JAMESTOWN PBL INFORMATION
The Jamestown Chapter was started in 1991 when an interested student contacted Tom Dilocker to see if there was a chapter of PBL on campus. When the student found out there was not, he made a point of getting the information and starting a chapter with the help of Tom.
Today, PBL is still here and is headed by Mary Reed. In the past few years members have become more active in the organization and have held office on the State Executive Board. This experience gives students a chance to aid in the decision making process and to connect with other PBL chapters in the state and possibly the nation.
NATIONAL PBL INFORMATION
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi
Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL) is a nonprofit educational association of
students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. The
association has four divisions:
FBLA for high school
students
FBLA-Middle Level for
junior high and intermediate students
PBL for postsecondary
students
Professional Division for businesspeople, educators,
parents, and anyone who supports the goals of the association.
The FBLA concept was developed in 1937 by Dr. Hamden L. Forkner of Columbia University.
In the fall of 1940, official sponsorship of FBLA was accepted by the National Council for Business Education; on February 3, 1942, the first high school chapter was chartered in Johnson City, Tennessee. In 1958, the first Phi Beta Lambda chapter was chartered in Iowa.
More than 240,000 active members participate in more than 13,000 chartered chapters in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, U.S. Territories, Canada and Department of Defense Dependent Schools worldwide.
FBLA-PBL is financed primarily through membership dues. Corporate and foundation grants also play an important role in the association's financial base.
FBLA-PBL is endorsed by A Presidential Classroom for Young Americans; American Management Association; American Vocational Association; Career College Association; Johnson and Wales University; March of Dimes; National Association of Parliamentarians; National Association of Secondary School Principals; National Business Education Association; National Management Association; and the U.S. Department of Education