The IU-UNC LogMBA Program Announces 2015 Graduates

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., May 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The IU-UNC LogMBA (www.IU-UNClogMBA.org) program recognized its ninth class of graduates on April 30, 2015 at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. RADM Erroll M. Brown, USCG (Retired), delivered the commencement address for the ceremony and acknowledged the critical leadership graduates will provide in our complex, data-driven world.

"Globally, we have become increasingly more interconnected and, as a result, more interdependent. Because of their immense scale and critical dependency, we struggle to understand, influence, and control the massive supply chains of today. In our effort to make sense of this complex system, we use data to describe, predict, and in some cases control this intricately complex global system. But even in today's data-drenched world, there are many times when data is not enough." Brown, an IDB Executive Fellow Emeritus, noted, "Today's leaders must learn to recognize situations that exceed the limits of data and act knowledgeably and decisively to effect change."

The graduates earned a Master of Business Administration from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and a Certificate in either Global Supply Chain Leadership or Global Strategic Management and Leadership from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School. The Institute for Defense and Business (IDB - www.IDB.org) manages the program.

"The LogMBA program is significantly demanding and challenging and I am particularly impressed with how well this year's graduates were able to balance the demands of the program with both their personal and professional lives.  They should be justifiably proud of their accomplishment because it has not been an easy road and they have endured many sacrifices over the past two years.  They're a special group whose discipline, hard work, and untiring efforts have paid dividends!" said MG James L. Hodge, USA (Retired), President of the IDB.

The IU-UNC LogMBA is a two-year degree program in which students work together to master the global business knowledge and leadership skills needed to be successful in today's complex, globally responsive organizations. Approximately 80 percent of the academic work is accomplished online, punctuated by four custom-designed residency sessions. This class attended two-week long sessions in Chapel Hill, N.C., a one-week session at Bloomington, IN, as well as a ten-day study residency throughout Europe.

During the program's final capstone course, students demonstrated the application of their business acumen skills to real world issues by helping to improve business operations at DLA Distribution Susquehanna and Crane Army Depots.

The graduating 2015 IU-UNC LogMBA class included:

• CPT Mary K. Fullenkamp, U.S. Army
• Ms. Erin N. Gordon, LMI
• Mr. Russell A. Harris, Strategic Wealth Specialists
• Mr. Victor F. Hogan, Mercer
• Ms. Christine M. King, U.S. Army
• LTC Andrew H. Robertson, U.S. Army

Two students received special recognition during the graduation ceremony:

• For demonstrated leadership during his MBA studies, LTC Andrew Robertson received the E.B. Leedy Award, named in honor of the late Major General Leedy, USA (Ret.), a key member of the team that founded LOGTECH.

• For demonstrated and future potential for contribution to the field of defense logistics, Ms. Erin Gordon, LMI, received the William T. Powell Jr. Scholarship award, named in honor of the late founder and first president of the Institute for Defense and Business. The scholarship, provided by Indiana University and the Institute for Defense and Business, is for continued master-level studies resulting in a Master of Science dual degree.

About the Institute for Defense and BusinessThe IDB is a non-profit research and education institute formed in 1997 by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the state of North Carolina. The institute provides custom executive and degree-granting education programs for all career levels from the military and government, non-governmental organizations, private sector, and international organizations. IDB features curriculum in the areas of logistics and technology, life cycle systems, leadership and organizational transformation, strategic studies, and stabilization and economic reconstruction. www.IDB.org

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