Orange Central at Whitman
Orange Central 2025
Orange Tank Business Pitch Competition
On Oct. 17, three students and one alumnus took the stage to pitch their ventures at the 11th annual Orange Tank competition. Finalists included Ronan Hussar ’26 with MacroFlow, Ava Lubkemann ’27 (ECS) with Revamped, Frank Marin ’24 (ECS), ’24 MBA with Marhold Space Systems, and Jack Venerus ’27 (IST) with WingStat.
2025 Pitching Teams
2025 Orange Tank Host & Judges
Orange Tank Over The Years
2025 Syracuse Samplings in Review
Whitman's Syracuse Samplings event showcased Orange alumni entrepreneurs and locally-founded businesses.There were samples of a selection of food and beverages, including Dinosaur Bar-B-Que sliders and treats from the Chocolate Pizza Company.
Aaron Kraus ’92 (Scrub Daddy)
Adam Fazackerley ’96 (Lay-n-Go)
Adam Gold ’06 (Funk 'N Waffles)
Adam Kukoff ’12 (Nutsola)
Alyza Bohbot James ’08 (City Girl Coffee)
Brian Albert ’91 (Back Hat)
Brian Nacht ’09 (Dicey's Spicy)
Eric M. Tecosky ’91(Dirty Sue)
Giancarlo Franco ’21 (Smooth Tauker Mojito and Mule)
Jonathan Wren ’26 (Happy Duck Co)
Karyn Korteling ’81(Pastabilities and Hot Tom)
Margaret Gay ’13 (27 Teas)
Melissa Ben-Ishay ’06 (Baked by Melissa)
Mike Gursha ’10 (Dream Water)
Nate Cotanch ’12 (Zia Hatch Chilli)
Olivia Bowser ’16 (Liberate)
Ryan Benz ’11 M.S. (Oh My Darling)
Ryan Novak ’11 (Chocolate Pizza Company)
Stephanie Berlin ’10 (Wandel)
Vicki Vasil ’92, G’10, G’21 (Vees)
Upcoming Events
Syracuse Family Weekend
September 26-28, 2025
Salzberg Memorial Lecture
November 13, 2025
Cuse50 Summit
November 14, 2025
Fall Capstone
December 5, 2025
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