Communications; Fifth place – Foundations of Marketing
• Leslie Serrano (Monett) – Fifth place: Foundations of Accounting
• Bridget Andon (Neosho) – Sixth place: Foundations of Hospitality Management

Team Contests

• First place – Management Case: Andon, Russell, Sarratt, Spier
• First place – Hospitality Case: Graber, Sarratt, Spier
• Third place – Accounting Case: Baker Oxford, Reyes, Serrano

The National FBLA conference will be held June 6-8, in Las Vegas. FBLA is the largest business Career and Technical Student organization in the world. Each year, FBLA helps more than 230,000 members in middle school, high school, and college prepare for career in business.

Crowder College FBLA is under the advisement of Business Instructors: Dr. Scott Donaldson, Dr. Gregory Murdock, and Mr. Jacob Barnes.

About Crowder College: 

Crowder College was established in April 1963, as the voters of Newton and McDonald counties passed the issue to create a community college (formerly junior college) on the land formerly known as Camp Crowder. Today, the college provides services to a nine-county service region in southwest Missouri with locations in Neosho, Cassville, Joplin, McDonald County, Nevada, and Webb City. The student population exists from within the four-state region, and around the globe. With over 80 degree and program options, the college is a great place to train for a career or transfer to a university.

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