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Fall 2020
Volume XXI Issue I
Spring 2021
UW-Superior Transportation & Logistics Club
UW-Superior Transportation & Logistics Club
Always On The Move
TLM Degree Available Both On-campus and Online, Fall 2021
For over two decades, the nationally-recognized Transportation and Logistics Management (TLM) major has placed hundreds of
graduates into company, public agency and not-for-profit management positions. The rigorous program continues to emphasize
exceptional courses in transportation modal management, supply chain management, environmental sustainability as well as
international trade—all building upon a strong business management foundation. With an exceptionally high percentage of
international students and women, the program embraces diversity and has a global perspective.
Students have benefited from UW-Superior’s location in a major transportation hub featuring all five modes of transportation
along with an intermodal terminal. The community has supported the program with tours, guest speakers, mentors, internships
and scholarships.
Evolving delivery of educational content coupled with the ever-growing need for managers in transportation, logistics and
supply chain fields has prompted the University of Wisconsin-Superior to offer the TLM major online as well as on-campus.
Upon the recommendation of the TLM Advisory Board, approval from the School of Business & Economics and support from
administration, the TLM degree will be offered simultaneously on-campus and online starting fall of 2021.
The award-winning, dedicated faculty currently teaching the on-campus courses will be instructors for the asynchronous, online
classes. Both online and on-campus students will have opportunities to participate in simulations, case-study analyses and
internships as they prepare for leadership roles in a technical, dynamic and rewarding profession.
Online students, just like on-campus students, will be eligible for scholarships, financial aid, and participating in many of the
student club activities. Incoming freshman TLM majors may select a four-year or three-and-a-half-year program of study.
Students with prior college credit, related work or military experience may be able to accelerate their graduation plans. Students
enrolled on-campus will be able to take all online courses except for SBE degree completion courses (DCP). On-campus
students will have all the opportunities of online students plus they can:
Go on industry tours in the Twin Ports transportation hub
Participate in TLM Club activities in person, such as train rides, volunteer work and trips
Be paid research assistants in the research center
Engage in in-person networking opportunities in and out of the classroom
Practice the vital skill of public speaking
Participate with professional societies in person
Enjoy the unique campus experiences at UW-Superior and the region
Seize the opportunity to enter or advance your management career in a dynamic and essential field that is rapidly expanding—
Earn a degree in Transportation and Logistics Management!
Club Officers Transportation & Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Faculty and Staff
President:
Halle Kusterman
Vice President: Kayleigh
Seagraves
Secretary:
Sarah Montrose
Treasurer:
Nick Moore
Event Planner:
Ryan Lovaas Dr. Richard Stewart Dr. Mei Cao Dr. Daniel Rust Cassie Roemhildt
Professor, TLM/SCM Professor, TLM/SCM Associate Professor, Financial Specialist
Media Specialist: Director, TLRC Director, SBE TLM Senior
Andrea Tuia
Curriculum Development for NASA Aeronautics Initiatives
When people think of NASA, they likely think of rockets and astronauts.
But did you know that NASA has a long tradition of aeronautical research
and innovation that continues today?
In spring of 2021, Dr. Rust and TLM student Kayleigh Seagraves
completed a project showcasing some of NASA’s most significant current
aviation initiatives. Funded through the Wisconsin Space Grant
Consortium (part of NASA’s Space Grant Program that contributes to the
nation’s science enterprise by funding education and research), the project
resulted in curriculum designed for use in university classrooms to draw
attention to how NASA is addressing a wide range of technical challenges
associated with key aviation initiatives, highlight ways these technologies
would likely be implemented and invite students to consider the
implications of these new technologies. Dr. Rust and Kayleigh Seagraves
developed PowerPoint presentations with accompanying lecture notes and
student activities for each of the following NASA aeronautics initiatives:
To design and fly an aircraft with a low supersonic boom signature
To develop air traffic management technologies to facilitate the safe
and expanded use of autonomous aerial vehicles and on-demand
personal air transportation in urban settings
To design and fly hybrid and all-electric aircraft.
Rust and Seagraves look forward to university instructors from a wide
variety of disciplines adopting this curriculum to show students the amazing
and fascinating work NASA is undertaking in the realm of aeronautics that
will shape how people and freight are moved via air for decades to come.
UW-Superior students get Certificate of Participation for Supply Chain MercuryGate Transportation
Simulation Management System (TMS)
A February 2021 Council of Supply Chain Management article discussed With sponsorship from the Intermodal
five competencies that are drivers of digital dexterity: Association of North America, 14
Business acumen – Strategic planning and tactical actions to achieve
TLM/SCM students voluntarily
goals completed the online TMS training in
Adaptability – Overcoming obstacles with persistence and a positive
fall of 2020 spring of 2021 and passed
attitude an exam to earn MercuryGate Best
Political savviness – Practicing empathy with other stakeholders
Practices Level 1 certification.
