Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Awards
Each year, the Global Academic Committee and Office of Global Partnerships award two faculty and two staff the Outstanding Leadership in Globalization Awards for impact relevant to all or one of the academic mission categories of Learning, Discovery, and Engagement
Current Winners - 2025
Jennifer DeBoer - 2025 Winner
Comprehensive Faculty Award | Associate Professor, Engineering Education
Ellen Schellhase - 2025 Winner
Engagement Pillar Faculty Award | Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice; Director of International Engagement, College of Pharmacy
Laura Starr - 2025 Winner
Comprehensive Staff Award | Director of Experiential Learning and Student Success, College of Science
Addison Sheldon - 2025 Winner
Engagement Pillar Staff Award | Director of Global Engagement, College of Veterinary Medicine
Past Winners - 2024
Eric Matson - 2024 Winner
Comprehensive Faculty Award | Professor of Computer and Information Technology; Director, RICE Research Center; Co-Founder M2M Lab
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Chris Lukasik - 2024 Winner
Engagement Pillar Faculty Award | Associate Professor, English and American Studies; Director, Fulbright Faculty Awards
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Juan Velasquez de Bedout - 2024 Winner
Comprehensive Staff Award | Assistant Director, Global Partnerships; Director, Latin American Programs; Director, Colombia Purdue Partnership
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Lauren Trondsen - 2024 Winner
Engagement Pillar Staff Award | Managing Director, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety
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Past Winners - 2023
Jill Newton - 2023 Winner
Comprehensive Faculty Award | Professor of Mathematics Education
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Yuehwern Yih - 2023 Winner
Engagement Pillar Faculty Award | Director of the LASER PULSE Consortium; Director of the Smart Systems and Operations Laboratory; Professor of Industrial Engineering
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Gary Burniske - 2023 Winner
Comprehensive Staff Award | Assistant Director for Program Development, International Programs in Agriculture
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Past Winners - 2022
John Sheffield - 2022 Winner
Comprehensive Faculty Award | Professor of Engineering Technology
Andrea DeMaria - 2022 Winner
Learning Pillar Faculty Award | Former Assistant Professor of Public Health
Kara Hartman - 2022 Winner
Comprehensive Staff Award | International Exchange and Study Abroad Manager, International Programs in Agriculture
Carmen Morrow - 2022 Winner
Learning Pillar Staff Award | Lead Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate Curriculum & Research Coordinator
Past Winners - 2021
Mesut Akdere - 2021 Winner
Faculty Award | Professor of Human Resource Development; Director, Human Resource Development Virtual Lab
Joe Tort - 2021 Winner
Staff Award | Managing Director, Office of Professional Practice
Past Winners - 2020
Anatoli Rapoport - 2020 Winner
Faculty Award | Associate Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Jill Churchill - 2020 Winner
Staff Award | Former Short-Term Study Abroad Specialist, Global Engineering Programs and Partnerships
Past Winners - 2019
David Schoorman - 2019 Winner
Faculty Award | Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
William Smith II - 2019 Winner
Staff Award | Former Director, International Programs, College of Veterinary Medicine