1999

Blackburn attends PBL Con£.

from Mississippi, and more than 1,000 students across the nation. Richard represented Phi Beta Lambda (a college ~ organization) as Mississippi's State secr etary. this is a pos1tion that he was ~ to earlier this year at State Leadersh ip Cclnference m I ackson . The week 'i\C.S filled with a variety of der~p workshops, co:mpetitive events, tours of Otkago_, and a wonderful guest speaker. The election of the aru.zations' national officer tam for the upcoming school year as also held. Bladdmm is a senior at th e Unl\-asity of Southern ppi majoring in Bus-~ Technology Education. Bef -e transferring to USM, Bladd:h:m earned an Associates of A."15 at East Central Commu:uty 'College and was a 1 graduate of Newton C01,mu Academy. .

Richard Blackburn

a

Richard

Blackbu.rn_

lifelong resident of the

~-ron

area,

recently

had

the

opportunity represen! Mississippi at the Piu Seta Lambda National Leade:s;-.tp Conference in Chicago, IllL~Ol5. The week long event we attended by Richard a~ ,.. ·ell as 82 other students and adv1stus to

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