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As a member of a local car club, University Place resident and Purdue Graduate Eldon “Fred”

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Purdue University President Mitch Daniels takes pride in saying that our fight song is the only one in the nation that includes the word “grateful.”

Purdue alumni in September once again proved themselves “ever grateful, ever true” turning out in large numbers and with great enthusiasm for Homecoming 2014.

It was an exciting weekend with special events for our 50-year class of 1964, a spectacular evening Homecoming Parade, a luncheon honoring the achievements of our club leaders, and a Celebration Dinner to recognize many alumni accomplishments during the past year.

I was very pleased to announce at the dinner that our alumni clubs across the nation hit a milestone, exceeding $300,000 in scholarships awarded this year.

Scholarship support for students is a major focus of President Daniels and our Board of Trustees as they work to keep our university affordable to all families. The Purdue Alumni Association is playing a key leadership role in the university’s Major Moves agenda through scholarship support and much more.

You can read more about our progress in the annual report that is part of this issue of the Alumnus. Also in this issue, we announce our 2014 Purdue Alumni award winners including: Karissa Donnoe (LA’08) and Bill Ross (ME’05) as Outstanding Young Alumni recipients; Carlee Montgomery and Lauren Schweizer as the PASE Rising Star honorees; and Zach Frazier as the PASE Golden Star winner. Warren Hill (ME’63) from the Purdue Alumni Club of Chicago and Jim Wagner (ME’56) representing the Purdue Alumni Club of Muncie have been honored with the Boilermaker Pride Award. And James Dworkin, Rosie Ricci (MS EDU’78), and Tim Gennett (S’73, MS M’74, MS EDU’84) are recipients of the 2014 Special Boilermaker Award for their dedication to the university. Congratulations to all of these leaders for their wonderful contributions to Purdue.

Great people who dedicated their lives to our university and its students have highlighted our history. A group of these Boilermakers are featured in a new book: The Deans’ Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality, by Angie Klink (LA’81). Published by Purdue Press, this excellent book tells the stories of Dorothy Stratton, Helen Schleman (MS LA’34, HDR’71), Beverley Stone, Barbara Cook (PhD EDU’67, HDR’96), and Betty Nelson, who served successively as dean of women and dean of students from 1933 to 1995.

As the article in this issue explains, these five women “dismantled barriers and opened new doors.” Even more than the story of five great women from Purdue, The Deans’ Bible is the story of the struggle for progress for women in the United States through much of the 20th century. It is a wonderful work shining a bright light on the contributions of women to Purdue’s success.

Also in this issue:Todd Putman (LA’84) serves as chief commercial officer

for Bolthouse Farms and believes we can be inspired to adopt healthy food habits;

Described as “a force of nature,” Amye Leong (MS M’76), rose out of her wheelchair to become a global advocate for improving lives of millions around the world affected by bone and joint diseases.

There is much more excitement ahead at Purdue as this year comes to an end and we head into 2015. Among the high-lights is the Boilermaker Ball on Saturday, February 28, at the Indianapolis Downtown Marriott. With a speakeasy theme, this is sure to be the swankiest event of the year. Now is the time to make your reservations.

November brings a time in our nation when we pause to give thanks. Among the many things I am thankful for this year and every year are our amazing alumni. “Ever grateful, ever true” are more than words in a song. They define the spirit and dedication of our big Boilermaker alumni family.

Hail Purdue!

Kirk CernyPresident, CEOPurdue Alumni Association

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The Deans’ Bible is an actual Christian Bible that was traditionally passed from the outgoing dean of women/dean of students to that person’s successor. It represents the legacy chain dating back to Carolyn Shoemaker, Purdue's first Dean of Women in 1913. It was donated to the Purdue Libraries’ Division of Archives and Special Collections in June 2013, by Danita Brown, dean of students (2011–2013). Photo by Jack Klink

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20 Force of Nature by Cynthia SequinHow one alum took control of her destiny and impacted our world.

24 Inspiring the Fresh Revolution by William MeinersUsing creative messaging to bring healthier snack foods home.

30 Deans ‘Ever True’ to Students and Purdue by Kathy MayerBook details five women’s achievements and lives as friends.

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Take a tour of the Drug Discovery Facility with Professor Philip Low.

Watch the dedication of the Krach Student Leadership Center.

View a video about the soil mapping technology.

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PUBLISHER Kirk Cerny

EDITOR IN CHIEF Kelly Hiller

ART DIRECTOR S. Katherine Braz (LA’01)

GRAPHIC DESIGNERChelsea Eales

DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE RELATIONSJim Priest

EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Chelsea Gunter (M’15)

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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!We welcome your letters, comments, or feedback on the magazine. Reach us at [email protected].

REPEAT CLARIFICATIONContinuing my quest to eradicate the use of the term “chemical-free,” in at least a few places (see Purdue Alumnus, May/June 2014, pg. 4), I note in the July/August 2014 Purdue Alumnus, pg. 46, that Professor Murdock has developed chemical-free PICS bags for crop storage. These bags may be pesticide-free or insecticide-free, but I doubt that they are chemical-free. If the bags are constructed of a fabric or plastic or any material, they are composed of chemicals. All materials are composed of chemicals.

Wendell L. Dilling (PhD S’62) Midland, MI

FOOTBALL STAT CORRECTIONI just finished reading Campus Flashback in the current issue of Purdue Alumnus. The statement “the quarterback, Mike Phipps, beat Notre Dame all four years he played” is incorrect. Bob Griese beat Notre Dame Mike’s freshman year. Purdue did not play freshmen on the varsity team in those years. Purdue did beat Notre Dame four years in a row but it started with Bob Greise and three years with Mike Phipps. I was on campus those four years. I double checked my memory by looking up Mike on the Internet.

John Hull (ECE’70)Elgin, IL

NEED ONE MORE BUSTI am enjoying this magazine, especially the article on the bronze bust sculptures of the past presidents. I think that there should also be one of John Purdue as the rest of this might not have been possible without his leadership and foresight. George A. Bohman (T’70, MS T’73)Robinson, IL

He may not have a bust in the Purdue Memorial Union, but a sculpture of John Purdue was installed on the west end of the Memorial Mall in April 2013.

The September/October Alumnus feature story on alumnus Shawn Taylor (M’82) and the Cornell Bell Busi-ness Opportunity Program attracted a lot of attention online. Here’s a sample of the comments received on the Purdue Alumni Facebook page:

“He NEEDS to bring a Zaxbys to Laf/West Laf!” — Erika Reltats

“Congratulations Shawn! Great man and great family I had the pleasure to meet through our children in Sugar Land.” — Danielle Stevens Kudele (HHS’90)

“I love this story! I need to meet you. I’m in Houston.” — Tedman Brown (LA’94)

“Great read — great story!” — Dana Smith (M’67)

“So Proud that our alma mater gave him hope, education, and assisted in his courage!!!” — Stephanie McIntosh Szabo (HHS’89)

“Congratulations!” — Tina Vasic Polovic (P’97)

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Whether you are looking to make a business connection, do some career networking, or just socialize, there is no shortage of Purdue activities and events taking place in Indianapolis. Between luncheons, golf outings, dinners, tail-gates, game watch parties, community events, and even a ball, the menu of options to celebrate the Old Gold and Black runs the gamut.

Across the country, Purdue alumni clubs are building a Purdue presence in their respective communities. These organizations are run by a local board but are clubs connected to the Purdue Alumni Association. The alumni associa-tion assists these clubs with communica-tions, insurance, funding, and a variety of other support activities.

LONGTIME ROOTS IN INDYIn the Indianapolis area, the Purdue Association of Indianapolis (PAI) is the official alumni club and has been in existence since at least 1890. PAI hosts many annual events each year, such as the Basketball Barbecue with coaches Painter and Versyp, Old Oaken Bucket tailgate, PAI student picnic, and game watch parties. The group also works with the Purdue Athletics to present the Coaches Caravan. In the community, they host a block of seats at the 500 Festival Parade and coordinate a PAI “Recovery Tent” at the 500 Festival Mini-marathon.

“After spending four or more years at Purdue University, experiencing some of the best years of your life, joining the local alumni club provides an opportu-nity to develop friendships with people who have enjoyed the same experience,” says Gordon Mallett (S’49, MS S’52, PhD S’56), member of the PAI board and treasurer emeritus.

A main point of pride for PAI is the club scholarship endowment and the opportunity to support four deserving students from the greater Indianapolis area with $3,500 scholarships each year. Through the proceeds of a silent auction or raffles and scholarship support from Purdue Alumni, the endowment continues to grow each year for the benefit of future generations of Purdue students.

CONNECTING OF BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESSFrom the classroom to the business

world, Boilermakers are making an impact and it is the goal of the Boiler Business Exchange (BBE) to connect Purdue businesses around the circle city. Founded in 2012 by Pete Quinn (LA’81) and Jeff McKean (M’86), the mission of the organization is to bring together business men and women who love all things Purdue.

Within the first year, the BBE hosted the Tailgate on the Circle, which flooded Monument Circle with more than 7,000 Purdue fans. In addition, they hosted Meet Coach Hazell at the Meridian Hills Country Club, Meet Mitch Daniels at the Columbia Club, and a golf outing at Prairie View Golf Club that all drew great crowds.

“The number of successful

business people with Purdue ties is over-whelming,” says Quinn. “Of our 1,300 plus members, over 400 are listed as partner, owner, president, CEO, or CFO.”

In 2014, the BBE launched a B2B Directory with the sole purpose of networking and doing business with fellow Boilermaker businesses. The directory is growing and serves as a great resource for local alumni.

OLD GOLD AND BLACK BALLOne example of PAI and the BBE coming together to show off their Purdue pride (and dance the night away) is at the annual Boilermaker Ball. As Purdue’s most famous night, the ball is the signature event of the Purdue Alumni Association and is held in Indianapolis the last Saturday of February.

Complete with a cocktail hour, silent auction, and live band, the ball gives alumni and friends the opportunity to enjoy an amazing night of fun. Both PAI and BBE have a presence at the ball and the event is a part of their annual event calendars.

With so much Purdue pride in India-napolis, there are many ways for alumni to stay connected to each other and their alma mater. Whether by attending PAI or BBE events or even the Boilermaker Ball, alumni can grow their network and build relationships with people who all share a common bond.

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Purdue has held a prominent position for one of the Indianapolis area’s best-known events for decades. The All-American Marching Band has been the host band of the Indy 500 since 1927.

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A record-setting amount of $311,000 in scholarships was awarded to 250 students through your Purdue Alumni Association Clubs and Groups Scholarship Program for the 2014–2015 academic year. The participating organizations across the country establish their own criteria and selection based on academic and leader-ship qualities. Some of the groups award the aid directly to the student(s) while others distribute the monies through the Division of Financial Aid.

2014 Purdue Alumni Club Scholarships

27 $67,000 Marshall Co.

21 $15,500 Elkhart Co.

10 $10,000 Muncie

7 $4,465 Putnam Co.

10 $6,500 Clinton Co.

3 $3,000 Boone Co.

16 $26,600 St. Joe Valley

2 $2,500 Purdue Alumni

1 $1,000 Tippecanoe Co.$2,800 Fort Wayne

4 $4,000 Hendricks Co.

3 $5,500 Owen Co.

4 $4,000 Dubois Co.

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Northwest IN4 $3,600

Cass Co.6 $6,000

3 $6,000 Bartholomew Co.

6 $9,000 Anderson

4 $14,000 Indianapolis

Carroll Co.5 $5,000

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1 $6003 $2,000 Washington, DC

14 $14,000 Falls Cities

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4 $5,000 E. Tennessee

2 $1,500 Houston

1 $1,000 Atlanta

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2 $1,500 Mid-Michigan

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1 $350 N/NW Chicago2 $1,500 Kansas City

1 $1,200 Omaha

5 $5,000 Milwaukee2 $6,000 Puget Sound

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1 Upstate South Carolina$1,000

5 Cincinnati$10,000

1 San Antonio$1,000

3 $3,750 C. Iowa

3 $2,500 Dayton

1 $1,250 Boston

8 $5,500 Connecticut

$2,000 Southwest Florida

4 $4,000 Southwest Michigan

11 $5,500 Jackson Co.

4 $2,000 Lincoln Hills

3 $2,750

1 $500 Peoria

2 $1,200 C. Ohio

1 $1,000 Philadelphia

2 $2,000 Lehigh Valley

2 $4,400

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Visit the Purdue Alumni YouTube channel to view a video that highlights a few of the schol-arship recipients. You will hear firsthand the personal impact of this scholarship program.

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

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— Hannah Pierce Junior, Elementary Education

I know I will be successful at Purdue because of the generosity of Boilermaker alumni. By investing in my future, they motivate me to do my best. I won’t let them down.

Because of your

Keep the Purdue Alumni Association in mind when considering your year-end charitable donations.

the Purdue Alumni Association is able to fund programs that benefit students like Hannah. Here are a few examples of how your support helped Hannah:vHannah received a Purdue Alumni Club

scholarshipvShe attended Purdue Alumni Student

Experience (PASE) events regularlyvShe networked with alumni during our

annual Networking DinnervShe received leadership experience by

serving as a vice president on the PASE Board of Directors

the Purdue Alumni Association is able to fund programs that benefit students like Hannah. Here are a few examples of how your support helped Hannah:vHannah received a Purdue Alumni Club

scholarshipvShe attended Purdue Alumni Student

Experience (PASE) events regularlyvShe networked with alumni during our

annual Networking DinnervShe received leadership experience by

serving as a vice president on the PASE Board of Directors

I know I will be successful at Purdue because of the generosity of Boilermaker alumni. By investing in my future, they motivate me to do my best. I won’t let them down.

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Established in 1999, this award honors a person age 32 or younger who has given outstanding service to the university, the Purdue Alumni Association, or local alumni club(s). Along with the plaque the winners receive, a nameplate is added to the Young Alumni Award plaque in the alumni association office.

The Purdue Alumni Association is proud to honor Karissa Donnoe (LA’08) and Bill Ross (ME’05) as the 2014 winners.

Donnoe graduated from Purdue in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in law and society and then attended law school at South Texas College of Law in Houston. After law school, she moved to Denver and became a licensed attorney. In 2013,

Donnoe moved to Fort Wayne. She has attended Purdue Alumni club events in each of those three cities, even serving as the president of the club in Colorado. She currently serves as the treasurer of the Purdue Alumni Club of Ft. Wayne and helps with recruiting and event planning.

Ross graduated from Purdue in 2005 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering and went to work for GE

Energy in Greenville, South Carolina. While there, he was involved with the Purdue Alumni Club of Upstate SC. He also finished his master’s in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in 2008. He transferred to GE Aviation in Cincin-nati in 2011 and continued his alumni club involvement there. In early October, Ross moved to Boston with GE Aviation and plans to get involved with the local club.

Three PASE members were also honored with the Rising Star and Gold Star awards. The Rising Star Award recognizes commitment, enthusiasm, and leadership potential in a student ambassador serving the needs of Purdue alumni and current students. Carlee Montgomery and Lauren Schweizer were the honorees.

Montgomery is a junior from Indianapolis, Indiana, majoring in financial counseling and planning and is on the PASE membership and marketing committee.

Schweizer is a sophomore from Carmel, Indiana, majoring in health sciences — pre-physician assistant and is on the PASE campus engagement committee.

The Golden Star Award recognizes the student ambassador that has shown distin-guished service, excellence, and dedication to the Purdue Alumni Association and its members. Zach Frazier was the recipient.

Frazier is a junior from Butler, Penn-sylvania, majoring in ag econ and animal sciences, and is the vice president of the PASE professional development committee.

PASE Awards

Outstanding Young Alumni Awards

Lauren Schweizer and Carlee Montgomery were the recipients of the PASE Rising Star Award.

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Established in 2005, this award was introduced to recognize a club leader who has contributed time and service to the alumni club program and the Purdue Alumni Association for 10 years or more. Requirements include current or previous service as a club officer and being a current Purdue Alumni member. The Purdue Alumni Association recognized Warren Hill (ME’63) from the Purdue Alumni Club of Chicago and Jim Wagner (ME’56) representing the Purdue Alumni Club of Muncie as the 2014 honorees.

A lifetime member of the Purdue Alumni Association, Hill has remained active with the Purdue Alumni Club of Chicago since serving as club president from 1998–2000. He has held several other offices over the years, including election to the Purdue Alumni Associa-tion Board of Directors and appoint-ment to the Purdue Research Founda-tion Development Council. Hill was instrumental in the creation of the club’s Directors Fund, which awards an annual scholarship to an incoming Purdue

freshman to help offset the costs of out-of-state tuition.

As a long-standing active member of the Purdue Alumni Club of Muncie and longtime life member of the Purdue Alumni Association, Wagner has served Purdue in a number of different capaci-ties. He was club president in 1988 and again from 2006–2009 and has been an advisor to the club for 25 years. He was elected to the Purdue Alumni Board of Directors for a three-year

term (1990–1993) and volunteered with the Purdue Alumni Recruiting for Tomorrow program for four years. Wagner served on the Delaware County Friends of Purdue Scholarship Board and chaired the committee that developed a strategic plan to make the scholarship program self-sufficient. His dedication and service to Purdue for the past 40 years have been significant contributing factors to sustaining a strong Boiler-maker presence in central Indiana.

Boilermaker Pride Awards

Special Boilermaker Awards

The Purdue Alumni Association named James Dworkin, Rosie Ricci (MS EDU’78), and Tim Gennett (S’73, MS M’74, MS EDU’84) recipients of the 2014 Special Boilermaker Award for their dedication to Purdue University.

As chancellor at Purdue North Central, Dworkin has been an effective leader for change in northwest Indiana. He has created special programs like the PNC College Bound program and strongly believes in community service. His dedication and work in the area of economic development is testimony to his desire to improve the lives of residents of LaPorte and Porter counties. He has served on search committees for the university and community, authored several books, and played a prin-cipal role in the current unification between Purdue University Calumet and Purdue North Central.

For over 34 years, Ricci has made an impact on Purdue as an academic advisor and as a residence hall assistant manager. She has been a member of and advised various campus student organizations, recognized with various campus honors, served as a faculty fellow for many years, and rarely misses a women’s basketball game or football game.

During his 37-year career, Gennett has overseen more than 3,000 capital projects related to Housing and Food Services and was instrumental in the success of the Dining Master Plan, configuring what are now five nationally recognized dining courts. In addition, he has been the lead developer in

new residential housing along with continued renovations and remodeling of existing residence halls. His thoroughness and analytical thinking ability make him a sought-after member of many campus-wide committees. Gennett has devoted his life to Purdue and strives to provide best possible residential life experience for students.

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The Special Boilermaker Awards were presented on the field at Ross-Ade Stadium during the Purdue vs. Michigan State game. Pictured from left are Purdue Alumni President and CEO Kirk Cerny, James Dworkin, Tim Gennett, Rosie Ricci, and Purdue Alumni Board of Directors Vice Chairman David Parker.

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The Purdue Alumni Board of Directors selected Vanessa Castagna (LA’71) of Dallas, Texas, as the Purdue Alumni trustee nominee. The three-year term will begin July 1, 2015. Castagna has served as trustee since 2013 as one of the three alumni representatives.

Trustee nominees must be graduates of Purdue University and be dues-paying members of the Purdue Alumni Association. For more information about the Purdue Alumni trustee selection process, contact President and CEO Kirk Cerny at [email protected] or (765) 494-5175. Nominations will close December 19, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern).

The Purdue Alumni Association is seeking nominations for directors to serve a three-year term begin-ning July 1, 2015. Nominees must be graduates of Purdue University and be dues-paying members of the Purdue Alumni Association. Directors are elected by Purdue Alumni members from one of five geographic areas which comprise our worldwide alumni community.

For more information about the Purdue Alumni director election process or to submit a nomination, visit purduealumni.org/director or contact Jim Karl, executive vice president, at [email protected] or (765) 494-5181. Nominations will close December 19, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern).

Want to watch a football or basketball game with fellow Boilers?You can find out if there is a game watch location near you by visiting www.purduealumni.org/gamewatch. There are game watch sites across the country so get online and see if one is in your area.

This is an all-time high and the group is now the largest student group on campus. PASE is the student membership program of the Purdue Alumni Association.

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PASE members had the opportunity to meet with Purdue alumni during the Networking Dinner held in September.

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Make work fun. Encourage a laughter-filled environment where all team members await each new day with renewed energy and enthusiasm.

Serve with pride. In all we do, embody the pride and spirit of Purdue University with a deep commitment to serve.

Know your people. Demonstrate an authentic understanding of the evolving constituencies that make up today’s Purdue University.

Think forward. Anticipate needs of our alumni members before they even know they have a need.

Partner to win. Reach out and achieve win-wins with innovative partnerships.

Loyalty begins here. Engage future Purdue alumni from their very first Purdue experience.

Dare to be first. Dare to go where institutional organizations like ours have never gone before.

Appreciate the volunteer. Instill a mutual respect for those loyal volunteers who step up to work beside us, always remembering to listen, value their time, and say “thank you.”

Respond with integrity. Always perform as a professional, integrity-driven, world-class organization, utilizing our independence to respond more rapidly than expected.

BRAND VALUES

BRAND PROMISE STATEMENTYour Purdue Alumni Association is the gateway for loyal alumni and friends to build relationships with each other and Purdue University.

It’s a great time to be a Boilermaker, and this year’s 2013–2014 Annual Report reflects the great year your Purdue Alumni Association has experienced. Attracting new members has been the cornerstone of success for our PASE (Purdue Alumni Student Experi-ence) program. PASE is our student member-ship program and it continues to set new membership records. A record-setting number of sponsorships and trade relationships help maximize our financial status. We have estab-lished ourselves with international students and alumni friends around the world like never before.

We have begun to play a key role in helping to expose President Daniels and his Major Moves initiative to our alumni population via the Purdue Alumnus magazine and commu-nity visits. Hosting receptions for Purdue’s senior leadership team and luncheons for the academic leadership council helps keep these key groups mindful of your alumni association and its loyal constituency.

Your continued loyalty and support is very much appreciated. Hail Purdue.

Kirk CernyPresident and CEOPurdue Alumni Association

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A group of Purdue alumni vacationed together on a trip across the southeast of Alaska through the Purdue Alumni travel program.

The Purdue Alumni Club of Southwest Michigan gathered together at Navy Pier this summer. Pictured left to right are John Ripley (LA’63), Michelle Poole Varnau (S’90), Steven Varnau (S’89, MS S’91), Howard Poole (A’65, MS LA’67, PhD LA’71), Charlotte Howell Poole (EDU’65, MS LA’67), and Carla Ripley.

