Claretha Hughes, a professor of human resource development in the College of Education and Health Professions, has been elected to the board of directors of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). The AHRD board leads the academy as it works to uphold its vision of leading human resource development through research. Hughes will serve a three-year term, which officially begins after the organization’s conference in Arlington, Virginia, concludes on Feb. 24. Some of the board’s key roles include setting AHRD’s strategic direction, actively advancing the organization’s work, and ensuring the academy’s fiscal stewardship. Hughes said being elected to the board by the national and international members of AHRD is a recognition of the body of work she has developed throughout her career and her ability to provide leadership for the academy.
Hughes has been involved with AHRD since 2004 and has held a role as associate program chair for the AHRD Conference Proceedings from 2005-2008. Now, as a board member, she said she’s looking forward to applying her expertise and research and hopes to implement new programs and initiatives designed to assist human resource development students at all levels. “My vision is to help develop a student organization focused on research and scholarly inquiry for human resource development students at all levels,” Hughes said. “I would like to establish an Annual Human Resource Development Student Conference where students at all levels can hone their research skills.”
Hughes’ election to the board of directors of AHRD is a recognition of her contributions to the field of human resource development and her ability to provide leadership for the academy. Her vision for the future of AHRD includes new programs and initiatives designed to assist human resource development students at all levels.