CBA Team Wins First Place in Nationwide Community Bank Case Competition

A team of CBA students-- Michael Moore, Kenan Sprague, Jeff Kelbach and Jacob Ruocchio‐Cole--placed first at the nationwide 2017 Community Bank Case Study Competition. Dr. Bhanu Balasubramnian served as the team’s faculty advisor and Peoples Bank of Marietta, Ohio served as the team’s bank partner. As first place winner, The University of Akron team will receive a $1,000 CSBS scholarship per student, an opportunity to present their case study in St. Louis at the CSBS‐Federal Reserve Community Banking Research and Policy Conference, and the team will have their work published in the Journal of Community Bank Case Studies.