Fusion collaboration – Thriving as a team and effectively communicating
Systems thinking – Understanding the interactive impact of one’s
decisions
UW-Superior has been using a complex supply chain simulation in TRSP-
300 Supply Chain Management since 2018 that provides opportunity for
students to practice these five attributes. The simulation, called Fresh Charting Her Own Course
Connection, was developed in Europe and is currently used all over the
world. Within the simulation, students form four-person teams composed of Halle
Vice Presidents of Sales, Operations, Purchasing and Supply Chain. A VP Kusterman
can only make decisions for their area, but the impact of their actions ripple graduated with a
through the supply chain. Successful completion of the simulation requires double major in
effective communication, strategic planning, teamwork, quantitative Transportation
analysis, as well as application of classroom knowledge. Students learn by Logistics
doing in hands-on simulation exercises. Management
and Supply
More complex Fresh Connection exercises are used in TRSP-401 Advanced Chain
Supply Chain Management. TRSP-300 is a prerequisite for TRSP-401. Management
Starting in the spring of 2021, students may download a Certificate of this spring.
Participation after completing Fresh Connection activities in TRSP-300. Read her story
Students will have the option to download their personal and verifiable at uwsuper.edu.
certificate as a PDF to display on screen or to add to their LinkedIn profile.
Virtual Club Speakers
Steve Lallier—Director of Operations, J.B. Hunt
Shelli Austin—President of InTek Freight & Logistics
Steven Rosso—Human Resources, Lineage Logistics
Mike Segal—Director, Logistics and Operations Planning,
Sappi North America
Intermodal Association of North America’s
Academic Challenge
For the past 6 years, UW-Superior Transportation &
Logistics Management students have competed in the
Intermodal Association of North America’s Academic
Challenge and attended the IANA expo in person. In 2020,
the student team competed virtually and took second place!
The student team was Kayleigh Seagraves, Peter
Gosswiller, and Sarah Montrose. Georgia Southern took
first place. Other competitors consisted of Auburn, North
Florida, North Texas, College of Charleston, California
Maritime Academy and the University of Maryland.
“The UWS team presented a complex, current business case
study that required them to apply quantitative and
qualitative techniques in developing their proposed solution. UWS T&L Club Collaborates with St.
Using historical data for twelve U.S. ports, the team Cloud State Supply Chain Club
determined trends in container imports and exports, using On November 30th, St. Cloud State hosted a virtual
this information to allocate drayage (trucking) resources in meeting that featured a panel of 5 professional
the ports over a three-year period. In order to address the members. These professionals discussed “Next steps:
final question, they developed qualitative projections for Moving into Your Professional OM/SCM Role”. Each
container movement in 2022 based on factors they
panelist was at a different place in their career and
researched such as consumer demand, trade wars, supply were able to offer unique perspectives on getting a job
chain resiliency, near-shoring and out-sourcing, and in the field, a “day in the life” aspects and their own
changing trade corridors.” career stories.
-UW-Superior News Article
Northshore Scenic Railroad Clean-up Club Officer Elections
The Transportation and Logistics Club will hold
UWS Transportation & Logistics Management and elections for student Club Officers at the beginning of
Supply Chain Management students participated in the bi- the fall 2021 semester. All six of our club officers have
annual clean up on the Northshore Scenic Railroad . The graduated or will be graduating this fall. Thank you to
NSSR provided pizza for all the helpers after they were their dedication and hard work through an amazingly
done. Thank you NSSR! difficult year!
Fall 2020 Spring 2021
Positions that are available are President, Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Event Planner, and Media
Specialist.
Please email Cassie Roemhildt if you would like to
nominate someone or yourself at
croemhil@uwsuper.edu.
Guest Speakers in Dr. Rust’s Classes *UW-Superior graduates
Transportation Economics (ECON 333)
Brad Peot*, —Sales Manager for WSPR, DREI, WTS, WTPS at WATCO
Dr. Barton Jennings—Professor Emeritus of SCM at Western Illinois University
Kate Ferguson*, —Director of Trade & business Development at Duluth Seaway Port
Authority
Marta Larson*, —Senior Replenishment Planner at Ace Hardware Corporation
Tom Krenning—Senior VP Carrier Procurement at Hub Group
Undral Nuran*, —Supply Chain Coordinator at Produce Alliance
Land Transportation Management (TRSP 315)
Alissa LaValley*, —Superintendent at Cloquet Terminal Railroad Company
Dr. Ray Mundy—Executive Director at the Airport Ground Transportation Association
Paul Barnes—Manager, Sales and Marketing at Genesee & Wyoming, Inc.
