News and Awards

Four Smeal students earn prestigious scholarships

Four Penn State Smeal College of Business supply chain students were awarded prestigious scholarships recently at the 119th annual dinner of the Traffic Club of Pittsburgh. Matthew Hinkle, a senior supply chain and information systems major and information systems management minor, Maria Karamanos, a senior supply chain and information systems major and information systems management minor, Reilly McCarthy, a senior supply chain and information systems major, and Emma Scott, a junior supply chain and information systems major and information systems management minor each received a $7,500 scholarship. Smeal dominated the scholarship awards, receiving half of the eight awarded. Read the full story here.

John Coyle, pioneer of Penn State business logistics leaves enduring legacy

The Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems and the Center for Supply Chain Research lost a pillar of our community when our founder, Dr. John J. Coyle, passed in January. Dr. Coyle joined our faculty in 1961 and was instrumental in the development of the business logistics and transportation programs. He served as the CSCR executive director from 1989 to 2000 as well as director of corporate relations from 2000 until 2010. Not only was Dr. Coyle a transformational leader in the education space, but his legacy has profoundly impacted countless students, colleagues, and the foundation of supply chain at Smeal. Read more about John Coyle here.

NASPO Scholarship recipients

The Center for Supply Chain Research (CSCR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) Scholarship. Nicholas Marcolongo and McKenna Fritz, both Penn State Smeal College of Business supply chain students, have been selected based on their academic excellence and interest in a career in public procurement. Read more about the NASPO Scholarship recipients here.