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Morgantown, WV-based West Virginia University has Retired Margaret Phillips as Vice President for Human Resources
About the Company
West Virginia University is a public, land-grant institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia, with divisional campuses in Beckley, Charleston, Keyser, Martinsburg, and Montgomery. WVU is a Research University (High Research Activity) as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. U.S. News and World Report ranks WVU among the top 100 public universities in the nation.
About the Person
Margaret Phillips retired as Vice President for Human Resources at West Virginia University effective Nov. 7, 2014. Phillips came to WVU in 1982 as a compensation analyst and served in various positions, including special assistant to the vice president of Institutional Advancement, before being named chief of staff and then vice president for Human Resources. Under her leadership, the division has also piloted veterans’ recruitment initiatives, winning several recognitions for those efforts, and initiated a comprehensive retirement planning conference. In 2013, Phillips earned the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources’ national award for Excellence in Human Resources Practices. In that same year, she was named the HR Professional of the Year by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Upon retirement, Phillips will remain connected to WVU in a role that will build relationships with WVU alumni and friends and recruit students from the south.
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