Prof. Yael Edan of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management has been honored by her alma mater, Purdue University, as one of five 2017
Distinguished Women Scholars. They were recognized for their exceptional
contributions to their fields and impressive leadership.
The
Office of the Provost and the Butler Center for Leadership Excellence honored
the alumnae during an award ceremony earlier this month at the Purdue Memorial
Union.
Edan
earned her PhD in 1990 from the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue. She
is a professor in industrial engineering at BGU where she leads the ABC Robotics Initiative.
According
to Patrice M. Buzzanell, Butler Chair and director of the Susan Bulkeley Butler
Center for Leadership Excellence, "we bookmark these amazing women’s lives
from the time they graduated from Purdue to their current positions but the
space between is filled with so many accomplishments. These five 2017
Distinguished Women Scholars are not only known nationally and internationally
for their accomplishments in their content areas of expertise, but also are
recognized as effective teachers, outstanding administrators, and generous
mentors. Their contributions and the ways they act as role models to all of us
are nothing short of inspiring.”
The
other four 2017 awardees are:
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Caula Beyl earned her PhD in 1979 from the Department of Horticulture and
Landscape Architecture in the College of Agriculture. She currently is the dean
of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at the University
of Tennessee.
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Kristine Blair earned her PhD in 1994 in the Department of English,
specifically in rhetoric and composition. She currently serves as dean of the
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Youngstown State University.
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Vicki McCracken earned her PhD in 1984 from the Department of Agricultural
Economics. She currently is associate director and professor in the School of
Economic Sciences at Washington State University.
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Marcy Towns earned her PhD in 1994 from the Department of Chemistry and
returned to Purdue in 2006. She is a professor of chemistry and director of
General Chemistry.
