{"id":1301,"date":"2024-10-01T13:30:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2025-06-10T08:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:51:47","slug":"larissa-thomas-named-emerson-groups-annual-rowan-scholarship-recipient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/larissa-thomas-named-emerson-groups-annual-rowan-scholarship-recipient\/","title":{"rendered":"La\u2019Rissa Thomas Named Emerson Group\u2019s Annual Rowan Scholarship Recipient"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>La\u2019Rissa Thomas, Emerson Group\u2019s Annual Rowan Scholarship Recipient<\/h3>\n<p>We are proud to extend a heartfelt congratulations to La\u2019Rissa Thomas, Emerson Group\u2019s Annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rowan.edu\/\">Rowan University<\/a> Scholarship recipient for the 2024\/2025 academic year!\u00a0 Her hard work, dedication, and commitment to a future in the Human Resources field have truly set her apart. President <a href=\"mailto:WEmerson@EmersonGroupInc.com\">Bill Emerson<\/a>\u00a0said, \u201c<em>This scholarship is a reflection of La\u2019Rissa\u2019s achievements, and we are confident that she will continue to excel as she pursues her future goals. This is just the beginning of what promises to be a bright and successful future for another talented Rowan student, and we\u2019re honored to be part of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1309 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill.png 300w, https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bill-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Emerson Group is excited to support La\u2019Rissa on her journey and looks forward to seeing the positive impact she\u2019ll make in her field of study. La\u2019Rissa shared, \u201c<em>As I enter my final year at Rowan University, where I will graduate this spring with a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management, I reflect on my journey. I transferred to Rowan from Rowan College of South Jersey in Spring 2022, and my college experience has exceeded all my expectations. The Emerson Group Scholarship is a tremendous blessing\u2014one I truly appreciate. My education at Rowan has been instrumental in preparing me for this corporate experience.\u00a0 As a first-generation college graduate, my family is proud to witness my growth, and they were equally excited about my scholarship.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>La\u2019Rissa is currently serving as President of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/rowan.campuslabs.com\/engage\/organization\/shrm\">Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Club at Rowan<\/a>. Together with her fellow officers, she has made significant strides in increasing membership and fostering meaningful engagement within the club. Additionally, she has joined the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tristatehr.org\/\">Tri-State HRMA<\/a>\u00a0Student Relations Committee, where she is committed to providing more resources for aspiring HR professionals.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1313\" src=\"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Seal-Emerson-Groups-Rowan-Scholarship-Recipient-seal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>La\u2019Rissa concludes,\u00a0<em>\u201cIn the future, I intend to pursue my Master\u2019s in HR Management, likely at either Rutgers or Rowan. Thank you once again for your generous support. It is appreciated more than you know, and I wish everyone at Emerson Group all the best.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Recruiting to Culture Since 1971<\/h3>\n<p>#EmersonGroup provides recruiting, staffing and consulting services to companies within all industries. Areas of specialty include administrative, human resources, IT, client\/customer service, sales and marketing, medical\/legal support, manufacturing\/logistics management and accounting\/finance. Emerson Group has been recruiting to culture since 1971.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La\u2019Rissa Thomas, Emerson Group\u2019s Annual Rowan Scholarship Recipient We are proud to extend a heartfelt congratulations to La\u2019Rissa Thomas, Emerson Group\u2019s Annual\u00a0Rowan University Scholarship recipient for the 2024\/2025 academic year!\u00a0 Her hard work, dedication, and commitment to a future in the Human Resources field have truly set her apart. President Bill Emerson\u00a0said, \u201cThis scholarship is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1308,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,10,11,12,17,18,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","category-business","category-events","category-featured","category-presidents-corner","category-press-releases","category-success-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emersongroupinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}