Arkansas Tech University student Olivia Johnson of Pottsville was named 2023 Arkansas Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Collegiate member of the year and ATU students earned a total of 22 awards at the Arkansas FBLA Collegiate State Leadership Conference March 31-April 1 in Little Rock.
In her role as FBLA Collegiate chapter president at Arkansas Tech, Johnson has planned community service projects such as a canned food drive and organized student-owned business markets that spotlight the entrepreneurship of the ATU student body.
“When I won, I felt as if everything I’ve put my heart into came to fruition,” said Johnson. “The recognition means more to me than I can put into words. Admittedly, there are times where I feel like I don’t work hard enough, especially when projects I’ve poured everything to fall short. Winning member of the year made me realize that the work I’m doing is making a positive impact on ATU students, and even if the projects fall short, I am still doing my best to make a positive change within my community.”
Johnson plans on furthering her service to Arkansas FBLA Collegiate by applying to serve as chief programming officer.
Competition winners from ATU at the 2023 Arkansas FBLA Collegiate State Leadership Conference are:
First Place:
Computer Concepts – Taran Young
Information Management – Aliyah Anderson
Management Concepts – Shayla Miller
Networking Concepts – Meghan Bledsoe
Project Management – Shayla Miller
State of Chapter – Olivia Johnson
Foundations of Finance – Nihal Anwar
Second Place:
Economic Analysis and Development – Tandem Young
Human Resources and Management – Liz Lane
Marketing Concepts – Ellena Tyree
Microeconomics – Tandem Young
Networking Concepts – Taran Young
Programming Concepts – Meghan Bledsoe
Organizational Behavior and Leadership – Liz Lane
Social Media Challenge – Olivia Johnson
Website Design – Courtney Curry
Third Place:
Management Concepts – Ellena Tyree
Organizational Behavior and Leadership – Olivia Johnson
Sports Management and Marketing – Julia Matteson
ATU’s Tandem Young was recognized as outgoing state chief financial officer and ATU’s Liz Lane was recognized outgoing state chief programming officer by Arkansas FBLA Collegiate.
All ATU students who finished top three in competitions at the state conference are eligible to compete at the 2023 FBLA Collegiate National Leadership Conference June 22-25 in Atlanta, Ga.
