The Excelsior team, comprised of biomedical engineering’s Lucas Artusi, Blayne Kettlewell, and Amy O’Neil, along with business major Stephanie Nixon, won first prize at the 2nd Annual Roden Case Competition in February.
The Excelsior team, comprised of biomedical engineering’s Lucas Artusi, Blayne Kettlewell, and Amy O’Neil, along with business major Stephanie Nixon, won first prize at the 2nd Annual Roden Case Competition in February. The undergraduate students beat out 15 other teams to win a $4,000 grand prize.
This year’s competition required teams to develop a business plan and methodology to demonstrate how GPS technology can assist blind people. Over a three-week time period, Excelsior developed their plan and ultimately presented to judges a prototype of a depth perception device that uses vibration to communicate with blind people.
“The experience was invaluable,” said senior Blayne Kettlewell, “the competition showed us the link between engineering and business and how to work collaboratively with a team.”
The competition is open to all university undergraduate students but each team must have at least one engineering major. The Roden Case Study Competition is the first university case competition to offer an engineering focus.
Read more about the Roden Case Study Competition.
