Submitted photo Members of the Minot State University Future Business Leaders of America Chapter are, left to right: seated, Shaylie Holen, Kyleigh Wiltse, Zack Volson, Alec Wolf, Cambry Ankenbauer, Marissa Beck, Connor Radtke, Kyle Sandy, Jersey Johnson, and Megan Swenson; standing, Morgan Wittmayer, Allyson Webster, Jenna Heilman, Nate Olson, Mason Lemer, Tessa Galvin, Ava Thorenson, Lily Savelkoul, Liz Chapman, Luke Curren, Skye Shelmerdine, Noah Urquijo, and Jan Repnow, adviser.

MANDAN — Minot State University Future Business Leaders of America received several awards and advanced members to the national conference at the 2026 FBLA Collegiate State Leadership Conference in Mandan Feb. 22-23.

FBLA is a professional organization for students interested in pursuing business careers. The mission of FBLA is to inspire and prepare students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. This year’s theme is “Make Your Mark.”

Six FBLA Collegiate chapters from North Dakota and South Dakota participated in the conference from Feb. 22-23, connecting approximately 60 postsecondary students to test business skills against their peers from around the states.

In addition to the competitive events program, students attended workshops, voted for the 2026-27 state officer team and networked with other members. Members also had the opportunity to hear from North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong and a panel of business professionals and attend a tour of the Starion Sports Complex in Mandan.

All MSU FBLA members qualified for the National Leadership Conference, which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 6-8.

The MSU FBLA Chapter received the following awards:

– Dorothy L. Travis Outstanding Chapter Award: This award is a sweepstakes award named after the founder of ND FBLA. Points were given for each state officer candidate, current state officer and participant and placement in competitive events.

– Largest ND Local Chapter Membership: 26

– Largest Percentage of Increase in Chapter Membership: 63%

– Largest Percentage of Retention in Chapter Membership: 46%

– Outstanding Local Chapter Adviser: Jan Repnow

Individual competition award winners were:

– Who’s Who in North Dakota FBLA Collegiate: Alec Wolf

– Future Business Executive: Mason Lemer

– Accounting Case Competition: first place team of Cambry Ankenbauer, Ava Thorenson, Allyson Webster

– Business Ethics: second place team of Zack Volson and Wolf

– Business Law: second place, Webster; third place, Nate Olson; fifth place, Megan Swenson

– Business Presentation: first place team of Marissa Beck and Lily Savelkoul; second place team of Kyle Sandy and Volson

– Computer Applications: first place, Luke Curren; third place, Kyleigh Wiltse

– Customer Service: first place, Wolf; second place, Tessa Galvin

– Digital Design and Communications Case: first place team of Shaylie Holen, Wiltse, Wolf

– Emerging Business Issues: first place team of Lemer and Sandy; third place team of Jenna Heilman and Jersey Johnson

– Entrepreneurship Pitch: second place, Skye Shelmerdine; third place, Liz Chapman

– Finance Case Competition: first place team of Olson and Connor Radtke

– Foundations of Accounting: first place, Radtke; second place, Swenson; fourth place, Wiltse

– Foundations of Communications: fourth place, Galvin

– Foundations of Computer Science: second place, Curren; fourth place, Morgan Wittmayer

– Foundations of Digital Design: first place, Chapman; second place, Curren; third place, Holen; fourth place, Heilman

– Foundations of Economics: first place, Olson

– Foundations of Entrepreneurship: third place, Sandy

– Foundations of Finance: first place, Thorenson; third place, Noah Urquijo

– Foundations of Management: first place, Volson

– Foundations of Marketing: second place, Shelmerdine; third place, Savelkoul

– Foundations of Selling: second place, Radtke

– Foundations of Technology: third place, Wittmayer

– Hospitality Management Case Competition: first place team of Beck and Savelkoul

-Impromptu Speaking: second place, Ankenbauer

– Job Interview: fourth place, Galvin

– Organizational Behavior and Leadership: second place, Shelmerdine; fourth place, Beck; fifth place, Johnson

– Parliamentary Procedure: second place, Lemer

– Public Speaking: first place: Chapman

– Retail Management: first place, Webster; 2nd place, Holen

Alec Wolf was reelected president and Zack Volson was reelected vice president for 2026-27.