(Leavenworth, Kansas) 鈥� The 花椒直播 proudly hosted the Kansas Collegiate Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Competition on February 22. Seven Kansas universities participated, with approximately 100 students competing in a variety of business-related events, showcasing their knowledge and skills in areas such as job interviews, accounting and finance, business management, marketing and sales, entrepreneurial pitch, business ethics, public speaking, and hospitality management.
USM had a strong presence at the competition, with all 15 participating students earning spots at the FBLA National Leadership Conference, which will be held May 31- June 2 in Dallas. This milestone marks continued growth for USM鈥檚 FBLA program, which has seen an increase in national qualifiers over the past three years 鈥� from three in 2023 to nine in 2024 and now an impressive 15 in 2025.
USM鈥檚 FBLA National Qualifiers:
- Adrian Seeber; Lynnwood, Washington 鈥� 2nd Retail Management, 3rd Marketing, Sales & Communication Case Study, 4th Emerging Business Issues
- Ava Vander Weit; Monument, Colorado 鈥� 1st Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition, 1st Hospitality Management Case Study, 1st Foundations of Hospitality Management, 1st Project Management, 3rd Foundations of Marketing
- Colton Underwood; Signal Mountain, Tennessee 鈥� 2nd Management Case Competition, 2nd Business Ethics, 3rd Foundations of Hospitality Management, 4th Organizational Behavior & Leadership, 4th Foundations of Selling
- Dalton Kerns; Saint Joseph, Missouri 鈥� 2nd Computer Applications, 2nd Business Ethics
- Davien Norman; Aurora, Colorado 鈥� 1st Business Communication, 2nd Public Speaking, 4th Sports Management & Marketing, 4th Foundations of Entrepreneurship
- Devin Watkins; Ozawkie, Kansas 鈥� 2nd International Business, 2nd Sports Management & Marketing
- Emma Murphy; Leavenworth, Kansas 鈥� 1st Hospitality Management Case Study, 3rd Sports Management & Marketing
- Erick Covington; Aurora, Colorado 鈥� 1st Marketing, Sales & Communication Case Study, 2nd Emerging Business Issues
- Garrison Woodall; Decatur, Alabama 鈥� 3rd Business Communication
- Hope Crabtree; Ottawa, Kansas 鈥� 1st Business Presentation, 2nd Foundations of Hospitality Management
- RJ Webster; Aurora, Colo. 鈥� 1st Marketing, Sales, & Communications Case Study, 3rd Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition, 4th Emerging Business Issues
- Justin Johnston; Leavenworth, Kansas 鈥� 2nd Management Case Competition, 2nd Business Ethics, 3rd Marketing, Sales & Communication Case Study
- Kai Nath; Polop, Spain 鈥� 2nd Emerging Business Issues, 3rd Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition, 4th Parliamentary Procedure
- Katie Cameron; Pomona, Kansas 鈥� 1st Business Presentation, 1st Organizational Behavior & Leadership, 3rd Project Management, 4th Foundations of Accounting
- Michael Gazzana; Las Vegas, Nevada 鈥� 1st Entrepreneurship Pitch Competition
The FBLA competition provides students with an invaluable opportunity to develop their presentation skills, critical thinking, and business acumen. For more information, please contact USM FBLA Chapter Advisor Dave Pullin at dave.pullin@stmary.edu.
The 花椒直播 is a Catholic co-educational applied liberal arts university founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. The University of 花椒直播 main campus is located at 4100 South 4th Street, Leavenworth, Kan. USM-Johnson County, at 11221 Roe Ave., offers evening accelerated graduate and undergraduate degree-completion programs. The university also offers online programs. Visit stmary.edu for more information.