CUBIC Awards

The Corporate University Best-in-Class Awards CUBIC™ were established to honor, recognize and promote internal training organizations and corporate universities that set standards of excellence in a variety of categories. This year’s 2011 winners were announced during the CUBIC luncheon celebration, sponsored by Capella University – live at 13th Annual Corporate University Week – Learning and Organizational Development in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Congratulations to the following organizations and leaders:

• Best Job Aligning Learning and Development with Corporate Goals
  • First Place: Barilla America, Inc., Barilla Lab Americas
  • Runner Up: International Capital and Management Company, Center for Learning
  • Honorable Mention: Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş., Yapi Kredi Banking Academy

• Best New Corporate University (Plan implemented within the last 3 years)
  • First Place: Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Learning University
  • Runner Up: Westinghouse, Westinghouse University
  • Honorable Mention: Hewlett-Packard, HP Sales University

• Corporate University Leader of the Year
  • First Place: Dan Pontefract, TELUS Corporation
  • Runner Up: Devendranath Chowdary, Infosys Ltd, Education and Research Department
  • Honorable Mention: Armando Lourenzo Moreira Júnior, Ernst & Young, EYU – Ernst & Young University

• First Class Job Building the Next Generation of Leaders
  • First Place: Clarkston Consulting, Professional Development
  • Runner Up: Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Talent Management, Strategy and Learning Solutions
  • Honorable Mention: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Leadership & Staff Development

• Best Mature Corporate University (4+ years in operation)
  • First Place: Clarkston Consulting, Professional Development
  • Runner Up: Ernst & Young, EYU – Ernst & Young University

Thank you to our CUBIC™ Awards Luncheon sponsor, Capella University, for their tremendous efforts as master of ceremonies and helping to make the 2011 CUBIC™ Awards possible.

Stay tuned for your chance to win a CUBIC Award in 2012! Mark your calendars for the 14th Annual event, taking place November 12-15, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, FL.

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