FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The Supply Chain Management
Research Center at the University of Arkansas has awarded the 2006 Doctoral
Dissertation Proposal Award to Jeremy M. Brann, a fourth year doctoral student
in the department of information and operations management at the Mays School
of Business at Texas A&M University.
“This award,
which includes $5,000, recognizes hard work and dedication,” said Jim Crowell,
managing director of the Supply Chain Management Research Center, which is part
of the Sam M. Walton College of Business. “The purpose of the award is to
encourage and reward individuals who are pursuing a doctoral degree in supply
chain management, and it is open to any Ph.D. student in the United States.” Brann’s
dissertation focuses on supply chain design.
The evaluation
process for the Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Award involves 15 to 20
reviewers from approximately 12 universities. The evaluation criterion
includes: contribution to supply chain management, likelihood of completing
dissertation, theoretical basis for research, and appropriateness of research
design. Past recipients include supply chain doctoral candidates from schools
such as the University of Tennessee and Ohio State University.
Brann
receives a $5,000 monetary grant in two equal installments. The
first is paid upon receipt of his final research proposal approved by his
dissertation committee. The second will be made when Brann has completed and
bound his dissertation, which has been approved by his dissertation committee.
“Receiving this
award represents the degree to which leading supply chain management academics
felt Jeremy Brann’s dissertation is going to contribute to the supply chain
management industry,” added Crowell.
The
Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Walton College, established in
1996, supports transportation and logistics faculty, student career fairs and
internships, and research with business and industry.
Current center
business board members include ABF Freight System Inc.; BNSF Logistics/BNSF
Railway; BP Lubricants USA; The Campbell Soup Co.; Colgate-Palmolive; ConAgra
Foods Inc.; E & J Gallo Winery; Entergy Services Inc.; FedEx Corp.; FedEx
Freight; GENCO; General Mills; J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.; Jarden
Consumer Solutions; Johnson & Johnson; Kimberly-Clark; Knight
Transportation; Nestlé Purina PetCare; Procter & Gamble; The Scotts Co.;
The Clorox Co.; Transplace; Tyson Foods Inc.; Unilever HPC-NA; Wal-Mart Stores
Inc.; and Wyeth Consumer Healthcare.