Program Faculty

Smeal has assembled a faculty of leaders who possess that exceptional combination of intelligence, character, vision and compassion; the most valued qualities in business leadership.

The Smeal faculty ranks among the top 20 for research excellence across all disciplines. In strategy, we are ranked third in the country, with two of our professors listed among the top 10 coaches in the world for strategy and leadership.

Faculty members in the Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems have won numerous teaching awards, have earned national and international reputations, and are respected by both business professionals and academics.

Here you find a complete listing of your faculty leaders for the Master of Professional Studies in Supply Chain Management.

	Gary L. Gittings, Director, Master of Professional Studies in Supply Chain Management. Gary Gittings has teaching expertise in principles of supply chain management, order fulfillment and distribution systems, and supply chain systems design and strategy. His research focus is freight transport and logistics policy, with particular emphasis on infrastructure finance, decision-making, and investment.  Gary earned a Master of Science in Transportation from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Penn State University. glg@psu.edu
	Terry P. Harrison, Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems Terry Harrison has teaching and research interests in the areas of supply chain management and modeling, large scale production and distribution systems, decision support systems, applied optimization and the management of renewable natural resources. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in Management Science. tharrison@psu.edu
	Douglas J. Thomas, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management Douglas Thomas has expertise in inventory management, production planning and coordination, and sales and operations planning. He is a research associate with the Center for Supply Chain Research and teaches courses in supply chain management and quantitative modeling at the undergraduate and MBA levels. He has twice been honored with the MBA Excellence in Teaching Award and is a frequent faculty leaver in both open-enrollment and custom executive development programs. His current research interests include coordinating production and inventory planning across the extended enterprise and connecting decision models to logistics performance measurement. He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. dthomas@psu.edu
	Evelyn A. Thomchick, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management Evelyn Thomchick has expertise in international logistics, transportation policy, and logistics education and skills. She is academic program co-director of Penn State?'s Executive Management Program for Transportation and Highway Engineers. Prior to joining Penn State, she was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, where she worked on the implementation of a computer-based model designed to schedule ocean vessels for Bethlehem's Marine Operations Division. She also served on a systems design team that studied the U.S. air cargo transportation system, at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. She earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Management from Clemson University. ethomchick@psu.edu
	John E. (Gene) Tyworth, Chairman, SC&IS Department and Professor of Supply Chain Management Gene Tyworth has expertise in supply chain systems analysis and logistics cost models for transportation mode choice. His work experience includes transportation management and air cargo operations. He was an active duty officer in the Air Force when he performed transportation/logistics duties under the Strategic Air Command and the 14th Air Force (RVN). In addition, he continued his service as a reserve officer in the acquisition/procurement area for HQ Air Force and later for DLA. He also has consulting experience with major companies in the railroad, trucking, air cargo, food products, forest products, wire and cable, offshore rig/platform supply, and information technology industries. He earned his M.B.A. and Ph.D. in Logistics from Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon. jet@psu.edu
	C. John Langley Jr., Clinical Professor of Supply Chain Management, Director of Development for CSCR John Langley has received worldwide recognition for his work in the field of logistics.  He was the recipient of the Council of Supply Chain Professionals (previously Council of Logistics Management) Distinguished Service Award, was named one of the “Top Five Logistics Leaders” by the Logistics and Supply Chain Forum, and was awarded Honorary Distinguished Logistics Professional” by the American Society of Transportation and Logistics. Professor Langley earned his Ph.D. in Business Logistics, along with a M.B.A in Finance, and a B.S. in Mathematics, from Penn State and has had the privilege of teaching over 7,000 students (undergraduate, M.B.A., Ph.D., and executives) at the University of Tennessee, Penn State, and Georgia Tech. jlangley@psu.edu
	Frank L. Chelko, Instructor of Operations & Supply Chain Management Frank Chelko is a Supply Chain and Information Systems instructor with the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. and 2008 recipient of the Dillwyn Paste III Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Mr. Chelko's instructional expertise includes: Manufacturing and Service Operations, Quality Management, New Product Introduction, Materials Management and Procurement Strategies, Lean Supply Chains as well as Six Sigma Black Belt Training/Certification. His employment for the Smeal College of Business began in the spring semester of 2001. flc105@psu.edu
	Norm Aggon, Instructor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Assistant Department Head Mr. Aggon is currently the Assistant Department Chairman for Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration's highly ranked Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems. He teaches supply chain courses at the undergraduate level including the senior level capstone course and various  junior level courses. Prior to joining the faculty at Penn State University, Mr. Aggon had 26 years of experience in various executive and supply chain management positions. He worked for firms such as Pfizer, Engelhard and Tarmac, Ltd. and smaller independent ones such as Chemstone Corporation—a subsidiary of Merriweather Capital Corporation. His diverse senior management experience included positions such as Senior Vice President of Operations and Division General Manager. During his career he had complete P&L responsibility including sales, marketing, manufacturing, sourcing, engineering, etc. He has a B. S. degree in Engineering from Penn State and a Master of Business Administration from James Madison University. nxa12@psu.edu