Purdue University Student Soybean Product Innovation Competition announces 2015-2016 winners

Event Date: March 22, 2016
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The winners were announced at the industry event held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom.
  • Winning Team:  SoyFoliate
    Team Members:  Steve Ferris (Pharmacy), Sam Lewis (Pharmacy), Ryan Pendergast (ME), Alison  Switzer (Pharmacy)
    Team Advisors:  Rodolfo Pinal (Industrial & Physical Pharmacy), Steven Scott (Pharmacy Practice)
  • Second Place:  Soy Spacing Technologies
    Team Members:  Ryan DeBusk (Animal Science), Taylor Gamble (Ag Business Management)
    Team Advisors:  Brad Joern (Agronomy), Phil Reid (Animal Science)
  • Third Place:  SoyPods
    Team Members:  Andrew Cameron (Chemical Engineering), Xuan (Anna) Luo (ABE) and Harshit Kapoor (Civil Engineering)
    Team Advisors:  Kelly Blanchard (Management), Nate Mosier (ABE)
  • People’s Choice Award:  Sparked by Soy
    Team Members:  Evan Anderson (ABE), Dylan Lowden (Environmental & Health Sciences), Sara Richert (Public Relations)
    Team Advisors:  Vice Bralts (ABE), Matthew Ginzel (Entomology)

Other Teams (ABE):

Team:  Perfect 10 Nails
Team Members:  Alexis Laureano (BE), Megan Morris (Liberal Arts), Codey Spoolstra (BE), Kimberly Wylin (BE)
Team Advisors:  Teresa Carvajal (ABE), Amanda Thompson (Purdue Foundry)

Team:  Soy Queens
Team Members:  Emily Coleman (BE), Caitlin Link (Animal Science), Madison McGuffey (Ag Econ), Emmy Rawson (BE)
Team Advisors:  Maria Marshall (Ag Econ), David Umulis (ABE)

Team:  So-ja
Team Members:  Jordan Jackson (BE), Gytis Kriauciunas (BE), Rachel Menhart (Biochemistry), Julia Russo (BE)
Team Advisors:  Vince Duffy (IE), Christopher Uyeda (Chemistry)

Team:  Soja Soya
Team Members:  Aubree Anton (Biology), Elizabeth Ziga (BE/Biochemistry)
Team Advisors:  Beth Carroll (Entrepreneurship), Abigail Engelberth (ABE)