A human resources specialist and industrial engineer from New York has been appointed director of personnel at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Robert Tabor, who comes to UWSP from a 12-year stint as director of human resources at Plattsburgh State University, begins his new duties Feb. 1. At UWSP he will direct and administer personnel, payroll and staff benefits programs for classified staff, work with Academic Affairs to administer the nonteaching academic staff personnel program, and direct payroll and staff benefit programs for all faculty, academic staff and student employees.

Tabor says he first learned about UWSP through the hockey rivalry between the two campuses. He met several fans when they attended games at Plattsburgh State and he found the Pointers to be a congenial group. He says he was attracted to UWSP because of its national reputation for wellness programs and because of its role as a cultural and educational center for Central Wisconsin.

The new director holds a bachelor�s degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a master�s degree from Plattsburgh State. He began his career as an engineer and manager with Harris Graphics of Champlain, N.Y., for 10 years, then became assistant plant manager for Malden Mills Industries of Barre, Vt. for two years before joining the university staff.

In the community, he has served as president of the Plattsburgh Lions Club, Champlain Valley Management Club and Henrietta Jaycees. At Plattsburgh State, he also served as vice chair of the Child Care Center and as a member of the Board of SUNY Human Resources Officers Association. In addition, he has been active in the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

At UWSP Tabor wants to spend some time getting oriented to the campus and learning about the state civil service system. He believes the UWSP Personnel Office staff is experienced and well respected for providing good service and good will so he sees no need for radical change. He wants to study what the area does well and what improvements may need to be made. He says one of the things that impressed him most during the interview process was being invited to meet with the campus employees who work at night.

A New York native, Tabor and his wife, Monica, are house hunting in Stevens Point. One regret for the couple is moving away from two daughters and three grandsons in New York, but they plan to visit back-and-forth as often as possible.

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