2023
Watch the 2023 Virtual Awards Luncheon
Winrock Automotive Small Business Division
First Place – $10,000
Waderbuddy – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Team Member: Jillian Woodruff
Faculty Advisor: Chris Brune
Waderbuddy is a product designed to enable users to have a quicker and safer removal of their duck-hunting waders without the help of another person. The product will also provide increased balance to eliminate an injury that could occur. While Waderbuddy is initially targeting duck hunters, people who use all forms of boots and footwear that are difficult to remove will also benefit.
Second Place: Covered by Grace – Ouachita Baptist University ($7,500)
Third Place: EzB – Central Baptist College, Conway ($5,000)
Second Place – $7,500
Covered by Grace – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Team Member: Madison Melcher
Faculty Advisor: Johan Eriksson
Community Advisor: Heath Hill
Covered by Grace merges the physical and digital formats of the Bible to provide a personalized experience while interacting with the Word of God.
Third Place – $5,000
EzB – Central Baptist College, Conway
Team Members: Bryson Jones, Katie Smith, Averie Ayers
Faculty Advisor: Kateryna Pitchford
EzB is an online retail accessible platform built to boost independent living and shopping experiences for blind and visually impaired people. Products will have been quality tested and recommended by EzB. The company is the first online store to offer a variety of products designed for blind and visually impaired people to be sold on one accessible platform.
High-Growth/Technology Division – Undergraduate Track
First Place – $20,000
AdCharta – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Amanda Thomsen, Jack Norris
Faculty Advisor: Justin Urso
AdCharta utilizes e-paper to quickly turn any personal surface (car bumper, laptop, water bottle, etc.) into a space for advertisement. AdCharta’s no-power, no-hassle display not only makes the locations of displays limitless, but also makes the process of selecting an ad and displaying it seamless for prospective advertisers.
Second Place – $10,000
Abily – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Dimitri Clark, Sydney Hodge, Alexandra LaFon, Wilber Aguilar
Faculty Advisor: Eva Fast
Abilly is a picture-based web browser for people with motor and visual disabilities.
Third Place – $7,500
MicroCures – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Team Members: Emma Bynum, Jade Dorman, Connor Bjerke, Kaitlyn Montgomery, Keren Fernandez
Faculty Advisor: Nathan Reyna
MicroCures offers a new supplemental therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer to be used alongside the standard course of treatment. The microRNA (miRNA) therapy will be administered at hospitals or cancer centers through intravenous infusion (IV) before radiation to increase its efficacy. MicroCures expects this therapy to improve the efficacy of radiation treatments and give hope for remission in the face of a formerly bleak prognosis.
Innovative Arkansas High-Growth/Technology Division – Graduate Track
First Place – $20,000
Pediatrica Therapeutics – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Megan Reed, Julia Tobacyk, Veronica Garcia, Hayot Tuychiev
Advisors: Sarah Goforth, David Hinton
Pediatrica Therapeutics is addressing a growing problem of infants born physically dependent on opioids due to maternal opioid use disorder through development of a novel drug based on a proprietary technology which has shown promise to protect fetal development against prenatal opioid exposure.
Second Place – $10,000
CareMate Technologies – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Kindann Fawcett, Allie Burgess, Destiny Posey, Jacob Mount, Tiffany Miles
Faculty Advisors: Sarah Goforth, David Hinton
Approximately 85 percent of wheelchair users develop pressure ulcers in their lifetimes, which are difficult to heal and expensive to treat. CareMate’s flagship product revolutionizes the way pressure ulcers are identified and monitored, with highly intuitive sensors that utilize pressure sensors and pulse oximetry to pinpoint pressure-ulcer development.
Third Place -$7,500
Vitruvian Matrix – University of Arkansas, Fayettevile
Team Members: Mahsa Haseli, M. Hossein Kashefizadeh, Karmon Johnson, Britt Lybarger
Faculty Advisors: Sarah Goforth, David Hinton
Breakthroughs in fighting cancer, autoimmune diseases, and COVID-19 have all been made possible by growing cells to study, but not every cell has had an FDA-approved environment in which it can both grow and behave as expected. Vitruvian Matrix’s product, Eden: The Life-Supporting Environment for Life-Saving Therapy, is the first to meet all three of these “must haves” of cell manufacturers, allowing for more cells, more therapies, and more lives saved
Elevator Pitch Competition
Winrock Automotive Small Business Division Winner – $1,000
Waderbuddy – Ouachita Baptist University
High-Growth / Technology Division Undergraduate Track Winner – $1,000
CarpeDerm – Harding University, Searcy and University of Central Arkansas, Conway
Team Members: Tayler Appleton, Erin George
Faculty Advisor: Jon Wood
CarpeDerm offers dermatologists a solution to save time and money on the amounts of appointments required and track no-shows. This app will also provide the ability of clinics and patients to keep track of potentially melanomic moles or other oddities without an appointment by allowing patients the ability to send pictures of the area of skin to be treated.
Innovative Arkansas High-Growth / Technology Division Graduate Track Winner – $1,000
U.N.C.L. Co. – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Michael Burton, Clayton Woodruff, Payton Lenz
Faculty Advisors: Sarah Goforth, David Hinton
Universal Network Controlled Lock Company (U.N.C.L. Co.) addresses the rising problem of bicycle theft with a retrofitting, app-enabled, security and monitoring platform to deter theft and eliminate the need to carry a personal bike lock.
Faculty advisors for the nine winners in the three
overall tracks won a cash award of $1,500 each.
2022
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Winrock Automotive Small Business Division
First Place – $15,000
Ascend – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Brady Collard, Colby Richardson Kevin Gamboa, Abigail Tzunun
Faculty Advisors: Eva Fast, Ryan Ladner
Ascend provides an all-in-one tree stand system with no additional equipment needed, taking the hunter from carry-in to the harvest; making the experience for mobile hunters more enjoyable and practical at the same time.
Second Place – $10,000
Bento – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Toma Tomonari, Olivia Pledger
Faculty Advisor: Justin Urso
Bento is a customer experience digital menu management platform for restaurants with intuitive menu navigation for their customers. Restaurants can easily create menus through pre-made templates, simple to use design features, and quickly engage customers both in and out of the restaurant.
Third Place – $5,000
Orange Otter Toys – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Sarah Heimer, Natalie Akers, Wesley Jackson, Bri Jones
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Goforth
There is a gap in the toy industry today that fails to foster play between children with and without disabilities. Building a marble works-style toy will bridge this gap of play, increase the dignity of the play experience, and reduce the reliance of play on infant toys. Our marble works-style toy will feature EVA foam and magnetic connecting pieces.
High-Growth / Technology Division
First Place – $25,000
GammaVet – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Zachary Waldrip, Team Member: Shana Owens, Brett Littlejohn, Braden Bateman
Faculty Advisors: Sarah Goforth, David Hinton
GammaVet is a veterinary diagnostics and therapeutics company focused on addressing the novel virus FcaGHV1. We plan to lead the market by introducing the first rapid diagnostic test for virus detection to give veterinarians and feline pet owners the power to be more vigilant when it comes to early cancer detection.
Second Place – $15,000
CIPHR-X – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Landon Burcham, Emilie Darrigues, Drake Harrison, Hailey Carter, Stephanie Gannon
Faculty Advisors: Sarah Goforth, David Hinton
CiphrX Biotechnologies provides a sequencing-based diagnostic platform that utilizes relevant genetic biomarkers to inform diagnosis and support therapeutic decisions in brain cancer. We are developing a patent-pending sample preparation workflow that enables same-day genetic sequencing performed within the hospital.
Third Place – $10,000
SHOCK – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Madison McKim, Caleb Carman, Julia Loshelder
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Goforth
SHOCK’s competitive advantage is in our technology, a patent-pending technique for attaching a naturally occurring protein coating to any enzyme. In 10 years, the poultry industry has seen only a 1% gain in feed efficiency annually. High prices from designer feed additive companies has been tolerated because their engineered enzymes perform slightly better than generic enzyme options. SHOCK will achieve higher output in feed conversion at market price.
