Our alumni serve as a testament to the value and impact of earning a Master of Science in Operations Management (MSOM) or a Master of Science in Engineering Management (MSEM) degree. Their insights offer a unique perspective on how this experience has not only expanded their knowledge but also transformed their professional capabilities.
MSOM Alumni
2022

A Garcia
Hometown: Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico | Current: Conway, Arkansas | Electronics Engineering, Instituto Tecnologico de Hermosillo…Continue Reading A Garcia

Allan Ayers
Hometown: Texarkana, AR | Current: Bentonville, AR | Supply Chain Management, Louisiana Tech University…Continue Reading Allan Ayers

Antonella Godoy
Hometown: Mendoza, Argentina | Current: Little Rock, Arkansas | BS in Petroleum Engineering from the Universidad Nacional del Comahue…Continue Reading Antonella Godoy

Brandiace McGuire
Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas | Current: Little Rock, Arkansas | Industrial Technology, Management & Applied Engineering – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff…Continue Reading Brandiace McGuire

Carson Turner
Hometown: Prosper, TX | Current: Providence Village, TX | B.B.A. in Marketing from The University of Mississippi…Continue Reading Carson Turner

Casimer Kolakowski
Hometown: Detroit, MI | Current: Los Angeles, CA | BBA in Supply Chain Management; Eastern Michigan University…Continue Reading Casimer Kolakowski

Charles Sandiford
Hometown: Robinson, IL | Current: Prior Lake, MN | Bemidji State University (MN) – Double Major: BS Applied Engineering & BS Technology Management …Continue Reading Charles Sandiford

Chris Heaser
The MSOM degree is so versatile for students that even with a shift in career path, the knowledge and skills I took away is still relevant and applicable to my job today….Continue Reading Chris Heaser

Dakotah Cooper
Hometown: Greenbrier, AR | Current: Magnolia, AR | Bachelors of Science Engineering-Physics: Chemical Engineering – Southern Arkansas University…Continue Reading Dakotah Cooper

David Clarkson
Hometown: Cameron, OK | Current: Clovis, NM | BS in Technical Management, Project Management Major: Embry Riddle Aeronautical University…Continue Reading David Clarkson

Eduardo Murillo Fernandez
Hometown: Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Current: Fayetteville, AR | Bachelor and from where: Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Eduardo Murillo Fernandez

Gwendi Miller
Hometown: Little Rock, AR | Current: Kansas City, MO | BA in Political Science from the University of Central Arkansas…Continue Reading Gwendi Miller

Josh Purtell
Hometown: De Queen, Arkansas | Current: Fort Smith, Arkansas | Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Arkansas Tech University…Continue Reading Josh Purtell

Justin Barker
Hometown: Hot Springs, AR | Current: Austin, TX | B.S. Data Analytics SNHU…Continue Reading Justin Barker

Kaila Dorman
Hometown: Houston, TX | Current: Little Rock, AR | BS Health Services, Minor in Mandarin Chinese; University of Central Arkansas…Continue Reading Kaila Dorman

Karl Freeman
Hometown: Milwaukee WI | Current: Chicago IL | University of Phoenix – Business Management, Human Resources (Minor), MBA;
University of Arkansas – MS Operations Management, Certificate for Project Management
…Continue Reading Karl Freeman

Logan Allen
Hometown: Bryant, Arkansas | Current: Charleston, SC | Bachelors in Business Administrations; Finance (University of Arkansas- Fort Smith, 2019)…Continue Reading Logan Allen

Mario Silva
Hometown: Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil | Current: San Diego, CA | BBA in Business Administration in Finance and Economics from the University of San Diego…Continue Reading Mario Silva

Matthew Meleton
Hometown: Macon, GA | Current: Ida, LA | BS in Business Management and Administration: Louisiana State University – Shreveport …Continue Reading Matthew Meleton

Michael Clark
Hometown: Belmont, MS | Current: Warrensburg, MO | Bachelor of Arts and Science, Mississippi State University…Continue Reading Michael Clark

Michael Gorham
Hometown: Elmwood, Illinois | Current: Darien, Wisconsin | Bachelor of Science from Western Illinois University…Continue Reading Michael Gorham

