Kira Bowman

Hometown: Vienna, OH

Major: Biology/Bio-Chemistry

Research Assistant, Chemical and Biological Sciences

In the words of her nominator:

“Kira entered my laboratory with a solid, yet moderate level of bench‐level competence as well as significant drive to succeed. Together, these qualities formed the basis for the rapid expansion of her skill set competency and quality, in addition to enhancing her self‐confidence. When combined with her work ethic and outgoing personality, Kira has exhibited tremendous growth in initiative and reliability. As noted above, she has gone well beyond the expectations set forth in her job description. In fact, Kira has begun to establish herself as a professional microbiologist/biochemist with a very promising career path As such, I am most confident that Kira wholly emulates the foundational qualities –growth and competency – that form the basis of the Sirius Award.”

- Dr. Chet Cooper, Professor, Biological Sciences

Clayton Ketterer

Hometown: New Galilee, PA

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Lab Assistant, Excellence Training Center

In the words of his nominator:

“When working at the ETC, Clayton consistently goes above and beyond. He has become proficient in using our laser cutter, handi‐scan, virtual welders, Universal robots, haptic pens and most of the 3D printers in the commercial printing lab. He has demonstrated his creativity and skill by designing and printing jointed action figures by learning how to use Meshmixer software, watching YouTube videos and combining/transforming shapes to conceive and construct his own characters. He is always friendly, professional and has a smile. He is willing to do everything that is asked of him and serves as a leader and mentor to the newer/younger students that come to work in the center. Clayton Ketterer is very deserving of this award.”

- Jackie Ruller, Director, Excellence Training Center