MaPSAC awards grants to 26 employees for professional development

The Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee has awarded individual professional development grants to 26 management and professional staff members for the fall 2025 application cycle.

Grants up to $750 are awarded twice each year. The volunteer subcommittee reviewed 62 eligible applications for the fall grants and presented a total of $13,639 to awardees. The spring 2026 grant application period will begin in April.

Grant recipients, their positions and the areas in which they work are:

• Tina Alsup, student information specialist, Office of Professional Practice, College of Engineering

• Ashley Ancil, hazardous materials chemist, Environmental Health and Safety

• Marcella Britton, research administration manager, Sponsored Program Services

• Kelly Burns, research data management specialist, Libraries and School of Information Studies

• Joshua Delgado, academic advisor, Office of Advising and Retention, College of Education

• Amanda Dunkle, associate director, Purdue Musical Organizations

• Anne Edwards, director, Black Cultural Center

• Quincy Gee, instructional quality coordinator, Computer Science

• Amanda Gill, lead operations manager, Libraries and School of Information Studies

• Amanda Glidden, senior pre-award specialist, Sponsored Program Services

• Allison Granger, assistant director of finance and awards, Purdue Applied Research Institute

• Amruta Inamdar, senior career services consultant, Center for Career Opportunities

• Cassandra Jones, student affairs specialist, Student Activities and Organizations

• Maureen Kane, event planner, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics

• Tami Lind, veterinary technician supervisor, Small Animal Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine

• Jacqueline McDermott, associate director of graduate student excellence, Dean’s Office of Graduate Education, College of Engineering

• Sydney Moore, academic advisor, College of Liberal Arts

• Loran Parker, associate director and principal scholar, Evaluation and Learning Research Center, College of Education

• Tina Perusek; senior auditor; Strategy and Enterprise Risk Management; the Office of Audit, Enterprise Risk and Operational Resilience

• Pamela Sari, director, Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center

• Tammy Siemers, associate director of graduate programs, Biomedical Engineering

• Kelsey Smith, marketing cloud administrator, Marketing and Communications, Mitch Daniels School of Business

• Anna Swenson, career services consultant, Center for Career Opportunities

• Pandora Taylor, health and human sciences educator, Purdue Extension – Boone County

• Emily Warter; associate director for education, science, and liberal arts online and professional education; Purdue University Online

• Rachel Yoquelet, lead veterinary technologist, Small Animal Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine