Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Wendy Ortmann

Secretary

ChE Student Services Office
2162 Sweeney Hall
515 294-7643
wortmann@iastate.edu

Job Description
Hi! My name is Wendy and I provide assistance to undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty related to academic issues. I'm the person in the department that keeps student records, assists with processing academic forms, and compiles academic data for the department. I enjoy working with students in CBE very much.

Education
1997, Des Moines Area Community College, Secretarial Diploma

Work Experience
1998-Present, Secretary II, Chemical Engineering, ISU, Ames, IA. Provide assistance to students and faculty related to academic issues (encourage faculty/student communication). Handle graduate and undergraduate student records, activities, and forms. Assist with graduate student recruiting and admissions, appointments, office assignments, key issue and door cards. Compile and maintain department statistical data related to academics, handle textbook ordering, thesis binding, teaching schedules, coordination of paper graders, collect assignments, and enter hourly payroll. Provide oversight for Media Resources Satellite and provide secretarial support to the department faculty.

Department Activities
Secretarial support for the following committees:
1) Undergraduate Recruiting & Minority Student Enhancement
2) Curriculum Committee
3) Graduate Program Committee

Award
Selected by ISU Engineering Student Council for the ChE Staff Leadership Award, February 2002