Team “U Can Finish” won the UCF College of Business Administration’s Great Capstone Case Competition, sponsored by CVS Caremark. The competition is a part of the college’s Capstone course and is designed to help business students strengthen their analytic, communication, presentation and teamwork skills beyond the classroom by developing strategic recommendations for real-world business issues.

“This was a great team. They performed very strongly all semester, demonstrating astute business acumen as well as strong teamwork skills. This team worked very hard to bring a great recommendation to the competition but managed to stay humble right to the very end.” said instructor Leslie Connell.

The competition included teams comprised of all the students in the Summer Capstone course. Twelve teams made it to the semifinals, with four advancing to the final round. Here are the results.

First Place: U Can Finish

  • Team Members: Samantha Wheeler, Atiya Karim, Andrew Ochoa, Kumail Jessa, Dustin Speraw (Instructor: Leslie Connell)

    • Second Place: Solutions, Inc.

  • Team Members: Will Anderson, Katrina Jones, David Masi, Kelli Olsen, Julia Sapp (Instructor: Lauryn De George)

    • Third Place: Rx Innovations

  • Team Members: Jonathan Deleon, Stephanie Mansfield, Alex Eatmon, Kristy Reid, Stefania Abbate (Instructor: Lauryn De George)

    • Fourth Place: Top of the Knight

  • Team Members: Melanie Brown, Jeffrey Gregoire, Dorothy Marshall, Alexis Norwich, Tessa Woodcock (Instructor: Regina Taylor)

    • Competition judges included:

  • Ghada Baz, instructor, UCF College of Business Administration
  • Tim Brock, industrial engineer, Orlando Distribution Center, CVS Caremark
  • Bob Case, ’70, president, RB Case Consulting
  • Andrew J. Fore, III, ’76 & ’83, managing director, global head of enterprise shared services, Alvarez & Marsal
  • Matthew Griffith, doctoral student, UCF College of Business Administration
  • Phyllis Harris, instructor, UCF College of Business Administration
  • Michael Hemmy, district manager, field management, Region 63, CVS Caremark
  • Michael Johnson, doctoral student, UCF College of Business Administration
  • Bob Porter, Ph.D., ’81 & ’10, lecturer, UCF College of Business Administration
  • Darryl Rice, doctoral student, UCF College of Business Administration
  • Ismael Rivera, facility services manager, Orlando Distribution Center, CVS Caremark
  • Sue Rodwell, human resources manager, Orlando Distribution Center, CVS Caremark
  • Greg Rogers, director of operations, Orlando Distribution Center, CVS Caremark
  • Aaron Sanders, pharmacy supervisor, field management, Area 12, CVS Caremark
  • Sharon Sheridan, doctoral student, UCF College of Business Administration
  • Frank Standley, human resources business partner, field HR, Area 12, CVS Caremark
  • David Wo, doctoral student, UCF College of Business Administration

    • “Some people may question the quality of recommendations provided by undergraduate students…One of the teams that didn’t even make the finals saw their idea implemented by CVS Caremark the following business day,” said Christopher Leo, ’05 & ’11, Capstone instructor. “This kind of thing is not uncommon. Our students are equipped to formulate real strategic recommendations for real companies in a complex and difficult marketplace.”

    Established in 1968, the UCF College of Business Administration offers degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and executive levels. All programs, as well as the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting are accredited by AACSB International – the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

    The college provides high-quality academic programs designed to give students a competitive advantage in the world of business now and in the future. As such, the college establishes partnerships with some of the nation’s most innovative leaders to model new and best practices that harness evolving technology. In addition, the college promotes a unique culture of engagement, risk-taking, cross-disciplinary collaboration and data-driven decision making in an effort to ensure students are well prepared to enter a dynamic marketplace.