Excellence Awards

The difference a superior instructor can make on a student is profound and lasting. This award recognizes the difference that Educators can make on an individual and the excellence they have displayed both inside and outside of the classroom. The Educator is an outstanding leader who has successfully demonstrated an impact on students’ lives, research in the field of HR, a creative approach to teaching/course delivery, and/or collaboration to enhance the learning experience. The recipient must be a CPHR Alberta Member and faculty member (part or full-time) of an Alberta or Nunavut post-secondary institution (college and/or university).

The HR Impact Award is granted to an individual who demonstrates exemplary leadership skills and who plays a key role in driving the performance and reputation of an organization. The recipient of this award is a catalyst for organization-wide change and has positively impacted their organization through their HR work as a formal or informal leader, as a mentor, or as a team builder.

The HR Team of the Year Award is allocated to a CPHR Alberta member group where the team has played a key role within the HR function to support their organization's broader business objectives and challenges. This can include helping to drive an organization's performance and reputation, being a catalyst for organization-wide change, serving as a trusted advisor on the organizational strategy through strategic thinking and innovation with the ability to execute with a results-oriented focus.

The Rising Star Award is granted to a CPHR Alberta member who is in the first five years of their career and demonstrates great promise as a future leader in the Human Resources community. A Rising Star has made significant contributions in the workplace, they have a focus on continuing education, are involved in the community or volunteer their time, and their attributes lend a hand in a deep understanding of Human Resources. 

The Strategic Innovator Award recognizes individuals or teams whose innovative ideas, methods and/or products are exceptional, transformative, and progressive. A Strategic Innovator finds creative solutions and approaches to solve HR problems and creates value on behalf of, or for the benefit of their Human Resources department and/or organization. They showcase inventive approaches as they navigate a complex and changing internal or external HR environment and bring new ideas to life by thinking outside of the box.