Algonquin's Brina Whittier wins top honor at national business competition
Six members of the Milwaukee School of Engineering's Phi Beta Lambda chapter competed and placed in the top ten of their respective competitions at the 2016 PBL National Leadership Conference in Atlanta.
Brina Whittier, an international business major from Algonquin, Ill., took 10th place in the project management competition. Whittier was among more than 1,700 of America's best and brightest college students who connected with top future business leaders and showcased their talents as they vied for the opportunity to win more than $92,000 in cash awards.
Congratulations to all of the award winners from the Milwaukee School of Engineering:
• Amanda Beberger, business management, Anoka, Minn., fifth place: Project Management
• Joel Foster, actuarial science, Burlington, Wis., first place: Statistical Analysis
• Hamzah Mirza, management information systems, Greenfield, Wis., fifth place: Information Management
• Samantha Riding, business management, Melrose Park, Ill., seventh place: Organizational Behavior and Leadership
• Marc Tan, business management, New Berlin, Wis., second place: Management Concepts
• Brina Whittier, international business, Algonquin, Ill., 10th place: Project Management
Their awards were part of a comprehensive national competitive events program sponsored by FBLA-PBL that recognizes and rewards excellence in a broad range of business and career-related areas. In addition to competitions, students immersed themselves in interactive workshops, visited an information-packed exhibit hall, and heard from motivational keynotes on a broad range of business topics.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda Inc., the premier student business organization, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) education association with a quarter million members and advisers in more than 6,500 active middle school, high school, and college chapters worldwide. Its mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.
Milwaukee School of Engineering is an independent, nonprofit university with about 2,900 students that was founded in 1903. It offers bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering, business and nursing. The university has a national academic reputation; long-standing ties to business and industry; dedicated professors with real-world experience; a 96-percent placement rate; and the highest ROI and average starting salaries of any Wisconsin university according to PayScale Inc. The graduates are well-rounded, technologically experienced and highly productive professionals and leaders.