U of G CAMA Student Team Places Fourth in North American Competition
Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2015
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015
A team of University of Guelph students won fourth place and the admiration of their competitors at the North American Agri-Marketing (NAMA) student competition in Kansas City, Mo,
Ten students in agricultural business and science (all in U of G’s Ontario Agricultural College) placed fourth out of 28 teams at the NAMA competition which held its final on April 16. The Guelph team was also voted “most favourite team” by competing teams and won an Outstanding Chapter Award.
“Every school comes very prepared, and the competition is tough, but another important aspect of the competition is how we represent the University of Guelph and Canada,” said team member Amanda Stewart.
The U of G team was one of only two Canadian schools at the event — the other was the University of Saskatchewan. The Guelph team members are Matt Cardiff, Celeste Cook, Scott Coghlin, Drew Debruyn, Mark Groen, Paige Handsor, Courtney O’Neill, Alanna Pot, Marenda Schipper and Amanda Stewart.
The students prepared a marketing plan and presentation on a novel strawberry variety they branded as “Strawbabies,” based on research being conducted by Adam Dale, professor emeritus in the Department of Plant Agriculture.
“We are very proud of the students for both their hard work and the acknowledgement they received from their peers. The competition is tough at NAMA and they represented U of G very well,” said Prof. Andreas Boecker, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics and faculty advisor to the team.
A team of University of Guelph students won fourth place and the admiration of their competitors at the North American Agri-Marketing (NAMA) student competition in Kansas City, Mo,
Ten students in agricultural business and science (all in U of G’s Ontario Agricultural College) placed fourth out of 28 teams at the NAMA competition which held its final on April 16. The Guelph team was also voted “most favourite team” by competing teams and won an Outstanding Chapter Award.
“Every school comes very prepared, and the competition is tough, but another important aspect of the competition is how we represent the University of Guelph and Canada,” said team member Amanda Stewart.
The U of G team was one of only two Canadian schools at the event — the other was the University of Saskatchewan. The Guelph team members are Matt Cardiff, Celeste Cook, Scott Coghlin, Drew Debruyn, Mark Groen, Paige Handsor, Courtney O’Neill, Alanna Pot, Marenda Schipper and Amanda Stewart.
The students prepared a marketing plan and presentation on a novel strawberry variety they branded as “Strawbabies,” based on research being conducted by Adam Dale, professor emeritus in the Department of Plant Agriculture.
“We are very proud of the students for both their hard work and the acknowledgement they received from their peers. The competition is tough at NAMA and they represented U of G very well,” said Prof. Andreas Boecker, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics and faculty advisor to the team.
The U of G CAMA student team 2015.
Source: Adapted from at Guelph:
http://atguelph.uoguelph.ca/2015/04/u-of-g-marketing-team-places-fourth-in-north-american-competition/
Source: Adapted from at Guelph:
http://atguelph.uoguelph.ca/2015/04/u-of-g-marketing-team-places-fourth-in-north-american-competition/