Elevator Pitch Competition
Small Business Division Winner – $2,000
Ascend – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
High-Growth / Technology Division Winner – $2,000
Horizon Health Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Amy Hopper, John Sherrill, Solomon Isu, Joshuah Walker
Faculty Advisors: Sarah Goforth, David Hinton
Horizon Health Solutions is empowering independent pharmacies through an innovative software-as-a-service product that optimizes pharmacy prescription margins and offers market insight previously available only to large chain pharmacies.
2021
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Winrock Automotive Small Business Division
First Place – $15,000
Simple + Sweet Creamery – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Warren Coleman, Tanner Green, Bailee King
Faculty Advisor: Sarah Goforth
Simple + Sweet Creamery is a local ice cream shop and is therefore limited by the overall population and geographic reach associated with a restaurant or retail business. We do not intend to expand beyond the state of Arkansas and only sell one product, ice cream.
Second Place – $10,000
Christ Light Apparel – Central Baptist College, Conway
Team Members: Ryan Colton, Daniel Hopp
Faculty Advisor: Kateryna Pitchford
Christ Light Apparel is a small business because of the opportunity to sell a brand on clothing apparel. We differentiate ourselves from the current market by using Bible verses as the centerpieces to spread the word of God. Also, we are donating a certain percentage of the brand sold to different charities around the globe.
Third Place – $5,000
Apollo – Arkansas School for Math, Sciences, + the Arts
Team Members: Louis Reagler, Stacia Toney, Stephanie Kilburn
Faculty Advisor: Steve Rice
APOLLO is a small and local business to bring athletes in Arkansas together into a community where they can all grow and learn.
Innovate Arkansas High Growth/Technology Division
First Place – $25,000
Nivera Solutions – University of Arkansas
Team Members: Angela Gardner (team leader), Giselle Toledo, Haydon Proctor, Neil Ross, Katrina Michael, Carlos Calvo
Advisors: Sarah Goforth, David Hinton
Using nanotechnology, Nivera Solutions has created a coating that strongly adheres to surfaces to passively prevent the formation of all ice, whether its freezer frost, glaze ice, or rime ice found in high altitudes.
Second Place – $15,000
ReGen Technologies – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Astha Malhotra (team leader), Emily Weincek, Grayson Morrow
Advisors: Sarah Goforth, David Hinton
ReGen Technologies’ pilot product SynFloTM, is a vascular graft based on a patent-pending technology that significantly reduces vascular surgery-associated risk and health care costs. SynfloTM offers surgeons an easily storable, ready to use, conformable, and infection-resistant graft with better mechanical properties than current market options, like ePTFE and cryoveins.
Third Place – $10,000
BalanceMark – Harding University, Searcy
Team members: Erin Weiss, Emily Nixon, Nathan Vielmette
Faculty Advisor: Philip Brown
BalanceMark, LLC is a start-up software company with the mission of providing innovative products and medical services to the therapeutic industry. Originating from Harding University, the company assists physical and occupational therapists with assessing and treating proprioceptive impairments, such as balance and coordination problems. BalanceMark’s first product, CervWell, is an innovative application that assesses a patient’s cervical range of motion, develops treatment plans, and reports quantifiable progress.
2020
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Simmons Bank Undergraduate Division:
First Place – $25,000
ImmunoSense – Ouachita Baptist University
Team Members: Sheldon McCown, Olivia Brown, Savannah Edwards, Brandon Matros
Faculty Advisor: Blake Johnson
ImmunoSense is a diagnostics company that specializes in the early detection of Type 1 Diabetes with the goal of modifying this advanced diagnostic technology into a novel and effective preventative treatment option.
Second Place – $15,000
BioPrecision – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Carsten Glas, Justin Jones, Bartosz Kwiecinski, John Lu, Luisa Towery
Faculty Advisors: Allen Frazier, Jon Wood
BioPrecision’s first product is TKAA, short for Total Knee Arthroplasty Arthrometer. TKAA provides an accurate, consistent, and quantifiable solution to measure the knee displacement to assist physicians in determining the need for revision surgery.
Third Place – $10,000
Never Cargo – Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
Team Member: Kerri Walker
Faculty Advisors: Stephen Jones, Molly Brant
Never Cargo, LLC, is a “No Haul,” community-engaged beef brand that focuses on maximum quality beef by providing maximum quality of life.
Graduate Division:
First Place – $25,000
CelluDot – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Joseph Batta-Mpouma, Gurshagan Kandhola, Jaymin Patel
Team Advisors: Carol Reeves, Sarah Goforth
CelluDot addresses the growing problem of agrochemical drift with a novel biopolymer technology that keeps pesticides and herbicides at the site of their intended use, thus preventing farmers from incurring financial losses due to crop damage and curbing the negative implications of drift on human health and the environment.
Second Place – $15,000
T.I.B.N. – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Ashlee Schiller, Sonia Keith, Kevin Schiller
Team Advisors: Carol Reeves, Sarah Goforth
Surging demand for travel nurses in the U.S. has been met with a patchwork of systems for connecting hospitals with this key talent pool, leaving nurses and hospitals frustrated by the complexity and expense of the matchmaking process. T.I.B.N. offers a two-sided marketplace that addresses
this problem by storing qualified travel nurse profiles and open travel nurse positions for use by nurses, travel nurse agencies and healthcare facilities.
Third Place – $10,000
Face-to-Face – University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Team Members: Thomas Marcoux, Joseph Kready
Team Advisors: Martial Trigeaud
Face-to-Face is our answer to the challenge modern businesses face in the online world: keeping customers loyal and satisfied in a new environment where every customer has a voice.
Innovation Award – Graduate Division
Winner – $5,000
CelluDot – University of Arkansas
Innovation Award – Undergraduate Division
Winner – $5,000
ImmunoSense – Ouachita Baptist University
2019
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Undergraduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Vascugenix – University of Arkansas Little Rock
Team Members: Abigail Resendiz, Noah Asher, Zachary Cochran, Anna Helm
Faculty Advisor: Martial Trigeaud
Second Place – $15,000
XTendon – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Kayla Reed, Erin Weiss, Timothy Strasser, Jacob Scott, Landon Burcham
Faculty Advisors: Kenneth Olree, Phil Brown
Vascugenix is a medical device company devoted to developing innovative solutions to optimize vascular procedures and improve clinical outcomes. Its flagship product, The Speed-Torque, is designed to improve the safety and efficiency of interventional cardiology procedures.
Third Place – $10,000
BoneDri – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Team Member: Cole Jester
Faculty Advisor: Bryan McKinney
Bone Dri wader dryers use the power of silica gel to dry out waders. The wader dryers are transparent, L-shaped satchels filled with thousands of non-toxic beads. The silica changes colors from a brilliant orange to a forest green as it absorbs water. When fully saturated, the product can be dried out via microwave.
Graduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Fintruth – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Karena Malott, Justin Simpson, Melissa Fackelman, Skyler Lowery, Lance Hartman
Team Advisors: Carol Reeves, Sarah Goforth
Thirty-three percent of businesses that declare bankruptcy do so as the direct result of employee theft. Fintruth is a software-as-a-service which works in concert with existing online accounting software to identify potentially fraudulent and wasteful spending activities, equipping businesses to uncover and prevent such activities.
Second Place – $15,000
ScreenBux – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Courtney Lindsay, Rebecca Bowen, Dan Zhao
Team Advisors: Carol Reeves, Sarah Goforth
Screenbux allows parents to manage their children’s screen time across all device types while teaching children critical lessons in financial literacy. Parents can allocate weekly screen time and/or real money allowance allotments through a single currency, motivating children to curb excessive screen usage by budgeting weekly allotments towards screen time hours or real world purchases.
Third Place – $10,000
CorroSense – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Sandra Bagley, Joseph Daniels, Donald Roush, Rohil Vadlamani
Team Advisors: Carol Reeves, Sarah Goforth
CorroSense is a structural health monitoring company focused on corrosion monitoring in new and aging civil structures. Its systems utilize radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to collect data from embedded and hard-to-access sensors for data computation and life-cycle monitoring.
