Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Jeffrey Rizza 16 is presented with the top prize, a $10,000 grant, by President Mark D. Gearan, Stu Lieblen 90, and Sabrina Horn 83. Rizza will use the money to fund the start-up costs of Future Farms.

Winner of the 2016 Stu Lieblein 90 Pitch Contest Jeffrey Rizza 16 listens to the judges feedback after his presentation. Rizza's proposal was for Future Farms, an energy-efficient greenhouse that combines vertical growing techniques with aquaponics.

Comparing his idea to a Fitbit for your car, Matthew Benton 18 describes his proposal for EfficienAuto, an automobile statistics tool, universal app and service.

Dan Denose '10 speaks to students in Professor of Education Jim MaKinster's Educational Leadership class about his experiences as a student and his non-profit startup, Leaders of the 21st Century.

Teach for America's Nick Diaz and City Year's Mike Cohen host a screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary All The Difference in the Fish Screening Room in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Dan Chessin 84, Chris Desino 94, Sabrina Horn 83, Jeffrey Rizza 16, Stu Lieblein 90, Amy Ziff 92 and President Mark D. Gearan pose for a photo following the competition on Thursday night.

Elizabeth Weingast 18 takes a question from Amy Ziff 92, CEO and founder of Nontoxic Certified, after pitching Band Together, a customizable headband business.

A standing room only crowd gathers in the Vandervort Room for the Stu Lieblein 90 Pitch Contest on Thursday.

Members of the upcoming performance of Duchess, a modern adaption of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, take part in the first read-through with Playwright Johnny Drago on Skype. The production is being directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Heather May and will run April 14 - 16.

Students walk past the Quad on Wednesday afternoon.

Almamy Conde 18 pitches SmartHunter, a real estate website and app for renters and agents, at the annual Stu Leiblein 90 Pitch Contest. Conde was one of four finalists to compete in the contest.

The judges included Sabrina Horn 83, managing partner and technology practice leader at Finn Partners; Dan Chessin 84, co-president and CEO of Hahn Automotive Warehouse; Amy Ziff 92, CEO and founder of Nontoxic Certified; and Chris Desino 94, founder and owner of Wellington Equestrian Realty.

President Mark D. Gearan welcomes the audience and the four alum judges to the fifth installment of the Stu Lieblein 90 Pitch Contest.

Executive Director of the Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates Paul Miller poses for a photo with members of team BeePlus comprised of Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Lara Blanchard, Associate Professor of Classics Leah Himmelhoch, her daughter Noa, and Director of the Emerson Society and Parents Fund Ruth Benedict after taking first place at the spelling bee at Geneva High School.

Bandeja Munir '18 and Tanina Urbanski '17 practice Solace a work choreographed by Morgan Drake '17.

The HWS Pride Alliance hosts its annual Lavender Gayla on Friday in the Vandervort Room. The event featured a dinner, awards, and a keynote address by Assistant Professor of LGBT Studies Melissa Autumn White.