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Program Excellence Network of the Academy of Human Resource Development: Its Purpose and Activities
Author(s) -
Ruona Wendy E. A.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
new horizons in adult education and human resource development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1939-4225
DOI - 10.1002/nha3.10329
Subject(s) - excellence , citation , library science , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , human resources , world wide web , sociology , management , political science , law , computer network , economics
The Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) established the Program Excellence Network (PEN) in September 2006 in response to a proposal brought forward by this author, Wendy Ruona. I led the proposal and founding of this group; however, the seeds of it were planted along with Jerry Gilley, President of the AHRD 2006-2008, and Larry Dooley, President of the AHRD from 2004-2006, who both made fostering program and teaching excellence important priorities in their presidential agendas. In addition, I am also grateful for the support and input of Susan Madsen, Utah Valley State College, who energetically supported this initiative and brainstormed with me at important points along the path, as well as for a group of board members and program leaders from across the country who spent time with me during the 2006 AHRD meeting dreaming about what we could create.