March 16, 2006

Springfield , OH --Plans for the 2006 Tau Pi Phi Case Competition are nearing completion. The competition will be held on March 24 th and 25 th at the Courtyard by Marriott in Springfield , OH . The banquet and awards ceremony that will conclude the event will occur on Wittenberg 's campus.

The planning committee consists of Hannah Auxter '06 ( Clyde , OH ), Nate Cherry '06 ( Toledo , OH ), Cari Gronowski '07 ( Avon , OH ), Rajeevee Panditharatna '06 ((Battaramulla, Sri Lank), and Libby Pike '06 ( Chagrin Falls , OH ), and is supervised by Associate Professor Wendy Gradwohl , PhD.

The following individuals have kindly agreed to serve as judges at the competition:

• Lin Erickson - CEO, The Westcott House Foundation
• Ed Leventhal - Owner, Valco Industries Inc.
• Mark Grimes - Treasurer, Sweet Manufacturing
• Andy Irick - VP, Security National Bank
• Bill Johns - CPA
• Charlie McFarland - Controller, Turner Foundation

 

In addition to Wittenberg University , the following schools will be participating in the competition:

• Capital University - Columbus , OH
• Juanita College - Huntingdon , PA
• Marietta College - Marietta , OH
• Mount Union College - Alliance , OH
• Ohio Northern University - Ada , OH

Founded at Wittenberg University in 1931, Tau Pi Phi is a national honor society that recognizes academic achievement in Accounting, Business Administration and Economics programs. Since 1991, the start of the competition, Wittenberg teams have placed 17 times. The honorary is advised by Assistant Professor Ronald Lucchesi.