2020 Melvin Lurie Student Prize Winner

We presented the Melvin Lurie Memorial Prize to Cassandra Alfheim.  Cassie left behind financial sales and customer relations to retool at MHRLR.  She spoke of the adventure of challenging courses and great student colleagues.  She now works as a compliance specialist for HR Analytical …

2020 Melvin Lurie Award Ceremony

This fall our annual Lurie Ceremony was unlike all previous years.  First, it was a virtual ceremony.  While the format denied us the opportunity to connect in person, it did allow many of our far flung supporters to attend.  We …

2019 Labor-Management Cooperation Prize

On Monday in late September we again gathered at the Hefter Center for the 32nd annual Lurie Awards Ceremony. We welcomed the Lurie family, the Dean of Letters &Science, Scott Gronert, the new Dean of Lubar School of Business Kaushal …

2019 Melvin Lurie Student Award

On Monday in late September we again gathered at the Hefter Center for the 32nd annual Lurie Awards Ceremony. We welcomed the Lurie family, the Dean of Letters &Science, Scott Gronert, the new Dean of Lubar School of Business Kaushal …

Melvin Lurie Memorial Prize Ceremony

On Monday, September 23, 2019 please join: Provost, Johannes Britz; Dean Scott Gronert, College of Letters & Science; Dean Kaushal Chari, Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business & John Heywood, Director, Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations (MHRLR) To …

2018 Labor-Management Cooperation Prize

In late September we gathered at the Hefter Center for the 31st annual Lurie Awards Ceremony.  We welcomed Lois Lurie and her family, the new Dean of Letters &Science, Scott Gronert, Associate Dean Lubar School of Business Purush Papatla and …

2018 Melvin Lurie Student Award

In late September we gathered at the Hefter Center for the 31st annual Lurie Awards Ceremony.  We welcomed Lois Lurie and her family, the new Dean of Letters &Science, Scott Gronert, Associate Dean Lubar School of Business Purush Papatla and …

30th Annual Melvin Lurie Memorial Prize

The 30th annual Melvin Lurie Memorial Prize was presented to Mary Griefenkamp. Mary earned her MHRLR degree 28 years after her UWM B.A. in History. It followed the realization that after twenty years in human resources she needed the graduate …

20th Annual Labor Management Cooperation Prize

The 20th Annual Melvin Lurie Labor-Management Cooperation Prize was jointly given to the Milwaukee Bucks and the Alliance for Good Jobs. These partners signed a community benefits agreement with remarkable scope involving not just construction jobs, but on-going jobs in …

2017 Melvin Lurie Award Ceremony

We had a great 30th annual Lurie Ceremony this fall. Chancellor Mone and much of the Lurie family was in attendance as we presented the Melvin Lurie Student Award to Mary Griefenkamp. Mary earned her MHRLR degree 28 years after …