2013 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.
Stein Kruse
President and CEO
Holland America Line, Inc.
Chairman, Seabourn
Seattle, WA
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EDUCATION
B.S. '82, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University
AMP '97, Harvard Business School
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2011 - present | Chairman, Seabourn |
2004 - present | President and CEO, Holland America Line, Inc. |
2003 - 2004 | President and COO, Holland America Line, Inc. |
1999 - 2003 | Senior Vice President, Fleet Operations, Holland America Line, Inc. |
1997 - 1999 | Senior Vice President and CFO, "K" Line, Japanese Shipping Company (North American Operations) |
1994 - 1997 | Executive Vice President and COO, Radisson Seven Seas Cruises |
1991 - 1994 | President and CEO, Seven Seas Cruise Line |
Carole A. Oglesby, PH.D.
Professor Emeritus, Temple University
Adjunct Faculty, National University
Private Psychology and Sports Development Consultant
Calabasas, CA
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EDUCATION
BS '61, Physical Education, University of California, Los Angeles
MS '64, Physical Education, University of California, Los Angeles
PhD '69, Physical Education, Purdue University
PhD '99, Counseling Psychology, Temple University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2012 - present | Adjunct faculty, National University, La Jolla, CA |
2010 - present | Private Psychology and Sports Development Consultant |
2003 - 2009 | Professor and Department Chair, California State University, Northridge |
2001 - 2003 | Therapist, Northwestern Psychological Services, Philadelphia |
2001 - present | Professor Emeritus, Temple University |
1993 - 2001 | Professor, Temple University |
Amy McConkey Robbins, M.S. CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
Owner, Communication Consulting Services
Author
Indianapolis, IN
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EDUCATION
BA '77, Psychological Services, Hollins College, Roanoke, Va.
Diploma '77, Linguistics and Phonetics, Leeds University, Yorkshire, England
MS '79, Audiology and Speech Sciences, Purdue University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1998 - present | Adjunct Faculty, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN |
1997 - present | Owner, Communication Consulting Services, Indianapolis, IN |
1985 - 1986 | Consultant, 3M-Europe Cochlear Implant Program, Brussels, Belgium |
1983 - 1997 | Speech Pathologist, DeVault Otologic Research Laboratory, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN |
1981 - 1983 | Adjunct Faculty, University of Nebraska |
1979 - 1983 | Supervisor of Clinical Services in Aural Rehabiliation, Boys Town National Institute, Omaha |
R. Craig Yoder, PH.D.
Sr. Vice President
Landauer, Inc.
Gleenwood, IL
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EDUCATION
BS '74, Premedicine, Davidson College, Davidson, N.C.
MS '76, Bionucleonics, Purdue University
PhD '78, Bionucleonics, Purdue University
SEP '96, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2011 - present | Senior Vice President, Technology and International Business, Landauer Inc., Glenwood, IL |
2001 - 2011 | Senior Vice President, Marketing and Technology, Landauer, Inc. |
1994 - 2001 | Vice President, Operations and Technology, Landauer, Inc. |
1983 - 1994 | Technology Manager, Landauer, Inc. |
1981 - 1983 | Radiological Group Supervisor, Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, Allentown |
1978 - 1981 | Senior Research Scientist, Research Scientist, Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, WA |