Richard A. Swanson

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Richard A. Swanson is Professor Emeritus of Human Resource Development and Adult Education at the University of Minnesota. He is an internationally recognized authority on organizational performance and change, the strategic roles of human resource development, adult learning, and the development of human expertise.

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Awards and Recognitions

2006 - Distinguished Service Citation for sustained superior professional performance, Epsilon Pi Tau (international society for professions in technology).

2006 - Appointed as the Sam Lindsey Chair, College of Business and Technology, The University of Texas at Tyler.

2006 - Book of the Year award for "Research in Organizations: Foundation and Methods of Inquiry" (R.A. Swanson & E.F. Holton, eds.)

2006 - Annual Richard A. Swanson Lectureship established in the University of Minnesota Department of Work and Human Resource Education.

2005 - Professor Emeritus of Human Resource Development and Adult Education, University of Minnesota.

2005 - Selected as Chair of the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.

2004 - Inducted into the Human Resource Development Scholar Hall of Fame.

2003 - Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Illinois College of Education

2003 - Appointed to the Board of Directors of the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.

2003 - Service award from the Academy of Human Resource Development - Founding Editor of Advances for Developing Human Resources

2002 - Appointed to the Oregon State University College of Education Advisory Board.

2002 - Book of the Year Award for "Foundations of Human Resource Development" (R. A. Swanson & E. F. Holton), Academy of Human Resource Development.

2001 - Inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.

2000 - Outstanding HRD Scholar Award, Academy of Human Resource Development.

1999 - The Executive Program Book Club: selection of "Results: How to Assess Performance, Learning, and Perceptions in Organizations" (R. A. Swanson & E. F. Holton) as the main selection for club members.

1997 - Citation of Excellence (highest quality rating) in Management Literature for: "Developing and maintaining core expertise in the midst of change," National Productivity Review, 17 (2), 29-38. (R. A. Swanson & E. F. Holton).

1997 - Citation of Excellence (highest quality rating) in Management Literature for: "Training delivery problems and solutions: Identification of novice trainer problems and expert trainer solutions," Human Resource Development Quarterly, 8 (4). 305-314. (R. A. Swanson & S. K. Falkman).

1997 - The Executive Program Book Club: selection of Human Resource Development Research Handbook: Linking Research and Practice (R. A. Swanson & E. F. Holton, Eds.) as an option for club members.

1997 - Performance Improvement Pathfinder (P. Dean & D. Ripley, ISPI Press): selected as one of 10 scholar/practitioners selected by the International Society for Performance Improvement as major contributors to the development of performance improvement models (including B.F. Skinner, Robert Mager, & Geary Rummler).

1996 - Citation of Excellence (highest quality rating) in Management Literature for: "The strategic roles of human resource development," Human Resource Planning. 18 (4), 10-21 (R. J. Torraco & R. A. Swanson).

1996-98 - President of the Academy of Human Resource Development.

1995 - Richard A. Swanson Research Excellence Award established by the American Society for Training and Development and the Academy of Human Resource Development as an annual award for the outstanding manuscript in each volume of the Human Resource Development Quarterly. [first award winner was in June 1995 during the annual conference].

1995 - Outstanding Instructional Communication (book) Award for Analysis for Improving Performance: Tools for Diagnosing Organizations & Documenting Workplace Expertise, National Society for Performance and Instruction.

1995 - Outstanding Book Award for Analysis for Improving Performance: Tools for Diagnosing Organizations & Documenting Workplace Expertise, Society for Human Resource Management.

1994 - Outstanding Academic Program in Human Resource Development (R. A. Swanson & G. N. McLean for the University of Minnesota), The Academy of Human Resource Development.

1993 - Outstanding Scholar Award: Individual Quality and Excellence Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Academic Advancement of Human Resource Development, American Society for Training and Development.

1988 - The History of NAITTE (by R. Evans, American Technical Publishers); Cited for leadership contributions to the National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Education.

1987 - Outstanding Instructional Communication (book) Award for Performance At Work: A Systematic Program for Analyzing Work Behavior, National Society for Performance and Instruction.

1987 - Outstanding Trainer of Trainers Award, Southern Minnesota Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development.

1987 - President, National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Education.

1986 - Professional Excellence Award for Organizational Support for Training and Development (R. A. Swanson and G. N. McLean), Southern Minnesota Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development.

1985 - Outstanding Service Award, National Association of Industrial and Technical Teacher Educators.

1984 - G. Harold Silvius Outstanding Scholarly Publication in Industrial Education Award.

1984 - Presidential Certificate of Appreciation for Editorial Contributions, National Society for Performance and Instruction.

1981 - Outstanding Conceptual Manuscript, Journal of Industrial Teacher Education

1976 - Faculty Research and Development Recognition Award, Bowling Green State University.

1964 - Allen Wolfe Service Award, The College of New Jersey.

1964 - Senior Class President, The College of New Jersey.

1963 - Industrial Education Leadership Award, The College of New Jersey.