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Dr. William C. Byham, B.S. '58, Zoology, M.S. '60 Psychology, has provided a generous $1 million gift to Ohio's Bicentennial Campaign to establish the Byham Chair in Industrial Organization, Department of Psychology.  Byham received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College last September 19th during the annual Distinguished Alumni Award Ceremony.

Byham is co-founder, chair, and CEO of Development Dimensions International, a leading human resources training and consulting company.  He founded the Assessment Center Method and authored "Zapp, The Lightning of Empowerment" which has sold more than 4.5 million copies since its 1988 publication.  He assists businesses reach their potential by teaching them how to recruit, train, and evaluate employees.

"Dr. Byham's gift promises that the long tradition of Industrial Organization at Ohio University will continue well into the future," states Jeff Vancouver, associate professor or psychology and director of the Industrial Organization program.

See the article on Byham and his gift at http://www.ohiou.edu/infocus/byham/
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