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Appointments, promotions, faculty and staff honors• Appointments and promotions: – Amy Noah has been named director of corporate relations for the Schools of Engineering. Noah previously served as the manager of corporate relations for the university and prior to that was employed by TRW Commercial Systems as a supply chain manager. – Kyle D. Bymaster has been named associate director for annual giving — students and parents. Bymaster graduated from Purdue in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics. He also was president of Purdue Foundation Student Board. – Gretchen Bertolet has been named coordinator of the speakers bureau, which is part of Purdue's engagement efforts. As coordinator Bertolet will help match Purdue faculty and staff experts with groups needing speakers. Bertolet was previously employed as director of the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. Prior to that, she served as deputy director of the Southern Arts Federation and was the former assistant director of the Cincinnati Art Museum. – Tom Recker has been appointed director of development for the School of Industrial Engineering. He was previously employed by Phi Sigma Kappa International headquarters as executive vice president and is a former president and board member of the Fraternity Executives Association. – Lee Anne Scott has accepted the position of director of development for the School of Liberal Arts. She was previously employed by Habitat for Humanity of Lafayette as director of development and also is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
• Faculty and staff honors: – Carl Cowen, professor of mathematics, has been named president-elect of the Mathematics Association of America (MAA). He will become the association's 51st president on Jan. 9, 2005, serving a two-year term. He will succeed Professor Ronald Graham of University of California, San Diego. The MAA's purpose is to promote communication, teaching and learning, and research in mathematics. – Lyle F. Albright, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, has been named a recipient of the 2003 F.J. and Dorothy Van Antwerpen Award for Service to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The annual award, sponsored by the Dow Chemical Co. Foundation, recognizes a chemical engineer for outstanding contributions and service to the organization. Albright, who came to Purdue more than 40 years ago, began his chemical engineering career in 1939 with Dow Chemical in Midland, Mich. At Purdue, he has directed the research of more than 100 graduate students. He holds four patents, 220 publication credits and consults extensively on plant improvements and safety matters. Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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