Purdue alumni family and friends celebrate the wedding of Zachary Goodrich (T’09) to Kevmika Stokes on July 13 in New Orleans.

Colonel Matt Travis (CE’88) and Commander Hans Lynch (LA’95) proudly represent Purdue aboard the Naval Support Activity. Both men were commissioned from the Naval ROTC at Purdue.

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The Friend family traveled to Spain this past spring and is standing just outside of Toledo, one of Spain’s oldest citites. Pictured left to right are Brian Friend (M’91), Kenda (Resler) Friend (LA’90, A’91), Elizabeth (Kipp) Friend (S’92), Brent Friend (CE’92), and current industrial engineering junior, Brenna Friend.


In July 2014, Bill Kammeyer (P’68) and Sharon Kammeyer (EDU’68) showed their Purdue pride on a riverboat cruise down the Danube River through Germany, Austria, and Hungary.

The Purdue Alumni Club of Milwaukee en-joyed a windy evening at the North Point Custard Stand near Lake Michigan.

Thirty-six Shoemaker Cooperative alumni gathered together for their 10th annual summer reunion.

Current Purdue students interning at Dish Network took a break from work to climb 14,000 feet at Mt. Shavano in Denver. Pictured from left are Alex Parks, Cale Allen (M’13), Anne MacDonald, and Veeral Patel.

The Purdue network of Hong Kong participated in their first volunteer effort to support Soap Cycling. A total of 23 alums joined to help recycle soap from the hospitality industry to provide sanitation amenities to underprivileged families.


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events calendar

Grand Prix Tailgate PartyNovember 8: Join other Grand Prix alumni in front of Tarkington Hall before and after the game. For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Boilermaker Ballwww.purduealumni.org/boilermakerballFebruary 28, 2015: Mark your calendars for the annual Boiler-maker Ball. The event will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown.

2014 Crossroads Fan HeadquartersDecember 20: Join the Purdue Alumni Association and John Purdue Club at Scotty’s Brewhouse — Purdue Fan Headquarters — before the Boilermakers take on the Fighting Irish. Pick up Purdue lapel pins, stickers, tattoos, and pompoms from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Scotty’s and sign up for a drawing to win fun Purdue items (no need to be present to win).

Scotty’s Downtown Indianapolis1 Virginia Avenue (just one block North of Bankers Life Field-house on Pennsylvania Ave)

Purdue vs. Notre Dame at 3:15 p.m.Indiana vs. Butler 6:00 p.m.

Get your game tickets online at www.crossroadsclassictickets.com.

College/School Associationswww.ag.purdue.edu/agalumni

Special Eventswww.purdue.edu/events

College of Agriculturewww.ag.purdue.edu

Purdue Ag Alumni Fish FryFebruary 7, 2015Indiana State Fairgrounds, IndianapolisToyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Advance ticket purchases only. Contact the Purdue Ag Alumni Association office at (765) 494-8593 to order. For more informa-tion, visit https://ag.purdue.edu/agalumni/Pages/events.aspx

College of Liberal Arts www.cla.purdue.eduDecember 2: Alumni Networking After Hours will be held in Indianapolis from 5:30–7:00 p.m. The event is open to all Purdue Liberal Arts alumni. Details and registration informa-tion available at http://www.cla.purdue.edu/alumni/calendar.

Mollenkopf/Keyes WeekendFebruary 13–15: The 2015 Purdue weekend in Naples, Florida, celebrates the generosity of the university’s premier giving society, the President’s Council. In partnership with the John Purdue Club, our annual weekend in Naples gives the university the opportunity to thank members and celebrate the success their generosity makes possible.

February 13: Mollenkopf/Keyes Golf OutingFebruary 14: President’s Council Back to Class President’s Council Annual DinnerFebruary 15: School and College events

For more information, visit the website or call (800) 213-3044.2015 European River Cruises One of the nicest, most leisurely ways to experi-ence Europe is on a river cruise. Join us on one of the cruises listed and see why!

Holland & BelgiumMay 2–10

Cruise the Face of Europe May 30–June 14 Elbe River September 25–October 3

Cruise the Danube October 1–13

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Make sure to visit www.purduealumni.org/events for a complete event listing. Events taking place on campus as well as in your community are listed on our website.


Alumni celebrate accomplishments and honor reunion classes during HomecomingMore than 400 alumni returned to campus this September to participate in Purdue Alumni Homecoming events. Activities on Thursday and Friday led up to game-day Saturday when the Boilermakers took on Iowa.

The weekend kicked off Thursday evening with the PASE Networking Dinner. Held at Ross-Ade Pavilion, alumni and students had the opportunity to network and enjoy dinner together.

Friday was filled with tours, breakout sessions, and featured speakers. A new addition to the event lineup this year was Purdue in 60 in Fowler Hall. Within one hour, alumni had the opportunity to hear five brief presentations. The topics covered included the campus master plan, the Reamer’s perspective on what it is like to take care of the Boilermaker Special, a compar-ison of University Residences over the years, a demonstration by the Rube Goldberg team, and remarks by an author about her book that highlights five Purdue women.

The mid-day highlight was the Club Recognition Luncheon. Club leaders were recognized for their hard work and dedication to bring Boilermakers together. Purdue Alumni recognized 54 Purdue Alumni Clubs with Gold status.

The day wrapped up with the Celebration Dinner where the reunion classes were honored and the alumni award winners announced. With a performance by the Purdue Varsity Glee Club, the day most definitely ended on a high note!

To view details and photos from the weekend, visit www.purduealumni.org/homecoming.

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May 2015Live it up for two weeks in Europe!

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For more information, contact Emily Smith at (765) 494-8014 or [email protected]. Sponsored by the Purdue Alumni Association.

with Purdue Class of 2015 and Young Alumni

Kirk Cerny, center, congratulates members of the Purdue Alumni Club of Marshall County during the Alumni Weekend Club Leaders’ Luncheon. This year, 55 alumni clubs received Gold Ps in recogni-tion of achieving gold club status.

Alumni from the Class of ’64 celebrated their 50th anniversary with an ice cream social at Pappy’s Sweet Shop in the Purdue Memorial Union.


When asked to describe Amye Leong (MS M’76),

Mary Ellen Kullman, her friend of 30 years, responded

immediately with “She’s a force of nature.”

The comment epitomizes Leong and her lifelong

commitment to helping people around the globe. She

has visited six of seven continents numerous times to

the benefit of countless people touched by her words and

actions. Leong has meet every US president since Ronald

Reagan; received America’s highest honor for volunteers, the

2001 President’s Service Award from George W. Bush; carried the

Olympic Torch as a community hero in 1996; written two books;

served as international spokesperson for the United Nations

Bone and Joint Decade from 2000–2010; and she received the

Harding Award — the highest honor bestowed by the Arthritis

Foundation.

But her trek from Bakersfield, California, to globe-trotting

activist didn’t come easy.



he circuitous route of her adulthood began when she was about to graduate from high school. As a star student and athlete, homecoming and prom queens at 18, she was at the top of her game. Until she

started feeling unaccustomed chest pains. Aspirin didn’t help and a cortisone injection intensified the pain. A blood test led to the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, a debilitating autoimmune disease that causes pain, deformities, and loss of function from inflammation and swelling in the joints and surrounding tissues. Within six years Leong was wheelchair bound.

“I had no family history of rheumatoid arthritis or any auto-immune disease. At first I felt I could work around this,” Leong says. “I earned my BA in communications from the University of California and then came to Purdue for my master’s in indus-trial relations.”

Following graduation from Purdue, she joined GTE Verizon in labor relations contract negotiations.

“I was doing okay, not great, but okay,” Leong says. “Then I got sick again and I started walking a little slower, then started using a crutch, then two crutches, and then a wheelchair. It’s a terrifying and helpless feeling when you get in a wheelchair and you don’t think you will ever get out.”

In 1982, she had to take medical leave of absence, then went on Social Security Disability.

“I moved back home with my parents because I could no longer walk, reach, or take care of myself. I couldn’t eat like others because I couldn’t raise a fork to my mouth. My dad owned a grocery store and my mom was a bank supervisor, so each morning I had to transfer from my bed, then roll to the kitchen table where mom had put a bowl of cereal. I had to bend over the bowl and eat breakfast like a puppy dog. I was pretty pathetic and very isolated,” she says without a trace of self-pity. “There were other times when I just cried because I was in so much pain or wet the bed because I couldn’t get up to get to the bathroom.”

The five foot two Leong deteriorated from 115 to 79 pounds.

Taking control“After five years of living in a wheelchair, I realized that no one had ever asked me the most obvious question — if I wanted to get out of that chair. So I asked my doctor what I needed to do to walk again,” she says. “His eyes got big and he took a step back and said I would need a lot of surgeries. I looked right back at him and said ‘Let’s do it.’ ”

Over the next 18 years, Leong went through 28 surgeries including 12 joint replacements.

“I met with so many different doctors, experts in the respec-tive fields to help me with whatever particular part of me needed help,” she says. “I spent 293 days in hospitals, 93 days at one time.”

But her hospital time was about more than getting better. In addition to orthopedic specialists, Leong met occupational therapists, psychologists, and nutritionists.

“I had a whole multi-disciplinary group to help me, and I felt if I didn’t get the help I needed then that was my fault,” Leong says. “I took the time to learn all I could about arthritis, and this was before the Internet and pre-Americans with Disabilities Act, so information wasn’t so easily available. As I learned more and more, I thought there must be other people who needed the same type of support and guidance.”

While in a hospital, Leong approached Kullman, who was then the director of patient and community services of the Southern California Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, about her desire to help young people with similar challenges.

Amye Leong (MS M’76) relied on her optimism and good humor to endure 28 surgeries over 18 years after rheumatoid arthritis bound her to a wheelchair.


Helping others“There are many types of arthritis and most people diagnosed with arthritis are in their 50s, 60s, and 70s, but Amye wanted something that would help young people,” Kullman says. “This was 1984 and there weren’t any support groups that addressed the particular needs of young people dealing with rheumatoid arthritis or the other forms of arthritis affecting young people.

“At the time, Amye was at a low point physi-cally but you could tell she was determined to get better and do something more with her life.”

That year, Leong founded Young et Heart in Southern California, a support group for people under 30 with rheumatoid arthritis or other bone or joint diseases.

“Amye isn’t just one of those people who makes lemonade when life hands her a bag of lemons — she makes lemon sorbet, lemon meringue pie, lemon cake — she’s courageous and fearless,” Kullman says. “She took her disability and became an advocate for others.”

The support group flour-ished. It was the first of its kind in the world and within a few years there were 10 other groups in the Golden State and 40 more across the US.

“There are so many issues that are pertinent to young people — dating, marrying, work, and career,” Leong says. “There are self-esteem issues because the drugs you take can cause weight gain, hair loss, emotional upheaval, and more.”

Talking about the role and value of peer support led Leong to do motivational speaking. Each speech led to more requests to speak.

IndependenceThrough those years, Leong lived on disability and accepted no payments for her speaking engagements.

“In 1997 that changed. When I finished a talk, the organizer said I was so good that they wanted to pay me,” Leong says. “I didn’t know what to charge, so they sent me a $1,000 check.”

Two years later, Leong wrote to the Social Security Administration and told them to stop sending her disability payments because she could now support herself.

