Local student wins national championship at FBLA-
PBL National Leadership Conference         

[JULY 7, 2005]  ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tim Wiser, a sophomore at Lincoln (Ill.) Community High School, was honored at the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference. Competing in a national awards program, Wiser was presented with two first-place awards, for database theory and Java programming. The FLBA is a professional association for students pursuing business careers.

Honorable mention goes to Melissa Bishop, a freshman; Miranda Merriman, a senior; Brandon Rahn, a sophomore; and Sara Rossetti, a freshman at Lincoln Community High School. They competed in other events but did not place in the top 10 announced at the awards ceremony.

Miranda Merriman, Sara Rossetti, Melissa Bishop, LCHS teacher Ms. Bronson, Brandon Rahn, Tim Wiser

The awards were part of a comprehensive competitive events program sponsored annually by Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda Inc. Individuals, state teams and local chapters are encouraged to compete in any of nearly 40 different events, representing a wide range of activities and the business and leadership development focus of the association. The winners of these highly competitive, prestigious awards are selected from among a membership of 250,000 students and advisers and represent some of the best and brightest of today’s youth.

The almost 7,000 delegates to the national conference participated in a structured, four-day meeting for each division, including business and leadership training workshops and seminars, corporate tours, and election of national officers.

Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is the national business education association that prepares students for careers in business and business education. Its members, belonging to more than 6,000 chartered chapters and include students from the United States, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Europe. Future Business Leaders of America is the high school division, and Phi Beta Lambda is designed for postsecondary and college students.

Tim Wiser

For membership information, contact the national FBLA-PBL headquarters at 1 [phone] or visit www.fbla-pbl.org.

[News release provided by Sandra Bronson, Lincoln Community High School]