Faculty members, students, and alumni from the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD) received awards from the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) at their annual conference held on March 1-4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Cutting Edge Award

• Dae Seok Chai, Associate Professor, Colorado State – Master’s degree in HRD from our department
• Suhyung Lee, Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University – PhD in HRD, OLPD
• Pimsiri Aroonsri, Faculty, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand  – PhD in HRD, OLPD
• Sunyoung Park, Associate Professor, Louisiana State University – PhD in HRD, OLPD

Monica Lee Research Excellence Award

• Winner: Oleksandr Tkachenko, Associate Professor, The University of New Mexico – PhD in HRD, OLPD
• Runner-ups: Sisco, Steph (OLPD faculty, PhD in HRD from OLPD), Hart-Mrema, Tasha (PhD in HRD, OLPD), Aderibigbe, Eniola (current PhD Candidate)

R. Wayne Pace HRD Book of the Year Award

• Joshua Collins, Associate Professor, HRD

AHRD Forward Award

• Darren Short, former President of AHRD, MEd grad of WHRE

Outstanding HRD Scholar Award

• Ken Bartlett, Department Chair, OLPD