IOTAS
Allan H. Church
W. Warner Burke Associates, Inc.
As always, and for your perusal, listed below are some interesting TIPbits
regarding the merry old land of I-O including recent promotions and awards, job
changes, new books by SIOP members, and other items of interest. Please be sure
to send all of your IOTAS to my new and improved e-mail address: allanhc@aol.com
and I'll be sure to work them in to a future edition. (If you've already been
using this address and are now puzzled, not to worry, it's been in operation for
quite some time. As to why I have been using allanhc96 instead for the last 3
years, that's a story for another day).
Promotions and Awards
We were informed that Hannah R. Rothstein was promoted to Professor of
Management at Baruch College of the City University of New York, and will be
coordinating the PhD program there in organizational behavior and human resource
management. The faculty of this program include SIOP fellows Abe Korman
and Allen Kraut, as well as SIOP members Richard Kopelman, and Karen
Lyness. Its goals are to prepare psychologically oriented
scientist-practitioners to assume a variety of roles in human resource
management. Students interested in applying to the program can reach Hannah at
(212) 802 6901 or e-mail Hannah_Rothstein@baruch.cuny.edu.
I am very pleased to have been awarded "The Outstanding O.D. Consultant
of the Year Award" at the Organization Development Institute's 29th
Annual Information Exchange in San Antonio, Texas. The award was given for his
work as Editor of The Organization Development Journal (1997-2001) and
his other contributions to the field of organization development.
People on the Move
Jeff Schippmann wrote in recently to inform people of his recent move to
the East Coast. After 7 years at PDI, Jeff has taken a new job with PepsiCo as
Director, Organization and Management Development. (Wow, another I-O
practitioner experiences ODthe undiscovered country!). His new contact
information is a follows: Jeff Schippmann, PepsiCo, 700 Anderson Hill Road,
Purchase, New York 10577-1444, (914) 253-2385, jeff.schippmann@pepsi.com.
Welcome to the NY metro region Jeff!
David V. Day from the Department of Psychology at Penn State
University sent in the following announcement: "Kevin Murphy and Jan
Cleveland will be joining the Penn State psychology department next Fall. We
are delighted to have them on board! This will bring the PSU I-O faculty to
seven strong, also including Jim Farr, Rick Jacobs, David Day, Susan
Mohammed, and Alicia Grandey. The addition of Kevin and Jan will
certainly make for some exciting and productive times in Happy Valley."
Suzanne Tsacoumis wrote in to let us know that Chris Sager,
PhD, has recently joined the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO) in
Alexandria, Virginia. He is a senior staff scientist in the personnel selection
and development program area.
Jeff Daum, President of Competency Management Incorporated (www.competencymanagement.com)
sent in the following announcement: "Competency Management Inc. takes
pleasure in announcing that Dr. Matthew J. Such has joined our firm as
Project Manager. Dr. Such brings several years of hands-on human resources
consulting experience, and has recently completed his doctorate in I-O
psychology from Central Michigan University. Matt will head CMI's selection and
test development/validation unit. He can be reached at (313) 885-4421."
Daniel P. Skarlicki has moved from the Department of Psychology at the
University of Calgary, to the Faculty of Commerce at the University of British
Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia. Dan can be reached via e-mail at dan.skarlicki@commerce.ubc.ca.
Pat Hauenstein has left his position of Vice-President of Assessment
Technologies at DDI to assume the position of President, Advantage Hiring, Inc.
Advantage Hiring is a technology spin-off of DDI focused on providing employee
selection support directly to hiring managers via the web. Those interested can
check out their web-site at www.advantagehiring.com
or e-mail Pat directly at phauenst@advantagehiring.com.
We were informed that Curt Hansen has left Lincoln National
Corporation after 11 years there, and has now joined The Timken Company in
Canton, Ohio as Senior I-O Psychologist. Curt can be reached at (330) 471-2773
or via e-mail at hansencu@timken.com.
Susan W. Stang, PhD, who previously served as both the Corporate Vice
President and the Director of Consulting Services at Psychological Services Inc.
(PSI), is pleased to announce the opening of her new consulting firm,
Performance-Based Selection, Ltd. (PBS). Susan serves as PBS President and CEO.
She can be reached at Performance-Based Selection, Ltd., 896 Corporate Way,
Suite 400, Westlake, Ohio 44145; tel: 440/808-1514; fax: 440/808-1519; e-mail: s.stang@pbs-ltd.com.
Cathleen M. Callahan, PhD, formerly with the Consulting Services
division of Psychological Services, Inc. (PSI), has accepted the position of
Senior Consultant at Performance-Based Selection, Ltd. (PBS). Cathleen may be
phoned at 440/808-1514 or e-mailed at c.callahan@pbs-ltd.com.
Monica Hemingway wanted us to know that she recently left The Chauncey Group
International and joined Dow Chemical as global Selection Process Leader. She
can be reached at The Dow Chemical Company, Employee Development Center,
Midland, Michigan 48674 or via e-mail at mahemingway@dow.com.
Books and Resources
Our very own "Practice Network" columnist, Mike Harris from
the School of Business Administration at University of Missouri-St. Louis,
wanted everyone to know that his new book, The Employment Interview Handbook,
Robert Eder and Michael Harris (Eds.), was recently published by Sage. For those
who might be interested, more info can be found on the publisher's website: www.sagepub.com.
Mike of course can be reached at mharris@umsl.edu
Other Items of Interest
Did you catch our own Wayne Camara on Frontline, October 5? The
show featured the SAT, pro and con, but Wayne expected the con to be dominant as
the chief consultant to the producer of the show was Nicholas Lemann, a critic
of the test. Lemann accuses the SAT of perpetuating a national meritocracy. It
is interesting to note that Lemann just happened to have a new book, The Big
Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy, appearing on
newsstands about the time of the Frontline show. Wayne did a great job.
He sounded scientific, looked good, and reported that the party afterward was
quite fine. Good job, Wayne!
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