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With constellations circling overhead, an enormous screen on center stage, two huge side screens and a fast-paced, well-choreographed presentation, the collegiate team winners\u2019 names were announced. Lisa Fischer, a morning show announcer at KURB-98.5, former NBA basketball star and UALR Assistant Coach Joe Kleine and Honorary Event Chairman John H. Tyson kept the audience entertained and enlightened in regard to the winners.<!--more-->  The Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center was filled with 800 business leaders, college students and team supporters when the following winners were announced. One of the crowd-pleasing moments was the \u201cElevator Pitch\u201d \u2013 the 90-second time slots given to each of the six finalists undergraduate and six graduate teams so they could present their product\/service to the audience. SUMO text was then used by the audience to vote for their favorites. The winners of that competition were:  <\/p>\n<h2>Undergraduate<\/h2>\n<p>  <strong>AT&amp;T Elevator Pitch Award &#8212; $2,000<\/strong> Hydrovate &#8211; John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas  <\/p>\n<h2>Graduate<\/h2>\n<p>  <strong>AT&amp;T Elevator Pitch Award &#8212; $2,000<\/strong> SpatiaLink Solutions&#8211; University of Arkansas at Fayetteville  <\/p>\n<h2>Undergraduate<\/h2>\n<p>  <strong>Delta Plastics Innovation Winner &#8212; $5,000<\/strong> Vita \u201cIntelligent\u201d Labels &#8212; a small label that changes color based on the pH balance of the food. Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas Team members: Daniela Hernandez, Davy Martinez, Taylor Barnett Team Advisor: Dr. Allen Frazier  <strong>Arkansas Farm Bureau Agriculture Award &#8212; $5,000<\/strong> Hydrovate \u2013 equips animal caretakers with efficient products that maximize animal health through the\u00a0development of innovative hydration solutions. John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas Team members: Tina Funk, Amanda Abramovitz, Josh Garrett, Rolando Ochoa Team Advisor: Ms. Eva Fast Team Co-Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mike Kennelley  <\/p>\n<h2>Undergraduate Business Plan Winners<\/h2>\n<p>  <strong> 1st Place &#8212; $25,000 + Round-trip tickets &amp; Accommodations to Las Vegas to compete in Tri-State<\/strong> Simpler Solutions \u2013 strives to be recognized by paint manufacturers as the leading company for paint sampling\u00a0innovation, bridging the gap between consumer demands and market offerings. John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas Team members: Shantelle Overby, Brandon Knight, Jamison Hofer Team Advisor: Team Advisor: Ms. Eva Fast  <strong>2nd Place &#8212; $15,000 + Round-trip tickets &amp; Accommodations to Las Vegas to compete in Tri-State<\/strong> Hydrovate &#8212; equips animal caretakers with efficient products that maximize animal health through the\u00a0development of innovative hydration solutions. John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas Team members: Tina Funk, Amanda Abramovitz, Josh Garrett, Rolando Ochoa Team Advisor: Ms. Eva Fast Team Co-Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mike Kennelley  <strong>3rd Place &#8212; $10,000<\/strong> Vita \u201cIntelligent\u201d Labels &#8212; a small label that changes color based on the pH balance of the food. Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas Team members: Daniela Hernandez, Davy Martinez, Taylor Barnett Team Advisor: Dr. Allen Frazier  The graduate level team winners are:  <\/p>\n<h2>Graduate<\/h2>\n<p>  <strong>Delta Plastics Innovation Winner $5,000<\/strong> Innovative Athletic Solutions \u2013 seeks to become the top choice of performance enhancing products for athletic equipment by developing solutions that provide a competitive edge for the needs of today\u2019s athlete. John Brown University, Siloam Springs, Arkansas Team members: Brittany Hopper, Matt Brooker, David Castagne, Abel Galliguez Team Advisor: Ms. Eva Fast Team Co-Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mike Kennelley  <strong>Arkansas Farm Bureau Agriculture Award &#8212; $5,000<\/strong> Cam Ah Co \u2013 will produce and market a modular mobile unit system that extracts oil from crops such as Camelina and Soy beans that can be installed by farmers in Arkansas. Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas Team members: Brandon Boone, Doug Strickland, Cody Brown Team Advisor: Dr. Erick P.C. Chang  <\/p>\n<h2>Graduate Business Plan Winners<\/h2>\n<p>  <strong>1st Place &#8212; $25,000 + Round-trip tickets &amp; Accommodations to Las Vegas to compete in Tri-State<\/strong> Boston Mountain Biotech \u2013 provides custom E. coli cell lines that allow pharmaceutical manufacturers to make their current products faster, with fewer losses, and more cost effectively. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Team members: Ellen Brune, Stuart Brune Team Advisor: Dr. Carol Reeves  <strong>2nd Place &#8212; $15,000 + Round-trip tickets &amp; Accommodations to Las Vegas to compete in Tri-State<\/strong> SpatiaLink Solutions&#8211; develops software enabling category managers to break the mold of traditional business practices optimizing the shelf-design process whereby on-shelf availability is maximized and total supply chain costs are minimized. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Team members: Steve Fortner, John Miller, Aaron Huffaker, Nate Allen, Bethany Haefner Team Advisor: Dr. Carol Reeves  <strong>3rd Place &#8212; $10,000<\/strong> Learning DifferentiatED &#8212; developed a software program, manaGED Prep that is based on our President\u2019s 91% student retention rate and 100% GED pass rate with his students. The manaGED Prep program (1) provides a curriculum that is specifically geared toward the adult learner and (2) increases student retention rates. Shorter completion times will also reduce long student waiting lists at adult education programs, and increase profits for our customers \u2013 adult education schools. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Team members: Barry James, Senthil Raman, Brandon Wright, Brandon Hill Team Advisor: Dr. Carol Reeves  The first and second place teams in the undergraduate and graduate competition receive their cash prizes, along with a round-trip ticket and hotel accommodations to Las Vegas where they will compete in the Tri-State Competition. Tri-State features the first and second place winners from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Nevada. The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation is headquartered in Las Vegas and the three states represent those in which Mr. Reynolds\u2019 media empire was built.  The <strong>Donald W. Reynolds Governor&#8217;s Cup<\/strong> was established in 2001 by the <strong>Arkansas Capital Corporation<\/strong> \u201cto encourage entrepreneurial spirit and grow entrepreneurs in the state,\u201d according to Arkansas Capital Corporation Chief Executive Officer C. 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