Clark Atlanta University Beats Top MBA Programs to Win 1st Place and $25K in Scholarships During NBMBAA Case Competition
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Posted By: Kennedy Williams on October 03, 2021 On Friday, September 17, 2021, students from the Clark Atlanta University MBA program won first place in a highly competitive business case competition held at the National Black MBA Association Conference held in Chicago, IL. Clark Atlanta University’s first-place team members were; Christine Fasuyi, Rasheeda Muhammed, and Shannon Smith. The students won top honors to include $25,000 in scholarships over Georgia Tech who placed second and the University of Michigan scholars who placed third. Clark Atlanta University MBA students in the preliminary round, beat Alabama A&M, Auburn University, Morgan State University, the University of Alabama, and the University of Texas at Austin to advance to the finals. In the final round, CAU bested teams from Baylor University, Georgia Tech University, Penn State University, the University of Miami, the University of Rochester, and the University of Michigan. The National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) holds one of the most competitive and prestigious MBA case competitions in the country where minority students compete to solve a challenging business case. Every year students compete for $50,000 in scholarships in the competition that is sponsored by Stellantis (previously Chrysler/Fiat). This year, 33 top MBA programs competed in the competition including; Georgetown, Ohio State University, Georgia State University, Michigan State University, and New York University (NYU Stern), just to name a few. Please see the list below for all of the universities that competed in this year’s competition. List of Competing Teams: Alabama A&M University Auburn University Clark Atlanta University College of William & Mary Baylor University Boston University Emory University Florida International University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgia State University Georgia Tech University Howard University Johns Hopkins University Michigan State University Morgan State University New York University Ohio State University Penn State University Rutgers University Southern University Syracuse University University of Alabama University of Chicago University of Miami University of Michigan University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of South Carolina University of Tennessee - Knoxville University of Texas @ Austin Vanderbilt University Washington University (St. Louis) SOURCE: Clark Atlanta University If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Kennedy Williams
From Loganville, GA Spelman College class of 2020 Member Since July 2016 |
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