ATD Kansas City Awards Excellence in Talent Development

Kansas City, MO, March 16, 2018 --(PR.com)-- For the fourth year, the ATD Kansas City recognized top talent development across Kansas City with their annual Excellence in Practice (EiP) Awards. The EiP Awards recognize individual contributors, consultants, contractors, and organizations in the Kansas City area who have executed projects that demonstrate innovation, impact their business and deliver measurable results.

Twenty-four nominations were submitted across five categories. Winners were celebrated at a March 1st event held in the Muehlebach Suite at the Boulevard Brewery. 2018 winners were:

Coaching and Mentoring: St. Luke’s Health System
Integrated Talent Development: H&R Block
Learning Technologies: Training Umbrella
Learning & Development: Cerner DevCon
Performance Improvement: JE Dunn Construction

Pattie Whitmer, VP of Learning and Development at JE Dunn, said, “JE Dunn is so excited to be recognized with this award. We are passionate about making sure employees receive ongoing learning experiences throughout their careers. This award signifies that the opportunities we provide are truly valuable to our people and JE Dunn as a whole.”

Pete Nielsen, current ATD Kansas City president shared, “I was pleased to see a record-breaking crowd for the 2018 ATDKC Excellence in Practice (EiP) Annual Celebration to recognize examples of Talent Development Best Practices in the Kansas City area. This was the 4th EiP Awards we have had at Boulevard Brewery and it's a perfect location for a relaxing, yet classy evening. This event has a 20+ year history of recognizing Talent Development Excellence in the Kansas City area, and the people that attend represent the best of Talent Development in the Kansas City area. I went away inspired by the stories and I look forward to next year.”

About ATD Kansas City
ATD Kansas City was established in 1949, and joined the national organization of the Association for Talent Development in 1952. Over 180 members work in industries representing a wide spectrum of the workforce, ranging from small to medium sized companies up to multi-national organizations throughout the Kansas City area. Our mission is to promote excellence in the field of learning and development. We encourage active participation, learning and the exchange of ideas to assist members in career and leadership development, organizational effectiveness and profitability, performance improvement and the advance of human resource development.