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Glenville State University students advance to national FBLA conference

GSU FBLA members Haylen Book, Charles Copeland (Right) pictured with WV FBLA Staff and GSU Professor Kandas Queen (Middle) at the State Leadership Conference in April. (Photo by WV FBLA Collegiate Division)

GLENVILLE, WV — Glenville State University FBLA President Charles Copeland III and Vice President Haylen Book advanced to the 2024 Future Business Leaders of America-Collegiate National Conference. Book earned Top 10 honors.

After a successful stint at the State Leadership Conference in early April, Charles Copeland earned a 2nd place finish in the Entrepreneurship & Selling category and Haylen Book dominated the competition with a 1st place win in Finance & Management. Copeland and Book established themselves as some of West Virginia’s top collegiate business students and punched their tickets to the national conference held in June.

From June 24-27, Copeland and Book were in Orlando, Florida, at the FBLA National Conference giving presentations on their projects in their respective categories. Over the three days, they represented themselves in front of a larger audience, gained leadership and career preparation experience, and got a better understanding of how to become successful community-minded business leaders.

At the conclusion of the conference, Haylen Book placed 9th in the Management Competition, earning national recognition for her preparation and understanding of her project.

Glenville State University proudly congratulates Book on this impressive accomplishment and GSU FBLA on an incredible year.

The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is a co-curricular organization that prepares students for careers in business and related fields with programs ranging from Middle School through Secondary Education. For information on programs, future events, and how to join, visit the West Virginia FBLA website at West Virginia FBLA.

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