Congratulations to Pat Hinkle from Bellevue West and Shawna Koger from Arlington for being named to the National FBLA Wall of Fame! Nebraska advisers added to the Wall of Fame are nominated by their state adviser after meeting a minimum of 20 years of FBLA service plus a minimum of 5 additional criteria points. Pat and Shawna will be recognized at the NLC in Chicago.
We welcome these outstanding advisers to the 27 other Nebraska FBLA advisers who are Wall of Fame members!
Congratulations to Jan Osborn from Sargent for being elected to the Nebraska FBLA Board of Directors!
Jan will serve a three-year term with the current FBLA Board Members: Dennis Krejci from Tri County, Board Chairman; Dawn Friedrich from Wausa; Shawn Mulligan from Adams Central; Brenda Budler from Chadron; Josh Hinrichs from Lincoln Southwest and newly elected State President Nicole Kent.
The Board of Directors meets in July to plan for the 2015-2016 FBLA year.
Congratulations to each of our winners!
Accounting I
Accounting II
Agribusiness
American Enterprise Project
Banking and Financial Systems
Business Calculations
Business Communication
Business Ethics
Business Financial Plan
Business Law
Business Math
Business Plan
Business Presentation
Business Procedures
Client Service
Community Service Project
Computer Applications
Computer Game and Simulation Programming
Computer Problem Solving
Cyber Security
Database Design and Applications
Desktop Application Programming
Desktop Publishing
Digital Design and Promotion
Digital Video Production
E-business
Economics
Electronic Career Portfolio
Emerging Business Issues
Entrepreneurship
FBLA Principles and Procedures
Global Business
Health Care Administration
Help Desk
Hospitality Management
Impromptu Speaking
Insurance and Risk Management
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business Communication
Introduction to Information Technology
Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
Job Interview
Keyboarding Knowledge
LifeSmarts
Trevor Koger and Blake Bracht, Arlington
Local Chapter Annual Business Report
Management Decision Making
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Mobile Application Development
Network Design
Networking Concepts
Parliamentary Procedure
Parliamentary Procedure National Team
Abi Sheen, Kearney
Cody McCain, Tri County
Heather Bentley, Amherst
Mia Kegley, Kearney
Parliamentary Procedure Team
Partnership with Business Project
Personal Finance
Proofreading
Public Service Announcement
Public Speaking I
Public Speaking II
Sales Presentation
Securities and Investments
Spelling
Sports and Entertainment Management
Spreadsheet Applications
Website Design
Word Processing
Nebraska FBLA Scholarship
Cody McCain, Tri County
Melissa Newkirk, Omaha Burke
Nebraska Phi Beta Lambda State and National Dues Award Membership Scholarship
Josh Jones, Bellevue East
Trevor Koger, Arlington
Nebraska Phi Beta Lambda State and National Dues Award
Tianna Engen, Kearney
Cody McCain, Tri County
Golden Round Table Award
Adams Central – chartered Blue Hill
Columbus Lakeview – chartered Osceola
Market Share Award – High School
Foundation Fundraising
Largest Chapter Increase
Largest Chapter Membership – Class A
Largest Chapter Membership – Class B
Largest Chapter Membership – Class C
Largest Chapter Membership – Class D
Outstanding Local Chapter Adviser
Jane Blum, Minden
National Businessperson of the Year Award
Kelly Lammers, Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance
Business of the Year
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium
Star Volunteers
Diane Noonan, Lakeview FBLA
Debra Berry, Osceola FBLA
Congratulations to Trevor Koger, FBLA State Parliamentarian, and Kevin Thor, PBL State Vice President of Communication and PBL National Secretary! Trevor was selected as the Outstanding Business Education Secondary Student and Kevin was selected as the Outstanding Business Education Post-Secondary Student from ACTE’s Region V.
Trevor is a senior at Arlington High School and Kevin is a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Kevin was also an FBLA member at Stanton High School where is adviser was Susan Seeman. Trevor’s adviser is Shawna Koger.
We are very proud of these deserving students and commend our Nebraska members for receiving both honors!
