CHICAGO, Feb. 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Society of Consulting Psychology recently announced the recipients of one of its highest honors. Sponsored by RHR International Company, a world leader in executive and organizational development, the award was presented at the Mid-Winter Conference on Consulting Psychology on February 6, 2015. The "RHR International Award for Excellence in Consultation for 2015" was presented to Randall White, Ph.D. This award is given to an individual with a distinguished career in the practice of consulting psychology.
It honors a founding member of RHR International, Perry L. Rohrer, who epitomized the standards of excellence that RHR and the Society seek to perpetuate. Randall P. White, Ph.D., is an executive development coach, internationally known author, and leadership educator in classrooms around the world. He is an adjunct professor at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and teaches at Duke Corporate Education and at HEC School of Management in Paris. He is co-author of Relax, It's Only Uncertainty, as well as the Ambiguity Architect, a survey of how a person handles uncertainty. Randy has previously taught at the Johnson Graduate School, Cornell University, and was formerly the Director of Specialized Client Applications at the Center for Creative Leadership where he was responsible for all custom programs. He is a former president of the Society of Consulting Psychologists (SCP), Division 13 of the American Psychological Association, a fellow in Divisions 1 and 13 of APA and a former board member of the American Society for Training and Development. He currently leads SCP's international special interest group. Randy holds an AB from Georgetown University, an MS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a PhD from Cornell.
"Randy's splendid performance and the subsequent reward haven't come as surprise, given his innumerable contributions to the emerging field of leadership coaching, his continued service efforts and accolades in education around the globe, and his groundbreaking work in supporting women as leaders in business," says RHR International Chairman & CEO, Thomas J. Saporito.
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