“A few years ago, I had dinner with Mike Leavitt, then secretary of Health and Human Services, the top leader who oversees Medicare and Social Security, and he said ‘I do believe you are the only person who has ever written us

a letter like that,’ ” she says with a laugh in her voice.

Leong founded Healthy Motivation in 1999, a health advocacy and communications consulting firm in California and Paris, France, and serves as its president and CEO.

“Who knew the disease that crippled me as a young adult would become the reason why I became an international spokesperson and health advocate,” she says. “I’ve spoken in 45 countries and met so many incredible people. When I was still in a scooter, I carried the Olympic Torch. The torch must be carried without assistance and that is hard for someone with physical disabilities.

“I could hear people yelling ‘Go Bionic Babe!’ and ‘Scoot Amye Scoot!’ It was a joyous moment for my family, friends, and me.”

Leong went on to chair the Surgeon General’s National Council on Self-Help and Public Health under C. Everett Koop, MD, and she served as international spokesperson for the United Nations Bone and Joint Decade from 2000–2010.

Also in 2000, Leong moved to Paris.“I always wanted to live in Paris, and was

fortunate that my international work gave me the opportunity to live there,” she says. “I remember walking along the Seine River near Notre Dame Cathedral and I had this sense I’d been there before and at that moment I told myself I would live here. I had the best time in Paris, but my American roots are deep so I returned to California.”

Another special moment came in 2001 when Leong was one of 10,000 people nominated for the President’s Service Award, America’s highest honor for community service. Eighteen people received the distinction that year, including Leong.

“It was the middle of the night in Bangkok when the phone rang. It was the White House calling to say I am to receive the award but they needed me in Washington, DC, within four days. Four days!” Leong says. “I was in Bangkok to give two speeches and was accompanied by my mom. I woke up my mother, who has been my ‘rock’ through all the years of being disabled. We had to quickly change flights after my speeches. You see, it was 90 degrees in Bangkok and barely 30 in DC so we had to repack for a new environment. Mom flew back to California and I flew back to Paris and then to DC. So I literally flew around the world to get to Washington.”

At the prestigious event, Leong and the other recipients had brief moments with then-Presi-dent George W. Bush.

“Each of us was called up, received a medal-lion, spoke briefly with the president, and then got our photo taken with him,” she says. “I was

Amye Leong (MS M’76) was tapped to participate in the Olympic Torch relay as a community hero in 1996 for the Centennial Olympics held in Atlanta.


the only one with a physical disability, and when I reached the president he looked at me and said, ‘Aren’t you a cute little thing’ and he bent down and kissed my cheek!”

Later Bush would endorse a charter to support bone and joint research.

The Boilermaker influenceAs a fourth-generation Chinese American, Leong said her family instills a solid sense of self-esteem, but her Asian culture does not encourage inquisitiveness.

“I am vocal and always have been. As a child I would ask ‘Why this? Why that?’ and I’d be told to go find out,” she says.

It was that curiosity that brought Leong to Purdue.

“I wanted to get a master’s in industrial relations and Purdue’s is one of the best in the nation. Becoming a Boilermaker was one of the best things for me, and I have very fond memories of my time in West Lafayette — maybe not the winters, but everything else,” she says. “What I know and how I approach things, including rheumatoid arthritis and all the orga-nizations I am involved with, is a direct result of what I learned through Krannert School of Management.

“Goal setting, analyzing and formulating a plan, communicating the right message, setting priorities, securing resources, understanding concepts at the macro and micro levels, orga-nizing resources for a common cause, and so much more,” she says. “I’ve been reading about Purdue’s innovation and entrepreneurship programs and I am proud of this direction and to be a Boilermaker.”

The next chapterContinuing her work as a global advocate for improving lives of millions affected by bone and

joint diseases remains high on Leong’s priority list, but a new chapter has opened in her life.

“I am engaged to the greatest man I’ve ever met — Bob Price,” she says. “Bob and I met through a mutual friend in Santa Barbara, and from the very first moment it was an easy, seam-less relationship. We just knew right from the beginning that we had something special.”

“My first reaction when I met Amye was how beautiful she is and beyond that she is so smart without showing it,” Price says. “We’ve all heard the phrase ‘She’s one in a million,’ but with Amye I’d say she is one in six billion.”

Price said watching Leong give talks, whether to thousands or to a small group, always amazes him.

“You should see how people respond to her. She’s very impressive and genuine and people are just naturally drawn to her. They surround her when she finishes,” he says. “I know she is in pain at times, but she doesn’t show it. She has incredible strength and is so loving and compassionate at the same time. Recently at a private dinner, she was asked to speak to a group of ladies all in their 70s and 80s and she was so inspiring to them. That made a very large impression on me.”

The couple became engaged in 2014 in Kauai, Hawaii, after traveling in other countries for a month.

“I am so lucky to have Bob as my partner in life,” Leong says. “I am grateful for all of the adventures and lessons I’ve learned, even through being disabled, becoming independent again, and becoming an international speaker and advocate. Life is like an ice cream. You even-tually learn to lick it.”

Cynthia Sequin is director of marketing and communications for the Purdue Research Foundation.

Leong as a child, left, as high school prom queen, center, and as an interna-tional spokesperson and health advocate.

Find more information about Healthy Motivation at www.healthymotivation.com.


BY WILLIAM MEINERS

Alumnus at Bolthouse Farms hopes creative messaging will bring healthier snack foods home.


REVOLUTION

INSPIRING THE

FRESH


Acquired by Campbell Soup in August 2012, Bolthouse Farms remains a stand-alone brand that this year jumped full force into the healthy snack food market. Of course, with an eye on the bottom line, company executives had to ask if smoothies, juices, and Greek yogurt-based dressings would leave the supermarket shelves. So far, so deliciously good, Putman reports.

It’s marketing on a mission for Putman, who simply wants to make healthy an easy choice for consumers. “Historical data says the fruit and vegetable consumption is down 7 percent over the last 10 years,” he says. “That’s beginning to change, but we clearly have a long road in front of us.”

Putman points to a change in eating patterns over several decades that has led to what many consider a health crisis in the United States. Though he says it could be a decades-long battle to end that crisis, his mission-driven organization continues to craft a message to help stem the tide of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

CREST TO COCA-COLA TO BABY CARROT SHAKEDOWNSIn the early 1980s, Putman thought Purdue was a good fit for a kid from Evansville. Within the red brick buildings he found something family-like on a campus where he could walk from Cary Quad to Lilly Hall, or just about anywhere, in 12 minutes. He threw himself into leadership positions as a student repre-sentative on the board of trustees and the Grand Prix board. He was heavily involved in the Greek system.

“There were a lot of opportunities for individuals to step into their own being,” Putman says. “To me, that’s what a great university is about and Purdue does that in spades.”

The Boilermaker grad earned his marketing chops at some of the biggest brand makers in the world — Procter & Gamble, The Walt Disney Company, and Coca Cola. He started as a consul-tant at Bolthouse Farms in 2009, joining Jeff Dunn, the new CEO, who also left the cola giant.

“There’s been a lot of conversation in the media about our transition from marketing Coca-Cola to marketing healthier foods,” Putman says. “For me, it was a very natural transition. Jeff led the way in that and he and I had similar backgrounds.”

Even though they traded in the world’s most iconic soft drink to sell natural foods, this new “realer thing” could hardly match that marketing punch. “We don’t have big marketing budgets in produce,” Putman says. “So we have to find ways to be really creative and innovative to try and get more healthy food into more people’s mouths.”

They’d have to change a lot of minds, too. Are we not predisposed to despise vegetables? Think of the nightly negotia-tions, all over America, of mothers urging children to swallow their leafy greens. And maybe with the promise of chocolate ice cream.

No one likes to be told to eat their vegetables. But Todd Putman (LA’84) believes most of us can be inspired to adopt such healthy habits. As the chief commercial officer at Bolthouse Farms, he has used the carrot-on-the-stick approach to make waves in a marketplace dominated by purveyors of highly processed foods.

Todd Putman (LA’84), CCO of Bolthouse Farms, is on a mission to make healthier snack choices more attractive and accessible to consumers.


Barb Mayfield, a continuing lecturer in nutri-tion sciences, says that line of thinking is more nurture than nature. “There are compounds in vegetables that actually provide bitterness to them,” she says. “We are born with an affinity for sweets. Breast milk is sweet and infants usually like fruits because they’re sweeter.”

Babies often spit out the first taste of vegetables, but persistent parents can help their children develop a taste for kale, spinach, and other garden treats. “Children exposed to a wider variety of flavors, and the flavors of their families and culture, will usually accept those flavors,” Mayfield says.

And there’s evidence afoot that choosy mothers, and fathers, are becoming better informed about healthy food options through social media and other information outlets. Mayfield says the “mommy blogs,” though not always accurate from a research standpoint, offer more avenues to share information.

Putman points to the changing demo-graphics of the Millennial Generation, the largest up-and-coming population group in the history of the US who reached adulthood around the year 2000. “They have very different habits and tastes,” he says. “Recent findings say 18 percent of Millennials report that they’re vegetarians. That’s compared to 2 percent of

baby boomers who claim to be vegetarians.” These new parents may never have a six

o’clock standoff over asparagus spears. Putman says they’ve been very successful in giving their children a broader palate. “The world is moving toward a plant-based diet,” he says. “Those are the facts.”

For Mayfield, who created the Family Meals Project as a community outreach initia-tive, much of this goes back to good parental modeling. “It’s just very important to create a healthy food environment,” she says. “If you have foods around your house that kids like, are convenient, and aren’t heavy in fats and sugars, that’s great. Snack products that help a parent do that are a real boost.”

JUNK FOOD TACTICS FOR THE GOOD FOOD FIGHTIt all began with the baby carrots. Putman says someone at one of their advertising agencies said that the little orange crunchy things looked a bit like a Cheeto. Then someone else suggested marketing them like Cheetos.

“We just leaned into that in a very major way,” Putman says. “We brought junk food marketing tactics to the produce world. That juxtaposition sticks in people’s minds.”

It’s the inspirational pull over the “eat your


THE WHOLE CARROTOperations at Bolthouse Farms

are designed to make use of the

entire carrot. From tip to greens,

they make sure each inch of the

carrot reaches its full potential.

Our long orange friends are

juiced into fresh beverages or

cut and peeled into baby carrots

or carrot time savers like chips

and match sticks. Even the

leftover carrot tops are used as

fertilizer in the fields.

Source: www.bolthouse.com


veggies” finger wag. “We all get inspired by marketing messages,” Putman says. “So rational versus emotive is a conversation we have a lot. Certainly we learned some of those tactics at other companies and we’re simply reapplying them in really creative and fun ways.”

The strategy has paid off over the last five years with multiple successes in multiple catego-ries. Even to the point, Putman says, that it’s been mimicked across various landscapes.

From creative concept through the pack-aging, Putman falls back on his training that started at Procter & Gamble that says every-thing communicates. Tuned into trends and consumers, as well as the constantly changing environments for both, he says his communica-tion intuition has served him well throughout his career.

Perhaps as inspiring as opting for baby carrots over popcorn on date night, or passing out colorful packages of Baby Carrot Shake-downs as post-game soccer treats, is the newfound convenience of just having them close at hand. For Blake Jones, assistant professor of human development and family studies, that convenience can be a game changer.

