Purdue ME Staff Awards
Purdue ME Staff Awards
As the largest mechanical engineering school in the nation, Purdue ME relies on its staff to keep everything functioning smoothly and best serve our students and faculty. Our 100+ staff members work out of a dozen different campus locations, in everything from finance to student advising to machining.
Below you'll find those staff who have gone above and beyond, earning special recognitions and awards:
2025
Purdue ME Staff Awards of Excellence
- Outstanding Leadership/Professional Achievement: Francisco Montalvo
- Outstanding Customer Service: Miranda Baer, Pam Graf, Jose Lopez Romero
- Persistently pursue excellence: Matt Hunt
- Act with integrity and compassion: Jonathan Martz
- Collaborate within and outside ME: Julia Davis
- Foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment: Julia King
- Provide service to all: Chris Warnock
2024
Purdue ME Staff Awards of Excellence
- Outstanding Leadership/Professional Achievement: LouAnna Eichrodt
- Outstanding Customer Service: Dean Dilley, Martha Lucht, Alex Van Allen
- Persistently pursue excellence: Lakshya Bhatnagar
- Act with integrity and compassion: Kyle Baer
- Collaborate within and outside ME: Sheri Tague
- Foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment: Amanda Barnett
- Provide service to all: Jared Pike
College of Engineering Staff Awards of Excellence
- Management & Professional Customer Service Excellence Award: Dean Dilley
- Management & Professional New Employee Award: Lea Greathouse
- Support & Service New Employee Award: Vivian Scott
- Team Award: ME Indy Integration Team (Chris Finch, Alan Jones, Sheri Tague, Mike Logan, Steve Kessler, Pam Graf, Stephanie Winder, Zach Sigafoes)
2023
Purdue ME Staff Awards of Excellence
- Outstanding Leadership/Professional Achievement: Xiaomin Qian
- Outstanding Customer Service: Frank Lee, Sheri Tague, Stephanie Winder
- Persistently pursue excellence: Debbie Johnson
- Act with integrity and compassion: Monica Embry
- Collaborate within and outside ME: Janeen Redman
- Foster a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment: Brandon Boyd
- Provide service to all: Victoria Wunderlich
College of Engineering Staff Awards of Excellence
- Leah H. Jamieson Leadership Award: Xiaomin Qian
- Management & Professional Customer Service Excellence Award: Sheri Tague
- Outstanding Business Office Staff Excellence Award: Jami Butler
- Support & Service Customer Service Excellence Award: Frank Lee
- Team Award: GEARE 20th Anniversary Event Team (Heather Fabries, Jennifer Strickland, Joe Tort, Jared Pike, Francisco Montalvo)
2022
Purdue ME Staff Awards of Excellence
- Outstanding Leadership/Professional Achievement: Todd Nelson
- Outstanding Customer Service: Jared Pike, Kay Shepherd
- Persistently pursue excellence: Emma Cox
- Act with integrity and compassion: Tina Denson
- Collaborate within and outside ME: Jami Butler
- Persistently pursue excellence: Stephanie Winder
College of Engineering Staff Awards of Excellence
- Business Office Staff Excellence Award for Support Staff: Michelle Sarault
- Customer Service Award for Professional and Management Staff: Jared Pike
- Outstanding Academic Advisor Excellence Award: Holly Englert
- Outstanding Research Staff Excellence Award: Scott Meyer
- Team Award: The Hammer Project (Kyle Wang, John Wheeler, Song Zhang, Mike Logan, Martin Jun, Morgan Murphy)
2021
Purdue ME Staff Awards of Excellence
- Outstanding Leadership/Professional Achievement: Julia King
- Outstanding Customer Service: Tami Armstrong, Betsy Baxter
Mission & Core Values Awards (Spring 2021)
- Persistently pursue excellence: Kristin Deckard Dawson, Holly Englert
- Provide service to all: Jackie Baumgardt, Emma Cox
Mission & Core Values Awards (Fall 2021)
- Persistently pursue excellence: Rob McGuire
- Collaborate within and outside ME: Maralee Hayworth, Xiaomin Qian
- Provide service to all: Michelle Sarault
College of Engineering Staff Awards of Excellence
- New Employee Award: Francisco Montalvo
- Support and Customer Service Award: Michelle Moody
- Team Award: ME Online Master's Team (Xiaomin Qian, Cathy Elwell, Sheri Tague)
2020
College of Engineering Staff Awards of Excellence
- Support and Customer Service Award: Martha Lucht
- Team Award: ME Summer Projects Team (Greg Jensen, Julia King, Todd Nelson, Jared Pike, Teddy Sergesketter, Song Zhang)