Altamaha Technical College Student Receives National Honors

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL), the largest and oldest student business organization, recently held their National Leadership Conference at Hilton Anaheim, California. Conference participants from around the country, and the world, were in attendance for this conference and the FBLA-PBL Institute for Leaders.

Edmond Dove, a student in the CIS-Computer Support Specialist Diploma program at Altamaha Technical College received national recognition at the PBL Awards of Excellence. Dove competed in Telecommunications event and brought home sixth place.  At the state conference held in Atlanta, Dove brought home two first place awards in the Telecommunications event and Client Services which qualified him to compete at the national level.

The award was part of a comprehensive competitive events program sponsored by FBLA-PBL. Individuals, state teams, and local chapters were encouraged to compete in any of the over 50 different events representing a wide range of activities within the business and leadership development focus of FBLA-PBL. The winners of these highly competitive and prestigious awards were selected from among FBLA-PBL’s membership of 250,000 students and advisers and represent some of the best and brightest of today’s youth.

“It is very exciting to have a student place in this national event,” stated Altamaha Technical College President Lorette M. Hoover.  “We are extremely proud of all our students that competed at the state and national level.  Mandy Wright, the program advisor is also commended for her dedication and commitment to the FBLA-PBL Club.”

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million members and advisers in 12,000 chartered middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. The association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://www.fbla-pbl.org/.

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