On April 16, 2023, students from the University of Detroit Mercy won first, second and third place in the 9th Annual Detroit Chapter ISACA Cybersecurity Scholarship Case Competition. The competition, open to all majors, awarded $13,500 in scholarships at this event.
A record of 21 teams from four universities took part with a total of six teams winning from UDM, Oakland University and Eastern Michigan University.
- Taking first place was Cybersecurity & Information Systems students, Preston Duller, JP Martin and Mark Formosa, Business Administration.
- Second-place winners were Aaron Hewins, Cybersecurity & Information Systems, and Alexander Kalaj, Business Administration.
- Third place winner was Harrison Haviland-Longo, Cybersecurity & Computer & Information Systems.
The event was hosted in Detroit Mercy’s Center for Cyber Security & Intelligence Studies, with Director Anne Kohnke and Department Chair Greg Laidlaw.


