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Four Central Carolina Community College Phi Beta Lambda Club members brought home first-place awards from competitive events at the North Carolina State PBL Leadership Conference April 8-10 in Charlotte. Twelve CCCC students attended and, among them, earned 10 other place awards. Seven qualified to compete in the national conference, to be held in July in Nashville, Tenn. About 300 PBL members from 35 North Carolina community colleges and universities attended the Charlotte conference. Phi Beta Lambda is the national organization for students in business and business-related programs at post-secondary schools and colleges. Central Carolina C.C. PBL members at the conference were, from left, (front) Alex Benitez; (second row) CCCC PBL advisors Johnny Shull and Diane Kannarr, Donna Flowers and advisor Drew Goodson; (third row) Cheryl Reynolds, Shirley Rijske, Rachel Martin and Tanya Haislip; and (back row) Nick Wicker, Clayton Watts, Melvin Smith, CCCC President Bud Marchant, Jessica Krieger and Kevin Hutchinson. Attending, but not pictured, was Nico Boncales.