On February 11, 2012, Walsh College competed in the Fifth Annual ACG Detroit Cup intercollegiate competition for Master of Business Administration (MBA) students. Competing schools include the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University, the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, the University of Detroit Mercy College of Business Administration, the University of Michigan-Flint School of Management, Walsh College, and the Wayne State University School of Business Administration. Walsh placed second in the competition.

 
Walsh College Team 2012: Second Place
Professor Matt Wirgau; Matt Foley, MBA; Bryan Hardaway, MBA/MSF; Scott Grange, MBA; President Stephanie Bergeron

Walsh College took home the ACG Detroit Cup in 2011 and 2008. Walsh came in second place in 2009 and 2010; The University of Detroit Mercy won the 2009 ACG Detroit Cup, and Michigan State University won the Cup in 2010.

A total of $16,000 in scholarship money was awarded during the competition. The first place team’s school receives the ACG Cup and the team receives $10,000; the second place team receives $5,000; and each of the remaining teams is awarded $1,000.

All ACG Cup participants were also eligible to apply for a four- to eight-week expenses-paid internship with the global law firm of Pinsent Masons. The intern will work in London, Dubai, or China, on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings and company re-organizations, research, and other projects. Two years ago, Walsh MBA student and attorney Jennifer Gasiecki won the internship.

Many Walsh faculty devoted their time to working with our students through this process - in many cases giving up many of their Saturdays throughout January. Matt Wirgau, adjunct assistant professor of Finance and Economics; Linda Hagan, Ph.D., director of the Doctor of Management (DM) in Executive Leadership program and professor of Business Communications; and Louise August, Ph.D., associate professor of Finance and Economics; mentored and assisted the Walsh ACG team.

Corporate sponsors of the ACG Detroit Cup are Conway MacKenzie, Ernst & Young, Fifth Third Bank, Huntington Bank, Huron Capital Partners, Maynards, UHY Advisors, and Pinsent Masons.

The ACG Detroit Chapter’s 280 members work in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Worldwide, the ACG is represented by 54 chapters and 12,000 members.

Corporate recruiters, human resources professionals and others looking to hire the area’s brightest business students are expected to attend.

Walsh College Team 2011 : First Place Jim Cook MSF, Dan Chenoweth MBA, Brian Lemon MBA-MSF	Walsh College Team 2010: Second Place  Prof. Matt Wirgau, Mike Brown, Jennifer Gasiecki, and Ryan Meyers
Walsh College Team 2009: Second Place Jordan Ruder, Prof. Matt Wirgau, Jennifer Gasiecki, and Kathleen Dobrovic (MSF '10).	Walsh College Team 2008: First Place President Stephanie Bergeron, Dave Chilingirian (MSF '10), Mike Rumel (MBA '08), and Tara Miceli (MSF '10).