Purdue Notebook
December 2, 2005
Appointments and promotions
– Javier Magallanes has been named director of development for President's Council. Magallanes earned his bachelor's degree in organizational leadership and supervision in May 2005 and was the former manager of Christo's New City Grill.
– Nicki Reas, assistant director of young alumni and constituent relations for the Purdue Alumni Association, has been promoted to director of external communications for the association, effective Jan. 1. Reas will coordinate alumni association communication efforts, as well as PAA's affinity programs and scholarships. She will retain her responsibilities with young alumni. Reas, a native of Hamilton, Ind., received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Purdue in 2000. She joined the PAA staff in January. Previously, she was a marketing and events coordinator for Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity in Indianapolis.
Faculty and staff honors
– The Purdue chapter of Mortar Board, a national senior honor society, recognized four faculty members during the fourth annual Women of Purdue luncheon Nov. 17. Honorees included:
• Kathy Banks, a professor of civil engineering who is serving as interim head of the School of Civil Engineering. She received a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Florida, a master's degree in environmental engineering from the University of North Carolina and a doctorate in civil and environmental engineering from Duke University.
• Kauline Davis, assistant to the provost. She received a bachelor's degree in biology from Prairie View A&M, and a master's degree in microbiology and genetics and a doctorate degree in food microbiology from Purdue.
• Christine Ladisch, a professor in the Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing who is serving as vice provost for academic affairs. She received a bachelor's degree in education from Indiana State University, and a master's and doctorate degree in textile science from Purdue.
• Heather Stout, a certified rehabilitation counselor and trained mediator, who is associate dean of adaptive programs. She received a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Illinois.
– Two professors from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures were honored at the Nov. 5 Indiana Foreign Language Teachers' Association conference in Indianapolis.
• Thomas F. Broden, associate professor of French, was named the 2005 World Language Teacher of the Year for French at the collegiate level. The Indiana chapter of the American Association of the Teachers of French also awarded him the Prize of Excellence at the university level. Broden studies 20th century French literature and teaches a class on French culture and fashion in French literature.
• Alan Garfinkel, professor of Spanish and education, received the Distinguished Service Award. Garfinkel, who has been at Purdue since 1972, is the coordinator for the Foreign Language Education Program.
– Jeff Boyer, superintendent of the Davis Purdue Agricultural Center, won the American Society of Agronomy Division A-7 Agricultural Research Station Innovator Award. Accepting the award with Boyer were collaborators Phil Walker, Steve Hawkins and Robert Nielsen. The purpose of the award is to recognize members involved in research station management for innovative accomplishments to address research station management challenges. Boyer was recognized for the development of a GPS/GIS-based, variable rate cropping system for research plot establishment, plot maintenance, nutrient application and harvest. All four were honored during the A-7 business meeting.
– Jean Peterson, an associate professor in educational studies in the College of Education, was presented with the National Association for Gifted Children's Early Scholar Award at the group's national convention Nov. 11 in Louisville. The Early Scholar Award is given to an outstanding researcher who has received his or her doctoral degree within the last 10 years.
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