Great Falls SHRM Chapter Receives Prestigious SHRM Award for Advancing the HR Profession
Great Falls SHRM Chapter Receives Prestigious SHRM Award for Advancing the HR Profession
Great Falls, MT April 7, 2015 — The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
recently awarded the Great Falls SHRM Chapter its prestigious EXCEL Silver Award for the
Chapter’s accomplishments in 2014.
The award is part of the SHRM Affiliate Program for Excellence, which aligns individual
chapters and councils with SHRM’s goals. The award recognizes accomplishments and strategic
activities and initiatives that enhance the human resources profession.
“At SHRM, advancing the human resources profession is our mission. The work of our chapters
and councils are central to accomplishing that,” said Henry G. (Hank) Jackson, president and
CEO of SHRM. “Receiving this award is testament to the Great Falls SHRM Chapter’s
commitment to advancing the HR profession through local networking and professional
development activities.”
The EXCEL award can be earned at four levels: bronze, silver, gold and platinum, and each level
has a prescribed set of requirements and accomplishments that have to be met. Great Falls
SHRM Chapter will receive recognition in SHRM publications and conferences, a certificate of
recognition, and special signage to display at its meetings and events.
In 2014 the Great Falls SHRM Chapter completed three important initiatives, which included
Workforce Readiness, Diversity & Inclusion and a Membership Initiative. The workforce
readiness initiative was supported by our attendance in community job fairs. We assisted job
seekers with resume questions, interviewing questions and skills questions for various industries.
For our diversity and inclusion efforts we held a meeting focused on workplace bullying, another
on surviving & thriving in HR from a brain injury survivor, and lastly ADA presentation from a
State worker who lives with a disability. Our membership initiative was achieved by creating a
Facebook page, LinkedIn page & we also promoted meetings on local media community
calendars. We also held a fundraiser which was promoted on the local news station. We were
involved in our community to spread the word about our chapter & HR professionals.
For more information on the award visit
www.shrm.org/communities/volunteerresources/resourcesforchapters/pages/a....
Media: For more information, contact the Webmaster of Great Falls SHRM Chapter at SHRM-GF@Outlook.com
*** About the Great Falls Chapter (SHRM-GF)
The Great Falls Chapter (SHRM-GF) is a group of professionals in the human resource field,
meeting as a local chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, commonly referred
to as SHRM. We provide opportunities to interact with other professionals in the field, to receive
regular communications about the profession, and to attend programs that relate to the human
resource profession.
Why belong to the Great Falls Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management? We
will provide you a warm welcome, an educational and perhaps entertaining program each
month. We will strive to help you with all of your HR challenges. We think you will agree that you
will not find a more cost effective and enjoyable means of staying on top of your HR game.
Find us at: http://greatfallsshrm.shrm.org/
*** About the Society for Human Resource Management
Founded in 1948, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest
HR membership organization devoted to human resource management. Representing more than
275,000 members in over 160 countries, the Society is the leading provider of resources to serve
the needs of HR professionals and advance the professional practice of human resource
management. SHRM has more than 575 affiliated chapters within the United States and
subsidiary offices in China, India and United Arab Emirates. Visit us at shrm.org and follow us
on Twitter @SHRMPress.
