MaPSAC awards grants to 22 employees for professional development

MaPSAC has awarded individual professional development grants to 22 management and professional staff members for the spring application cycle.

Grants up to $750 are awarded twice a year. MaPSAC, the Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee, presented a total of $9,513 for its spring 2021 grants. The volunteer committee reviewed 31 eligible applications. The committee thanks applicants for their patience as pandemic-related realities affected the review process. The fall application period will open in September and be available to support activities occurring from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022.

Grant recipients, their positions and the areas in which they work are:

Ginger Batta, senior program manager, Agricultural Economics
Katie Davidson, community wellness coordinator, Nutrition Education Program
Emily Del Real, engagement specialist, Center for Regional Development
Johnna Dexter-Wiens, senior communication strategist, Marketing and Communications

Sean Dufault, associate director of summer session, Summer Session
Annie Eakin, community wellness coordinator, Extension Nutrition Education Program
Paige Ebner, assistant director, Center on Aging and the Life Course
Brandi Farrer, program manager, Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association

Danielle Hayden, assistant director of financial aid, Division of Financial Aid
Evelyn Howard, program coordinator, Krannert student services
Susan Khalifah, director of student experience, Civil Engineering
Peng Li, analytical chemist/instrument development specialist, Office of the Indiana State Chemist

Andrea Mattingly, communications director, Student Success
Sherry McQueary, business analyst, IT Application Services
Taylor Patterson, assistant director, regional rep – Southern California, Admissions
Lori Pence, associate director for student success, College of Engineering

Cheryl Pierce, communications specialist, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy
Jennifer Smith, instructional technologist , Veterinary Medicine
Janine Sparks, stable isotope specialist, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Jacob Stensberg, assistant director, Purdue Musical Organizations
Joseph Strickler, assistant director of Purdue Promise, Student Success
Kathryn Walters, manager, scheduling and systems, PMU Event Services