Meet the Participants

New Ideas Competition Participants in the Bull City

Students in their freshman, sophomore or junior year in any academic major were invited to share proposals for how business can be a force for good in society. Grand prize winners spent a weekend on campus presenting these concepts to influential business leaders and networking with members of the Fuqua community. Meet some of these students and learn more about their new ideas for business.

Naji Algaal
Naji Algaal

Hometown: Oakland, CA
University: Emory University
Year In School When Selected: Third Year Student
Program of Study: Double Major: Finance | Philosophy, Politics, Law
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Maverick Esser

Hometown: Gig Harbor, Washington
University: Santa Clara University
Year In School When Selected: Third Year Student
Program of Study: Major: Business Management, Minor: Environmental Studies
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Elif Gencer
Elif Gencer

Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
University: Emory University
Year In School When Selected: Third Year Student
Program of Study: Economics and International Studies
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Richard Hall
Richard Hall

Hometown: Carmel, Indiana
University: Wabash College
Year In School When Selected: Third Year Student
Program of Study: Major: Mathematics, Minor: Business
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Emily Hooke
Emily Hooke

Hometown: Rexburg, Idaho
University: Brigham Young University
Year In School When Selected: Third Year Student
Program of Study: Major: Public Relations, Minor: Global Business
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Sehyun Kim
Sehyun Kim

Hometown: Daegu, South Korea
University: Wake Forest University
Year In School When Selected: Third Year Student
Program of Study: Major: Mathematical Statistics, Minor: Entrepreneurship
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Tawfiq Rawnak
Tawfiq Rawnak

Hometown: West Palm Beach, Florida
University: Vanderbilt University
Year In School When Selected: Second Year Student
Program of Study: Human Organizational Development and Engineering Science (Conc. in Eng. Management) 
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Simran Seth
Simran Seth

Hometown: Short Hills, New Jersey
University: Boston University
Year In School When Selected: Second Year Student
Program of Study: Business Administration
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Jack Sutton
Jack Sutton

Hometown: San Diego, California
University: Creighton University
Year In School When Selected:  Second Year Student
Program of Study: Financial Analysis and Business Analytics
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