Chattahoochee Tech Phi Beta Lambda Students Win Big at District

Several students took home honors in the Phi Beta Lambda district competition. The competition was held in conjunction with the 2012 PBL North District Conference at West Georgia Technical College in Waco, on Feb.  17.

Among the top finishers were Waymon Carr of Marietta, Erick Castro of Smyrna, Jeff Mathis of Dallas, Jennifer White of Smyrna and Deborah Wilson of Mableton.

“These five students will be competing in those same events at the 2012 State Leadership Conference on April 13-15 at the Westin Atlanta Hotel at Perimeter,” said CTC Instructor and PBL Advisor Lisa Houston in a press release.

Two of the students have competed and placed at the state level last year, according to Houston.

“Erick Castro placed third in state competition last year in Macroeconomics and went to national competition in Orlando,” she said. “Deborah Wilson placed fourth in Sales Presentation and Marketing Concepts last year at the State Conference.”

Chattahoochee Technical College top finishers include:

• Waymon Carr and Deborah Wilson: First Place, Business Presentation
• Waymon Carr: Fourth Place, Human Resource Mgt.
• Deborah Wilson: First Place, Marketing Analysis & Decision Making
• Jennifer White: First Place, Database Design and Application
• Jennifer White: Third Place, Word Processing
• Jeff Mathis: Third Place, Impromptu Speaking
• Erick Castro: Fourth Place, Microeconomics

The upcoming Georgia PBL State Leadership Conference showcases students competing in business related leadership events including impromptu speaking, future business executive, job interviewing, public speaking and sales presentations.