JBU’s Fisher Selected for 2025-26 Emerging CUPA-HR Leaders Program
SILOAM SPRINGS, Arkansas (June 2, 2025) – Amy Fisher, chief human resources officer at John Brown University, has been selected as one of 12 professionals nationwide for the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources’ (CUPA-HR) 2025-26 Emerging CUPA-HR Leaders program.
The yearlong program identifies emerging leaders in higher education human resources who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the profession and a desire to shape its future.
The 2025-26 Emerging CUPA-HR Leaders program will be led by exceptional current and past CUPA-HR national board leaders and national office staff, and the new cohort will serve July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
Fisher has served at JBU since 2007 and currently oversees human resources, risk management, government relations and Title IX compliance. She is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and holds an MBA from JBU.
“Amy’s selection is a well-deserved recognition of her professional excellence and the significant impact she has made at John Brown University and beyond,” said Kim Hadley, JBU executive vice president. “She has earned the respect of colleagues across Arkansas and the nation through her leadership, strategic insight and unwavering integrity. We are delighted to see her selected for this distinguished program.”
CUPA-HR serves more than 40,000 HR professionals and higher education leaders at nearly 2,000 institutions and organizations across the country and abroad. The association provides knowledge, advocacy, resources and professional development to support workforce and organizational excellence in higher education.
For more information about CUPA-HR, please visit https://www.cupahr.org/.
John Brown University is a leading private Christian university, training students to honor God and serve others since 1919. Arkansas’ top-ranked university (The Wall Street Journal) and top-ranked regional university (U.S. News), JBU enrolls more than 2,200 students from 37 states and 42 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online and concurrent education programs. JBU offers over 50 undergraduate majors, with top programs including nursing, psychology, business, computer science, construction management, graphic design, family and human services, and engineering. Eighteen graduate degrees are available in business, counseling, cybersecurity, and education.
