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We are excited to announce this year's recipients of the Karl B. Zimmerman Memorial Scholarships, Juelaine Desjardin and Shelby Chin. The Zimmerman scholarship was created to recognize students who have demonstrated academic excellence and are interested in a career in the human resources field. Each year one graduate student and one undergraduate student is each awarded a $2,000 scholarship to cover tuition, fees and books. Karl Zimmerman was a dedicated Austin leader in the human resources and business community in the late 1970's and 1980's. This scholarship is a tribute to his dedication to the field of human resources and his efforts to develop our future HR leaders of tomorrow.

Juelaine Desjardin is entering her senior year at Texas State University, McCoy College of Business, concentrating on HR management. In addition to her studies, Juelaine is currently interning with Texas State’s HR department and was recently elected as president of Texas State’s SHRM Student Chapter. We would also like to recognize her recent award at the SHRM Southwest Regional Student Conference. Her team was awarded second place in the case competition.

Shelby Chin is currently enrolled at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts in Geography from the University of California at Berkeley, Shelby spent time working in compensation. After being exposed to the business and strategy skills needed to lead larger organizations, she decided to continue her education and earn her MBA. She is planning to receive her degree in May 2014. Shelby is currently interning with Adobe Systems in California.