Donna Gwaltney
Donna Gwaltney
Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management/Program Coordinator
Education
  • EASTERN UNIVERSITY • St. Davids, Pennsylvania, December 2013
    Doctor of Philosophy, Organizational Leadership
    Dissertation: Do High Performance Human Resource Practices and Organizational Culture Affect Staff Turnover in Institutions of Higher Education?

  • BARRY UNIVERSITY • Miami Shores, Florida, May 1996
    Master of Science, Human Resource Development & Administration

  • MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY • Olathe, Kansas, May 1990 
    Bachelor of Arts, Management of Human Resources

Professional Accomplishments

CERTIFICATIONS:

Senior Professional of Human Resources, December 1996-Present
Human Resource Certification Institute 

Senior Certified Professional, January 2015-Present
Society for Human Resource Management

AWARDS: 

2011 Leadership Award
MT-SHRM

2009 Human Resources Excellence Award (Belmont University Office of Human Resources)
Sponsored by MT-SHRM and Nashville Chamber of Commerce

PRESENTATIONS: 

Co-Presenter, Leading Multiple Generations in the Workforce

Tobias Leadership Conference at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
April 2016, Indianapolis, IN

Guest Lecturer, Employee Rights, Belmont University
Internships & Career Foundations, Ms. Catherine Gillon, April 2016

Guest Lecturer, Gender Differences in the Workplace, Belmont University
Sport Science, Dr. Mary Vaughn, April 2015

Guest Lecturer, Recruitment and Retention, Belmont University
Pharmacy Personnel Management, Dr. Leigh Ann Bynum, September 2012

Co-Presenter, The Future of Nonprofit Human Resources: Challenges and Recommendations for Success
Tobias Leadership Conference at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
March 2011, Indianapolis, IN

Guest Lecturer, Selected Employment Law Topics, Belmont University
Pharmacy Personnel Management, Dr. Deborah Baruzzini, November 2009

Presenter, Adjuncts: It’s Like Herding Cats, PeopleAdmin Annual Conference 
March 2008, Austin, TX

Guest Lecturer, Mini Masters in Human Resources, Leadership Institute at Belmont University
November 2005, Nashville, TN