Redmond Oregon FBLA
Since 2004
ABOUT FBLA
Future Business Leaders of America Phi- Beta Lambda is a nonprofit education association with a quarter million students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. The association has four divisions:
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) for high school students;
FBLA- Middle Level for junior high, middle, and intermediate school students;
Phi- Beta Lambda (PBL) for postsecondary students; and
Professional division for business people, FBLA-PBL alumni, educators, and Parents who support the goals of the association
The FBLA concept was first developed in 1937 by Dr. Hamden L. Forkner of Columbia University. The first high school chapter was chartered in Johnson City, Tennessee on February 3, 1943. In 1958, the first PBL collegiate chapter was chartered in Iowa. The professional division, originally the alumni division, began in 1979. Joining FBLA-PBLA in 1994 was the FBLA-middle level for students in grades 5-9
The national board of directors is comprised of local teachers, state educators, business leaders, and the division presidents.
How would you describe FBLA?
FBLA History
Hamden L. Forkner of Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City, proposes to business teachers across the country that a national organization is needed for the thousands of business clubs in the nation's high school and collages.
An expiramental chapter is charted in Johnson City, Tennessee, on February 3. By the end of the year, 39 chapters are added; and over the next three and one-half years, another 38 chapters join.
1942
1937
Iowa becomes the first FBLA state chapter. Indiana and Ohio quickly follows. Within the next three years, FBLA state chapters total ten.
1947
1981
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation purchases 1.6 acres of land in the center for Educational Associations, Reston, Virginia as the site for a future FBLA National Center.
1987
FBLA annual membership tops 200,000 for the first time.
Our Chapter History
2008-09 State Leadership Conferance Finalists: Nick Coles (Personal Finance, 3rd; Emerging Buisness Issues, 9th Place), Clif Little (Personal Finance, 5th Place), Renee Parkerson (Chapter Newsletter, 3rd Place), Brad Burnett (Chapter Newsletter, 3rd Place), Chelsea Chamber (Buisness Plan, 7th Place), Rocio Arreola (Business Plan, 7th Place), Maddison Fletcher (Entrepenuership, 7th Place), Colby Goad (Entrepenuership, 7th Place), Journie Betschart (Entrepenuership, 7th place), Kaitlyn Agnew (Buisness Procedures, 7th Place), Ron Perkins (Emerging Buisness issues, 9th Place), Andy Rodby (Client Services, 10th place)
2010-11 State Leadership Conferance Finalists: Amber Schlossmacher (Marketing, 1st Place; Annual Chapter Report, 8th Place), Cecily Bordges (Emerging Business Issues, 1st Place), Elise Bowman (Emerging Business Issues, 1st Place), Andrew Layton (Emerging Business Issues, 1st Place), Chace Wilcox (Client Services, 2nd Place) , Jose Ramirez (Digital Design Promotion, 2nd), Riley Hamilton (Chapter Newsletter, 2nd place), Blake Duff (Digital Video, 5th Place), Ashley Halkola (Word Processing I, 6th Place), Theresa Hollerback (Economics, 6th Place), Matt Carell (Emerging Business Issues, 6th Place), Matt Sadony (Emerging Business Issues, 6th Place), Teddy Godfrey (Emerging Business Issues, 6th Place), Chase Dixon (Entrepreneurship, 7th Place), Mack Lannigan (Entrepreneurship, 7th Place; Hospitality Management, 8th Grade), Ryan Lucas (Entrepreneurship, 7th Place) , Kaitlynn Williamson (Business Presentation, 7th Place), Hannah Ronhaar (Business Presentation, 7th Place) , Betsey Garcia (Business Presentation, 7th Place), Collin Fults (Impromptu Speaking, 8th Place), Mason Rodby (Chapter Website, 8th Place), Damaris Monroy (Business Ethics, 9th Place), Michael Cervantes (Business Ethics, 9th Place), Ben Coles (Business Ethics, 10th Place), Jeremy Erisman (Business Ethics, 10th Place), Andrew Leeland (Business Ethics, 10th Place), Curtis Markle (Digital Design Promotion, 10th Place), Dylan Craig (Digital Design Promotion, 10th Place)
2012-13 State Leadership Conferance Finalists: Alejandra Pena-Santana (Chapter News Letter 1st place;Buisness Presentation, 10th place), Teddy Godfrey (Client Services 2nd Place), Carolann Perkins (Chapter Scrapbook, 2nd place), Savannah King (Chapter Scrapbook 2nd place), Daisy Oliviera-Diaz (Digital Scarpbook, 3rd place; Emerging Buisness issues, 6th Place), Ben Coles (Client Services, 4th place), Hayden WhiteHurst (Chapter Website, 5th place), Matt Sadony (Client Services, 6th place) , Megan Williams (Emerging Buiseness Issues, 6th Place), Ashley Halkola (Buisness Plan, 7th place), Hannah Johns (Buisness Plan, 7th grade), Kat Fleenor (Business Ethics, 10th place), Alexis Ogden (Business Ethics, 10th place), Yoselin Viramontes (Buisness Presentation, 10th place), Diana Ureno (Buisness Presentation, 10th place)
