The leaders of MSOE’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) attended the organization’s State Leadership Conference for Wisconsin on April 2, 2022. One of the large parts of the conference is a series of competitive events between students from Wisconsin state business colleges.   

All three of MSOE’s chapter attendees placed in the top three in their events and have qualified for the National Leadership Conference in Chicago this June. For the four-day leadership conference the students will have a chance to network with business students from all 50 states, attend breakout sessions, and compete against the 1st and 2nd place winners from those states in their chosen leadership and business events. This is the 17th year in a row that MSOE students have qualified for the national conference, (excluding 2020 when it was canceled due to COVID).  

Dr. Trina Moskalik serves as both the MSOE chapter and Wisconsin state advisor for PBL and attended as advisor and attendee. Moskalik and Dr. Carolyn “Kelly” Ottman were invited to present in breakout sessions, with Moskalik presenting on business strategy and Ottman on leadership development.  

Congratulations to the following students:  

Benjamin Kraft
Wisconsin PBL State Vice President of Events
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: South Beloit, Ill.
1st place: Computer Concepts
1st place: Help Desk  

Nathan Johnson
MSOE PBL Chapter President
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Waukesha, Wis.
1st place: Macroeconomics
1st place: Microeconomics
1st place: Project Management  

Alex Kuriatnyk
MSOE PBL Chapter Vice President
Major: BBA Accounting
Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis.
1st place: Business Ethics
3rd place: Accounting Principles  

MSOE’s Phi Beta Lambda chapter is a student organization open to all MSOE majors. The Rader School of Business has been affiliated with FBLA/PBL since 2006.