Competition News
2014
April 18, 2014
Congratulations to the 2014 Smeal Case Competition sponsored by Kohl's Winning Team, The Solutioners!
The Solutioners (University Park)
Kaitlyn Schmeck, John Moran, William Belsterling, Madelyn Koch
The Smeal College of Business and the Steering Committee would like to thank Kohl's Department Stores for making this event possible. In addition, we appreciate the faculty and staff that stepped forward and gave their time and commitment as team advisers. Thank you for another successful event!
March 29, 2014
Congratulations and Good Luck to the four Competition Finalist Teams chosen to compete on March 29, 2014!
Dynasty Consulting (Altoona)
Mike Black, Brian Strauss, Matthew Sarver, Emily Thomas
The Solutioners (University Park)
Kaitlyn Schmeck, John Moran, William Belsterling, Madelyn Koch
Ice Kohl'd (University Park)
Mariana Saieva, James Brandolini, Alex Weber, Alanna Platt
The Untouchables (University Park)
Peter Levitt, Emily Harris, Mitali Gadekar, Paromita Barua
March 3, 2014
Congratulations and Good Luck to the following 16 teams chosen to compete on March 27-29, 2014!
Taking Care of Business (University Park)
Melinda Formola, Angelia Clark, Marc George, Teela Durling
Team Platinum (University Park)
Aakash Shewakaramani, Carlos Alzate, Ruoxi Tian, Shonaq Gupta
The Kohlden Girls (University Park)
Yue Mao, Yu-Jou Chen, Gabrielle Hodges, Chia-Jung Hou
ETTA (University Park)
Tina Lu, Emily Tressler, Victoria Babb, Anusha Chaudhry
Ice Kohl'd (University Park)
Mariana Saieva, James Brandolini, Alex Weber, Alanna Platt
The Determined Masterminds (University Park)
Macy Brinton, Sarah Plessinger, Michael Dubnansky, Rhea Lobo
The INOVATIE Group (New Kensington)
Amy Kudranski, Samantha Simon, Chelsea Leake, Angelica Matta
Team Greater Allegheny (Greater Allegheny)
Amanda Alhaj, Shawn Downey, George Madden, Andrew Pricener
Retail Renegades (Lehigh Valley)
Michael Egan, Ashlee Brotzman, Ryan Alexander, Joseph Sullivan
The Solutioners (University Park)
Kaitlyn Schmeck, John Moran, William Belsterling, Madelyn Koch
Dynasty Consulting (Altoona)
Mike Black, Brian Strauss, Matthew Sarver, Emily Thomas
Suited for Business (University Park)
Jake Bealin, Noor Nahavandi, Allura So, Myron Leung
Smarty Pants (University Park)
Diana Razumow, Quiguo Li, Roxy Kravets, Jose Americo Arias
The Untouchables (University Park)
Peter Levitt, Emily Harris, Mitali Gadekar, Paromita Barua
KohlStars (University Park)
Polaris Qin, Kayla Ariza, Casey Crouse, Lotus Zhou
Beta Sig Investors (University Park)
Alec Bogholtz, Conor Doyle, Collin Branch, Matt Mandel
2013
October 28, 2013
Information sessions will be held on:
October 29, 2013
6:00pm - 7:00pm
108 Business Building
November 6, 2013
6:00pm - 7:00pm
124 Business Building
September 30, 2013
Deadline to apply is November 15, 2013 by 5:00pm!
July 8, 2013
Save the Date! The 2014 Smeal Case Competition sponsored by Kohl's will be held on March 27-29, 2014!
April 12, 2013
Congratulations to the 2013 Smeal Case Competition sponsored by Kohl's Winning Team, One Hit Wonders!
One Hit Wonders (University Park)
Kyle Wang, Noor Nahavandi, Ryan Saba, Eli Karvi
The Smeal College of Business and the Steering Committee want to thank the faculty and staff that stepped forward and gave their time and commitment as team advisers. Also thank you to Kohl's for making this event possible.
March 23, 2013
Congratulations and Good Luck to the four Competition Finalist Teams chosen to compete on March 23, 2013!
Berks (Berks)
Noreen Cioffi, Xin Yu Bi, Eric Augustine, Nicol Varano
The Chosen Ones (University Park)
Jianan Yu, Kelly Zheng, Shyam Lakhani, Jesse Reis
Innovative Business Solutions (University Park)
Yanying Chen, Myron Leung, Xinyue Feng, Yue Mao
One Hit Wonders (University Park)
Kyle Wang, Noor Nahavandi, Ryan Saba, Eli Karvi
February 18, 2013
Congratulations and Good Luck to the following 16 teams chosen to compete on March 21-23, 2013!
Innovative Business Solutions (University Park)
Yanying Chen, Myron Leung, Xinyue Feng, Yue Mao
The Chosen Ones (University Park)
Jianan Yu, Kelly Zheng, Shyam Lakhani, Jesse Reis
Kohl Train (University Park)
Jilian Keller, Radler Kelly, Alexander Annunziato, Alexander Madzio
One Hit Wonders (University Park)
Kyle Wang, Noor Nahavandi, Ryan Saba, Eli Karvi
Kohls Kommodities (University Park)
Alayna Auerbach, Alexander Brillman, Ariel Prochowski, Serkan Saka
Team Greater Allegheny (Greater Allegheny)
Amanda Alhaj, James Hiles, Steven Pro, Lindsay Guglielmo
Berks (Berks)
Noreen Cioffi, Xin Yu Bi, Eric Augustine, Nicol Varano
Alpha Kappa (University Park)
Rachel Lewis, Sarah Gooch, Ryan Rainey, Kaitlyn Gregg
Behrend's Team Bruno (Behrend)
Ryan Knoll, John Wells, Kaley Morgenstern, Biljana Vidakovic
Real Deal Retailers (University Park)
Rebecca Fry, Lindsey Grillot, Alicia Popsecu, Lauren Miller
Great Expectations (University Park)
Ashley Weinheimer, Yingxi Sophia Wu, Kayla Ariza, Morgan Small
Team Brandywine (Brandywine)
Amelia Klaus, Amanda Dzwill, Joseph Pilling, R. Brett Robinson
I Smeal A Victory (University Park)
Zachary Fleming, Matthew Jones, Natalie Magan, Christopher Sihelnik
Magna Res (University Park)
Jessica Altman, Laila Saghian, Devin Everett, Marlow Bryant
The KOHLition (University Park)
Ashlynn Eidemiller, Alyssa Shirley, Molly Brunner, Matthew Delricco
Kohl Me Maybe (University Park)
Jacob Bealin, Tyler Feldman, Gregory Merrick, Allura So
2012
March 26, 2012
Congratulations to the 2012 winners!
The Real Dream Team (University Park)
Matthew Bonczek, Andrea Fochler, Marc McMullen, and Matthew Thorwart
Team Adviser(s): William Lippert and Shaun Knight
March 24, 2012
Congratulations and Good Luck to the four Competition Finalist Teams!
Fresh Innovations (University Park)
Kenny Allen, Jacob Bealin, Gregory Merrick and Allura So
Team Adviser(s): Meg Brower
Great Expectations (Altoona)
Matt Amrhein, Kevin Burmmert, Nichole Lester and Matt Stolarski
Team Adviser(s): Maurie Kelly
The Real Dream Team (University Park)
Matthew Bonczek, Andrea Fochler, Marc McMullen and Matthew Thorwart
Team Adviser(s): William Lippert and Shaun Knight
We're Just Good Looking (University Park)
Adam Almonte, Christopher Chang, Chelsea Franey and Ashley Leineweber
Team Adviser: Jennifer Coupland