lecturer, Department of Economics, 308.865.8482
Business students from 16 area high schools recently tested their skills in the 18th annual Phi Beta Lambda Business Competition Day, which took place on the University of Nebraska at Kearney campus.
Award-winning high school students received medals for first place; students placing second through sixth, certificates. As part of a Pepsi Sponsorship Grant, students who placed second also received UNK collapsible frisbees. In addition, Dr. Bruce Forster, dean of the UNK College of Business & Technology, provided t-shirts to the advisers and to students who placed in the top six for each contest.
Phi Beta Lambda is the collegiate division of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda. According to Janet Lear, the UNK Phi Beta Lambda chapter adviser, membership in the organization is open to all university students with an interest in the business world. The UNK chapter has been active for 39 years.
The winning students in each category are listed below according to their placement in the competition (Please scan the categories for students from your service area):
ACCOUNTING I
1st Steve Postier, York
2nd Karinne Deaver, Cambridge
3rd Sean Shaffer, Grand Island NW
4th Tie: Riley Sandall, York
Amanda Applegate, Kearney
5th Lauren Klute, Heartland Community (Henderson)
6th Ann Woodman, Kearney
ACCOUNTING II
1st Kent Sheldon, York
2nd Sarah Arthur, Aurora
3rd MaryLou Andrews, Aurora
4th Charles Burns, York
5th Ashley Lawton, Aurora
6th Amber Hansen, Grand Island NW
BUSINESS ENGLISH
1st Brianna Zauha, Shickley
2nd Erica Slocum, Litchfield
3rd Nicky Vandegrift, Cambridge
4th Alice Reynolds, Wood River Rural
5th Ashley Simoni, Wood River Rural
6th Malisa Rogar, Spalding
BUSINESS LAW
1st MaryLou Andrews, Aurora
2nd Kent Sheldon, York
3rd Domi Richters, Centennial (Utica)
4th Derek Werner, Aurora
5th Kyle Shaffer, Aurora
6th Carl Land, Kearney High
BUSINESS MATH
1st Karinne Deaver, Cambridge
2nd Sarah Arthur, Aurora
3rd Evan Janzen, Aurora
4th Amber Hansen, Grand Island NW
5th Kyle Boysen, Grand Island NW
6th Kyle Shaffer, Aurora
BUSINESS SYSTEMS & PROCEDURES
1st Nate Skaggs, Centura (Cairo)
2nd Austin Barnes, Sandhills (Halsey & Dunning)
3rd Tie: Jenny Unick, Litchfield
Brandon Rader, Heartland Community
4th Erica Slocum, Litchfield
5th Jamie Dick, Aurora
6th Jessica Luethje, Heartland
COMPUTER LITERACY
1st Sean Shaffer, Grand Island NW
2nd David Droller, Litchfield
3rd Brandon Siegel, Litchfield
4th Derek Werner, Aurora
5th Tony Steinhour, Maywood
6th Nicky Vandegrift, Cambridge
ECONOMICS
1st Evan Janzen, Aurora
2nd Derek Werner, Aurora
3rd Charles Burns, York
4th Kyle Shaffer, Aurora
5th Tie: Brandon Rader, Heartland Community (Henderson)
Jessica Luethje, Heartland Community (Henderson)
6th Amanda Gerken, York
FILING
1st Erin Harders, Wood River Rural
2nd Austin Barnes, Sandhills (Halsey & Dunning)
3rd Catie Schall, Litchfield
4th Alisha Peterson, Sandhills (Halsey & Dunning)
5th Jessica Harris, Heartland Community (Henderson)
6th Selina Godfrey, Shickley
GENERAL BUSINESS
1st Evan Janzen, Aurora
2nd Ashley Lawton, Aurora
3rd Tyler Lemburg, Centura (Cairo)
4th Amanda Applegate, Kearney High
5th Brianna Rader, Heartland Community (Henderson)
6th Jenny Unick, Litchfield
KEYBOARDING I KNOWLEDGE
1st Kendra Harders, Wood River Rural
2nd Tobin Stithem, Litchfield
3rd Kelley Lehmer, Aurora
4th Kevin Unick, Litchfield
5th Melissa Bucher, Litchfield
6th Amanda Wall, Heartland Community (Henderson)
KEYBOARDING I PRODUCTION
1st Amanda Wall, Heartland Community (Henderson)
2nd Brianna Rader, Heartland Community (Henderson)
3rd Tobin Stithem, Litchfield
4th Tie: Kevin Unick, Litchfield
Caitlin Brockman, Cambridge
5th Tie: Kelvin Arent, Maywood
Cort Chittick, Maywood
6th Tie: Ann Woodman, Kearney High
Chelsea Holt, Sandhills (Halsey & Dunning)
KEYBOARDING II PRODUCTION
1st Lauren Klute, Heartland Community (Henderson)
2nd Tana Siebert, Heartland Community (Henderson)
3rd Traci Keyser, Cambridge
4th Amber Kotschwar, Southwest (Indianola)
5th Michelle Hastings, Maywood
6th Allison Griess, Clay Center
KEYBOARDING I SPEED
1st Amanda Wall, Heartland Community (Henderson)
2nd Christianne Kroeker, Heartland Community (Henderson)
3rd Britanny Leif, Centennial (Utica)
4th Roxy Steinbrink, Kearney High
5th Kendra Harders, Wood River Rural
6th Amber Kotschwar, Southwest (Indianola)
MARKETING
1st John Zegers, York
2nd Brittany Brown, Cambridge
3rd Jessica Luethje, Heartland Community (Henderson)
4th Cristin Brackman, Cambridge
5th Brandon Rader, Heartland Community (Henderson)
6th MaryLou Andrews, Aurora
PARLIMENTARY PROCEDURE
1st Tim Echtenkamp, Centura (Cairo)
2nd Jenny Unick, Litchfield
3rd Tiffany Harders Wood River Rural
4th Ashley Lawton, Aurora
5th Charity Green, Clay Center
6th Ashley Ermer, York
SPELLING
1st Mary Shinn, Sandhills (Halsey & Dunning)
2nd Megan Bollish, Maywood
3rd Amanda Rawn, Southwest (Indianola)
4th Katie Girard, Kearney High
5th Lauren Klute, Heartland Community (Henderson)
6th Kelly Glesinger, Spalding
