Day 18. June 12, 2007. Part 1.
Our day began with a Business Breakfast mixer at 7:00 AM. Over 30 companies participated in the Business Breakfast. Also attending were Deans Lehman and Bradford. Following breakfast, we held the 3rd Operations Session with Dr. Lapre.
At 9:30 AM, everyone gathered in Averbush Auditorium for the Teams to present their plans to the executive team of the National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM). At 11:00 AM, the NCRM executive team deliberated and made their choice: The winning team was Team 2. Members of the winning team included Carlos Aro, Ahsaki Black (Leader and Presenter), Jay Fettig, Stephen Fox, Michael Gottfried, Alex Nordholm, Katrice Peterson, Mike Puchon and Adrian Reif (Presenter). Teams 1 and 4 tied for the 2nd place ranking. Team 3 placed fourth, Team 5 placed fifth.
Following the presentations, the winning team was met in the Owen School lobby by reporters from the Tennessean and National Public Radio for interviews. The winning team was given tickets to the annual Freedom Awards dinner that will be held in Memphis this fall (past honorees have included Nelson Mandela, Bono, Bill Clinton, and Oprah Winfrey). Attending this amazing dinner should be a great opportunity for Accelerator team members to meet some great people!
We have 30 minutes till Whirlpool arrives and we launch Project 8 with them. Stay tuned…
Our day began with a Business Breakfast mixer at 7:00 AM. Over 30 companies participated in the Business Breakfast. Also attending were Deans Lehman and Bradford. Following breakfast, we held the 3rd Operations Session with Dr. Lapre.
At 9:30 AM, everyone gathered in Averbush Auditorium for the Teams to present their plans to the executive team of the National Civil Rights Museum (NCRM). At 11:00 AM, the NCRM executive team deliberated and made their choice: The winning team was Team 2. Members of the winning team included Carlos Aro, Ahsaki Black (Leader and Presenter), Jay Fettig, Stephen Fox, Michael Gottfried, Alex Nordholm, Katrice Peterson, Mike Puchon and Adrian Reif (Presenter). Teams 1 and 4 tied for the 2nd place ranking. Team 3 placed fourth, Team 5 placed fifth.
Following the presentations, the winning team was met in the Owen School lobby by reporters from the Tennessean and National Public Radio for interviews. The winning team was given tickets to the annual Freedom Awards dinner that will be held in Memphis this fall (past honorees have included Nelson Mandela, Bono, Bill Clinton, and Oprah Winfrey). Attending this amazing dinner should be a great opportunity for Accelerator team members to meet some great people!
We have 30 minutes till Whirlpool arrives and we launch Project 8 with them. Stay tuned…
