Design and Development Competition Finalists

AECT Design and Development Competition Finalists

2024

Finalists Mentors

Kiely Kingsbury and Stacey Feindt

Baker University

Larisa Olesova

University of Florida

Alex Barrett and Chaewon Kim

Florida State University

Kathryn Berumen

Oriel STAT A MATRIX

🏅Matthew Ryan McDonald and Rebecca Popielski

University of Oklahoma

Sungwon Shin

Texas Tech University

2023

Finalists Mentors

Theresa Huff and Candace Boesiger

Idaho State University

Beth Oyarzun - UNC Charlotte

Sheri Conklin - UNC Wilmington

🏅Aubrey Rieder and Paulina Romero

University of North Texas

Tara Bunag - Modesto Junior College

Libby Farrelly - Oriel STAT A MATRIX

Chaewon Kim and Huong "Jean" Truong

Florida State University

Paula Marcelle - University of West Indies

Katarzyna Sims - Yala University

2022

Finalists Mentors

🏅Allyson Sass and Deborah Marszalek

Baker University

Libby Farrelly

Oriel Stat A Matrix

Stephanie West and Heather Francis

BYU

Katarzyna Sims

Yale

Wonjin Yu and Samet Baydar

Purdue University

Beth Oyarzun

UNCW and UNCC

2021

Finalists Mentors

Okan Arslan and Hannah Digges Elliott

Texas Tech University and Morehead State University

Christie Juhong Liu

James Madison University

Arpita Pal and Alyssa Thomas

San Francisco State University

John Love and Amy Pflug

Oriel STAT A MATRIX

🏅Paula Marcelle and Othneil Blackwood

Indiana University and The University of the West Indies

Peter Rich

Brigham Young University

2020

Finalists Mentors

Ashley Cribb and Jessica Nichols

University of North Carolina, Wilmington

Tara Bunag

Modesto Junior College

Michael Anderson and Libby Farrelly

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

John Love and Amy Pflug

Oriel STAT A MATRIX

🏅Holly Blasko-Drabik and Clayton Whittle

Penn State University

Peter Rich

Brigham Young University

2019

Finalists Mentors

Michelle Jensen and Aprel Mendenhall

Utah State University

Jeannemarie Sierant

Socratic Arts

Maureen Hogan and Kelly Gross

Northern Illinois University

Tara Bunag

Modesto Junior College

Jessica Marzi and Makhosazana (Khosi) Lunga

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Peter Rich

Brigham Young University

2018

Finalists Mentors

Holly Greene and Synthia Clark

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Shauna Bona

Senior Consultant, McKinon-Mulherin Consulting

Smruti Shah and Bridgette Epps

Old Dominion University

Kathy Ingram

Purdue University Global

🏅Xinyue Ren and Yang Lai

Ohio University

Lequisha Brown-Joseph

University of Phoenix, Walden University

2017

Finalists Mentors

Iryna Ashby and Secil Caskurlu

Purdue University

Tara Bunag

University of the Pacific

Huiruo Chen and Nicole Emert

University of South Florida

Dotty Sammons

Idaho State University

🏅Jessica Hooper and Elena Erick

University of South Florida

Peter Rich

Brigham Young University

2016

Finalists Mentors

🏅Milton Knopp and Julie La Combe

Emporia State University

Suhana Chikatla

Auburn University

Justin Sentz and Tina Souders

Old Dominion University

Peter Rich

Brigham Young University

Jessica Hooper and Elena Erick

University of South Florida

Jesse Strycker

Ohio University

2015

Finalists Mentors

🏅Zhichun Liu and Logan Arrington

Florida State University

Nirupama Akella

Georgia Military College

Nurullizam Jamiat zhaihuan Dai

Florida State University

Peter Rich

Brigham Young University

Robert Nyland and Mathew Langton

Brigham Young University

Dotty Sammons

Idaho State University

2014

Finalists Mentors

