April 4, 2016
Members of East Central Community College’s Theta Chi Chapter of Phi Beta Lamda competed in 21 events during state competition and had winners in each category. Each of the 20 members participating placed first in at least one event and will attend the national competition this summer in Atlanta. Theta Chi was also recognized for largest chapter in membership, Gold Seal Recognition and Foundation Recognition. State award winners include (first row, from left) Alely Cruz of Philadelphia, first place, community service, and second place, management analysis and decision making; Alisha Savell of Philadelphia, first place, business ethics, and third place, desktop publishing; and Whitney Billings of Sebastopol, first place, business ethics, and third place, desktop publishing; (second row, from left) Jennifer Watkins of Decatur, first place, integrated marketing campaign, and second place, management analysis and decision making; Kimberly Watkins of Philadelphia, first place, small business management plan, and third place, economic analysis and decision making; Katie Hillman of Philadelphia, first place, business presentations, and third place, economic analysis and decision making; CrisAnn Bryan of Philadelphia, first place, business presentations, and first place, local chapter annual business report; and Anna Claire Housely of Morton, first place, hospitality management, and first place, parliamentary procedure; (third row, from left) Memry Thompson of Morton, first place, computer applications, and first place, integrated marketing campaign; Paxton Holmes of Morton, first place, administrative technology, and first place, integrated marketing campaign; and Morgan Jones of Pontotoc, first place, small business management plan, and second place, public speaking; (fourth row, from left) Caleb Brown of Philadelphia, first place, parliamentary procedure, and third place, economic analysis and decision making; Morgan Cain of Carthage, first place, business presentations, and first place, entrepreneurship; and Khalil Triplett of Philadelphia, first place, community service project, and second place, financial concepts; and (fifth row, from left) Ben Pace of Philadelphia, first place, business ethics, and first place, parliamentary procedures; Enoc Reynoso of Carthage, first place, community service project, and first place, hospitality management; Lane Wooten of Carthage, first place, microeconomics, and fourth place, impromptu speaking; and Tyler Sistrunk of Union, first place, small business management. Not pictured are Cody Stevens of Philadelphia and Madelon Taylor of Lousiville, who both received first place honors in parliamentary procedures. Stevens also received fourth place in personal finance and Taylor received second place in business communications. Caleb Brown, CrisAnn Bryan, Kimberly Watkins and Katie Hillman were also selected for Who’s Who in PBL. (Submitted Photo)
