Seth Lyons ’08, is from St. Joseph and graduated with a finance degree. He and his wife, Kelsey (McFarland) ’08, an economics graduate, own a store in Silverthorne, Colo., the first store awarded in the program.
2010
Brady Ellis ’10, from Stockton, Mo., and his fiancé, TyAnn Williamson ’10, a graphic design major, own the Vicksburg, Miss., store. Brady graduated with an accounting degree.
Rob ’10, and Danelle (Ruppert) ’10, Schimming operate a store in Lake Elisnore, Calif. Rob, from Maryville, Mo., graduated with a management degree, and Danelle a speech communications degree.
2011
Allison Humphrey ’11, graduated with management and marketing degrees. She and her business partner, Matt Canaday, operated a store in Omaha, Neb. for a year. This past November they opened a store in Lehi, Utah. Allison is from Kansas City, Mo.
Triston (Schroeder) Jones ’11, from Maywood, Mo., owns and operates a store in Omaha, Neb., with her husband, Steven ’10. She graduated with a marketing degree, and Steven graduated with a management degree.
Leslie Oberg ’11, and her business partner, James Burris, operated the store in Williamsburg, Iowa for a year before selling the store to Isaac Collins ’12, and buying the RMCF and Aspen Leaf Yogurt stores in St. Joseph. Leslie is from Kansas City, Mo., and graduated with finance and accounting degrees.
June 2012
Isaac Collins ’11, from Savannah, Mo., earned degrees in marketing and management. He owns and operates the store in Williamsburg, Iowa.
Brittany Malone ’12, from Kahoka, Mo., graduated with majors in accounting and management. She operates a store in Omaha, Neb.
Tim Schimming ’12, from Maryville, Mo., and his wife, Lacey (Wyble) ’12, operate a store in Huntington Beach, Calif. Tim graduated with a management degree and Lacey with management and marketing degrees.
For the first time, the Applied Entrepreneurship class was held in the fall, and three more stores were awarded in December 2012:
December 2012
Erik Garcia ’11, from Independence, Mo., earned a finance degree. He and his wife, Vanessa, will operate an Aspen Leaf Yogurt store in Farmington, N.M.
Erica Ricker ’09, from St. Joseph, graduated with a management major. Her Aspen Leaf Yogurt store is in Gilbert, Ariz.
Cassandra Schuster ’07, originally from Chokio, Minn., graduated with an accounting major. She will own and operate an RMCF store in Laughlin, Nev.
Cassandra Schuster, '07, Erik Garcia '11, and Erica Ricker '09 are the newest owners of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and Aspen Leaf Yogurt stores. They won the stores in December 2012.