Pearson VUE President Bob Whelan Receives Prestigious Testing Industry Award
The Association of Test Publishers (ATP) today awarded Pearson VUE President and CEO, Bob Whelan, the 2011 ATP Award for Professional Contributions and Service to Testing.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - March 1, 2011 - The
Association of Test Publishers (ATP) today awarded Pearson VUE
President and CEO, Bob Whelan, the 2011 ATP Award for Professional
Contributions and Service to Testing. The award, which honors
individuals who have made a positive impact on the testing
industry, was presented at the association's Innovations in Testing
Conference in Phoenix, Ariz.
Whelan is receiving the award for his many years of service in the
testing industry at National Computer Systems, Personnel Decisions
International and Pearson VUE. Throughout his 25-year career, he
has worked to build and improve standards in assessment and
professional licensure and certification across a multiple of
disciplines. A recognized Whelan achievement is the creation and
expansion of the Pearson Professional Center (PPC) global network.
The nomination for the ATP award centered on a testimonial from a
recent test candidate who had a positive experience while taking a
high-stakes exam at a PPC.
Upon receiving the award, Whelan shared credit with his team of
more than 2800 Pearson VUE testing professionals. "This achievement
isn't only mine," he said. "This award recognizes our
accomplishments over the past 10 years, and we can all be very
proud of the contributions Pearson VUE has made to the
industry."
Whelan assumed the helm as Pearson VUE's president in 2000.
Through successful communication of a clear vision and a team-based
collaborative approach, he has seen the company grow to become the
global leader in computer-based assessments. Today, Pearson VUE
delivers millions of exams in more than 400 owned-and-operated
Pearson Professional Centers and a network of more than 5,000
Pearson VUE test centers around the world.
About Pearson VUE
Pearson VUE
www.pearsonvue.com is the
global leader in computer-based testing for information technology,
academic, government and professional testing programs around the
world. Pearson VUE provides a full suite of services from test
development to data management, and delivers exams through the
world's most comprehensive and secure network of test centers in
165 countries. Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson (NYSE: PSO;
LSE: PSON), the international education and information company,
whose businesses include the Financial Times Group, Pearson
Education and the Penguin Group.
About ATP
Established in 1992, The Association of Test Publishers is an
international, non-profit organization representing providers of
tests and assessment tools and/or services for use in educational,
occupational, psychological, screening, certification, or licensure
settings. ATP is dedicated to the highest level of professionalism
within the test publishing community. ATP welcomes any test
publisher involved in the development and marketing of
preemployment assessments to apply for membership by visiting the
ATP website at www.testpublishers.org.