Nebraska FBLA members brought home $4,600 by placing in the top 5 of their national competitive events. It’s always exciting to see the final amount awarded to our Nebraska FBLA members. Congratulations to these winners!
(Award winnings vary based on the amount contributed by the event sponsor.)
EVENT |
PLACE |
AMOUNT |
| American Enterprise Project | 1 | $1,000 |
| Brenna Backemeyer, Natalie Elwood, Wyatt Story – Elmwood-Murdock | ||
| Banking & Financial Systems | 5 | $100 |
| Katharine Garrett, Kaitlyn Oppliger – Blair | ||
| Business Financial Plan | 3 | $400 |
| Michaela Mapes – Westside | ||
| Desktop Publishing | 5 | $100 |
| Makenna Wallin – Chase County | ||
| Desktop Publishing | 4 | $200 |
| Kylie Bogatz, John Willey – Elmwood-Murdock | ||
| Entrepreneurship | 4 | $300 |
| Allison Braun, Cody Droeker, Colton Siebert – Heartland | ||
| Global Business | 1 | $1,000 |
| Ojus Jain, Elliot Sandfort, Alicia Zeng – Lincoln East | ||
| Insurance & Risk Management | 3 | $400 |
| Paul Weber – Cedar Bluffs | ||
| Job Interview | 3 | $100 |
| Julie Slama – Auburn | ||
| Parliamentary Procedure | 1 | $1,000 |
| Anna Bauerle, Chase County; Abi Sheen, Kearney High; Dylan Steinkruger, Minden; Cody McCain, Tri County | ||
First Place: Wyatt Stroy, Natalie Elwood, and Brenna Backemeyer, Elmwood-Murdock
Fifth Place: Katharine Garrett and Kaitlyn Opplinger, Blair
Third Place: Michaela Mapes, Omaha Westside
Eighth Place: Amzie Dunekacke, Erin Bohling, and Julia Oestmann, Johnson-Brock
Ninth Place: Claire Vanness, Austin Conn, and Leanna Rosberg, Wausa
Fourth Place: Kyle Bogatz and John Willey, Elmwood-Murdock Fifth Place: Makenna Wallin, Chase County Seventh Place: Trevor McQuay and Kylie Wiegert, Wausa
Ninth Place: Jennifer Russell, Waverly
Seventh Place: Colton Allen, Aurora
Sixth Place: Trevor Lockman and Brenna Backemeyer, Elmwood-Murdock Eighth Place: Nate Jurgensmeier, Dana Meduna, and Austin Barry, Bishop Neumann
Fourth Place: Allison Braun, Cody Kroeker, and Colton Siebert, Heartland
Eighth Place: Kelsey Bohling, Johnson-Brock
First Place: Ojus Jain, Elliot Sandfort, and Alicia Zeng, Lincoln East
Tenth Place: Jocelyn Daubendiek, Elkhorn High
Seventh Place: Adrienne Cavill and Tianna Engen, Kearney High
Third Place: Paul Weber, Cedar Bluffs
Seventh Place: Ethan Hall, Heartland Tenth Place: Leslie Braun, Heartland
Sixth Place: Mason Goodman, Blair
Third Place: Julie Slama, Auburn
Tenth Place: River Towne, Jared Frenzel, and Eli Kennedy, Auburn
First Place: Dylan Steinkruger, Minden; Cody McCain, Tri County; Abi Sheen, Kearney High; Anna Bauerle, Chase County
Tenth Place: Aaron Halvorsen, Emily Harsin, and Jameson Bennett, Syracuse
Fourth Place: Callie Zeorian and Lindsay Mills, Elmwood-Murdock Sixth Place: Kendra Alberts, Johnson-Brock
Sixth Place: Katie Ruth, Adams Central
Seventh Place: Trevor Koger, Blake Bracht, and Dillon O’Flaherty, Arlington Tenth Place: Caleb Goeken and Tommie Brechbill, Stanton
Congratulations to Kurk Shrader from Elmwood-Murdock FBLA Chapter, who was recognized as the Nebraska Career Student Organization Advisor of the Year at the NCE Conference on Thursday! We applaud Kurk for the outstanding program he coordinates at Elmwood-Murdock by integrating FBLA activities into the classroom and business community.
