The National Leadership Conference (NLC) was a huge success for our state chapter and members. Georgia FBLA had over 400 members representing our state at the 2016 National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, GA. Georgia FBLA congratulates everyone who attended NLC and the 108 members that collected a total of 66 national awards and 2 open events awards which included 9 first places!
Here are the award recipients and finalists from the 2016 National Leadership Conference:
1ST PLACE:
- Melody Golden, Business Communication
- Alyson Nelson, Computer Applications
- Suraj Massand, Desktop Application Programming
- Torus Lu, Economics
- Nivedha Soundappan & Sasha Lee, Emerging Business Issues
- Miles Clark, Help Desk
- Evan Zhang, Introduction to Financial Math
- Anish Bikmal, Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
- Elizabeth Lambert, Microsoft Office Specialist – Word
- Elizabeth Howell, Parliamentary Procedure Concepts Open Event
- Sri Bhat, Computer Operating Systems Open Event
2ND PLACE:
- Zachary Wilson, Computer Applications
- Austin Farr & Brett Krokoff, Computer Game & Simulation Programming
- Ohad Rau, Desktop Application Programming
- Jennifer Nguyen, Economics
- Avanthika Ramesh, Electronic Career Portfolio
- Nisha Kashyap & Caitlin Costello, Global Business
- Suchita Kumar, Introduction to Business Procedures
- Sara Beth Hobbs, Word Processing
3RD PLACE:
- Jed Henderson, Agribusiness
- Katherine Nelson, Desktop Application Programming
- Mason Lawing & Shelby Howard, Digital Video Production
- Cecilia Gonzalez & Christopher Sun, Graphic Design
- Kyongyun Chung, Introduction to Business Procedures
- Jarett Jacobs, Microsoft Office Specialist – Excel
- Sierra Jackson, Microsoft Office Specialist – Word
- Barnett Buchanan, Sales Presentation
- Grace Pavan, Spreadsheet Applications
- Bill Loudermilk, Word Processing
4TH PLACE:
- Jonathan Weaver, Agribusiness
- Kailee Rawls, Kayla Stutson, & Maya Edwards, Business Ethics
- Alicia Gomillia, Jessica Phelps, & Dynastee Overton, Business Financial Plan
- Kalei Hicks, Computer Applications
- Marion Rose Young & Steven Tran, Digital Video Production
- Michael Kozlowski, Introduction to Financial Math
- Sai Kilaru & Sayuj Shajith, Management Information Systems
- Kailee Rawls, Kayla Stutson, & Maya Edwards, Partnership with Business Project
- Anderson Duong & Jack Finnegan, Virtual Business Challenge
5TH PLACE:
- Shala Humphrey, Sierra Jackson, & Dynastee Overton, American Enterprise Project
- Hailee Sontag & Matthew McDaniel, Business Plan
- Isaac Bivins, Computer Problem Solving
- Alice Tang, Elaine Chan, & Kristin Graves, Hospitality Management
- Rishabh Ghora & Sai Maddali, Mobile Application Development
6TH PLACE:
- Johnathan Rudovich & Kaden Campbell, Banking & Financial Systems
- Lauren Nohl, Client Service
- Jajuan Jackson, Jessica Lyons, & Laura Phan, Stockbridge High School
- Jalen Granski, Database Design & Applications
- Kalyani Ballur, Insurance & Risk Management
- Jenny Kong, Sravya Koya, & Tombalina Pham, Social Media Campaign
7TH PLACE:
- Louise Zhuang, Business Communication
- Nishant Reddy, Future Business Leader
- Angela Yu, Introduction to Business Procedures
- Brian Hu, Geneva Oke, & Shelley Ling, Marketing
8TH PLACE:
- Esha Shah, Sarah Alexander, and Surya Akella, Emerging Business Issues
- Pratima Bajaj, Job Interview
- Dane Bush, Robert Sabow, & Kurt Knaut, Network Design
9TH PLACE:
- Shayan Merchant, Michael George, & Rohan Rege, Banking & Financial Systems
- Morgan Taje, Sophie Frostbaum, & Tanaka Chipere-Chitiyo, Business Plan
- Josh Seides & Rohan Bagga, Community Service Project
- Gururaj Deshpande, Desktop Application Programming
- Andrew Freeman, Future Business Leader
- Benjamin Dugger & Srikar Thammishetti, Sports & Entertainment Management
10TH PLACE:
- Matthew Rainey & Paris Mitchell, 3-D Animation
- Daniel Batterman, Business Law
- Jackson Taylor, Database Design & Applications
- Sri Bhat, Economics
- Andrew Fu, Dhakshi Balakumar, & Haiwen Gui, Entrepreneurship
- Gloria Chan & Muscan Raghuwanshi, Social Media Campaign
FIRST PLACE STATE AWARDS:
- Georgia FBLA, Largest State Chapter Membership
- Georgia FBLA, Largest Increase in State Chapter Membership
- Georgia FBLA, Largest State Chapter Membership – Professional Division
SPECIAL RECOGNITION:
- Derek Walls, Businessperson of the Year
- Sheri Smith, Outstanding Local Adviser
- Kenny Zhou, Who’s Who in FBLA
NATIONAL FINALISTS:
- Michael Leeder, Client Service
- Tara Cooper, E-business
- Kenny Zhou, Future Business Leader
- Divyesh Gutta, Kayvon Dibai, & Siddhartha Vemuri, Global Business
- Chandler Kelley, Graphic Design
- Jolie Liu & Pallavi Ganesan, Hospitality Management
- Dheeraj Eidnani, Dylan Yarbrough, & Joshua Ojo-Osajie, Management Decision Making
- Quincey Wilson & Jordan Robinson, Management Decision Making
- Angelica Wagner, Brandon Kang, & Macy McKinley, Marketing
- Alec Zhan & Ram Bukkarayasamudram, Mobile Application Development
- Noah Wright, Tiana Johnson, Himani Patel, Brandon Byrd, & Omkar Waingankar, Parliamentary Procedure
- Adam Penland, Public Speaking
- Tyler Hamby & Marley Hamby, Publication Design
- Zion Young & Stephanie Martin, Sports & Entertainment Management
Congratulations to all of our outstanding National competitors! You did a phenomenal job in Atlanta representing Georgia FBLA. We cannot wait to see what Nationals will hold in Anaheim next summer!
