2007 New Venture Challenge Competition Winners

First place: MBA students Bryan Clark and Jarrod Eyler and their IP developer Dr. Jeff Gorski, professor of oral biology at UMKC, for his technology that helps measure bone growth. 

Second place: MBA students Steve Timperley, Jonathan Oladitan, and Andrew Plungkhen and their IP owner Kirkland Gates for his algorithm that creates a handicap system for the tennis industry.

Third place: engineering students Mark Green and Joshua Mead, law student Ryan Finnegan, and MBA student Richard Henderson and their IP owner National Renewable Energy Laboratory for their glass envelope technology that helps reduce energy consumption.

Fourth place: engineering student Matthew Scott, law student Jeremy Jorgenson, and MBA students Daphne Tabbytite and Jody Kalich and their IP owner U.S. Semiconductor for their University of Missouri–originated technology that detects chemical and biological agents.

Several student teams attracted interest from serious investors for their companies’ products or services.

Read about the 2007 Competition