{"id":8840,"date":"2010-07-27T08:58:36","date_gmt":"2010-07-27T12:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=8840"},"modified":"2017-06-29T09:03:05","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T13:03:05","slug":"future-business-leaders-succeed-at-national-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2010\/07\/future-business-leaders-succeed-at-national-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Future business leaders succeed at national competition."},"content":{"rendered":"

After a stellar showing at a state competition in March 2010, the Florida International University (FIU) chapter of Future Business Leaders of America\u2013Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) was victorious in the national competition this summer, including winning three first-place awards.<\/p>\n

The group of 19 students, the majority of them from the College of Business Administration, attended the 2010 FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference held July 8-12, 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee. They were among 3,500 participants at the event, including students from 150 universities nationwide.<\/p>\n

\"Chapter<\/a>
Chapter members display their awards earned at the 2010 FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOur chapter members proudly represented the university in written examinations and performance events,\u201d said chapter president Bruno<\/strong> Cevallos<\/strong>. \u201cOur Golden Panthers earned awards in finance, international business and other competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Lilian
Lilian Dennis, Abdel Perera and Megan Lee celebrate their first-place win for the Community Service Project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The FIU chapter was recognized as the fifth best in the nation, based on a variety of achievements including earning the top spot for its two chapter projects, which had also won at the state level: the Community Service Project, \u201cTribute to Children\u201d week, and the Free Enterprise Project, the \u201cFIU Business Olympics.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FIU<\/a>
FIU Business Olympics, the chapter’s Free Enterprise Project, placed first in the nation. Jose Betancourt and Angelica Navarrete proudly display their awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt was gratifying to beat schools like University of California-Berkeley and University of Pittsburgh in the process,\u201d Cevallos said.<\/p>\n

\"Abdel
Abdel Perera, Louis Castillo and Saul Perez showcase their second-place awards for Digital Video Production.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At an awards gala on the concluding evening of the conference, FIU participants were presented with prestigious awards:<\/p>\n

First Place: Community Service Project<\/p>\n

Team: Abdel Perera<\/strong>, Lilian Dennis<\/strong>, Megan Lee<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place: Free Enterprise Project<\/p>\n

Team: Angelica Navarrete<\/strong> and Jose Betancourt<\/strong><\/p>\n

First Place: Future Business Executive<\/p>\n

Jose Betancourt<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second Place: Digital Video Production<\/p>\n

Team: Abdel Perera<\/strong>, Saul Perez<\/strong>, Louis Castillo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fifth Place: Financial Concepts<\/p>\n

Bruno Cevallos<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fifth Place: Local Annual Business Report<\/p>\n

FIU Chapter<\/p>\n

Sixth Place: Database Design and Applications<\/p>\n

Saul Perez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sixth Place: International Business<\/p>\n

Riquet Caballero<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sixth Place: Macroeconomics<\/p>\n

Daniel Fernandez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jose<\/strong> Toscano<\/strong> (BA \u201997) serves as the advisor of FBLA-PBL at FIU. The organization retains Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), the parallel high school group, in its name so incoming FIU students will recognize the group and to distinguish it from a fraternity.<\/p>\n

FIU student is chosen for national office. <\/em><\/p>\n

\"Jose<\/a>
Jose Betancourt campaigns for national secretary at the 2010 FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the national conference, former FIU chapter president Jose Betancourt <\/strong>campaigned and was elected to serve as national secretary on the 2010-11 FBLA-PBL National Executive Board.<\/p>\n

Betancourt also is state president for the 2010-2011 FBLA-PBL Executive Council for Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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