Student Case Competition Winners

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the Student Case Competition!

2025 Competition

 Winning teams:

  • First place: Evaluators Will (read their SlideDoc report): Dayna Gallagher, Kevin Yu, and Missy Catlow with their coach Melanie Hwalek (Michigan State University)

First place winning team Evaluators Will

 

  • Second place: Team TALEY (read their SlideDoc report): Adefisayo Ojo, Elobel Cornelio, FNU Lhaden, Terkuma Asongo, and Youlim Lee with their coach Jill Hendrickson (University of Massachusetts, Lowell)
  • Third Place: Evalutionaries (read their SlideDoc report): Emily Murtaugh, Kayla Thompson, Rebecca Heilman, and Vanessa Guerrero with their coach Michelle Sloper (Claremont Graduate University)
  • Honorable Mentions:
    • Evalu8ors (SlideDoc): Cyrus Unvala, Eliana Hensley, Emily Cipolla, Jackson Dillard with their coach Kathryn Newcomer (George Washington University)
    • EvaluTigers (Recording): Angela Mintah, Emily Brigham, Emily Scott, Joycelyn VanAntwerp, and Sandra Anti Eyiah with their coaches Kathleen Hlavaty and Erin Cooper (Auburn University)

Judges:

  • Esther C. Nolton, PhD, MEd
  • Harvey John Garcia
  • Jessica Davison
  • Jessica Detrio, MSW
  • Karen Croteau, DPE, CE
  • Kayla Meyers
  • Megan López, Ph.D.
  • Miss Mercy Chumo
  • Mostafa Hanafy
  • Olivia Melvin
  • Sandra Ayoo
  • Vannessa Haydee Weber, MBA, MS

 

Past Winners

2024 Competition

Winning teams:

  • First place: Evalu8ors Ensemble (read their slide deck report): Hannah Douglas, Yamini Sumalatha Bhukya, Emilia Mbone Roland-Umasabor with their coaches Adriana Cimetta and Rebecca Friesen, all from University of Arizona

First place winning team Evalu8ors Ensemble

 

  • Runners up (Caldera Choice Award): ScholarQuest (read their slide deck report): Samuel Isiko, Doreen Otieno, Joshua Osondu, Patterson Adjei, and Jemima Oduro with their coach Krisanna Machtmes, all from Ohio University
  • Third Place: BrightPath Consulting (read their slide deck report): Sarah Zlatkovic, Rebecca Polivy, and Portia Ofosu-Addo with their coach Anna Woodcock, all from Claremont Graduate University

Judges:

  • Lixin Zhang, Ph.D.
  • J. Scarlett Kingsley
  • Megan Lopez, Ph.D.
  • Miss Mercy Cheptoo Chumo
  • Elizabeth O. Obekpa, DrPH
  • Dora Elias McAllister
  • Sandra Ayoo
  • Esther C. Nolton, PhD, MEd
  • Kayla Meyers
  • Jennifer Jocz
  • Anand Desai
  • Jessica Davison
  • Jackie Williams Kaye

2023 Competition

 Winning teams:

  • First place:  Evalu850 (read their slide deck presentation): Meg Johnson, Marian Dyer, James Farngoli, Golnar Fotouhi, and Nadia Sahila, with their coach Jill Lohmeier, all from the University of Massachusetts Lowell

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First place winning team Evalu850

 

  • Runners Up: Metamorphosis Methods (read their slide deck presentation): Allison Prieur (Western Michigan University), Kari Ross Nelson (Utah State University), Andrea Vernola (Western Michigan University), and Amanda Sutter (University of Connecticut), with their coaches Michael Harnar (Western Michigan University) and Bianca Montrosse-Moorhead (University of Connecticut)

 Honorable Mentions:

  • Eagle Evaluation (slide deck presentation): Yasemin Simsek, David Anderson, Gabby Huff, Anna Poole, and Sarah Hennessy, with their coaches Beverly Peters and Shelli Golson-Mickens, all from American University
  • Team Justice (report): Nathalie Dupont, Ben Posner, and Emily Ratner, all from University of New Orleans, with their coaches Jason Altman (TerraLuna Collaborative) and Lisanne Brown (Abt Associates)
  • United Evaluation (report): Sarah Zlatkovic, Alyssa Ream, Ashley Bonilla, Prina Patel, Merve Konjore, with their coach Anna Woodcock, all from Claremont Graduate University

Judges:

  • Christopher Hall, MSW, PhD
  • Dr. Sandra Ayoo
  • Dr. Tatiana Elisa Bustos
  • Esther C. Nolton, PhD, MEd
  • Jackie Williams Kaye
  • Jeremiah Pina
  • Miss Mercy Cheptoo Chumo
  • Olivia N Jones, MPH
  • Paida Chikate, MA, MPP
  • Qing Ren, Ph.D.
  • Rhonda Williams, Ph.D.
  • Tasha Smagula
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