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 11th 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 scholars in the making."

The nomination criteria include an earned doctorate from Purdue and distinguished scholarly success within one’s chosen field. Honorees will be invited to participate in a virtual reception on March 17. This reception will include the 2021 and 2020 honorees. In addition, home departments of the honorees will be asked to hold virtual sessions to welcome back their alumnae and introduce them to current graduate and undergraduate students.

Nominations are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 4. 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 ButlerCenter@purdue.edu.