(Left to Right) Cartez Hall, Reginald Sims, Brandon Pinto, Kimberly McKinney and Kimberly Holmes.
March 11, 2009 – Six Albany Tech students placed in various events at the Phi Beta Lambda South District Conference hosted by Albany Tech on Friday, February 20, 2009. Phi Beta Lambda, or PBL, is the post-secondary division of Future Business Leaders of America. The educational association is made up of 250,000 students nationwide. The organization prepares students for careers in business and business-related fields.
The all-day event included competition in areas from hospitality management to public speaking. Albany Tech’s winners will compete in the state competition in Atlanta, April 17-19, and possibly move on the national PBL competition held in California in June.
Albany Tech’s winners include:
Battle of Chapters Competitive Event
Cartez Hall – 2nd Place
Brandon Pinto - 2nd Place
Contemporary Sports Issues Competitive Event
Reginald Sims - 2nd Place
Help Desk Competitive Event
Kimberly Holmes – 3rd Place
Hospitality Management Competitive Event
Kimberly McKinney - 2nd Place
Human Resource Management Competitive Event
Cartez Hall – 2nd Place
Justice Administration Competitive Event
Cartez Hall – 1st Place
Public Speaking Competitive Event
Erica Savage - 2nd Place
Sales Presentation Competitive Event
Reginald Sims - 2nd Place