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March 2025 Newsletter Edition

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Spring 2025 Synergy Program

We have nine students participating with GEODIS on two projects this semester!

Sayed Ashari, James Dill, Zakery Dosky, Samuel Duffield, Arsanious Helmy, Tony Peck, Daniela Rodriguez, Kerolus Seddik, and Michelle Venegas

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ASCM Exam Prep Courses

The MTSU Center for Supply Chain Management and Sustainability is proud to partner with the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga (UTC) to communicate ASCM Exam Prep opportunities.

Join UTC and prepare for your ASCM Exams! We offer CPIM and ASCM Exam Prep programs that fit your schedule. UTC is an ASCM Authorized Academic Partner and our online, live classes are led by an APISC IDP Master Instructor. Payment plans available and price includes class materials, exam fees, and a one-year ASCM membership! VISIT THE UTC WEBSITE for learning options and details.

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Recent Supply Chain Scholarship Award Winners

2024 - The Curtis and Jeannine Sawyer Scholarship

Jonathan T. Stutts

2024 - Dr. Richard Tarpey & Myra Tarpey Supply Chain Management Scholarship

Jonathan T. Stutts

2023 - The Curtis and Jeannine Sawyer Scholarship

Christopher F. George

2023 - Dr. Richard Tarpey & Myra Tarpey Supply Chain Management Scholarship

Priscilla Hammermeister

Consider applying for future scholarships. You can view the scholarships HERE

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Alumni Spotlight

Maya Yelland

Graduated: Spring 2024

Employment: Mars Petcare

Q: Tell us a little about your current position at MARS. I am a Customer Supply Representative on the Walmart account. This means that I am responsible for all the orders that Walmart places, from the moment it comes into our system, to the time it arrives at Walmart’s DC and is closed out. Walmart is the biggest account at Mars, counting for over 33% of the sales volume every year, so it is quite a large responsibility.

Q: Which course or professor at MTSU had the greatest impact on your career readiness? Dr. Tarpey, Dr. Welborn, and Dr. Morgan were the most impactful professors. Dr. Welborn’s KPI class was where I first learned about the supply chain field. Dr. Tarpey and Dr. Morgan’s classes, both being project-based, really got me excited about the possibilities in supply chain and prepared me for the variability of the field.

Q: What advice would you give to current supply chain students? My advice would be to go to events! Get to know people, students and professionals. The more people you know, and build a genuine relationship with, the more opportunities you will receive in the future.

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