MSOE qualifies 13 students for national business competitions
| Published: 04/21/2009 |
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Strong performance marked Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Rader School of Business' third year of competition at the 42nd Annual Wisconsin Future Business Leaders of America / Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA/PBL) Conference held April 17-18 in Wisconsin Dells, Wis.
MSOE students from several majors won first place in five events and finished in second or third place in 15 other competition categories. In total, students received awards in 20 of the 43 events administered at the state conference. Competitions included both written examinations and judged demonstrations in business and information technology subjects.
The state conference and competitions served as a qualifying round for the FBLA/PBL National Conference, June 20-23, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. By virtue of placing first, second or third in their events, 13 of 16 MSOE students attending the Wisconsin Dells conference have qualified for the national competitions this summer.
The following students qualified to compete at the FBLA/PBL National Conference:
First Place Awards
Business Ethics (team event): Josh Gachnang (MIS) and Alex Rode (IB) - 1st place
Business Law: Patrick Donlan (SE) - 1st place
Client Services, Information Technology: Jovan Kolundzija (BUS) - 1st place
Financial Services: Jovan Kolundzija (BUS) - 1st place
Networking Concepts, Information Technology: Anthony Pleshek (SE) - 1st place
Second and Third Place Awards
Accounting Principles: Patrick Donlan (SE) - 2nd place
Accounting Principles: Zachary Zirzow (IB) - 3rd place
Business Decision Making: Alex Rode (IB) - 3rd place
Computer Concepts: Anthony Pleshek (SE) - 2nd place
Computer Concepts: Tret West (SE) - 3rd place
Contemporary Sports Issues: Ryno Linder (BUS) - 3rd place
Financial Concepts: Jovan Kolundzija (BUS) - 3rd place
International Business: Zachary Zirzow (IB) - 3rd place
Marketing Concepts: Blake Manz (BSM) - 2nd place
Microeconomics: Macy Yang (BUS) - 2nd place
Project Management: Brian Kujawa (BUS) - 3rd place
Sports Management & Marketing: Ryno Linder (BUS) - 2nd place
Statistical Analysis: Sara Vanderlin (ME) - 3rd place
Other state competitors not qualifying for nationals:
Computer Applications: Jacob Larson (MIS) - 3rd place
Human Resource Management: Macy Yang (BUS) - 3rd place
Management Analysis & Decision Making: Henry Luecht (IB) - 3rd place
Word Processing: Sara Vanderlin (ME) - 3rd place
More than 120 college students attended the Wisconsin Dells conference. The 16 students representing MSOE are members of MSOE's Business Leaders Association (MBLA), a student organization open to all MSOE majors. Several Wisconsin business schools were represented at the state conference including UW-Madison, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater, and Ripon College. The Rader School of Business and MBLA have been affiliated with Future Business Leaders of America / Phi Beta Lambda since 2006. Advisors include Professor Kristin Shebesta and Dr. Steven C. Bialek.
For more information:
Dr. Steven C. Bialek
Associate Professor & Department Chair
MSOE Rader School of Business
bialek@msoe.edu / 414-277-7364
MSOE is an independent university with about 2,600 students. MSOE offers 17 bachelor's degrees and nine master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, architectural engineering and building construction, computer, business and health-related fields. The Rader School of Business offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in business management and information technology.