Dickinson State University (DSU) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) members attended the ND PBL State Leadership Conference in Mandan Friday and Saturday, April 8-9, 2022. During this conference, students attended workshops, competed in up to three career skills competitions, and networked with other college students and business professionals.
Several DSU students earned top placements in their individual and team competitions. These students will have the opportunity to move on to the next level of competition at the PBL National Leadership Conference in Chicago in June.
Accounting for Professionals
Second Place: Hugues Niyimbona
Third Place: Natasha Baranko
Business Ethics
Third Place: Anna Kazimierska
Entrepreneurship Concepts
Second Place: Braxton Selle
Financial Concepts
First Place: Anthony Campbell
Second Place: Braxton Selle
Third Place: Hugues Niyimbona
Information Management
First Place: Natasha Baranko
Job Interview
Third Place: Madison Pearson
Management Concepts
Third Place: Anthony Campbell
Marketing Concepts
Second Place: Madison Pearson
Microeconomics
Second Place: Anna Kazimierska
Organizational Behavior & Leadership
First Place: Anna Kazimierska
Retail Management
First Place: Anthony Campbell
All PBL members are eligible to receive a “Who’s Who” award that is presented to deserving individuals in recognition of their outstanding service to PBL, either at the chapter or state level. Several DSU PBL members earned this recognition for the 2021-22 academic year.
Who’s Who Award (chapter level)
Anna Kazimierska
Natasha Baranko
Braxton Selle
Kazimierska served as the ND Vice President of Member Development during the 2021-22 year and was instrumental in the planning and operation of the ND State Leadership Conference. During the conference, Kazimierska was elected as the President of the North Dakota PBL for the 2022-23 year. We look forward to the leadership she will provide to the North Dakota PBL.
DSU’s chapter also won the award for Largest Local Chapter Membership.
“This group of PBL members has never had the opportunity to attend a leadership conference in person due to the covid restrictions in place the past two years, so it was fun to finally get to attend an in-person conference with them,” said Amy Kass, chapter advisor and assistant professor of accounting at DSU. “I am proud of how DSU’s members participated in and showed enthusiasm for the sessions and workshops offered throughout the conference, and I am especially proud of how well they did in their competitions. I look forward to seeing them participate in the PBL National Leadership Conference in Chicago in June!”
Congratulations PBL students on your excellent work, and good luck at the National Conference!