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National Leadership Conference (NLC)

The FBLA National Leadership Conference is held during June or July in a selected city in the United States. Nebraska members and advisers are eligible to attend, based on local and state guidelines. In addition to competitive events, NLC consists of business tours, meetings, general sessions, workshops, awards programs, election and installation of national officers, and other planned leadership development activities.

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NLC Conference Schedule:

  • 2012 San Antonio, TX
    June 29 – July 2
  • 2013 Anaheim, CA
    June 27 – 30
  • 2014 Nashville, TN
    June 29 – July 2

2011 NLC Results

Future Business Leader

Ninth Place: Kendra Nebel, Raymond Central

Accounting I

First Place: Ashley Quiring, Heartland

American Enterprise Project

Fourth Place: Amber Hagerbaumer, Dana Johnson and Ashley Kunes, Twin River

Business Plan

First Place: Dani Carpenter and Lindsey Eubanks, Cambridge

Client Service

 Fifth Place: Jenna Woitaszewski, Wood River

Computer Applications

First Place: Amy Chin, Columbus Lakeview
Ninth Place: Sam Sorge, Cozad

Computer Game & Simulation Programming

Second Place: Ryan Erskine and Bill Spilker, Tri County
Seventh Place: Michael Gilbert and Taylor Wenzl, Johnson-Brock

Digital Video Production

Seventh Place: Ashley Andersen and Stephanie Teten, Johnson-Brock

Entrepreneurship

Third Place: James McDonald, Joel Ratzlaff and Maggie Schneider, Aurora

FBLA Principles and Procedures

Fourth Place: Jared Knust, Tri County

Global Business

Fourth Place: Manizha Kholmatov, Shannen Lambdin and Monica Lu, Lincoln East
Sixth Place: Addie Corbit and Amanda Winstead, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge

Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure

Third Place: Amy Chen, Gibbon 

Job Interview

Third Place: Adam Britten, Bellevue West
Seventh Place: Kelcee Matousek, Omaha Northwest 

Local Chapter Annual Business Report

Eighth Place: Tri County  

Management Information Systems

Fifth Place: Dean Detten, Ryan Kula and Kelsey McKay, Gretna

Partnership with Business Project

Tenth Place: Nikki Novak, Christy Laughlin and Shannon Ronhovde, Elmwood-Murdock 

Personal Finance

Ninth Place: Adam Zehr, West Point-Beemer

State Chapter Annual Business Report

Third Place: Nebraska
Tyler Wellman, Syracuse; Lauren Schneider, Kendra Nebel, Raymond Central; Josiah Hood, Bellevue West; Jessica Hansen, Dorchester, Amy Chin, Columbus Lakeview; Curtis Reynolds, Tri County; Jenna Woitaszewski, Wood River

Word Processing I

Fourth Place: Bailey Carr, Heartland
Tenth Place: Allison Braun, Heartland

Who’s Who

Jenna Woitaszewski, Wood River

America Award Recipients

Tabitha Urban, Arlington
Laura Komenda, Raymond Central
Amanda Fike, Sandy Creek
Lacoln Strasburg, Silver Lake
Tyler Wellman, Syracuse
Ashley Kelly, Jackie Engstrom, Twin River
Jenna Woitaszewski, Wood River

Outstanding Local Chapter Adviser

Shawna Koger, Arlington

Gold Seal Award of Merit Chapters

Arlington
Blair
Chadron
Columbus Lakeview
Dundy County Stratton
Elmwood-Murdock
Fairbury
Fillmore Central
Johnson-Brock
Litchfield
Lyons-Decatur Northeast
Minden
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Roncalli Catholic
Raymond Central
Sandhills
Sandy Creek
Tri County
Twin River
Wilber-Clatonia
Wood River

 

Congratulations, Nebraska FBLA competitors! In addition to the 24 Top 10 awards received at the NLC, Nebraska competitors received $6,200 in cash awards! Below are the Nebraska recipients receiving cash awards at this year’s Awards of Excellence program.

Event

Place

Name

Chapter

 Amount

Business Plan

1

Dani  Carpenter Cambridge

 1,500.00

Lindsey Eubanks 
Computer Applications

1

Amy Chin  Lakeview

 1,500.00

Accounting 1

1

Ashley Quiring  Heartland

 1,000.00

Computer Game & Simulation

2

Ryan Erskine Tri-County

    600.00

Programming Bill Spilker 
Entrepreneurship

3

James McDonald Aurora

    400.00

Joel Ratzlaff
Maggie Schneider 
American Enterprise Project

4

Amber  Hagerbaumer Twin River

    300.00

Dana Johnson
Ashley Kunes 
Job Interview

3

Adam Britten  Bellevue West

    300.00

Global Business

4

Manizha Kholmatov Lincoln East

    200.00

Shannen Lambdin
Monica Lu 
Client Service

5

Jenna Woitaszewski  Wood River

    100.00

Computer Applications

9

Sam Sorge  Cozad

    100.00

Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure

3

Amy Chen  Gibbon

    100.00

Management Information Systems

5

Dean Detten Gretna

    100.00

Ryan Kula
Kelsey McKay