Phi Beta Lambda

Phi Beta Lambda adviser Dr. Vance Johnson Lewis (back row, third from left) with some of the winners: Back row (from left): Yousuf Hassan, Siddarth Vyas, Sumanth Nelluru, Sridhar Karr. Front row: Saad Khan, Sehrish Rizvi, Robert Kim, Mindy Tiu, Alica Cobb, Phuong Nguyen, Shaheena Ramzan.

UT Dallas students in the Phi Beta Lambda business leadership organization triumphed many times over in contests held at the group’s annual state conference.

The April 12-13 contests at Stephen F. Austin University tested subject knowledge in 26 business and management categories. UT Dallas students earned 29 awards, including 19 for first place.

“The students simply performed great,” said Dr. Vance Johnson Lewis, chapter adviser and director of the undergraduate program in business administration at the Naveen Jindal School of Management. “They were prepared and invested in their activities and really shined as professionals. I could not have been more proud.”

“It was an absolutely amazing experience that I would recommend to everyone,” PBL chapter president Sehrish Rizvi, a senior majoring in finance, said. “I learned so much and made many great memories with my fellow members.”

The collegiate division of the Future Business Leaders of America, Phi Beta Lambda focuses on preparing students for careers in business and business-related fields. On the college level, more than 11,000 students participate in the organization, which is designed to build leadership and scholarship.

The state competition allowed students to compete in online as well as in person at on-campus events. Those who placed first or second in each category qualified to compete at the annual FBLA-PBL conference, scheduled for June in Anaheim, California.


UT Dallas Phi Beta Lambda
Competition Winners

Accounting Principles — 2nd place, Phuong Nguyen

Business Decision Making (team event) — 1st place, Sumanth Nelluru, Siddarth Vyas and Yousuf Hassan

Business Law — 1st place, Amin Pirani; 2nd place, Janani Jambukesan; 3rd place, Siddarth Vyas

Business Presentation — 2nd place, Saad Khan and Abenezer Daniel

Digital Video Production — 1st place, Saad Khan and Abenezer Daniel

Economic Analysis and Decision Making — 1st place, Phuong Nguyen

Financial Concepts — 1st place, Sehrish Rizvi

Financial Services — 1st place, Sehrish Rizvi

Future Business Educator — 1st place, Shaheena Ramzan

Future Business Executive — 2nd place, Harshy Guduru

Help Desk — 1st place, Alicia Cobb

Hospitality Management — 1st place Yousuf Hassan

Impromptu Speaking — 1st place, Sridhar Karr; 3rd place, Harshy Guduru

International Business — 1st place, Shaheena Ramzan

Job Interview — 1st place, Alicia Cobb; 2nd place, Robert Kim

Macroeconomics — 1st place, Amin Pirani

Marketing Concepts — 2nd place, Christina Steubsen; 3rd place, Asha Andrews

Public Speaking — 1st place, Sridhar Karr; 2nd place, Sumanth Nelluru

Retail Management — 1st place, Kenneth Yau

Small-Business Management Plan — 1st place, Mindy Tiu

Sports Management and Marketing — 1st place, Stephanie Lu

Statistical Analysis — 1st place, Gus Chihaba

Telecommunications — 1st place, Gus Chihaba