Staff Awards

The following Purdue Veterinary Medicine awards honor outstanding staff.

PVM Outstanding Staff Award

The Outstanding Staff Award recognizes excellence of endeavors of employees of the College who are not faculty members.

Nominations are due 03/01/2024.

Submit nomination documents to The Office of the Dean.

All non-faculty permanent employees not primarily engaged in research-related activities of the PVM and directly associated units (including but not limited to the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, the PVM Research Animal Facility, the PVM Business Office, and the PVM Library).
Recipients of the award shall be inelegible for reconsideration during the following year only.

Any number of eligible staff members may be nominated to the Selection Committee.
There shall not be more than two awards per year. One award will be limited to nominees from the Veterinary Hospital and Veterinary Clinical Sciences Department. The other award will be limited to nominees from Basic Medical Sciences Department, Veterinary Administration Department, and Veterinary Pathobiology Department.
Criteria for selection are judged performances and contributions in one or more of the following:
- Excellence in service to the students, staff, faculty, and other constituencies of the College.
- Excellence in enhancing the image of the College with its public.
- Excellence in public and professional services and relations.
- Exceptional performance of assigned duties above and beyond that ordinarily expected of the position.

From the Veterinary Hospital and Veterinary Clinical Sciences Departments:

Jolene Knuth (2023)
Tami Lind (2021)
Megan Brashear (2020)
Theresa Jeffrey (2019)
Amy Huffman (2018)
Amy Huffman, RVT, Jessica Roller, Jeannine Henry, RVT and Theresa Jeffrey (2019)

From the departments of Basic Medical Sciences, Veterinary Administration, and Comparative Pathobiology:

This award recognizes research staff for their outstanding contributions.

Nominations are due 03/11/2024.

Submit nomination documents to The Office of Research.

This award is given to faculty and staff to recognize, honor, and highlight their contributions to moving Purdue forward.

Nominations are due 03/11/2024.

Jennifer Ashley
Amy Balser
Tressa Bowman
Crystal Bradford
Angie Chan
Scott Fix
Amy Fridlund
Rachel Kelly
Laura Marsh
Brittney McDonald
Shelly Opperman
Melanie Prouse
Michelle Schmierer
Amy Smeltzer
Meggan Stanton
Anesthesia Nurses Team Award: Olivia Buschman, Olivia Coon, Alena Epperson, Elisa Hostetler, Jolene Knuth, Chloe Morris
Small Animal Emergency/Critical Care Veterinary Nurses and Veterinary Assistants Team Award: Melissa Campbell, Ashley DiPrete, Courtney Dolwick, Chesala Durnal, Sara Dyson, Kylie Helming, Rachel James, Michelle Kelley, Tami Lind, Mackenzie Lynas, Luca Maney, Elizabeth Mariscal, Taryn Schultz, Brielle Starr, Sara Uebler

Art Armstrong
Dennis Barnett
Linley Brewer
Danielle Buchanan
Carissa Burgess
Lynn Carmony
Cassie Cords
Kevin Draper
Makayla Espinosa
Lorraine Fox
Gabriela Gambirazio
Lisa Hunter
Bill Kielhorn
Jolene Knuth
Joni Krause
Tami Lind
MacKenzie McIntosh
Holly McCalip
Carolyn McLaughlin
Brittney Poe
Crystal Rice
Michelle Ruedin
Amy Smeltzer
Bill Smothers
Stephanie Terry
Joey Woodyard
Rachel Yoquelet
Career Fair Team Award: Paige Allen, Marisela Shippam
Equine Field Service Technicians and Receptionist Team Award: Kyle Clever, Allison MacKenzie, Cindy Schuh
PVH Large Animal Caretakers Team Award: Jennifer Day, Sara Green, Sarah Johnson

Nancy Allrich
Crystal Bradford
Alison Clauser
Christy DeYoung
Ashlee Eddings
Wright Frazier
Alyx Guadarrama
Coral Kent-Dennis
Brittany Laflen
Tami Lind
Deborah Lubelski
MacKenzie McIntosh
Sarah Schroeder
Audrey Songer
Susan Xioufaridou
COVID-19 Receiving Team: Dr. Abigail Cox, Dr. Geoffrey Lossie, Dr. Jose Ramos-Vara, Dr. Mario Sola, Dr. Nobuko Wakamatsu-Utsuki
Student Services Team Award for the Career Fair: Paige Allen, Shelly Opperman, Amanda Taylor
VAD Team Award for 2021 Centers for Human Animal Bond Conference: Wright Frazier, Tricia Johnson, Susan Xioufaridou
Versa Technicians in Shelter Medicine and Surgery/Priority 4 Paws Team Award: Shelley Harmon, Ashlee Hershman, Kenzie Pfledderer, Megan Pickering, Victoria Shackelford

Dr. Craig Bowen
Jennifer Hewitt
Pamela Kirby
Jolene Knuth
Debbie Morgan
Brittney Rhodes
Dr. Marije Risselada
Tony Scalone
Liane Shaw
Cassandra Simmons
Amanda Taylor
Ann Templeman
Dr. Becky Wilkes
COVID-19 Sample Intake Team Award: Elaine Baird, Vicky Cross, Amy Fridlund, Abby Props, Hilary Richards, Mary Ruzicka, Amy Smeltzer
Molecular Laboratory Staff Team Award: Angie Chan, Erin Christian, Tracey Clark, Scott Gentry, Farren Osborn, Eric Pouliot, Becca Witman