ADVANCING NORTHWEST
Alumni AWARDS RECIPIENTS 2018
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD
Dr. Matt Becker
Dr. Bayo Joachim
Becker ’98, is the W. Gerald Austen Endowed Chair of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering at The University of Akron, in Akron, Ohio. His multidisciplinary research team is focused on developing bioactive polymers for regenerative medicine and addressing unmet medical needs at the interface of chemistry, materials and medicine. His group has published more than 140 papers, has 35 patents issued or pending, and has delivered more than 200 invited lectures in 20 countries. He is the founder of three start-up companies, under the umbrella of the holding company 21st Century Medical Technologies.
Dr. Joyce Wake Piveral Piveral ’70, ’74, ’82, came to Northwest in 2000 as the director of teacher education services. She became dean of the College of Education and Human Services in 2010, serving as the leader of five academic departments as well as the Horace Mann Laboratory School until retiring in 2016. Piveral helped position the professional education unit to be one of the strongest and most reputable programs in the region. Piveral’s experiences and research put Northwest in the national spotlight as it was named one of two universities in the nation to receive the prestigious Christa McAuliffe Excellence in Teaching Award in 2006.
PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD
TURRET SERVICE AWARD
Ryan Heiland
Kelly Archer Quinlin
John Moore
Heiland ’99, has more than 15 years of experience in government affairs and economic development. He has served the Maryville community as its assistant city manager since 2012. His most notable achievements have come with the transformation and development of Mozingo Lake Recreation Park, the construction of the Watson 9 youth golf course, the Fourth Street Improvement Project, and gathering community support for the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse. As a result of these efforts, Heiland has been selected five times as a presenter for the International Town and Gown Association Annual Conference for his collaborative work with the city of Maryville and Northwest. 24
Joachim is a professor in Northwest’s School of Communication and Mass Media. He joined the faculty in 1990, teaching for seven years and returning in 1999 after earning his Master of Law degree in international law and international relations as well as his Master of Science in criminology. He has taught a variety of communication courses, served on numerous committees and sponsored several student organizations. He is the recipient of the Northwest Excellence Award for Civility and the Dean’s Faculty Award for Service. In addition to his teaching career, he works on orphanage, high school and community projects in Haiti.
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY EMERITUS AWARD
NORTHWEST ALUMNI MAGAZINE I FALL 2018
Quinlin ’00 is a Maryville native and has been the head athletic trainer at Northwest since 2003. Her responsibilities include managing the total well-being of all Bearcat student-athletes. She oversees the majority of long-term rehabilitation programs and works directly with women’s basketball and golf, and the men’s and women’s tennis teams. She regularly presents to community groups regarding injury prevention and care, and she is a member of the Athletic Trainer Advisory Committee for the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts. She was named the 2017 National Athletic Trainers’ Association Division II Head Athletic Trainer of the Year.
Moore ’78, has been an active volunteer and supporter of Northwest. He served as class president his sophomore year, student body president his senior year, president of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and he was a member of the Blue Key Honor Society. After retiring from a 30-plus-year career with the Federal Reserve Bank, he continues to share his expertise through volunteer activities at Northwest and in his community. As a member of the Northwest Foundation Board of Directors, he was instrumental in establishing a successful fundraising initiative for the Hughes Fieldhouse with the creation of the Founding 50, a group of donors providing gifts of $50,000 and greater. Moore also has provided leadership during the University’s Greek Life visioning process.