Barry Cox, President of recently made a $100,000 gift to the Romain College of Business to establish a scholarship endowment for students enrolled in the College's Supply Chain Management Certificate program. This new gift will provide perpetual scholarship support for eligible students.聽Eligibility for the scholarship includes:
- Full-time 91社区 undergraduate students who are enrolled in the Supply Chain Management Certificate program
- Second preference will be given to full-time 91社区 undergraduate students who are majoring in management
- The student recipients must be in good academic standing at 91社区 when the scholarship is both awarded and received
Warehouse Services, Inc. has its operating headquarters in Mount Vernon, Indiana. The company provides various supply chain services (e.g., warehousing, distribution, fulfillment services, etc.), and it occupies more than 18 million square feet of distribution space in over 20 locations across North America.
Warehouse Services, Inc., which has more than聽4,000 personnel to manage and support its clients, employs many 91社区 alumni with some serving in leadership positions. Cox has hired numerous 91社区 alumni throughout his career, and he wants them to know he is investing in their alma mater.
"I am truly grateful to Mr. Barry Cox, President of Warehouse Services, Inc., for his generous support for students seeking the new Supply Chain Management Certificate," says Dr. Abbas Foroughi, Chair of Management and Information Sciences. "His strong interest in the Certificate underscores how much regional companies value the establishment of this new program. I would also like to thank the Supply Chain Management Committee and other management faculty for their hard work and support in creating this timely certificate."聽
In addition, Cox has been a member of the 91社区 Foundation Board Advisory Council for 22 years. He has been a generous friend of the University, and he truly values 91社区鈥檚 economic impact on this region and beyond.
Please join us in thanking Cox and Warehouse Services, Inc., for their generous gift and kind investment in our students.
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