(KLZA)--The Peru State College FBLA Collegiate Chapter recently experienced success at the Nebraska State Leadership Conference held in Kearney.

 The members came away with 15 first-place awards and 50 Top Five finishes which is the chapters best showing in years. 

Based on their placements, many students are automatically eligible to compete at the National Leadership Conference which will be held in Las Vegas this June. At this time, 16 students have automatically qualified for the NLC with another most likely moving up to compete as competitors can only participate in two events in Las Vegas.

Peru State chapter member, Amelia Hakl, a sophomore marketing major from Spencer, was elected to serve as the 2025-26 Nebraska FBLA Collegiate Vice President of Membership. 

Among the individuals qualifying for the competition in Las Vegas was:

Sheila Miller – from Auburn.  A junior elementary education major. 
3rd – Customer Service*
3rd – Future Business Facilitator*

Nevada West – from Falls City, a junior marketing major. 
1st – Foundations of Marketing*

Nebraska FBLA Collegiate is dedicated to inspiring and developing the next generation of leaders by preparing members for careers in business and business-related fields.