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OVU student appointed to state organization

VIENNA — Ohio Valley University student Drew Simms has been appointed to serve as vice president of West Virginia’s state Phi Beta Lambda organization, according to officials at the state organization.

Simms was nominated for the one-year term of office at the Phi Beta Lambda national competition in Atlanta in June. He assumed the new role at the beginning of the 2016-17 academic year this fall.

Simms is a senior energy management and production engineering major from Marietta, Ohio. He transferred to Ohio Valley University to complete his baccalaureate degree after completing associate of science and arts degrees from Washington State Community College.

“Our mantra at the state level is ‘better together,'” Simms said. “I am personally committed to working hard with the current leaders to build a more cooperative spirit among all of the Phi Beta Lambda chapters throughout West Virginia. We will be better together if we come alongside each other and build a stronger competitive presence for West Virginia at the national competition each year.”

Students in Phi Beta Lambda compete in a numerous areas of competition at the state level.

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