Students from the Future Business Leaders of America Collegiate chapter at Labette Community College recently competed at the Kansas State Leadership Conference held at Emporia State University. LCC students competed against teams from six two- and four-year colleges across the state and brought home several top finishes.
“I am so excited to see my students take classroom knowledge and turn it into successes that will benefit them and their communities long after they leave the classroom,” said FBLA adviser and Professor of Accounting and Business Administration and FBLA Collegiate adviser Cathy Kibler. “Honestly, it’s the best part of the job!”
Students earning awards included: Tabitha Grant, first place Foundations of Communication; first place Foundations of Management; and fourth place Foundations of Finance; Davion Holman, Joe Keel and Evan Valdez, first place Accounting Case Competition, second place Business Presentation, and second place Management Case Competition; Davion Holman also was awarded fourth place Foundations of Technology; Lexi Howard first place Digital Design and Communications Case Competition, with Roxie Howard, first place Business Communication, second place Foundations of Digital Design, third place Foundations of Technology, and was named Who’s Who in Kansas FBLA; and Roxie Howard, first place Digital Design and Communications Case Competition, with Lexi Howard, first place Foundations of Digital Design, second place Foundations of Selling and was named Who’s Who in Kansas FBLA.
In addition to competing, students attended workshops, heard from guest speakers, and participated in the election of the 2026–2027 Kansas FBLA state officers. Lexi Howard and Roxie Howard also served as Labette’s voting delegates during the conference.
Students who placed in qualifying events will now represent Labette Community College at the FBLA Collegiate National Leadership Conference in Las Vegas this summer. The college is proud of the group’s accomplishments and looks forward to seeing them represent Labette on the national stage.
