Florida State University’s chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM) teams won Chapter of the Year for the third consecutive year.
The award was one of a handful bestowed upon team members at the SAM national conference in Nashville last month. FSU’s SAM team was comprised entirely of students majoring in commercial entrepreneurship and is housed in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship.
Evaluation for the Chapter of the Year award is based on local chapters’ accomplishments and work, including service to the community.
It is a win that speaks to the caliber of students at FSU, said the chapter’s faculty adviser Bob Garner, teaching faculty and entrepreneur in residence at the Moran College.
“I am just extremely proud of our students,” Garner said. “I think it shows not only the quality of our students but the quality of instruction by our faculty.”
Three FSU teams competed across three divisions: undergraduate, open and online. In the open division FSU was represented by seniors Antonio Sojos, Chris Jafet and Paige Spizale. In the undergraduate division, seniors Kelsey Pemberton and Kaitlyn Killeen and junior John Jones competed, while the virtual team included juniors Ben Arney, Ashton Herndon and Julian Fernandez.
The chapter’s awards include:
Open Division
| Team Awards | Individual Awards |
|---|---|
| Overall Team – Second Place | Extemporaneous Speech Competition – Second Place – Paige Spizale |
| Written Case Competition – First Place | Business Pitch Competition – Third Place – Antonio Sojas |
| International Collegiate Business Skills Championship – Second Place – Christopher Jafet |
Undergraduate Division
| Team Awards | Individual Awards |
|---|---|
| Overall Team – Second Place | Extemporaneous Speech – First Place – Kaitlyn Kileen |
| Written Case Competition – Second Place | Business Pitch Competition – Second Place – Kelsey Pemberton |
| Student Case Competition – Second Place | International Collegiate Business Skills Championship – Second Place – Kelsey Pemberton |
Online Division
| Team Awards | Individual Awards |
|---|---|
| Overall Team – Third Place | Extemporaneous Speech Competition – Second Place – Ashton Herndon |
| Written Case Competition – First Place | Business Knowledge Bowl Competition – Second Place – Ashton Herndon |
| Student Case Competition – Second Place | Business Pitch Competition – Third Place – Ben Arney |
| International Collegiate Business Skills Championship – Third Place – Ashton Herndon |
Garner was recognized as outstanding Faculty Adviser.
For more information, visit samnational.org.