Arkansas Governor's Cup

Alan Ellstrand, MBA Director, and I ventured to Little Rock yesterday for the 9th Annual Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Awards Banquet. It was a very good day for the Walton College. This was the first time I have attended this event and I was very surprised at the turnout. We were at table #59 and we were in the very middle of the room.



In the Graduate division, Tears for Life won the Innovation Award and $5,000 as well as placed 1st in the small business plan competition. First place is worth $20,000. This picture shows the winning team (left: Jordan Greer, 4th from left: Bessie Williams, next to Bessie: Chris Elizer, 2nd from right: Jared Greer) with Dr. Carol Reeves, Chairman of the Arkansas Capital Corporation: David Shindler, Richard Greubel: keynote speaker from Tyson, and far right, Arkansas Governor: Mike Beebe.

Ground Up Biosolutions (Brandon Barr, Cesar Coto, Joshua McCullough, and Keith Solsvig) won the Best Agriculture Related Business Plan.



Dr. Carol Reeves is the faculty advisor for both teams and she was asked to speak at the event yesterday. She does a fantastic job of guiding our teams through this maze of competitions. For those of you interested in Entrepreneurship, Carol will play an important role in your MBA experience.

Tomorrow is the final day of classes for our MBA students. Then finals begin. Let the good times roll.

I have to add, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ZOEY. My oldest child, my baby girl, turns 12 today. It doesn't seem possible.