Hochwarter Named Head Of UA’s Human Resource Institute

TUSACLOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Wayne Hochwarter, associate professor of management, has been named director of the Human Resource Institute at The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration.

Hochwarter replaces Dr. Trevor Bain, who has retired and is serving as professor emeritus of management. Dr. Bain is a nationally known expert on labor economics, industrial relations and arbitration. He will continue his association with the business school.

Dr. Ronald Dulek, head of the management and marketing department, made the announcement.

“Wayne Hochwarter is one of the leading young scholars in the nation, ” Dulek said. “We are fortunate to have someone with his credentials and background able to assume the directorship of the Human Resource Institute. The transition from having a leader of Dr. Bain’s renown to Dr. Hockwarter’s pre-eminence will create a seamless web in our transition.”

The Human Resource Institute, organized in 1972, conducts research on the development and effective use of human resources in the state, region and nation. The Institute develops programs for labor, management and government groups, organizes technical assistance programs, and publishes and distributes research findings. The Institute houses the Alabama Chapter of the Industrial Relations Research Association. Dr. Hochwarter received his bachelor’s of science degree at the College of St. Francis, his M.B.A. at DePaul University and his doctorate at Florida State University.

The Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration was founded in 1919. It has been consistently ranked in the top 3 percent of the nation’s business schools. The Techno-MBA program is ranked fourth by ComputerWorld, the MBA program is ranked 21st among regional universities for return on investment by Forbes Magazine, and the undergraduate program is ranked 45th by BusinessWeek among 1,500 business schools.