Team to Represent School of Management in National Competition

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A team of four University at Buffalo MBA students will advance to a national competition in Washington, D.C., after winning the UB MBA Second-Year Case Competition.

The winning team, Alexandra Andrianova of Amherst, Jonathan Davis of Buffalo, David Hansen of Amherst, and Timothy Silverstein of Tonawanda, was chosen from among four teams of finalists who presented the results of their case analyses at the UB School of Management.

Judges evaluated participants on the quality of their analyses and use of case data, the creativity and clarity of their recommendations, the quality and detail of their implementation plans, the quality and style of their oral presentations, and the quality of their question and answer responses.

The winning team will travel to Washington, D.C. to compete in the 12th Annual George Washington University/KPMG MBA Case Competition on March 28 and 29.

The competition was sponsored by Columbus McKinnon Corp., Ernst & Young LLP and Moog, Inc. The judges for the final round of the competition were School of Management Dean John M. Thomas; Joseph Bell, general manager, Moog; Karen Howard, vice president of finance and CFO, Columbus McKinnon; and Michael Murray, partner, Ernst & Young.

The Wall Street Journal ranks the UB School of Management 9th in the nation among schools with strong regional recruiting bases. In addition, BusinessWeek ranks the school as one of the country's top 5 business schools for the fastest return on MBA investment, and Forbes cites it as one of the best business schools in the U.S. for the return on investment it provides MBA graduates. For more information about the UB School of Management, visit http://mgt.buffalo.edu.