LHU student poster places 2nd at PASSHE Business Plan Competition
Shown, from left, are Dr. Stephen Neun, dean; students Jonathan Buythenhuys and James
Russell; Robert Pignatello, Lock Haven University president; and Dr. Gerard Martorell.
Lock Haven University students and staff recently attended the eighth annual Pennsylvania
State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Student Business Plan Competition in Harrisburg.
James Russell, a business management major and exchange student from Glasgow, Scotland,
submitted his business plan for his company, GreenBean Energy, and was selected as
one of 10 finalists competing for the $10,000 top prize. GreenBean Energy takes residue
from used coffee beans and recycles it to create the "coffee log" — an environmentally
friendly alternative fuel source to traditional firewood.
In addition to the business plan awards, prizes were presented for the best poster
displays. The 10 finalists and seven additional semi-finalists were invited to design
posters and display them during the reception preceding the awards ceremony in Harrisburg.
Russell’s poster on GreenBean Energy won second place. Attendees ranked their top
three preferred posters using SurveyMonkey. A total of 53 attendees voted, and Russell
received the second largest number of points based on rankings and will receive a
$150 cash prize.
Buythenhuys and Madeline Berger also were part of the student group that presented
GreenBean Energy at LHU's Student Pitch Competition in November.
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