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Simon School to Host an Early Leaders Case Competition

Release Date: Apr 17, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Charla Stevens Kucko, (585) 273-4806

**MEDIA ADVISORY**

Rochester, N.Y.-April 17, 2007-Fifty of the brightest young business minds in the country will compete for thousands of dollars in prizes this weekend at the Simon Graduate School of Business, University of Rochester Early Leaders Case Competition.

Beginning on Friday, April 20, 2007, at 1 p.m., the Early Leaders Case Competition will bring together undergraduate students and recent graduates from colleges such as Niagara University, Alfred University, Queens College, Ithaca College, SUNY Brockport, College of Wooster, Dickinson College, University of Rochester and University of Michigan to compete in a business case competition designed to simulate decisions faced by business leaders across the globe. Each team will have a Simon graduate student as a coach to provide input, support and guidance during the competition.

Teams will compete for a $7,000 first place prize, with additional monetary awards for runner-up teams.

“With fifty motivated students from among the best schools working together, the energy will be tremendous here this weekend,” says Simon School Dean Mark Zupan. “We expect to hear some great ideas from this case competition.”

Participants will divide into teams, and receive a case to resolve. Under tight deadline requirements, each team's creativity and problem-solving skills will be put to the ultimate test.

Beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, each team will provide a case analysis and recommendations to a panel of judges comprised of Simon School professors and alumni who will evaluate each team based on the originality of the proposed solution, the depth and insightfulness of analysis and the relevance of the presentation.

At 7:30 p.m., all participants will be attending an awards dinner to be held at the Doubletree Hotel Rochester, 1111 Jefferson Road.

The Simon School prides itself as the place Where Thinkers Become Leaders™ and is currently ranked among the leading graduate business schools in the world in rankings published by the popular press, including BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Forbes. For example, in the most recent BusinessWeek poll, the Simon School was ranked among the top 30 business schools in the United States. The Financial Times recently rated the School 4th in the world for finance 6th in the world for both accounting and managerial economics. More information about the Simon School is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.simon.rochester.edu.

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The Simon School prides itself as the place Where Thinkers Become Leaders™ and is currently ranked among the leading graduate business schools in the world in rankings published by the popular press, including BusinessWeek, U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and Forbes. For example, the Financial Times recently rated the School 2nd in the world for finance and 5th in the world for managerial economics. More information about the Simon School is available on the World Wide Web at www.simon.rochester.edu.