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Hannah Cole
Intern of the Year (Non-traditional)
Enthusiasm. Dedication. Leadership. All of these words describe
Hannah Cole’s successful internship with Riley Hospital for Children
at Indiana University Health in 2013.
One of the hallmark projects of Cole’s internship was the launch
of the Riley Connections blog. She collaborated with eHealth to assure
a timely launch, making sure all invested individuals were included in
the communications.
“The time and energy she put into the project are proven in the
final product,” notes Lora Gates, statewide marketing manager for IU
Health. “She continues to suggest relevant ideas for improvement.”
Cole was key in working with eHealth and clinical leadership to
update web content for services provided to patients and families. She
also organized and staffed events, no matter if the event was on a
weekday, weekend or evening.
“She was committed to being where she was needed, when she
was needed, never once letting down the team she worked with side-
by-side,” Gates recalls. “Her enthusiasm and work ethic for all of the
areas in which I have seen her work are commendable.”
Gates says Cole’s willingness to lend a helping hand without
hesitation has greatly benefitted interactions with patients and families,
and improved Riley’s overall communications.
Claudine Meilink
Career Development Professional of the Year
Since 2006, Claudine Meilink has played a key role in facilitating
student-employer connections at Purdue University. She wears many
hats within the Center for Career Opportunities (CCO), including
career counselor, employer coordinator and data collector.
The metrics speak volumes about Meilink’s impact:
• Meilink participates in the CCO’s drop-in and career counseling
initiatives and responds to students through the online help service.
Through these initiatives, she provides individual assistance to
approximately 1,100 students per year.
• In 2012-2013, she personally conducted 63 workshops and instructional
clinics that reached more than 8,600 students.
• In addition to interacting with a number of businesses and industries
that recruit at Purdue, Meilink engages representatives from 3,310
employer organizations.
• She coordinates the Student Ambassador peer advisor program, training 12
to14 students per year in helping fellow students build their job search tools.
• Meilink oversees the collection of the Purdue post-grad data and
consistently claims a response rate of 90%.
“Claudine is one of those people who makes working in career services
at Purdue such a pleasure,” declares Christine Muir, systems administrator
for NACElink Systems at Purdue. “Her dedication and enthusiasm for
students and our programs keeps us developing new initiatives and programs
for our student body. Her energy and constant drive is invigorating.”
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