Agriculture Division
First Place – $5,000
Lucky Cricket Snack Factory – Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Team Members: Samantha Brainard, James Riles, Adam Al-Dhanki
Faculty Advisor: Erick Chang
Lucky Cricket Snack Factory will utilize cricket flour, which is a healthy substitute for traditional flour and a source of protein and essential fatty acids. It can be used as a main ingredient for products such as protein shakes, granola bars, brownies, and cricket chips.
Second Place – $3,000
Tank’s Treats – Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
Team Member: Madeline Carter
Faculty Advisor: Stephen Jones
Lucky Cricket Snack Factory will utilize cricket flour, which is a healthy substitute for traditional flour and a source of protein and essential fatty acids. It can be used as a main ingredient for products such as protein shakes, granola bars, brownies, and cricket chips.
Innovation Division
Graduate Winner – $5,000
CorroSense – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Vascugenix – UA Little Rock
Elevator Pitch
Undergraduate Winner – $2,000
BoneDri – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Graduate Winner – $2,000
$2,000 – Corrosense, University of Arkansas
2018
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Undergraduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Spiritum Solutions – University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Team Members: Nick Lester, Noah Asher, Ingrid Helgestad, Kiauana Rome
Faculty Advisor: Stuart McLendon
Spiritum Solutions is a medical device start-up company that is bringing to market an innovative endotracheal tube that is designed to reduce unplanned extubations. Each unplanned incident increases the patient’s length of stay and adds to the hospital’s expenses to care for the patient.
Second Place – $15,000
WinterTerm.com – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Team Members: Chris Clark, Chandler Blake
Faculty Advisor: Bryan McKinney
WinterTerm.com is an online database of college courses from across the nation for students who need courses not offered by their universities during the winter term. There is no cost to students; revenue is generated by charging listing fees to universities and by ads for companies looking to gain access to a market of over 20 million college students.
Third Place – $10,000
Monity – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Michael Cruz, Roxana Escobar, Andres Rojas, Jhoel Zuniga
Faculty Advisor: Ken Olree
Monity was founded by this team of undergraduates who created an innovative way to transfer money across the developing world using Blockchain technology. This groundbreaking technology provides a sustainable way for money to be instantly transferred to any economy in the world by any individual at a low cost.
Graduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Lapovations – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Jared Greer, Flavia Araujo, Michael Dunavant
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves, Sarah Goforth
Lapovations is a medical device company focused on creating a platform of innovative products that improve laparoscopic surgery. As surgical interventions continue to trend towards being minimally invasive, the global market for laparoscopic equipment is expected to reach $2B in 2018 and is growing at a 10.7% compound annual growth rate.
Second Place – $15,000
uChooze Lunchboxes – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: William Rockefeller, Leslie Godwin, Rebecca Holgate, Daniel Maldonado, Tanya Welihindha
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves, Sarah Goforth
uChooze Lunchboxes is a healthier, kid-chosen, school lunch option, putting the power of lunch choice into kids’ hands. Parents create an account, then children select their healthy lunches through uChooze’s engaging, interactive platform. The meals, freshly prepared and assembled in bento-type boxes, are then readied for pickup or delivery.
Third Place – $10,000
Ozark Microheater Systems – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Benjamin McGuire, Joel Harris, Nicholas Holt, Jordan Wilcox
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves, Sarah Goforth
Ozark Microheater Systems is an innovative, patent-pending printing technology that will be used to print the circuits for flexible electronics or wearables such as for an Applewatch. The company predicts its MAPS Printing technology is going to disrupt the $1B industrial printing market.
Agriculture Division
First Place – $5,000
Connor Innovation Roveround – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Cara Conner, Grant Conner
Faculty Advisor: Jeremy Powell
The Roveround is an innovative rehabilitation device for dogs with spinal issues. Other rehabilitative devices and wheelchairs only have two wheels, which puts pressure on the lower spine. The Roveround supports the dog’s entire body, allowing the animal to be mobile and regain strength while it is healing.
Second Place – $3,000
SCAN AG – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Henderson Clement), Bailey Pratt, Branson Vanlandingham
Faculty Advisor: Mark Zweig
SCAN AG is an aerial application services company that intends to radically modernize agricultural needs by utilizing drone technology. The company’s goal is to revolutionize the industry by minimizing the human element through the implementation of specially designed drones.
Innovation Division
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Ozark Microheater Systems – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
TiFix; Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Connor Botes, Lucas Goodspeed, Brandon Gomez, Kelsea Hall, Michael Ann Priddy-Harrington, Andrew Sweatt
Faculty Advisor: Ken Olree
TiFix will sell surgical tool attachments and clips for titanium fixation surgeries. The attachments allow the surgeon to automatically reload screws where manual reloading used to be required, and ensures no screw is able to drop into the vulnerable work. This increases safety for the patients, saves time, and reduces physician liability.
Elevator Pitch
Undergraduate Winner – $2,000
Spiritum Solutions, UA Little Rock
Graduate Winner – $2,000
Lapovations, University of Arkansas
C. Sam Walls Entrepreneur Educator Award Winners
$2,500 awarded to two educators and to their academic institutions
($10,000 total, granted by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation)
Chris Brune – Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance; George Young Chair of Business Administration; Hickingbotham School of Business, Ouachita Baptist University
Ken Olree – Associate Professor; Director, Waldron Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business; Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration, Harding University
2017
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $25,000
AgChron Technology – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Austin Huett, Chloe Wade, Emily English, Grant Cooper, Katie Gairhan
Faculty Advisor: Mark Zweig
AgChron Technology is a data storing and sharing ag technology company that focuses on commercial protein farming and production using a microchip ID tag for the animal. In order for the microchip to be read, AgChron Technology offers an affordable, portable, handheld device that sends an electronic signal to the tag and stores the information for that individual animal.
Second Place – $15,000
Easy Dam – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Marcela Funez, Josh Katz, Grant Strobel, Michael Bennett, Taylor Russell
Faculty Advisors: Ryan Ladner, Elana Carson
Easy Dam revolutionizes the mindset behind flood prevention by equipping homeowners with flood protection. The Easy Dam is a lightweight, self-filling, and affordable flood barrier that takes the unwanted flood waters and uses them to protect the home they would have destroyed.
Third Place – $10,000
Pasture Parent – Arkansas State University
Team Members: Jeffrey Kevin Garner Jr., Hunter Travis, Lauren Patterson, Andrew Roach
Faculty Advisor: Erick Chang
Pasture Parent is a new company specializing in birthing monitors for high quality farm animals. Pasture Parent’s first product is a ready-to-apply sensor guard that is placed over the back of the animal to monitor birthing in an effort to reduce the number of birthing fatalities in the cattle community.
Graduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Rejuvenics Technologies – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Joshua Phillips, Mary Rivard, Amanda Stolarz, Tiffany Jarrett
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Rejuvenics Technologies is commercializing liposomal drug delivery systems that increase the efficacy and reduces the harmful side effects of cancer treatments. These patented technologies encapsulate chemotherapeutics, which are then released at the site of solid tumors, limiting the drug’s exposure to normal tissue.
Second Place – $15,000
Grox Industries – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Andrew Miles, Qiuting Zheng, Witness Martin, Stonie Hopkins, Willie Evans
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves
Grox Industries utilizes its platform technology to develop business lines in multiple industries based on its proprietary use of cross-linked graphene oxide. Our initial market offering is an advanced low-e glass surface coating utilizing graphene oxide, cross-linked (bonded) with a specifically designed combination of metallic ions.
Third Place – $10,000
RED BioBattery – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Carly Jenkins, Helen Chen, Carlos Francisco, Gurshagan Kandhola
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves
RED Bio Battery is intended to support to all implantable medical devices (IMDs), such as pacemakers, defibrillators, and continuous glucose monitoring systems, which utilize Li-ion batteries. The technology generates power from the patient’s blood to extend battery life, thus eliminating the need for frequent replacement surgeries that are costly, time-consuming, and potentially life-threatening.
