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Graduate Division:
Teams:
First:
Second:
Third:
Individuals:
First:
Second:
Third:
North Carolina State University – team A
Walter Thomas, Whitnee Barker, Wesley Everman
Clemson University – team A
Mayak Malik, Prashant Jha, Marcos Oliveria
Virginia Tech
David McCall, John Willis
John Willis, Virginia Tech
Wesley Everman, NCSU
Prashant Jha, Clemson
Undergraduate Division:
Teams:
First:
Second:
Third:
Individuals:
First:
Second:
Third:
University of Guelph – team B
Andrew Chisholm, Brian Gowan, Chrissie Schill
University of Guelph – team A
Phil Aitkin, Gerald Pynenborg, Jim Burns
Cornell University
Kristine Averill, Cameron Douglass
Gerald Pynenborg, Univ. of Guelph - A
Jim Burns, Univ. of Guelph - A
Brian Gowan, Univ. of Guelph - B
vi) Graduate Student Presentation Awards – Jeffrey Derr
Jeff acknowledged the other judges: David Mayonado, Scott Glenn, Lee Van
Wychen, and Bradley Majek. Jeff also commented on the quality of the presentations
and thanked the students for their efforts, but indicated that there were some similar
areas identified for improvement across the presentations. Jeff offered the following
suggestions for students to improve the quality of their presentations:
Don’t put too much data in the presentation – only use critical data
Be sure to preview your slides – know what is on them and fix mistakes
Consider a traditional order for the presentation
Give a research based presentation – not too much background information
Watch the time of the presentation
List the recommendations for next steps in the research
Jeff thanked BASF for once again sponsoring the awards, and asked Kathy
Kalmowitz to help present the awards. Jeff also recognized Jacob Barney for an
excellent presentation, but indicated that he was not eligible for an award. Robert
Shortell and Steven Mirsky tied for first place and Bryan Dillehay placed second, all
with excellent presentations.
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