Indiana High School Students Win College Tuition Vouchers at Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.--(Business Wire)--
Indiana high school students in top-finishing teams of the third annual Purdue
Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy received college tuition vouchers ranging
from $100 to $500 that can be used at all Purdue University and Ivy Tech
Community College campuses in Indiana.

About 50 juniors and seniors from 21 Indiana counties participated in the
program.

"Indiana's and the country's economy depend upon not only the creation of new
innovations and technologies but also their commercialization," said Gregory W.
Deason, vice president for real estate and research park development.

The weeklong academy was based on Wendy Kennedy's entrepreneurship program "So
what? who cares? why you?". Kennedy's program has been adapted by numerous
entrepreneurship and educational organizations across North America.

Participating students were from Adams, Allen, Benton, Cass, Clinton, Delaware,
Floyd, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson,
Lake, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Tippecanoe and Vanderburgh counties.

Students formed teams that focused on economic development and created business
plans and investor presentations for a range of case studies.

Winning teams were:

First place: Impulse Inc. with team members Jim Schrader of Central Catholic
Junior & Senior High School in Lafayette, Anthony Rice of Greenwood High School,
Princessa Rennewanz of Logansport High School, Nitesh Bajaj, West Lafayette High
School and John Kipfer of Adams Central High School in Bluffton.

Second place: Saar Inc. with team members are David Gerth, Franklin Central High
School, Indianapolis; Alexandra Huang, Greenfield Homeschool Co-op,
Indianapolis; Caleb Nagel, Benton Central High School, West Lafayette; Briseida
Sandoval, Frankfort High School; and Andrew Stearns, Argos High School.

Third place: Petroleum with team members are Greg Burns, Central Catholic High
School, Lafayette; Dongyun Lee, Hamilton Southeastern High School, Fishers;
Jennifer Park, Bloomington North High School; Aaron Simmons, Shawe Memorial High
School, North Vernon; Jacob Stouder, Triton High School, Etna Green; and Shane
White, Greenwood High School.

The David E. Ross Award for Entrepreneurial Distinction was presented to Caleb
Nagel of Benton Central High School in Oxford.

Academy sponsors included AMIPurdue, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Camille's Sidewalk
Café, CSO Architects, Dairy Queen, Flowers by Rustic Bouquet, Greater Lafayette
Commerce, Holladay Properties, Ice Miller, Knoy Apparel, Lafayette Office
Supply, PEFCU, the Purdue Research Foundation and Sign Art Etc.

Purdue Research Park
Cynthia Sequin, 765-588-3340
casequin@prf.org

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