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 ASU-Jonesboro wins recognition at Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference Jonesboro Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) members were elected and received awards at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference. Aaron Carroll, an Arkansas State University - Jonesboro student, was elected to serve as the Southern Region Vice President at the PBL National Leadership Conference held in Nashville, Tenn., July 9-12. As Southern Region Vice President, Carroll will oversee the 12 southern states that make up the Southern Region of Phi Beta Lambda. The Southern Region Vice President is one of the nine national officer positions that govern the nearly 11,000 student members of PBL. Carroll is a Chemistry/Pre-Med student at ASU, and he is the son of Janet Carroll of Jonesboro. Andrew Todd, the President of the ASU-Jonesboro Chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, placed first in Contemporary Sports Issues and placed fifth in Sports Management and Marketing at the PBL National Leadership Conference. The competition was part of a four-day program for PBL members from around the nation. The Contemporary Sports Issues competition tests PBL members' knowledge about current national and international issues in the sports industry, and the Sports Management and Marketing competition tests members' knowledge of sports management and marketing principles. Todd, an Accounting and Finance student at ASU, is the son of Larry and Suzette Todd of Fort Smith. Todd's father, Larry Todd, graduated from ASU-Jonesboro with a degree in Finance in 1986. Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) student business organization with over a quarter million members and advisers in middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. The association is headquartered in Reston, Va., just outside Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.fbla-pbl.org or contact Arkansas State University-Jonesboro College of Business. Dr. Terry Roach, Dr. Philip Tew, and Dr. Patricia Robertson, faculty of the ASU College of Business, are the ASU-Jonesboro PBL Chapter advisers. [+] add comment |