Global impact
Prior to the Pullman competition, teams from the College of Business’ international partners in Brig, Switzerland, Arusha, Tanzania and Chengdu, China held preliminary competitions judged by WSU faculty and volunteers from the college’s national board of advisors. The winning teams arrived in Pullman on April 17 to compete in the culminating event. All four of the international teams advanced to the final rounds.”This is truly a significant international event. WSU students have the opportunity to exchange ideas face to face with some of the brightest and most creative students from other countries,” said Jerman Rose, director of the International Business Institute. “It is great preparation for the global business world that awaits them.”
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Winning innovations
Team “ThermaGrip Technologies” from Woodinville, Wash., won the high school league competition with a design for a heated ski pole grip. The grip fits any pole, eliminates the need for bulky gloves and holds a battery charge for a full day of skiing.
Overall placings for the Business Plan Competition include:
Undergraduate League
First place: SAC
Members: Hogni Audunsson, Alex Badrutt, Elias Ei Feghali, Susi Li Zhang and Arabella Morgan, César Ritz Colleges Switzerland
Members: Dane Baird, Thanh Nguyen, Chris Routen and Ellen Simonsen, WSU College of Engineering and Architecture
Members: Krista Edwards, Matthew Paauw, Gage Pepin, Bryce Poulin and David Wyrick – WSU College of Engineering and Architecture
Members: Edward Mwamilawa, Deogratius Ngatunga and Jofrey Raymond, Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology, Tanzania
Members: Matt Burton, Mackenzie Chapman, Eric Hammett and Hermie Icban Jr.,“ WSU College of Business
High School League
Members: Anthony Dorra Gaffari, Cooper Horton, Alex Martinez and Noah Pratt, Sammamish High School
Member: Katie Leyde – Riverpoint Academy
Members: Samuel Lindstrom, Zoe Niska and Elisabeth Younce – Pullman Christian School