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The Financial ConNEXTion program has been a catalyst for building connections between students, interested in careers in financial services from multiple universities, and businesses seeking to attract the next generation. The Career Exploration Competition is specifically designed to give students exposure to the many career opportunities available in the financial services industry while providing them with exposure to potential employers.
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Check back to see our 2026 Finalist Teams!
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Past Winners
University of Missouri at St. Louis – Tyler Brake & Lawrence Valentine Edward Niemann, First Place
Texas Tech University - Alton Walker & Brennan Macdonald, Second Place
University Northern Florida – Sydney Bridges, Third Place
Texas A & M – Kate Phillips & Marisol Perez, Fourth Place
Winthrop University – Jeremiah Barwick & Regina Tindel Gonzalez, Fifth Place
University of Akron - Anthony Johnson & Maxwell Pastoria, Sixth Place
University of Missouri - St. Louis - David Murphey, Jacob Speaks, First Place
University Texas Tech - LaDarius Wilkerson, Mason Heflin, Second Place
Akron State University - Sophia Marcum, Alexis Rossilli, Third Place
Kansas State University - Trevor Henning, Issaiah Wilson, Fourth Place
University of Olivet - Miranda Sparks, Joel Carlson, Fifth Place
Texas A&M - Meghan Hein, Austin Timmons, Honorable Mention
Akron State University - Emily Dale, Alyssa St. John, Honorable Mention
Texas Tech University - Ashley McWhorter, Patrick Tito Buah Bassuah, First Place
Utah Valley University - Lee Salmon, Tyler Sheffield, Second Place
Akron State University - Melise Williams, Nicholas McFadden, Third Place
Kansas State University - Luke Hannan, Bret Ambrosier, Fourth Place
Univeristy of Missouri - St. Louis - Rachel Hutson, Fifth Place
University of Olivet - Stewart Manges, Andrew Todd, First Place
Utah Valley University - Eryka Helsten, Alexis Teran, Third Place
Kansas State University - Maria Martin, Garrett Jackson, Fourth Place
Texas Tech - Aaron De La Cruz, Irving Avalos, Fifth Place
Texas Tech University - Joshua Colton, Taufig Quadria, First Place
Akron State University - Brenna Paananen, Rosemarie Amore, Second Place
Kansas State University - Benaigh Gorman, Thomas Meek, Third Place
Utah Valley University - Laura Reed, Fourth Place
University of Missouri - St. Louis - Manal Hamed, Lee Strande, Fifth Place
Akron State University - Gabrielle Mollick, Shelby Amatangelo, Kevin Kerka, First Place
University of Missouri - St. Louis - Yaniv Dudaie, Tim Gallagher, Vishal Bharadwaj, Second Place
Kansas State University - Scott McGehee, Joseph Nafziger, Third Place
Fayetteville State University - Rose Darensberg, Ginna Proffitt, Bryan Darden, Honorable Mention
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Career Exploration Competition: Judging University of Missouri St. Louis
Career Exploration Competition: Olivet
