MCC PBL brings home top awards

McCook Community College students in Phi Beta Lambda who competed in the PBL state leadership conference are, first row, from left, Brad Wessels, Taylor Stettner and Ashley Laurie; second row, Lorrie Mowry, adviso), Callie Konicek, fFormer McCook state officer; third row, Hannah Hanke, Renelle Mooney, advisor; fourth row, Holly Meyers, Shania Macomber; back row, Emily Karr, Rebecca Lorens, Jessica Premer and Bailey Kool.

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MCCOOK, Neb. — McCook Community College’s Phi Beta Lambda team competed this past weekend in the state leadership competition in Kearney and brought home four first place awards, three seconds, four third place awards and several other top 10 place awards.

“We were incredibly honored at the end of our conference to have two of our members elected to Nebraska state officer positions,” said PBL co-sponsor Lorrie Mowry, who was named Nebraska State Advisor of the Year. Brad Wessels was elected the Nebraska State Vice President of Public Relations and Taylor Stettner elected the Nebraska Vice President of Membership.

Bailey Kool was named Who’s Who in Nebraska PBL. Jeff Wessels was recognized as Business Person of the Year, and the MCC chapter received several awards including: Non Stop November; Diamond Chapter Award; GOLD Level Excellence Award; and second largest two-year membership in the state. 

Here is a listing of the team and individual competitive event winners. The top two placers in each category qualify for PBL nationals in Anaheim in June. Other top finishers may qualify as well:

Emily Karr took first place in Computer Animation and first place in Desktop Publishing.

Holly Myers captured first place in Impromptu Speaking; and also third place in Public Speaking.

Bailey Kool teamed up with Taylor Stettner to place first in Hospitality Management. Baily placed second in Help Desk and Taylor placed seventh in Business Law.

Rebecca Lorens and Jessica Premer teamed up to place second in Computer Animation; Angelica Evans teamed with Jessica Premer to place second in Desktop Publishing. Ashley Laurie placed third in Computer Animation and teamed up with Rebecca Lorens to place third in Desktop Publishing.

Charmane Macomber placed third in Business Communications; Shania Macomber placed seventh in Business Communications.

MCC’s parliamentary procedure team placed fourth. The team consisted of Brad Wessels, Taylor Stettner, Bailey Kool, Shania Macomber, and Holly Myers.

Director’s Level Career Membership Achievement Program: Bailey Kool, Shania Macomber, and Taylor Stettner.

Hannah Hanke placed sixth in Business Law, seventh in Accounting Analysis & Decision; and seventh in Cost Accounting