CHICAGO, IL / AGILITYPR.NEWS / April 15, 2025 / For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Contact: Amy Gwiazdowski, agwiazdowski@ama.org

AMA Announces 2025 International Collegiate Conference Award Winners

Students and advisors from around the world gathered in New Orleans for conference and competitions

Chicago, IL—The American Marketing Association (AMA) is excited to announce the competition and scholarship winners from this year’s 2025 International Collegiate Conference (ICC) held in New Orleans. The conference is an opportunity for the next generation of marketers to make professional connections in the marketing field, learn and grow skills, and compete in marketing competitions. 

“Congratulations to the competition winners, award winners and scholarship recipients at this year’s 2025 International Collegiate Conference,” said Bennie F. Johnson, CEO of the AMA. “This year’s students exemplified the skill, talent and preparedness necessary to succeed. The theme of this year's event was EVOLVE and our collegiate members embodied that idea. They are ready to take on any challenge in the marketing profession!”

“Additionally, I want to thank our conference co-chairs—Dr. Delonia Minor-Cooley of Texas Southern University and Dr. Konya Weber of Northwest Nazarene University—for their creativity, wisdom, and energy. It takes a lot of time and effort to plan the International Collegiate Conference and none of this would be possible without their talent and imagination,” said Johnson.  

Competition Winners

• Case Competition – co-sponsored by Adobe and Deloitte Digital

Indiana University 

• Marketing Strategy Competition – sponsored by Epic Hire and Deloitte Digital

Giana Colonna & Mathew Calderon, University of Maryland- College Park 

• Perfect Pitch Competition – sponsored by Gartner

Kylie Hill, Texas State University 

Valeria Ruiz, Kennesaw State University

• Sales Competition – sponsored by Insight Global

Taylor Wojcinzki, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater

Megan Arnold, University of Kentucky

• Marketing Business Simulation Competition – sponsored by Marketplace Simulations

St. John Fisher University

• Digital Marketing Competition – sponsored by McGraw Hill

Montana State University – Bozeman

• Design Lab Marketing Competition – sponsored by JBL

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Award Winners

• Student Marketer of Year

Karla Amaro, Texas State University 

• Faculty Advisor Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Leslie Kendrick, Johns Hopkins University 

• Hugh G. Wales Faculty Advisor of the Year

Dr. John (Jack) Schibrowsky, Ph.D., University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Chapter Winners

• Top Small Chapter of the Year 

Marian University

• International Chapters of the Year

Montana State University

University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire

University of Wisconsin- Whitewater

Scholarship Recipients

• Diversity Leadership Scholarship

Rafael Alvarez-Reyes, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Eecho Yuan, University of Pennsylvania

Ipinoluwa Akintola, East Tennessee State University

Farrell Zulkarnain, Montana State University

Kailee Ewards, University of South Florida

Robert DeLay Social Impact Scholarship

Catherine Tang, University of Pennsylvania

Daisy Dai, University of Pennsylvania

Teja Vankireddy, University of Pennsylvania

Stryker Buoncristiano Scholarship

Daniel Prieto, The University of Texas at Dallas

Jayden Cooper, University of South Alabama

Lee Epstein Scholarship

Cole Pryor, University of Pennsylvania

Kayla French, Indiana University- Bloomington

• EBSCO Student Scholar Award

Sydney Fox, University of Iowa

Maddie Nerden, University of New Hampshire-Durham

Jackson Redder, Montana State University-Bozeman

Finally, a thank you to all of this year’s competition sponsors, exhibitors and recruiters:

Case Competition Co-Sponsors

• Adobe
• Deloitte Digital

Sales Competition Sponsor

• Insight Global

Perfect Pitch Competition

• Gartner

Recruiting Partner

• Epic Hire

Event Partner

• Enterprise Mobility

Marketing Business Simulation Competition Sponsor

• Marketplace Simulations

Welcome Sponsor

• Gerber Life Insurance

Digital Marketing Competition Sponsor

• McGraw Hill

Design Lab Marketing Competition Sponsor

• JBL

Luncheon Sponsor

• University of San Francisco- School of Management 

Sales Showcase Sponsors

• Insight Global
• Gartner
• Sherwin-Williams
• Fastenal

Instagram Highlight Reel Competition Sponsor

• Wondershare Filmora

Skill Up Station Sponsors

• Deloitte Digital
• Enterprise Mobility
• Gartner
• Insight Global 
• West Virginia University

Exhibitors and Recruiters

• Cintas
• Enterprise Mobility
• Epic Hire
• Fastenal
• Gartner
• Gray Media
• GroupM 
• Insight Global
• Jackson Family Wines
• Kambia 
• Marriott Vacations Worldwide
• Nestle
• Sherwin Williams
• West Virginia Marketing Communications 
• West Virginia John Chambers College of Business and Economics

Next year’s ICC will take place March 12-14, 2026 in Chicago, IL. More information: 2026 AMA International Collegiate Conference. 

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