2014 HHS Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumni Award
This award honors alumni who have significantly advanced their careers and have demonstrated noteworthy professional accomplishments that reflect favorably on their profession, Purdue and society.
Lisa Crane, RN, MSN
Director of Operations
Nurse-Family Partnership, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana
Hope, Ind.
EDUCATION
MS '08, Nursing Administration, University of Indianapolis
2006, Public Health Leadership Fellow, University of Illinois
BS '82, Nursing, Purdue University
AAS '80, Nursing, Purdue University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2001 - 11 | Childbirth Education Coordinator, IU Health |
1996 - 2001 | Family Life Education Coordinator, Major Hospital |
1982 - 84 | Peace Corps Volunteer, Community Health Program, Ecuador |
Patrick H. DeLeon, PH.D.
Distinguished Professor
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Distinguished Professor
University of Hawaii
Bethesda, Md.
EDUCATION
JD '80, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University, Washington, DC
MPH '73, Health Services Administration, University of Hawaii
PhD '69, Clinical Psychology, Purdue University
MS '66, Clinical Psychology, Purdue University
BA '64, Psychology, Amherst College
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2012 - present | Member, National Research Council Board on Children, Youth, and Families |
2012 - present | Distinguished Professor, Henry M. Jackson Foundation; joint appointment to the F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine and the Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md. |
2011 | Retired as administrative assistant/chief of staff to U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) after more than 38 years of service |
2008 | Elected to the Institute of Medicine |
2002-08 | Board Member, American Psychological Foundation |
2000 | President, American Psychological Association |
Karen E. Kyllo, PH.D.
SGS North America
Deputy Vice President, Global Softlines
Springfield, N.J.
EDUCATION
PhD '84, Textile Science, Purdue University
MS '74, Clothing and Textiles, Kansas State University
BS '73, Clothing and Textiles, Iowa State University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2013 - present | Consumer Advisor, Cotton Board of Directors |
2012 - present | Footwear Board of Directors, American Apparel and Footwear Association |
2000 - 07 | Director of Textile Services, Intertek-Labtest, Springfield, NJ |
1996 - 2000 | Director of Global Textile Services, ACTS Testing Labs Inc., Buffalo, NY |
1996 - 99 | Manager of Textiles, ACTS Testing Labs Inc. |
1989 - 96 | Laboratory Director, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Research Triangle Park, NC |
1986 - 89 | Assistant Professor, Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island |
George C. Thornton III, PH.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Psychology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colo.
EDUCATION
PhD '66, Industrial Psychology, Purdue University
MS '66, Industrial Administration, Purdue University
MS '64, Industrial Psychology, Purdue University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2013 | Legacy Award, South African Assessment Centre Study Group |
2013 | Lifetime Achievement Award, United Kingdom Assessment Centre User Group |
2013 | Recreator of the Year, Fort Collins Recreation Department, Colorado |
2008 | Retired as professor emeritus, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University after 42 years on the faculty |
2006 | Co-author, Assessment Centers in Human Resource Management: Strategies for Prediction, Diagnosis, and Development |
1992-98 | President, American Board of Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
Richard J. Vetter, PH.D.
Professor Emeritus
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minn.
EDUCATION
PhD '70, Health Physics, Purdue University
MS '68, Biology, South Dakota State University
BS '66, Biology, South Dakota State University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2010 - present | Director, Prostate Cancer Support Group, Mayo Clinic |
2010 - present | Member, National Academies' Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board |
2010 | Fellow, American Association of Physicists in Medicine |
2010 | Retired as radiation safety officer, medical director for safety and professor of biophysics at the Mayo Clinic after 30 years |
2009 | President, American Academy of Health Physics |
1996 - 97 | President, Health Physics Society |
1988 - present | Delegate, International Radiation Protection Association |
1988 - 94 | Editor-in-Chief, Health Physics Journal |
1979 - 80 | Professor of Health Physics, Purdue University |
Distinguished Service Award
Barbara Himsel Edmondson
Owner and Partner
Edmondson Liberty Farms
Clayton, Ind.
EDUCATION
BS '64, Foods and Business, Purdue University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2010 - 13 | Susan Bulkeley Butler Women's Archives Development Council |
2004 - 13 | Director, Purdue Research Foundation Board |
2000 | Purdue Old Master |
1997 - 2006 | Trustee, Purdue University Board of Trustees |
1990 - 92 | Indiana Farm Service State Committee |
1986 - 96 | President and Director, Midland Coop, Inc. |