Nebraska FBLA advisors shine in numerous ways each year, and we thank you for all that you do for your students.
The Surf’s Up with FBLA adviser workshop held June 2 in Kearney found 36 Nebraska FBLA advisers, new and veteran, learning about program of work, conferences, recognition programs, recruitment strategies, fundraising ideas and more. The Nebraska FBLA Board of Directors (Tennille Gifford, Dawn Friedrich, Pat Hinkle, Shawn Mulligan, Nick Jarzynka and Sid Conrad) planned and hosted the workshop.
Alyse Andreasen, new adviser at Wilber-Clatonia FBLA, bridged the gap from member to adviser by sharing how the recognition events she earned as an FBLA member had motivated her to strive for the top FBLA honors through the Business Achievement Awards. Pat Olson, Blair FBLA adviser, shared recruitment strategies that took her chapter to the top as one of the largest chapters in the state. In addition, she discussed successful fundraising ideas to support the chapter’s activities.
Other presenters included members of the Board of Directors. The day provided advisers the time to network and plan for the upcoming school year.
Congratulations to each of our winners!
Business Ethics
Business Law
Business Math
Business Plan
Client Service
Economics
Global Business
Marketing
Network Design
Spelling
Awards
Foundation Fundraising
First Place: Trevor Sorensen, Minden
Second Place: Sally Moore, Fillmore Central
Third Place: Beth Koca, Fillmore Central
Seventh Place: Zach Goltz, Elizabeth Sanderson and Danielle Titus, Aurora
Fourth Place: Allison Braun, Heartland
Sixth Place: Abby Cerveny, Aurora
Eighth Place: Ashli Soukup, Meridian
Second Place: Megan Goesch, West Boyd
Third Place: Michael Forsman, Aurora
First Place: Meghan Schildt and Aaron Steckly, Milford
Third Place: Sydney Stadler, Minden
Third Place: Alex Raun, Minden
Sixth Place: Lauren Bowman, Cody Brown and Tyler Jones, Elmwood-Murdock
Ninth Place: Cole Ashby, Emily Braun and Seth Fosket, Aurora
Tenth Place: Samantha Teten, Johnson-Brock
Tenth Place: Eric Le and Elizabeth Peterson, Lincoln Southwest
Tenth Place: Justin Aaberg, Stanton
Second Place: Bryant Grimminger, Raymond Central
Second Place: Cody McCain, Tri County
Ninth Place: Annabelle Abisset and Margo Wilwerding, Omaha Westside
Second Place: Mason Holmes, Chase County; Amy Chen, Gibbon;
Julia Oestmann, Johnson-Brock; Dylan Steinkruger, Minden
Fifth Place: Trevor Lockman and Lindsay Oehlerking, Elmwood-Murdock
Third Place: Katie Ruth, Adams Central
Tenth Place: Paul Weber, Cedar Bluffs
Third Place: Gary Ritnour and Jordan Steffen, Elmwood-Murdock
Fourth Place: Eve Vanderneck, Heartland
Tenth Place: Rebekah Larson, Heartland
Future Business Leader
Accounting I
Accounting II
American Enterprise Project
Banking and Financial Systems
Business Calculations
Business Communication
Business Ethics
Business Financial Plan
Business Law
Business Math
Business Plan
Business Presentation
Business Procedures
Client Service
Community Service Project
Computer Applications
Computer Game and Simulation Programming
Computer Problem Solving
Cyber Security
Database Design and Applications
Desktop Application Programming
Desktop Publishing
Digital Design and Promotion
Digital Video Production
E-business
Economics
Electronic Career Portfolio
Emerging Business Issues
Entrepreneurship
FBLA Principles and Procedures
Global Business
Health Care Administration
Help Desk
Hospitality Management
Impromptu Speaking
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business Communication
Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
Introduction to Technology Concepts
Job Interview
Keyboarding Knowledge
Local Chapter Annual Business Report
Management Decision Making
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Network Design
Networking Concepts
Parliamentary Procedure
Parliamentary Procedure National Team
Parliamentary Procedure Team
Partnership with Business
Personal Finance
Proofreading
Public Speaking I
Public Speaking II
Spelling
Sports Management
Spreadsheet Applications
Technology Concepts
Web Site Development
Word Processing I
Word Processing II
Awards
FBLA Scholarship
Nebraska Phi Beta Lambda State and National Dues Award Membership Scholarship
Golden Round Table Award
Businesspersons of the Year Award
Market Share Award
Foundation Fundraising
Largest Chapter Increase
Largest Chapter Membership – Class A
Largest Chapter Membership – Class B
Largest Chapter Membership – Class C
Largest Chapter Membership – Class D
Market Share Award
The Center for Student Leadership hosted the Career Student Organization (CSO) State Officers (DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FEA, FFA, HOSA and SkillsUSA) at the CSO Legislative Day on January 28. State officers spent the day learning about the legislative and lobbying process from representatives of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Nebraska Farm Bureau. Meeting with state senators, observing the Unicameral in action, and attending legislative bill hearings provided an educational day for the officers.
