Winner:
Celebrating the People and Teams Behind the Year’s Best HR Work!
Ragan’s HR Awards celebrate the organizations, teams and professionals creating stronger, more connected workplaces. This year’s winners show what is possible when HR, internal communications, employee engagement and corporate communications work together with purpose.
Their work supports employees at every stage of the workplace experience, from recruitment and onboarding to learning, culture, wellbeing and leadership development. These honorees created programs and strategies that helped employees feel informed, supported and ready to succeed.
The winning entries stood out for their thoughtful planning, strong execution and impactful results. They reflect the kind of people-first work that helps organizations build trust, strengthen culture and respond to change with care.
Across categories, this year’s winners addressed some of the most important needs facing workplaces today. Their work improved communication, increased engagement, supported managers, grew talent and helped employees connect more meaningfully to their organizations.
We are proud to honor these teams, leaders and organizations for the care, creativity and strategy behind their work. Their achievements deserve to be shared, celebrated and used as inspiration for others working to build better workplaces.
Scroll down and click on each winner’s profile to learn more about the work that earned this year’s recognition.
WINNERS
HALL OF FAME
HR Hall of Fame
HR Hall of Fame
Honorable Mentions
HR Hall of Fame
HR Hall of Fame
HR Hall of Fame
Honorable Mentions
HR Hall of Fame
CAMPAIGNS AND INITIATIVES
Change Management & Culture Transformation
Change Management & Culture Transformation
Honorable Mentions
- NeoGenomics Laboratories: ONE Neo Culture: Owning Outcomes, Navigating Together and Evolving Excellence
- Ontario International Airport Authority: People & Culture
- Protiviti: Aerospace ERP Implementation Change Management Initiative With Protiviti
- Siteimprove: Change Management & Culture Transformations
- Virtual: People & Culture
Change Management & Culture Transformation
Community Impact
Community Impact
Honorable Mentions
- Cloudera: Cloudera Cares
- WellLink: WellLink's Community Impact
Community Impact
Employee Benefits
Employee Benefits
Honorable Mentions
- Honeywell: Honeywell Benefits Enhancements Roll-Out
- Ontario International Airport Authority: People & Culture
- TASC: MyTASC
Employee Benefits
Employee Engagement
Employee Engagement
Honorable Mentions
- City of Brownsville OD&HR
- Cloudera: Learning in Action: Inside Cloudera’s Transformative Week of Growth and Connection
- Giant Food: Grow, Care, Belong
- Golin
- PwC: Community Day
- TIAA-Nuveen: Nuveen Communications
- UNC Health: UNC Health for Me: Rewriting the Script on Teammate Engagement & Retention
Employee Engagement
Employee Experience
Employee Experience
Honorable Mentions
- Agiloft: People Ops Team
Employee Experience
HR & Communications Collaboration
HR & Communications Collaboration
Honorable Mentions
- Emburse: From Change to Momentum: Rebuilding Culture, Clarity and Confidence at Emburse
- Giant Food: Grow Campaign
- PTC Therapeutics: HR and Communications Joining Forces for Communications Skill Enhancement
- UNC Health: UNC Health for Me: Rewriting the Script on Teammate Engagement & Retention
HR & Communications Collaboration
Learning & Development
Learning & Development
Honorable Mentions
- Atos IT Solutions and Services: Mission AI Possible
- Cloudera: Learning & Development at Cloudera
- OnPath Federal Credit Union: OnPath High Potential (HYPO) Leadership Program
- PTC Therapeutics: Global Learning Week
Learning & Development
Talent Retention & Recruitment
Talent Retention & Recruitment
Honorable Mentions
- City and County of Denver — Office of Human Resources: “A Day in the Life with Denver Solid Waste”
- City and County of Denver — Office of Human Resources: “See Yourself Here” Lifeguard Recruitment Campaign
- General Dynamics Information Technology
- Ontario International Airport Authority: People & Culture
- Springpoint Senior Living: Springpoint Engagement, Recruitment and Retention
Talent Retention & Recruitment
Top HR Workplaces
Top HR Workplaces
Honorable Mentions
- EDB
- ISS North America
- OnPath Federal Credit Union
- WellLink
Top HR Workplaces
Use of AI
Use of AI
Honorable Mentions
- Atos IT Solutions and Services: Improving Employee Experience Through the Use of Artificial Intelligence
Use of AI
Workplace Wellness Programs
Workplace Wellness Programs
Honorable Mentions
- Bank of Montreal: Enterprise Wellness Team
- Cloudera: Unplugged Program
- Liberty Military Housing: Live Well Liberty
- Ontario International Airport Authority: People & Culture
Workplace Wellness Programs
PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
HR Professional of the Year
HR Professional of the Year
Honorable Mentions
- Jeri Doris: Justworks
- Lesley Forneris: WellLink
- Gigi Garcia: Commonpoint
HR Professional of the Year
Additional Trophies
All winners will receive one complimentary trophy.
If you would like to purchase additional trophies, click the link below to order your additional trophies.
If you have any questions, please contact Brendan Gannon at [email protected] or 312-960-4407.