Agriculture Division
First Place – $5,000
AgChron Technology – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Second Place – $3,000
Ghost Pot Busters – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Kristina Arge Simonsen, Kelli Neuman, Christian Hesslen, Faviola Aguilar, Keith Dixon, Eli Simonsen
Faculty Advisor: Delia Haak
Ghost Pot Busters`s vision is to become the crabbing industry’s leading choice of environmentally friendly crab pots with its flagship product, “The Biodegradable Crab Trap,” a pot made of an alloy that contains more iron so that the pot will disintegrate completely, and more quickly, once abandoned.
Innovation Division
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Grox Industries – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Vitele – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Adam Baker, Manuel Barrantes, Brandon Beghtol, Tyler Arrington, Ryan Hoyer, Terah Smith
Faculty Advisor: Ken Olree
Vitele is a biometric harness that will provide standard medical care from a distance. This device will connect to the internet and to a doctor’s computer or server and send the vital measurements that Vitele is taking.
Elevator Pitch
Undergraduate Winner – $2,000
Easy Dam, John Brown University
Graduate Winner – $2,000
Grox, University of Arkansas
C. Sam Walls Entrepreneur Educator Award Winners
$2,500 awarded to two educators and to their academic institutions
($10,000 total, granted by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation)
Jeff Amerine – Founder, Startup Junkie Consulting, Fayetteville (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville)
Jeff Stinson – Director of Entrepreneurship, Arkansas Innovation Hub (University of Arkansas, Little Rock)
2016
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Undergraduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Drone Surveying Solutions – University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Team Members: Robert Aikman, Corey Castleberry, Victoria Freshour, Mario Montenegro
Faculty Advisor: Stuart McLendon
Drone Surveying Solutions provides farmers with controlled, targeted solutions to a variety of agricultural issues by detecting and neutralizing threats to crops through the use of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) technology.
Second Place – $15,000
Natural State Bedding – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Jacob Hoskins, Calvin Huff, Walker Martin, Jeremiah Moore
Faculty Advisors: Eva Fast, Elana Carson
Natural State Bedding’s EcoAvia is a unique blend of organic materials that has the potential to increase flock health and quality; lower energy, ventilation, and propane costs; and increase production by allowing farms to raise at least one more flock per growing season.
Third Place – $10,000
Short Bow – University of Central Arkansas, Conway
Team Members: Ethan Erwin, Landon Lee
Faculty Advisor: Phil Bartos
The patented Short-Bow is a palm-held violin bow less than 12” in length that allows violinists and fiddle players to play in a more relaxed, guitar-like, abdomen-centered position, allowing the musician to play much like the guitar or mandolin, but with the added benefits of sustained tone unique to a haired bow.
Graduate Division
First Place – $25,000
VivImmune – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Drew McKinnon, Corey Coston, Sean Smith
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves, Cynthia Sides
VivImmune’s cancer treatment platform combines immunotherapy with drug delivery. Immunotherapies are a new class of cancer therapies that work by teaching a patient’s own body to fight cancer. VivImmune’s lead molecule, VI-003, is initially being targeted for use against bladder cancer.
Second Place – $15,000
Actio Systems – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: M.J. Orellano, Matthew Gow, Amy Hardwick, Brett Thoms
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves, Cynthia Sides
Actio Systems’ HIPAA-compliant web/app-based platform helps appointment-based businesses address lost revenue and diminished customer service caused by cancelled and no-show appointments.
Third Place – $10,000
deciLvl – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Tara Shaw, J.P. Marzana, Anthony Sager, Don Walsh
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves, Cynthia Sides
The number of Noise Induced Hearing loss (NIHL) cases continues to increase due to a rise in noise pollution and a lack of proper hearing protection device (HPD) usage. deciLvl’s technology improves both comfort and noise protection of HPDs by using a protective membrane made of metamaterials, allowing safe noises to pass through while preventing harmful noise exposure.
Agriculture Division
First Place – $5,000
AGCorp – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Team Members: Evan McKinnon, L.B. Hudson
Faculty Advisor: Chris Brune
AGcorp (Advising Growers of Commodities On Real-time Prices) helps farmers get the best price for their crops through a simple mobile app. By providing farmers with a database of current cash bids for a designated area, AGcorp gives farmers access to new buyers and the ability to easily compare pricesmetamaterials, allowing safe noises to pass through while preventing harmful noise exposure.
Second Place – $3,000
Natural State Bedding – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Innovation Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
$5,000 – Natural State Bedding – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Graduate Winner – $5,000
VivImmune – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Elevator Pitch
Undergraduate Winner – $2,000
Drone Surveying Solutions; University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Graduate Winner – $2,000
VivImmune – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
C. Sam Walls Entrepreneur Educator Award Winners
$2,500 awarded to two educators and to their academic institutions ($10,000 total, granted by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation)
April Hearne – Pulaski Technical College, North Little Rock
Erick Chang – Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
2015
Watch the 2015 Awards Luncheon!
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $25,000
TIRE – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Cody Veteto, Andrew Brackins, Zachary Clevinger, Austin Yates, Bradley Wheeler
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Allen Frazier
TIRE’s tire-inflation regulatory system gives riders full dynamic control over tire pressure at their fingertips, maximizing traction to provide a more efficient and safer riding experience.
Second Place – $15,000
Charlie’s Choices – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Jeffrey Ewing, Erin Morningstar, Andrew Sauer, Abby Wilson, Nick Carson
Faculty Advisor: Eva Fast
Charlie’s Choices transforms disruptive sleep routines into an opportunity for parents to teach their children about the importance of rest. The flagship product is Charge-Me-Charlie, a patent-pending visual sleep timer that shows kids how long they need to stay in bed.
Third Place – $10,000
Opt In – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Tayler Insuaste, Rachel Kyles, Travis White, Danielle Lochala
Faculty Advisor: Eva Fast
Web-based service Opt-In unifies the work and home lives of professional women while providing qualified talent to partnering companies.
Graduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Agricultural Innovations – Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Team Members: Joshua Baker, Kenneth Rains, Dirk Tanner, Justin Bagley, Franklin Kelley
Faculty Advisor: Erick Chang
Agricultural Innovations’ WellsVision is a sensor-driven, solar-powered automated irrigation system that allows farmers to remotely monitor and control the watering of their fields.
Second Place – $15,000
Kordate Solutions Inc. – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Kenny Bierman, Phillip Turner, Rob Ekwerekwu, Joseph Post, Vincent Audo,
Michael O’Brien
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Kordate Solutions focuses on developing a therapeutic, peptoid-based drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease from early on-set to severe dementia.
Third Place – $10,000
Baby Booster – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Kyle Oshman, Jonathan Marshall, Darren Quinn
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves
Baby Booster is a 3-in-1 prenatal protein supplement that includes prenatal vitamins, DHA, and protein.
Agriculture Division
First Place – $5,000
Baby Booster – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Second Place – $3,000
Agricultural Innovations – Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Innovation Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Conner Innovation – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Grant Conner, Thomas Lynch, Olivia Dyer, Jack Guo
Faculty Advisor: Larry Brian
The Crew’s Missile device clears debris and sediment from low-water bridges and culverts. Its simple design allows it to be used with virtually any piece of heavy equipment such as tractors, backhoes, excavators, and skid steers. With its multiple, interchangeable collapsing scoops and extending main shaft, it can be adapted to any culvert drain or bridge size.
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Agricultural Innovations – Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Elevator Pitch
Undergraduate Winner – $2,000
TIRE – Harding University, Searcy
Graduate Winner – $2,000
Saf-Tech – Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Team Members: Dustin Lavender, Amanda Barton-Smith, Lillian Bryant, Pam English
Faculty Advisors: Erick Chang, Marvin Jones
Saf-Tech’s Guardian blocks texts and phone calls of minors and dependents using vehicles authorized by parents or guardians. The device will plug into the On-Board-Diagnostics (OBD II) port of the selected vehicle and pair with the dependent’s smartphone to block all phone usage except emergency calls via the Guardian app.
C. Sam Walls Entrepreneur Educator Award Winners
$2,500 awarded to two educators and to their academic institutions
($10,000 total, granted by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation)
Eva Fast – John Brown University
Bryan McKinney – Ouachita Baptist University
2014
Watch the 2014 Awards Luncheon!
