Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Dr. Miles Smayling to the Merit System Council.

Smayling, of Mankato, is a professor and chair of the Department of Management at the Mankato State University College of Business. He has been the department chair since 1999 and a faculty member at Mankato State University since 1982. He also taught as a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management from 1988 to 1998. He is a member of the Academy of Business Education and the Decision Sciences Institute. Smayling earned his doctorate degree (1987) and his master of arts degree (1979) in industrial relations and human resources from the University of Minnesota (U of M) and his bachelor of science degree in economics – also from the U of M – in 1976. Smayling, who has been a member of the Merit System Council since 1991 and chair since 1993, is reappointed to another three-year term that expires on January 2, 2012.

The Merit System Council hears personnel appeals, sets policy for administration of examinations, reviews classification and compensation plans and proposed rule changes. The council consists of three members appointed by the Governor.