In a grand celebration of innovation and leadership within the learning landscape, the esteemed Chief Learning Officer publication has proudly announced the victors of its annual Learning in Practice Awards. This much-anticipated event took place on the evening of Tuesday, October 22, 2024, in the scenic city of Tucson, Arizona.
Launched in 2003, the Learning in Practice Awards are dedicated to honoring pioneering leaders crafting and delivering exceptional employee development programs. This year’s ceremony highlighted remarkable accomplishments across a wide array of categories, with recipients earning gold, silver, or bronze recognition. As the pinnacle event of the annual CLO Symposium, it convened a global gathering of industry trailblazers, innovators, and practitioners.
“The Learning in Practice Awards are a testament to the extraordinary talent within corporate learning and development,” expressed Ashley St. John, chief content officer and editor-in-chief of Chief Learning Officer. “This year’s awardees have demonstrated unparalleled creativity and commitment, driving their organizations’ learning endeavors despite the swiftly changing work environments.”
Beyond the individual category awards, CLO announced its highest honor: the CLO of the Year. This prestigious title is awarded to an individual who exemplifies leadership and transformative impact in the field of learning and development.
Cheers to the exceptional 2024 winners!
The Business Impact Award
Division 1
- Gold: Dani Hodgkinson and the L&D Team, Caterpillar Construction Industries Services
- Silver: Kendra Rutledge, Cisco Systems
- Bronze: Rachel Richal, Buffalo Wild Wings
Division 2
- Gold: Molly Fields, Round Room
- Silver: Joy Antolini, Zions Bancorporation
- Silver: Liz Poeschl, Baker Tilly US, LLP
- Bronze: Rose Hogan, Glanbia
The Business Partnership Award
Division 1
- Gold: Cox Enterprises
- Gold: Prudential Financial
- Silver: GlobalLogic
- Bronze: MetLife
Division 2
- Gold: Ethos Farm
- Silver: WEX Inc.
The Innovation Award
Division 1
- Gold: John Kusi-Mensah, MetLife
- Silver: Christopher Hall, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Bronze: James Jinnette, PPD, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Bronze: Rachel Richal, Buffalo Wild Wings
- Bronze: Chantel Van Der Westhuizen, Momentum Metropolitan
Division 2
- Gold: Dave Dessart, Charter Manufacturing
- Silver: Marci Jackson, Consolidated Metco, Inc. (ConMet)
- Bronze: Maria Arlotto, McDermott Will & Emery
The Strategy Award
Division 1
- Gold: Christopher Hall, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Silver: Ina Novikava, EPAM Systems, Inc.
- Silver: John Kusi-Mensah, MetLife
- Bronze: Lucia Leal, TELUS International
Division 2
- Gold: Ani Acker, Celonis
- Silver: Leslie King, Orange County Government
- Bronze: Maria Arlotto, McDermott Will & Emery
The Talent Management Award
Division 1
- Gold: Nadzeya Rusak, EPAM Systems, Inc.
- Silver: Patricia Winchester, Gannett
- Bronze: Jennifer Neugebauer, MetLife Service Academy
Division 2
- Gold: Sonali Goel, Macmillan Publishers
- Silver: Melissa Lewis, Facing History and Ourselves
- Bronze: Heidi Baschnagel, Interos, Inc.
The Technology Award
Division 1
- Gold: John Kusi-Mensah, MetLife
- Silver: Olga Elisawetskaya, EPAM Systems, Inc.
The Trailblazer Award
Division 1
- Gold: Brad Beacom, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
- Silver: Melony Wallace, MGM Resorts International
- Bronze: Chantel Van Der Westhuizen, Momentum Metropolitan
Division 2
- Gold: Maryna Melnik, DataArt
- Silver: Brian Kenney, WP Engine
Excellence in Academic Partnerships
- Gold: The Center for Leadership at Florida International University
Excellence in Blended Learning
- Gold: TrainingPros
- Gold: Fish Camp Learning Sdn Bhd with PETRONAS Management Training Sdn Bhd (PMTSB)
- Silver: Bluepoint Leadership Development
- Bronze: The Regis Company
Excellence in Content
- Gold: SweetRush
- Silver: Impact
- Bronze: Cognizant Technology Solutions – Digital Learning
- Bronze: Infopro Learning
Excellence in E-Learning
- Gold: Clearpath Learning Group
- Gold: Harbinger Group
- Silver: Bellevue University
- Silver: NIIT
- Silver: Schoox
- Silver: MedBridge
- Silver: GP Strategies
- Bronze: Unboxed Training and Technology
Excellence in Executive Education
- Gold: IMD – International Institute for Management Development
- Silver: Salience Learning
- Bronze: The Academy for Developing Administrative Leaders
Excellence in Partnership
- Gold: AIIR Consulting
- Silver: Management Dynamics Global
- Bronze: Center for Creative Leadership
- Bronze: Abilitie
- Bronze: GP Strategies
- Bronze: Hone
Excellence in Technology Innovation
- Gold: GP Strategies
- Silver: ETU
- Bronce: Cornerstone
- Bronze: NIIT
2024 CLO of the Year
Christopher Hall, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
