A team of Fisher MBAs brought home a first place win from the CIBER Case Competition at the University of Pittsburgh April 16-18.The CIBER team was comprised of first year MBA students Anne Von Lehman, Chad Stutz, Ryan Kilpatrick and Seth Blatter.

Fisher won second place in the Big 10 MBA Case Competition held from April 16-18 on Fisher’s campus.The University of Minnesota placed third while the University of Michigan took home the top award.

The Fisher team of first-year MBA students consisted of Vandana Agrawal, Jeremy Jacobs, Eduard Lapteanu and Michael Hrostoski. Agrawal was also awarded a Best Presenter Individual Award for the first round and Lapteanu received a Best Q&A Individual Award for the first round and the Best Q&A Individual Award for the final round.

Hosted by Fisher since its inception, this year’s Big 10 MBA Case Competition brought together 10 of the 11 conference schools. The teams of first-year MBAs were challenged to develop a solution for a cradle-to-cradle design for the Mirra office chair by Herman Miller.Teams were given 24 hours to come up with a business plan for the office chair that included recommendations for materials to create the armrests as well as a marketing strategy and financial analysis to support their armrest design proposal.

Judging was conducted by industry executives with various expertises. This year’s judges represented several area companies, including Cardinal Health, Nationwide Financial, DHL, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. and the Limited Brands. In addition, judges from Herman Miller with expertise in the company’s innovation and sustainability practices also participated in the competition.

U.S. News and World Report’s 2010 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools ranked Fisher second nationally in the proportion of graduates employed at three months (97.1%). The guide ranked the MBA program 26th in the nation (ninth among publics), up from 27 last year.

The most notable gains in Fisher’s U.S. News scores were for employment rate and recruiter assessments.

“In this era of economic turmoil, we are particularly gratified that corporate recruiters continue to hold our graduates in high regard,” said Christine Poon, dean of Fisher. “The upward momentum in our scores for job placement rates and recruiter assessment is an important affirmation of our effectiveness in developing outstanding leadership and management skills in our graduates as recognized by employers.”

In specialty programs, Fisher’s supply chain/logistics ranked seventh; accounting 12th; finance ranked 17th; marketing 19th; MBA for Working Professionals 30th; and production/operations 14th.

More than 650 students, staff and faculty from across Ohio State converged on the Thurber Theatre to watch the taping of "Mad Money w/Jim Cramer" on April 22. Host Jim Cramer brought his CNBC show to campus for its "Back to School Tour." In addition to taping his television show, Cramer held a special classroom session for Fisher students at Gerlach Hall. Click on the arrow above to view a video clip and slideshow highlights of Jim Cramer's day on campus.

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