2005 In Memoriam
John Holden

John Holden is listed in the 1964-1965 volume and in subsequent editions of Who's Who in America. It is no coincidence that his leadership in numerous associations is marked by times of their highest membership.
Barend C. Lessing

Barend C. Lessing is acknowledged for his fundamental contributions made to the status and the academic capacity building in human resource management and distance education at RAU University and in South Africa. Dr. Lessing pioneered the establishment of Training Management as a new discipline in South Africa in the early 1980s.
Russell D. Robinson

Inspired leadership and committed public service characterize the career of Russell D. Robinson, Professor Emeritus of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Throughout his professional life he has been a practitioner as well as a professor of adult education.