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More than 750 of America’s best and brightest college students participated in the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) business student organization’s National Leadership Conference (NLC) and competition held in Chicago, IL.

The PBL National Leadership Conference was held June 23 – 27, 2022.  Participants from across the United States and other countries attended this exciting virtual experience to enhance their business skills, expand their networks, and participate in over 50 business and business-related competitive events. 

Presentation College (PC) students received top honors at the national competition.  Jonah Evans and Blaine Patten placed fifth in Emerging Business Issues. 

The event consisted of the following (taken from the FBLA-PBL Competitive Event Handbook): “A focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is an important topic for leaders, both as a principle of workplace culture and as a strategic business advantage. The recognition of an organization’s culture as a working and learning community for an increasingly diverse workforce has resulted in the need for continued discourse, education, policy, and procedure reviews, and expanded professional development centered on diversity, equity, and inclusion.  Competitors will be required to discuss both the affirmative and negative side of this issue:

• Discuss the ramifications of leaders not employing an organization-wide engagement in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work designed to impact the organization’s culture, practices, and strategy.
• Discuss the positive results of leaders employing an organization-wide engagement in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work designed to impact the organization’s culture, practices, and strategy.”

“These students are incredibly talented both in and out of the classroom.  Jonah and Blaine are truly two of the most dedicated and hard-working students, who will continue to create positive change for each of their home communities,” said Dr. Brenda Merkel, Presentation College business faculty and PBL adviser. 

About FBLA-PBL, Inc.

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc., the premier student business organization, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million members and advisers in over 6,500 active middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. FBLA-PBL’s mission is to inspire and prepare students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. The association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. For more information, visit fbla-pbl.org.

ABERDEEN, S.D. — Presentation College has announced the President and Dean Lists for the Spring 2022 semester. To qualify for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average for the semester. Students maintaining a 3.5 to 3.999 grade point average are included on the Dean’s List.
 

President’s List:

Ajay Archambeau

Parker Beastrom

Taylin Boettcher

Sage Bultje

Christian Fischer

Kaeden Frazier

Brooke Heairet

Erin Jorgenson

Douglas Klipfel

Katrin Kriener

Kenzie Kuxhaus

Sarah Larson

Justin Mcclurg

Hope Mehlhoff Schaar

Sydney Miller

Emma Ogitchida

Logan Rank

Aiden Roddy

Abbie Rodgers

Kennedy Schimke

Camryn Shockley

Kylee Wadsworth

Alexandra White

 

Dean's List:

Ashley Alfonso

Rebecca Allen

Kamryn Arment

Avery Bourk

Isabella Burger

Courtney Burmeister

Olivia Castellanos

Ashli Christopherson

Arika Citrowske

Tyler Clapp

Payton Colestock

Olivia Corey

Alyssa Correa

Talyn Curl

Candace Dobberpuhl

Chloe Dominger

Jaecy Engebretson

Jonah Evans

Natalie Flores

Elizabeth Fuller

Samuel Garner

Jasper Gibson

Molly Hanse

Sharmayne Hardy

Rachel Henderson

Weston Holdren

Taylor Holm

Kendel Jones

Preston Jones

Lili Joseph

Phillip Jourdan

Chelsie Kallhoff

Cassidy Keller

Kaontxhee Khang

Jacob Klemme

Kayla Kramer

Jordan Kulczyk

Hannah Larson

Ethan Leech

Brooke Lind

Cassandra Loa

Emily Locke

Gabrielle Lopez

Kaitlyn Maidl

Michael March

Jaidon Martin

Antony Martinez

Noah Martinmaas

Krystina McCollum

Harleigh Miller

Veronicah Miruka

Samuel Motzkus

Georgia Murphy

Jack Murray

Staci Musielak

Zach Niederman

Keagan Niedermeyer

Kotaro Okada

Kelechi Okoh

Molly O'Rourke Reiners

Jenna Ostenson

Jamie Parsons

Blaine Patten

Yulissa Pena

Evy Peterson

Brandy Peterson

Jocelyn Peterson

Isabella Pinotti

Ryan Powers

Giselle Prado

Brayden Prokop

Thaddaeus Punshon

Kathleen Reichert

Valeria Romanchuk

Brook Russell

Nani Santos

Sophia Schnell

Colton Schusted

Mesha Schwab

Clayton Scott

Echo Smit

Allison Sommerville

Elijah Steele

Isaac Sumption

Pharoh Tapia

Amelia Tarbox

Isabel Thomas

Katelynn Thompson

Amy Turner

Victoria Vau

Julisa Vega

Camille Vestal

Darlene Vue

Josie Walz

Maxwell Welch

Sidney Welling

Delainey Williams

Michael Wishowski

Ashleigh Wong

Gaosheng Yang

Charity Zetterlund

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Formerly known as the Black & White Ball, Presentation College’s annual signature fundraising event, now known as the Denim & Diamonds Gala, will be held at the Ramkota Convention Center on September 24^th. This year’s gala will also feature an award component honoring distinguished alumna, Gloria Shean, and the late local legend, Glenna Fouberg.

Fouberg will be posthumously honored with the Nano Nagle Distinguished Service Award in recognition of the years of service she devoted to the Aberdeen community, and beyond. Fouberg was a lifelong educator and counselor who also enjoyed knitting. She was known for gifting her original creations to friends in the community. Fouberg also bettered people’s lives by instilling in them a sense of self-confidence and always encouraging them to follow their own path.

Shean will receive the Saints Spirit of Philanthropy Award in honor of the many scholarships she has made available to first generation students at the College, as well as for her investments made to help further rural healthcare education. Shean was an operating room nurse who spent 28 years in the Air Force and 30 years at the Audie Murphy VA Hospital in San Antonio, TX. She also spent her life helping her siblings and the animals on the farm in Illinois where she grew up.

Proceeds from the Denim & Diamonds Gala support student scholarships, making a real difference in the lives of students pursuing their dreams.

Matthew Blair, Vice President of Mission and Advancement at Presentation College, says “The purpose of the event is unchanged. The Gala is the college’s most important fundraiser of the year for college-wide scholarships. This year however, we are excited to also honor two dynamic woman who have made a tremendous impact on society and are role models for our students. Our desire is to ensure that every student that wants to attend PC has the financial resources to do so, for the entirety of their collegiate journey. When you impact a student's life with scholarships, you're also touching the lives of everyone they encounter throughout their life. Wherever their careers may take them. Your generosity empowers them to be change agents. To not only do well in their careers but do good in the world. To be world changers.”

The evening’s menu will include appetizers, a gourmet dinner, mouth-watering desserts, and entertainment. Other highlights include a live and silent auction as well as a raffle for a fun getaway that includes a $2,500 Norwegian Cruise Line gift card and a $1,000 Delta Airlines gift card.

For information about tickets and sponsorship, please visit www.presentation.edu/alumni/gala, call 605.229.8454, or email us at lori.herron@presentation.edu.