The R. Gene and Nancy D. Richter Foundation and The Institute for Supply Management are proud to announce the 2009 Class of Richter Scholars:

Tiffany Chen, University of Maryland
Amanda DeCook, Michigan State University
Mary Deet, Duquesne University
Carmen Harris, Tennessee State University
Jamie Hoke, Bowling Green State University
Jamie Loeks, Western Michigan University
Christina Round, Pennsylvania State University
Natalia Zoubtsova, Arizona State University

These eight students, representing eight leading universities, are recipients of 2009 R. Gene Richter Scholarships awarded by the R. Gene and Nancy D. Richter Foundation and the ISM R. Gene Richter Scholarship Fund.

The 2009 Class of Richter Scholars will be honored May 3, 2009 at the Scholarship Presentation Dinner held during the Institute for Supply Management™’s (ISM) 94th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit in Charlotte.

We congratulate each of them on their tremendous accomplishment.

Many thanks to the executives who participated in the
selection process this year. Committee members included:

Jill Bossi - Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Jean Baderschneider - Vice President, Exxon Mobil
Jami Coop - Procurement Manager, ConAgra Foods
Christina Foster - VP, Institute for Supply Management
Clive Heal - Business Process Owner, Genentech, Inc.
Andrew LeSueur - Principal, McKinsey & Company
Lisa Martin - Chief Procurement Officer, Pfizer
Tony Milikin - Chief Procurement Officer, MeadWestvaco
Nancy Richter - President, R. Gene and Nancy D. Richter Foundation
Tom Slaight - Partner, A. T. Kearney, Inc.
Shelley Stewart, Jr. - Chief Procurement Officer, Tyco International
Claretta Strickland - Manager, Hewlett Packard

Our 2008 recipients are shown here with their Executive Mentors in St. Louis, MO at the Institute for Supply Management™ Conference.

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There was an incredible response this scholarship period where we received applications from approximately 25 different schools between the United States and Canada.

We look forward to the next application period opening in January 2010.