2006 Award Winners

ASTD BEST Awards

The 2006 ASTD BEST Awards were presented October 4, 2006, at a ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. Thirty-nine organizations from India, South Africa, and the United States received BEST Awards. 

 Click here to read about the 2006 BEST organizations.   

ASTD Awards: Excellence in Workplace Learning and Performance

ASTD honored the 2006 winners of the following awards June 4, 2007, at a ceremony and reception at The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta during the ASTD International Conference & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Advancing ASTD Awards

• Gordon M. Bliss Memorial Award: Elaine Biech - see page 3.
  
  

Advancing Workplace Learning & Performance Awards

• Life Time Achievement: Dave Ulrich – see page 4.
• Distinguished Contribution: Jon Katzenbach – see page 5.
• Champion of Workplace Learning and Performance: Jim Collins – see page 6. 
• Research Article Award: Tammy D. Allen, Lillian T. Eby, and Elizabeth Lentz – see see page 7.
• Dissertation Award: Tacy Byham – see page 8. 
  
  

Excellence in Practice

Thirty-one organizations in China, Israel, and the United States are recognized with awards and citations for their learning and performance practices and interventions that get results.

Practices are recognized in these categories: career development, learning technologies, managing change, organizational learning, performance improvement, technical training, training management, and workplace learning and development.

Awards are presented to proven practices that have delivered measurable results for their organizations

• Cartus: Training Suppliers in Best Practices
  Danbury, Connecticut
  Category: Organizational Learning
  Summary – see page 9.
  
• Caterpillar, Inc.: Knowledge Sharing
  Peoria, Illinois
  Category: Organizational Learning
  Summary – see page 9.
  
• Caterpillar, Inc.: Managing Learning to Ensure Strategic Alignment
  Peoria, Illinois
  Category: Training Management
  Summary – see page 10.
  
• CLP Power Hong Kong Limited: Live Work Training
  Hong Kong SAR, China
  Category: Technical Training
  Summary – see page 10.
  
• ConnectiCare: The Royal Treatment
  Farmington, Connecticut
  Category: Performance Improvement
  Summary – see page 10
  
• ESCO Covington: People Powered Lean
  Covington, Kentucky
  Category: Performance Improvement
  Summary – see page 11
  
• Farmers Insurance Group: University of Farmers for District Managers
  Agoura, California
  Categories: Career Development and Organizational Learning
  Summary – see page 11.
  
• Gammon Construction Limited: Workers Registration Center - Safety Training
  Hong Kong SAR, China
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 11.
  
• HSBC: Asia Pacific Bancassurance Training Curriculum
  Hong Kong SAR, China
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 12.
  
• IBM Corporation: Business Transformation Learning Lighthouse Initiative
  Armonk, New York
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 12.
  
• IBM Corporation: New Employee Orientation
  Armonk, New York
  Category: Organizational Learning
  Summary – see page 12..
  
• Langham Place Hotel: The High Yield GST: A Five-Star Hotel’s Guest Support Technologist
  Hong Kong SAR, China
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 13..

Citations are presented to practices from which much is to be learned.

• American Express Business Travel: Winning Through People
  New York, New York
  Category: Performance Improvement
  Summary – see page 14.
  
• Amgen: Performance Training and Management System
  Thousand Oaks, California
  Category: Performance Improvement
  Summary – see page 14..
  
• AT&T: Application Selling: Blending Learning with Work
  San Antonio, Texas
  Category: Organizational Learning
  Summary – see page 14..
  
• Bank of America: Improving New Hire Performance through Blended Learning
  Charlotte, North Carolina
  Categories: Organizational Learning and Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 15..
  
• CA: Security Training Program
  Islandia, New York
  Category: Technical Training
  Summary – see page 15..
  
• Carilion: Leadership Essentials
  Roanoke, Virginia
  Category: Organizational Learning
  Summary – see page 15..
  
• DIRECTV: Desktop Learning: Analyzing Visual Fluency and the Impact of Desktop Tools on Learning and Performance
  Boise, Idaho
  Category: Performance Improvement
  Summary – see page 16..
  
• Farmers Insurance Group: Farmers® Journey to Success
  Agoura Hills, California
  Categories: Career Development, Organizational Learning, and Performance
  Improvement
  Summary – see page 16
  
• FedEx Kinko’s: Career Development Program
  Dallas, Texas
  Category: Career Development
  Summary – see page 16
  
• Hang Seng Bank: 3A Accelerated Learning Model
  Hong Kong SAR, China
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 17.
  
• Hang Seng Bank: Transformation Program – STEP Model
  Hong Kong SAR, China
  Category: Managing Change
  Summary – see page 17.
  
• Hewlett-Packard: Ethics and Compliance Office
  Palo Alto, California
  Category: Organizational Learning
  Summary – see page 17.
  
• Hewlett-Packard: HelpDesk Data Administrator Needs Analysis
  Marlborough, Massachusetts
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 18.
  
• Hewlett-Packard: Services-Oriented Architecture University: Rapid Capability Development
  Marlborough, Massachusetts
  Categories: Organizational Learning and Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 18.
  
• JELD-WEN, Inc.: The Apprentice Course
  Klamath Falls, Oregon
  Category: Career Development
  Summary – see page 18.
  
• MTR Corporation: Advanced Live Emergency Response Training (ALERT)
  Hong Kong SAR, China
  Category: Learning Technologies
  Summary – see page 19.
  
• Northrop Grumman Newport News: Environmental, Health, and Safety Leadership Principles
  Newport News, Virginia
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 19.
  
• Philips Medical Systems—Ultrasound: Navigator
  Bothell, Washington
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 19.
  
• Printpack, Inc.: Compliance Training Systems for the Manufacturing Environment
  Greensburg, Indiana
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 20.
  
• QUALCOMM:  Onboarding Program: A New Employee Experience
  San Diego, California
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development||
  Summary – see page 20.
  
• Schneider National, Inc.—Schneider Training Academy: Learning Styles Match Program
  Carlisle, Pennsylvania
  Category: Training Management
  Summary – see page 20.
  
• Southcentral Foundation: Administrative Support Training Program
  Anchorage, Alaska
  Categories: Career Development, Performance Improvement, and Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 21.
  
• TSMC North America: Cross-Function Alignment and Effectiveness
  San Jose, California
  Category: Workplace Learning and Development
  Summary – see page 21
  
• Tnuva: ATUDOT—Building Our Future from Within
  Ramat Hasharon, Israel
  Category: Career Development
  Summary – see page 21.
  
• UT-Battelle, LLC—Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Managing Training & Qualification Requirements
  Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  Category: Training Management
  Summary – see page 22.