3MT for the Graduate School
The Graduate School hosted its annual 3MT (Three Minute Thesis Competition) on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM. Research-based Master鈥檚 and Doctoral students were given 3 minutes to present their research as they competed for cash prizes. The judges this year were Dr. Al Chow, Professor of Marketing and Quantitative Methods Mitchell College of Business, Ms. Lynne Chronister, Retired Vice President for Research and Economic Development at the 杏吧论坛, Dr. Daniel Leonardi, Management Instructor & Executive-in-Residence, Mitchell College of Business and Mr. Warren Nicholson, Chief Engineer, Founder, President, and CEO of Nfina Technologies. The audience was invited to cast their votes for the People's Choice Award.
1st place winner of $2,000.00: Evan-Angelo Butlig
2nd place winner of$1,500.00: Destin Hinkel
3rd place winner of $1,000.00: Aaron Bland
People鈥檚 Choice winner of $1,000.00: Evan-Angelo Butlig
Our first-place winner, Evan-Angelo Butlig, will also be awarded travel funds to attend the regional CSGS (Council of Southern Graduate Schools) annual meeting in Dallas, Texas on March 19-21, 2025 to compete in the regional 3MT contest.
The 3MT庐 Competition originated at the University of Queensland in Australia. It is a research communication exercise competition that challenges graduate students to present a compelling oration on their thesis topic and its significance in only three minutes and using only one static slide.
Save the Date:
The next competition is scheduled for October 15, 2025.