Payten Pitt
Hometown: Medford, Oklahoma | Current: Moore, Oklahoma | B.S. Biology, Northwestern Oklahoma State University…Continue Reading Payten Pitt

Riley McDonald
Hometown: Cabot, AR | Current: Jacksonville, FL | B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Riley McDonald

Ryan Sasser
Hometown: Camden, AR | Current: Dallas, TX | BS in Mechanical Engineering from Arkansas Tech University…Continue Reading Ryan Sasser

Taylor Manning
Hometown: Punta Gorda, Florida | Current: Belton, Texas | Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering from University of Central Florida …Continue Reading Taylor Manning

Varun Chandu Gazzala
Hometown: Hyderabad, India | Current: Fayetteville, AR | BE-Mechanical from Gitam University & MBA from University of Delhi – India…Continue Reading Varun Chandu Gazzala
2021

Andrew Mitzel
Hometown: Orlando, FL | Current: Fayetteville, AR | BS in Interdisciplinary Studies from University of Central Florida…Continue Reading Andrew Mitzel

Angelitta Springer
Hometown: Nashville, TN | Current: Nashville, TN | BBA in e-Business & Supply Chain Management from Tennessee State University…Continue Reading Angelitta Springer

Anthony Shaneyfelt
Hometown: Hartselle, AL | Current: Hartselle, AL | BS in Management of Technology from Athens State University…Continue Reading Anthony Shaneyfelt

Ashley Fertic
Hometown: Harrah, OK | Current: Harrah, OK | BBA in Marketing from the University of Central Oklahoma…Continue Reading Ashley Fertic

Blake Rhein
Hometown: Harrison, AR | Current: Harrison, AR | BS in Education form Williams Baptist University…Continue Reading Blake Rhein

Brandi Callis
Hometown: Broken Arrow, OK | Current: Tulsa, OK | BA in Administrative Leadership from University of Oklahoma…Continue Reading Brandi Callis

Brock Randels
Hometown: Overland Park, KS | Current: Fayetteville, AR | BBA from Northwestern Oklahoma State University…Continue Reading Brock Randels

Catie Kelley
Hometown: Litchfield, NH | Current: Brunswick, ME | BS in International Maritime Business from Massachusetts Maritime Academy…Continue Reading Catie Kelley

Celeste Cramer
Hometown: Little Rock, AR | Current: Nixa, MO | BBA from Evangel University…Continue Reading Celeste Cramer

Cody Slyter
Hometown: Tacoma, WA | Current: Navarre, FL | BS in Aeronautics, Minor in Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…Continue Reading Cody Slyter

Corey Shores
Hometown: High Point, NC | Current: Memphis, TN | BA in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and BS in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Excelsior College…Continue Reading Corey Shores

Craig Claussen
Hometown: Sterling, KS | Current: Springdale, AR | BS in Biology from Sterling College…Continue Reading Craig Claussen

Dan Wooten
Hometown: St. David, AZ | Current: Kennewick, WA | BS in Business Management from Brigham Young University in Idaho…Continue Reading Dan Wooten

Daniel Kelly
Hometown: Hot Springs, AR | Current: Tampa, FL | BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of South Florida…Continue Reading Daniel Kelly

Dat Tran
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Current: Fayetteville, AR | BSBA in Supply Chain Management from the University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Dat Tran

Dillon Pittman
Hometown: Natural Dam, AR | Current: Bentonville, AR | BS in Business Management IT from Western Governors University…Continue Reading Dillon Pittman

Herve Sezerano
Hometown: Kigali, Rwanda | Current: New York City, NY | BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Herve Sezerano

Jacob Heinrich
Hometown: Urbandale, Iowa | Current: Fayetteville, AR | BA in Criminal Justice from the University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Jacob Heinrich

Jonathan White
Hometown: Trophy Club, TX | Current: Fort Carson, CO | BS in Information Technology Management from the American Military University…Continue Reading Jonathan White

