Mike Suckow, clinical associate professor and assistant department head in the Department of Aviation Technology, came to Purdue in July 2001. His main responsibility at that time was to serve as a captain on turbine flight operations (TFO) aircraft. As the number of TFO flights have decreased, Suckow’s duties on the administrative side have increased, including coordinating the purchase of a new fleet of airplanes and working with industry to build opportunities for aviation students. He previously worked for 20 years in the regional airline industry as a pilot, senior director, and vice president of operations. He has more than 8,000 hours of flight time.

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Alka Harriger, professor of computer and information technology, and Kari Clase, assistant professor of industrial technology, have been named the inaugural Dean Fellows for the College of Technology.

Each will begin their fellowship projects in Spring 2012.

Harriger will work on strategic diversity initiatives and Kari Clase will investigate the demand and feasibility of adding bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biotechnology to the college’s degree programs.

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Two College of Technology faculty and staff were recognized by Dean Gary Bertoline Dec. 2 as the most recent recipients of the Good to Great award.

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Fourteen College of Technology faculty were Seeds of Success honorees at the Excellence in Research Awards dinner Nov. 1. These awards are given to principal investigators and co-principal investigators of projects that garnered $1 million or more in grants last year.

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Several Purdue College of Technology faculty and alumni were recognized with awards during the annual meeting of the Association for sTEm Teacher Education in St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 17-18.

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The Apprentice Educator Grant, sponsored by the ASEE Women in Engineering Division, has been renamed the Mara H. Wasburn Apprentice Educator Grant. The award has been renamed in honor of Mara Wasburn, who previously served as chair of the ASEE Women in Engineering Division. Prior to her passing in March 2011, Wasburn was a professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision at Purdue's College of Technology. She has also served as director of development for Purdue University's School of Nursing and was the first director of Purdue's Women's Resource Office.

The Mara H. Wasburn Apprentice Educator Grant allows for two recipients to travel to the ASEE Annual Conference. Each grant consists of reimbursement for registration, travel, food, and accommodation expenses up to $2,000. The grant was created to build capacity for the engineering education community through apprenticeship and mentoring to members of the community who are at the entry/launch point of their engineering education career.

Amy Lohrman, a senior in the Department of Computer and Information Technology, is being featured during December as one of Five Students at Purdue who are Music Makers. These students are as passionate about their music as they are about their studies. For them, life would not be the same without a hefty dose of melody in it.

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Bryan Morris, a senior in building construction management from Greenwood, S.C., will be the student responder for Purdue's afternoon commencement, Dec. 18.

After the address from Purdue President France A. Cordova, Morris will address graduating seniors from the colleges of Health and Human Sciences, Pharmacy, Science, Technology and the schools of Management and Veterinary Medicine.

Also during the ceremony, Purdue will award posthumous bachelor's and associate degrees to Sean Matti. A double major in organizational leadership and supervision and industrial technology, Matti died July 3, 2011.

Read more about Morris and commencement:

• Five Students Who are Veterans - Bryan Morris
  
• IU, Purdue join forces to deliver game ball, honor fallen soldiers
  
• Commencement news release
  

The December Dean's Forum featured a presentation by Shari Schrader, director of advancement for the College of Technology. You can see Schrader's entire presentation, as well as the rest of the Dean's Forum, on this Web site (requires Windows Media Player).

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Look no further than the Lovich family tree to illustrate the diversity of careers available to Technology graduates.

Brothers Milen, Tim and Luke graduated from the College of Technology with majors in what is now the Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation. Tim  ’77 and Luke ’80 both majored in organizational leadership and supervision. Milen ’77 earned his teaching certificate in industrial education.

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