Integrated Business Case Competition Fall 2011

The final round of the Northwestern Mutual Integrated Business Case Competition was held this Saturday, December 3rd in the beautiful Business Leadership Building on the UNT campus.  Five teams, competing for prizes and recognition, presented their strategic recommendations to a panel of judges that included Tait Cruse (UNT alum & Managing Partner, Northwestern Mutual - The Texas Financial Group), John Laplante (UNT alum, Deview Electronics), Tony Mendez (Murphy Center, CoB) and Finley Graves (Dean, CoB).

The students did a great job, showing how much they have learned throughout their entire education here at UNT.  Many of the students invited family and friends to provide support, enjoy the presentations and lunch, and see the culmination of the student’s hard work.

While a difficult decision, the judges finally were able to identify 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. Members of the top three teams are listed below (and shown in the attached PowerPoint).  If you know any of these students, please congratulate them on their good work.

The Judges

Finley Graves - Dean, CoB, John Laplante - UNT alum, Deview Electronics, Tony Mendez - Murphy Center, CoB, Tait Cruse - UNT alum & Managing Partner, The Texas Financial Group

First Place Winners

Joshua Castillo, Paul Freeman, Ellen Larimore, Antonio Martinez, Drew Nichols, Bryan Pope, Yudhono Rawis, Zhi Qi Yang with sponsor Tait Cruse

Second Place Winners

Vladimir Bogachev, Chalesia Johnson, Shawnna Pierson, Quinton Roberts, Jordan Roper and Lauren Wood with sponsor Tait Cruse (Not shown: Brandi Chinen, James Friedley) 

Third Place Winners

Christopher Bailey, Camille Coleman, Kevin Holden, Thomas Huffman, Jacob Knight, Special Myles, Christopher Perry and Lesley Sanderlin with Sponsor Tait Cruse