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Andy Brantley |
Anthony G. (Andy) Brantley, who has led UGA’s Human Resources
Division for nearly five years, is leaving to head the national
professional organization for human resources executives in higher
education.
Brantley has been named chief executive officer of the College and
University Professional Association for Human Resources. CUPA-HR,
which is based in Knoxville, serves more than 6,500 human resources
professionals at more than 1,500 colleges and universities.
Brantley, who has been associate vice president for human resources
since Jan. 1, 2001, will begin his new job July 1. Hank
Huckaby, UGA’s senior vice president for finance and administration,
says he will appoint someone to fill Brantley’s position on
an interim basis while a national search is conducted for a permanent
replacement.
President Michael F. Adams praised Brantley for his service at UGA.
“We are fortunate to have had Andy’s excellent leadership
for five years, and we congratulate him and wish him the best in
this new endeavor,” says Adams. “This appointment clearly
recognizes him as the country’s leading authority on human
resources issues in higher education.”
“Andy has made a profound and lasting impact on how we ‘do
human resources’, not only at UGA but for the University System
of Georgia as well,” says Huckaby. “He is a consummate
professional who has been a valued and trusted colleague and friend.
I am confident he will be as successful in his new venture as he
has been at UGA.”
Brantley, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees
in business from UGA, has been active in CUPA-HR for 14 years
and served as the organization’s national president in 2000–01.
Last year he received the association’s highest honor, the
Donald A. Dickason Award, which recognizes distinguished and continuing
service to the organization.
He has been chair of the association’s Southern Region Board
and received the region’s Outstanding Achievement Award and
Distinguished Service Award. He has made dozens of presentations
at CUPA-HR national and regional conferences and other programs.
As chief executive officer, he will manage a staff of 21 in providing
programs, services, products and publications for human resources
professionals in higher education. CUPA-HR serves public, private
and religious institutions throughout the United States and internationally.
Member institutions include two-year and four-year research and
liberal arts colleges and universities, as well as medical and law
schools.
Brantley has overseen several major human resources initiatives
at UGA, including the switch to new health insurance and drug prescription
plans for all employees and a long-term study of the university’s
outdated pay and classification system. One outgrowth of that study
is that many non-faculty employees are receiving new job titles
that more accurately reflect their actual duties.
A shared leave program and an Employee Assistance Program that provides
crisis counseling for employees have been started, and this month
Human Resources implemented a system that allows all employment
procedures to be handled on line.
Brantley also was chair of search committees for two top administrative
positions, the associate vice president for physical plant and the
chief information officer.
Huckaby says Brantley will “leave behind a sound and proficient
organization that is staffed by dedicated and competent personnel.
They will effectively carry forward the many promising initiatives
begun during Andy’s tenure.”
Brantley earned two degrees from the Terry College of Business—a
bachelor’s in industrial relations and a master’s in
human resources. Prior to joining UGA, he was at Davidson College
as assistant vice president for business administration and director
of human resources.
He began his human resources career as a personnel coordinator and
labor relations representative for the Chrysler Corp. in Huntsville,
Ala. He has also been director of personnel and affirmative action
at UNC-Asheville and employment manager at UNC-Charlotte.
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