PAHRA Receives 2012 SHRM Awards!

Congratulations to PAHRA for receiving multiple awards from SHRM!

PAHRA has achieved Membership Superstar status for 2012!

The Superstar Award recognizes achievement in SHRM membership growth.  All chapters and state councils are eligible for this program.  Award levels recognize membership growth during the calendar year.  The 2012 Superstar Award is given to chapters who have grown in membership by at least 3%.

Even though our economy continues to be challenging, our chapter was able to overcome these challenges and still advance SHRM membership in 2012.  Many chapters experienced declining membership during the year, so our chapter's ability to realize growth is has been highly commended.

As a result of our fundraising efforts in 2012, our chapter has been designated as a 2012 SHRM Foundation Champion. To fund its programs, the SHRM Foundation conducts an annual fundraising campaign The support provided by our chapters and councils allows the Foundation the ability to provide opportunities available to our fellow HR professionals that they may not have had otherwise, including:

• Research grants for cutting-edge academic studies
• More than 140 education and certification scholarships to HR professionals and students. The SHRM Foundation awards $170,000 annually in education and certification scholarships to professional and student SHRM members, and doctoral students.
• The SHRM Foundation is a leading funder of HR research.  Over the past three years, the SHRM Foundation has awarded more than $1.8 million in grants to fund rigorous, original academic research with practical implications for HR management practice.
• The SHRM Foundation's Effective Practice Guidelines series makes research findings easily accessible to HR practitioners.  The Foundation has also created a series of educational DVDs for SHRM chapter programming, staff trainings, and executive education sessions.