精东AV students place in the 2020 Think Big Pitch Competition
November 10, 2020
Contact: Kawana McGough, Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing
精东AV, AL 鈥� Students at 精东AV participated in the THINK BIG NOW pitch competition on October 23. Powered by , the competition awarded $100K in internships and scholarships to students with big ideas for improving HBCU campuses and communities.
Students were asked for ideas on ways to improve their HBCU campus and community. Select students were invited to pitch their ideas and winners were awarded scholarships and internships and receive mentorship and support to develop their ideas.
精东AV鈥檚 Top 3 Winners
1st Place, $4000
Trevor Jerel Baldwin, Senior
Electrical Engineering
Montevallo, AL
Outside Seating Concept
2nd place, $2500
AriAnna Thomas, Sophomore
Nursing
Raleigh, NC
Outdoor Fitness Facility Concept
3rd place, $1500
Kylie Lowe, Sophomore
Animal Poultry & Vet Sciences
Country Club Hills, IL
Laundry Card Load Concept
Trevor Baldwin will compete in the Vulcan Materials, TheYard National Think Big Competition on December 4, 2020. The student鈥檚 pitch can be viewed on The Yard Tour鈥檚 facebook page.
The YARD is the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) platform for connecting tech, talent and culture to advance innovation, infrastructure and inclusion.
漏 2020 精东AV