2025 Staff Awards of Excellence Recipients

The 2025 finalists of the Staff Awards of Excellence for engineering staff, shown below, will be announced at the annual Staff Awards Banquet.

Leah H. Jamieson Leadership Award

Brandon Fulk
Civil and Construction Engineering

Leah H. Jamieson Leadership Award

Jenny Strickland
Civil and Construction Engineering

Leah H. Jamieson Leadership Award

Stephen Stewart
Undergraduate Education

Management & Professional Customer Service Excellence Award

Beverly Johnson
Chemical Engineering

Management & Professional Customer Service Excellence Award

Jose Lopez Romero
Mechanical Engineering

Management & Professional Customer Service Excellence Award

Melissa Hale
Honors Program

Management & Professional New Employee Award

Aliya Scott
Industrial Engineering

Management & Professional New Employee Award

Genevieve Fleming
Research and Innovation

Management & Professional New Employee Award

Matt Hunt
Mechanical Engineering

Outstanding Academic Advisor Excellence Award

Christine "Chris" Pekny
Engineering Education

Outstanding Academic Advisor Excellence Award

Katy Marie Panozzo
First-Year Engineering

Outstanding Academic Advisor Excellence Award

Morgan Kuryla
Industrial Engineering

Outstanding Business Office Staff Excellence Award

Erika Smith
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Outstanding Business Office Staff Excellence Award

Julie Goens
Mechanical Engineering

Outstanding Business Office Staff Excellence Award

Kathryn "Zoie" Dahnke
Industrial Engineering

Outstanding Research Staff Excellence Award

Cesare Guariniello
Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering

Outstanding Research Staff Excellence Award

Krzysztof Stopka
Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering

Outstanding Research Staff Excellence Award

Venkat Athmanathan
Mechanical Engineering

Professional Achievement Excellence Award

Jacqueline McDermott
Graduate Education

Professional Achievement Excellence Award

Rabita Rajkarnikar
Civil and Construction Engineering

Professional Achievement Excellence Award

Tyson McFall-Wankat
Undergraduate Education

Staff Long-Term Impact Award

Janet Beagle
Graduate Education

Staff Long-Term Impact Award

Scott Meyer
Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering

Support & Service Customer Service Excellence Award

Maddison DeLaney Walsh
Materials Engineering

Support & Service Customer Service Excellence Award

Martha Lucht
Mechanical Engineering

Support & Service Customer Service Excellence Award

Sandra May
Biomedical Engineering

Support & Service New Employee Award

Christine Warnock
Mechanical Engineering

Support & Service New Employee Award

Elaine Zebell
Research and Innovation

Support & Service New Employee Award

Omar Loya
Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering

150th Committee Team

Photo of Korina Wilbert.

Korina Wilbert

Engineering Staff, Co-Chair

Photo of Joe Pekny.

Joe Pekny

Professor, Chemical Engineering, Co-Chair

Photo of Christine Babick.

Christine Babick

Purdue Engineering Staff

Photo of Vanessa Buntin.

Vanessa Buntin

Purdue for Life Staff

Photo of Stephanie Guinn.

Stephanie Guinn

Purdue for Life Staff

Photo of Will Gwin.

Will Gwin

Purdue Engineering Staff

Photo of Joel Hartman.

Joel Hartman

Purdue for Life Staff

Photo of Jordan Howard.

Jordan Howard

Purdue for Life Staff

Photo of Sarah-Jane McNalley.

Sarah-Jane McNalley

Purdue Engineering Staff

Photo of Adam Miller.

Adam Miller

Engineering Alumni Association

Photo of Chris Murray.

Chris Murray

Purdue Engineering Staff