Human Capital Lab Researcher to be Recognized with Award
Jennifer A. Murnane, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate with Bellevue University's Human Capital Lab, and Associate Vice President of the University's Strategic Initiatives division, will be honored with the "Outstanding Student Award" during the 100th Annual American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Conference and Expo in Knoxville, Tennessee this summer.
Murnane was selected as the recipient of the Family Relations and Human Development Community's 2009 Outstanding Student Award for her research and record of achievements. Her doctoral dissertation, "Valuing Stakeholder Knowledge: An Interpretive Study of Knowledge Cultivation and Enablement in a Nonprofit Human Services Organization" provided research into Boys Town’s effective use of tacit knowledge, or know-how, beliefs, experiences, and values.
She has filled several roles in her time at Bellevue University. Murnane served as the inaugural Assistant Director of Bellevue University's Human Capital Lab. In her role as Associate Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Bellevue University, she cultivates and manages Bellevue University's visionary corporate clients who recognize the integral role learning has in reaching business objectives. In addition, she is an Adjunct Professor at Bellevue University, teaching management and finance, and has worked in strategic planning and research at a Fortune 1000 company.
Murnane earned her Ph.D. in Family & Consumer Sciences Education from Iowa State University and earned her bachelor's degree in Finance and Banking and her MBA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
