Friday, March 21, 2014

Louisville Society for Human Resource Management Receives Distinguished Award

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has awarded the Louisville Society for Human Resource Management the EXCEL Gold Award for 2013. The award is part of the SHRM Affiliate Program for Excellence, which aligns individual chapters with SHRM. The award recognizes a chapter’s accomplishments and strategic activities and initiatives that promote the human resources profession at the local level. “This recognition is a distinct indication of the chapter’s successful partnership with SHRM to serve the networking and professional development needs of human resource professionals and to the advancement of the human resources profession” said J. Robert Carr, senior vice president, membership, marketing & external affairs for SHRM. The Louisville Society for Human Resource Management will be recognized in SHRM publications and at SHRM conferences. As an Excel winner, it receives a certificate of recognition and a special banner to display at its meetings and events. Louisville SHRM has been committed to excellence in the practice of human resource management for over 70 years and is Kentucky's largest professional human resources organization with approximately 600 members; LSHRM is also affiliated with local student chapters. Recent chapter initiatives include a monthly column in the Louisville Business First, Workforce Readiness efforts and a partnership with Best Places to Work Kentucky. To learn more about membership in LSHRM and the many events offered, visit www.lshrm.org and follow @LSHRM. 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 @SHRMPress.