Evangel SIFE team places 2nd, earns $2,000 in Duel in the Ozarks

October 25, 2006
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications, 865-2815 ext. 7292

Springfield, MO. — Evangel University’s Students in Free Enterprise team won second place at the 2006 “Duel in the Ozarks,” a personal finance case study competition hosted by Drury University Oct. 19-21.

Evangel’s team earned $2,000 and a trophy for their efforts. A panel of six judges awarded the University of Tulsa first place.

Other teams competing were from Missouri State University, Culver-Stockton College, Lincoln University and Texas A& M International University.

Evangel’s winning team consisted of Lori Schumacher, senior management major from Stoughton, Wis.; Jonathan Roepcke, senior accounting and management major from Rio Rancho, N.M.; Mi-Sun “Sunny” Kim, senior management and marketing major from South Korea; and Andrew Carrier, senior psychology and management major from Temple, Pa.

The teams were presented a hypothetical case study about a family in financial distress. In just 36 hours, competitors had to research the situation and then develop and present a reasonable, workable and creative solution to the dilemma based on the family’s situation, economics, geography and resources.

“This was really a pressure situation and a great learning experience for us,” said Evangel team leader Schumacher. “It gives us a great appreciation for how Evangel prepares us for business and for life.”

The national and regional competitions are funded by Take Charge America, a nonprofit national consumer credit counseling company based in Phoenix, Ariz.

SIFE is a global, nonprofit organization that has student teams on more than 1,600 university campuses in 40 countries. SIFE offers these students the opportunity to develop leadership, teamwork and communication skills through learning, practicing and teaching the principles of free enterprise.

Visit www.sife.org for more information about SIFE.