Recognition for Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students
Mita Sharma '08 has been selected to participate in the
annual Goldman Sachs Global Leadership Institute, which will take place this
July in New York City. At the Institute, she will meet leaders from the
private, public, and nonprofit sectors to learn about leadership and global
issues. Sharma was previously chosen for the
Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program, an international competition that
recognizes academic excellence and leadership potential. She is one of 16 U.S.
honorees, from which only 8 were selected to attend the July institute. Sharma
intends to major in neuroscience and minor in chemistry.
Errik Anderson, Daniella Reichstetter, Andrew Smith, Keith
White, and Mclean Wilson, all first-year students at
the Tuck School, recently won the
grand prize at the three-day Rice Business Plan
Competition in Houston, Texas. Their winning company, Advanced Transit
Enterprises LLC, is dedicated to improving fuel efficiency in the trucking
industry through the commercialization of patented aerodynamics technology for
tractor-trailers. The grand prize was valued at over $165,000, including a cash
prize sponsored by Shell
Technology Ventures and a $100,000 investment from the GOOSE Society of
Texas. Tuck's team was sponsored by the MBA Program Office and
the Center for Private Equity
and Entrepreneurship.
Gregg Fairbrothers '76, adjunct professor of business administration,
served as an advisor to the company.
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