Ionta Wins ECU's Outstanding Student Organization Leader Award

Rachel Ionta, a senior majoring in business management and psychology, has won ECU’s Outstanding Student Organization Leader Award. The award was presented by the Student Organization Center and the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement on April 17.

A Connecticut native, Ionta has served as 2015-16 president of ECU’s Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) chapter. Throughout the year, she coordinated monthly programs for the organization to develop skills, engage with leaders in the HR industry, and create networking opportunities for the members. She also helped to organize two case competition teams, and her undergraduate case competition team placed third in the southeast regional competition for the national SHRM organization.

Prof. Sharon Justice, faculty advisor for ECU’s SHRM chapter, said, “Rachel has done an outstanding job leading this organization in its third year on campus. She has worked hard to set goals and monitor the group’s progress, all while managing her academic workload and a spring internship. She will be leaving this organization in a better position as a result of her leadership and endless hours of work this year.”

After she graduates in May 2016, Ionta says she plans to combine her business and psychology knowledge into an HR career.

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