21 PUC alumni receive Outstanding Alumni Awards

Twenty-one Purdue University Calumet graduates received Purdue Alumni Association-Calumet’s 2008 Outstanding Alumni Awards during Alumni Leaders Day, Friday, Nov. 14.

Honorees were selected by faculty from each Purdue Calumet academic department.

The honorees, their place of residence, job title, employer and the Purdue Calumet academic department recognizing them are as follows:

School of Education

• Susan M. Wirtz (Crown Point) kindergarten schoolteacher and School Improvement Team leader, Oak Hill Elementary School (Lowell)
• Peggy S. Buffington, Ph.D. (Valparaiso) superintendent, School City of Hobart (Hobart); Department of Teacher Preparation Award

School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

• Deno K. Yiankes  (Valparaiso, president and CEO, Investments & Development, White Lodging Services Corp. (Merrillville); Department of Behavioral Sciences Award
• Mark D. Dollins (Ridgefield, CT) senior vice president of communication, PepsiCo Americas Foods (PAF) and PepsiCo Global Internal Communications (Purchase, NY), Department of Communication and Creative Arts Award
• Eunice M. Madison, Ph.D (Hammond), continuing lecturer, Department of English and Philosophy, Purdue University Calumet (Hammond); Department of English and Philosophy Award
• Luisa Gonzalez-Hannon (Valparaiso), director of guidance, Boone Grove High School (Valparaiso); Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Award
• Cynthia L. Ogorek (Calumet City, IL) owner, The Public Historian (Calumet City) and author; Department of History and Political Science Award

School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science

• David M. Radovich, D.D.S. (Schererville) dentist (Munster); Department of Biological Sciences Award
• Mary E. Costa (Valparaiso) quality assurance engineer, Arcelor Mittal (East Chicago); Department of Chemistry and Physics Award
• Gerald W. Herr (Crown Point) vice president business development, Nordic Energy Services LLC (Willowbrook, IL); Department of Electrical Engineering Award
• Diana Underwood-Gregg (Crown Point) associate professor of mathematics education and director of Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, Purdue University Calumet (Hammond); Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics Award
• Kelly M. Dallas (Merrillville) project manager corporate engineering, Arcelor Mittal (East Chicago); Department of Mechanical Engineering Award

School of Management

• Stacy Januszewski (Schererville), senior vice president and chief risk officer, Peoples Bank-Corporate Center (Munster); Department of Accounting Award
• Jeff Biesczat (Griffith), senior manager commercial finance, William Wrigley Jr. Company (Chicago); Department of Finance and Economics Award
• Michael P. Puaca (Crown Point), director global infrastructure, Brunswick Corporation (Lake Forest, IL); Department of Information Systems Award
• Douglas J. Ollie (West Chicago, IL), director of logistics services, Sears Holding Corporation (Hoffman Estates, IL); Department of Marketing, Human Resources and Management Award
• Jesus A. Cervera (Hammond), vice president of community affairs, Citizens Financial Services FSB (Munster); MBA Award

School of Nursing

• Marsha M. King (Elkhart), system chief nursing officer, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (South Bend); School of Nursing Award

School of Technology

• Michael E. Bergin (Lansing, IL) president/owner, CMM Group Inc. (Lansing, IL); Department of Construction Science and Organizational Leadership Award
• Edward J. Shultz (St. John), vice president of engineering and construction/regional consulting engineer, Sisters of St. Francis Health Services’ Northern Indiana Region; Department of Engineering Technology Award
• Bradley A. Comer (Willowbrook, IL), IT manager, The Chicago Bar Association (Chicago, IL); Department of Computer Information Technology and Graphics Award

News Release Date: November 7, 2008