Students
2002 Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition
UI Students Will Lack and Steve Smetana won one of three $5,000 awards presented at the Third Annual Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition in Des Moines on December 13, 2002. Will and Steve designed a new specialized piece of equipment for detecting and monitoring the breathing of infants.
Other $5,000 award winners were Glynis Worthington from the University of Northern Iowa with her on-line tooth fairy business, and Joe Hynek from Iowa State University and his interactive subscription web site providing family entertainment.
Other UI finalists included T.J. Tollakson and Gabe Palmer of Peak Sports, and Sean Hosseini, Bob Sullivan and Mike Keller with Cellular Entertainment.
The Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition is an annual event held in the fall semester of each academic year. Iowa full and part-time college students with an original new business idea write a business plan and compete at the regional and state levels for monetary awards to help launch their new businesses. Three $5,000 awards are presented at the state level.
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| Winners in the 2002 Pappajohn Competition are pictured with Equity Dynamics staff. Shown are (front, left to right) Glynnis Worthington (UNI student), Joe Hynek (ISU student), Steve Smetana (UI student), and John Pappajohn, Equity Dynamics. (back, left to right) Joe Dunham, Equity Dynamics, Ben Long, Equity Dynamics, and Will Lack (UI student). |