A total of $16,000 in scholarship money was awarded during the competition. The first place team’s school receives the ACG Cup and the team receives $10,000; the second place team receives $5,000; and each of the remaining teams is awarded $1,000.
All ACG Cup participants were also eligible to apply for a four- to eight-week expenses-paid internship with the global law firm of Pinsent Masons. The intern will work in London, Dubai, or China, on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and company re-organizations, research, and other projects. Two years ago, Walsh MBA student and attorney Jennifer Gasiecki won the internship.
Many Walsh faculty devoted their time to working with our students through this process - in many cases giving up many of their Saturdays throughout January. Matt Wirgau, adjunct assistant professor of Finance and Economics; Linda Hagan, Ph.D., director of the Doctor of Management (DM) in Executive Leadership program and professor of Business Communications; and Louise August, Ph.D., associate professor of Finance and Economics; mentored and assisted the Walsh ACG team.
Corporate sponsors of the ACG Detroit Cup are Conway MacKenzie, Ernst & Young, Fifth Third Bank, Huntington Bank, Huron Capital Partners, Maynards, UHY Advisors, and Pinsent Masons.
The ACG Detroit Chapter’s 280 members work in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Worldwide, the ACG is represented by 54 chapters and 12,000 members.
Corporate recruiters, human resources professionals and others looking to hire the area’s brightest business students are expected to attend.
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Walsh College 2011 Team: First Place
Jim Cook MSF, Dan Chenoweth MBA, Brian Lemon MBA-MSF
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Walsh College 2010 Team: Second Place
Prof. Matt Wirgau, Mike Brown, Jennifer Gasiecki, and Ryan Meyers.
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Walsh College 2009 Team: Second Place
Jordan Ruder, Prof. Matt Wirgau, Jennifer Gasiecki, and Kathleen Dobrovic (MSF '10). |
Walsh College 2008 Team: First Place
President Stephanie Bergeron, Dave Chilingirian (MSF '10), Mike Rumel (MBA '08), and Tara Miceli (MSF '10). |