2011 CM Award Recipients Announced

June 21, 2011 - Congratulations are extended to the 2011 CM Award Recipients for setting an example for outstanding leadership. ICPM is extremely proud of you and of your role in advancing the management profession.

Certified Manager of the Year: Dr. Emad Rahim

Dr. Rahim is a professor at Walden University in Minneapolis, MN, teaching in the Doctorate of Business Administration degree program.  "He is a dynamic manager with a talent for assessing business challenges and leading a plan to resolution.” Dr. Rahim has a strong commitment to the community and to the development of new managers through university teaching and mentoring.  He teaches management from a framework of respect for diversity, gender equality and ethics. Dr. Rahim is attributed with developing several innovative outreach programs which lead underserved students to become involved in management degree programs.  A Certified Manager since 2008, Dr. Rahim most recently volunteered to mentor a fellow CM in Ethiopia.  He holds a doctorate of management in organizational behavior and graduate degrees in project management and business management. In addition, Dr. Rahim was the recipient of the 2010 Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Award from the Experiential Classroom XI program. Click here to read the full story.

CM Facilitator of the Year: Michael Yankey, CM

Mike Yankey is a professor at James Madison University, College of Business, in Harrisonburg, VA, where he teaches strategic management and marketing. In 2011, Mike assumed leadership of the JMU student CM Certification Program where he successfully mentored 6 students to achieve CM and ACM certification and modeled the attributes of a professional manager. "Professor Yankey showed a great desire and interest in helping our student cohort to succeed in the CM program."

Mike formerly served in the US Army where he worked in telecommunications. He is a James Madison University alumnus, having earned both a BBA in Management and an MBA from JMU.

CM Facilitator of the Year: Farrah Koudsi, CM

Farrah Koudsi is a Corporate Trainer with Sun Learning Systems (SLS) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Farrah is an analytical thinker who understands and responds to customer needs. Her exceptional interpersonal skills and outgoing personality are well suited to the Gulf Coast Council (GCC) business community in the Middle East. She is attributed with securing a large corporate customer for training and development and delivering high quality training that exceeds expectations. Farrah follows the SLS philosophy of dedicating considerable effort to planning and customizing each training engagement to ensure CM principles are presented specific to local culture, tradition, and industry.

Farrah takes great pride in her work and puts others before herself. She holds a BSC in Biochemistry and Business Studies, a CSP certification in Sales, and recently completed a diploma in International Certified Training and Teaching.