Officials announce attendees of the 2009 Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy

Published: June 3, 2009

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Almost 50 Indiana high school students from 21 counties will attend the third annual Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy from June 21-26.

"These students, who come from every corner of the state, will have the opportunity to learn what it means to be an entrepreneur through hands-on experience during this weeklong event," said Tim Peoples, the academy's director. "They also will learn from Purdue University faculty, business experts and successful high-tech business entrepreneurs at the Purdue Research Park."

Students in the program will test the viability of a business idea, identify capital needs to start a company and devise a management plan. The program is based on a methodology called "So what? who cares? why you?®" developed by Wendy Kennedy, a technology industry executive, professor and author. For the third year in a row, Kennedy will teach the methodology to the students.

The event culminates with a competition, during which teams will present their capital needs and management plans to a panel of judges. Members of the winning team will receive tuition vouchers that are accepted by all Purdue University campuses and Ivy Tech Community College campuses in Indiana.

The academy attendees are listed below (sorted by city, ZIP code, last name):

CITY – ST – ZIP – FIRST NAME – LAST NAME – SCHOOL

Argos – IN – 46501 – Andrew – STEARNS – Argos High School

Bloomington – IN – 47408 – Ji Eun – PARK – Bloomington North High School

Bluffton – IN – 46714 – John – KIPFER – Adams Central High School

Bourbon – IN – 46504 – Emmanuel – BRAVO – Triton High School

Bourbon – IN – 46504 – Tiffiny – DREIBELBIS – Argos High School

Brownsburg – IN – 46112 – Austin – MARCOTTE – Brownsburg High School

Cedar Lake – IN – 46303 – Franklin – EAGLEBARGER – Indiana Academy for Science, Math & Humanities

Crown Point – IN – 46307 – Phillip – FOREMAN – Lake Central High School

Crown Point – IN – 46307 – Carmen – SIEW – Crown Point High School

Evansville – IN – 47720 – Niall – LOCKYEAR – F. J. Reitz High School

Fishers – IN – 46037 – Dongyun – LEE – Hamilton Southeastern High School

Fishers – IN – 46037 – Jake – PUSATERI – Hamilton Southeastern High School

Floyds Knobs – IN – 47119 – Jeffrey – COLLINS – Floyd Central High School

Fortville – IN – 46040 – Bosi – ZHANG – Hamilton Southeastern High School

Fortville – IN – 46040 – Tom – ZHANG – Hamilton Southeastern High School

Frankfort – IN – 46041 – Kary – CARREÑO – Frankfort High School

Frankfort – IN – 46041 – Madison – DONOHO – Frankfort High School

Frankfort – IN – 46041 – Josie – GANDY – Frankfort High School

Frankfort – IN – 46041 – Caralyn – RICH – Frankfort High School

Frankfort – IN – 46041 – Briseida – SANDOVAL – Frankfort High School

Fort Wayne – IN – 46808 – Nicole – JANCETIC – Elmhurst High School

Fort Wayne – IN – 46808 – Chris – NEI – Elmhurst High School

Fort Wayne – IN – 46845 – Andrew – THOMAS – Leo High School

Goshen – IN – 46526 – Alex – ROBINSON – Indiana Academy for Science, Math & Humanities

Greenwood – IN – 46142 – Si Yu – HUANG – Greenwood High School

Greenwood – IN – 46142 – Anthony – RICE – Greenwood High School

Greenwood – IN – 46142 – Shane – WHITE – Greenwood High School

Haubstadt – IN – 47639 – Dalton – SNYDER – Gibson Southern High School

Indianapolis – IN – 46226 – Alexandra – HUANG – Greenfield Homeschool Co-Op

Indianapolis – IN – 46237 – Kyle – YODER – Franklin Central High School

Indianapolis – IN – 46239 – Grant – McADAMS – Franklin Central High School

Indianapolis – IN – 46259 – David – GERTH – Franklin Central High School

Kokomo – IN – 46902 – Sadie – BROWN – Taylor High School

Lafayette – IN – 47904 – Mathew – ALTEPETER – Jefferson High School

Lafayette – IN – 47905 – Greg – BURNS – Lafayette Central Catholic High School

Lafayette – IN – 47905 – James – SCHRADER – Jefferson High School

Lafayette – IN – 47905 – Nicolas – SPOENTGEN – Jefferson High School

North Vernon – IN – 47265 – Aaron – SIMMONS –Shawe Memorial High School

Pine Village – IN – 47975 – George – GARRETT – Benton Central High School

Solsberry – IN – 47459 – Keilor – GILBERT – Eastern Greene High School

West Lafayette – IN – 47906 – Nitesh – BAJAJ – West Lafayette High School

West Lafayette – IN – 47906 – Mark – KRUTOLIS – West Lafayette High School

West Lafayette – IN – 47906 – Caleb – NAGEL – Benton Central High School

West Lafayette – IN – 47906 – Vinya – SAGI – West Lafayette High School

Westfield – IN – 46074 – Emily – BIELEFELD – Westfield High School

Academy sponsors include AMIPurdue (Alfred Mann Institute for Biomedical Development), Barnes & Thornburg, Camille's Sidewalk Café, CSO Architects, Dairy Queen, Flowers by Rustic Bouquet, Greater Lafayette Commerce, Holladay Properties, Ice Miller, Knoy Apparel, Lafayette Office Supply, Purdue Employee Federal Credit Union, the Purdue Research Foundation and Sign Art Etc.

About Purdue Research Park

The 725-acre Purdue Research Park (http://www.purdueresearchpark.com) has the largest university-affiliated business incubation complex in the country. The park is home to more than 160 companies. About 100 of these firms are technology-related and another 39 are incubator businesses. The park is owned and managed by the Purdue Research Foundation, a private, nonprofit foundation created to assist Purdue University in the area of economic development. In addition to the Purdue Research Park in West Lafayette, the foundation has established technology parks in other locations around Indiana including Merrillville, New Albany and Indianapolis.

To the Purdue Research Park, http://www.purdueresearchpark.com

Purdue Research Park contact:

Steve Martin, (765) 588-3342, sgmartin@prf.org

Source:

Tim Peoples, (765) 588-3365, trpeoples@prf.org