Transportation and Logistics Management Students Honored

 Richard Sommerville III

Richard Sommerville III of Superior, a senior majoring in Transportation and Logistics Management at UW-Superior, was awarded a grant from the Twin Cities Roundtable of the Council of Logistics Management, (CLM). The grant covered all expenses for Sommerville to attend the Council of Logistics Management annual conference as a student intern.

With more than 15,000 members, the Council is the largest organization dedicated to improving logistics through leadership, education and exchange of ideas. The Twin Cities Roundtable represents more than 200 members in Northwestern Wisconsin and Northeastern Minnesota as well as the Twin Cities metro area. UW-Superior students majoring in Transportation and Logistics   Management and their professors have attended the Council's regular meetings. The CLM and its Twin Cities roundtable have of long history of encouraging student involvement through grants, scholarships, tours of facilities and student participation in roundtable meetings. More information about the organization can be found at its website at http://www.clm-mn.org.

The 2000 CLM annual conference was held September 24-27 in New Orleans. As a student intern, Sommerville  split his time between providing support services at the conference and attending presentations and meeting practicing professionals.

 Josh Hallberg

Josh Hallberg of Milltown, Wisconsin, a junior majoring in Transportation and Logistics Management at UW-Superior, received a scholarship from the Wisconsin Airport Managers Association.

The $500 scholarship is awarded to a student in the Transportation and Logistics Management program who maintains at least a 3.0 grade point average and receives a recommendation from the program's director. In addition, the student must submit a paper on a current management issue of concern to airport managers. The papers submitted are judged by the Association and a winner is selected.

The scholarship was presented to Josh on August 28 during the transportation seminar at UW- Superior.