 From the Editor
Wendy S. Becker
We are planning our annual conference for Atlanta next April. This issue of The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist has lots of information to help you have the best SIOP conference ever—and it’s our 25th anniversary!
Features
In this issue, Kurt Kraiger reports on his many activities as SIOP president. Please read Kurt’s update on the proposed name change. Kurt also discusses his initiatives for practitioners, including task force progress on developing the criteria for an Early Career Contribution Award for Practitioners. Read also how Kurt is helping make SIOP louder with our important advocacy goal. Finally, our technically-savvy pres is leading the way keeping I-O psychology at our fingertips.
Be sure to read the State Affairs Committee’s guide about I-O licensure. M. Peter Scontrino and Greg Gormanous demystify the licensing process to help us understand how we can minimize the hurdles. Chris McGrath describes a process approach to integrating organizational performance management. And Wendi Everton walks on the lighter side of teaching evaluations with some evidence (horrors!) of professors who sleep in class.
Editorial Departments
Our columns have lots of good information this issue. Milt Hakel kicks off a new column, Foundation Spotlight, and provides a history of the Foundation adapted from a memoir by our good friend, Lee Hakel. What a rich history! The new column will highlight the good work of the SIOP Foundation.
Don’t ’cha dare miss all of our editorial department regulars. This includes the History Corner; this issue Mike Zickar remembers Ted Kennedy and his work improving job satisfaction in U.S. workers. Eric Dunleavy and Art Gutman detail Lewis v. City of Chicago in On the Legal Front.
Sylvia Roch discusses undergraduate education as a fulfilling career in this issue’s Academics’ Forum. Rob Silzer, Anna Erickson, and Rich Cober provide new information on the practitioner survey in Practioner Perspectives, and Judy Blanton focuses on the growing international practices of our members in the Practitioners’ Forum. The spotlight is on I-O psychology in South Korea in Lori Foster Thompson’s column. Stu Carr discusses how I-O can intersect with social responsibility in Pro-Social I-O-Quo Vadis. Marcus Dickson interviews Mikki Hebl, recipient of the Distinguished Contributions in Teaching Award in his column, Max. Classroom Capacity. Jamie Madigan and Tom Giverson focus on the personal and professional impact of difficult situations in Good Science–Good Practice. And Patricial Grabarek introduces us to the Penn State Leadership Assessment Center in TIPTOPics for Students. What a great source of insightful knowledge in the January issue.
News and Reports
The News and Reports section has tons of information that can be used to plan for our conference in Atlanta—check out the registration information—as well as our regular reports to keep members updated on important happenings in our field. Enjoy!
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