Purdue Notebook
February 17, 2006
Appointments and promotions
Denise Laussade has been appointed director of treasury operations in the Office of Vice President for Business Services and Assistant Treasurer. Laussade will be responsible for the strategic planning and coordination of the cash management, debt management and banking relationship functions. Most recently, Laussade served as interim chief financial officer and treasurer for Bitterroot Restoration Inc. in Corvallis, Mont., and previously was director of treasury operations at the University of Virginia. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Houston and an MBA from Pace University in New York City.
Alumni honors
Purdue alumnus Sean Patrick Adams, assistant professor of history at the University of Florida, has been awarded a research fellowship by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Adams, who received his bachelor's degree in 1990, will conduct research at the library of the New-York Historical Society. His project title is "Fires of the Republic: The Technology and Consumption of Heat in Antebellum America." The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History promotes the study of American history.
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