2026 MIT Supply Chain Excellence Awards Given to 29 Graduating Students

Cambridge, MA – The MIT Supply Chain Management Master’s Program has recognized 29 exceptional students from 10 renowned undergraduate programs specializing in supply chain management and engineering across the United States.

Presented annually, the MIT Supply Chain Excellence Awards honor undergraduate students who have demonstrated outstanding talent in supply chain management or industrial engineering. These students originate from the institutions that have partnered with the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics Supply Chain Management master’s program since 2013 to expand opportunities for graduate study and advance the field of supply chain and logistics.

In this year’s awards, the MIT SCM Master’s Program has provided over $700,000 in fellowship funding to 29 deserving recipients. These students come from schools with rigorous supply chain degree programs like Arizona State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Lehigh University, Michigan State University, Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Penn State University, Purdue University, Texas A&M University, Howard University, and Syracuse University.

Recipients can use their awards by applying to the MIT SCM Master’s Program after gaining three to five years of professional experience post-graduation. The fellowship funds can be applied towards tuition fees for the SCM master’s program at MIT or at MIT Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Global Network centers around the world.

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2026 MIT Supply Chain Excellence Award Recipients

Winners ($30,000 fellowship awards):

Mackenzie Brannon, Penn State University
Katrina Bui, Lehigh University
Pranav Deshmukh, Michigan State University
Jaime Fernando Escamilla Galindo, Monterrey Tech
Andrew Harrington, Michigan State University
Jiashu Hong, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Lucas Koranda, Lehigh University
Alisha Kurian, Michigan State University
Susan Liu, Texas A&M University
Andrew Martincic, Arizona State University
Megan Moriarty, Arizona State University
A’Nya Reynolds, Howard University
Odette Sherk, Syracuse University
Aidan Tafelski, Michigan State University
Aastha Walia, Michigan State University
Sophie Xu, Michigan State University
George Youssef, Purdue University
Eric Zaks, Syracuse University

Honorable Mentions ($15,000 fellowship awards):

Layth Abdelkarim, Arizona State University
Francisco Javier de la Fuente Lara, Monterrey Tech
Shreeya Dheman, Arizona State University
Rhea Dutta, Purdue University
Gabrielle Ho, Syracuse University
Shashank Kumar, Arizona State University
Zachary Marsico, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
McKenna Schrenk, Penn State University
Lyn Sugita, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Noel Thomas, Michigan State University
Julia Tippett, Purdue University

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About the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics

Founded in 1973, MIT CTL is one of the world’s leading supply chain education and research centers. MIT CTL coordinates more than 100 supply chain research efforts across the MIT campus and around the globe. The center also educates students and corporate leaders in the essential principles of supply chain management and helps organizations to increase productivity and improve their environmental performance.

About the MIT Supply Chain Management Master’s Program (MIT SCM)

Founded in 1998 by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL), MIT SCM attracts a diverse group of talented and motivated students from across the globe. Students work directly with researchers and industry experts on complex and challenging problems in all aspects of supply chain management. MIT SCM students propel their classroom and laboratory learning straight into industry. They graduate from our programs as thought leaders ready to engage in an international, highly competitive marketplace.