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Member Education Awards

 2025 member education awards

About Member Education Awards

One of the main objectives of the Greater Milwaukee PayrollOrg Chapter is to enhance the Payroll Professional’s skills through education and networking. In keeping with that goal, the Education Committee and chapter board members are pleased to offer an Education awards to members and board members.

 

Eligible members have an opportunity to apply for a Chapter Education award to attend PayrollOrg’s Annual Congress which will be held on May 13-16, 2025, Orlando, FL (in person) or July 9-10, 2025 (virtual). The Greater Milwaukee PayrollOrg chapter will pay the Congress Registration for the Educational Award recipient. Hotel, meals, and travel expenses will be the sole responsibility of the award recipient.

 

PayrollOrg Annual Congress offers payroll professionals over 170 workshops covering all aspects of paying employees, payroll compliance, understanding payroll trends and developing your professional skills. The Expo hall brings together over 100 exhibitors featuring the latest payroll, accounts payable and finance products including government agencies. The opportunities for networking with fellow payroll professionals are extremely rewarding. For more information about Annual Congress, visit PayrollOrg's Annual Congress website

 

To be eligible to apply for the Educational Award, chapter/board members need to be in good standing with the chapter regarding dues and must have attended 70% of chapter meetings in the 2024-2025 Chapter year. The application is simple! Obtain a letter of recommendation to be attached to the application link below. The application consists of 3 or 4 questions about your payroll involvement, educational advancement, and how the award will help you advance. Apply today - fill out the appropriate form below!

 

The recipient should attend all Congress sessions so you can give back to the Chapter at a meeting in 2026. Your fellow members will want to hear all about your Congress experience and what you learned to better yourself and other chapter members. Previous award winners are not eligible to apply for another award until at least three years after receipt of the previous award. This includes Greater Milwaukee PayrollOrg Chapter members who won a prize to attend Congress from our Chapter.

Award Applications

Member Application

Certification
CPP
FPC
None

Board Member Application

Certification
CPP
FPC
None
Scoring 
All applications will be scored by a committee outside of the local chapter

Involvement to PAYO on a local level - up to 10pts
Involvement to PAYO on a state level - up to 10pts
Use of learning opportunity for self-advancement - up to 10pts
Use of learning opportunity for local chapter education - up to 10pts
Self improvement through advanced education - up to 25pts
Community Service - up to 5pts
Discretionary (indicating why pts awarded) - up to 5pts

 If you have any questions, please write Educational  Committee members using the google form link below: 

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