February 2026 SCIS & BAIS Student of the Month: Maggie Bopp
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Smeal Center for Supply Chain Research (CSCR) is proud to highlight high-achieving students in Supply Chain and Information Systems (SCIS) and Business Analytics and Information Systems (BAIS) who are making an impact in their programs with a SCIS & BAIS Student of the Month award. These students are nominated by faculty leaders and selected by a panel of SCIS and BAIS faculty representatives and the CSCR Executive Director.
Maggie Bopp is a fourth-year student majoring in supply chain and information systems and minoring in information systems management. Bopp is from State College, PA, and will graduate in May 2026. Nominated by faculty members Serkan Yilmaz and Tom Mulherin, Bopp was chosen as the February SCIS & BAIS Student of the Month for her exceptional commitment to experiential learning, outstanding project management skills demonstrated through research projects with CSCR, and her dedication to mentoring fellow students.
What excites you about a career in supply chain and information systems?
Something is always changing and there are always new things to learn within the industry.
What internship experience have you gained while at Penn State?
During my time at PSU, I have been a Procurement Intern at First Quality, Global Supply Chain Co-op at Pratt and Whitney and a Summer Scholar at Deloitte.
What is your favorite part about being a SCIS student at Smeal?
Penn State SCIS has given me so many learning opportunities both in the classroom and experimentally. I have been able to travel to the Panama Canal, work on three corporate research projects for the CSCR, obtain a six-sigma green belt and meet many other driven students who I will be entering the work force with and working alongside upon graduation.
What organizations are you involved in within Smeal and at Penn State?
I am in Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA), Sigma Chi Mu Tau (SCMT) and Phi Gamma Nu (a business fraternity).
How have Smeal and the SCIS Department prepared you to make an impact outside the classroom?
Academically, the department has supplied me with many technical skills that will be useful in my work experience such as Excel, Tableau, & Six Sigma methodologies which companies love. Outside of the classroom, working with the Center for Supply Chain Research has given me leadership, project management, and real-world hands-on experiences that have proved to be beneficial to me in my internship experiences.
What is your favorite Penn State memory?
College Football Playoffs VS SMU in Beaver Stadium
What is your favorite creamery ice cream flavor?
Bittersweet Mint
