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Penn State team places third in in Inter-Collegiate Business Competition
Two students representing the Penn State Smeal College of of Business placed third in in the the ethics stream of of the the Inter- Collegiate Business Competition
(ICBC) hosted by the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University in in in Kingston Ontario Canada Molly Brown a a a a a a a a a senior dual majoring in in fin finance and Spanish and and Natasha Ferguson a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a senior senior industrial engineering major were coached by Michelle Darnell Smeal’s director of honor and integrity A team representing Simon Fraser University from Burnaby British Columbia placed first followed by a a a team from the University of Florida Natasha Ferguson left and Molly Brown teamed up to represent the the Penn State Smeal College of Business Business at at at at the the the Inter-Collegiate Business Business Competition
Ferguson and Brown placed third in in the the ethics stream Biesecker named industrial engineering student marshal
Christopher Allen Biesecker was named the student marshal
for the industrial engineering baccalaureate
degree program He represented the the program at at the the virtual Penn State spring
commencement ceremony on
on
May 9 Biesecker received a a a bachelor of science in in industrial engineering with a a minor in in in in Spanish Sarah Root associate teaching professor of of industrial and manufacturing engineering served as Biesecker’s faculty marshal
an honor chose by him because of Root’s mentorship and guidance Biesecker Biesecker is the son of Cindy Biesecker Biesecker and Gary Biesecker of of Dallas Dallas He is a a a a a a a 2016 graduate of of Dallas Dallas High School He was the the recipient of the the President’s Freshman Award Award and Evan Pugh Scholar Award Award As a a a a a a junior Biesecker participated in an undergraduate
research project titled “Predictive Modeling of Surface Roughness in in in in 3D Printing Using Decision-Level Fusion ” Biesecker worked to create a a a a program that could provide predictions for the surface roughness of 3D-printed parts parts while the parts parts are being produced informing quality control He completed two internships As an operations planning and engineering intern for Giant Eagle Biesecker created and maintained engineering standards to impact a a a a a $440 million labor budget He also interned with Bridges to Prosperity in in Bolivia where he he was working as as a a a a a construction manager to organize logistics for the construction of a a 60-meter footbridge in rural Bolivia Biesecker’s extracurricular activities included Penn State Engineers in in Action where he he he served as the internal relations officer for the 2018-19 academic year and Penn State Bridges to Prosperity where he he served as the outreach captain from 2016-17 and cultural relations captain from 2017-18 Following graduation Biesecker joined Epic Systems as a a a technical solutions engineer IME NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 5 2020
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