May 2, 2008

Statewide Technology News

The Purdue University College of Technology at Columbus has selected its first president of the area's Purdue Alumni Advisory Council.

Holly Kuznicki, who received a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership and supervision from the location in 2005 and earned her professional human resources certification in December 2005, was elected president of the Columbus-area College of Technology Alumni Advisory Council at its March meeting.

She and other members of the council meet monthly to discuss and offer suggestions to the administration, as well as direct efforts to develop student scholarships, encourage alumni to support the Columbus location's programs and promote the College of Technology at Columbus's mission and identity in the southeastern Indiana area.

Kuznicki works at Cummins Inc. as a human resources generalist supporting the technical organization at the company. Some of her duties include employee/labor relations, planning of organizational development and facilitating new-hire orientations.

• College of Technology at Anderson

Chad Laux, a visiting professor of industrial technology at the Purdue College of Technology at Anderson, has been appointed a voting member of the International Standards Organization Technical Advisory Group 22006 for the United States. The 22006 group makes recommendations on quality-management systems in crop production. Laux also is a member of the 22005 technical advisory group, which makes recommendations on food safety management systems and applying traceability of agents in the food chain, both in human and animal food. Both groups are administered by International Standards Organization Technical Committee 34.

Writer: Kim Medaris, (765) 494-6998, kmedaris@purdue.edu

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