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Nancy Eberle receives University service award
Nancy
Eberle, graduate office coordinator for the Department of Mathematics,
received the Eudoxia Girard Martin Memorial Staff Recognition Award on
December 9. The annual award recognizes a staff member who, in service
to the University community, demonstrates those qualities of heart, mind,
and spirit that evince a love for and helpfulness to students, faculty,
and staff. The award was established in 2001 through an endowment funded
by the sons of Mrs. Martin, who served as executive secretary to several
Purdue deans of engineering during the period 1920-1955.
Nancy is pictured here with Dr. Leslie L. Martin, son of Eudoxia Martin,
and Provost Sally Mason.
Nancy began working in the Mathematics Department graduate office just
before her high school graduation 36 years ago. According to Professor
Steve Bell, a former graduate chair, “Nancy is extremely sensitive
to the needs and worries of our students; her intuition about what needs
to be done for whom and when is uncanny. Furthermore, she has gently and
competently trained every faculty graduate chair in the department to
do their job, and she has helped them learn to put on a more humane and
sympathetic face. She calmly and deftly handles the deluge of application
materials and the incessant queries that come from applicants all over
the world.”
“The one thing that stands out to me is the kindness of our students,"
Nancy says. “They are so appreciative of all the routine parts of
the job I do for them.” The students return that sentiment. According
to Meike Niederhausen, “Nancy is the glue that holds the graduate
program together. She is the perfect example of a true Boilermaker.”
The award consisted of a medallion, a framed description of the life of
Eudoxia Girard Martin, and a $1,000 honorarium.
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