2012 Alumni Leaders Day Honorees
Thursday, September 20, 2012; 4:30pm – 7:30pm
Alumni Hall, Student Union & Library
Each year, Purdue Alumni Calumet presents an award to an alumnus from each of Purdue Calumet’s academic departments.
Click on a name to read their bios.
School of Education
- Lori Hundt (Bremen, IN), Special Needs Educator, Bremen High School (Bremen, IN); Department of Graduate Studies in Education Award
- Kenneth Newton (Schererville, IN), Assistant Principal, Clark Middle School (Saint John, IN); Department of Teacher Preparation Award
School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science
- Michael McGee (Crown Point, IN), Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Department at Methodist Hospital NLC & SLC (Gary, IN); Department of Biological Sciences Award
- Sheila St. Amour (Schererville, IN), Senior Chemist, Kemira Water Solutions (East Chicago, IN); Department of Chemistry and Physics Award
- Chris Moffatt (Melbourne, FL), Chief Technologist, Harris Corporation (Melbourne, FL); Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Award
- Liljana Stalevska (Valparaiso, IN), Regional Debartment Chair, Mathematics, Ivy Tech Community College (Valparaiso, IN); Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics Award
- Michael Vrska (Mundelein, IL), Global Director of Golf Research & Development, Wilson Golf (Chicago, IL); Department of Mechanical Engineering Award
School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
- Barbara Gustin (Chesterton, IN), Director, School City of Hammond Head Start Program (Hammond, IN); Department of Behavioral Sciences Award
- Andrea Pearman (Crown Point, IN), President and CEO, Diversified Marketing Strategies(Crown Point, IN); Department of Communication and Creative Arts Award
- Kimberly Cheek-Stanley (Highland, IN),Correspondent, The Times (Munster, IN); Department of English and Philosophy Award
- Cindy Torres (Hammond, IN), Educator, Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN); Department of Foreign Languages and Literature Award
- Scott Withrow (Highland, IN), International Consultant (Bosnia-Hercegovina); Department of History and Political Science Award
- Mark Koshnick (Lakeway, TX), Market President, Central and South Texas Market, Capital One Bank (San Antonio, TX); Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management Award
School of Management
- Christian Klaas (Highland, IN), Tax Manager, Friedman & Huey Associates (Homewood, IL); Department of Accounting Award
- Jimmy Gurchek (Chicago, IL), Executive Department Administrator, Northwestern University’s School of Medicine Basic Science Deparments (Chicago, IL); Department of Finance and Economics Award
- Scott Schaller (Merrillville, IN), Digital Content Manager, United States Gypsum Corporation(Chicago, IL); Department of Information Systems Award
- Tanya Ann Buerger (Schererville, IN), Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of Peoples Bank (Munster, IN); MBA Award
School of Nursing
- Rachel Moody (Chesterton, IN), Service line Administrative Director, Ortho & Neuro/Surgical/Rehab, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (Mishawaka, IN); School of Nursing Award
School of Technology
- Jeffrey Bender (Highland, IN), VP: Program Manager, Global Release Enablement, Bank of America (Chicago, IL); Department of Computer Information Technology and Graphics Award
- Al Sori (Collyville, TX), President, Mass. Electric Construction Company-Transportation (Irving, TX); Department of Construction Science and Organizational Leadership Award
- Gary Lang (Naperville, IL), Director of Technology and Corporate Fellow, Praxair, Inc. (Burr Ridge, IL); Department of Engineering Technology Award
