2017 MA-HRIR graduate Pat Smith
By the time Pat Smith, ‘17 MA-HRIR, stepped onto the mat in Iowa City, Iowa, for his shot at the 2016 Olympics, the Minnesota-born-and-raised wrestler had already endured his share of heartbreak in his beloved sport.
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On Tuesday, August 1, a dozen HRIR alumni gathered in Redmond, WA for lunch with Professor John Budd. It was a great opportunity for alums from a wide range of graduating years, industries and organizations, to meet and get to know each other, and to reconnect with Professor Budd.
From left: Erika Berndt, Jennifer Frisch, John Budd, Satish Bhat, Becky Custer, John Keck, Neal Quinn, Ellen Weinstein, Ashley Chen, Yaxuan (Cindy) Zhang, Rong (Robert) Chai, Meghann McKee Albertson, and Xuanfei (Anna) Huang.
Professor John Budd visited Houston in late July to meet with many of the more than 45 HRIR alumni living and working in the area.
On July 24, nine alums/interns joined Budd and External Relations Coordinator Anne Obst for dinner at a local tapas restaurant. From left, Michael Fehl, Jake Peggar, Katelyn Larsen, Angela Branch, John Budd, Debbie France, Steven France, Julie Fehl, Linda Breed, and Yingchun Wang.
Showing some school spirit!!
The following day, 12 alumni at ExxonMobil hosted a lunch for Budd and Obst. From left, Andrew Zimba, Ali Radhi, Katelyn Larsen, Steve Hanson, Heidi Holmes, Tim Skrien, Amanda Erickson, Jessica Bienert, Kristin Nomura, John Budd, Megan Gondorchin, Jessica Connery, and Amir Ijaz.
Congratulations to Professor Connie Wanberg, who is the winner of the 2017 Academy of Management International HRM Scholarly Research Award.
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Erica Diehn, ’07 MA-HRIR, ’13 PhD-HRIR, answers the question, “How to keep good workers?,” as part of the StarTribune’s “Outside Consultant” column.
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Lisa Lewis, University of Minnesota Alumni Association’s president and CEO, outlined the continued impact alumni have on the University system during her annual report to the Board of Regents in July.
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Faculty, PhD students, and staff of the Center for Human Resources and Labor Studies gathered to celebrate the end of the school year and to send off, with best wishes, newly-minted PhDs Lingtao Yu and Jin Park.
