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Abbie Hudgens
Administrator Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (Retired)
Trustee, Dean, Instructor
School of Regulatory/Legislative
Class(es) Taught:
School of Regulatory / Legislative Orientation
Administrative Rule Making Process and Shaping Workers’ Compensation Regulations
Administrative Rule Making Process and Shaping Workers’ Compensation Regulations
Abbie Hudgens is the retired Administrator of the State of Tennessee Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and was previously the risk manager for Nashville/Davidson County and risk/ benefits manager for Knoxville. She has been the national president of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC), Southern Association of Workers’ Compensation Administrators (SAWCA), and Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA). She was also president of the Knoxville Risk Management Society, a member of the Tennessee Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation, and chairman of the Board of HC 21, an East Tennessee employer led healthcare coalition. Ms. Hudgens was awarded the IAIABC Frances Perkins Award for Innovation and Progressive Leadership in Workers’ Compensation and Social Security in 2015 and WorkCompCentral’s Comp Laude Award for Industry Leadership in 2017. As she has long advocated that those in workers’ compensation should “believe in better,” she is excited about this new approach for workers’ compensation professionals to both increase their knowledge and contribute to the improvement of the U.S. workers’ compensation system.
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