Jones looks at how family life and daily routines influence children’s health with specific attention paid to obesity and sleep problems. He earned a grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to try to understand what the barriers are in teaching kids about healthy routines.

“I thought that the research might reveal that there wasn’t a clear understanding of nutri-tion,” Jones says. “But generally parents have a good sense of what’s healthy and not healthy. And they have pretty good motivation to serve healthy food. It comes down to convenience and stress and time.”

That time crunch could be the difference between a good choice and a bad one. “And one of the keys to combating that is just plan-ning ahead,” Jones says. “It’s not coming home at 5:30 and then thinking about dinner. Those are often the situations where people justify the non-healthy choice to cook a frozen pizza or pick up some fast food.”

Jones often looks at the challenges of hard-working parents who have a few hours each evening to cram in dinner and family time, as well as baths and bedtime. “The average family meal in America lasts for about 18 minutes,” he says. “And a lot of families watch television during that time.”

What’s perhaps lost in those hours in the television’s glow may be a chance for kids to learn about healthy foods. When the food just shows up on the plate in front of them, they may not know where it comes from. On the other hand, Jones says, if children are involved in preparing good meals, they are more likely to make better food choices on their own.

The convenience of healthy snack foods, even enjoyed as a pre-dinner snack in the kitchen, could help parents through the evening routine. For the Bolthouse Farms crew, the message of healthy convenience has to break through the endless media clutter. “In an average year, a kid will see 5,500 junk food communications compared to about 100 healthy food commer-cials,” Putman says. “That’s a formidable thing to overcome, and it’s a very complex thing. But we believe if you market the right products in the right way, the population will move toward a healthier diet. And that’s what is really impor-tant in the US.”

FOOD IN THE REALM OF PUBLIC HEALTHWhen put in the context of public health, our collective food issues — whether we’re overfed or underfed — can lead to a host of health complications. Frank Snyder, assistant professor of health and kinesiology, examines youth health risk behaviors. He came to the field from his observations as a Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia.

“I taught science and mathematics in an underserved sub-Saharan African community,” Snyder says. “In an environment rich with youths’ potential, I noticed that all too often contextual factors, such as limited resources and

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The Bolthouse Farms creative strategy centers around healthy snacks in attractive packaging that are easy for busy families to incorporate into their daily routines.


familial substance abuse led to risk behaviors among youth.” From the sub-Saharan to suburban Detroit, those contextual

factors often lead to similar ill-fated results across communities. Snyder’s research examines health risk behaviors and how those behaviors can be improved by school and community programs. “A large part of public health is about improving the context in which people develop.”

Surprising to many may be the number of children in this country who are trying to develop into adults without enough healthy food to eat. Researchers like Heather Eicher-Miller, assistant professor of nutrition science, look to improve food insecurity in the United States. “Food security is defined as having access to enough food to have an active, healthy life,” Eicher-Miller says. “Food insecurity is not having that access to nutritionally adequate and safe foods or not being able to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways. That population tends to be low resource or not have the mobility to acquire food.”

Paradoxically, some of those people with less access to food are prone to obesity. “There are a lot of factors at work here,” Eicher-Miller says. “When you are just really worried about having enough food for energy, you might not be prioritizing the nutrients.”

Eicher-Miller uses national survey data to examine dietary intake of various populations (food secure and food insecure). Her findings can both help educate those suffering populations and inform governmental policy. “We hope to develop new interventions that improve food insecurity,” she says. “In terms of communication, we need to make that message most relevant to the communities we’re talking to.”

It’s a cause that Michelle Obama has put at the national fore-front. Her “green” push encourages children to adopt healthier eating and exercise habits, and her call for easier-to-read nutri-tion labels would help parents in making decisions to provide better foods. At last spring’s Partnership for a Healthier America summit, Putman even shared the stage with the First Lady to announce the Eat Brighter campaign, a collaboration to make healthy choices easier for busy parents and families.

“We have reach that goes from the White House all the way down to your local Walmart,” says Putman. “We’re making a difference across many different aspects of the food system.”

PALS CAMP PUTS NUTRITION FRONT AND CENTERAny of the Purdue researchers will tell you that good and bad diets crisscross the economic lines. Certain groups might have limited options or more challenges in simply getting the food, but a higher tax bracket doesn’t guarantee healthy eating habits. Nor would poverty necessarily damn you to a diet of two liters and chips. Resourceful consumers, even on a tight budget, can find healthy options.

The renowned PALS camp, or Purdue Athletes Life Success program, picks its summer campers from the reduced and free school lunch programs. PALS founder Bill Harper, professor of health and kinesiology, says food is a key ingredient to its success. Courtesy of a USDA and Indiana Department of Educa-tion grant, the kids are given a breakfast, hot lunch, and snack before they go home.

“In some cases, probably more than we prefer,” Harper says, “these are the only times of day these kids are sitting down and eating with other people.”

In the camp’s 13th year this summer, 600 youngsters between

Bolthouse Farms manages a Food-Porn index website that tracks social media mentions of healthy food versus junk food. Alongside the tantalizing images of dancing fruits and vegetables, under the “WTF” link, you’ll find the following:

What The FoodWhy should junk food get all the glory? We believe fruits and vegetables deserve their day in the sun. So we created the Food Porn Index to collect food porn hashtags and track what kinds of food we’re all sharing. Because we believe if we can change the way people think (and post) about fresh fruits and veggies, we’ll make the world a healthier place. Start posting more fruits & veggies andmake every #FoodPorn count — together we can change the imbalance.

THE FOOD-PORN INDEX

» BRUSSEL BALLET

» MELON MEDITATION

See all the dancing foods, including Grape Galaxy, Pomegranate Piñata, Guac-a-Mole, and others at www.foodpornindex.com.



the ages of 8 and 14 were on campus for about 20 days through five weeks. Walking station to station for various academic and physical activi-ties, they end up logging about an hour and 10 minutes of strolling time each day.

Harper says the control they have in moni-toring both calorie intake alongside a general idea of how many calories they’re burning is crucial. Even with many kids in camp who don’t need to lose weight, there’s always a collective weight loss and body mass index improvement.

“One kid came to camp and stood four foot 10 and weighed 256 pounds,” Harper says. “He left camp at 237 pounds.”

As part of their internship experiences, nine nutrition science students working in the Wiley Dining Court created presentations and provided the campers with hands-on learning opportunities about the benefits of nutrition. Staggered throughout the days, they connected with all 600 campers.

Because of the intensity of the five weeks, the educational efforts often build upon themselves from one summer to the next, and Harper often sees the ongoing development of kids for as many as seven years. All are eligible to become 21st Century Scholars, which allows them to attend Indiana colleges or universities on four-year scholarships. PALS has been so transforma-tive in many lives, that many of the counselors return to camp to gain leadership experience and provide a living and breathing example of a success story.

The multi-layered philosophy gives kids a chance to witness daily life at a Big Ten univer-sity. Just as Putman found his own footing 30 years ago at Purdue, many of these kids, for the

first time, begin to realize that a college educa-tion is within their grasp.

Not all research encompasses outreach components intent on improving lives. Not all companies are committed to a greater good. Beyond their Boilermaker ties, these five researchers and a marketing guru are linked by one common cause.

For Harper and Snyder, the health and kine-siology colleagues, the PALS program represents the public health outcomes you want from community programs. It’s not just saving youth from risky behavior on the streets; it’s putting them on the road to something better.

For Jones, Mayfield and Eicher-Miller, who also happen to work in the College of Health and Human Sciences, the educational tools that are continuously being evaluated can help alle-viate some of the stress of families and position children for better lives down the road.

And for Putman, an alumnus on a mission to make the world healthier through food, the Bolthouse Farms message continues to be all about spreading the good word. He’s part of a 2,000-member team in California that includes fellow alumni Jim Whitaker (M’83) and Jack Blanchard (LA’14). Putman says they Boiler up as they eat their kale and spinach. It really is all that and a bag of carrots.

William Meiners is a freelance writer living in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He’s also the editor-in-chief of Sport Literate, a Chicago-based literary magazine.

More than 600 underserved children, ages 8–14, partici-pated in the 2014 Purdue Athletes Life Success camp. The children are selected for the free PALS camp based on referrals from local schools.

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Taken by Purdue photographer Dave Umberger in 1987, this photo hangs in the Dean’s Conference Room in the Krach Leadership Center. From left: Helen Schle-man, 85; Beverley Stone, 71; Barbara Cook, 58; Betty Nelson, 52; and Dorothy Stratton, 88.

“I sure do remember that day,” says Umberger, who retired in 2008 after a 40-year Purdue photojournalism career. “It was a beautiful day, so I said, ‘Let’s take a stroll,’” he recalls.

“I don’t think women at Purdue would be where they are today” without them, Umberger says. “They had the same effect on the community, our country, and world. Things like that ripple. They were tireless, energetic women.”

The photo captures their friendship, he says. “When you look at it, you can tell they love each other, feel the bond. I thought that’s what made the photo somewhat magic. As time went on, the photo became a treasure for me — of five dear friends I was honored to know.”


‘Ever True’Deans

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A Bible left behind by Carolyn Shoemaker, the first dean of women at Purdue, became a symbol of passing the torch of leadership as it was handed down over the generations. It con-tains a favorite Bible verse from each of its holders and often a letter of encouragement or inspiration to their successors.

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Stratton was the first to land a full-time Purdue post championing women students. She served as dean from 1933 to 1947, with a four-year leave of absence from 1942 to 1946, when she launched the Women’s Reserve of the US Coast Guard — and integrated it racially right from the start.

At Purdue, among her significant achieve-ments were pushing for women’s restrooms in campus buildings — not fully accomplished until the 1970s; expanding women’s options by

adding a liberal science degree in the School of Science; and establishing an employment place-ment center.

Stratton’s advocacy for women was lifelong, says Karen Crowell, who worked for her in her home when Stratton was in her early 90s. “Dorothy was genuine, honest, straightforward, calm, and observant,” Crowell says. “She took it all in. She’d say, ‘Let’s see where we are.’ And she had to get A, B, and C done. Her focus was women, the advancement of women.”

Schleman began directing Purdue’s first women’s residence hall in 1934. She, too, took a four-year military leave of absence. She served as the director of the Women’s Reserve of the US Coast Guard after Stratton. Following her service, she became dean in 1947. After retiring as dean in 1968, she stayed on to launch Span Plan for adult students.

She established the first-year women’s confer-ence program, and — after nearly 20 years of fighting — was able to eliminate the women’s curfew she termed “locking the girls up.”

In 1958, when Carol Ecker’s gender kept her from admission to Purdue veterinary studies, Schleman fought — and won.

“Helen was unrelenting in her determination about the equality of women,” Nelson says. Even after retiring, she tracked Purdue’s hiring. “That was the kind of assiduousness Helen had. That was the essence of Helen.”

Even in her late 80s, “Helen spent the day in her study,” says Crowell, who worked for both Miss Schleman and Miss Stratton, as they asked her to call them, in their shared home. “Both of them were loyal to Purdue and busy with Purdue.”

In 1971, when nominations were sought for Purdue’s next president, Schleman nominated 10 women. It would be another 36 years, though, before Purdue named a female president, France Córdova.

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At one time, Purdue University’s female students were limited to home economics courses, had 10:30 p.m. curfews, and took classes in buildings with no women’s restrooms. And students with physical disabilities who couldn’t climb stairs were barred access.

