Steering Committee

The steering committee for the ACC InVenture Prize is made up of representatives from the fifteen member institutions of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The goal of the steering committee was to form a competition that showcased our most promising undergraduate student inventors and entrepreneurs.

Ken Baldauf

Florida State University

Director of the FSU Innovation Hub

Ken Baldauf

Suzanne Bergmeister

University of Louisville

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Assistant Director, Forcht Entrepreneurship Center

Suzanne Bergmeister

Keith Bonin

Wake Forest University

Associate Provost for Research

Keith Bonin

Brian Breslin

University of Miami

Director, Launch Pad

Brian Breslin

Bernie Carlson

University of Virginia

Chair Engineering & Society, UVA’s School of Engineering & Applied Science

Bernie Carlson

Babs Carryer

University of Pittsburgh

Director of Education and Outreach, Innovation Institute

Babs Carryer

Judith Cone

University of North Carolina

Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Judith Cone

Linda Dickerson Hartsock

Syracuse University

Executive Director, Blackston Launchpad

Linda Dickerson Hartsock

Britain Dwyre Riley

Florida State University

Faculty, Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship

Britain Dwyre Riley

R. P. Garrett

University of Louisville

Director, Forcht Entrepreneurship Center;
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship;
Chair, Department of Management

R. P. Garrett

Kelsey Kinton

Boston College

Assistant Director, Edmund H. Shea Jr. Center for Entrepreneurship

Kelsey Kinton

Derick Maggard

Virginia Tech

Executive Director, Apex Systems Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Derick Maggard

Thomas Miller

North Carolina State University

Senior Vice Provost for Academic Outreach and Entrepreneurship

Thomas Miller

Samantha Palmer Shields

University of Miami

Senior Program Manager, The Launch Pad

Samantha Palmer Shields

David Quigley

Boston College

Provost; Dean of Faculties, ACC

David Quigley

Boston College

Provost; Dean of Faculties, ACC

David Quigley

Christopher Reaves

Georgia Tech

Director, Undergraduate Research & Student Innovation

Christopher Reaves

Recha Reid

Georgia Tech

Program and Operations Manager

Recha Reid

Patty Reinhardt

University of Notre Dame

Program Manager of Student Entrepreneurship, IDEA Center

Patty Reinhardt

Howie Rhee

Duke University

Managing Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Howie Rhee

Rhonda Schuldt

University of Pittsburgh

Entrepreneur-in-Residence

Rhonda Schuldt

David Seaman

Syracuse University

Dean of Libraries and University Librarian

David Seaman

Karen Slaggert

University of Notre Dame

Director of Student Entrepreneurship, IDEA Center

Karen Slaggert

Monica Smith

North Carolina State University

Marketing and Community Development Manager

Monica Smith

Sheryl Waddell

University of North Carolina

Program Director, Innovate Carolina Global Network

Sheryl Waddell

Kimi Yingling

University of North Carolina

Program Assistant, Innovate Carolina Global Network

Kimi Yingling