Alexandria, VA — Teams from two universities received top honors in AGA’s 2025 Government Case Challenge. The undergraduate winner was the University of Colorado Boulder, composed of team members Charles Adams, Tyler Armstrong, Ben Rose and advisor Christine Kuglin. The graduate winner was American University, with team members Delaney Faile, Keliane Ghonda, Natalie Hernandez and advisor Dave Harr.

In this annual competition, AGA invites teams of currently enrolled graduate and undergraduate students to study government operations in one selected U.S. state, city or county and produce a Citizen-Centric Report (CCR) on specific areas of interest to their taxpayers. This year’s challenge highlighted the City of Roanoke, VA. AGA’s CEO Ann Ebberts shared that “both teams captured all the right kinds of Information to inform Roanoke’s citizens and future residents about the benefits of living in a well-managed city in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Congratulations and well done!”

Team submissions are judged by a panel of government finance experts, and finalists are invited to present their findings in a team-created video of a mock government meeting. Members of winning teams and their faculty advisors each receive a $1,500 scholarship award.

To learn more about AGA’s Government Finance Case Challenge, visit:
www.agacgfm.org/government-finance-case-challenge/

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