CUPA-HR Midwest Region History

Past Conferences

Year	City	Hotel	Region Chair
2009	Branson, Missouri	The Chateau on the Lake	Julie Jenson
2008	Chicago, Illinois	Hyatt-Regency	Patrick Rhoton
2007	Madison, Wisconsin	The Concourse	Beth Krueger
2006	Dearborn, Michigan	Hyatt-Regency	Pamela Beemer
2005	Seattle, Washington (joint conference with the NW Region)		Herb Trenz
2004	Rapid City, South Dakota	Holiday Inn	James Kemper
2003	Cleveland, Ohio	Sheraton	Mary Fischer
2002	Kansas City, Missouri	Westin	Chuck Phillips
2001	St. Charles, Illinois	Pheasant Run Resort	Kirk Beyer
2000	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (joint conference with the Southern Region)		John Toller
1999	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	The Pfister	Paul Michaud
1998	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Marriott	Dick Gartrell

The Midwest Region solicits nominations and presents awards at its annual Spring conference. View the award categories and descriptions.

Year	Award	Award Winner
2008	Successful Practices	Purdue University Calumet, for “Supervise for Success” program
	Excellence in HR Management	Mark Kennedy, Mott Community College, for implementing a collaborative Problem-solving approach to the collective bargaining process
	Outstanding Service	Gary Janikowski, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
	Retiree Lifetime Membership	Herb Trenz, The College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University, Collegeville, MN
	Distinguished Chapters	Michigan Chapter, Renee Rivard, Michigan State University Missouri Chapter, Teresa Long, University of Missouri at Columbia
2007	Successful Practices	University of Iowa, for “liveWELL” program University of Kansas, for development of an equitable compensation system for support staff Michigan State University, for Executive Leadership Academy Michigan State University, for development of the Student Employment Automated System
	Institutional Award of Excellence	Purdue University, for “Healthy Purdue” wellness program
	Distinguished Chapter	Miriam Ward, University of Minnesota