Jordan Coleman
Hometown: El Dorado, AR | Current: El Dorado, AR | BS in Engineering Physics-Industrial Technology from Southern Arkansas University…Continue Reading Jordan Coleman

Joshua Pultro
Hometown: Bryant, AR | Current: Columbus, GA | BS in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Joshua Pultro

Justin Brooks
Hometown: Little Rock, AR | Current: Springdale, AR | BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Justin Brooks

Justin Wilcox
Hometown: Port Wind, WI | Current: Iron River, WI | BBA in Operations & Supply Chain Management from the University of Wisconsin…Continue Reading Justin Wilcox

Khushboo Sahu
Hometown: Bhilai, India | Current: Bentonville, AR | Bachelor in Information Technology Engineering from India…Continue Reading Khushboo Sahu

Kylie Delgros
Hometown: Sharon, PA | Current: Fort Smith, AR | BE in Industrial Engineering from Youngstown State University…Continue Reading Kylie Delgros

Lucas Howell
Hometown: N Little Rock, AR | Current: Bauxite, AR | BAS in Technology from Arkansas State University…Continue Reading Lucas Howell

Michael Jaeger
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH | Current: Tampa Bay, FL | BBA in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati…Continue Reading Michael Jaeger

Nicholas O’Neal
Hometown: Stuttgart, AR | Current: Amarillo, TX | BBA in Business from Southern Arkansas University…Continue Reading Nicholas O’Neal

Paul Collins
Hometown: Batesville, AR | Current: Oakland, TN | BS in Supply Chain Management from Arkansas State University…Continue Reading Paul Collins

Paul Dangcil
Hometown: Pittsburg, CA | Current: Oklahoma City, OK | Bachelor in Computer Science from the University of Maryland University College…Continue Reading Paul Dangcil

Pierce Grimm
Hometown: Waco, TX | Current: Waco, TX | BS in Mechanical Engineering; University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Pierce Grimm

Roseanna Poitier
Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas | Current, Nassau, Bahamas | BS in Business Administration & Accounting from Nova Southeastern University…Continue Reading Roseanna Poitier

Rosie Murillo
Hometown: Houston, TX | Current: Atoka, TN | BS from National Louis University…Continue Reading Rosie Murillo

Soumya Saleena
Hometown: Karnataka, India | Current: Centerton, AR | Bachelor’s in Electronics & Communication; SDM College of Engineering & Technology…Continue Reading Soumya Saleena

Ted Blackshear
Hometown: Springfield, MO | Current: Springfield, MO | BS in Product Development; Utah State University…Continue Reading Ted Blackshear

Tony Bradford
Hometown: Blanding, UT | Current: Orem, UT | BS in Environmental Science & Management; Utah Valley University…Continue Reading Tony Bradford

Travis Williams
Hometown: Magazine, AR | Current: Murfreesboro, TN | BA in Criminal Justice; University of Arkansas – Fort Smith…Continue Reading Travis Williams

Victoria Tester
Hometown: Fort Smith, AR | Current: Witcherville, AR | BBA in International Business from University of Arkansas – Forth Smith…Continue Reading Victoria Tester

Wesley Kent
Hometown: Aloha, OR | Current: Hillsboro, OR | BS in Environmental Science; Portland State University…Continue Reading Wesley Kent

Yusra Sultana
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan | Current: Fayetteville, AR | BA in English; Lahore University of Management Sciences…Continue Reading Yusra Sultana
2020

Abigail Peeler
Hometown: St. Louis, MO | Current: Fort Walton Beach, FL | BS Aviation Management, Saint Louis University…Continue Reading Abigail Peeler

Alex Russo
Hometown: Quito, Ecuador | Current: Chicago, IL | BA in Economics, The University of Tulsa…Continue Reading Alex Russo

Andrew Sauter
Hometown: Norwood, MN | Current: Chanhassen, MN | BS in Agronomy from Penn State University…Continue Reading Andrew Sauter

Ashley Henthorn
Hometown: Junction City, AR | Current: Camden, AR | BS in Industrial Technology from Southern Arkansas University…Continue Reading Ashley Henthorn

