{"id":12198,"date":"2026-03-20T07:47:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=12198"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:58:17","slug":"mowest-hosts-fbla-state-leadership-conference-qualifies-6-students-for-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/20\/mowest-hosts-fbla-state-leadership-conference-qualifies-6-students-for-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"MoWest hosts FBLA State Leadership Conference, qualifies 6 students for nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-12199 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-600x423.jpeg\" alt=\"MoWest FBLA students and adviser with medals\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-200x141.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-310x218.jpeg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-400x282.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-600x423.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-768x541.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-800x564.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-1024x722.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-1200x846.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/FBLA-March-2026-1536x1083.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>March 20, 2026&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s Collegiate FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) hosted the State Leadership Conference earlier this month. More than 100 students from across the state came to campus to compete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competitive events included Accounting, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking, Sports Management &amp; Marketing, Impromptu Speaking, Marketing, Business Presentations, Business Law, Digital Design &amp; Communication, and Supply Chain Management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eight students from MoWest\u2019s Craig School of Business tested their skills and abilities, earning a total of six top-4 finishes to advance to the National Leadership Conference in Las Vegas in June:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aden Monzon, senior accounting major from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st place in State of the Chapter Presentation (team with Curtis)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2nd place in Sports Management &amp; Marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kylie Curtis, senior business education major from Nevada, Missouri<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st place in State of the Chapter Presentation (team with Monzon)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6th place in Marketing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wyatt Fisher, junior management major with a concentration in entrepreneurship from Faucett, Missouri<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st Place in Business Ethics (team with Roe)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3rd place in Business Law<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ashton Roe, junior management major with a concentration in entrepreneurship from Gower, Missouri<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1st Place in Business Ethics (team with Fisher)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2nd place in Impromptu Speaking<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valencia Chapman, junior management major from Kansas City, Missouri<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3rd place in Supply Chain Management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4th place in Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3rd place in Digital Design and Communication (team with Nguyen)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quynh Nguyen, freshman marketing major from Des Moines, Iowa<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3rd place in Digital Design and Communication (team with Chapman)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">James Phalen, sophomore accounting and finance major from St. Joseph<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th place in Finance<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicholas Klepees, freshman accounting major from St. Joseph\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5th place in Public Speaking<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curtis was re-elected as a Missouri state officer and is serving as president. Monzon was also re-elected as a Missouri state officer and is the vice president of FBLA Relations. They both were responsible for planning the conference on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alumnus Seth Hogue \u201923 participated in the networking event at Ricky Dean\u2019s and also served as a judge for the competitive events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MoWest\u2019s FBLA, a student organization focusing on leadership, networking, resume building, and service, is actively recruiting all majors. The next membership meeting is Tuesday, April 14. For more details, contact Pam Klaus, advisor, <\/span><a href=\"mailto:pklaus@missouriwestern.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pklaus@missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri Western State University is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. MoWest is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 20, 2026&#8211;Missouri Western State University\u2019s Collegiate FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) hosted the State Leadership Conference earlier this month. 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