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Living Our Mission and Values
By Belinda Weber, SPHR, GMA SHRM President

“Advancing the Profession. Serving the Professional”

“Promoting Life-long Learning”

These are more than just words. They are demonstrated through the Chapter’s annual scholarship program benefiting HR professionals and students affiliated with our chapter.

Last year the Greater Madison Area Society for Human Resource Management (GMA SHRM) established a scholarship program to encourage and support professionals and students in their educational pursuit in the human resources field. The deadlines for the 2005 applications are fast approaching so I wanted to take this opportunity to reminder everyone of this great program, provide some highlights, and encourage qualified candidates to submit an application for consideration.

The Award
The program includes a $1000 non-renewable award to a GMA SHRM member and two $750 non-renewable scholarships to students from one of our affiliated student membership chapters: UW-Madison, UW-Platteville, or UW-Whitewater.

Eligibility
Complete details and related applications are available on the GMA SHRM website but here are some of the highlights:

Professional

Student

GMA SHRM Member
Currently working in an HR related field

Enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program in HR or related course of study
An overall GPA of 3.0 or higher
Junior or Senior status
Current member of a SHRM student chapter at UW-Madison, UW-Platteville, or UW-Whitewater

Applications for the student scholarships must be postmarked by December 1, 2005, and for the professional scholarship by December 16 th. Scholarship recipients will be selected by the Scholarship Committee and approved by the Board. All applicants will be advised of the results by December 30 th and the scholarship recipients will be honored at our January 2006 chapter meeting.

I encourage you to apply - don’t miss this great opportunity!