Seven Indiana State University students in the Scott College of Business have earned Six Sigma Green Belt certifications as part of the course requirements for OSCM 445: Business Process Improvement during the Fall 2025 semester—an achievement that provides them with an industry-recognized credential in process improvement and operational excellence.
Six of the students are seniors majoring in Operations & Supply Chain Management. Those receiving the certification include Jacob Long of Indianapolis, Indiana; Richard Myers of Newburg, Indiana; John Prince of Zionsville, Indiana; Peyton Silas of Olivette, Missouri; and Hailey Liebrandt of Rockville, Indiana. Also earning certification were Noah Dunbar of Terre Haute, Indiana, who graduated in December 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in operations & supply chain management, and Nana Aba Spio Sagoe of Lafayette, Indiana, an MBA graduate with a concentration in Supply Chain Management.
The certification is awarded through OSCM 445, a course designed to give students hands-on experience improving real business operations. The class combines classroom instruction in business process improvement methodologies with a project-based laboratory component in which students partner with companies to analyze and enhance supply chain or operational processes. Many students begin these projects during summer internships, then apply their coursework to deliver a formal improvement report to both their partner organization and the course instructor.
Faculty introduced the course following a curriculum review aimed at expanding experiential learning within the supply chain program. The result was a model that allows students to apply analytical tools directly to real-world challenges—an approach that mirrors the expectations they will encounter in industry.
Six Sigma, the framework used in the course, is a data-driven methodology focused on improving business processes by reducing defects, waste, and variation. Using structured approaches such as the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) framework, organizations across industries—from manufacturing to healthcare and logistics—rely on Six Sigma to improve quality and efficiency.
The certification is delivered under the instruction of James Wyeth, operations manager at Great Dane in Terre Haute and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. Because Six Sigma credentials must be issued or supervised by certified experts, Wyeth’s leadership ensures students meet industry standards for certification.
In 2023, Indiana State’s Six Sigma Green Belt certification program received accreditation from the Council for Six Sigma Certification (CSSC), the largest accreditation body for Six Sigma credentials worldwide. The accreditation means each certificate issued through the program includes a registered serial number and the CSSC accreditation emblem, giving graduates a credential recognized by employers around the globe.
By combining rigorous coursework, real-world industry partnerships, and globally recognized certification, Indiana State’s supply chain program continues to prepare Sycamores to enter the workforce ready to improve business processes and lead operational innovation.