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September 19, 2007

Two receive Young Alumni Awards from Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -
2007 Outstanding Young Alumni Award
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The Purdue Alumni Association presented the 2007 Outstanding Young Alumni Awards during halftime of the Sept. 15 football game against Central Michigan University.

Lori Szczypiorski and David Irimies received the awards during a ceremony on the Ross-Ade Stadium field.

Szczypiorski, a 2002 graduate of the Krannert School of Management, serves on the board of directors for the Purdue Club of St. Joseph Valley. She holds the offices of publicity chairperson and assistant secretary. Szczypiorski also is involved in the Purdue President's Council and the John Purdue Club. She is employed as a product manager at Conn-Selmer in Elkhart, Ind.

Irimies, a 2005 electrical and computer engineering graduate, serves as activities director for the Purdue Club of Cleveland. He also volunteers with the Purdue Engineering Alumni Association. An employee of NASA, he resides in Grafton, Ohio.

Established in 1999, the Young Alumni Award honors people age 32 or younger who have given outstanding service to the university, the Purdue Alumni Association, or a local alumni club as well as citizenship activities.

For information on nominations for next year's awards, visit https://www.purduealum.org/programs/awards.asp.

Writer: Tanya Brown, (765) 494-2079, tanyabrown@purdue.edu

Source: Kelly Hiller, Purdue Alumni Association, (765) 494-6952, khiller@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu

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Jim Karl, president of the Purdue Alumni Association board of trustees, presents Lori Szczypiorski with the 2007 Outstanding Young Alumni Award. David Irimies also received the award from Kirk Cerny, executive director of the alumni association. The awards are presented annually to young Purdue alumni who have made a difference in their communities. (Photo contributed)

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