2020 Virtual Case Study Competition (VCS)
Rock Chalk, Jayhawk
Congratulations to the University of Kansas for earning first place in this year's Virtual Case Study Competition. The Jayhawk team of Ashley Unmacht (Team Leader), Courtney Mathena, Ginger McBride, and Kate Schmit took the crown from a total of 44 entries from 27 different schools. Each member of the winning team received a check for $200.
In second place was a team from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Third place was a tie between the University of Georgia lead by Nicholas Trotter and Indiana University lead by Christine Salzman. Oklahoma State University, St. Cloud State University, University of Missouri and University of Texas at El Paso all featured a contest high of four teams.
Thank you to every student who took part in this year's contest and to the staff advisors who helped coordinate their efforts.
This year's scenario dealt with food insecurity on campus. READ MORE...
1st Place: $200 per team member
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Team Members: Ashley Unmacht*, Courtney Mathena, Ginger McBride, and Kate Schmit
2nd Place: $150 per team member
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
Team Members: Emily Brown*, Carolina Forrest, Nick Vitalone, and Hannah Wiebke
3rd Place: $100 per team member
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Team Members: Nicholas Trotter*, Abbi Flagg, Ricardo Belizaire
3rd Place: $100 per team member
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
Team Members: Christine Salzman*, Shelby Kuepker, Alexis Fuentes, Madeline Murphy
* denotes team leader
TEAM ENTRIES (with team captain in parenthesis)
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
| Arkansas Tech University Eastern Illinois University Illinois State University Indiana University Iowa State University Marquette University Marywood University Missouri State University North Carolina State University (2) Oklahoma State University (4) Old Dominion University San Diego State University (2) St. Cloud State University (4) Stephen F. Austin State University (3) |
Texas A&M University Texas State University University of Central Arkansas University of Georgia University of Kansas University of Missouri (4) University of North Carolina at Greensboro University of South Carolina University of St. Thomas University of Texas at El Paso (4) Western Carolina University Western Illinois University (2) Western Kentucky University |