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April 17, 1998 Span Plan director wins Violet Haas Award WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University's Council on the Status of Women has named Peggy E. Sullivan, assistant dean of students and director of the Span Plan program, winner of the 1998 Violet Haas Award. Sullivan will be recognized during an open reception at 4 p.m. Friday, May 1, in Room 116 of the Whistler Agriculture Research Building. The award recognizes a department, program or individual for demonstrated efforts in promoting the advancement of women in the university. "Sullivan is being recognized as an outstanding role model, mentor, academic counselor and advocate for women students of all ages -- undergraduates, graduate students, alumni and prospective women students," said Judy Ware, council convenor. As director of the Span Plan program for adult learners, Sullivan teaches orientation and life-career planning courses for older students. Ninety percent of the students taking these courses are women. Sullivan also has conducted many workshops at the university and in the community on assertiveness, educational opportunities and career planning for women. The Violet Haas Award was established eight years ago to honor Haas, a faculty member in Purdue's School of Electrical Engineering from 1962 until her death in 1986, who promoted women's issues and provided a positive role model for the university's faculty, staff and students. CONTACTS: Ware, (765) 494-3743; e-mail: jware@purdue.edu; Sullivan, (765) 494-1257 Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page