Undergraduate Divsion
First Place – $25,000
Arleesa – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Andrea Good, Jeremy Enders, Chase Skelton, Jake Wilson
Faculty Advisor: Eva Fast
Arleesa allows families to customize dolls with their children by providing a variety of skin tones, body shapes, and ethnically accurate facial features, while centering on the companies core values: Character, self-esteem, diversity, imagination, and fun.
Second Place – $15,000
BioBotic Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Hendrix College
Team Members: Michael Iseman, Kelley Coakley, Rachel Zweig
Faculty Advisors: Jeff Amerine, Dr. Carol Reeves
Funding Fathers seeks to provide an alternative form of financing for new venture small businesses through a crowdfunding platform.
Third Place – $10,000
Funding Fathers – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Christopher Hembree, Timothy Luff, Jacob Moore
Faculty Advisor: Eva Fast
Funding Fathers seeks to provide an alternative form of financing for new venture small businesses through a crowdfunding platform.
Graduate Division
First Place – $25,000
LumaDrop – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Brad Phelan, Neil Bora, Randy Cabrera, Joe Huff
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
LumaDrop is an alternative treatment for Wet-Type Age-Related Macular Degeneration (wet AMD). Rather than be doctor-administered by repeated injections directly into the eye, LumaDrop eye drops can be applied by the patient at home.
Second Place – $15,000
Datavis – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Justin Urso, Michael Finan, Jason Kohrig
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Datavis provides image-recognition inventory management software to replace the barcode scanner. This technology identifies products on-shelf, in real time; therefore accelerating the retail audit and improving shelf compliance.
Third Place – $10,000
HemaNotics – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Scott Andrews, Andrew Boehm, Jackie Frentz
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Determining the correct dosing for prescription anticoagulant drug Coumadin is extremely challenging, requiring monthly, semimonthly, and even weekly blood tests for patients. HemaNotics removes this inconvenience for Coumadin users and improves the accuracy at which doctors can assign dosages – saving both lives and money.
Innovation Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
BioBotic Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Hendrix College, Conway
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Datavis – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Elevator Pitch
Undergraduate Winner – $2,000
BioBotic Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and Hendrix College, Conway
Graduate Winner – $2,000
Datavis – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
C. Sam Walls Entrepreneur Educator Award Winners
$2,500 awarded to two educators and to their academic institutions
($10,000 total, granted by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation)
Allen Frazier – Harding University, Searcy
Carol Reeves – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2013
Watch the 2013 Awards Luncheon!
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Catch-22 – University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Team Members: James Rutherford, Ryan Guinee, Robert Grasby, Brandon Burroughs
Faculty Advisor: Richard Crane
Catch-22 will creative a liquid organic fertilizer from an undesirable fish that has invaded the Mississippi River Basin.
Second Place – $15,000
eScout – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Team Members: Connor Burke, Jason Cantwell, Sarah McKimmey
Faculty Advisor: Phil Rice
eScout is a video scouting service that aims to provide collegiate soccer coaches with quality footage of college showcase tournaments across the country.
Third Place – $10,000
Innovative Medical Sensor Tech – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Jeremiah Vivio, Paula Morales, Cory Miller, Hayden Shirley
Faculty Advisor: Allen Frazier
Innovative Medical Sensor Tech. is a medical device tracking system utilizing RFID tagging.
Graduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Picasolar – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Trish Flanagan, Matthew Young, Michael Miller, Seth Shumate
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Picasolar has developed a game-changing technology for the solar industry that will increase the efficiency of solar cells by up to 15 percent, while reducing silver costs by $20 million annually for an average manufacturer.
Second Place – $15,000
HomeDx – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Calvin Smith, Will Swearingen, Max Mahler, Daniel Cherry, Audra Mazzeo
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
HomeDX provides rapid over-the-counter in-vitro diagnostic tests for food intolerances, sexually transmitted diseases, and other infectious diseases directly to the consumer.
Third Place – $10,000
EverClean Coating Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Corey Thompson, Bill Ryan, Manish Phogat
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
EverClean Coating Solutions has developed a self-cleaning and anti-reflective coating that is low cast, easy to apply, and results in a solar cell efficiency improvement of 4 percent, and can prevent efficiency losses of up to 30 percent.
Innovation Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
LifeB – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Ross Tuneberg, Sofia Lopez, Matthew Irvine, Emilio Espino, James Robbins
Faculty Advisor: Allen Frazier
LifeB is a small, autonomous boat that is used to increase the training and safety needs of open-water swimmers; particularly triathletes.
Graduate Winner – $5,000
EverClean Coating Solutions; University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Elevator Pitch
Undergraduate Winner – $2,000
TrustedWills.com – Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia
Team Member: Lindsey Fowler
Faculty Advisor: Bryan McKimmey
A business plan to create, promote, and sustain a web-based business specializing in the streamlined development of Last Wills and Testaments, Living Wills, and Powers of Attorney, in an efficient and user-friendly environment.
Graduate Winner – $2,000
IsoLabs – Harding University
Team Members: Jason Grace, Claire Mowrer, Connor Galloway, Michael Kruse, Gary Torres
Faculty Advisor: William Oliver
IsoLab’s product allows individuals to test their food for possible allergens prior to consumption, ensuring the individual can have an enjoyable meal experience without the fear of a possible allergic reaction.
2012
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Simpler Solutions – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Shantelle Overby, Brandon Knight, Jamison Hofer
Faculty Advisor: Eva Fast
Simpler Solutions strives to enhance and simplify the paint sampling process by becoming the leading company for paint sampling innovation. We want to inspire confidence and creativity and provide consumers and manufacturers with a simpler, more innovative and cost‐effective method of sampling paint.
Second Place – $15,000
Hydrovate – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Tina Funk, Amanda Abramovitz, Josh Garrett, Rolando Ochoa
Faculty Advisor: Eva Fast
Hydrovate offers products that aid the livestock industry by providing improved hydration systems. Hydrovate’s first product, the EcoTrough, is a self‐cleaning animal watering device that maximizes animal health and almost entirely eliminates the labor and contamination associated with animal hydration.
Third Place – $10,000
Vita “Intelligent” Label – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Daniela Hernandez, Taylor Barnett, Davy Martinez
Faculty Advisor: Allen Frazier
Vita prevents the wastage of poultry by giving an accurate state of the food, this also helps vendors save money. Vita also provides brand equity to vendors because it proves higher quality of their product above others.
Graduate Division
First Place – $25,000
Boston Mountain Biotech – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Ellen Brune, Stuart Brune
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
The Lotus E. coli cell line improves the efficiency of protein purification by saving biologics manufacturers up to 50% on their purification costs, minimizing losses and speeding up production times. The technology for Lotus is patent pending and we are already negotiating with two potential customers to begin pilot testing.
Second Place – $15,000
SpatiaLink Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Steve Fortner, John Miller, Aaron Huffaker, Nate Allen, Bethany Haefner
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Retail shelf out‐of‐stock is costing product manufacturers an estimated $71 billion annually in lost sales. SpatiaLink is reinventing the shelf planning process by integrating with the supply chain to improve on‐shelf availability. Our trade‐secret algorithms optimize product assortment to maximize retail sales and market share for product manufacturers.
Third Place – $10,000
Learning DifferentiatED – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Barry James, Senthil Raman, Brandon Wright, Brandon Hill
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
The team’s manaGED Prep software will streamline the current GED preparation process by utilizing algorithms that provide personalized study plans and completion dates. Together with our copyrighted video tutorials of expert adult education teachers, we expect to reduce student preparation times by 25 percent while increasing student retention rates.
Agriculture Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Hydrovate – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Cam Ah Co – Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Team Members: Brandon Boone, Doug Strickland, Cody Brown
Faculty Advisor: Erick Chang
The unit will eliminate the restraints of selling to a biofuel processing co‐op and extract oil from different crops so farmers can also use the biofuel in their operations. The mobile unit is affordable, easy to install, operate and maintain. The modules offer upgrade capabilities to fit every farmer’s needs.
