About

The Sherrills pay it forward.

The IU Kelley School Center for Excellence in Manufacturing was created with the support of a $1 million endowed gift from Kelley alumnus Gregg Sherrill, MBA’91, and his wife, Sabine, for whom the directorship of the center is named.

An executive chairman of the board of Tenneco Inc. and past chair of the National Association of Manufacturers board, Gregg Sherrill has recognized—throughout his 40 years in the manufacturing sector—the need to adapt and change as manufacturing itself changes. The Sherrills’ gift helps manufacturers and future managers adapt to that change.

This endowment recognizes the need to help companies create manufacturing strategies that support long-term business success. We know the next generation of managers will have tremendous opportunities in the manufacturing sector, and we want to help them prepare to take advantage of those opportunities.Gregg Sherrill, MBA’91

A message from the director

It’s an exciting endeavor for us to launch the IU Kelley School Center for Excellence in Manufacturing. This forward-looking center tracks the revolution currently underway in modern manufacturing and monitors trends to provide business leaders insight into an ever-changing industry.

The other goal of the center is to train our students. In the past few years, we’ve noticed a growing number of undergraduate and MBA students studying supply chain management who pursue careers in manufacturing. The Manufacturing Center will help them develop the unique skills necessary to enter this industry and, eventually, lead these companies into the future.

Manufacturers today are caught in this tremendous revolution that requires them to invest in their facilities, staff and automation to keep up with competitors. As soon as they progress forward, the bar moves again. Our center helps these companies grasp the most effective trends while instilling within our students the necessary skills development that managers need.

Join us as we partner with manufacturers and lead this industry into the future.

Mark Frohlich

Gregg and Sabine Sherrill Director of Excellence in Manufacturing, Associate Professor of Operations Management

The Evolution of U.S. Manufacturing

Gregg Sherrill was a recent guest on Kelley’s ROI Podcast. Listen in on the discussion of how the manufacturing industry has changed and where it’s going next.

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