APSAC awards grants to 20 employees for professional development

APSAC has awarded individual professional development grants to 20 management and professional staff members for the fall application cycle.

Grants up to $750 are awarded twice a year. APSAC, the Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee, presented a total of $10,125 for its fall 2019 grants. Applicants had submitted 73 eligible requests. The spring application period will open in February.

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

Nanette Andersson, director of libraries facilities, Libraries.
George Bailey, assistant director / cyberTAP, Technical Assistance Program.
Megan Brashear, small animal veterinary nursing manager, Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Sandi Caldrone, data repository outreach specialist, Libraries.

Christopher Cirone, utilities engineering specialist, Energy and Utilities.
Shawn Dildine, marketing and communication specialist, School of Management.
Zenephia Evans, associate dean of students, Office of the Dean of Students.
John Fansler, assistant director, Indiana Council for Economic Education, Agricultural Economics.

Ryan Ickert, senior research scientist, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
Keri Jeffers, event manager, Hospitality Services.
Jordan Meyer, data analyst, Honors College.
Christal Musser, assistant director, Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs, Graduate School.

Kristyna Myers, senior instructional designer, Veterinary Medicine administration.
Gabriela Nagy, industrial education director, Chemical Engineering.
Daniel Oliver, technical operations specialist, Recreation & Wellness.
Pamela Sari, interim director, Asian American and Asian Resource and Cultural Center.

Jeffrey Smith, manager, identity and access management, ITaP.
Rena Sterrett, program administration specialist, Human Development and Family Studies.
Amanda Vainowski, senior contract analyst, Sponsored Program Services.
Chuhao Wu, research assistant, Mechanical Engineering.