Turning in one of its strongest performances ever, the California State University, Stanislaus student team defeated its opponents by a wide margin to claim the 2009 Pacific Western Regional Human Resource Games Championships and a co-national championship.
The team of Tabitha Lilly of Victorville, Demetrios Zarefakis of Lodi, Kenny Brown of Turlock, and Melanie Haberlack of Bakersfield scored eight wins and no losses along with a bye in the April 3 and 4 competition at Boise State University in Idaho. Team coach Dr. Ed Hernandez of the College of Business Administration faculty said the CSU Stanislaus student quartet scored one of the largest ever margins of victory in beating out a field that included other top finishers Fresno State, University of Nevada Reno, and Boise State University.
CSU Stanislaus took back the Pacific Western Regional title from last year’s winner Fresno State which had also scored a narrow victory over host CSU Stanislaus in the March California Games in Turlock.
The HR Games competition features a “Jeopardy” style format that tests student competitors’ knowledge in labor and employee relations, compensation and benefits, training and development, health and safety, and employee selection.
In running its record to 37-7 in regional competitions, the CSU Stanislaus team captured a fourth Pacific Western title in the last six years and shares the national crown with four other regional winners. CSU Stanislaus won the last official national HR Games title in 2006 in Washington, D.C., and defended that status at the national level in 2007. The team also won three straight California HR Games championships in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
With the Regional title, CSU Stanislaus qualified to attend the National Society for Human Resource Management conference in New Orleans in June.
The team of Tabitha Lilly of Victorville, Demetrios Zarefakis of Lodi, Kenny Brown of Turlock, and Melanie Haberlack of Bakersfield scored eight wins and no losses along with a bye in the April 3 and 4 competition at Boise State University in Idaho. Team coach Dr. Ed Hernandez of the College of Business Administration faculty said the CSU Stanislaus student quartet scored one of the largest ever margins of victory in beating out a field that included other top finishers Fresno State, University of Nevada Reno, and Boise State University.
CSU Stanislaus took back the Pacific Western Regional title from last year’s winner Fresno State which had also scored a narrow victory over host CSU Stanislaus in the March California Games in Turlock.
The HR Games competition features a “Jeopardy” style format that tests student competitors’ knowledge in labor and employee relations, compensation and benefits, training and development, health and safety, and employee selection.
In running its record to 37-7 in regional competitions, the CSU Stanislaus team captured a fourth Pacific Western title in the last six years and shares the national crown with four other regional winners. CSU Stanislaus won the last official national HR Games title in 2006 in Washington, D.C., and defended that status at the national level in 2007. The team also won three straight California HR Games championships in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
With the Regional title, CSU Stanislaus qualified to attend the National Society for Human Resource Management conference in New Orleans in June.