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The team was from Regina Taylor\u2019s lab, and was one of 18 teams out of 100 to make it to the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>(<a title=\"Great Capstone Case Competition - Spring 2013\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10151885872022678.1073741834.65005542677&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">View photos from the event<\/a> on our Facebook page.)<\/p>\n<p>The second-place team, named \u201cAdvantage Consulting,\u201d came from lab instructor Chaim Letwin\u2019s class and included Daniel Dirani (leader), Robert Costa, Danilo Cuellar, Christina Jones and Parker Kyle. The third-place team, \u201cR. J. III,\u201d was from the lab of David Wo and included Jose Poon (leader), Jordan Gibson, Jeff Simmons and Rachel Harmon.<\/p>\n<p>The Capstone course is under the direction of Bob Porter, Ph.D., a lecturer in the UCF College of Business Administration\u2019s (CBA) Department of Management. Judges for the semifinal round included: Stephen Goodman, Ph.D., Lauryn Migenes, Richard Quinn, Kathie Holland, Marshall Schminke, Ph.D., Shannon Taylor, Ph.D., Michael Ciuchta, Ph.D., Brendan Richard and Ghada Baz.<\/p>\n<p>CBA Hall of Fame members Paul Gregg, \u201974 &amp; \u201976, and Bob Case, \u201970, accompanied by Target representatives Nick Padoan and Grace Blankenship, were the judges for the final round and selected the order of the five winners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe quality of these students and their ideas are outstanding,\u201d said Porter. \u201cThe UCF College of Business is continuing to evolve and advance as a premier business school and our students demonstrate that in these kinds of competitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Great Capstone Case Competition is held at the end of each semester and is designed to help students strengthen their analytic, communication, presentation and teamwork skills beyond the classroom by developing recommendations for real-world business 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