Office of Diversity and Inclusion Student Services

KeyBank Case Competition

2020 KEYBANK FOUNDATION MINORITY MBA STUDENT CASE COMPETITION

KeyBank and Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University will host its 16th Annual Minority MBA Student Case Competition on February 28th through March 1st, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.

2020 CASE COMPETITION SUMMARY

KeyBank and Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University hosted its 16th Annual Minority MBA Student Case Competition on February 28- March 01, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. During the 16th Annual Minority MBA Student Case Competition the KeyBank Foundation supervised the selection of a contemporary and never-before-used case topic that addressed business issues with varied implications at either a national or international level. Teams of three presenters were invited from universities and colleges across the country to compete. Please note that, due to funding limitations, no alternate member of the teams were invited to participate or be sponsored by the program. Each team benefited from the opportunity to develop important professional skills such as analyzing and responding quickly to often-complex business issues. Also, teams had a chance to hone their communication and team-building talents while learning from the expertise of business executive judges and moderators.

2020 CASE COMPETITION WINNERS

BEST PRESENTERS (AWARDED $250 EACH)

BEST QUESTION & ANSWER (AWARDED $250 EACH)

Each team participating received a plaque and all participants received participation certificates. Best Presenters and Best Q&A Responders from each of the four brackets were awarded $250 awards. Based on distance traveled to the competition, members of each team received a participation allowance ranging from $200 (399 round trip miles or less) to $400 (400 round trip miles or greater).

The judges were thoroughly impressed with all the insights and recommendations the teams gave. The enormous investment of time and talent was evident in the insightfulness of all presentations.

ELIGIBILITY AND INFORMATION

Awards: 1^st through 5^th place winners receive trophies and team awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Each team will receive individual participation certificates and a team photo plaque. Each team member will also receive a participation allowance ranging from $200 to $400.

Registration: Each team must be composed of three presenting members. Only one team, will be given consideration for selection, per university. 20-25 teams will be selected to participate. In the spirit of this being a diverse competition, we desire presenting teams selected for participation in this minority MBA student case competition be representative of at least two ethnically diverse members (i.e. African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino American, Native American/American Indian or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander).

To be eligible, teams must submit a completed registration, resumes, and $150 nonrefundable registration fee by the deadline shown above. If advisors wish to come to the case competition there is an additional $100 registration fee they must pay.The 20-25 teams selected to participate will receive two complimentary hotel rooms for two nights at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown located in Key Center. Meals will be provided. Teams not selected to participate will receive a reimbursement of their registration fee.

For more information, please contact competition coordinator Jessica Wawczak, Bria Booker, and Taylor Tamang at

FCOB-kybnkmbacse@osu.edu or (614) 292-1978.