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Above: Gatton's pitch cup team presents to the judges during the pitch cup competition. Below: The Gatton team poses with judges and corporate representatives after winning. From left to right starting with the 4th individual: Ana Cortes, Ivey Redd, Jackson McDonner, Garrett Weiler, Dylan Moore, Ethan Blevins

Gatton Students Take First Place at Inaugural Finance Pitch Cup

A team of Gatton College of Business and Economics students earned first place at the inaugural Finance Pitch Cup, a competitive mergers and acquisitions (M&A) pitch event designed to give students real-world exposure to investment banking and corporate finance.

UK Excel Financial Modeling team poses for a picture. From left to right, Paul Kreinbrink, John Lubert, Colin Albrecht, John Saliling. All team members are wearing coordinating UK sweatshirts and Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge lanyards and name tags

Gatton Excel Team Finishes in Top Five at 2025 World Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge

The Gatton College of Business and Economics once again made a strong showing on the global stage as three University of Kentucky students competed at the 2025 Microsoft Excel World Collegiate Challenge in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team earned an impressive fifth-place finish, continuing Gatton’s growing reputation in this competition.

2025 Gatton College Lyman T. Johnson Award Recipients Tayshawn Juantez Gooch and Olivia N Davis stand with a representative from the Alumni Association with their awards at the 2025 Lyman T. Johnson Awards ceremony. They are standing in front of a blue curtain backdrop, they are holding their awards which are made of glass and engraved with their names

Gatton Honors 2025 Lyman T. Johnson Award Recipients

The Gatton College of Business and Economics proudly recognizes Olivia N. Davis, CPA, DBA and Tayshawn Juantez Gooch as the college’s 2025 recipients of the University of Kentucky Alumni Association’s Lyman T. Johnson Awards.

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