George T. Milkovich, the Martin P. Catherwood Professor in the human resource department at the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources. Milkovich was one of nine individuals elected a Class of 1996 Fellow.

The academy also recognized the School of Labor and Industrial Relations as an "Honored Institution" for making significant contributions to the human resources community. This year marked the first time the NAHR has honored an institution. The ILR School is at the forefront of research on human resource issues. Its Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies identifies, explores and resolves important issues in human resource management. The center has 55 sponsors, among them leading international corporations from the United States, Europe, Japan and Korea.

Honors were presented to Milkovich and to the ILR School, represented by its dean, David B. Lipsky, and Cornell Provost Don M. Randel, on Nov. 7 in New York City.

In 1991 Milkovich, a founder and research director of the ILR School's Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, chaired a federal panel that examined pay-for-performance systems. The Pay-for-Performance Labor-Management Committee, appointed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, analyzed the effectiveness of pay systems for federal employees, among other related issues. He also has chaired the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Performance and Pay.

He has co-authored eight books, including two leading textbooks, Compensation (5th edition) and Human Resource Management (8th edition). His research has resulted in more than 100 publications dealing with a range of human resource issues. He has co-edited the National Academy of Science volume Pay for Performance and has served on the board of editors of nine research journals.

Currently he is working with univeristies in Central Europe and Southeast Asia to assist in forming alliances among university faculties, students and business executives to further research and education in management and labor issues.

Milkovich joined the ILR School faculty in 1980 after having taught for nine years at the University of Minnesota, where he was honored three times for outstanding teaching.

He holds bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Minnesota.

In addition to Milkovich, two current ILR School faculty members are NAHR Fellows: Lee Dyer, professor of human resource studies (1994), and Lipsky (1992). ILR alumnus Walton E. Burdick, retired senior vice president of personnel for IBM, who earned his Cornell degree in 1955, was named a Distinguished Fellow, NAHR's highest honor, in 1995.

The NAHR was established in 1992 and recognizes individuals and institutions in human resources for outstanding professional achievement and contributions to their field. Through academy-sponsored educational programs and research projects, the NAHR also plays a key role in expanding the knowledge base of human resources and supporting professional human resource achievement.