Innovation Division
Vita “Intelligent” Labels – Harding University, Searcy
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Innovative Athletic Solutions – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Brittany Hopper, Matt Brooker, David Castagne, Abel Galliguez
Faculty Advisor: Eva Fast
IAS seeks to become the top choice of performance enhancing products for athletic equipment by developing solutions that provide a competitive edge for the needs of today’s athlete.
Elevator Pitch
Undergraduate Winner – $2,000
Hydrovate – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Graduate Winner – $2,000
SpatiaLink Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2011
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Agricultural Food Systems – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Kirk Dennison, Lawson Hembree, Lauren Kessler, Jose Delgadillo
Faculty Advisor: Mike Kennelley
Agricultural Food Systems seeks to innovate systems for measuring food quality by providing pioneering technologies that increase value and build trust among agricultural food producers, processors, and consumers. AFS’ flagship product, the TenderID, enables meat processors to measure tenderness in raw beef carcasses quickly and accurately on the production line.
Second Place – $10,000
Craftistas – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Zac Freeman, Troy Zellers, Camiille Malkiewicz
Faculty Advisor: Mike Kennelley
Craftistas is a direct sales company seeking to cultivate the desire for creativity by providing convenient crafting experiences. By selling craft kits complete with the materials and instructions to make a craft, Craftistas will make crafting a more feasible and desirable reality.
Third Place – $15,000
GardenCraft – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Bethany Kienlbauch, Zach Burks, Andrius Mikutis
Faculty Advisor: Mike Kennelley
Garden Craft is a company that focuses on the expression of creativity through offering do-it-yourself hypertufa projects that allow people to discover and channel their imagination.
Graduate Division
First Place – $20,000
cycleWood Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Jack Avery, Kevin Oden, Nhiem Cao, Priscila Silva, Blair Cocanower
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
cycleWood Solutions, LLC offers a sustainable and profitable solution to conventional single-use plastic bags. Our product, the XyloBag, is comprised of a biodegradable lignin-based plastic and biodegrades in 150 days. The target market for our product is the $4 billion U.S. plastic bag market.
Second Place – $10,000
TiFiber – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Craig Crismon, Joel Irons, Bhanu Koppolu, Alex Kieslich, Brock Hauser
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Jeska Shoe Company will offer a cutting edge high heel shoe concept to forever shake up the footwear industry. With both shoes and styles constantly evolving, the Jeska brand allows consumers to interchange both heels and accessories on a daily basis to appeal to a woman’s need for change.
Third Place – $5,000
Peas and Cues – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Carine Netto, Amanda Stacy, Brock Erdman, Ryland Allen
Faculty Advisor: Delia Haak
Jeska Shoe Company will offer a cutting edge high heel shoe concept to forever shake up the footwear industry. With both shoes and styles constantly evolving, the Jeska brand allows consumers to interchange both heels and accessories on a daily basis to appeal to a woman’s need for change.
Agriculture Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Agricultural Food Systems – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Graduate Winner – $5,000
cycleWood Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Innovation Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Agricultural Food Systems – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Jeska Shoe Company – Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia
Team Members: Jessica Haynes, Kaci Matthews
Faculty Advisor: Jeramy Meacham
Jeska Shoe Company will offer a cutting edge high heel shoe concept to forever shake up the footwear industry. With both shoes and styles constantly evolving, the Jeska brand allows consumers to interchange both heels and accessories on a daily basis to appeal to a woman’s need for change.
2010
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Arkansas Auto Fluff – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Mason Miller, Greg Savage, Ashley Giles, Alex Sprinks
Faculty Advisor: Mark Zweig
Auto Fluff specializes in the recycling of end of life plastics from the waste stream of the automobile industry. The company is able to combine two current problems into one profitable solution.
Second Place – $10,000
Interactive Convenience Electronics (ICE) – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Lucas Harrington, Ketan Chawla
Faculty Advisor: Jeff Amerine
ICE’s vision is to become the premier multi-user touchscreen tabletop computer service provider in the south central United States with a goal to provide the computers, software applications, service, and expertise necessary to foster the growth of convenience electronics.
Third Place – $5,000
Fore Your Swing – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Susan Ashley, Melinda Roberts, Natalia Ramirez, Brian Urquidez
Faculty Advisors: Mike Kennelley, Mandy Moore
Fore Your Swing seeks to provide customers with an incomparable golfing experience that fosters both entertainment and quick improvement for golfers in the communities we serve.
Graduate Division
First Place – $20,000
InnerVision – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Jeff Veltkamp, Anoop Prasanna, Annelie Reckling, Elizabeth Slape, Bryon Western
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
InnerVision’s Smart Turbine Blade enables power generation facilities to radically change their maintenance programs, saving them millions of dollars each year on interval-based maintenance. Smart Turbine Blade captures real-time diagnostic information from inside the turbine and transmits data wirelessly to the outside.
Second Place – $10,000
BiologicsMD – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Michael Thomas, Misty Stephens, Paul Mlakar, Robyn Goforth
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
BiologicsMD’s osteoporosis prescription drug OsteoFlor will increase bone mineral density more than twice as much as the leading medication in a single annual dose.
Third Place – $5,000
Green Valley Solar – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Douglas Hutchings, Brent Bertelsen, Stephen Ritterbysh, Seth Shumate
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Green Valley Solar’s method for manufacturing silicon in solar panels reduces costs and boosts performance substantially, and uses equipment the industry has used for the past 40 years.
Agriculture Division
Winner – $5,000
HydroSym Farms – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Cody Yancey, Evan Brown, Amen Ismail, Joshua Dunn
Faculty Advisor: Mark Zweig
HydroSym Farm’s mission is to provide local communities with year-round organic fruits, vegetables, fish, and flowers while minimizing our carbon impact and enlightening our communities about the benefits of being organic, remaining local, and being environmentally conscious.
Innovation Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Second Wind – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Jordan Gwinn, Adam VanReenen, Kellie DeAtley, Sarah Riley, John Snyder
Faculty Advisors: Allen Frazier, Mike Emerson
Second Wind is a company that provides small-scale wind energy collection systems to farmers and land owners for private use. Second Wind’s product is a kite-based electrical generator that is capable of harvesting wind energy in locations where traditional turbine generators are not a viable option.
Graduate Winner – $5,000
InnerVision – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2009
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Creatively Mine – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Emily Hornok, Carine Netto, Matt Nye, James Smith
Faculty Advisors: Mandy Moore, Mike Kennelley
Creatively Mine is an online children’s clothing retailer that allows young girls to design their own customized outfits using an interactive, game-like website.
Second Place – $10,000
Progressive Solutions – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Drew Cleaver, Angela Langer, Kirena Duffel, Clayton Anderson
Faculty Advisors: Mandy Moore, Mike Kennelley
Progressive Solutions’ Higher Hangers are patented, space-saving clothing hangers that reduce clutter and create additional closet space by raising garments vertically.
Third Place – $5,000
Elevate Medical – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Joseph Willmann, Jacob McConnell, Christopher Nelson
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Elevate Medical’s initial product, the Lift Assist, is intended to alleviate the pain and risks associated with patient transfers between wheelchair and bed.
Graduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Tears for Life – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Chris Elizer, Jared Greer, Jordan Greer, Bessie Williams
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Tears for Life’s noninvasive test kit will screen women for breast cancer using proteins found in tears. This will be the core of a profitable portfolio of noninvasive screening tools that will save lives and reduce health care costs.
Second Place – $10,000
Thanks Bud – University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Team Members: Anthony Johnson, R.J. Martino, Roxane Martino
Faculty Advisor: Joe Bell
Biomedical startup Orlumet LLC has a portfolio of innovative platform technologies. Orlumet’s first platform consists of bioactive surface coatings for improving the performance and longevity of various medical devices.
Third Place – $5,000
Orlumet – University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Team Members: Drew Jensen, Garima Lall, Glediana Rexha, Kevin White
Faculty Advisor: Mildred Holley
Biomedical startup Orlumet LLC has a portfolio of innovative platform technologies. Orlumet’s first platform consists of bioactive surface coatings for improving the performance and longevity of various medical devices.
