2004 Scholars
Jami Coop
Arizona State University
Michelle Lynn Jackson
Michigan State University
Shawn Shackleford
Michigan State University
 
Andrea Shana Vack
Arizona State University
Linsey Vasilenko
Michigan State University
Leslie Waggoner
Arizona State University
 
2004 Inaugural Event
The 2004 Richter Scholars were presented at the Inaugural Scholarship Awards Presentation Dinner on Thursday, April 15, 2004 at the Dearborn Inn during the Achieving Procurement Excellence Conference.

The R. Gene and Nancy D. Richter Foundation held a two-day conference on April 15-16, 2004 in Dearborn, Michigan to introduce the R. Gene Richter Scholarship Program. Speakers at the Achieving Procurement Excellence Conference included:

Nick Scheele - President, Ford Motor Company
Tom Stallkamp - Former President, Chrysler Corporation
Theresa Metty - Chief Procurement Officer, Motorola, Inc.
Nick Donofrio - Chief Technology Officer, IBM
Javier Urioste - Chief Procurement Officer, JPMorgan Chase
James Womack - Author, Lean Manufacturing
Jerry York - Former Chief Financial Officer, IBM
R. David Nelson - Vice President, Global Sourcing, Delphi, Inc.

2004 Mentors
 
2004 Scholarship Selection Commitee
The Richter Foundation would like to thank the following executives for participating in the selection process:
 
Paul Novak - President, Institute for Supply Management
Theresa Metty, CPM - Chief Procurement Officer, Motorola, Inc.
R. David Nelson - Vice President , Global Purchasing, Delphi, Inc.
Roger A. Whittier - Director of Corporate Purchasing, Intel Corporation
Nancy D. Richter - Foundation President
Professor Robert M. Monczka - Director, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Research, CAPS Research
Holly LaCroix Johnson, Senior Vice President, Institute for Supply Management (not pictured)