Enter five women: Dorothy Stratton, Helen Schleman (MS LA’34, HDR’71), Beverley Stone, Barbara Cook (PhD EDU’67, HDR’96), and Betty Nelson, who served successively as dean of women and dean of students from 1933 to 1995. They disman-tled barriers and opened new doors. Not easily nor quickly, but with persistence, determination, and strategy.

“Purdue — and any institution — needs a force to help move it from the status quo,” says Nelson. “Someone to lay it on the table and say, ‘What are we going to do about this?’”

For more than six decades, that force at Purdue was these five women.

Beyond the students, Purdue University and the country benefited — from the deans’ on-campus activities, national lead-ership posts, government appointments, and for three of them

— Stratton, Schleman, and Stone, each born before women could vote — for their military service.

A book published this year by Purdue University Press titled The Deans’ Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality, by Angie Klink (LA’81), explores their achievements and lives as friends.

Their lives were all about students, says Sally Watlington (LA’60). She arrived as a first-year student in 1956, when every female student was invited to an individual welcome in the Office of the Dean of Women.

Students visited their homes, too. “And they kept up with them after graduation,” Watlington says. “What they did made them the leaders, the godmothers, of student affairs. They were delightful to know and well-respected.”

Off-campus involvements included national organizations, such as the National Association of Deans of Women, and government appointments, such as Schleman’s service on the Education Committee of President Kennedy’s Commission on the Status of Women in the 1960s.

DOROTHY STRATTON Dean of Women 1933–1947

HELEN SCHLEMAN Dean of Women 1947–1968


Stone, too, served her country during World War II, as a member of the US Navy’s WAVES — Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. She came to Purdue in 1956 for a post in the Office of the Dean of Women, becoming dean of women and assistant professor in 1968. When the men’s and women’s offices merged in 1974, she was dean of students, until 1980.

While soft spoken, she delivered strong messages. One achievement was seeing that students had a voice on faculty committees and Board of Trustees meetings.

Marylu McEwen (S’68, PhD EDU’73) notes Stone’s skills in listening, advocacy, and collabo-ration. “Beverley Stone was highly professional, principled, ethical, a woman of great integrity, yet never afraid to challenge the rules and the system, not afraid to challenge her superiors or her peers.

“She always asked questions, such as, ‘Why are there no women on such-and-such committee?’ She raised similar questions about student representation.”

That was a strength, says Nelson. “She nudged people to get them to do the right and legal thing to do.” When a black administrator needed housing, Stone found a complex with a vacancy, but the administrator was told other-wise. “Bev was quite annoyed,” Nelson recalls. The apartment was soon secured.

Stone chaired the 1971 university committee on equal employment opportunities. A 2013 news release announcing her posthumous Title IX Outstanding Achievement Award noted: “The findings of this report were an important milestone for the advancement of opportunities for women at Purdue.”

After holding other Purdue posts, Nelson followed Cook, serving as dean from 1987 to 1995, guided by her predecessors.

“This group set the standard really high for what you do, how you perform, your ethics, and your integrity,” Nelson says.

One of her tasks before becoming dean was helping implement the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, making buildings accessible. In an awareness-building activity, the police chief used a wheelchair for the day, but when he needed a parking permit, stairs blocked his entry.

“When he had to throw rocks at a window to get the attention of someone inside, he understood that even one step can be as much a barrier as a flight,” Nelson remembers. “He submitted a work order for a ramp.”

Nelson addressed other needs, too. “The most challenging issues related to program access for those with vision and hearing limitations, learning disabilities, and mental health issues,” Nelson says. “The less visible the disability, the more challenging to get support for students.”

Yet, she did. “Betty was tenacious — tena-cious and gracious — about curb cuts, steps, and ramps,” says Watlington.

She encouraged students, too. Teresa Roche (EDU’79, MS EDU’81, PhD EDU’00) recalls applying for the Association for Women Students in 1975. “I was going for entry-level involvement. Betty called me and said, ‘I want you on the executive committee.’ She believed in me and saw something in me I didn’t yet see. That was the Betty Nelson way.”

Cook’s Boilermaker career began in 1956 in the Office of the Dean of Women. She was dean of students from 1980 to 1987.

Her loyalty, too, was unbounded. One day between two commencements, she fell while trimming bushes at home. Scraped up, she returned for the second, Nelson remembers.

An incident typifying her commitment involved an inappropriate newspaper parody about a student. “Barb called him at home several times” over winter break, Nelson says.

Years later, the student reported in a campus hero’s nomination that Cook had encouraged him to return, saying, “If you don’t come back, they win.”

“She had the spirit and mettle of a social worker,” Nelson says.

After the passage of Title IX, Cook guided the Mortar Board National Honor Society as the once all-female organization welcomed men in 1975. Purdue’s Mortar Board Chapter is named in honor of her.

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M. BEVERLEY STONE Dean of Women/Dean of Students 1968–1980

BARBARA COOK Dean of Students 1980–1987

BETTY NELSON Dean of Students 1987–1995


Book Tells Their StoriesAs a student and since, when Angie Klink (LA’81) saw the photo of the five female deans, she wondered about their lives, which led her to write the book, The Dean’s Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality, published by Purdue University Press in 2014.

She scoured Purdue’s archives, interviewed sources, and linked their

stories to events of the time. “I like finding the personalities and the emotion around

the facts, then pulling the threads together,” she says. “Dorothy was brilliant; she cut to the chase. Helen taught students to plan their lives. Bev was charismatic, but shrewd. Barb was sensitive, and people describe Betty as an iron fist wearing a velvet glove.”

Klink also learned about a Bible, inspiring her title. Dorothy Stratton found it in her desk, left by Carolyn Shoe-maker, the first dean of women, who died while holding the part-time post. Stratton passed it on to Helen Schleman, and the tradition continued with each dean.

On the 100th anniversary of Shoemaker’s appointment, in June 2013, the Bible was given to Purdue’s Susan Bulkeley Butler Women’s Archives by Danita Brown, then dean of students.

Also by Angie KlinkAll of these titles are published by Purdue Press and are available for purchase at www.thepress.purdue.edu.

Author Angie Klink (LA’81) holds a Bible passed down through 10 decades of deans. It was donated to Purdue’s Susan Bulkeley Butler Women’s Archives in June 2013.

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KIRBY’S WAYHow Kirby and Caroline Risk built

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DIVIDED PATHS | COMMON GROUNDThe Story of Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis,

pioneering Purdue women who introduced science into the home

BRIDGES AND MORECelebrating 125 years

of Purdue Civil Engineering


Campus Landmarks Honor DeansDuring Homecoming 2014, the five deans were honored with dedication of the Deans’ Commons and Conference Room on the ground floor of the new Krach Leadership Center.

Other campus landmarks:

BUILDINGHelen B. Schleman Hall of Student Services, dedicated April 1990, with a garden between Schleman and Hovde halls.

GATEWAY MARKERSGrant and State streets, honors Beverley Stone

Northwestern and Stadium avenues, honors Barbara Cook

Grant Street and Northwestern Avenue, honors Betty Nelson

PORTRAITSSchleman Hall, Helen Schleman

Purdue Memorial Union West Faculty Lounge, the four other deans

SCULPTURESWhen Dreams Dance by David Caudill, south of Schleman Hall, honors Beverly Stone and Barbara Cook

Sculpture by Mark Anthony Wallis, yet to be named, Third Street and Martin Jischke Drive, honoring Betty Nelson; Linda Hurd Ew-ing, former associate dean; and Sandra Kay Monroe, Office of the Provost

Their 20th century work remains relevant and needed today, Roche and others say.

“These women listened to their inner voices and believed in a purpose bigger than themselves,” Roche says. “They were willing to face the odds, speak up for others, and make the world a better place.”

Of the four before her, Nelson says, “They changed the way we think about inclusion, equality, and people’s rights. Those who read this book will learn a way to orga-nize and create a culture that is nourishing, builds trust, and is a healthy climate.”

Klink agrees. “Their lessons are so relevant — how women can lead and help other women. They knew how to strategize to get things done.”

“The fight for inclusion and acceptance of diversity is still very much alive,” Roche says. “The story lines are a little different, but the underlying issues are still the same. The take-away is to remember who we are, what ours is to give, and to look at and act in the world in the broadest way possible.”

Kathy Mayer is a freelance writer.


When Dreams Dance by sculptor David Caudill was installed south of Schleman Hall in 2004 to honor deans Beverley Stone and Barbara Cook.


When Dreams Dance by sculptor David Caudill was installed south of Schleman Hall in 2004 to honor deans Beverley Stone and Barbara Cook.


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Purdue University has moved forward to meet the nation’s demand for more engineers while keeping down the cost of higher education through a building based on an innovative public/private partnership.

Purdue and the Purdue Research Foundation dedicated the new $38.9 million Seng-Liang Wang Hall, for which PRF is leasing space to the university and private businesses. The four-story, 147,000-square-foot building is located at 516 Northwestern Ave., across from the Purdue Mall and next to the North-western Avenue parking garage.

“This public/private mix is a first for Purdue and it proved a great success,” President Mitch Daniels says. “Purdue Research Foundation’s approach saved millions on construction and created a revenue stream to support Wang Hall. It is a formula that we plan to use again for other new construction on Purdue’s campus.

“None of this would have been possible, however, without the dedica-tion and financial support of our Purdue alumni. We especially thank Patrick Wang and his wife, Lucy, for their gift of $5 million to name the building in honor of his father, Seng-Liang Wang.”

Patrick Wang earned his bach-elor’s and master’s degrees in electrical

engineering from Purdue, both in 1972. At age 21, he went back to Hong Kong with every intention of returning to get his doctorate, but his father challenged him to instead try his hand at business. With $100,000 and just one customer, the two made small motors for a new innovation — hair blow dryers.

Today, the company that the father founded in 1959, Johnson Electric Group, is the global leader in the micro-motor industry, and the son is chairman and chief executive officer.

“My father was a visionary in elec-tronics and understood our changing world,” Patrick Wang says. “I am pleased that a building of this caliber is part of Purdue University to educate future generations of engineers and entrepreneurs.”

ENGINEERING GROWS TO MEET DEMANDWang Hall is part of the College of Engineering’s strategic plan to grow the faculty 30 percent and increase under-graduate enrollment by 10 percent and graduate enrollment by 25 percent.

The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering — the largest school in the College of Engineering — will use 40 percent of the building for laboratories and offices, forming the

third leg of the “ECE triangle” with the Electrical Engineering Building and the Materials and Electrical Engineering Building across the street.

Ragu Balakrishnan, the Michael and Katherine Birck Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering, called the building a capstone for the school’s 125th anniversary.

NEW APPROACH TO FUNDING AND CONSTRUCTIONWang Hall was built on practices common in the business world but new to the Purdue campus.

About 80 percent of Wang Hall is leased by engineering. The Purdue Federal Credit Union leases 4,000 square feet on the first floor’s south end, and 8,000 square feet is left for another private business.

In addition to generating lease revenue to support the building, the foundation saved money by using a “construction management at risk” approach, in which the project manager guaranteed the final price before the contract was signed. The construction manager worked with PRF and Purdue during the design process to ensure goals were met without going over budget.

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Purdue, PRF dedicate Wang Hall

From left, West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis; Ragu Balakrishnan, head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Leah Jamieson, dean of the College of Engineering; Lucy and Patrick Wang; Purdue President Mitch Daniels; and Dan Hasler, president of the Purdue Research Foundation and chief entrepreneurial officer, take part in the ribbon cutting during Seng-Liang Wang Hall dedication.

