PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 10, 2023

Carl Sorensen, Senior Associate Vice President of Human Resources at the University of Richmond, Receives Honorary Life Membership in CUPA-HR

Carl Sorensen has received honorary life membership in the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Honorary life membership is the highest honor for recognizing CUPA-HR members who have demonstrated a lifetime commitment to the higher education human resources profession and long-term leadership in the association.

Sorensen, a long-time member of CUPA-HR, has held several leadership positions within the association, including positions on the national board of directors, Public Policy Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, and Research Advisory Committee. He also served as a program guide for the Emerging CUPA-HR Leaders.

“Carl is a quiet leader who makes an impact with his focus on listening and understanding others’ perspectives,” shares Susan Norton, senior associate vice president of human resources at The University of Alabama. “He is a leader among leaders, and one who can be counted on to listen, reflect and offer perspective while welcoming perspective.”

Sorensen will retire from the University of Richmond at the end of January 2023 after 28 years in higher education.

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. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, and serving over 31,000 HR professionals and other campus leaders at more than 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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