🏅Jiyae Bong and Alison L. Moore

Florida State University

Suhana Chikatla, PhD

Wallace State and Auburn University Montgomery

Jessica Resig and Denesha "Kaye" Rabel

Old Dominion University

Peter Rich

Brigham Young University

Beth Oyarzun and Sheri Lyn Anderson

Old Dominion University and Boise State University

Joel Gardner

Franklin University

2013

Finalists Mentors

🏅Holly Marshburn and Megan Conners Murtaugh

Nova Southeastern University

Suhana Chikatla, PhD

Wallace State and Auburn University Montgomery

Yun Lauren Liu Ziang Wang

Emporia State University

John Love (GE) and Mark Moore (Broken Arrow Assoc.)

Lubin Wang and Shuang Hao

Florida State University

Dotty Sammons

Idaho State University

2012

Finalists Mentors

Daniel Baldwin and Qing Zhang

Emporia State University

Shauna Bona

Pres., McKinnon-Mulherin

🏅Briju Thankachan and Kenneth Eminian

Ohio University

Dotty Sammons

Idaho State University

Seung H. Gutsch and Daphne C. Y. Tseg

Emporia State University

Andy Gibbons

Brigham Young University

2011

Finalists Mentors

🏅Jean Snider and Chapin Brinegar

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Debra I., OConnor, PhD

Booz Allen Hamilton

Michael Stewart and Jason Baker

Emporia State University

Suhana Chikatla, PhD

Wallace State

Tara Bunag and Zahira Husseinali Merchant

Arizona State University and Texas A&M University

Tom Hergert

Northern Virginia Community College - Manassas

2010

Finalists Mentors

Ellie Hoffman and Peter Yat Chung Fong

San Francisco State University

Tom Hergert

St. Cloud State University

Angela Barrus and Nichole Smith-Hehl

Arizona State University

Eric Sicorski

Florida State University

🏅Michael Schwind and Rob Ervin

Emporia State University

Kathryn Ley

University of Houston - Clear Lake

2009

Finalists Mentors

Dixie M. Davis and Hae Young Kim

Florida State University

Tom Hergert

St. Cloud State University

🏅Elizabeth Ermis and Jennifer E. Gibson

Emporia State University

Becky Cohen

FedEx

Joel Fardner and Kristy Bloxham

Utah State University

Mark Moore

Tekelec, Inc.

2008

Finalists Mentors

Ji Young Chong and Susie Gronseth

Indiana University

Becky Cohen

FedEx

Nuray Gedik and Lisette Reyes

Purdue University

Andy Gibbons

BYU

🏅Iskandaria Masduki and Jennifer Meyers

Florida State University

Ana Donaldson

University of Northern Iowa

2007

Finalists Mentors

🏅Melinda Sota and ChanMin Kim

Florida State University

Shauna Bona

Pres., McKinnon-Mulherin

Steven Harmon and Sandra Valenti

Emporia State University

Becky Cohen

FedEx

Travis Eschenmann and Thomas R. Jeffrey

Virginia Tech University

David Merrill

2006

Finalists Mentors

Yao Huang and William Lancaster

University of Memphis

Loretta L. Donovan

President, Worksmarts

Linda Smith and Eric Sikorski

Florida State University

Scott Schaffer

Purdue University

🏅Jingli Chen and Semiral Oncu

Indiana University Bloomington

Marguerite Foxon

Perf. Improvement Consulting

2005

Finalists Mentors

Deyu Hy and Juhong Liu

Virginia Tech University

Don Ely

Syracuse University

🏅Sookung Suh and Paul Flowers

Florida State University

Andy Gibbons

Brigham Young University

Nelson Er and Kun Huang

University of Oklahoma

Tristan Johnson

Florida State University

2004

Finalists Mentors

Scott Switzer and Margaret Mistry

University of Colorado at Denver

Andy Gibbons

Brigham Young University

🏅Ben Wiant and Nathan Fisher

Florida State University

Kathy Ingram

University of South Alabama

Howard Soloman and Sanghoon Park

Florida State University

Don Ely

Syracuse University