July 20, 2009
For Immediate Release

RCCC Students Attend Phi Beta Lambda Conference

                 SALISBURY, N.C. — Three students and one instructor/advisor from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College attended the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) National Leadership Conference, held in late June, in Anaheim, Calif.

                  RCCC students Olivia Ackerman, Erin Derr and Sandra Horne and their PBL faculty advisor Martha Cranford represented the college at the national conference. The students competed in several competitions, including business communication, marketing concepts, information management, and leadership and project management.

                  Some 1,776 PBL members, advisors and professional division members attended the Anaheim conference, making it the largest PBL delegation in history. Most of the 50 United States were represented at the conference. North Carolina had 80 members in attendance, representing 16 local chapters, including RCCC and Pfeiffer University.

                  Delegates heard motivation speakers, attended leadership workshops, elected national officers and participated in competitive events following their state-level wins in April.

                  Phi Beta Lambda Inc., is a non-profit student business organization, with nearly a quarter million members and advisors, in 12,000 chartered college and high school chapters worldwide. PBL's mission is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. The association is headquartered in Reston, Va.

                  RCCC offers a number of business programs, including business administration, accounting, economics, finance and marketing and retail, office systems technology and medical office administration. For more information, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu/programs/.

               RCCC is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. RCCC is one of 58 colleges in the state-supported North Carolina Community College System.

                RCCC offers fully-accredited associate-degree programs in more than 40 areas of study, including arts and sciences, business, information technology, health and public services, and engineering technologies. RCCC also offers accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career training, continuing education and basic skills education. RCCC provides a strong foundation and transferable credits for students moving on to four-year colleges and universities and helps adults get the additional training they need to start new careers.

               RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an overall enrollment of approximately 20,000 students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.