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2008 Industry Day
Smith School students in the Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain
Management (LTSCM) Society and the Supply Chain Club (SCC) honored Rick D.
Blasgen, president and chief executive officer of the Council of Supply Chain
Management Professionals (CSCMP), as the 2008 “Person of the Year.” Every year,
the groups present the award to an influential leader in the logistics, supply
chain or transportation industries. Blasgen accepted the honor at a ceremony at
the university’s College Park, Md. campus on Oct. 24, 2008.
 “Rick Blasgen’s dynamic leadership has had industry-wide impact as he has
guided the organization into the 21st century,” said G. “Anand” Anandalingam,
dean of the Smith School. “His focus on globalization and integrating best
practices through global strategic partnerships mirrors priorities here at the
Smith School. For example, Smith’s development of a global Supply Chain Game, a
real-time learning exercise, simultaneously engaged educational institutions in
the U.S., Asia and Europe. It’s this level of engagement that is needed to
really move the industry to the next level and I applaud Rick’s substantial
achievements and successes.”
Smith undergraduates engage in professional networking and career development
opportunities through the LTSCM Society, and MBA students benefit from similar
opportunities through the SCC. Each year the groups present the Person of the
Year Award as part of Industry Day, which includes a student-organized lunch
reception and afternoon career fair for Smith logistics, transportation and
supply chain management students. Recruiters from more than 30 companies
participated in the fall event.
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