2017 Buc Days Annual Report Annual Report Booklet 2017 pages | Page 18

The Buccaneer Commission partnered with TAMU–Corpus Christi, to bring the second “Buc Days Ideas Challenge Showcase” The Dinner had an interactive program of three TAMU CC student teams competing in a Shark Tank like setting as they presented their entrepreneurial ideas. The finalists: Team One: MatchMate, Samanta Gifford Team Two: Buddy Button System, Natasya Hennlich & Muriel Schmidt Team Three: U’DERS, Kristin Strittmatter & Garrett Ranson Mike Carrell, Larry Elizondo and Gloria Hicks were the judges for this event while State Representative Todd Hunter and Katia Uriarte co-emceed the evening. 300 people attended and $38,331 was raised to forward the mission.