2016 EXCEL Award

Volusia/Flagler SHRM Receives Prestigious SHRM Award for Advancing the HR Profession 

Volusia & Flagler Counties, Florida, June 16, 2017 — The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently awarded the Volusia/Flagler Society of Human Resources Management (Volusia/Flagler SHRM) its prestigious EXCEL Platinum Award for the accomplishments  of Volusia/Flagler SHRM in 2016. 

The award recognizes individual chapters and state councils’ activities with SHRM’s aspirations for the HR profession. The award recognizes accomplishments and strategic activities and initiatives that enhance the human resources profession. 

“Advancing the human resources profession is a daily mission at SHRM and Volusia/Flagler SHRM’s outstanding work this year contributed significantly to that goal,” said Henry G. (Hank) Jackson, president and CEO of SHRM. “Recipients of this prestigious award are those who show a strong commitment to advancing the HR profession through service to the community, 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 must be met. Volusia/Flagler SHRM will receive recognition in SHRM publications and at conferences, a logo to display on their website and information to share with their members about the significance of this award. 

Brian Pinkalla, current Chapter President stated; “It is a great honor for our chapter to be recognized in this way by the national SHRM organization.  The 2016 Volusia/Flagler SHRM Board, under the leadership of Kenny Corbin (immediate Past-President), was able to accomplish a number of objectives to continue to grow the chapter as a resource for our HR professionals, ultimately adding value to their contributions to the organizations they represent.”