Pamela Perrewé

In a world overwhelmed with bottom lines and inter-office politics, Pamela Perrewé, is working to make sense of it all.

A scholar in her field, Perrewé has long been respected as an expert in organizational behavior. Her lengthy list of acclaims recently became longer when she was appointed the Haywood and Betty Taylor Eminent Scholar in Business Administration by Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell. This prestigious chair was established to promote and retain the very best business faculty, a feat that is realized in Perrewé.

"Having the honor of being named the Haywood and Betty Taylor Eminent Scholar of Business Administration is the single most important event that has ever happened in my professional career," Perrewé said. "My love for FSU and this College of Business is well known. This was my first job as a professor back in the mid 1980s, and I have never even taken an interview at another university. I am extremely grateful."

Recently, Perrewé, who is also the Director for the Center for Human Resource Management, has been working to link the practice and study of human resource management. Through the HR Center, Perrewé is advancing HR as a business discipline in member organizations by organizing an annual conference for professionals, faculty and students to share best practices.

Perrewé's passion for her profession is evident through her dedication to Florida State University. While teaching at Florida State as a management professor Perrewé has been named a Distinguished Research Professor and become a member of the elite Society of Organizational Behavior Scholars. Perrewé has also chaired the management department, served as an associate dean for the graduate programs and currently chairs the Doctoral Policy Committee.

As her students will tell you, Dr. Perrewé embodies the meaning of mentorship. She is a Graduate Faculty Mentor Award winner, an award that highlights her commitment to excellence in graduate education and mentoring. Be it professional development or a student's quality of life, her mentoring has given students the individual attention they need to succeed.

"Dr. Perrewé was the first person I spoke to about my plans to pursue a Ph.D. Her helpfulness was matched by her enthusiasm," says Jen Sexton, one of Dr. Perrewé's students who is pursuing her doctorate. "One quote that she kept repeating throughout our conversation has really stuck with me. 'Jen, we really love working with graduate students here. We love our doc students.'"