Sloan LGO Students Receive Smith Award

Two MIT Sloan School of Managment Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) students were voted by their peers to share the Charles “Harrison” Smith III Award. The award was established by the family of Charles “Harrison” Smith (LGO ‘99) after he died in an accident on the way to beginning his first job after completing the LGO program.

Scott Bromley and Alex Whigham were recognized with the scholarship award given annually to first-year students who have made outstanding contributions to the program and shown remarkable leadership.

Outside the classroom, Bromley was operations manager of the MIT Clean Energy Prize, led Domestic Plant Trek and was a member of International Plant Trek committee.

“Scott is quiet in the classroom. He rarely asks questions, but when he does they’ll blow you away with their depth and poignancy. His value is as a team member. He works tirelessly to produce quality work and never lets his team down,” one nominating letter said.

Classmates who nominated Whigham for the award pointed to his many activities such as serving on LGO committees, participating in intramural sports and planning and hosting social events.

“He has been instrumental in helping our class to come together and bond. Whether it be dedicating time to planning the international plant trek, or generously hosting class “events” at his apartment, Alex has consistently demonstrated his commitment and contribution to our class,” one nominator said.

“It’s a great honor to represent the values you passed down to your son and that he passed on to his LGO classmates,” Whigham said to Harrison’s family members at the May 14 award ceremony. “I used to think only my relatives were my family, but now today, I’m surrounded with all these brothers and sisters. I’ve never been happier.”

Other nominees for this year’s award were Allen Ball, Josh Chang, David Feliciano, David Hahs, Alberto Luna, Rafael Secundo, Adam Traina and Maxine Yang.

regions: Boston

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