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April 21, 2008

Monday Briefing, The Columbus Dispatch

April 21, 2008 – A University of Dayton team that includes a student from central Ohio has taken first prize in a business-plan competition at the school. The winning team is made up of Anna Young of Westerville, Lauren Dokes of Huber Heights, Lori Hanna of Wadsworth and Daniel Hensel of Hudson.

April 18, 2008

By Stephanie Vermillion, Staff Writer, Flyer News

April 18, 2008 – A group of four UD seniors received first place in the 2008 UD Business Plan Competition with an invention that makes sterilizing medical equipment more feasible for less fortunate countries using the least expensive resource: the sun. Lori Hanna, an engineering major, developed the idea to use a solar cooker to clean medical tools during her 2006 volunteer internship with ETHOS, Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities of Service-learning.

April 16, 2008

By Thomas Gnau, Staff Writer, Dayton Daily News

April 16, 2008 – Give Lauren Dokes, Lori Hanna, Daniel Hensel and Anna Young a bit of sunlight and they will help build communities — and perhaps save lives. The four University of Dayton students won the 2008 UD Business Plan Competition, presenting a relatively easy way to use solar cookers to sterilize medical instruments. Their prize: $10,000 — and perhaps years of work to get the plan up and running.

April 4, 2008

Staff Report, Dayton Daily News

April 4, 2008 – A bright idea won the 2008 University of Dayton Business Plan competition. Salud del Sol, a business created by UD students, seeks to bring the “health of the sun” to medical treatment in developing countries, UD said in announcement. The winning team is Lauren Dokes, Lori Hanna, Daniel Hensel and Anna Young.

April 3, 2008

The winning idea in the 2007 University of Dayton Business Plan Competition could save lives and create jobs in developing countries. (University of Dayton News)

April 3, 2008 – Salud del Sol, an innovative new business from a team of University of Dayton students aimed at bringing the “health of the sun” to medical treatment in developing countries, took home a $10,000 first prize to help get the venture off the ground.

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