Amanda’s marketing efforts helped increase membership. Due to the natural student life cycle and need to replace graduates, recruiting new members is an ongoing project. She increased the size of BGSU’s student organization from 30 to a 70 student peak in fall 2008. Her hard work has also contributed to a doubling of the number of undergraduate freshmen enrolled in the Supply Chain Management specialization, increasing the potential pool for new APICS members over the next few years.
Amanda participated in 3 Region 14/Great Lakes District Case Competitions in Chicago, resulting in a first and second place finish and two trips to the APICS International case competition as a case scholar. Her teams tied for third and placed second at the international level although competing with many graduate level scholars. Her success also helped recruit other students to participate in the case competitions, resulting in over 40 students attending in the last three years.
Her travel experiences to Chicago, Denver, and Kansas City led Amanda to look for more. She helped plan and coordinate the BGSU APICS first international plant tour and cultural visit to Germany for six days in the fall of 2008. Traveling with nine other APICS student leaders, Amanda helped plan the trip to Munich and Stuttgart to visit multiple manufacturing facilities as well as cultural sites. Planning involved successfully raising over $12,000 to keep the student participant costs down.
Her passion for “green” business practices also impacted her work at BGSU. As an incoming freshman, Amanda participated in BGSU’s “Geo-Journey,” a two-month road trip around the United States combining geology, environmental studies, Native American studies, and critical thinking honors courses (http://www.geojourney.org/index.htm). She served as activities chair for Base Campus (the geo-journey alumni group) during the 2006-2007 academic year and remains active in environmental issues.
Amanda has received many honors and awards including the prestigious R. Gene Richter Scholarship in 2008 (one of only seven given nationally), the GlaxoSmithKline Excellence in Procurement Award as the outstanding graduate in the Supply Chain Program 2009, and the 2009 Karl Vogt Outstanding Senior Award presented by the College of Business Administration’s highest honor to a graduating senior.
Academically, Amanda maintained a 4.0 GPA while being very involved in campus, receiving enough scholarship funds to completely pay for college. She was also selected as a peer facilitator in fall 2007, where Amanda helped new freshmen successfully transition to campus life. She completed two internships, one with John Deere and a second with BP. She graduated with an honors diploma, having completed an honors project “As the Era of Oil Comes to an End,” in fall 2008. In recognition of her achievements, Amanda was selected as one of the commencement speakers in May 2009. As a result of her combined experiences, she was offered a full-time position with BP, which she started in August.
Congratulations to Amanda on her tremendous accomplishments!
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