Crowder FBLA qualifies for national competition

(From Crowder College)

Crowder College Future Business Leaders of America qualified for the National competition to be held June 24-27 in Orlando, FL. Thanks to generous donations from Community Bank and Trust, Leggett and Platt, and TAMKO, the students will be able to attend with less out-of-pocket expenses.

CBT provided a $3,300 donation; Leggett & Platt-$2,188, and TAMKO-$500 to offset expenses for the trip. The following students have qualified to compete at the national level:Shawn Boberg (Joplin)
Grant Preddy (Cassville)
Raven Vogelpohl (Fairview)
Jenna Ehrhardt (Neosho)
Brayden Daniel (Fairview)

“We just want to say thank you to these awesome companies,” stated Dr. Scott Donaldson, FBLA co-sponsor. ”By supporting our Crowder business students, they have shown exactly how important higher education is to our community”.

Crowder FBLA is co-sponsored by instructors Dr. Greg Murdock and Dr. Scott Donaldson.

Future Business Leaders of America, 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’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 https://www.fbla.org/ .

(Photo (L-R): Donaldson, Raven Vogelpohl, Grant Preddy, JP Phillips, CBT Manager Southtown, and Micha Fletcher, CBT Assistant Manager Southtown.)