Congratulations to Trevor Sorensen from Minden High School for receiving the Association for Career and Technical Education’s (ACTE) Region 5 Outstanding Business Education Student award!
This is Nebraska FBLA’s 18th winner of this prestigious award since 1992. The award was presented at the ACTE Career Tech Vision 2013 conference.
Trevor served as a Nebraska FBLA state officer for two years, serving in 2011-2013 as state parliamentarian. His FBLA adviser was Jane Blum. Trevor currently attends the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
Nebraska FBLA National Leadership Conference (NLC) awardees were recognized at the Commissioners Recognition For Student Excellence in Career Education held in the state capitol Rotunda on Monday, November, 25, 2013. Governor Dave Heineman and Dr. Scott Swisher, Deputy Commissioner of Education, presented Award of Excellence certificates to these outstanding students. Congratulations!
Nebraska FBLA “Ignited Innovation” at the National Fall Leadership Conference (NFLC)! Nebraska FBLA traveled by bus, train and plane to Denver, Colorado, to attend the NFLC on November 9-10. The conference was held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown with over 300 Nebraska members and advisers in attendance. While at the conference, members and advisers had the opportunity to explore Denver, listen to motivational speakers and attend workshops to enhance their leadership skills.
Members and advisers toured various places including Hammond Candy Factory and the Pepsi Center, home of the Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Avalanche.
On Friday night, the conference kicked off with 2,300 attending the opening session. Ryan Moran, keynote speaker, inspired members to be positive and to follow their dreams. Three national officers from Nebraska led the general sessions: Brent Comstock, FBLA Mountain Plains Vice President; Peter Raun, PBL Mountain Plains Vice President and Amber Kutnink, PBL Parliamentarian. Al Duncan was the keynote speaker at the closing session and encouraged members to be accountable for their own lives.
Nebraska was represented for many successes at the conference. Jean Buckley, FBLA-PBL CEO/President, in her remarks at the opening session recognized Lincoln Public Schools FBLA chapters for their collaborative work collecting food for those in need.
Sally Moore from Fillmore Central High School, along with Cody McCain and Jared Knust from Tri County High School participated in the Battle of the States competition. Each state in attendance was able to enter one team of three members. Contestants were asked a series of FBLA questions and current events in a preliminary and final round. Nebraska and South Dakota made it to the final round and the Nebraska team won first place!
Nebraska FBLA received sixth place in the September Sweeps Competition. Bellevue West was recognized for bringing the largest chapter delegation to the conference with 65 members.
In addition to the general sessions, the conference offered members the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops. The Nebraska FBLA State Officer Team presented a workshop entitled “Etiquette for Success.” At the workshop, attendees were informed on the proper way to dress, eat and act in a professional setting. Julie Jensen, chapter adviser from Aurora and a member of the FBLA National Awards Program Committee, presented two workshops on competitive events.
The National Fall Leadership Conference really showed how great Nebraska FBLA is.
