ISM Issues Call for J. Shipman Gold Medal Award Nominees

Award honors distinguished service to supply management profession

TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Supply Management^® (ISM^®) is accepting nominations for the J. Shipman Gold Medal Award now through February 1, 2018.

The J. Shipman Gold Medal Award is ISM's most esteemed award and is presented annually to an individual who has performed distinguished service for the cause and advancement of the supply management profession. Those chosen for the award also have mentored and guided members of the profession to excel in their own endeavors.

The award was created in 1931 to commemorate the work of Johnson Shipman, a pioneer member of the New York affiliate of the National Association of Purchasing Agents, now Institute for Supply Management, who was well-known for giving liberally of his time and counsel.

To nominate a person who has performed distinguished service for the supply management profession as an innovator, community leader, mentor and teacher, and to view previous winners, visit insitituteforsupplymanagement.org/shipman. Nominees do not have to be a member of ISM. The winner is selected by a committee of peers.

Thomas H. Slaight, former senior partner at A.T. Kearney, Inc., was the recipient of the 2017 J. Shipman Gold Medal Award.

The winner of the 2018 J. Shipman Gold Medal Award will be announced at the ISM2018 annual conference in Nashville May 6-9, 2018.

About Institute for Supply Management

Institute for Supply Management^® (ISM^®) is an independent, not-for-profit organization that serves supply management professionals in more than 100 countries. Its 50,000 members manage about $1 trillion in corporate supply chain procurement annually. Founded in 1915 as the first supply management institute, ISM drives value and competitive advantage for its members, contributing to a prosperous and sustainable world. ISM^® leads the profession through the ISM Report On Business^®, its highly regarded certification and training programs, events, corporate services and the ISM Mastery Model^®. For more information, please visit: www.instituteforsupplymanagement.org.

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SOURCE Institute for Supply Management