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Spectrum

Volume 34, Number 5, October 2007

Human Resources Vice President Ken Hutchinson to retire

R. Kenneth Hutchinson, UM vice president for human resources, will retire Dec. 31, 2007, after a 41-year career with the University. His duties have included labor and employee relations, compensation matters, faculty and staff benefits, recruitment, professional development, affirmative action and human resources information systems.

“Ken is a great executive with a justified national reputation for his broad and deep experience in management,” said UM Interim President Gordon H. Lamb. “Ken has served as a trusted advisor on critical decisions and provided constant leader-ship in relations with the University’s most valuable resource—our people.”

A native of Salisbury, Mo., Hutchinson joined UM in April 1966 in an entry-level personnel job at UM-Kansas City. Through a decade of promotions, he became director of employee relations and personnel at UM-Columbia. Two years later, he became chief human resource officer for the UM system and was promoted to vice president in 1998. Upon retirement, Hutchinson plans to do private management consulting.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my career with the University,” Hutchinson said. “To me, the University is a family of people, which includes curators, faculty and staff, dedicated to the work of this great University.”

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