Albany Law Students Reach Final Round in $100,000 Business Plan Competition Albany Law School students competed on three of the teams that presented their startup ideas at the final round of the sixth annual New York Business Plan Competition in April, in Albany. The three teams, which also included representatives from other Capital Region institutions, competed against the top teams from 10 semifinal competitions held around the state. Vincent DiCocco ’15 and Laura Gulfo ’15, with a partner from the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), comprise the LuxOrioN team, which makes a novel LED phosphor technology that offers a 40 percent reduction in cost when compared to incumbent LED lighting device manufacturing processes. Shawn Lescault ’15 is working with partners from CNSE and the University at Albany School of Business on Aureonic, a venture to develop high-temperature nano-sensors to detect greenhouse gas emissions in turbine engines, coal-fired power plants and other combustion environments. BrewMinder, a team comprised of Alexandra Scoville ’15 and Kevin
Murphy ’15 and students from CNSE and the University at Albany School of Business, is also developing a nanosensor, and analytic software, that will allow breweries to monitor their product without taking physical samples. The Albany Law students are participants in an entrepreneurship class offered at the CNSE, which they can do as part of the partnership between Albany Law and SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s CNSE. More than 1,130 student teams from almost 75 of New York’s colleges and universities have pitched their ideas and ventures at the competition over the years. The winners are selected each year by esteemed judges, including venture capitalists, angel investors, investment bankers, other public and private investors, and seasoned entrepreneurs. At the end of the 2014 competition, more than $1,300,000 in cash and in-kind prizes were awarded to student entrepreneurs in New York. SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany’s School of Business and Syracuse University hosted the New York Business Plan Competition.
Class of ’17 Kicks off Fund Raising Campaign at Fort Orange Club
Board of Trustee Chair Dan Nolan ’78 speaking on the importance of giving back.
Students launched their three-year legacy campaign to raise money for their class gift, which they will announce at their Commencement in 2017. Class gifts from recent years largely include scholarships for future students. Last year’s gift went to a new sound system, tables and umbrellas for the courtyard.
Class president Kesi St. Louis ’17 talks to her classmates.
Glenna Morgan ’17, Legacy Fund Trustee, closes the event.
Justice Thomas Meets with Albany Law Team
From left, Laura Gulfo ’16, Gourav Bhowmik, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), Kevin Murphy ’16, Alexandra Scoville ’16, Ian Bynum, CNSE, Adam Weber, UAlbany School of Business, Jake Terracina, CNSE
From left, Mishka Woodley ’16, Anne Marie Judge, Institutional Advancement, Justice Thomas, President Andrews and Alexis Osborne ’16.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas hosted a brief meeting with a team from Albany Law School, led by President Penelope (Penny) Andrews. Thomas told the group he was familiar with Albany Law School through Justice Robert Jackson’s work.
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