Press Release: Maryland Students Score Recognition At FBLA National Conference

Twelve Honorees from Four Systems

For Immediate Release                                      Contact: William Reinhard, 410-767-0486

Baltimore, MD (July 7, 2016)

Maryland’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) delegation brought home six awards from the recent National Leadership Conference and Competition held in Atlanta.

More than 240 students and advisers from the State attended the National Leadership Conference, June 29-July 2. The conference brought together more than 12,000 students and advisers from throughout the US, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Department of Defense Dependent Schools Europe, China, and Haiti.  Attendees participated in leadership workshops, campaign rallies, regional meetings, and competitive events. The Maryland students listed received national ranking at the FBLA Awards of Excellence Program held July 2.

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. The association is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. Within Maryland, more than 3,000 students participate in 85 high school chapters across the state.

For more information about Career Technology Education and FBLA, please contact Diana Hegmann, State Director, Maryland State Department of Education at 410-767-0536. You can also visit the official FBLA Maryland website at www.mdfbla.org.

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