PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 16, 2024

 

Yohna J. Chambers, Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and CHRO at Texas Christian University, Receives CUPA-HR’s National Distinguished Service Award

Yohna J. Chambers, vice chancellor for human resources and CHRO at Texas Christian University, has been selected to receive the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) 2024 Distinguished Service Award for outstanding leadership of CUPA-HR and higher education HR. CUPA-HR is pleased to make a $4,000 contribution to an institution of Yohna’s choice.

Chambers has served in many CUPA-HR leadership positions, including president of the Virginia Chapter; chair, treasurer and at-large member of the Southern Region board; and Southern Region representative on the national board. She was also a long-time member of the Public Policy Committee in addition to serving as a member of the National Awards Committee. Chambers also acted as a CUPA-HR Annual Conference Ambassador, where she welcomed and engaged with first-time conference attendees.

“Yohna has demonstrated distinguished, long term and continuing service to CUPA-HR,” shares Jeff Cargile, director of human resources at the Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University. “She recognizes the immense professional presence CUPA-HR has and the support the organization provides to its members and member institutions. She has demonstrated leadership on the regional and national boards of directors, served on advisory committees, and represented the profession in affiliated organizations … Her professionalism in the field of higher education human resource administration is truly outstanding and valued by everyone associated with her.”

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. 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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