• Allison Weber placed second at the Seventh Annual BIG Idea Competition held recently in Aberdeen. There were 225 entries involving 293 students from 31 schools. The event wrapped up Tuesday, December 10th, on the campus of Northern State University and the winners were determined from among the eight final entries with over $5,000 in cash and scholarships awarded.
• Weber's second place finish earned her a prize of $500 cash, $500 Pres

entation College scholarship and $500 NSU scholarship. Her project was entitled, "Doggie Spaw," a pet resort providing boarding, grooming and training services.
• In an interview done through Facebook, the following questions were asked and answered.
• So  how did you find out about this and what inspired you to participate in it? I found out from Anna Schwan and I have a passion for animals
• What was the most challenging part of the project? The elevator pitch which is a 30 sec speech of all my information done memorized
• Describe your project. Doggie Spaw is a overnight boarding facility that provides the very best in personalized care for you and your dog. We provide boarding, grooming, training, and exercise.
• How did you come up with the name? Well when I was drawing and thinking of the logo, I automatically thought of a paw and then I thought of putting spa and paw together.
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• This was the fifth year for the Marketing Design competition where students had

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