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Gatton Biz Quiz Students Continue Tradition of Success

LEXINGTON, Ky.  (Nov. 6, 2013) — A team of students from the University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics upheld another proud tradition of the school this past weekend in Columbus, Ohio.

The three-person unit, of Gatton seniors Scott Deschamp, Sean Bell and Kyle Schneider, earned a third place and a fifth place in the team competitions at the annual Wall Street Journal National Biz Quiz hosted by The Ohio State University.

There are two segments in the competition, oral and written. In the written portion, Deschamp, Bell and Schneider placed third, besting top students from schools such as Emory, Maryland, Michigan, Notre Dame and others. In the oral portion, the Gatton squad placed fifth nationally out of 18 universities.

Paxton Roberts served as the Gatton squad's alternate team member and student assistant coach.

The Gatton team was coached for the sixth consecutive year by Senior Lecturer in Strategy and Management Gordon Holbein.  Under Holbein's direction, Gatton teams previously have earned one overall national championship (2012), two fourth-place finishes and three individual national titles, Jeffrey Howard (2008), Jeffrey Wei (2009) and Bert Smith (2012).

Questions were culled from the past six weeks' news in the Journal and topics ranged from economics and business strategy, to politics, to international affairs, healthcare, and even fashion.

"We are very proud of Scott, Sean, Kyle and Paxton," said Holbein. "The guys all worked hard in preparing for the competition and came so very close. Our students at Gatton continue to prove they can compete anywhere with anyone."

MEDIA CONTACT:   Carl Nathe, 859-257-3200; carl.nathe@uky.edu