Two faculty members in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD) received awards from the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). The awards  for scholarly professionals who have made significant contributions to the vision of leading the profession through research were presented at the annual AHRD International Conference in the Americas in February 2016.

Alexandre Ardichvili, was awarded the Outstanding Scholar Award from the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD).  The Outstanding HRD Scholar Award is presented to an outstanding human resource development scholar who has demonstrated a continuing record of scholarly productivity and influence in the profession.