Alexandra Curiale ‘10 (Management) was selected as the recipient of the 2009-2010 Human Resources Leader of Tomorrow Scholarship. This $750 scholarship was established in 2006 by Mid-Hudson Human Resources Association (MHHRA) to recognize and encourage New Paltz students interested in pursuing a career in the profession of human resource management. An active executive board member of the Management Association (MA) and a national student chapter member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Curiale has also spearheaded a number of initiatives, including organizing a student chapter company visit to Vassar Brothers Medical Center and an on-campus blood drive with the American Red Cross. She will serve as the Management Association president for the 2009-2010 year.

New Paltz Management Association recognized with seventh Superior Merit Award

For the seventh year in a row, the college’s student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Management Association (MA), has been awarded the Superior Merit Award. The national recognition is awarded to promote outstanding activities and projects by the organization’s student chapters, as well as to recognize an exceptional year of providing opportunities for development and growth to its student chapter members.

The New Paltz MA was one of 96 student chapters throughout the nation to earn the Superior Merit Award designation. The award places the college in the top 21 percent of student chapters nationwide. The Management Association was also one of four State University of New York chapters to receive the award.

The 2008-2009 board members were Alexandra Curiale ‘10 (Management), Cassy Folken ‘09 (Management), Joelle Hopf ‘09 (Art History), Marisel Lewis ‘09 (Management), Shaina Miller ‘09 (Management), Nicole Miraglia ‘11 (Business Administration), Stacey Smiel ‘09 (Management) and Kim Stahl ‘09 (Management). Kristin Backhaus (Business) is adviser to the group.