Capstone / Foundation Simulation Winners Announced

Management Simulations, Inc., Northfield, IL announced the winners of the Capstone / Foundation Business Simulation Challenge

Dan Smith, president of Management Simulations, Inc., announced the winners of the Spring, 2003 Capstone / Foundation Business Simulation International Competition. The competition began with 423 teams, totaling 854 participants.

Teams were judged on cumulative profit.

Of the top six finishers in the Capstone Business Simulation category, two schools each placed twice, a remarkable achievement: Vanderbilt University(1st and 4th) and St. Andrews Presbyterian College (3rd and 6th).

In the Capstone Business Simulation category, the winners and their professors were:

1st place: Vanderbilt University: Student Scott Barnett - The Strategy Club, Professor Kevin Clark

2nd place: University of Florida: Student Travis Bond - Professor John Hall

3rd place: St. Andrews Presbyterian College: Students Peter Gut, David Miyamoto and Toby Neher - Professor James Hansz

4th place: Vanderbilt University: Student Garvin Chan - The Strategy Club, Professor Kevin Clark

5th place: Webster University: Student Yasen Li - Professor Renee English

6th place: St. Andrews Presbyterian College: Student Rebecca Baker - Professor James Hansz.

In the Foundation Business Simulation category, one school finished twice among the six finalists, the University of New Orleans. Another remarkable achievement.

The winners and their professors were:

1st place: University of New Orleans: Student Kevin Ross - Professor Joey Wilson

2nd place: Georgia Southern University: Student John Waymire - Professor Richard Rantilla

3rd place: University of Texas, Dallas: Students TJ Brennan and Mike Zaccarella - Professor Steven Phelan

4th place: University of Massachusetts: Students Jard Falcon, Ryan Pelletier, Steve Eimer and Mitchell Tanaki - Professor Walter Einstein

5th place: University of New Orleans: Student Todd Thompson - Professor Joey Wilson

6th place: Adelphi University: Student Mike Loesch - Professor Joseph Sheldrick

Winners names are posted on the web site www.capsim.com.

Students managed simulated corporations making decisions in Research and Development, Human Resources, Marketing, Production and Finance. Each of these categories involved making many analyses and decisions, with eight simulated years of operation taking place in one week. The finals compressed eight years of management into one day.

Management Simulations offered it's congratulations to the winning students, all entrants and their professors.

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