HISTORY of MT|SHRM

The Society for Human Resouce Management (SHRM) is a nonprofit, individual membership association for human resource management professionals.  SHRM was founded in 1948 by a group of human resource professionals who predicted the future complexities of the then-emerging profession.  Today, SHRM serves over 125,000 professional members plus over 8000 student members internationally.  Members may affiliate through a network of over 400 professional and more than 200 student chapters.  SHRM is the largest professional association in the world devoted exclusively to human resource management.

The Middle Tennesse Chapter SHRM was chartered in 1967 and currently includes almost 800 members practicing in business, education, government, non-profit, healthcare, and finance and representing a wide range of professional interests, expertise and experience.  Monthly chapter meetings are held in 2 locations; Nashville and Franklin.

Other items of interest:

• MT|SHRM is a perinneal winner of SHRM's Superior Merit Award. 
• MT|SHRM has over 20 committees dedicated to the promotion of the profession and the chapter. 
• MT|SHRM supports 4 student chapters, a group of HR professionals in transition, and other specific interest groups.
• MT|SHRM supports its members through professional development programs (over 100 per year) and by hosting 4+ PHR/SPHR study groups each year.
• Every 4 years, this chapter hosts the Tennessee State HR Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.