Established with a gift from Charles & Miriam Nelson, this poster competition gives students an opportunity to showcase their research into entrepreneurship. Students present a poster and a three minute oral presentation to two separate teams of judges comprised of representatives from business and industry. Judges have up to three minutes to ask follow-up questions.
Students who are not entering the Holloway Prize Innovation-to-Market Competition, but who wish to compete in the Nelson Poster Competition must register for the Nelson Poster Competition through the URC.
Congratulations 1st Place WINNERS!
$500 award (per team in five categories)
- Genetically Modifying a Bee (Apis Comis)
Mark D Deschenes, CHHS
Benjamin J Tasker, CHHS
- Green Home Technologies
Paul M Chiarantona, PAUL - Helping Hand
Dylan H Manz, PAUL
- Parents Time Saver
Chakravarthy Gavini, MBA
Brian T Macaulay, MBA
Daniel De Araujo Mamede, MS MOT
Slawomir Mielewczyk, MS MOT - Timber-Frame Screenhouses
Jeremy A Patnaude, PAUL
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After nearly fifteen years of various domestic and international sales and marketing experience at Dennison Manufacturing Co., a Fortune 500 corporation headquarted in Framingham, MA, Charles W. Nelson '66 resigned to pursue a goal of establishing his own organization that could fulfill a recognized void in the marketplace.
In July of 1984 Charles and Miriam Nelson '68 founded Nelco Products, Inc. Coupling Charlie's previous experience with Miriam's administrative leadership and her soon-to-be learned financial skills a unique regional distribution company of plastic wiring accessories was launched.
Initially, aggressive telemarketing programs complimented by highly trained sales representatives, when necessary, low cost sourcing from both domestic and international vendors enabled Nelco to penetrate the Northeast market rapidly.
Nelco pioneered innovative Internet marketing strategies leading to many creative websites to drive global prospect interest to the company's sales organization.
Nelco grew rapidly and opened locations in MA, NJ, FL, AL, and CA. The company established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in 2005 to empower the employees to take leading roles in assisting their company's success.
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