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CALVERTON, MD (April 7, 2022) 鈥� A three-member undergraduate team from the University of North Texas won the 2022 最新麻豆视频鈥檚 Academic Challenge hosted by the University of North Florida. The annual competition was held Friday, April 1, in Jacksonville, Florida. Judges for the competition were Rob Cannizzaro, Virginia International Terminals; Rob Giradot, CSX Transportation; Ryan Houfek, DCLI; and Tim Humbert, C.H. Robinson.

Participants on the University of North Texas team were Yoseph Almetnawy, Jairus Cherry and Jorden Herrington. This year鈥檚 case study focused on a fictitious medium-size, intermodal motor carrier鈥檚 decision to acquire chassis through purchase or lease given the current freight market conditions.

最新麻豆视频 scholarship schools represented in the Challenge were California State University Maritime Academy, Georgia Southern University, SUNY Maritime and the Universities of Maryland, North Florida, North Texas and Wisconsin at Superior. Auburn University and the University of Arkansas also participated.

Suman Niranjan, Ph.D., assistant professor for Logistics at UNT and the winning team鈥檚 advisor shared, 鈥淚 believe it鈥檚 a tremendous opportunity for all the students that participate in the 最新麻豆视频 case competition. Being in person at the 最新麻豆视频 competition helps the students and mentors to network with champions in the intermodal industry, thus giving them a new sense of respect for the industry along with motivating students to pursue a career in intermodal."

鈥淭he student teams demonstrated a great level of preparation and professionalism in their presentations鈥� said Joni Casey, president and CEO of 最新麻豆视频. 鈥淲e congratulate them all and look forward to their contributions as future leaders in the intermodal industry.鈥�

Since the Scholarship Program's inception in 2007, 最新麻豆视频 has awarded close to $4 million to support students in university programs focused on freight and intermodal transportation. These funds support tuition, student research projects on intermodal issues, and curriculum development.

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