The Herbert Heneman Jr. Award for Career Achievement is given by the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management to an individual who has distinguished himself/herself in the field of human resource management. The award winner will be announced at the 2007 Academy meeting during the HR Division Awards Ceremony.

The Human Resources Division's Scholarly Achievement Award will be presented to the author (s) of the most significant article in human resource management published in recognized journals and research annuals that are generally available to Division members. Publications may be empirically or non-empirically-based. Nominated papers must have a publication date of 2006. Award recipients need not belong to the Academy or to the Human Resources Division.

SHRM Foundation Dissertation Grants are given to four promising researchers in the field of human resource management at the dissertation stage of their doctoral education. This annual competition is funded by the SHRM Foundation, in partnership with the HR Division of the Academy of Management and is intended to support the dissertation research of doctoral candidates. The winners of these dissertation grants each receive a plaque, $5,000 from the SHRM Foundation, and are honored at the Academy of Management’s annual meeting.

Research excellence in international human resource management (IHRM) is unique because of its intersection among multiple fields of management, such as Human Resource Management (HRM) and International Management (IM). Scholars working in IHRM have the ability to make a contribution not only to IHRM, but also to broader areas of management – giving colleagues in traditional human resources a broader contextual understanding of their work.

The Thomas A. Mahoney Mentoring Award is given annually by the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management to an individual who has distinguished himself/herself in the mentoring of PhD students. This award is named in memory of Tom Mahoney, who himself provided so much guidance to developing PhD students over his long career. The winner of the award will receive a plaque and be honored at the annual Academy of Management Convention.

To recognize a colleague in the HR Division who has demonstrated innovation in the classroom or leadership in disseminating his/her innovations in the teaching of human resource management. The innovative teaching award is based on the innovative development and dissemination of new teaching methods and new course designs. Special attention will be given to methods that are developed as a result of interactions with the business community and those methods and designs that are widely disseminated.

The Ralph Alexander Dissertation Award is given to the author of the best doctoral dissertation in the field of human resource management. In order to be eligible for this award, a dissertation must address a phenomenon that is of importance to the human resources field and have been completed with 24 months prior to the submission deadline. The winner of the dissertation award will receive a plaque and a $500 honorarium.

The award is given to executives who have distinguished themselves throughout their careers in the field of human resources management. The award is co-sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management

The first two awards below are chosen from those papers selected for the annual Academy meeting; the third award recipient is chosen from the reviewers for the HR Division program for the current year. No nominations are solicited for these three awards, but you are encouraged to self-identify in your Academy submission if you are eligible for the student award.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), and SHRM's affiliates, the SHRM Foundation and the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) are once again seeking nominations for a special research award in honor of their retired President and CEO, Michael R. Losey, SPHR, CAE