Chelsea Loining—Human Resources Manager at Halvor Lines
Rik Somerville*, —Bulk Energy/Driver Development Director at Schneider National
Laura Kircher—Senior Community Engagement Advisor at Enbridge
International and Intermodal Transportation Management (TRSP 430)
Travis Dietrich—Director of Customer Service and Business Development at Bay &
Bay Transportation
John Tumnskie—Station Service Manager at DHL, Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport
Travis Gordon—Supply Chain Logistics Analyst at 3M
Kayla Blazer*, —Air Import Agent at Expeditors International
Air Transportation Management (TRSP 305)
Tom Werner—Executive Director of the Duluth Airport Authority
Dennis Doty—Sr. Manager at FedEx Express, Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport
Don Monaco—Owner of Monaco Air Duluth
Sara Freese—Assistant Director, MSP Operations, Field Maintenance & Airside
Operations at Metropolitan Airports Commission
Mark Rudolph—Manager of Field Maintenance Department at Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport
Guest Speakers in Dr. Stewart’s Classes *UW-Superior graduates
TRSP-325 Marine Transportation Management
On February 18, Dave Sauer, Vessel Agent and Pickands Mather representative,
spoke to the class about vessel agency duties and how the company operates
multiple marine supply chains.
On February 25, Kate Ferguson*, Director of Trade & Business Development
Director for the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, discussed her responsibilities
and her experience as a fleet manage for the Great Lakes fleet.
TRSP-300 Supply Chain Management
On October 27 and February 23, Steven Rosso, Regional HR Business Partner for
Lineage Logistics, discussed their global cold storage facilities and how they
work in a “cold supply chain”.
On November 11 and March 22, Chuck Nemer, CPIM, CSCP, CLTD, CSSC,
CHSCA, MA-Leadership and an expert in Fresh Connection Simulation,
discussed the simulation, provided students with additional tips, and answered
questions.
On March 16, Jill Dowd*, Director of North American Transportation Procurement for
PepsiCo discussed the impact of COVID on transportation systems and the company’s
supply chain.
On March 30, Marta Larson*, Sr. Replenishment Planner for Ace Hardware, discussed
how COVID has impacted procurement and the availability of products.
TRSP-405 Port and Terminal Management
On November 05, Luke Olin*, Director of Transportation, and Erik Parks, Inbound Transportation from Upper
Lakes Foods, in Cloquet, MN discussed how their company is working to overcome obstacles from the
pandemic.
On October 22, Mark Ketola*, Traffic Coordinator II, Marshall A Elder, Betti J Warn and Adam Herubin*
from Midwest Energy Resources, discussed their terminal operations and provided a virtual tour of the
facility. The led a lively discuss with the students about the future of coal transportation.
Dr. Daniel Rust Receives Max H. Lavine Award
Congratulations to Dr. Rust on receiving the Max H. Lavine Award for his work with Dr. Ray Mundy on
the article, “Women in North American Railroad Operational Roles: Opportunities and Challenges,”
published December 2020 in The Journal of the Transportation Research Forum. In addition to analyzing
trends and challenges of employing women in male-dominated roles, this study considered how job
vacancies should be marketed to gain the interest of potential female employees and examined how to
implement best practices to retain women in these operational roles.
The study’s findings and recommendations directly addressed a major diversity problem area with potential
application to the entire transportation industry and beyond.
The Max H. Lavine Award was established to recognize scholarly work of UW-Superior faculty and staff
that addresses problems of contemporary society.
TRSP-405 Port and Terminal Management Class Tours Lake Superior
Warehouse
Taking all CDC precautions, student were given a tour of Lake Superior Warehouse, docks and the CN
Intermodal Terminal on October 20, 2020. The class was able to walk about the outside areas while Peter
Kramer, the General Manager, explained the complex operations engaged in by the company. The students
were able to integrate class instruction into actual operations.