Agriculture Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Earth N’ Vessels – Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
Team Members: Kyle Castro, Kyle Davis, Nathanael Hancock
Faculty Advisor: Stephen Jones
Earth N’ Vessels provides a disposal option for Arkansas’s poultry industry through the use of responsible composting methods.
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Ground Up Biosolutions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Keith Solsvig, Cesar Coto, Brandon Barr, Joshua McCullough
Faculty Advisors: Carol Reeves
Ground Up Biosolutions’ patent-pending process combines two waste products – biosolids and poultry litter – to produce a granulized fertilizer that reduces water and landfill utilization, contamination, and strip mining.
Innovation Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Elevate Medical – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Tears for Life – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2008
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Renaizzance Clothing – University of Central Arkansas, Conway
Team Member: Chauncey Holloman
Faculty Advisor: Michael Rubach
Renaizzance Clothing is an urban clothing line accepted into Macy’s Department Stores. The brand will be positive and an inspiring outlook on hip-hop.
Second Place – $10,000
Enterra – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: J. Marcus Naramore, John Williams, Maria Jose Valencia Merlos, Micah Williams, Yaribeth Pacheco
Faculty Advisors: Mandy Moore, Mike Kennelley
Enterra will be a retail store in Fayetteville that will specialize in environmentally friendly fashion, by offering products that are high quality, environmentally conscientious, and stylish. Enterra aims to achieve a monetary, environmental, and societal profit.
Third Place – $5,000
VitaTag – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Jeremiah Robison, Michael Inloes, Ryan Moody
Faculty Advisors: Allen Frazier, Michael Emerson
VitaTag will supply cost efficient products that will be a revolutionary means for tracking the health and progress of livestock. VitaTag’s system will consist of a tag, scanner, and internet based software which work together to generate a livestock management tool for customers.
Graduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Protrom Medical – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: James “JD” Weathers, Kellen Frank, Luke Weiler, Michael Smith
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Protrom Medical will provide innovative medical systems to benefit human health. Its first product will be the P.A.C. system, which is a temporary abdominal closure device.
Second Place – $10,000
MerchantEyes – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: April Seggebruch, Karen McSpadden, Kristin Huber, Stan Zylowski
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
MerchantEyes proposes a digital solution to the current manual system of tracking and validating the $2 billion spent annually on in-store retail merchandising activities. Its proprietary web-based software solution will bring efficiency, accuracy, and transparency to the in-store merchandising process.
Third Place – $5,000
Track Life Systems – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Christopher Boschetti, Jeffrey Evans, Jennifer Liguori, Linh Ngo, Rahul Rajgarhia
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
TrackLife Systems is developing a first-of-its-kind comprehensive component life prediction software program (TrackLife) for fossil fuel power plants.
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
VitaTag – Harding University, Searcy
Graduate Winner – $5,000
TruSource Technologies – University of Arkansas, Little Rock
Team Members: Drew Jensen Enkeleda Dervishi Mitesh Patel
Faculty Advisor: Mildred Holley
TruSource Technologies has developed a patent-pending, anti-counterfeit sensor which it will market to pharmaceutical companies to protect their high-dollar, high-volume prescription drugs.
2007
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Lucina – John Brown University
Team Members: Andrea Kahnk, Claire Armstrong, David Cox, Leah Olson, Jordan Milano
Faculty Advisors: Mandy Moore, Kim Hadley
Lucina will contribute to the welfare of families and caregivers by designing and manufacturing reliable, affordable baby care products that are safe and efficient
Second Place – $10,000
Innovative Measurement Technology – John Brown University
Team Members: Ashley Wettengel, Lauren Craft, Trent Busenitz, Andrew Baskins
Faculty Advisors: Mandy Moore, Mike Kennelley
Innovative Measurement Technology utilizes ultrasonic technology to monitor feed bins.
Third Place – $5,000
New Horizon Biofuels – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Austin Bray, Cody Bleich, Jessica Bridges, Andy Cloud, Stephen Parr
Faculty Advisor: Mark Zweig
New Horizon Biofuels will focus on the sale of biodiesel and the advancement of research for alternate fuels. The company will seek to prove that sustainable businesses can be both economically and ecologically sensible.
Graduate Division
First Place – $20,000
GuardIN Fresh – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Shantan Pesaru, Paul McDowell, Keith Smithpeters, Seth Claus
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Compello RX will be a value-added broker, which will allow hospital pharmacies to overcome regulatory hurdles and staffing shortages, by serving as a single-source solution for all of their outsourced pharmaceutical needs.
Second Place – $10,000
Compello RX – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Kevin Sedlacek, Nick Belton, Elliott Chester, Adam Cogburn
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Compello RX will be a value-added broker, which will allow hospital pharmacies to overcome regulatory hurdles and staffing shortages, by serving as a single-source solution for all of their outsourced pharmaceutical needs.
Third Place – $5,000
Dynamic Airport Solutions – University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Team Members: David Hunt, Rodney Arnold, Daniel Rucker, Andrew Herden, Jennifer Lindsay Cowling
Faculty Advisor: Joe Bell
Dynamic Airport Solutions will offer the commercial airport market an integrated technology solution to enhance efficiency and profitability in operations. DAS will provide a complete solution in everything from gate management to ticketing.
Innovation Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Innovative Measurement Technology – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Graduate Winner – $5,000
GuardIN Fresh – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2006
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Precision AgSense – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Chris Cochran, Matthew Swindle
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Allen Frazier, Mike Emerson
Precision AgSense is an agricultural crop support service enables farmers to cut costs, conserve chemicals, and treat their fields with a level of precision never before possible.
Second Place – $10,000
Ag Solutions Corporation – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Shawn Gatton, Meghan G. Kelly, Melody Masis, Marilyn Pérez, Laura Redmond
Faculty Advisor: Delia Haak
AgSolutions Corporation goal is to help the state of Arkansas set the standard for recycling by using poultry litter as an alternate heating source.
Third Place – $5,000
Sabor Latino – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Team Members: Seth Hildbrant, Emily McGuire, Ellie Thoene, Claudia Salgado, Leidi Urbina
Faculty Advisor: Delia Haak
Sabor Latino will cater to the entertainment needs of the Hispanic population in Arkansas, by becoming the largest supplier of Spanish movies, books, and music to be found in a single location in Arkansas.
Graduate Division
First Place – $20,000
AgRobotics– University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Alin Dragos, Adi Masli, Jason McNabb
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
AgRobotics will produce innovative precision agriculture equipment, increasing crop yields while simplifying farming.
Second Place – $10,000
Amiiga – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Tanya Fette, Leah Morton, Angelo Welihinda
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Amiiga will be a software development and consulting company that will focus on enabling faster, easier access to information, with the use of databases. Amiiga will provide a software package that will optimize data querying and improve efficiency.
Third Place – $5,000
Contür – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Sarah Garton, Paul McDaniel, Paul Sproles
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Contür’s first product, the Safe ‘n’ Snug Changing Station, will make the experience of diaper changing more comfortable for babies and easier for caregivers.
Innovation Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Ag Solutions Corporation – John Brown University, Siloam Springs
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Amiiga – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2005
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $20,000
HU Buy – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Jonathan Towell, Luke Dockery, Colby Blaisdell, Peter Kirby
Faculty Advisors: Allen Frazier, Mike Emerson
HU Buy is an auction-based website built specifically for university students. HU Buy helps students while assisting local vendors develop an online market presence.
Second Place – $10,000
Integrated Shipping Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Team Members: K. Michael Pyle, Michael Pierce, Brady Marston
Faculty Advisor: Roger D. Roderick
Integrated Shipping Solutions has designed the eco-pallet. Made of recycled rubber and plastic, this innovative shipping platform is more durable, flexible and cheaper than standard plastic pallets.
