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Since 1986, the Distinguished Alumni Award has recognized CLA alumni for their professional achievements, dedication to their communities, and involvement with Purdue.
Congratulations to the 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients!
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients 2008
| David Geeslin EDUCATION
BA 1989, Linguistics, Purdue University
EdM 1991, Deaf Education, Boston University
EdD 2007, Educational Leadership, Indiana University PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Indiana School for the Deaf
Superintendent/CEO
Educational Consultant
Supervising Teacher (Principal of Elementary)
Interim Director of Outreach
Interim Assistant Director of Outreach
Interim Director of Assessment Services Center
Language Assessment Specialist
American Sign Language Assessment Coordinator
Consultant (Language Assessment Specialist), Boston Children Deaf Network, Boston Children’s Hospital PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Indiana School for the Deaf
Bilingual/Bicultural Committee
Communication Committee
Tech Prep Curriculum Committee
Technology Committee
Indianapolis Public School Cultural Audit Task Force
Board member, State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities
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| Charles Jones EDUCATION
BA 1981, Industrial Design and Human Factors Engineering, Purdue University PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Whirlpool Corporation
Corporate Vice President, Global Product Design
Group Manager, ID/HI and Business Strategy Office, Xerox Corporation
General Manager, Meridian Division, Herman Miller Incorporated
Haworth Incorporated
Manager, Corporate Industrial Design
Manager, Venture Group
Kimball International
Manager, Advanced Concepts and Innovation
Industrial Designer, Corporate Design Center PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Elected to Academy of Fellows, International Design Society
Elected to Academy of Fellows, World Technology Network
Judge, 1995 BusinessWeek/IDEA design competition
Chair, 1999 BusinessWeek “Designs of the Decade” competition
Chair, 2002 BusinessWeek/IDEA design competition
Fellow, Industrial Designers Society of America
Design Management Institute
Product Development and Management Association
Professional Member, Human Factors Society
Founding Member, Association for Software Design AWARDS
National Design Award
More than 100 international awards for product design excellence
Fast Company “Master of Design”
BusinessWeek Industrial Design Excellence Award Who’s Who in Science and Technology
Who’s Who in America
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| Dorothy Leland EDUCATION
BA 1971, English, Purdue University
MA 1973, American Studies, Purdue University
PhD 1978, Philosophy, Purdue University PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Georgia College & State University
President and Professor of Philosophy
Florida Atlantic University
Vice President, Boca Raton Campus
Executive Director and Associate Provost
Special Assistant to the Provost
Director and Executive Director, Women’s Studies Center
Purdue University
Director, Women’s Resource Office
Director and Co-Director, Doctoral Program in English and Philosophy
Assistant and Associate Professor of Philosophy PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Board of Trustees/Directors
Page Foundation
Oconee River Greenway Foundation
Flannery O’Connor-Andalusia Foundation
Middle Georgia United Way
Georgia Council on Economic Education
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
President, Peach Belt Athletic Conference
Chair, Policies and Purposes Committee, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Mentor, Georgia Education Mentorship Program
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| Joann Pasquale DiGennaro EDUCATION
BA 1965, Communication, Purdue University
1966 University of Rome
MS 1976, University of Maryland
1978, Oxford University Law Program
JD 1979, George Mason University School of Law PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
President, Center for Excellence in EducationProfessional PROFESSIONAL SERVICE/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Board of Visitors, U.S. Army War College
NASA Advisory Council
Board of Governors, Coordinating Council for International Universities
Board of Directors, Sts. Cyril and Methodius Foundation, Sofia, Bulgaria
Advisory Board for Educational Projects, Siemens Corporation
Chairperson, Fairfax County Public Library Board of Trustees
Executive Board and Officer, Northern Virginia Mental Health Association Board of Trustees
Chairman, International Trade Committee, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce AWARDS
2007 Recognition by U.S. Congress for education, science, and technology programming between United States and other nations
2007 Recognition Award for Philanthropy, Government of Bulgaria
2006 Gold Ring Award, Pharos Tribune Newspaper
Outstanding Service, Mental Health Association of Northern Virginia
Who’s Who of American Women
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| Betsy Turner EDUCATION
BA 1977, Communication Education, Purdue University
MA 1979, Communication, Purdue University
JD 1986, Vanderbilt University Law School PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Counsel, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
Litigation Associate, Boies & McInnis LLP
Litigation Associate, Stecher, Jaglom & Prutzman
Law Clerk, Gilbert S. Merritt, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Paralegal Assistant, Williams & Connolly PROFESSIONAL SERVICE/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
The Drama League of New York
Board of Directors
First Vice President
Member, Green Room Company
Member, Cornwall Garden Club and Royal Horticulture Society
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