UCLA Anderson proudly announces the Class of 2017 winners of the Deloitte Consulting Award for Management Consulting Achievement, the Sedgwick Award for Best AMR/BCO Written Report and the Union Bank BCO Award.
In lieu of a master’s thesis, Anderson students complete a field study project either as Applied Management Research consultants or as new company founders through the Business Creation Option. AMR is the nation’s first business school field study program and is the capstone experience of every Anderson MBA’s journey. The program’s 3,000 clients have included Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, microfinance institutions and startups.
A panel of Deloitte consultants judged five AMR team presentations for the $5,000 cash award. The 2017 winner is Team 10 – Nigerian Export Promotions Council, consisting of Lucia Ehimika, Petro Kit, Rebecca Hilton, Chigozie Muoto and Jessica Thompson, advised by Victor Tabbush.
The Sedgwick Award winner was selected by a committee of faculty and AMR staff. The winner of the $4,000 cash award is Team 24 – Switchfly, whose project served the travel e-commerce platform. Team members Kimaya Chaudhary, David Meng, Quentin Reynolds, Brandon Rho and Kevin Skup were advised by George Ingersoll.
Four BCO teams presented to a panel of judges from Union Bank to determine the winners of the first dedicated BCO award. Knapp Venture Competition second-place winners Team 58 – officebites, advised by Dan Nathanson, prevailed. Jesse Shapiro, Evan Milnor, Anna Highberger and Brian Leong will collect the $5,000 cash prize.
The UCLA Anderson community congratulates the winning teams! They will be honored at the annual Academic Awards banquet on June 9, 2017, and their names will be engraved on plaques in the Cornell Hall's D Atrium.
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