By By MELISSA GODSEY / Niles Daily Star
NILES - Eileen Shue, the vice president of Corporate Resources at Sterling Group, Inc. in Mishawaka, Ind., received the 2006 Human Resource Professional of the Year Award from the Michiana Chapter of the Society of HR Management.
Not only is Shue the recipient of the award this year, she is also the individual who developed it about three years ago, she said. Shue has been a human resources professional for almost 20 years and received the Volunteer Leader of the Year award in 2004 from the Indiana SHRM State Council.
Shue also developed the Business of the Year Award to contribute to the employee successes.
Human resources by nature does not get much recognition for what it does for others, and that is why the HR Professional of the Year Award was developed, Shue said.
The members of the group handle the nomination process.
A few issues Shue dealt with to earn the award were when she began on the board of the Michiana Chapter as the public relations/special event representative. She also created the annual conference for the society and worked to bring recognition to the HR profession, she said.
Shue said she likes to give people hope. She received her success in a nontraditional way by getting married and having children before ever receiving her degree, she said. She added that she has tried to be an inspirational leader as well as a practical leader by giving them the vision and providing the tools to get there.