Two students with Cabool ties were among five members of the Phi Beta Lambda business club at Missouri State University-West Plains who placed in competitions at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)/PBL National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif..
Weston Mitchell and Jim Listopad, both of Cabool, and Darian Williams, West Plains, teamed up to place seventh in computer animation. Listopad also earned second place honors in Programming Concepts, and Mitchell earned seventh place honors in organizational behavior and leadership.
Trophies were awarded to first through 10th place winners. First-through third-place winners were awarded cash prizes. Students from two-and four-year colleges all over the nation competed at the conference, according to Dasha Russell, instructor of accounting and PBL faculty adviser.
The trip was funded by grants from the Philanthropic Women for Education, the university’s annual fund, the Student Government Association and fundraising efforts by PBL members.