What participants say …

Hoopla Rack,
third place and $4,000,
2008 Schoofs Prize for Creativity;
third place and $700,
Tong Prototype Prize;
and Younkle Best Presentation Award

“Through the whole process, I actually began to see my design turn into a prototype, and now my prototype might actually become a patented reality. By the end, I was so happy that I had chosen to take a chance on myself and do something that brought my engineering and hooping life together.”

—Danielle McIntosh

Pen Smart,
$1,000 Judges’ Award for Special Merit,
2008 Schoofs Prize for Creativity

“I thought of this product two years ago—I wrote it down and kind of forgot about it for awhile. And I realized that if I didn’t do it, I’d always regret it, so I just decided to pursue it. The competition is a great outlet for anyone interested in innovation and development. The experience gives you the tools to develop the idea and the confidence to continue.”

—Daniel Gartenberg

Innovators in the news …
articles about past competitors

Innovators in the news

Read about some past Innovation Day competitors who have been noticed by the media.

"Milton High grad directs inventive skills toward safety gadget"
— Wisconsin State Journal

"Students come up with useful inventions"
— Wisconsin State Journal

"Concentrated solar energy project wins Innovation Days prizes"
— Wisconsin Technology Network

"Perfect Brew"
— Business Week

"Innovation Days alumnus Anand Chhatpar named one of the top 20 entrepreneurs under age 25"
— Business Week

"For this inventor, the perfect beer is all about the tap"
— The Wall Street Journal

"$10,000 prize stirs creativity"
— The Capital Times

"New beer tap pours beer four times faster and increases keg yield by 30%"
— gizmag.com

"Wireless NH3 monitor" (fifth item)
— Farm Industry News

"Fluent Systems acquired for $1 million"
— wistechnology.com

"Innovation prize-winner would help firefighters get out alive"
— wistechnology.com

"Pulling big fish through small hole"
— Wisconsin State Journal

Land yacht carries student to $10,000"

"Young engineers square off at Innovation days"
— The Badger Herald