Christopher B. Lofgren (DR IE '86), President & CEO, Schneider National Inc.; W.E. (Bill) Trump, Assistant Vice President-Engineering, Union Pacific Railroad; and Dennis Duffy, Executive Vice-President-Operations, Union Pacific Railroad visited the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) on July 20, 2007.

Lofgren has a long-standing, collaborative relationship with ISyE. The purpose of this meeting was for Lofgren to introduce Trump and Duffy from Union Pacific to Georgia Tech in order to explore ways to partner in student recruiting and faculty research activities.

They met with faculty and staff from the Stewart School of ISyE, The Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, the Executive Masters in International Logistics (EMIL), the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the School of Management, and Career Services.

Along with key faculty and staff from these areas, they were joined by undergraduate students from ISyE. The students discussed what attracts them to various organizations as they consider career opportunities after graduation.