July 11, 2005
For Immediate Release
For more information:
Megan Laurie
(801) 863-7149
Written by:
Dixie Millet
(801) 863-7011
UVSC Students Compete at National Business Competition
Students from Utah Valley State College’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) participated in the PBL National Leadership Conference June 28 to July 2 in Orlando, Fla. More than 2,000 students from PBL chapters across the country participated in 30 different events ranging in topic from accounting principles to word processing. UVSC students returned touting two first place, one second place and one third place awards with seven other students also receiving various awards.
PBL is a national organization designed to help business students develop leadership skills and build a national network. Students compete with other students on state and national levels with only the top finishers at the state level continuing on to participate at the national competition.
Omni Flux, a computer science major from Orem, Utah, earned first place in Computer Operating Systems and Network Security and well as a third place finish in Networking Concepts. “A lot of preparation came from experience or work,” Flux said, “Or things I had learned in my classes at UVSC.”
For more information contact Colleen Vawdrey at (801) 863-8283.
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Winners Include:
First Place:
Omni Flux, Orem Utah, in Computer Operating Systems
Omni Flux, Orem, Utah, in Network Security
Second Place:
Ashley Spackman, Orem, Utah, in Advertising
Third Place:
Omni Flux, Orem, Utah, in Networking Concepts
Fourth Place:
Ashley Spackman, Orem, Utah, and Tracy Sorensen, Sandy, Utah, in Community Service Project
Brady Spackman, Orem, Utah, in Information Management
Fifth Place:
Derek Reynolds, Orem, Utah, in Future Business Teacher
Eighth Place:
Kurt Holker, Maple Grove, Minn., in Hospitality Management
Ninth Place:
Breckon Hepworth, Bountiful, Utah and Hector Garcia, Provo, Utah, in Partnership with Business Project
Finalists:
Kurt Holker, Maple Grove, Minn and Brady Spackman, Orem, Utah, in Emerging Business Issues
Hunter Lassetter, American Fork, Utah, in Future Business Executive