Third Place – $5,000
River Valley Biodiesel Refinery – Arkansas Tech University, Russellville
Team Members: Crystal Washington, Jeremy Aylett, Eric Yates, Richard Smart, Megan Judy River
Faculty Advisor: Loretta Cochran
Valley Biodiesel Refinery is the first producer of biodiesel in Arkansas. Valley Biodiesel Refinery’s mission is to produce a quality diesel fuel alternative for regional distribution that minimizes environmental damage from pollution and reduces dependence on foreign petroleum sources.
Graduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Earthgard – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Jon Massey, Alicia Owens, Matt Carroll, Jeff Denman
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Earthgard has developed the patented and scientifically proven R3F filter technology to meet urgent water and wastewater demands in small communities in the United States and around the world.
Second Place – $10,000
Bandgap Protectives – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Marie Josee Le Jour McDonagh, Kyle Stacey, Max Bachman
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Bandgap Protectives specializes in the manufacture and marketing of silicon crystalline nanoparticles featuring a patent pending UV ray-trapping technology. Suntrappers will revolutionize the way we protect ourselves from ultraviolet radiation.
Third Place – $5,000
Trager Technologies – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Jonathan Thompson, Siddharth Kak, Sarah Jones
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Trager Technologies is revolutionizing locomotive diesel exhaust design with the patent-pending Trager Turbo Screen.
Technology Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Integrated Shipping Solutions – University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Bandgap Protectives – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
2004
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Nature’s Beef – John Brown University
Team Members: Sarah Chess, Daniela Bucaro, Matt Tice, Seth Malley
Faculty Advisor: Delia Haak
Nature’s Beef is an organic beef production company based in northwest Arkansas.
Second Place – $10,000
Pet Star – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Aaron Mitchell, Levi Ross, Chad Burchfield, Mariana Figueroa
Faculty Advisor: Allen Frazier
The PetStar business plan outlines a way to market and distribute an innovative way to track lost or stolen animals, through an implantable chip which is tracked by a global positioning system.
Third Place – $5,000
I Do! I Do! Event Productions – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Member: Ashley Sutton
Faculty Advisors: Susan Bristow, Renee Clay
I Do! I Do! Event Productions is a wedding library and referral service offering vendors an effective and low-cost means of marketing. The company also offers wedding planning services.
Graduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Black Widow – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Travis Ruff, Megan Crews, Levi Russ, John Rutledge
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
The Black Widow tool solves common bolt-stripping problems.
Second Place – $10,000
ZEPH Innovations– University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Mark Heiliger, Charles Webber
Faculty Advisor: Susan Bristow
ZEPH Innovations develops new technologies for less-than lethal weapons, beginning with the N-Fuze, a new product for use by law enforcement and individuals.
Third Place – $5,000
Distinctive Living – University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Team Members: Heather Sprandel, Matthew Stengel
Faculty Advisor: Renee Clay
The Distinctive Living plan outlines a retail and online shopping enterprise specializing in assistive devices, mobility products, and life enhancing goods for the elderly and special needs population.
Technology Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Quick Response – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Carolyn Fassett, Chris Fassett, Nathan Bronneman, Robin Pledge
Faculty Advisor: Mike Emerson
Emergency response program Quick Response assists cities and first responders with information about important building construction features, nearest fire hydrants, optimal routes to emergency sites, and other emergency-related information.
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Moducell – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Martin Simoncic, Scott Hall, Eric Mallard, Keith Martin, James Moneyhun
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
The Moducell team outlines the commercialization of a technology to produce micro fuel cells that eliminate the need to recharge cell phones from electrical outlets.
2003
Undergraduate Division
First Place – $20,000
Horizon Building Systems – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Josh Copher, Joseph Rupe, Aaron Lewis, James Travis, Lamont Nguyen
Faculty Advisor: Lance Sexton
The Horizon Building Systems team has engineered a way for builders to meet the constant demand to produce higher quality homes at a competitive price. To meet the demand, this team envisions a business to provide highly pre-engineered manufactured framing components while maintaining an emphasis on customer service.
Second Place – $10,000
PoolTek – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Mark Heiliger, Sarah Barnett, Anthony Francis
Faculty Advisor: Renee Clay
Pool Tek’s product connects to existing pool water lines and monitors chemical levels in the pool, with monitoring and controls operating remotely. Upgrades in the system allows for automatic dispensing of necessary chemicals.
Third Place – $5,000
Digital Arkansas – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Troy Helton, Nathan Dutile
Faculty Advisor: Phil Brown
Digital Arkansas intends to revolutionize the declining school photography business by leading the digital photography revolution into the school market segment.
Graduate Division
First Place – $20,000
WireCon – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Baykal Altiner, Sam Austin, Philip Doss
Faculty Advisor: Lance Sexton
WireCon will be a supplier of wire harnesses, creating efficiencies in payroll and raw materials expenses for the HVAC and home appliance markets.
Second Place – $10,000
LogoMotion – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Richard Hossley, Raymond Jordan, Guy Marrone, Emily McClain
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
LogoMotion gives fans of college athletics a bright, new, and exciting way to show their team spirit. MascotMotion uses a rope light to illuminate the outline of a college’s mascot or logo.
Third Place – $5,000
FYM Consulting – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Jody Ayers, Jordan Beard, Martin Sutton
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
FYM Consulting has a mission of refining South and Latin American consumer product manufacturers so that they can sell products to Wal-Mart and other U.S. mass merchandisers.
Technology Division
Undergraduate Winner – $5,000
Pool Tek – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team members: Mark Heiliger, Sarah Bernett, Anthony Francis
Faculty Advisor: Renee Clay
Pool Tek’s product connects to existing pool water lines and can remotely monitor chemical levels in the pool and can also automatically dispense necessary chemicals.
Graduate Winner – $5,000
Phantron – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: William Burgess, Jaime Summers, Keith M. Wheeler
Faculty Advisor: Calvin Bacon, Jr.
The Phantron team has devised a system that can remotely monitor heart rate, falls, and geographic position, to be used in elderly and at-risk patients, with primary use among Alzheimer’s patients.
2002
First Place – $30,000
Yard Homes – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Michael Newcity, Jamie Loftin, Jeffrey Loftin
Faculty Advisor: Lance Sexton
Yard Homes produces custom prefabricated residential storage and outbuildings that complement modern home design.
Second Place – $20,000
Eagle Eye– University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Member: Christy Simons
Faculty Advisor: Calvin Bacon
Eagle Eye Inc. incorporates an indoor shooting range, personal safety training center, and a firearm/safety product retail business.
Third Place – $10,000
Sempurna Coffee Company – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Stuart Walker, Richard Dillon
Faculty Advisor: Carol Reeves
Sempurna Coffee Company distributes green coffee bean roasters and other premium coffee products to major retailers.
Technology Division
Winners – $5,000 each
Waterwood – Harding University, Searcy
Team Members: Dane Joneshill, Taylor Ross
Faculty Advisor: Stacey Lewis
Waterwood uses shipbuilding technology to manufacture wooden bathroom fixtures.
Arkansas Medical Solutions – Harding University, Searcy
Team Member: Sean Evans
Faculty Advisor: Michael Emerson
Arkansas Medical Solutions is an integrated medical office transcription, billing, and medical records software.
2001
First Place – $30,000
Razorback Bowling Center – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Members: Lindsay Barton, Jeff Tucker, Dale Lusby
Faculty Advisor: Lance Sexton|
The Razorback Bowling Center team is committed to providing customers with state-of-the-art facilities and service. The plan calls for unparalleled technology to contribute to the unique atmosphere that will guarantee the success of this business.
Second Place – $20,000
Ozark Smokin’ Spice – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Team Member: Stuart Walker
Faculty Advisor: Lance Sexton
Ozark Smokin’ Spice, a small regional seasoning manufacturer, allows novice backyard chefs to serve hickory smoke-flavored meats with the convenience of a gas or electric grill.
Third Place – $10,000
EcOdyssey – University of the Ozarks, Clarksville
Team Members: Derek Barahona, Yerilee Cortez, Gabriela Franco, Maria Jose Rodriguez, Jose Urias
Faculty Advisor: Robert Wofford
EcOdyssey is an ecologically friendly resort in the Ozark Mountains, dedicated to serving guests looking for a natural and comfortable destination in the heart of the Natural State.
