Faculty and Staff Awards

Nominees and winners of the Purdue Polytechnic’s 2021 Faculty and Staff Awards.
(Hover over each category to view the winner.)

Staff Awards

Business Office Service Award

Business Office Service Award Recipient:
Crystal Pirtle

Customer Service Award

Customer Service Award Recipient:
Robert (Bob) Allen, SATT

Customer Service Award

Customer Service Award Recipient:
John O’Malley, MarComm

Leadership Award

Leadership Award Recipient:
Todd Brewer, SATT

Leadership Award

Leadership Award Recipient:
Kevin O’Connor, TLI

Statewide Excellence Award

Statewide Excellence Award Recipient:
Katelyn Todd, Richmond

Equity, Inclusion & Advocacy Awards

Staff EIA Award

Staff EIA Award Recipient:
Nicky Federer, SOET

Faculty EIA Award

Faculty EIA Award Recipient:
Andrea Fay Barber-Dansby, SOET, Anderson

Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Awards

Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Award

Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Recipient:
Mesut Akdere, TLI

Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Award

Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Recipient:
Tamara Lynch, SOET

Faculty Awards

Murphy Award (University Recipient)

Murphy Award Recipient:
Esteban Garcia, CGT

Murphy Award

Murphy Award Recipient:
Ale Magana, CIT

Murphy Award

Murphy Award Recipient:
Nathalie Duval-Couetil, TLI

Exceptional Early-Career Award

Exceptional Early-Career Award Recipient:
Greg Strimel, TLI

Excellence in Instruction, Continuing Lecturers

Excellence in Instruction, Continuing Lecturers Recipient:
Michele Walker, CGT

Excellence in Instruction, Continuing Lecturers

Excellence in Instruction, Continuing Lecturers Recipient:
Shawn Farrington, TLI

Outstanding Faculty in Learning Award Nominees

SATT: Tracy Yother
CGT: Rosemary Astheimer
CIT: Ida Ngambeki
CMT: Luciana Debs
SOET: April Cheung
TLI: Nathalie Duval-Couetil

Outstanding Faculty in Learning Award Recipient:
Nathalie Duval-Couetil

Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award Nominees

SATT: John Mott
CGT: Jorge Camba
CIT: Min Byung-Cheol
CMT: Jiansong Zhang
SOET: Gozdem Kilaz
TLI: None

Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award Recipient:
Gozdem Kilaz

Outstanding Faculty in Engagement Award Nominees

SATT: Lu Chien-Tsung
CGT: None
CIT: Nicole Hands
CMT: Ryan Manuel
SOET: Jason Ostanek
TLI: Mesut Akdere

Outstanding Faculty in Engagement Award Recipient:
Mesut Akdere

The John P. Lisack Early-Career Engagement Award

The John P. Lisack Early-Career Engagement Award Recipient:
Anthony Sparkling, CMT

Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Award

Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Award Recipient:
B.C. Min, CIT

Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Award

Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration Award Recipient:
Jiansong Zhang, CMT

Congratulations to the following faculty on their promotion effective August 16, 2021!

Clinical Associate Professor

John (Mike) Davis, SATT

Davin Huston, SOET

Clinical Full Professor

Tim Ropp, SATT

Associate Professor Tenure Only

Joseph Hupy, SATT

Associate Professor

Xiumin Diao, SOET

Jose Garcia, SOET

Colin Gray, CGT

Anne Lucietto, SOET

Brittany Newell, SOET

Rustin Webster, SOET

Full Professor

Julia Rayz, CIT

Baijian Yang, CIT