INDIANAPOLIS - Five faculty members, four staff members and six students received recognition during the event, which took place in the Campus Center on March 28. One of the awards from the Office for Women celebrated the "IUPUI Inspirational Woman." This year's recipient was professor Jane Schultz from the Department of English in the IU School of Liberal Arts.
Other award recipients were as follows:
Veteran faculty members:
- Leslie Ashburn-Nardo, associate professor, psychology, School of Science.
- Janice Blum, associate vice chancellor for graduate education.
- Elaine Cooney, professor, electrical and computer engineering technology, School of Engineering and Technology.
- Robin Hughes, executive associate dean, School of Education.
Veteran staff members:
- Vicki Daugherty, program manager and diversity coordinator, School of Informatics and Computing.
- Kimberly Lewis, associate registrar, Office of the Registrar.
Newcomer staff members:
- Susannah Gawor, director, graduate business programs in medicine, Kelley School of Business.
- Brandi Rund, support services team lead, IUPUC.
Students:
- Melanie Scheive, School of Science. Major: Neuroscience.
- Gabriela Mazur, School of Science. Majors: Biochemistry and neuroscience.
- Amber Kriech, School of Engineering and Technology. Major: Organizational leadership and supervision.
- Lyla Mahmoud, School of Liberal Arts. Major: Political science.
- Melanie Wiseman, School of Medicine. Major: Third-year medical doctorate.
- Jacquelyn Fletcher, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Major: Doctorate in physical therapy.