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Purdue dedicates students’ Krach Leadership CenterOn September 26, Purdue dedicated the Krach Leader-ship Center, a key resource to help students succeed inside and outside the classroom so they can earn their degrees on time and develop leadership skills that will serve them through their lives.

“The Gallup-Purdue Index shows how critical the student experience is beyond the classroom and through the campus activities in which students engage,” says President Mitch Daniels. “A student excellence and leader-ship center demonstrates Purdue’s commitment to that entire experience. Students will be able to find resources and support to develop and enhance their leadership skills, which will contribute to their success in the classroom as well.”

The Gallup-Purdue Index is a survey of college gradu-ates that details how their college experiences affected their careers and lives.

This summer, Purdue’s Board of Trustees approved naming the 81,500-gross-square-foot facility in honor of Keith Krach (IE’79) for his business, philanthropic, and university leadership. He is the board’s former chairman and a Purdue alumnus. In addition to various academic and athletic contributions to Purdue, Krach and his wife, Metta, gave $10 million toward the building’s construction.

Krach is currently the chairman and CEO of DocuSign in San Francisco, former chairman of the board for Angie’s List, and the founder and former CEO of Ariba. He served on the Purdue Board of Trustees from 2007–2013 and as its chairman for two terms.

The Krach Leadership Center houses student resources including academic help, leadership development programs, and student organization meeting space. Its loca-tion, along Third Street, also is in the heart of the campus’ student success corridor, where students live and study.

Purdue dedicates building for health research, training, patient servicesAlso dedicated during Homecoming weekend, Lyles-Porter Hall will house one of the nation’s top speech, language, and hearing sciences training and research programs as well as its specialty patient services for North Central Indiana.

“Thank you to Marybeth Lyles-Porter Seay for honoring her family legacy as well as supporting a facility that serves thousands of Indiana residents and is the home to breakthrough discoveries such as new technolo-gies to help Parkinson’s patients communicate,” says Purdue Presi-dent Mitch Daniels. “When Indiana residents walk through the doors of Lyles-Porter Hall, they truly will experience quality care and engage with students who also are working with and learning from some of the top researchers and clinicians in these fields.”

The more than 60,000-assignable-square-foot facility, located at the northwest corner of Harrison and University streets, is named in honor of a $10 million gift from Seay of Visalia, Cali-fornia. The total funding for the building is $38 million, and in addition to Seay’s gift, state bond proceeds and private gifts were used to fund the building.

In addition to the Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, the building also is home to the nation’s second largest medical school’s area regional campus, the Indiana University School of Medicine — Lafayette. Other Purdue clinical spaces are occupied by parts of the School of Nursing, and parts of the departments of Nutrition Science, Psychological Sciences, and Health and Kinesiology. All of these units are in the university’s College of Health and Human Sciences.

Seay is a retired speech pathologist who earned her bach-elor’s degree in speech-language pathology in 1959.

From left, student emcees Zachary Walker and Mallory Rotondo join the festivities as Purdue President Mitch Daniels; Marybeth Lyles-Porter Seay; Jay Hess, vice president for university clinical affairs, dean of the School of Medicine and Walter J. Daly Profes-sor at Indiana University; Christine Ladisch, dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences; and Gordon Coppoc, associate dean of the IU School of Medicine and director of the IU School of Medicine-Lafayette, celebrate following the ribbon cutting.

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Purdue officials dedicated the new Veterans Success Center, after a renovation made possible by student and faculty efforts, alumni donations, and initiatives by outside busi-nesses and organizations.

“Since the Purdue Memorial Union was built to memo-rialize those who had lost their lives in World War I, the relocation of the VSC allows both the Union and the VSC to honor and fulfill their respective missions,” said Jamie Richards, coordinator for the Military Veterans and Nontra-ditional Student Programs at Purdue.

The new VSC, in rooms 284–286 of the PMU, will house administrative staff and the office for the Purdue Student Veteran’s Organization. Student veterans will have access to the space anytime during PMU hours of operation.

“We will provide a one-stop-shop for knowledge and access to GI Bill benefits and help direct traffic for connecting with other campus programs and state and federal veteran benefits,” Richards said. “Through the entire process, the provost’s office has been able to navigate insti-tutional roadblocks and help keep the path clear toward the final renovations in the PMU.”

Amenities in the renovated center will include study spaces, a widescreen TV, and a listening table, which was designed by Klipsch Audio Technologies so veteran students can study and listen to their own music. The listening table has USB ports, outlets, and five headphone sets.

Klipsch, based in Indianapolis, is also donating enter-tainment equipment, including a sound bar for the TV, and portable Bluetooth speakers. Company founder Paul Klipsch, who was born in Indiana, served in the Army Reserves and worked as a weapons systems engineer in World War II. His father was an instructor in Purdue’s mechanical engineering program.

After the war, Paul Klipsch designed and created his first set of speakers and launched the company. In 1989, the global company was sold to cousin Fred Klipsch, who received an honorary Doctor of Technology degree from Purdue in 2007. Two of Fred’s sons also attended Purdue. The current CEO is Paul Jacobs.

The Home Depot Foundation, together with the Student Veterans of America, also made the Purdue center’s renova-tions possible.

Center for Science of Information joins Discovery ParkA new Purdue research center focusing on complex issues underlying the quantification, extraction, representation, communication, and use of information in diverse application domains will become a core center at Discovery Park.

The Purdue Center for the Science of Information (PCSoI), with its broad and multidisciplinary research agenda, spans scientific, engineering, social, and economic systems. It addresses problems such as structure and function of biomol-ecules, emergent properties of biological systems, communica-tion systems, sensor networks and cyber-physical systems, chal-lenges in massive datasets, and networks of social and economic transactions.

Led by computer science professors Wojciech Szpankowski and Ananth Grama, its core mission is to advance science and technology through new paradigms in the quantitative under-standing of the representation, communication, and processing of information in biological, physical, social and engineering systems.

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A professor and his wife have given nearly $1 million to create endowments to support graduate students and a chair in cancer therapeutics.

Richard Borch, Purdue’s Lilly Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, and his wife, Anne, gave a total of $920,000 anony-mously in 2010 and 2012, but allowed the College of Pharmacy to reveal their identities upon his retirement.

“Prof. Borch’s gifts of scholarship were priceless,” said Purdue President Mitch Daniels. “That he and Anne have extended their commitment to great science at Purdue in this way is truly beyond the call of duty. We are deeply grateful.”

The couple made the gift in honor of Prof. Borch’s mother, who died of cancer at a young age, and father, who was a friend of past Purdue president

Frederick L. Hovde.Through this gift, Borch joins the

ranks of 15 faculty members who have given at this level or higher since 1979, when the university began keeping such records.

Borch, who is retiring this month, has been a professor at Purdue for 18 years. He has served as department head since 1996 and also served as director of Purdue’s Center for Cancer Research from 1997–2007.

Of the Borches’ donations, $800,000 will be combined with $1.25 million from the Lilly Endowment Inc., to create The Martha and Fred Borch Chair in Cancer Therapeutics.

The chair will enable the college to retain or recruit a top scientist in the area of cancer therapeutics in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology.

More than half of the students enrolled in this fall’s Purdue University EPICS Learning Community are women, a first for the organization.

The learning community places first-semester students in the EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) program, where they work alongside upperclassmen to design engineering-based solutions to needs within the local and global communities.

The EPICS Learning Community, sponsored by Boeing, offers first-year students three common classes, outside-of-class activities, the opportunity for a shared residence experience, and mentoring. This fall, 120 students are enrolled in the learning community.

Students take a course taught by William Oakes, an engi-neering education professor and EPICS director; one of several EPICS-related courses; and a small class in either English or communications. The combination is designed to help them transition to Purdue and explore different engineering disci-plines as they prepare for a career.

EPICS has a history of attracting higher percentages of women because it offers a combination of a community context for design work and the opportunity to gain real-life experience, Oakes said.

“If we are going to achieve our goals of increasing diversity in engineering, we need to set our sights on gender balance,” he says. “We have gotten close to gender balance with our high school EPICS programs, but this is the first time we have

achieved it with an EPICS class entering college. I am thrilled to be able to teach such a diverse class of students who will be making a difference in the world while they learn engineering.”

Nationally, 19.5 percent of engineering students are women. At Purdue, that number is 23 percent.

Engineering group enrolls more than 50 percent women students for first time

Students in the EPICS Learning Community program last fall eval-uate sample materials for parts of a prosthetic leg. The students are, from left, Hailey Smith, Kelsey Wasilczuk, Jennie Boehm, and Jessica Place.

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Purdue marked the opening of new Discovery Park interdisciplinary research facilities in drug develop-ment and cancer, key components of the Purdue Moves initiative, during a dedication ceremony in September.

President Mitch Daniels headlined the event, which highlighted researchers, industry collaborators and university supporters of the $28.7 million Drug Discovery Facility and the $15.9 million Bindley Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Facility.

The two new buildings are joining Discovery Park, the university’s well-established hub for interdisci-plinary research that surpassed the $1 billion mark earlier this year in terms of research funding and invest-ments. The park’s economic impact is far-reaching.

“Little-noticed even by many here on campus, Purdue researchers have been building one of the most promising port-folios of new drug candidates anywhere,” Daniels said. “We hope this growing reputation and these magnificent new facilities will enable us to recruit a host of star researchers and students, and make major contributions to a safe, healthier world.”

The new capabilities and labora-tory space come on the heels of Purdue reporting its second-best year for external research funding for fiscal year 2014.

The three-story Drug Discovery Facility will serve as home to the Purdue

Center for Drug Discovery, led by researcher Philip Low, the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

The center supports more than 100 faculty in six colleges with research focused on several major disease categories: cancer; diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular; immune and infectious disease; and neurological disorders and trauma.

The 29,000-square-foot, two-story expansion of the Bindley Bioscience Center for the Multidisciplinary Cancer Research Facility will advance Purdue’s efforts to work on innovative animal models of disease, development of new therapeutics, and in-vivo animal imaging, said Richard Kuhn, the Gerald

and Edna Mann Director of Bindley and a professor and head of the Department of Biological Sciences.

More than 80 faculty, students, and staff will work in the new Discovery Park research facility, which also has achieved Green Globes certification, Kuhn said.

“This much-needed research space has been designed with the kind of forward thinking that created Purdue’s reputation for excellence and innova-tion,” Kuhn said. “The new Multidisci-plinary Cancer Research Facility within Discovery Park’s Bindley Bioscience Center is the next step to advance our cancer research and assure that the path to benefiting and saving the lives of the people we serve will be our enduring legacy.”

The Purdue University School of Civil Engineering officially marked its renaming as the Lyles School of Civil Engineering at a ceremony.

The school is named in recogni-tion of a $15 million gift from the Lyles Foundation.

Brothers William “Bill” Lyles (CE’55) and Gerald Lyles (CE’64, MS M’71), and Bill’s son, Will Lyles (CE’81, M’81), made the gift, which will be invested for use in student scholarships, faculty recruit-ment, and retention, and endowments to support new efforts.

“This generous gift fits perfectly into Purdue’s goal of increasing the number of engineers the university educates,” says President Mitch Daniels. “The Lyles School of Civil Engineering will play a key role as we prepare those engineers to solve problems and spur economic growth.”

