Congratulations to the five students from University of St Thomas and 10 students (2 teams) from Minnesota State University Mankato for participating in the 3^rd Annual RMA MN Chapter Student Credit Competition on March 7, 2026.

SPECIAL CONGRATS to one of the MN State University Mankato teams for taking home the win!

CONGRATULATIONS Runners up Team Winners from University of St. Thomas:
                                      

 
CONGRATULATIONS Runners up Team Winners from MN State University Mankato (2nd Team):

The three teams of students put together excellent proposals and thoroughly impressed the judges and audience members alike, with their thoughtful analysis and in-depth presentation skills.  A case study was presented to students including market & financial analysis, risk mitigation, projections, and outside-of-the-box analytical thinking to assist a business owner with financing additional assets & implementing green initiatives in order for their company to thrive.  The morning was followed by a networking lunch, mentorship and guidance between the students and professionals.  $7,500 was distributed to all the student participants for their hard work.

The RMA MN Chapter would like to thank the below Student Outreach / Academic committee members contributed time and effort to make this entire competition successful:

• Todd Sharkey - Sunrise Banks, Chair
• Sam Dagit - Veridian Credit Union, School & Sponsor Recruitment
• Hans Hansen - US Bank, NA, Mentor & Judge Recruitment
• Jason Kohout - Sunrise Banks, School & Sponsor Recruitment
• Peter Malmstrom - Associated Bank, Mentor & Judge Recruitment
• Dan Ryan - Old National Bank, Case & Kickoff Materials

A special shout out to our judges for volunteering their time on a Saturday morning and providing wonderful feedback to the students:

• Kyle Rabine, Associated Bank
• Brooks Royal, Old National Bank
• Paula Williams, Royal Credit Union

Thank you, Sunrise Banks, for hosting the event, and many thanks to Todd Sharkey for organizing, presenting, and sustaining the competition.

And we couldn’t host the competition without our sponsor partners: Associated Bank, Minnwest Bank, Old National Bank, Platinum Bank & Sunrise Banks.
THANK YOU for your continued support of this effort. 

We look forward to future competitions and seeing more students’ success!

SUSTAINING SPONSOR FIRMS: 

Contact RMAmn@outlook.com if your firm is interested in sponsoring this important competition next term.