Annette Benson
Senior Public Relations Consultant
Young Hall, Suite 120
Phone: (765) 494-0614
Email: annetteb@purdue.edu
Annette Benson, MS, is CILMAR’s senior public relations consultant. Her responsibilities include:
- External and internal stakeholder communication branding
- Management of the Intercultural Learning Hub (HubICL)
Because of her intimate connection with the HubICL from its earliest stages, she possesses a wealth of knowledge concerning interactive intercultural learning activities and assessments and often shares best practices in creating and sharing new ICL tools at conferences and workshops.
Distinctions:
Golden Award, National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS), 2007
Catalyst Award, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Purdue University, 2009
Innovation Award, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), 2011
Sunrise Award, Executive Vice President for Partnerships and Research, Purdue University, 2014
Above and Beyond, Executive Vice President for Partnerships and Research, Purdue University, 2018
Fun fact: Annette is the matriarch of a predominantly Boilermaker home. She attended the graduations from Purdue of three of her four children in May 2011, May 2012, and December 2017. In May 2018, she walked across the Elliott Hall of Music stage herself, receiving a new MS degree from Purdue’s Brian Lamb School of Communication. Ever grateful, ever true.
