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Bishop’s Business Students Capture Second Place in Prestigious Competition

January 20, 2011

Sherbrooke QC, January 20, 2011 – A team of three students from the Williams School of Business at Bishop’s University recently took second place honours in Canada’s longest running and most prestigious undergraduate case competition – the Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) hosted by Queen’s University.

Representing Bishop’s in the business policy competition, the team of Maxime Brisebois-Lemelin, Stefan Lemieux, and Philippe Vennes was one of six chosen for the final round from a field of 40 university teams. Joining Bishop’s in the finals were McGill University, National University of Singapore, Okanagan College, University of Calgary, and Wilfrid Laurier University. The team from Calgary took first place.

“Students and teams from the Williams School of Business continue to take home awards at national and international competitions,” stated a proud Dr. Harvey, Dean of the Williams School of Business, “This latest success is a further reinforcement of the positive impact that the Bishop’s model of undergraduate Business education has on student outcomes.”

The ICBC Final Round saw teams receive a case study regarding an engineering and environmental consulting firm. Each team then had five hours to analyze and prepare solutions to problems identified in the case study, followed by a presentation and question period with a panel of industry leaders who judged the competition.

“Competing at ICBC gave us the opportunity to test ourselves against some of the best undergraduate business students in the world, to network and to make connections that will serve us well upon graduation,” said team member Philippe Vennes, “We are grateful for the support of our advisors, as well as the encouragement of the Bishop’s University Commerce Society.”

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