The Minot State University Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America received the Dorothy L. Travis Outstanding Chapter award at the North Dakota FBLA-Collegiate State Leadership Conference in Mandan March 23-24.

Thirteen members of the MSU chapter networked with business professionals, participated in leadership workshops and competed in various competitive events. Collegiate chapters from North and South Dakota participated.

MSU also received the Largest Local Chapter Membership award, with 16 active members. It received the Largest Percentage of Retention of Chapter Membership with a 25% retention rate from last year. Jan Repnow, chapter adviser, was named the North Dakota Outstanding Local Chapter Adviser.

Alec Wolf and Emma Taylor, 2024-2025 North Dakota officer team vice presidents, assisted with the planning and delivery of the conference. Wolf, Taylor, and Mason Lemar were named 2024-2025 Who’s Who recipients. Wolf was elected 2025-2026 N.D. FBLA -Collegiate president.

All members earned the right to advance to the National FBLA-Collegiate Conference, which will be held in Dallas, Texas, from May 31-June 2.

MSU chapter members who were individual event winners are:

– Business Communication, third place, Nate Olson

– Computer Applications, second place, Luke Curren

– Foundations of Accounting, first place, Connor Radtke; fifth place, Kyleigh Wiltse

– Foundations of Communications, second place, Tessa Galvin; third place, Shaylie Holen

– Foundations of Economics, second place, Olson

– Foundations of Entrepreneurship, first place, Curren; second place, Jersey Johnson

– Foundations of Finance, first place, Olson; third place, Radtke

– Foundations of Hospitality Management, first place, Marissa Beck

– Foundations of Management, second place, Beck

– Foundations of Marketing, third place, Jersey Johnson

– Foundations of Selling, first place, Jack Johnson

– Foundations of Technology, first place, Curren

– Impromptu Speaking, first place, Cambry Ankenbauer; second place, Galvin

– Job Interview, first place, Jack Johnson

– Organizational Behavior and Leadership, fifth place, Kyle Sandy

– Public Speaking, first place, Jack Johnson

– Sports Management and Marketing, fourth place, Holen

Team event winners are:

– Accounting Case Competition, first place, Ankenbauer, Radtke, Emma Taylor

– Business Presentation, first place, Jersey Johnson, Sandy, Alec Wolf

– Emerging Business Issues, second place, Beck, Sandy; third place, Holen, Wiltse

– Hospitality Management Case Competition, first place, Galvin and Wolf