Luke Burlage, Owen Pullman, and Maria Volkman were first-place winners at the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Fall IdeaStorm competition Sept. 21 in the Bedell Entrepreneurship Learning Laboratory.
 
First-place winners took home $500 each, with Pullam adding $200 for winning the People’s Choice award.
 
Second-place winners earned $350, third-place winners won $200, and fourth-place winners earned $150.

Pullam's idea was a safety straw, Volkman wants to use freeze-dried basil as a breath freshener, and Burlage proposes a common form for all job applications.

1st Prize | $500
Owen Pullam – Safety straw
Maria Volkman – Freeze-dried basil to freshen breath
Luke Burlage – A common form for all job applications

2nd Prize | $350
Tate Westhoff – App to teach football in real time
William Schwarz – AI alarm ChatBot
Allie Mulvey – Fitted sheet

3rd Prize | $200
Alex Bainter – Tail saver
Vedansh Airen – Neurodiversity Career Insight: Empowering futures through virtual reality
James Altschul – How to Make Money movie pitch

4th Prize | $150
Neha Paranjape – Use of hydroponics and biophilic design to solve a problem of sustainability in salad greens manufacturing
Broc Hawkins – Campus transportation solution
Jackson Kalmar – Food calculator

People's Choice | $200
Owen Pullam