Iowa Job Honor Awards

Iowa SHRM State Council partnered with the Iowa Job Honor Awards in 2018 and the winners
were recognized at the 2018 Iowa SHRM State Conference in September.

2018 Honoree Videos

Meet our 2018 Honorees!
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Individual Honoree:

Joe Coleman
(Burlington)

Honoree video (4:38): https://vimeo.com/292341310

Joe Coleman was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy as a baby. For a time, he worked in a sheltered workshop sorting cans for piece rate wages. He later performed janitorial and sub-assembly work in supported small group settings, but he wasn’t happy in those occupations. Joe’s goal was to find competitive employment in the community, and his coaches at Hope Haven Area Development Center were determined to help.
In 2015 Joe was hired as an Environmental Services Aide at Great River Health System in Burlington. By 2018 he "retired the need for a job coach." He now works independently, lives on his own and receives minimal supported community living services. Joe is very active in his community. He’s beloved by his co-workers and his presence at GRHS has transformed the culture there.

Employer Honoree:

Hahn Ready Mix
(Quad Cities)

Honoree video (4:57):
https://vimeo.com/292340477

Hahn Ready Mix is a family-owned business launched in Muscatine six generations ago. With 17 plants in Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, the company now operates more than a hundred mixer trucks in and around the Quad Cities.
Hahn has a legacy of changing lives by providing opportunities for people with criminal convictions and other employment barriers. The company partners with IowaWORKS and Eastern Iowa Community College to hire newly-trained professional drivers. Their inclusive approach to hiring has provided the company with a competitive edge in the tight labor market. “It just fits our mold,” says vice president Griffin Hahn, “We want to do right by everybody. We're just here to get along and make a living and provide for our employees and the community.”

Individual Honoree:

Michael Willoughby
(Norway, IA)

Honoree video (5:49):
https://vimeo.com/292342615

While serving a 14-year prison sentence at Anamosa State Penitentiary for armed robbery, Michael Willoughby resolved to change the direction of his life. He enrolled in the Iowa Department of Corrections Registered Apprenticeship Program and graduated with the highest grade point average in the program’s history. Six weeks before his release he interviewed with Frontier Co-op in Norway, Iowa and was hired. He began work immediately after his release.
“He exceeded expectations immediately,” says Carrie Albaugh, HR manager for Frontier Co-op, “He was actually promoted within his first two months.” Michael loves his new job. “When you leave prison, you walk out of the door with a $100 check,” says Michael, “Now we've bought a house, we bought cars, my wife's pregnant, I have dogs, I have a wonderful job and I've built a future. This is the best possible place. I never would have imagined what they do for me here.”

Employer Honoree:

Broadlawns Medical Center
(Des Moines)

Honoree video (4:59):
https://vimeo.com/292339196

Des Moines-based Broadlawns Medical Center is located in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Central Iowa, in the heart of a diverse multi-cultural community. “We look at Broadlawns as the anchor for the North side,” says President & CEO Jody Jenner, “as an organization that can give this part of the community hope.”
To improve the health and economic vitality of the local neighborhood, Broadlawns collaborated with Urban Dreams and Central Iowa HealthWorks to launch TECH and TEACH: programs that offer training and potential employment to people with barriers including criminal convictions. “Broadlawns opened the door for me and changed the trajectory of my life,” says Saleem Hamilton, healthcare tech at Broadlawns, “It’s like the butterfly effect: many lives are affected in so many different ways.”

See more inspiring videos at www.JobHonor.org

Thanks to our 2018 sponsors, who make the Iowa Job Honor Awards possible!

About the Iowa Job Honor Awards
The Iowa Job Honor Awards celebrates Iowans who overcome barriers to employment, and the employers who hire them.
The awards were presented in partnership with the Iowa SHRM State Council (Society for Human Resource Management) at their annual statewide conference on September 27 in Coralville. Hundreds of human resource professionals from across the state were in attendance, as biographical videos recounted honoree efforts to win life-changing jobs.
A subsidiary of America’s Job Honor Awards, our mission is to rekindle hope and energize the work ethic across the nation through the celebration of a new kind of hero. Lead sponsor of the Awards is ManpowerGroup, world leader in innovative workforce solutions.
www.JobHonor.org

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Contact:
Kyle Horn
kyle.horn@jobhonor.org

Here’s a link to the full-length presentation video in Coralville:

https://vimeo.com/292839607

Here’s a link to download photos from the 2018 Iowa Job Honor Awards:

https://we.tl/t-zd2slabkh0

Here are links to the individual honoree videos:

2018 Honoree Videos
Individual Honorees
Joe Coleman (4:38)
Burlington, IA
https://vimeo.com/292341310
Michael Willoughby (4:23)
Norway, IA
https://vimeo.com/292340477
Corporate Honorees
Hahn Ready Mix (4:57)
Davenport, IA
https://vimeo.com/292342615
Broadlawns Medical Center (4:31)
Des Moines, IA
https://vimeo.com/292339196

Click The Iowa Job Honor Awards celebrates Iowans who overcome barriers to employment, and the employers who hire them. IA-JHA’s mission is to rekindle hope and energize the work ethic across Iowa, through the celebration of a new kind of hero. www.JobHonor.org. Lead sponsor of the Awards is ManpowerGroup, world leader in innovative workforce solutions.

For more information Amercia's Job Honor Awards please contact:
Kyle Horn, Founder & Director
America’s Job Honor Awards
mobile: (515) 231-6039
email: kyle.horn@jobhonor.org
website: www.JobHonor.org
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