Distinguished International Alumni Award

The CEHD Distinguished International Alumni Award recognizes outstanding achievements of international CEHD alumni to educational progress in their country. Award recipients will be honored at the CEHD Exceptional Alumni Awards Celebration on Tuesday, April 29 at McNamara Alumni Center.

CEHD is committed to deepening global relationships through research partnerships, study abroad, international degree-seeking students, and scholar exchanges. The Distinguished International Alumni Award reflects our commitment to fostering meaningful engagement around the world, and honors the outstanding CEHD alumni who are using their education to make a difference in their home (or another) country.

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Criteria

Any alumni from the College of Education and Human Development with an M.A, M.Ed, MSW, EdD, or Ph.D who has contributed to outstanding educational progress in their country.

2025 Distinguished International Alumni Award Recipient

Chiraprapha Akaraborworn (PhD ’00, human resource development)

Dr. Chiraprapha Akaraborworn currently serves as Dean of the Graduate School of Human Resource Development at the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA). She has served the central administration of NIDA in roles such as Assistant to the President for International Accreditation; Assistant to the President for Quality Development; and Assistant to the President for Human Resource Management.

Dr. Akaraborworn is a leading scholar and researcher in human resource development – both in Thailand and internationally. She has published over 40 books (in both Thai as well as in English). She has served on the editorial boards of the most reputable and visible international HRD journals including Human Resource Development Review, Human Resource Development International, as well as local oriented publications such as Human Resource Journal of Thailand.

She has served on advisory and committee roles that include Board Committee Member for Human Resource Strategic Development of the Royal Thai Police, Board Committee Member for HR Management and Development of the Thai Parliament, HR Expert in the Office of Teacher Civil Service and Education Personnel Commission of the Ministry of Education, and Board Committee Member for The Healthcare Accreditation Institute of Thailand.

Dr. Akaraborworn holds a B.A. in Psychology from Thammasat University, a M.S. in Human Resource Development from Pittsburg State University, and a PhD in Human Resource Development from University of Minnesota.

Read the full profile for Chiraprapha Akaraborworn