State Conference History
Conference History
Celebrating 40 Years of History
2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the Arkansas State Human Resources Conference and Expo. We would like to acknowledge our past conference themes and the conference chairpersons who worked tirelessly to make all the 40 years of our conference a success!
- 1986 - August 14-16, Hot Springs | Anticipating the Future | Chair: Ben Traylor
- 1987 - August 13-15, Hot Springs | HR Tomorrow's Competitive Edge | Tim Orellano, PHR
- 1988 - August 4-6, Ft. Smith | Adventures in Human Resources | Tim Orellano, PHR
- 1989 - September 28-30, Little Rock | Building Bridges to the 21st Century | Aaron Lubin
- 1990 - August 23-25, Hot Springs | Challenge of Change | Helen Moore
- 1991 - August 15-17, Springdale | The Rock n Roll of HR | Bruce Johanson
- 1992 - August 6-8, Hot Springs | Winning Strategies | Helen Moore
- 1993 - August 18-21, Jonesboro | Discover the Difference | Jim Corter, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
- 1994 - August 17-20, Hot Springs | HR Law | Russell Gunter, SPHR
- 1995 - August 10-12, Springdale | HR: The Final Frontier | Don Marr, PHR
- 1996 - August 15-17, Hot Springs | HR 96: Going for the Gold | Donna Merriweather, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
- 1997 - August 7-9, Springdale | HR Shines | Linda Cote, PHR
- 1998 - August 4-7, Little Rock | HR Rocks in the Rock | Allen Dobson, JD, SPHR
- 1999 - August 3-6, Jonesboro | Making HR Magic | Hal Wyatt, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
- 2000 - August 1-4, Hot Springs | HR 2000: It's a Jungle Out There | Lin Blair, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
- 2001 - July 31-August 3, Hot Springs | Weathering the Seasons of Change | JC Cote, PHR
2002 - April 16-19 | Fayetteville
Ed Wheeler, PHR & Donna Davis, PHR
2003 - April 23-25 | Little Rock
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Sam Carr
2004 - April 7-9 | Hot Springs
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Irene DeHuff, SPHR
2005 - April 6-8 | Hot Springs
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Kathleen McComber, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2006 - April 5-7 | Hot Springs
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Debbie Wheeler, PHR, SHRM-CP
2007 - April 25-27 | Ft. Smith
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Kim Finne, PHR, SHRM-CP
2008 - April 23-25 | Springdale
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Beth Graves, PHR, SHRM-CP
2009 - April 6-8 | Hot Springs
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Steve Schulte, JD, SHRM-CP, SPHR
2010 - April | Ft. Smith
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Michele Burns, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2011 - April 13-15 | Hot Springs
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Holley Little & Kathleen McComber, SPHR
2012 - April 25-27 | Springdale
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Cathleen Hoffman, SHRM-SCP, SPHR & Danielle Wood, Ed.D
2013 - April 17-19 | Hot Springs
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Allison Ramsey, PHR, SHRM-CP
2014 - April 9-11 | Ft. Smith
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Jim Harris PHR, SHRM-CP & Eric Garvin, PHR
2015 - April 8-10 | Hot Springs
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Tara Mauk Arthur, PHR, SHRM-CP
2016 - April 6-8 | Rogers
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Jim Madden, SHRM-SCP, SPHR & Clifford Sandsmark SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2017 - April 5-7 | Hot Springs
Cammie Scott, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2018 - April 4-6 | Hot Springs
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Donna Merriweather, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2019 - April 3-5 | Hot Springs
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Teri Roper, PHR, SHRM-CP
2020 - April 1-3 | Rogers - Postponed due to COVID-19
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Sheila Moss, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2021 - Sep 29 - Oct 1 | Rogers
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Sheila Moss, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2022 - Oct 24-26 | Hot Springs
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Dale Clinton, PHR
2023 - Oct 18-20 | Fort Smith
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Cindy Ruffing, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2024 - Oct 21-23 | Hot Springs
Broderick Daniels
2025 - Oct 8-10 | Rogers
Cathleen Hoffman, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2026 - Oct 14-16 | Hot Springs
Sara Staley, SHRM-CP, PHR