Sara Mahmood, a senior global supply chain management student at Wayne State University and a resident of Canton, Mich., is one of 10 students nationally to receive the prestigious R. Gene Richter Scholarship, the most acclaimed in the supply chain management field.

The scholarship is awarded by the Richter Foundation and the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). It was created to identify future supply chain management leaders and fast-track those students into the profession. Winners receive tuition assistance up to $5,000 and are paired with an established executive mentor, as well as a former Richter scholar for junior mentoring. Winners also enjoy a trip to the ISM Annual Conference. A year after graduation, they are invited to attend the ISM Power Conference and serve as a junior mentor to a new Richter Scholarship recipient.

Mahmood boasts an outstanding academic record and leadership abilities that qualified her for this national honor. She currently serves as president of the WSU business school's Global Supply Chain Management Student Association and is also a student member of professional supply chain organizations. She completed an internship with Ford Motor Company last summer and is completing another there this summer.

"Having selected supply management as my major, I aspire to expand my daily procurement skills to incorporate technology and function within a purchasing unit for a corporation," Mahmood said. "Being a Richter Scholar has enhanced my ISM conference experience and enabled me to interface with global supply management leaders from across the industry."

The R. Gene Richter Scholarship program was established and named in memory of R. Gene Richter, who was a galvanizing force in the procurement field. He led the supply organizations at the Black & Decker Corporation, Hewlett-Packard and International Business Machines. For information on the R. Gene Richter Scholarship program, visit www.richterfoundation.org. For more information on Sara Mahmood, view this link: http://business.wayne.edu/news.php?id=6762.

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