AUBURN HILLS, Mich.,
Oct. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
- Competition conducted annually at National Black MBA
Association's Annual Conference and Exposition
- Annual event enables talented, high-potential MBA candidates
from the nation's leading business schools to compete for
$50,000 in scholarships
- FCA US has been exclusive sponsor of the
competition since 1995
- 2019 business case required teams to develop strategies for a
vehicle subscription alternative
- Winning team represented Ohio State
University with teams from Georgia
State University and Georgia Institute
of Technology earning second and third place,
respectively
Talented MBA candidates from 36 of the nation's leading business
schools competed for $50,000 in
scholarships in the 2019 National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA)
Graduate Student Case Competition, sponsored by FCA US LLC.
The NBMBAA/FCA National Graduate Student Case Competition is an
annual event that gives high-potential students an opportunity to
demonstrate their knowledge and problem-solving skills in a formal
competition.
The competition is held each year as part of the NBMBAA's annual
conference and exposition, which was held in Houston September
24-28. Winning teams were announced at the NBMBAA's Impact
Awards Gala on Friday, September
27.
"FCA
US is proud to continue its several decades-long
support of the National Black MBA Association and the Graduate
Student Case Competition," said Alisa
Nagle, Head – Human Resources, FCA – North America. "The competition is a showcase
event for diversity, leadership and student achievement that
enables our Company to demonstrate our commitment to identifying,
recruiting and developing diverse talent and future business
leaders."
FCA
US has been an active supporter of the NBMBAA for
more than 30 years and the exclusive sponsor of the Graduate
Student Case Competition since 1995. Over that time, more than
2,500 graduate students have participated in the competition.
Teams are given a business case from which they develop business
solutions. Each student team then prepares and presents its case to
a panel of experienced business executives. Teams are judged on
their analysis of the case, the feasibility of their
recommendations and the quality of their presentations.
The 2019 business case required teams to develop strategies for
a vehicle subscription alternative.
This year, the students from the Ohio State
University took home the first place trophy as national
champions and $25,000 in
scholarships. The winning team members were Bria Booker, Rabia
Usmani and Kate Morales, all
current MBA students at the university.
The second and third place teams represented Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology, earning
$15,000 and $10,000 in scholarships, respectively.
About National Black MBA Association
The NBMBAA has grown from a two-day conference to one of the
country's largest professional, minority organizations with: 9,000+
members, 45 professional chapters, 35 Leaders of Tomorrow® (LOT®)
programs, and more than 300 corporate partners. The organization is
dedicated to developing partnerships that create intellectual and
economic wealth in the Black community through its five channels of
engagement: career, education, entrepreneurship, leadership and
lifestyle.
About FCA
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is a global automaker that designs,
engineers, manufactures and sells vehicles in a portfolio of
exciting brands, including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge,
Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep®, Lancia, Ram and Maserati. It also
sells parts and services under the Mopar name and operates in the
components and production systems sectors under the Comau and
Teksid brands. FCA employs nearly 200,000 people around the globe.
For more information regarding FCA, please visit
www.fcagroup.com.
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