Collegiate Ethics Case Competition

Presented by the Center for Leadership Ethics

23rd Annual Collegiate Ethics Case Competition (CECC)

October/November 2025 - Dates TBD

Leadership Ethics

The Collegiate Ethics Case Competition (CECC) brings students together from around the world, challenging their moral reasoning in thought-provoking team competition. Faced with a real-world business ethics case, students analyze the case and present to a panel of judges.

What is a Ethics Case Competition?

During this two day competition, student teams from 25 colleges and universities will come together to collaboratively analyze, present, and respond to a thought-provoking business ethics case. This case is carefully crafted to mirror the ethical dilemmas professionals may encounter in their future careers, making it a valuable learning experience for all participants.

The 23rd Annual Undergraduate Collegiate Ethics Case Competition will be held in-person at McClelland Hall in Tucson, Arizona. The schedule is Thursday night round one and all day Friday round two and final round. There is generally an additional excursion planned for Saturday.

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners!

Thank you to all the competitors.

For the 22nd year, student teams from 25 colleges and universities came together to collaboratively analyze, present, and respond to a thought-provoking business ethics case. This case is carefully crafted to mirror the ethical dilemmas professionals may encounter in their future careers, making it a valuable learning experience for all participants.

This year's topic: Lab-Grown Meat

Image	Image
Image	Image
Image	Image

Congratulations!

1st Place University of Calgary: Ayushi Choudhary and Yalena Sermeno (Advisor Robert Schulz)
2^nd Place Boston College: Sophia Salamy and Aradhya Garg (Advisor Josephine Xiong)
3^rd Place University of Vermont: Otto Berckmueller and Alexander Rubin (Advisor Joanne Pencak)
4^th Place University of Alberta: Ebun Olaolu-Oyeyemi and Harjot Aulakh (Advisor Douglas Peterson)
5^th Place Pima Community College: Caiden Bratland and Ethan Tees (Advisor Javier Sergio Pedroza)

Regional Runner-Ups

North Region: University of Florida - Dhruvi Patel and Natalia Lopez (Advisor Brian Ray)
Central Region: Indiana University - Quinn Slattery and Ansh Chawla (Advisor Shawna Eikenberry)
East Region: University of Iowa - Lucas Manley and Maria Rodrigues Leite (Advisor Meredith Ringel-Ensley)
West Region: Shippensburg University - Jonathan Miller and Roderick Porter Jr. (Advisor Yancy Edwards)
South Region: Concordia University - Sophie Beaudet and James Pluscaukas (Advisor Fatima Malik)

Thank you to our sponsors!

2024 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition

First Place University of Calgary
Second Place Boston College
Third Place University of Vermont
Fourth Place University of Alberta
Fifth Place Pima Community College

2023 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition

First Place Clemson University
Second Place Concordia University
Third Place Washington University in St Louis
Fourth Place Boston College
Fifth Place University of Texas, Austin

2022 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place Washington University St Louis
Second Place University of Iowa
Third Place Indiana University
Fourth Place Concordia University
Fifth Place Simon Fraser University

2021 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place Concordia University
Second Place Boston College
Third Place Indiana University
Fourth Place Penn State
Fifth Place Simon Fraser University

2020 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place Stetson University
Second Place United States Naval Academy
Third Place Concordia University
Fourth Place Georgetown University
Fifth Place Iowa State University

2019 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place University of Texas at Dallas: Ethan Mader and Paulina Hruskoci
Second Place University of Texas at Austin: Eric Sun and Catherine Cheng
Third Place University of Florida: Jeanie Hoang and Vikram Singh
Fourth Place Indiana University: Alexa Austin and Eleanor Berg
Fifth Place Penn State University: Emma Pirchalski and Kayla Esannason

2018 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place University of Iowa: Abby Haynes and Hira Mustafa
Second Place University of Texas at Austin: Alexandra Mulconnery and Mary Heck
Third Place United States Naval Academy: Travis Dill and Raymond Gerrety
Fourth Place Stetson University: MacKenzie Nalven and Nate Smith
Fifth Place Georgetown University: Sarah Pavlak and Lin Yuan

2017 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place University of Calgary: Miranda Mantey and Janelle Price
Second Place United States Naval Academy: Nicholas Costa and Raymond Gerrety
Third Place Stetson University: Will Giberson and Nate Smith
Fourth Place Iowa State University: Jake Dean and Gabrielle Dutchik
Fifth Place University of Iowa: Matthew Hubbell and Molly Monroe

2016 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place United States Naval Academy: David Larkin and Nick Costa
Second Place Simon Fraser University: Rhythm Tang and Sophie Dee
Third Place University of Calgary: Seema Pandher and Jessica Schuldhaus
Fourth Place University of Washington: Vincent Lawson and Sabina Hsu
Fifth Place Boston College: Lauren Wedell and Carson Truesdell

2015 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place University of Texas at Austin: Rachel Huynh and George Chidiac
Second Place University of Calgary: Armaan Ismail and Meagan Cojocar
Third Place Condordia University: Lauren Belair-Rouleau and Lior Avital
Fourth Place University of Pittsburgh: Kevin Murray and Jake Fishbein
Fifth Place MacEwan University: Yevheniya Vasylysyna and Rebecca Smillie

2014 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place University of Texas at Dallas: Katherine Huston and Lewis Warne
Second Place Indiana University: Matt Renie and Grant Manon
Third Place Stetson University: David Sawyer & Emma Campbell
Fourth Place University of Alberta: Ralph Sadowski & Wenhao Sha

2013 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place Simon Fraser University: Qaid Jivan and Adrian Guemili
Second Place Queens University: Tusaani Kumaravadivel and Som Ghosh
Third Place Boston College: Joshua Coyne and Alexander Tingle
Fourth Place University of Texas at Austin: Dennis Thankachan and Daniel Amin

2012 Collegiate Ethics Case Competition Winning Presentations

First Place Boston College: Justin Feng and Matthew Alonsozana
Second Place (and Essay) University of Florida: John Bryan and Rachel Chang
Third Place University of Idaho: Ben Fujii and Connor Kennelly
Fourth Place Condordia University: Kristina McCaughey and Danny Shakibaian

Collegiate Ethics Case Competition

Collegiate Ethics Case Competition