Tennessee SHRM State Council - 2026 Emerging Leaders Award Nomination

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2026 Emerging Leaders Award Nomination

The Emerging Leaders Award, presented annually by the SHRM Tennessee State Council, recognizes HR professionals early in their careers who are already shaping the future of the profession. Nominees, selected by a panel of State Council members, are considered based on chapter leadership, forward-thinking ideas, and career momentum. All nominations must be received by the deadline.

The following 4 criteria should be considered:

Leadership in the Chapter — such as committee involvement, program development, volunteer leadership, and active support of chapter goals and activities.
Forward-Thinking Ideas — including new approaches to HR practice, creative problem-solving, willingness to challenge the status quo, and ideas that have moved the chapter or profession forward.
Career Momentum — demonstrated growth and increasing responsibility early in their HR career, professional development, certifications in progress or earned, and overall trajectory within the field.
Professional Tenure — nominee must have 5 years or less of professional experience in the HR field as of the nomination deadline.

* Nominee Name:

* Nominee Phone Number:

* Nominee Email Address:

* Nominee LinkedIn Address:

* Nominated by (Your Name):

* Your Email Address:

* Your Phone Number:

* Nomination must include an 85-100 word summary of why you feel this person is deserving based on the above criteria: 600 words or less please. If you have trouble pasting into this box, try CTRL+SHIFT+V to paste plain text.

If you are unable to paste into the box above, please type SEE ATTACHED into the box above and then upload a Word document or PDF with your nomination summary here. Thank you!

If needed, upload nomination summary here.

Upon submission, your nominee will receive a notification by email from the nominating committee.

File Upload Please provide anything additional you would like to upload.

If the nominee is not registered to attend the SHRM Tennessee Conference, who might we contact at their organization to let them know they have been nominated to receive an award? Please provide name, email address and phone number.

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2026 Emerging Leaders Award Nomination

The following 4 criteria should be considered:

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