Lafayette County Pitch Contest Photos
February 22, 2008
Contestant Monica Shaeffer presenting her idea on a gym for kids
Judge Gina Sheets of Clinton County Chamber of Commerce
Lafayette Contestants
Back Row from Left to Right: Matthew De Silva, Kurt Brenneman, Shaun Weiland, Donald Connelly, Ryan Pickens, Daniel Poynter, James Bartek, Shane Fimbel Front Row: Dr Thomas Petry, Ankit Gupta, Nwokedi Idika, Susan Rose, Robert Caswell, Steven Matney, Della Jules
Daniel Poynter presenting his idea
Kurt Brenneman with his BodyBread molding clay
Second Place Winner Dr.Thomas Petry gives his presentatation on his intravenous catheter device
Ankit Gupta presents his idea on a single phone call to order take out food anywhere in the country. This idea landed Gupta with a second place finish!
Nwokedi Idika, a third place winner at the Lafayette competition, shared his website idea that would allow entrepreneurs like himself to publicly display demos of their products online
Matthew De Silva presents on vending machines with healthy options
Third place winner Robert Caswell thinks we could all use a little more privacy on the internet these days and so did the Judges!
Della Jules captured a first place win for understanding the needs of pill takers everywhere: actually remembering to take them! Her winning idea is an electronic device which attaches to pill bottles to alert pill takers of their next scheduled dose.
Pat Bacon of Incubicity and Craig Lamb of Ivy Tech present Shane Fimbel a first place plaque for Karen White's innovative technology that measures the vital signs of infants.
Judges Anita Stewart, Dusin Dubois, and Mike Pellegrino