Two undergraduate case teams have achieved success at international competitions recently,
including a second-runner-up finish in Thailand in August and a second-place finish at a
competition in Singapore in October. The teams are led by advisor Pat DeMouy, lecturer of
management.
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Thailand Case Team participants right after their presentation. (L-R) Dan Sizer,
Brad Hocking, Jenna Gonsalves, and Raghav Mehra.
Photo courtesy of Thammasat University.
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The Thailand team finished ahead of the University of Southern California, UC-Berkeley, the
University of Texas, and teams from nine other countries. Team members included: Brad Hocking, a
senior double majoring in accounting and corporate finance, an Honors College student, and a USC
baseball player from Greenville, South Carolina; Jenna Gonsalves, a junior double majoring in
global supply chain operations management and marketing, minoring in advertising and public
relations,
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Thailand Case Team with advisor, Thammasat University officials, and PTT
Chemical (sponsor) officials.
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and an Honors College student from Columbus, Indiana; Dan Sizer, a senior double majoring
in international business and finance, and minoring in Spanish and German, from Somers,
Connecticut; and Raghav Mehra, from Calcutta, India, who is a senior double majoring in management
and global supply chain management. He also has a directed study in German.
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Singapore Case Team participants (L-R) Branden Conrad, Brad Hocking,
Katie Platzbecker, and Jenna Gonsalves
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The USC team finished second overall in Singapore behind the University of Florida and
ahead of team s from seven other countries. Team members included: Branden Conrad, a junior double
majoring in corporate finance and real estate, a transfer student from the U.S. Naval Academy, and
a player on the USC basketball team, from Charlotte, North Carolina; Katie Platzbecker, a senior
double majoring in international business and accounting, minoring in French and completing
directed study in Chinese, from Medina, Ohio; and Brad Hocking and Jenna Gonsalves, who were also
on the Thailand team.
In November, the Moore School will field a team to defend last year's #1 finish in Los Angeles
at the annual Greater L.A. Chamber of Commerce Global Business Competition.
Gail Crouch
October 2007
