Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development at º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø, is a new member of the Missouri FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Foundation Board. Click here to read the full story.

Seven º¬Ðß²ÝÉçÇø business students competed at the Collegiate FBLA State Leadership Conference in Springfield, Missouri earlier this month, earning a total of 12 top-5 finishes to advance to the National Leadership Conference in Atlanta in June. Click here to read the full story.

The two winners of the Fall Advisor Shout-Out Awards are Casey Bell (Craig School of Business) and Dr. Julie Baldwin (Nursing). Each advisor will receive $25 in ARAMARK Gold Dollars. The Fall awards are sponsored by the Admissions and Financial Aid offices.

There were a total of 49 nominations received this fall, 45 of which were from students. Nominations were made by students, faculty, and chairs. The following advisors were nominated (some multiple times) for this award and should also be celebrated for being nominated:

• Jessica Adkins (Nursing)
• Perry Adkins (Craig School of Business)
• Tessa Allen (Student Success & Academic Advising)
• Allison Anderson (Nursing)
• Jason Baker (Biology)
• James Carviou (Communication)
• Ronda Chesney (Education)
• Pam Clary (Health Professions)
• Teddi Deka (Psychology)
• Lane DesAutels (Social Sciences & Humanities)
• Derek Evans (Student Success & Academic Advising)
• Becky Gregory (Nursing)
• Matt Hepworth (School of Fine Arts)
• Jennifer Jackson (Communication)
• Adrienne Johnson (Education)
• Suzanne Kissock (Criminal Justice & Legal Studies)
• Bob Long (School of Fine Arts)
• Shelly Lundy (Student Success & Academic Advising)
• Mechel McKinney (Health Professions)
• Dennis Merritt (Engineering Technology)
• Aracely Newton (Biology)
• William Russell (Health Professions)
• Linda Salfrank (Craig School of Business)
• Fiona Sansone (Health Professions)
• Dan Shepherd (Education)
• Elizabeth Thorne-Wallington (Education)
• Kayla White-Waters (Psychology)
• Lance Winkel (School of Fine Arts)
• Irene Zhang (Craig School of Business
• Jinwen Zhu (Engineering Technology)
• Christine Ziemer (Psychology)
• Elissa Zorn (Nursing)

Missouri Western students placed at the Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA) National Leadership Conference in Chicago. They received first place in Sales Presentation and third place in Business Decision Making. These students received $1,175 in cash for placing top in their categories! The students competed in seven events and earned top honors.

Madi Taylor will represent MWSU through 2023 as a student board member for the St. Joseph Youth Alliance. Madi is a marketing major in the Craig School of Business and an active member of Phi Beta Lambda serving as Vice President of Community Service. The Nomination Committee recommended her at the Annual Business Meeting July 15, 2021. Congratulations Madi!

Madi Taylor and Blake Goforth, members of Phi Beta Lambda, attended the Show-Me Leadership conference at Worlds of Fun. The conference was held in the Tivoli Music Hall where they attended presentations on leadership, marketing, and management. Madi and Blake also had the opportunity to check out behind the scenes activities in the haunted houses and roller coaster rides.

Phi Beta Lambda students Seth Hogue, Blake Goforth, Madi Taylor, and Emily Punzo competed at the 2022 State Leadership Conference in Springfield, MO, in April. Events included Financial Concepts, Accounting Principles, Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship Concepts, & Sales presentations. All placed and have the opportunity to compete at the National Leadership Conference in Chicago in June. In addition, all three state office positions up for election at the conference were filled with Missouri Western students. Seth Hogue is president for a second term. Madi Taylor is vice president of membership, and Blake Goforth is the parliamentarian. They were sworn into office for the 2022–2023 term. Pam Klaus is the advisor for the student organization.

Congratulations to Dr. Cheryl McIntosh, Dr. Bin Qiu and Dr. Nitin Singh. Each was awarded the Logan Research Grant for the upcoming year. This grant provides funding for faculty in the Craig School of Business to conduct research and publish articles in journals and other outlets.