Strengthening Civil SOciety and Local Leadership Development in SRI Lanka
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Laurel JerisLaurel Jeris

Present Position

Associate Professor
Professor of Adult Education

Educational Background

Ed.D., Adult Education, December 14, 1997. Northern Illinois University

Organization Development Professional Certificate from Benedictine University, 1993

Master of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior (MS MOB), Benedictine University (formerly Illinois Benedictine College), 1992

Bachelor of Science, University of Michigan, 1974


Research Interests

Human resource development, continuing education for professional groups, leadership and team development, instructional design, training delivery, and meeting facilitation in healthcare, relocation, truck manufacturing, higher education, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and professional association management.

Honors

  • Finalist (one of four) for the Donald Bullock Dissertation of the Year Award, 1999
  • Finalist (one of three) for the Malcolm S. Knowles Dissertation of the Year Award from the Academy of Human Resource Development, 1998
  • Recipient of the Wesley I. Schmidt Scholarship for Excellence in the Study of Human Resource Development, Northern Illinois University, 1997
  • Human Resource Association of Greater Oak Brook, President's Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Field of Human Resources, 1994
  • Organization Development Institute. Outstanding Professional Presentation, 1993
  • PHH Homequity, Annual National Quality Council Award, Innovative Approaches to Service Management, 1993
 
A Project funded by the U.S. Department of State's Office of Citizen Exchanges 2004 - 2006
Strengthening Civil Society in Sri Lanka through building advocacy partnerships
among NGO's and developing local leadership
A collaborative partnership between Northern Illinois University, USA and a coalition
of academic institutions and NGO's in Sri Lanka.
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