PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2023

Connie Putland, Chief HR Officer at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, to Serve on the CUPA-HR Board of Directors

Connie Putland, chief human resources officer at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has been selected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). She will join the board as the Midwest Region representative on July 1.

Putland has been a member of CUPA-HR for more than 12 years. She served as an officer of the Wisconsin Chapter board for nine years, culminating in a two-year term as chapter president. In 2018, she was elected to the Midwest Region board of directors, where she served for five years in roles that included board chair. At the national level, Putland has been a regional representative for CUPA-HR’s Learning and Professional Development Committee, and a CUPA-HR conference ambassador. This will be her first year serving on the national board of directors.

“We are so pleased to welcome Connie to the national board,” says CUPA-HR President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Brantley. “She joins an outstanding group of higher education leaders from across the country as an at-large member of the CUPA-HR board of directors.”

About CUPA-HR

CUPA-HR is higher ed HR. We serve higher education by providing the knowledge, resources, advocacy and connections to achieve organizational and workforce excellence. Our membership includes more than 34,000 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 workforce data, extensive online resources and just-in-time regulatory and legislative information.

 

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