CSCMP Awards and Recognition

Through a variety of awards, CSCMP strives to recognize excellence in the logistics and supply chain management professions.

About the Distinguished Service Award

For over 40 years, CSCMP has presented its annual Distinguished Service Award (DSA), the association's highest honor, to an individual who has made significant, career-long contributions to the supply chain management and logistics professions. All individuals who have provided exemplary service to the professions are eligible for nomination.

DSA Recipients
2007 Thomas W. Speh, Distinguished Professor of Distribution, Miami University
2006 Herbert S. Shear, Chief Executive Officer, GENCO
2005 Martin G. Christopher, Professor of Marketing and Logistics, Cranfield University, UK
2004 John Thomas Mentzer, Distinguished Professor of Logistics, University of Tennessee
2003 H. Lee Scott, Jr., Chairman, Wal-Mart Corporation
2002 Donald J. Schneider, Chairman, Schneider Logistics, Inc.
2001 Ralph W. Drayer, Vice President Customer Service & Logistics, Procter & Gamble
2000 No Award Presented
1999 Richard F. Powers, President, Insight, Inc.
1998 William C. Copacino, Managing Partner, Andersen Consulting Strategic Services Practice
1997 Yossi Sheffi, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1996 Larry S. Mulkey, President, Ryder Integrated Logistics
1995 Joseph C. Andraski, Vice President Integrated Logistics, Nabisco Inc.
1994 Roger W. Carlson, Executive Vice President, Exel Logistics-North America
1993 C. John Langley, John H. Dove Distinguished Professor, University of Tennessee
1992 Howard S. Gochberg, Vice President (retired), Land O'Lakes, Inc.
1991 John J. Coyle, Exec. Director, Center for Logistics Research, Pennsylvania State University
1990 Roger W. Kallock, Chairman, Cleveland Consulting Associates
1989 Frederick W. Smith, CEO/Chairman, Federal Express Corporation
1988 George A. Gecowets, Executive Vice President, Council of Logistics Management
1987 Ronald E. Seger, Vice President, A.T. Kearney, Inc.
1986 Douglas M. Lambert, Professor of Marketing, University of South Florida
1985 Arthur W. Todd, Director of Purchasing, Lincoln Electric Company
1984 Bob Packwood, United States Senate
1983 Bernard J. Hale, Vice President, Distribution Services, Bergen Brunswig Corporation
1982 Jerome D. Krassenstein, Vice President, Chessie System
1981 Robert V. Delaney, Manager of Distribution, International Paper Company
1980 Clifford F. Lynch, Vice President of Distribution, Quaker Oats Company
1979 Wendell M. Stewart, Vice President, A.T. Kearney, Inc.
1978 Robert J. Franco, Vice Chairman, Spector Industries,
1977 Kenneth B. Ackerman, Chairman, Distribution Centers, Inc.
1976 Bernard J. LaLonde, Professor of Marketing & Logistics, The Ohio State University
1975 Burr W. Hupp, Managing Director, Drake Sheahan/Stewart Dougall
1974 James L. Heskett, Professor of Business Logistics, Harvard University
1973 Robert E. Schellberg, Vice President, Distribution, Eastman Kodak Company
1972 Warren Blanding, Executive Vice President, Marketing Publications, Inc.
1971 Mark Egan, Tourism Advisor for Turkey
1970 Gayton E. Germane, Professor of Logistics, Stanford University
1969 Bruce J. Riggs, General Traffic Manager, Norton Company
1968 Edward W. Smykay, Professor, Michigan State University
1967 E. Grosvenor Plowman, Vice President, Traffic, US Steel
1966 Donald J. Bowersox, Vice President/General Manager, E.F. MacDonald Stamp Company
1965 Will Gribble, Director, Customer Service, Pillsbury Company

About the Doctoral Dissertation Award

CSCMP provides the Doctoral Dissertation Award (DDA) for a doctoral dissertation in logistics or a related field that demonstrates significant originality and technical competence while contributing to the logistics knowledge base. The purpose of the award is to encourage research leading to advancement of the theory and practice of logistics management.

To download the 2009 Doctoral Dissertation Award guidelines. [WORD]

Learn more about CSCMP's 2007 DDA Winner: Dr. Arunachalam Narayanan (Texas A&M University)

DDA Recipients
2007 Dr. Arunachalam Narayanan, Texas A&M University
2006 Dr. Supriya Mitra, Syracuse University
2005 Haiqing Song, Sun Yat-Sen University
2004 Dr. Paulo Marcio Gonçalves, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2003 Jarid Karim, Warwick University
2002 Julie Swann, Georgia Institute of Technology
2001 Moritz Fleischmann, Eramus University, Rotterdam
2000 Cenk Caliskan, University of Southern California
1999 Remko I. Van Hoek, Erasmus University Rotterdam
1998 John L. Kent, Southwest Missouri State University
1997 Christopher G. Caplice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1996 Harry L. Sink, University of Tennessee
1995 Julie Gentry, Arizona State University
1994 Timothy C. Johnston, University of California-Berkeley
1993 David A. Menachof, University of Tennessee
1992 Daniel E. Innis, The Ohio State University
1991 John Pooley, Pennsylvania State University
1990 John T. Gardner, The Ohio State University
1988 Edward H. Frazelle, Georgia Institute of Technology
1987 Jule Gassenheimer, University of Alabama
1986 Diane Twede, Michigan State University
1985 Mary K. Allen, The Ohio State University
1984 David E. Lloyd, The Ohio State University
1983 Nada R. Sanders, The Ohio State University
1982 Ersell Powell Robinson, Jr., University of Texas
1981 Martha Cooper, The Ohio State University
1980 Jossef Perl, Northwestern University
1979 Howard M. Armitage, Michigan State University
1978 Frances Gaither Tucker, The Ohio State University
1977 Michael Levy, The Ohio State University
1976 Douglas A. Fisher, Indiana University
1975 Douglas M. Lambert, The Ohio State University
1974 Joe Cavinato, Pennsylvania State University
1973 Kenneth Graham, University of Wisconsin

George A. Gecowets Graduate Scholarship

Apply today for CSCMP’s George A. Gecowets Graduate Scholarship! Each year, CSCMP’s George A. Gecowets Graduate Scholarship Program awards $2,000 scholarships to students based on merit (academic achievement, work experience, and leadership) rather than on financial need. The purpose of this scholarship program is to make high-potential students aware of the tremendous opportunities and challenges that await them in a career in supply chain management. To be eligible, you must be a senior at an accredited four-year college or university, or already be enrolled in the first year of a supply chain management-related graduate program.

The application process is now online! Start applying right now for the CSCMP’s George A. Gecowets Graduate Scholarship Award. For more information, call CSCMP’s Education Department at +1 630.574.0985.

Supply Chain Innovation Award

Every year, the CSCMP Research Strategies Committee (RSC) and Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies (GLSCS) magazine welcome submissions to the Supply Chain Innovation Award. The award was created to recognize the best and most innovative teams in supply chain today. Finalists present at CSCMP’s Annual Conference, and the presentation selected as the best innovation of the year wins the award. See the Supply Chain Innovation Award page for more information and guidelines on how to submit.

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