Albany Technical College
Release: 07/3/08
Albany, Georgia

Albany Tech students win top honors at national Phi Beta Lambda competition

Two Albany Technical College students placed in the Top Ten at the 2008 Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference held in Atlanta from June 21-24th. Michael Keith, a Computer Information Systems student from Albany, placed seventh in the Website Development category. Travis Ellis, a Computer Information Systems student from Lee County, placed eighth in Website Development.
Keith, Ellis, and another ATC student, Wendell Covin, also operate a website design business called Albany Web Wizards. The trio met through the Computer Information Systems program. They quickly realized the skills they were learning at ATC, combined with their specific design talents, could help them establish a profitable business.  Now, they’ve created websites for several southwest Georgia businesses and hope to continue growing their venture.
Phi Beta Lambda, the post-secondary division of Future Business Leaders of America, is an educational association made up of 250,000 students nationwide. The organization prepares students for careers in business and business-related fields. More than 1,500 students competed in the national competition, including five from Albany Technical College.
Albany Technical College also received awards for the Largest Increase in Local Chapter Membership and Largest Percentage of Increase in Local Chapter Membership.
Photo Attached: Left to Right - Theresa West (Advisor), Michael Keith and Travis Ellis.
 
Kathryn McPhail
Director of Public Relations and Information
Albany Technical College
1704 S. Slappey Blvd.
Albany, GA 31701
Phone: (229) 430-5117
Fax: (229) 430-3594
kmcphail@albanytech.edu