PBL Officers for 2013-2014

Pictured, seated, from left to right are PBL officers Charleen Hegg, Secretary; Kimberly Jackson, President; and Marlita Bridges, Reporter/Historian. On the back row are PBL Advisor Andrea Oates, PBL Parliamentarian Chico Davis, PBL Vice President Ethan Johnson, and PBL Advisor Donna Lawrence. Photo taken by SGTC Staff

South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Americus chapter recently elected club officers for its 2013-2014 year. Members of the student organization voted and elected a President, Vice President, Secretary, Parliamentarian, and Reporter/Historian for their chapter.

Kimberly Jackson of Americus, a Marketing Management student, was named President of PBL’s Americus chapter. Jackson was also named Southern Region Community Service Chair for PBL’s Southern Region Action Council (SRAC), which is a team of members dedicated to assisting the expansion of the Southern Region and the Promotion of National Programs for PBL. Her past accolades include being named SGTC’s Student of Excellence for March 2013; first, second, and fourth place finishes in PBL district competitions earlier this year; and Who’s Who in PBL. She is also Vice President of SGTC’s National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) for the Americus chapter and a member of the Student Leadership Council as a Marketing Management Representative. 

Ethan Johnson, a Criminal Justice Technology student from Oglethorpe, was named Vice President for SGTC’s PBL Americus chapter. Johnson was recently named SGTC Student of Excellence for October 2013, and his past accomplishments include a first and second place finish in PBL district competitions earlier this year, a second place state win, and an impressive first place win for Justice Administration at PBL Nationals in Anaheim, California this summer. Johnson is also a member of NTHS and a member of the Student Leadership as a Criminal Justice Representative.

PBL’s newest Secretary is Charleen Hegg of Mauk, an Accounting student. Chico Davis of Buena Vista, a Health Care Assistant student, was named Parliamentarian; and Marlita Bridges of Americus, a Medical Assisting student, was named Reporter/Historian.