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Earnest R. Archer, PH.D., P.E., SPHR

Dr. Archer is a behavioral theorist and a management consultant. He received his Ph.D. and MBA degrees from the University of Georgia and his BS degree, cum laude, from North Georgia College and State University, the Military College of Georgia. Dr. Archer is also a Registered Professional Industrial Engineer (P.E.) and is a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). He is a Professor Emeritus and a Distinguished Professor at Winthrop University. During his tenure at Winthrop, he has been a professor of management, the director of the MBA program and the director of the Master of Science in Personnel and Industrial Relations Program. Prior to joining Winthrop, Dr. Archer taught at the University of Georgia.

Before entering the teaching and consulting professions, Dr. Archer worked for General Motors, Deering-Milliken, Burlington Industries, Philadelphia and Reading Corporation and Northwest Industries. His industry experience includes positions of Plant Manager, Senior Industrial Engineer, Corporate Director of Industrial Engineering, and Internal Management and Consultant. He has also been a first line supervisor and a production manager. Dr. Archer has served on the Board of Directors of several business firms. His consulting firm has been engaged by some of the leading companies and public agencies in the nation.

Dr. Archer is also an author, speaker and lecturer. He has published over forty articles in journals such as "Management Review," "HR Magazine," "Industrial Engineering," "Personnel Administrator," "Supervisory Management," "Technical Horizons Journal," and numerous other journals and magazines. He is also the author of books, published monographs and book chapters. His works are widely sited in management and organizational behavior textbooks. As a speaker, Dr. Archer has recently conducted seminars and conferences for a number of Fortune 500 companies, for several of the nation's largest professional societies, for numerous small and medium sized firms, and has been the principal speaker on programs conducted by business, public, civic and professional organizations throughout the United States.

Dr. Archer has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors. Some of these include: Distinguished Professor Award from Winthrop University; Distinguished Professor Award from the Winthrop Alumni Association; Human Resource Professional of the Year Award by his SHRM Chapter; Phi Kappa Phi Excellence in Teaching Award; Distinguished Service Award from his SHRM chapter; Most Outstanding Publication in Personnel Award and Most Outstanding Personnel Practitioner Award from Region V of SHRM (the Latter award was for his work in the measurement of motivation and his work in job evaluation and performance appraisal); Distinguished Service Award from Lion's International; two national Outstanding Student Advisor Awards from SHRM and several other distinguished service awards. He is listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest, Men of Achievement, Dictionary of International Biography and a number of other Who's Who publications.

Dr. Archer is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Beta Gamma Sigma, the Society for Human Resource Management, the American Psychological Society, the American Statistical Association, the Society for Quality Control, the American Institute of Industrial Engineers, the National Society of Professional Engineers. He has been a member of the International Personnel Management Association, the American Management Association, and the American Compensation Association. He has been commended for his service as a member of the industry task force for the U.S. Department of Commerce.