December 10,2018

Nominations sought for Distinguished Women Scholars award

The Office of the Provost, in partnership with Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, is accepting nominations for the Ninth Annual Distinguished Women Scholars award to honor alumnae who earned a Purdue doctorate and have made significant scholarly contributions to their respective academic communities.

"By recognizing our academic women of distinction, we also acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of our faculty to mentoring these successful scholars and recognize Purdue’s role in diversifying university faculty across the nation," says Mangala Subramaniam, director of the Butler Center. "At the same time, we demonstrate to our undergraduate and graduate students the many benefits of a Purdue graduate degree. We hope the recipients will be role models to all of our scholars in the making."

The nomination criteria include an earned doctorate from Purdue and distinguished scholarly success within one’s chosen field. Recipients will be invited to campus April 3 to be honored at a reception. In addition, home departments of the honorees will be asked to welcome back their alumnae and introduce them to current graduate and undergraduate students.

Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Jan. 28. Nomination packets must be uploaded to this link and must include the following documents:

* Letter of nomination that outlines the nominee’s achievements since graduating from Purdue. Include details of scholarly, leadership, teaching and engagement accomplishments. Nomination letter can be up to a maximum of three pages.

* The nominee’s most recent CV.

* Support letter from two references who could speak to each nominee’s record of distinction. Each letter can be a maximum of two pages.

A committee of faculty members will review the nominations/applications and finalize the award recipients. For more information, contact the Butler Center at ButlerCenter@purdue.edu.

Past honorees

* 2018: Christine M. Ladisch, Kay A. Lawton, Deborah E. McDowell, Marilyn K. Speedie

* 2017: Caula Beyl, Kristine Blair, Yael Edan, Vicki McCracken, Marcy Towns

* 2016: Tuajuanda Jordan, Angela Barron McBride, Talya Bauer, Kara Hoffman

* 2015: JoAnn Browning, Lynn A. Bryan, Renu Khator, April C. Mason

* 2014: Carole Ames, Gloria Muday, Virginia Ayres, Kathryn E. Stecke, Leslie J. Struble, Carolyn Perrucci

* 2013: Annette LaGreca, Dorothy Denning

* 2012: Jane Butler Kahle, Carolyn Woo, Kathleen Blake Yancey

* 2011: Mary Eileen Dolan, Nancy Ann Monteiro-Riviere, Mary J. Wirth


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