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2013 Professional of the Year

    February 19, 2014

    Dr. Susie S. Cox, SPHR

    This year’s recipient of ICHRMA’s Professional of the Year award has a passion to help others learn and grow.   She has had the opportunity to contribute to the education of both current HR professionals and future HR professionals.  She feels blessed to have the opportunity to impact those who desire to learn more about human resource management.

    She has taught management and human resource management courses both at Louisiana Tech University and McNeese State University for over eight year and has been recognized for these efforts.  In 2010, she was awarded Teacher of the Year at McNeese.  As a 2012 Pinnacle award recipient, she implemented a job readiness program for the College of Business graduating seniors, which offers tools and information needed to make the transition from college to a professional career.  In 2013, she was invited to present her teaching methods for Introduction to HR at the SHRM/Academy of Management Innovation in HRM Teaching Conference in Chicago, Illinois.  One of her most rewarding voluntary services to the HR field has been as co-advisor of the McNeese State Chapter of SHRM.   Outside of all of this, to date, she has 12 peer-reviewed publications and 5 in-press publications.

    Community service is also near and dear to her heart.  She is active in her church, campus ministry and Habitat for Humanity.  She has served in many leadership roles with all of these organizations.  She also previously served eight years on the Morehouse Parish School Board.

    Dr. Susie S. Cox, SPHR is an Assistant Professor of Management at McNeese State University and holds the Capital One Bank endowed professorship. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses primarily in the area of human resources management. She received her doctorate in business administration from Louisiana Tech University. Her research focuses on forgiveness, communication, and educational assessment. Her work has been published in Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Journal of Managerial Issues, Human Relations and Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education. She has also presented research at both international and regional conferences including AACSB Assessment Conference, Academy of Management, Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and Southern Academy of Management. Congratulations, Dr. Susie Cox!!