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Fayetteville
State University
School
of Business & Economics
MBA Program
Competitive
Awards
I. SMALL BUSINESS &
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SBTDC) GRADUATE BUSINESS COMPETITIONS
Purpose-
Two-to-five-member teams from graduate business students in North
Carolina’s public and private business schools serve as management
consultants to local companies in their respective service areas.
Each team is expected to identify and analyze problems confronting
the company and recommend solutions to management. Evaluation is
based on the quality of written report and an oral presentation that
each team makes to a panel of judges. Normally between 12-20 teams
from leading business schools in
North Carolina
participate in this competition. (Max two teams from each
participating school)
2006-2007
3nd Place, North Carolina
Students: Meenakshi Ahuja/Van Nguyen
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
2005-2006
2nd Place, North Carolina
Students: Christina Powell/Roman Trudnenko
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
2004-2005
3rd
Place,
North Carolina
Students: Rebecca Lucas/Tony Martyn/Jessica Portela
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
2003-2004
Honorable Mentions,
North Carolina
Students:
Boris Abbey/Barney Corbett/Dr. Ashok Jain
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
1999-2000
1st Place, North Carolina
Students: Michael Best/Christine
Nesbitt/Carl Patterson
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
1997-1998 2nd
Place,
North Carolina
Students: Ron Lavoie/Robbie Reed/Margaret
Ricker
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
3rd Place,
North Carolina
Students: Bryan
Boone/Donald Crumpler
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
1994-1995
2nd Place, North Carolina
Students: Rafael Corella, Rhonda Keyes, and
Robert Land
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
1993-1994
Honorable Mentions,
North Carolina
Students:
Dean Checknita and Tim Ketterman
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
Honorable Mentions,
North Carolina
Students: Pam Jackson/Robert Land/Anthony
Tringale
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
1991-1992
3rd Place, North Carolina
Students:
Ron Milton/Jesse Smith
Principal Advisor:
Dr. Tavakoli
1989-1990
2nd Place, North Carolina
Students:
David Braxton/Rafael Corella/Catherine Vergopia
Principal Advisor:
Dr. Tavakoli
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II. SMALL BUSINESS
INSTITUTE DIRECTORS’ ASSOCIATION (SBIDA) GRADUATE BUSINESS CASE
COMPETITION
Purpose: The Small
Business Institute Directors' Association (SBIDA) sponsors the SBIDA
Case of the Year Competition to recognize outstanding student work
on field cases. Any college or university conducting field cases may
enter student case reports in this competition. Each team is
expected to identify and analyze problems confronting an assigned
company and recommend solutions to management. Evaluation is based
on the quality of written report.
A. National Awards:
1998 Runner–Up, National Level
Students: Donald
Crumpler and Bryan Boone
Principal
Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
1997
1st Place, National Level
Students: Sandra
Auckland and Kim Bizub
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
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B. Regional Awards:
2001 1st
Place, Regional Award
Students: Sajata Strong and Merdeces
Jakola,
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
District 2 consists of eight states:
AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN, and VA
1998 1st place, Regional Award
Students: Donald
Crumpler and Bryan Boon
Principal Advisor:
Dr. Tavakoli
Region IV consists of eight states: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC,
and TN
1997 1st Place, Regional
level
Students: Sandra
Auckland and Kim Bizub
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
Region IV consists of eight states: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC,
SC, and TN
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III. NATIONAL BLACK
MBA ASSOCIATION (NBMBAA) STUDENT CASE COMPETITION
Purpose: This competition provides students an opportunity to
demonstrate their knowledge, problem-solving skills, analytical
proficiency, and presentation abilities to corporate executives
judging the competition. While judging student case competitions
corporate sponsors are able to observe first hand a potential
employee's ability to solve common business problems and demonstrate
leadership ability, which leads to improved employment opportunities
for students.
1998 Top
Three (unranked), North Carolina
Students: Shirley Fowler, Paul Vowotor, and Katrina Graham
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
1998 Top
Award, Graduate Essay Competition, North Carolina
Student: Paul Vowotor
Principal Advisor:
Dr. Tavakoli
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IV. OPPORTUNITY
FUNDING CORPORATION (OFC) VENTURE CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP
Purpose: This
competition is intended to foster the entrepreneurial spirit,
encourage development of innovative service or product concepts, and
develop business leaders who aggressively pursue excellence, are
fearless strategists and are committed to building effective
organizations. The OFC Venture Challenge is open to the nation's
HBCUs that offer graduate programs in business. Each team is
expected to prepare an original business plan and presents the plan
to venture capitalists, many of whom are ready to invest. This
program has so far generated more than $266 million in capital and
financing for hundreds of minority-owned organizations.
2007
1th Place,
National Award &
Most Outstanding Business Plan Award
Students: Daniela Paval/Christine Powell/Tandon Martis/Amir
Pirzadeh
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
2006
4th Place,
National Award &
Most Outstanding Business Plan Award
Students:
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
2005 1st
Place,
National Award & Most Outstanding Business Plan Award
Students: Charles Dickens, Christine Gable,
Evelyn McCray, Daniela Pavel
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
2004
2nd
Place, National Award
& Most Outstanding
Business Plan Award
Students:
Joe Fort, Tony Martyn, Jill Nunnery, Elizabeth Ocalan, and Myron
Wong
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
2003 2nd
Place, National Award
Students: Amos Green, Irina Howard, Aamir Khan,
and JoAnn Seymour
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
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V.
North Carolina
HBCU Business Plan Competition
Purpose: This statewide
competition that is intended to foster entrepreneurial spirit among
undergraduate and graduate students. Participating teams are
expected to prepare and present an original business plan and make a
formal presentation to a panel of venture capitalists and other
experts.
2004
1st
Place
Students:
Boris Abbey, Amos Green,
and Marivel Ramos
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
VI.
Southern Business
Administration Association
2005 1st
Place, Student of the Year
Student:
Rebecca Lucas
Principal Advisor: Dr. Tavakoli
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