PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Finalists Announced for Coveted Learning and Development Industry Honors
Chief Learning Officer magazine names short list
for 2014 Learning In Practice Awards
Chicago, Aug. 21, 2014 — Finalists for the 2014 Learning In Practice Awards have been announced by Chief Learning Officer magazine.
Considered one of the highest honors in the workforce development field, the Learning In Practice Awards recognize industry leaders who have demonstrated excellence in the design and delivery of employee education programs.
The finalists named to the short list will receive either the gold, silver or bronze award in their respective categories at a special awards dinner at the Fall Chief Learning Officer Symposium. Practitioner awards recognize chief learning officers and qualified senior learning executives for their leadership in developing and executing enterprise education initiatives. Provider awards recognize qualified service providers, vendors and consultants for their work on behalf of a client organization. In addition, each year one outstanding learning executive is singled out to receive the prestigious CLO of the Year honor — the industry equivalent of a lifetime achievement award.
“The Learning In Practice awards were launched 11 years ago to call attention to the individuals and organizations that not only raise the bar for workforce development but also raise awareness of its power as a business driver and competitive advantage,” said Mike Prokopeak, editor-in-chief of Human Capital Media Group, which publishes Chief Learning Officer magazine. “This year’s finalists — selected from a field of more than 200 worthy applicants nominated by their peers — represent truly transformational corporate education.”
The 2014 Learning In Practice Awards finalists (names appear in alphabetical, not rank order) are:
Practitioner Awards
Business Impact
- Tara D. Gray, Chevron Project Resources Co.
- Kamali Kamali, Ford Motor Co.
- Frank Persico, IBM
- Pamela Puryear, Hospira Inc.
- Imran Sayeed, NTT DATA
- Kimberly Stewart, First Citizens Bank
- Delores Stuckey, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.
Collaboration
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
- The Boeing Co.
- Lowe's Companies Inc.
- LPL Financial
- University Health System (San Antonio, Texas)
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
Global Learning
- Patrick Angel, Valmont Industries Inc
- Chuck Battipede, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- John Kusi-Mensah, MetLife
- Diane Lujan, Western Union
- Timothy Tobin, Marriott International
- Charles VanSickle, U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Institute
Innovation
- Kia Afcari, University of California at Berkeley
- Scott Bailey, Washoe County School District
- Laura Hilbert-Trice, American Cancer Society
- Andrea McMullen, Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Michael Richey, The Boeing Co.
- David Strainick, NCR Corp.
Strategy
- Elizabeth Bryant, Southwest Airlines
- Charandeep David, Aircel Ltd.
- Michelle Gibson, Rio Tinto
- Deborah McCuiston, Virgin America
- Frank Nguyen, Sears Holding Co.
- Don O'Grady, LPL Financial
- Lynn Williams, Nielsen
Technology
- Daniel Carusi, Deltek
- David Comstock, Edwards Lifesciences
- Alan Gray, BNY Mellon
- Geoff Stead, Qualcomm
- Linda Whitehead, Bright Horizons
Trailblazer
- Britt Andreatta, lynda.com
- Diego Crespo, Zurich Latam
- David DeFilippo, BNY Mellon
- Tamar Elkeles, Qualcomm
- Suzanne Farmer, UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Meredith Oakes, MVP Health Care
Provider Awards
Academic Partnerships
- College for America
- Penn State Smeal College of Business
- SMU Cox Executive Education
Blended Technology
- CrossKnowledge
- Impact International
- Raytheon Professional Services LLC
- SweetRush
Community Service
- Apollo Education Group
Content
- Intrepid Learning
- Partners In Leadership
- Skillsoft
E-Learning
- EF Corporate Language Learning Solutions
- Raytheon Professional Services LLC
- Tipping Point Solutions Inc.
Gaming and Simulations
- C² Technologies Inc.
- NogginLabs
- The Regis Co.
Social Learning
- Interactyx
- Origin Learning
- Saba
Vendor Partnership
- EdAssist
- InfoPro Learning Inc.
- Mind Gym
- Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC
Final gold, silver and bronze rankings and the winner of the prestigious CLO of the Year award will be announced at the Fall 2014 Chief Learning Officer Symposium during a special awards dinner. The celebration will feature a keynote address from 2013 CLO of the Year Rob Lauber, vice president of Yum! University at Yum! Brands Inc., anda festive after-party with live entertainment.
For more information about the Learning In Practice awards, please visit CLOmedia.com/lipawards. Program information and registration details for the Fall 2014 Chief Learning Officer Symposium, which is scheduled for Oct. 6-8 at the Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad, California, can be found at CLOsymposium.com/fall.
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