Eastern Phi Beta Lambda Recognizes Outstanding Members
(Press Release 12-23-04)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information

By Chris Mervyn, PBL Reporter

At the chapter’s final meeting for the semester, Eastern Oklahoma State College Phi Beta Lambda announced outstanding chapter members for the fall semester. Gold members for fall 2004 are Carmen Beers, PBL Vice President, Hartshorne; Belinda Keith, PBL Reporter, Quinton; Lindy Morgan, PBL President, Wilburton; Tommy Gonzales, PBL Student Senate Representative, Wilburton; and Hiroki Sawayanagi, PBL Treasurer, Japan. Silver members are Amber Cole, PBL Secretary, Wilburton; Chris Mervyn, PBL Reporter, Wilburton; Jenna Gonzales, PBL Parliamentarian, Wilburton; Angelina Scott, PBL member, Stigler; and Lawson Giddings, PBL member, McAlester.

Every semester PBL members have the opportunity to achieve Gold and Silver Member Award status by completing activities ranging from attending weekly meetings to recruiting professional division members. Gold Member Award winners earned a minimum of 125 points, while the Silver Member Award recipients earned a minimum of 120 points. Gold members were given a certificate, a PBL calculator, and a PBL business card holder. Silver members were given a certificate and a PBL tote bag.

Future Business Leaders of America–Phi Beta Lambda, Inc., is a national student vocational education association that prepares students for careers in business and business education. Membership is over 260,000 in 11,000 chapters across the United States and abroad. Future Business Leaders of America is the high school division; Phi Beta Lambda is the collegiate division.

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Gold Members: Carmen Beers, Belinda Keith, Lindy Morgan, Tommy Gonzales, and Hiroki Sawayanagi.

Silver Members: Amber Cole, Chris Mervyn, Jenna Gonzales, and Angelina Scott. Not pictured, Lawson Giddings.