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The AAEA Graduate Student Case Study Competition allows graduate students to test their communication skills and their ability to apply their knowledge of agricultural economics and agribusiness subjects to practical situations. Students competing in the competition will receive a copy of the case study at least two weeks in advance of the AAEA annual meetings. Each team should prepare an oral summary of their solution to the case that will last no more than 15 minutes. Presentations lasting over 15 minutes will be penalized. After the presentation, teams should be prepared to answer questions from the judges on their interpretation of the case. 

Teams can be comprised of up to three graduate students. Students may either compete as a team from the same school, or may choose to be mixed with students from other schools. If there is only one student from a school that wants to participate, the student can compete on their own, or be matched with other students. In the case of teams that are matched with individuals from different universities, competitors will be notified of their teammates as soon as possible, but no later than the same day the case is announced. 

Terms of Use: ALL Presentations are copyrighted by the authors, whether or not noted explicitly on the slides. For permission to use all or part of a presentation, please contact the author.

 
 

2008 Competition - Orlando, Florida

 
 

1st Place : Oklahoma State University

  • Shannon Sand
  • Kathleen Brooks
 
 

2nd Place :University of Arkansas

  • Julie Conn
  • Aiko Therese Landerito
  • Bonifacio Sessa
 

3rd Place :University of Nebraska

  • Brian Williams
  • Ben Blomendahl
 
 

2007 Competition - Portland, Oregon

 
 

1st Place : Alberta University

  • James Benkie
  • Amanda Dacyk
  • Catalina Solano
 
 

2nd Place :University of Arkansas

  • Arbaiya Abdula
  • Caroline Boen
  • Corey Fortin
 
 

3rd Place :Florida University (Team 1)

  • Jennifer Twyman Nunez
  • Matthew Salois
 
 

2006 Competition - Long Beach, California

Case Study Problem:

 
 

1st Place : Alabama A&M University- $300

  • Monica Glinton
  • Jermisha Johnson
 
 

2nd Place : University of Alberta - $200

  • Vanessa Goodman
  • Cheryl Davie
 
 

3rd Place : University of Arkansas - $100

  • Juan Monge
  • Jeffrey Hignight
  • Johannes Graf
 
 

2005 Competition - Providence, Rhode Island

Case Study Problem: "eMerge Interactive Case "

 
 

1st Place : University of Missouri - Columbia - $200

  • Hilary Dorr
  • Michelle Mullins
"eMerge: Strategic Analysis "  
 

2nd Place : Purdue University

  • Jacob AcMoody
  • Michael Gunderson
  • Whitney Oliver Peak
"eMerge Interactive: Sustainability and Success"  
 

3rd Place : Oklahoma State

  • Sierra Howry
  • Baltazar Prado
  • Ross Pruitt
"eMerge Interactive"  
 

2004 Competition - Denver, Colorado

Case Study Problem: "Vertical Coordination In The Malting Barley Industry: A ?Silver Bullet' For Coors? "

 
 

1st Place : Texas A & M University- $200

  • Lindsey Higgins
  • Pablo Ramirez
"Vertical Coordination in Malting Barley "  
 

2nd Place : University of Missouri - Columbia

  • Michelle Mullins
  • Jane Njuguna
  • Andrea Woolverton
"The Silver Bullet of Coors: TCE Theory of Contracting "  
 

3rd Place : Purdue University

  • Brian Briggeman
  • Joshua Detre
"Vertical Coordination in the Malting Barley Industry: A 'Silver Bullet' for Coors "  
     
 

2003 Competition - Montreal, Quebec

Case Study Problem: Oceanspray Cranberries (.pdf file)

 
     
 

2002 Competition - Long Beach, California 

Case Study Problem: Zeneca Group PLC (.pdf file)
  • 1st Place - Colorado State University
  • 2nd Place - Texas Tech University
  • 3rd Place - New Mexico State University
 
     
 

2001 Competition - Chicago, Illinois

 
   
 

2000 Competition - Tampa, Florida

  • 1st Place - Auburn University
  • 2nd Place - University of Florida
  • 3rd Place - Kansas State University
 
     
 

1999 Competition - Nashville, Tennesse

  • 1st Place - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • 2nd Place - Texas Tech University
  • 3rd Place - Virginia Tech University
 
     
 

1998 Competition - Salt Lake City, Utah

  • 1st Place - Kansas State University 
  • 2nd Place - University of Wyoming
  • 3rd Place - Texas Tech University

 

 
     

 

 
 
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