Avery selected for National Committee Assignment

SHRM School-to-Work Committee unanimously selects Columbus businessman for membership.

Columbus, MS; July 12, 2001: Danny W. Avery, SPHR, Managing Partner of SmithAvery & Associates, a division of The CPI Group, Inc., has been selected for membership on the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) national School-to-Work committee. This committee's mission is to enhance the school-to-career efforts of students in order to build the skills needed by business through encouragement and involvement with SHRM staff, members, chapter and state councils in local and state education initiatives.

Avery currently serves as the Northern District Director of the Mississippi SHRM State Council, and is the State School-to-Work Coordinator. A past President of the Golden Triangle Human Resource Association, he is actively involved in professional human resource management activities state-wide.

Smith Avery & Associates is a professional group providing Recruiting and Retention Solutions for business and industry across the Southeastern United States. Based in Columbus, MS SmithAvery is a division of The CPI Group, a regional complete service staffing company.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the leading voice of the human resource profession. SHRM provides education and information services, conferences and seminars, government and media representation, online services and publications to more than 160,000 professional and student members throughout the world. The Society, the world's largest human resource management association, is a founding member of the North American Human Resource Management Association (NAHRMA) and a founding member of the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA).