PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2024

Jeff Herring, Chief Human Resources Officer at the University of Utah, Receives CUPA-HR’s Donald E. Dickason Award

Jeff Herring, chief human resources officer at the University of Utah, has been selected to receive the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) 2024 Donald E. Dickason Award. This award, named for the association’s founder, is CUPA-HR’s highest honor, recognizing an individual for exceptional leadership and service to CUPA-HR and higher education human resources. Thanks to the generous support of TIAA, CUPA-HR is pleased to offer an $8,000 contribution to the institution of Jeff’s choice.

Herring, a long-time member of CUPA-HR, served as chair of the board of directors during the 2021-22 fiscal year. Prior to his election as chair of the board, he served in many association leadership roles including chair of the Research Advisory Committee; treasurer and at-large member of the national board; member of the Learning and Professional Development and Public Policy Committees; and participant in the Emerging CUPA-HR Leaders Program. Herring continues to be an active member of the association, serving on the Creating Inclusive Communities Steering Committee and acting as a guide for the Emerging CUPA-HR Leaders Program.

“Jeff Herring is an outstanding higher education, HR, and CUPA-HR leader. I am so pleased that his CUPA-HR colleagues are honoring him with this much-deserved recognition,” commented CUPA-HR President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Brantley.

Susan Norton, senior associate vice president and chief HR officer at the University of Alabama and former CUPA-HR board chair shares, “Jeff has demonstrated leadership at all levels of CUPA-HR, and his excellence and professionalism in the field are recognized … Jeff is also a wonderful colleague, always seeking to share his knowledge and expertise and doing so with humor and kindness.”

 

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CUPA-HR is higher ed HR. We serve higher education by providing the knowledge, resources, advocacy and connections to achieve organizational and workforce excellence. Serving more than 36,000 HR professionals and other campus leaders at nearly 2,000 member institutions and organizations around the country and abroad, the association offers learning and professional development programs, higher education salary, benefits and demographic data, extensive online resources and just-in-time regulatory and legislative information.

 

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