On Friday, November 6, 2009, Purdue Alumni Calumet honored 20 outstanding Purdue University Calumet alumni from various fields of study at Alumni Leaders Day 2009.  The award ceremony and panel discussion were held in Alumni Hall, while networking with hors d’oeuvres was held in Founder’s Study.  Click on their names to meet our 2009 Honorees!

2009 Honorees (click on names to view their bio)

School of Education

Toni R. Mitchell (Valparaiso, IN) Principal, Knapp Elementary School (Michigan City, IN); Department of Graduate Studies in Education

Denise Hughes (Munster, IN) Principal, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (Hammond, IN); Department of Teacher Preparation Award

School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Mitchell J. Macenski (Minneapolis, MN), Global Director of Clinical Affairs, Zimmer Spine (Edina, MN); Department of Behavioral Sciences Award

Roman Modrowski (Chicago, IL) Senior Editor, ESPNChicago.com (Chicago, IL); Department of Communication and Creative Arts Award

April Heltsley (Bloomington, IN) Senior Faculty Lecturer, Indiana University Kelley School of Business, Operations and Decision Technologies (Bloomington, IN); Department of English and Philosophy Award

Richard Gianni (Crown Point, IN) Senior Faculty Member and Director of Westwood Writing and Learning Center, Westwood College; Limited Term Lecturer, Purdue University Calumet; Freelance Editor, Cengage Publishing; Department of History and Political Science Award

School of Engineering, Mathematics and Science

David George (Chicago, IL) Director of Bioinformatics, Precision Biomarker Resources (Evanston, IL); Department of Biological Sciences Award

Jon Aros (Valparaiso, IN) Environmental Chemist, Hammond Sanitary District (Hammond, IN); Department of Chemistry and Physics Award

Susan M. Jackson (La Porte, IN) Global Sales and Export Manager, Environmental Technology, Inc. (South Bend, IN); Department of Electrical Engineering Award

Jeff Schieb (Hammond, IN) Associate Director for the Office of Institutional Research and Continuing Lecturer, Purdue University Calumet (Hammond, IN); Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics Award

Dale Wiersbe (St. John, IN) Retired, former President & CEO Ispat Inland; Department of Mechanical Engineering Award

School of Management

Marisol Yvonne Edmond (Merrillville, IN) Revenue Agent, Internal Revenue Service (Merillville, IN); Department of Accounting Award

Michael Januszewski (Crown Point, IN) Senior Equity Trader, William Blair & Company, LLC (Chicago, IL); Department of Finance and Economics Award

Toma Lukajic (Crown Point, IN) Chief Financial Officer, Bayshore Properties, Inc. (Merrillville, IN); Department of Information Systems Award

Kasey Rodell (Crown Point, IN) Director of Client Consulting, The Nielsen Company (Chicago, IL); Department of Marketing, Human Resources and Management Award

Eva Quiroz (Merrillville, IN) Case Manager, Wellpoint (Indianapolis, IN); MBA Award

School of Nursing

Patricia Breitweiser (Crown Point, IN) Supervisor of Health Services, School City of Hammond (Hammond, IN); School of Nursing Award

School of Technology

Brian H. McShane (Munster, IN) President and CEO, McShane’s (Munster, IN); Department of Construction Science and Organizational Leadership Award

Fred C. Keith (Schererville, IN) IT Manager, Ford Motor Company (Chicago, IL); Department of Engineering Technology Award

Timothy Kovacik (Schererville, IN) Manager of Network Services Infrastructure Worldwide, Griffith Laboratories (Alsip, IL); Department of Computer Information Technology and Graphics Award

Check out the Annual Awards tab above for more information on Alumni Leaders Day.