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UWM Stratsim Hall of Fame

The individuals named in this hallowed page represent the best and brightest future business leaders of America.  These leaders bring health to the businesses that hire them and wreak devastation upon their competitors.

2008

Fall 2008, Industry 1 -- Team "B's" final stock price of $129.22 narrowly edged out their competitors.  Team "B" was comprised of Adam Breit, Justin Bailey, and Stacey Brzozowski.

Fall 2008, Industry 2 -- Team "E" dominated for most of the semester and ended with a stock price of $128.79, which was over $40 higher than their closest rivals.  This team was comprised of Singying Vang, Adam Wiebe, Dustin Wolk, and Dustin Wood.

Fall 2008, Industry 3 -- Team "A" comprised of Kevin Farrington, Madelyn Frank, Angela Graetz, Jordan Hall stormed to victory with a winning stock price of $92.  Kevin and Madelyn knew each other previously and their good teamwork may have helped keep the team going when they fell behind part way through the semester.

Fall 2008, Industry 4 -- Team "B" comprised of Matthew Pegoraro, Kristin Riederer, Shawn Roberts, Brad Tucker had a dominating victory with a final stock price of $156.92.  Shawn Roberts was the "X-factor" in this course section and won every in-class activity and exercise. 

2009

Spring 2009, Industry 1 -- Team "D" was perhaps the most upbeat team I have ever seen and was comprised of Colin Booth, David Adams, Emily Zimmerman, Eric Becker.  Even when I gave them bad advice, they didn't get discouraged and came back to win with a final stock price of $116.07.  They spent about 5 hours per week on the simulation, which was more than any other team in their course section.

Spring 2009, Industry 2 -- Team "A" comprised of Jonathan F. Proeber, Joshua Groves, Kirsten Grasser and Kyle Dale finished with a stock price of $148.79.

Spring 2009, Industry 3 -- Team "C" comprised of Kevin Hannan, Bryce Bender and Michael Tuttle, had an amazing come from behind victory and finished with a stock price of $165.15, even though their stock price in period 8 was just $50.41.

Fall 2009, Industry 001 - 1 -- Team "A" with Alexander Haugen, Amanda Gamerdinger, Amanda Meise pulled an amazing come from behind victory to win their industry by less than $2, for a final stock price of $75.54.

Fall 2009, Industry 001 - 2 -- Team "E" with Theodore Cali, Timothy Weber, Tracy Larsen and Zuzana Nikodemova got off to an early start and maintained their lead for nearly the entire semester.  They finished with a stock price of $119.20, which was nearly $50 higher than their next closest competitor.

Fall 2009, Industry 004 - 1 -- Team "D" squeaked out the narrowest of victories in this incredibly competitive industry.  The top three finishers were within $4 of each other's stock price, but ultimately team "D" comprised of  Jerad Clifford, Jerad Lumina, Jill Diedrich and John Alford won with a final stock price of $36.49.

Fall 2009 Industry 004 - 2 -- Team "C" showed that persistence can pay off.  This team comprised of Jason Natareli, Nicholas Jubert, and Nicole Hall got along well, spent a lot of time in class making decisions, and asked for a lot of advice. Their final stock price at $63.87 was more than double their closest competitor.

Fall 2009, Industry 007 - 1 -- Team "D" was led by Catherine Hodach who, together with her teammates Chris Singer and Dana Redfield put more effort into this simulation than anyone I have ever seen.  They were in first or second place for most of the simulation but ultimately won by nearly $20 with a final stock price of $95.52

Fall 2009, Industry 007 - 2 -- Team "E" took the word "dominate" to a whole new level.  I have never seen a team sprint out of the starting gate like this team comprised of Steven Brandenburg, Tyler Strook, William Burnham, and Vikramjeet Brar.  They had a terrific strategy from day 1 and never looked back.  They never asked for advice or direction, but just knew how to win.  Ultimately their stock price was 101.76, nearly three times their closest competitor!

Spring 2010, Industry 1

Spring 2010, Industry 2

Spring 2010, Industry 3