New Roles in University Human Resources

Over the past few months, many changes have been taking place in Human Resources on campus and the office wants to keep you informed! Barbara Abercrombie, the new associate vice chancellor for human resources, made a few structural changes so Human Resources can better serve the campus and better reach out to employees as individuals. As of Dec. 1, 2012, Carol Jones was appointed as the director of classification and compensation, and Debbie McLoud was appointed as the director of employee services.

“This change is the first step in creating an effective strategic plan to move Human Resources forward as a campus partner,” Abercrombie said, “Carol’s new role will allow her to focus her effort on position management and continuing to develop a strong partnership with the office of personnel management to ensure we have the positions necessary to become a top 50 research institution. The additional responsibility given to Debbie in the Employee Services area lets Human Resources continue to benefit from her experience and expertise.”

Debbie McLoud’s responsibilities will include oversight of all programs, processes and procedures to effectively recruit, develop and retain a highly qualified and diverse workforce. She joined University Human Resources in 1991 and during her 22-year career, she has served the University of Arkansas in a variety of positions with increasing responsibility which includes serving as the director of employee development and special programs since 2004 and recently completing an interim appointment as associate vice chancellor for human resources.

McLoud received her Bachelor of Science in education and human resource development from the University of Arkansas in 1998 and her Master of Educatin in human resource development from the university in 2008. She is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources and is active in the Society for Human Resource Management and CUPA-HR professional associations.

In her current role, Carol Jones has oversight of classification of positions, position management, leave and other compensation issues as well as ensuring compliance with internal and external policies and state OPM guidelines. Jones is committed to proper classification and management of positions as well as finding innovative compensation solutions for the campus.

Jones is currently in her 19th year with the University of Arkansas. She has a bachelor's degree of education from the University of Arkansas and is a certified Professional in Human Resources. Jones has enjoyed a number of positions on campus, loves working at the University of Arkansas, and readily shares her enthusiasm for the campus environment with employees. Her employment with Human Resources began in 1997 where she discovered her love for helping others gain employment at the University of Arkansas and worked to implement and grow the RazorTemp temporary employment service on campus.