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Students Qualify For National Competition

Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) business and economics students excelled with top rankings at the Phi Beta Lambda Honors Society’s 40th Annual State Leadership Conference. The students now qualify to compete at the July National Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
The state competition was held April 16-17 at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Chapters from PVCC, Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, Eastern Arizona and Central Arizona colleges and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University participated in the event. PVCC was represented by chapter President Matthew Teefey; Vice President Neenort Khibeir; Secretary Brett Tolway; Courtney Klein; Nicholas Banes and Giovanni Yakoo. The students placed as follows:

Giovanni Yakoo: First place, Macroeconomics test
Brett Tolway: First place, Networking Concepts; Third place, Cyber Security test
Matthew Teefey and Neenort Khibeir: First place, “Emerging Business Issues” presentation
Nicholas Banes: Second place, Microeconomics test; Third place, “Economic Analysis and Decision-Making” test
Neenort Khibeir: Third place, Macroeconomics test

The Future Business Leaders of America-PBL National Awards Program recognizes and rewards excellence in a broad range of business and career-related areas. In addition to competing, the students attended workshops and networking opportunities. For additional information, visit pvc.maricopa.edu.

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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) has announced the names of 15 Arizona companies selected as finalists for the 2010 BBB Business Ethics Awards. Master of Ceremonies Pat McMahon and 2010 keynote speaker Jerry Colangelo, along with over 400 business and community leaders, will honor the winners during an awards dinner on May 12, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa.
For more information, visit arizona.bbb.org/ethics or contact the BBB Foundation at 602.264.2864.

Last month, notMYkid announced that Cindy Ketcherside will serve as the organization’s new executive director and CEO. notMYkid, founded in 2000, is dedicated to inspiring positive life choices by educating the community about the consequences of destructive youth behaviors. Young adults who have overcome life-controlling addictions and behaviors share their personal stories with middle and high school students. For more information, visit notmykid.org or contact Jill Woods at 602.652.0163.

Scottsdale-based Allviant Corporation, the developer of the CarePass technology-enabled service for the consumers of health benefits and their employers, announced that CEO Lilian Myers has been appointed to the board of directors of the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics at Arizona State University. The Center’s mission is to improve ethical awareness and decision-making across the community, state and nation, starting with at the university campus.
For more information, visit allviant.com or lincolncenter.asu.edu.

BUSINESS Web Exclusives | CITYSunTimes May 2010