HGTC Students Place in PBL State Competition

Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) students at Heart of Georgia Technical College attended and placed in the state competition which was recently held in Atlanta. The following students represented HGTC:  Stephen Allen (Cochran); Ashley Brue (Lumber City); Edward Cole, II (Eastman); George Garren (Dublin); Melinda Harden (Soperton); Thomas Hightower (Dublin); Tameka Hunter (Dublin); Yolanda Kratz (Milledgeville); Eddie Mathis (Alamo); and Tonya Parish (Eastman).  Advisors for PBL are Belinda Fisher and Beth Duggins.

The following students placed in the competition.

Impromptu Speaking                           Battle of the Chapters(team event)

Stephen Allen – 3rd place                    Stephen Allen – 4th place

                                                      Eddie Mathis – 4th place

Public Speaking                                  Business Law and Information Management

George Garren – 3rd place                    Melinda Harden – 5th place

Management Analysis and                    Marketing Analysis and Decision Making

Decision Making                                  Tameka Hunter – 2nd place

Tameka Hunter – 2nd place

Client Services                                  Telecommunications

Yolanda Kratz  - 3rd place                   Yolanda Kratz – 3rd place

Computer Concepts                           Networking Concepts

Eddie Mathis – 2nd place                    Eddie Mathis – 2nd place

Computer Applications                       Word Processing

Tonya Parish   - 3rd place                  Tonya Parish – 3rd place

Eddie Mathis and Tameka Hunter will compete in the PBL National Competition in Atlanta on June 21-24, 2008.

PBL is a national organization for business technology and information technology students. PBL provides opportunities to develop vocational competencies for business occupations. PBL also promotes a sense of civic and personal responsibility. District, state, and national competitions are open to students in this organization. Phi Beta Lambda members are also involved in various community and charitable endeavors as well.

Dr. Randall Peters, HGTC president, commented, “These students exemplify the caliber of education and training that is on-going at Heart of Georgia Technical College.  I, as well as the entire faculty and staff, congratulate them on their success.”