Approximately 200 people attended the fall meeting of the Supply Chain Management Institute to hear from experts in the field. Speakers for the program included Bill Krempasky of Goodrich Corporation and Brennen Smith-Hargrove of John Deere.

As part of the program, an employer panel fielded questions from BGSU students attending the event. The panel consisted of representatives from Honda, Owens-Corning, Marathon Pipeline, Emerson Climate Technologies, and Bobcat.

At the meeting, eight BGSU supply chain students were presented certificates of professional development. These certificates identify the recipient as someone who has completed a series of professional development training activities and has met certain criteria. Students receiving their certificates included

• Nicole Foster
• David Howard
• Chris Dvorak
• Micheal Deitering
• Kathryn Noel
• Christopher Hoover
• Ashley Timmons
• Tankut Ozel

The next Supply Chain Management Institute meeting is on February.11. 2008