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Professor Remko van Hoek Awarded 2025 Distinguished Service Award

Remko van Hoek, professor of supply chain management at the University of Arkansas’ Walton College, received the 2025 CSCMP Distinguished Service Award—the highest individual honor in the field—and was inducted into the Supply Chain Hall of Fame. A global leader bridging academia and industry, van Hoek’s research and leadership continue to shape the future of supply chain management.

10/27/2025 | By Jerra Toms

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Walton College Faculty Creates Free Textbook Through Libraries Program

After a student suggested the Open Educational Resources program, Walton College professor Iana Shaheen created a free, customizable textbook for her Introduction to Supply Chain Management course. Partnering with the University Libraries, she developed a resource that reduces student costs, ensures consistency across sections and enhances learning for U of A business students.

10/10/2025 | By Christine Rickabaugh

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Walton Professor Publishes Book on Supply Chain Innovators

In The Making of the Supply Chain: How Five CSCMP Supply Chain Hall of Famers Shaped the Industry, Remko van Hoek explores how the innovations of five pioneers in the discipline reshaped the ways we obtain our products and services and the role that supply chains play in business and the world around us.

10/30/2024 | By Ryan Sheets

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Student Spotlight: Brooks Richardson

Meet Brooks Richardson, an incoming senior at Walton College. Discover how he secured his competitive internship, his leadership insights as President of ASCA, and his valuable advice for freshman students.

08/05/2024 | By Meghan Perry

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Non-Profit Awards Supply Chain Students AWESOME Award

Katherine Thomas and Tessa Freberg, seniors in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, have been recognized as 2024 Excellence in Education Scholars by the national non-profit AWESOME (Achieving Women's Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management and Education).

06/24/2024 | By Meghan Perry

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Fueled by Education: Meet Rachel

Rachel has been part of the J.B. Hunt team for five years and during that time, she has been attending school to get her degree in Supply Chain Management.

01/24/2023

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Faculty Spotlight: Stephanie Thomas

Stephanie Thomas grew up in Shelbyville, TN just outside of Nashville and attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville for undergrad and received her MBA there as well.

10/05/2022 | By Grant Schol