ASDCO Construction Supply Scholarship Enbridge Energy Company Scholarship
Celeste Valley Korey Garceau, Benjamin Janicki, William Blake,
Sarah Montrose, Connor Zulkosky, Carter
Art and Betty Amys Scholarship Heimer, and Brianna MacDonell
Wonho Jung
Jamar Company Scholarship
CN Renewing Scholarship Awards Brandon Conklin
Joseph Krebsbach, Isaac Fugere, and Martan
Yelle McIntyre Family Trust Scholarship
Carter Heimer
CN Junior Scholarship
Jakob Holmlund G.W. Nicholson Scholarship
Conor MacLean and Kayleigh Seagraves
CN Senior Scholarship
Halle Kusterman IANA Superior Achievement Intermodal Scholarship
Kento Nomura, Abel Vaudo, and Brock Bader
Dr. Emmett Davidson Trans and Logistics Mgmt
Scholarship IANA Intermodal Scholarship
Sarah Montrose Samantha Parendo, Ethan Westimayer, Hae Ri
Yoo, Zhenyu Zhang, Connor Zulkosky, William
Duluth-Superior Maritime Club Scholarship Hoffman, Qiyu Mo, Seongyun Jee, Qilin Liu, and
Korey Garceau and Brianna MacDonell Kiko Kaneda
Duluth-Superior Transportation Association (DSTA) IANA Joni Casey Leadership Scholarship
Scholarship Kasha Hughlett
Kayleigh Seagraves
IANA Intermodal Internship Scholarship
Andrea Tuia
Fall 2020 Advisory Board Meeting 51st Annual SBE Spring Awards Banquet
On October 9th, 2020, the Transportation & Logistics
Research Center team met virtually with the TLM Each year the School of Business and Economics (SBE)
Advisory Board to share current updates and seek Event Planning Committee puts on an awards banquet
recommendations for the programs moving forward. to recognize student achievements. The 51st Annual
Spring Awards Banquet was hosted virtually this year.
Photo by Praopan Pratoomchat
The Advisory Board will meet again fall semester 2021.
Fall 2020 Graduates Spring/Summer Pavel Mikhasenok
2021 Graduates Qiyu Mo
Thy Bui Sarah Montrose
Nhi Nguyen Jacob Brenholt Evan Nelson
Brian Tracey Matthew Brenno Chad Nordean
Nicholas Moore Joseph Cummings Andrew Olson
Hunter Wraspir Jefri Damas Zachary Remund
Tessa Ramsey Robert Eckman Katherine Schwerman
Daniel Schubbe Peter Gosswiller Ryan Sloan
Brendan French Carson Haase Garrett Sullivan
Derek Birkeland Eddie Jee Oscar Svensson
Lisa Kavajecz Austin Thompson
Halle Kusterman Mason Tynsky
Peirong Li Abel Vaudo
Ryan Lovaas Ryan Volz
Brianne MacDonell Zhenyu Zhang
Dominic Mains
Dr. Stewart and Dr. Rust, along with Student Researchers, Start Great Lakes Shipping Study
Many climate studies predict a continued trend toward reduced ice cover on the upper Great
Lakes, characterized by ice forming later and melting earlier. Funded by the University of
Wisconsin Sea Grant, Dr. Richard Stewart and Dr. Daniel Rust at UW-Superior’s
Transportation & Logistics Research Center are examining how this might impact
commercial marine transportation, ports and shippers. Student researchers Ryan Lovaas,
Andrea Tuia and Abel Vaudo have been assisting with the project.
This study will model the changes in marine transportation from reduced ice cover. Three
The USCGC Mackinaw on ice- major cargoes (taconite, coal and limestone) will be modeled first for a single vessel and then
breaking duty in Duluth Harborfor a fleet of vessels. The study will also examine and model examples of "new" cargoes or the
expansion of existing cargoes that can make a modal shift to marine
SBE Inaugural Advisory Council transportation when an extended shipping season provides new
supply chain opportunities. The transfer of cargo from rail and/or
Meeting truck to more energy-efficient marine vessels can be beneficial for
The School of Business & Economics held its inaugural ports and states surrounding the Great Lakes. Data collected in this
SBE Advisory Council meeting on June 18, 2021. study will document the operational impact of reduced ice coverage
Council members include: on select current and future cargo transported by commercial vessels.
Paul Buckley, Senior Vice President, Morgan
More information about this research project is available at:
Stanley Wealth Management
https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/news/study-will-examine-effects-of-
Kate Ferguson (TLM Alumna), Director, Trade &
reduced-ice-coverage-on-great-lakes-marine-transportation/
Business Development, Duluth Seaway Port
Authority A podcast by Marie Zhuikov about the this research on reduced ice
Jeremy Egnash, Executive Vice President & CFO,
cover and Great Lakes shipping is available at:
National Bank of Commerce https://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/audio/wisconsin-water-news/
Chris Johnson, Vice President, Strategy &
Finance, St. Luke’s
Sue Ross, Chief HR and Communications Officer, Richard Stewart was a guest on Robin Washington’s
Maurices Simply Superior Radio program at KUWS speaking
Rob Sandstrom, President, Superior Water, Light, about the impact of the pandemic on Transportation
and Power systems. April 2020, October 2020 and March 2021
Tom Sega, President/CEO, Duluth Pack https://www.wpr.org/programs/simply-superior
Ron Wirtz, Regional Outreach Director, Federal
Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
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IANA for its Instagram account,
“uws_trspclub” and our Editors: The TLRC
continued LinkedIn account, Team
financial “UW-Superior Photos: Dr. Daniel
support! Transportation and Rust
Logistics Research Club Advisor: Dr.
Center.” Richard Stewart
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