UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Seven Penn State Smeal College of Business supply chain students were awarded distinguished fellowships recently at an award ceremony held by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics.
Matthew Hinkle and Maria Karamanos, both seniors in supply chain and information systems with minors in information systems management; Caden Hazenstab, a senior in supply chain and information systems with minors in Spanish and information systems management; and Jacob Krantweiss, a recent supply chain and information systems graduate, each earned a $30,000 fellowship and the MIT Supply Chain Excellence Award.
Kyra Cunningham; a senior in supply chain and information systems with a minor in the legal environment of business; Kellen Shao, a senior in supply chain and information systems with a minor in security risk analysis; and Michael Hurley, a senior in supply chain and information systems with minors in information systems management and international business, each earned a $15,000 fellowship and honorable mentions recognition.
“I am honored to have received the award. It would not have been possible without the unwavering support of the Department of Supply Chain & Information Systems and the Center for Supply Chain Research,” said Hazenstab. “These programs are well-aligned to build a strong foundation for supply chain excellence.”
The MIT Supply Chain Excellence Award fellowships are given annually to high-achieving graduating senior supply chain and/or industrial engineering majors at selected universities. Ten leading universities are currently involved with the MIT Supply Chain Excellence Partner University program, including Penn State.
All 51 of this year’s award winners were recognized at the recent virtual celebration. The event included faculty and department chairs from partner institutions and featured guest speaker Morgan DeHaan, a previous Supply Chain Excellence Award recipient who is currently completing her master’s degree at MIT.
The 2023 MIT Supply Chain Excellence Awards program has provided more than $1.1 million in fellowship funding to this year’s awardees.
After gaining two to five years of professional experience, the winners may redeem their fellowships by applying and being admitted to the MIT SCM program. Fellowship awards may be applied toward SCM master's program tuition at MIT, or at MIT Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence network centers in Spain, Malaysia, Luxembourg or China.