Bates Enmeier
Hometown: Enid, OK | Current: OKC, OK | BS in Engineering Technology from Oklahoma State University…Continue Reading Bates Enmeier

Bhargavi Vijay
Hometown: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India | Current: Northwest Arkansas | Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University…Continue Reading Bhargavi Vijay

Brandon Floyd
Hometown: Charlotte, NC | Current: Fayetteville, AR | BS Sport Management from Catawba College…Continue Reading Brandon Floyd

Christopher Leigh
Hometown: Dallas, TX | Current: Covington, TX | BS in Business Administration from Columbia College of Missouri…Continue Reading Christopher Leigh

Crandall Edwards
Hometown: Pine Bluff, AR | Current: Lowell, AR | BSEd in HR Development from the University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Crandall Edwards

Eric Lorow
Hometown: West Almond, NY | Current: Alamogordo, NM | BA in Transportation and Logistics Management from American Military University…Continue Reading Eric Lorow

Geetha Karthikeyan
Hometown: Coimbatore, India | Current: Northwest Arkansas | Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology from Bannari Amman Institute of Technology…Continue Reading Geetha Karthikeyan

Geoffrey Brown
Hometown: Evergreen, CO | Current: Singapore | BS in Nuclear Engineering Technology from Excelsior College…Continue Reading Geoffrey Brown

Jacob Kowalewski
Hometown: Russelville, AR | Current: Russelville, AR | BA in Political Science from the University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Jacob Kowalewski

Katie Lund
Hometown: Dallas, TX | Current: Washington, D.C. | BBA in Marketing from Texas Christian University…Continue Reading Katie Lund

Marcela Face
Hometown: Anaheim Hills, California | Current: Rogers, AR | B.S. H.E.S. – Apparel Studies, University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Marcela Face

Mark Pena
Hometown: Houston, TX | Current: Navarre, FL | BS in Electronics Engineering Technology from Eastern New Mexico University…Continue Reading Mark Pena

Olivia Gibbs
Hometown: Fort Worth, TX | Current: Fort Worth, TX | BBA in Finance from U of A – Fort Smith…Continue Reading Olivia Gibbs

Scott Marinaro
Hometown: Somers, NY | Current: Somers, NY | BA in English from University of Wisconsin-Madison | MBA from UMass-Amherst …Continue Reading Scott Marinaro

Sidney Baugh
Hometown: Hazel Green, AL | Current: Hazel Green, AL | BSBA in Finance from University of Alabama at Huntsville…Continue Reading Sidney Baugh

Summer Bilyeu
Hometown: Denton, TX | Current: Tucson, AZ | BBA in Operations & Supply Chain, University of North Texas…Continue Reading Summer Bilyeu
MSEM Alumni

Ethan Thomas
Hometown: Wapwallopen, PA | Current: North Las Vegas, NV | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Class of 2017…Continue Reading Ethan Thomas

Kayla McKeon
Hometown: Wapwallopen, PA | Current: North Las Vegas, NV | B.S. Mechanical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Class of 2017…Continue Reading Kayla McKeon

Ken Nelson
Hometown: Mena, AR | Current: Snohomish, WA | BS in Computer Engineering; Washington State University…Continue Reading Ken Nelson

Neil Zsak
Hometown: Charlotte Hall, MD | Current: Davidsonville, MD | BS in Mechanical Engineering; University of Maryland Baltimore County…Continue Reading Neil Zsak

Rob Leni
Hometown: Roseville, CA | Current: Granite Bay, CA | BS Mechanical Engineering, CSU-Sacramento…Continue Reading Rob Leni

Thomas Pate, Jr.
Hometown: Poteau, OK | Current: Hazel Park, MI | BS in Mechanical Engineering; University of Arkansas…Continue Reading Thomas Pate, Jr.

Tyler Halterman
Hometown: Orchardville, IL | Current: Indianapolis, IN | BS in Aerospace Engineering & BS in Mathematics & Statistics, Purdue…Continue Reading Tyler Halterman

Valerie Grinko
Hometown: Dallas, TX | Current: Wichita, KS | Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Texas A&M University…Continue Reading Valerie Grinko