Craig School of Business – Points of Pride

Caleb Keling 2024 New Business Owner

sfowler4 — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 17:30:33 +0000

Caleb Keling, a 2024 Craig School of Business at ��߲�� graduate, was awarded an Auntie Anne’s franchise in the Spring 2024 competition sponsored by Missouri Western’s Center for Franchise Development. Keling, from St. Joseph, was a student in a senior-level Applied Business Ownership class this past spring. Students in the class prepared business plans, and Keling presented his plan to a panel of judges including Steven L. Craig, creator of the franchise competition, other business leaders and Missouri Western graduates who won franchises in previous years.

The Applied Business Ownership class is a senior-level course offered in the Spring and open to Business and Entrepreneurship majors, minors, and alumni. The franchise awarded to Keling is the 35th store to be awarded through the program founded in 2009. Caleb transitioned into ownership on August 13, 2024, at his store’s new location in Dubuque, Iowa.

Collegiate FBLA Students Compete at State Leadership Conference

crisler — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:05:36 +0000

Four ��߲�� business students competed at the Collegiate FBLA State Leadership Conference in Columbia, Missouri earlier this month, earning a total of 10 top-5 finishes to advance to the National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Florida in June.

Students who placed include:

Andrew Fox
1st place – Marketing, Sales, & Communication Case Study
2nd place – Future Business Executive
5th place – Organizational Behavior & Leadership

Taten Piepergerdes
2nd place – Marketing, Sales, & Communication Case Study
2nd place – Sports Management & Marketing
3rd place – Impromptu Speaking

Jeffrey Henderson
2nd place – Foundations of Technology
2nd place – Foundations of Computer Science
Madi Taylor
3rd place – Foundations of Marketing
4th place – Foundations of Selling

Madi Taylor, a senior double majoring in Management and Marketing from Brookfield, Missouri, is the President for MWSU’s chapter and also a state officer serving in the role of Vice President of Membership. She was involved in planning the conference.

Alum and Auntie Anne’s franchisee, Hayden Glaubius, participated in the networking event and also was on a panel with other businesses sharing expertise with the students.

Pam Klaus, director of the Center for Franchise Development, is the RSO advisor.

Klaus named to Missouri FBLA Foundation Board

Creative Services — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:03:48 +0000

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

Three MWSU students place at FBLA national conference

Creative Services — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 14:29:58 +0000

Students from ��߲�� won top prizes at the 2023 Collegiate National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America, Inc. (FBLA), the nation’s largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on business. Click here to read the full story.