Morgan MBA Student Earns Industry Scholarship Award

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Morgan MBA StudentThe regional Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) announced thatย Graves School of Businessย graduate studentย Cameron Smithย has been awarded its 2020 Chesapeake Human Resources Association (CHRA) Scholarship. Currently pursuing his masterโ€™s degree in Human Resource Management, Smith also serves as president ofย Morgan Stateโ€™sย  SHRM Chapter.

Awarding only two student scholarships annually, CHRA honors rising scholarsโ€”one undergraduate and the other a graduate degree candidateโ€”who demonstrate a commitment to the field of Human Resources, exhibits proven leadership ability, and is actively involved in CHRA or other HR related organizations.

โ€œThank you to CHRA for selecting me as the recipient of the 2020 Graduate Student Scholarship,โ€ affirmed Cameron Smith, Graves School of Business School. โ€œThe investment into young and aspiring HR professionalsโ€™ education/career is important and sets the stage for even more success for honored recipients.โ€

Entries submitted by the applicants were subject to a critical committee judging. According to Tine Schmitt, director of College Relations for the CHRA, โ€œthe College Relations Committee received an unprecedented number of scholarship applications and had the challenging task of selecting just two, as all applicants were highly-qualified.โ€

Shedding additional insight on the impact local professional organizations and scholarships ย have on high-performing, career-tracked students, Smith added, โ€œThe longevity of the scholarship program is also a testament to the mission of CHRA to โ€˜โ€ฆempower the human resources community in their effort to drive business success.โ€™ I am honored that CHRA has chosen to invest in me and my career in human resources.โ€

Seizing the opportunity to hone news skill sets and further develop their marketability in the HR vertical, several enterprising MSU students have formed the Morgan Stateโ€™s SHRM Chapter at Morgan and have joined CHRA as student members. The student members include:

  • Laura Gamble, senior, majoring in Business Management
  • Shaniqua Knight, senior, majoring in Business Management
  • Divine Kandolo, junior, majoring in Business Management
  • Honghua Li, doctoral candidate, Human Resources
  • Tamika Mason, MBA candidate, Human Resources
  • Jared Phelps, senior, majoring in Sociology
  • Cameron Smith, MBA candidate, Human Resources
  • Donnell Taylor, MBA candidate, Human Resources

Congratulations to Cameron Smith and all of the aspiring HR pros from Morgan plotting professional careers in human resource management!