2024 ALUMNI AWARDS

Ivan Anthony S. Henares, PhD

PhD ‘21, Hospitality and Tourism Management

Muntinlupa City, Philippines

Titles:
Secretary-General, UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
Commissioner for Cultural Heritage, National Commission for Culture and the Arts
Assistant Professor, Asian Institute of Tourism, University of the Philippines, Diliman
 
Education:
Executive Graduate Certificate 2023, Arts Innovation, Global Leaders Institute, Washington, D.C.
PhD 2021, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Graduate Certificate 2021, Environmental Policy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Graduate Diploma 2008, Urban and Regional Planning, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
MBA 2006, Business Administration, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
BA 2002, Economics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
 
Highlights:
2023-present Secretary-General, UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines

2023-present Commissioner, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, Philippines

2014-present Vice President and currently Secretary-General, International Cultural Tourism Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)

2006-present Trustee, Vice President, President, Advisor, and currently Chairperson;
Heritage Conservation Society, Philippines

2016-present Assistant Professor, Asian Institute of Tourism, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Lynn S. Adams, PhD

PhD ’02, Nutrition Science

Sandy Spring, Maryland

Title:
Program Director, Outcomes Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute
 
Education:
PhD 2002, Human Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
BS 1991, Animal Science, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
 
Highlights:
2022-present Program Director, Outcomes Research Branch, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

2021 NIH Director’s Award, RADx Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Working Group
 
2014-22 Program Director, National Institute of Nursing Research
 
2013-14 Health Scientist Administrator, Office of Research on Women’s Health, National Institutes of Health
 
2011-13 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Assessment

Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, PhD

PhD ’01, Clinical Psychology

Title:
Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
 
Education:
BA 1989, Social Science, Hofstra University, Long Island, NY
MS 1992, Psychology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
PhD 2001, Clinical Psychology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
 
Career Highlights:
2021-present   Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2015-21   Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

2015   Deputy Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

2012-14   Senior Advisor to the Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

2002-12   Director, Cultural Competence and Health Disparities Research and Consultation, Program for Recovery and Community Health, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine

James S. Frederick

BS ‘90, Health Sciences

Alexandria, Virginia

Title:
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the Biden Administration

Education:
Certificate Program 2008, Trade Union Program, Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
MS 2003, Environmental Health and Safety Management, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York
BS 1990, Environmental Health (Industrial Hygiene), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
 
Highlights:
2021-present Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the Biden Administration

2022 Distinguished Alumni Award, Purdue University School of Health Sciences

2021 Defender of Democracy Award recipient, Beaver County Pennsylvania Democrats

2019 Sylvia Kieding Award recipient, Worker Health Protection Program

2012 Tony Mazzocchi Award to the United Steelworkers Health, Safety and Environment Department Staff, National Council for Occupational Safety and Health

Janine M. Zweig, PhD

PhD ‘97, Human Development and Family Studies

Averill Park, New York

Title:
Executive Science Advisor, National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
 
Education:
PhD 1997, Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, Happy Valley, Pennsylvania
MS 1995, Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, Happy Valley, Pennsylvania
BS 1993, Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
BA 1992, Psychology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
 
Highlights:
2022 Selected as executive science advisor for the National Institute of Justice, the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice
 
2014, 2021 Produced research with policy guidance/recommendations on sexual assault medical forensic exam (rape kit) payment practices for federal and state agencies; ad hoc advisory to policymakers around policies and practices for payment; resource for print media related to payment practices, etc.
 
2018 Co-created the Sexual Misconduct and Violence Taxonomy with the National Sexual Violence Resource Center to address issues of sexual harassment and assault in the rideshare and hospitality industries, which Mashable.com named one of 14 innovations that helped make the world a better place in 2018 
 
2018 Named associate vice president for justice policy at the Urban Institute
 
2000, 2001 Co-authored reports to Congress related to the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program, including recommendations for reauthorizations of the Violence Against Women Act