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William “Bill” Lyles, from left, Will Lyles, and Gerald Lyles stand in front of the bench commemorating the renaming of the School of Civil Engineering to the Lyles School of Civil Engineering.

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The Old Masters were on campus November 2–4 and participated in classroom talks, student organization recep-tions, social activities, and a new convocation that was open to the community.

The 10 individuals chosen — all of whom are Purdue alumni — as 2014 Old Masters were:

Celeste Bottorff, vice president of global health and well-being initiatives at Coca-Cola Co. She earned her bachelor’s degree in physics in 1975.

Scott Bracale, president of Tween Brands Agency at Tween Brands Inc. He earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial management in 1983 and his master’s degree in finance in 1986.

Juan Ernesto De Bedout, former group president of Latin American operations for Kimberly-Clark Corp. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1967 in industrial engineering and his master’s degree in industrial engineering in 1968.

Cathie Kozik, CIO at Hub Group. She earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1982.

John Madia, executive vice president and chief human resources officer of CH2M HILL. He earned his bachelor’s degree in animal science in 1978.

Capricia Marshall, former US chief of protocol. She earned her bachelor’s degree in political science and interna-tional studies in 1986.

Kevin Mayer, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for BJ’s Restaurants. He earned his bachelor’s degree in communications in 1991.

Mark Polansky, former NASA astronaut. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aeronautics and astronautics in 1978.

Tom Spurgeon, former president and CEO of Lincoln Office, chairman of Purdue’s Board of Trustees. He earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial management in 1961.

Rukeyser Thompson, section head in hair care research and development at Procter & Gamble Co. She earned her doctorate in chemistry in 2002.

Marc Conner and Shelby Satterfield are the directing co-chairs of the 2014 Old Masters Program, which has been a tradition on Purdue’s campus since 1950.

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Purdue’s College of Technology has embarked on a far-reaching transfor-mation that will offer extraordinary opportunities to students and faculty. Designated as a Purdue Moves initia-tive, the transformation is touching all parts of the college: curricula, learning and teaching methods, learning spaces, student assessments, research, and industry engagement.

“The transformation is not only about what we do, but how we do it,” says Gary Bertoline, dean of the College of Technology.

To serve as an engine for the transfor-mation, the college formed the Purdue Polytechnic Institute. The institute is designed to help faculty develop curri-cula that are more aligned with industry needs and student interests, deploy new state-of-the-art teaching and learning methods, strengthen the role of expe-riential learning (i.e., learn by doing), infuse innovation and entrepreneurship into curricula, and expand industry partnerships and workforce education initiatives.

POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LEARNING EXPERIENCEStudents are already enjoying the fruits of the transformation’s early stages. A

select cohort of 35 first-year students is experiencing a significantly redesigned learning environment with integrated curricula, and fourth-year students are benefiting from a growing number of real-world, industry-sponsored capstone projects.

The redesigned environment with integrated curricula has won rave reviews by first-year students and faculty.“I’m very excited about all the opportunities this program gives me. I get to learn by doing projects that teach me how to use my knowledge ... I’m excited to go to class and learn new things,” says computer and information technology student Anna Bowen. Class-mate David Tishmack, a mechanical engineering technology student, says he’s discovered that “the program is designed to provide purpose and motivation to learn and discover. I find myself wanting to push myself to achieve more.”

Likewise, the industry capstone proj-ects have proven extremely popular with sponsors and students, nearly doubling in number in less than a year.

POWER OF PARTNERSHIPSThese two initiatives, both of which are expected to grow to include nearly all College of Technology students,

represent only a fraction of what is planned over the next two to three years. Other major elements include expanded field experiences and internships, discipline-specific certifications, and global experience opportunities. New degree programs are also being planned, such as robotics and mechatronics, cyber forensics and security, unmanned aerial systems, advanced manufacturing systems, and more.

But that’s not all. The college’s trans-formation is equally focused on placing students and their aspirations at the center of their education.

A recent Gallup-Purdue study showed that the most successful students had one or more faculty mentors who took an active interest in their aspira-tions. The study also noted the impor-tance of internships to student success. Even before the survey was released, the College of Technology was planning new faculty-student connection programs (including one-on-one mentorships) and expanded field experiences (including internships) into its overall curricula.

One bold effort toward giving students more say in their educations is the college’s move toward competency-based learning, an approach that focuses on demonstrating mastery of

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concepts and skills rather than classroom seat time during fixed-calendar semesters. In this approach, students receive credentials based on demonstrated competencies as they are achieved, a process that gives students flexibility over how long it takes to graduate and better informs employers about what graduates are able to do.

Industry executives have applauded the college’s efforts. John McDonald (T’95), CEO of CloudOne, believes the college’s efforts are “exactly what is needed for all of us who lead high-tech businesses in Indiana, and it is a real differentiator from the past forms of higher education.”

Similar enthusiasm has been shared by alumni and leaders at IBM, Starbucks, American Axle and Manufacturing, and John Deere.

NEW DEGREE PROGRAM LAUNCHING IN 2015Purdue’s College of Technology continues to make progress in its Purdue Moves initiative. As part of an effort to transform the college’s undergraduate learning environment, Purdue Poly-technic Institute faculty won a $500,000 grant by proposing a competency-based degree program in response to a university-wide challenge issued by President Mitch Daniels earlier this year.

The faculty are building a transdisciplinary degree that is designed to not only give students the technical, problem-solving, and collaborative skills necessary to flourish, but also enable students to understand their place in the world, their ability to affect it, and their responsibilities among society.

Efforts are underway to gain approval for the degree and begin admitting students for fall 2015. The groundwork for competency-based learning will be shared with other depart-ments across the college and university to facilitate the expan-sion of competency-based programs.

Purdue President Mitch Daniels, from left, and Gary Bertoline, dean of the College of Technology, listen as first-year mechanical engineering technology student David Tishmack speaks during September’s Polytechnic Institute reception.

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Boilermakers’ TV Schedule Finalized For 2014–15 Season

The Big Ten Conference, in conjunction with ESPN and CBS, has announced the final components of the 2014–15 league men’s basketball schedule. The announcement completes the Boilermakers’ schedule with the exception of the contest with Vanderbilt on December 13.

A total of six Purdue games could wind up on either the ESPN family of networks or CBS. The Boilermakers’ first league appearance on the ESPN family comes on January 17, with a 1:00 p.m. (ET) tip-off at the Bryce-Jordan Center to take on Penn State.

Two weeks later on January 31, Purdue will take on North-western in Evanston, Illinois, for a 6:00 p.m. (ET) start on ESPNU.

Purdue’s first visit to Rutgers as a Big Ten opponent will be televised by ESPNU on February 12, beginning at 7:00 p.m. (ET).

On February 19, Purdue will visit Assembly Hall to take on Indiana on either ESPN or ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. (ET).

The Rutgers contest on February 26 in Mackey Arena, the Scarlet Knights’ first visit to West Lafayette as a Big Ten foe, will be televised on ESPNU, beginning at 9:00 p.m. (ET). Lastly, Purdue’s March 1 game at Ohio State is eligible for a CBS wildcard selection and will be televised either by BTN or CBS. Details of that contest will be announced about two weeks prior to the game.

The Big Ten Network has announced its designations for the 2014–15 season. Fourteen Purdue games will be aired on the network, including 12 of Purdue’s 18 league games. The two non-conference games that will be aired by BTN include the IUPUI (November 16) and Notre Dame (December 20) contests. The Notre Dame game will be part of the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis.

The Boilermakers return five players that started at least two games a year ago and welcome in a highly regarded five-member recruiting class.

Kim Wins Amateur ChampionshipPurdue sophomore August Kim won the 2014 Women’s Trans Amateur Champion-ship, shooting four-under par, 284 at the Members Club at Woodcreek. In addition to her medalist honors, Kim paired with Purdue classmate Ashley Yarbrough to earn the Howell Team medalist honors as well for the school with the low team score.

Kim played nearly perfect for four rounds, opening with a three-under, 69, following with a one-over, 73, going back under par at two-under, 70, and finishing with an even-par, 72. She was one of just three players to card a score under 70 for a round, and was one of just three players to shoot under par for the tournament.

Yarbrough tied for 19th in the individual standings, finishing 13-over par at 301.

USA Swimming National Junior Team Freshman Abby Jagdfeld of Purdue women’s swimming and diving has earned a spot on the USA Swimming National Junior Team with her top times of the year in the 100 and 200 freestyle.

Jagdfeld enrolled at Purdue as a member of the Boilermakers’ 2014–15 recruiting class, which featured 10 swimmers and two divers. She was a two-time Wisconsin state champion in the 100 free and also won the 200 free as a junior. Classmate Kaersten Meitz and Jagdfeld helped lead the Waukesha South-Mukwonago co-op high school team to three consecutive Wisconsin state titles.

Nichol Is Big Ten Setter of the WeekSenior setter Val Nichol has been named Big Ten Setter of the Week after leading the No. 8 Boilermaker volleyball team to a 3-0 record as of September 1 and the Mortar Board Premier title on opening weekend. The honor is the first for the All-American since she garnered Big Ten Player of the Week accolades on Oct. 21, 2013.

Nichol led the Purdue offense to a .253 hitting percentage and four of her hitters to efforts of .375 or better on the weekend. The senior dished out 10.44 assists per set, while also managing 3.33 digs and 1.33 kills while hitting at a .524 clip and serving up a team-best five aces en route to all-tournament team honors.


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Alumni Sattler & Wittgren Part of Pro Ball Championship Teams

Purdue baseball alumni and Greater Lafayette natives Dan Sattler (M’07) and Nick Wittgren (S’12) both got to experience championship celebrations on their home fields at the pro ball level after their teams swept league championship series.

Wittgren was part of the Jacksonville Suns’ championship

team in the Double-A Southern League. The Miami Marlins affiliate swept Chattanooga (Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate) in the league finals, winning the title. It marked the second year in a row in which a Boilermaker was part of the championship team in the Southern League after Dan Black (2007–09) helped the Birmingham Barons win the title last year.

Sattler was on the mound when the Wichita Wingnuts locked up the American Association (independent) champion-ship by finishing off a sweep of the Lincoln Saltdogs. Sattler faced seven batters in his two innings of relief in the champion-ship series, striking out five. After being acquired in late August, the right-hander made nine appearances for Wichita between the end of the regular season and the playoffs. He surrendered just three hits while striking out 12 over eight innings.

Sinz Named to Mackey Watch ListThe John Mackey Award has announced that fifth-year senior Justin Sinz has been named one of 33 players nationally to the midseason watch list.

Sinz, from Edger, Wisconsin, is third for the Boilermakers with 22 catches for 176 yards and one touchdown on the year. Dating to last season, he has at least one reception in 19 consecutive games. He is also Purdue’s nominee for the 2014 National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award. An excellent student, Sinz is a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end, the award recipient is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award Selection Committee and the 2014 John Mackey recip-ient will be announced on December 10 and then presented live on December 11 at The Home Depot College Football Awards Red Carpet Show on ESPNU. Upcoming key dates include the announcement of the semifinalists on November 17 and the finalists on November 24. All future announcements can be found at johnmackeyaward.com

Tim Stratton, who lettered at Purdue from 1998 to 2001, was the inaugural John Mackey Award winner in 2000.


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SpeechVive Inc. has announced the commercial launch of the SpeechVive device intended to help people with a soft voice due to Parkinson’s disease speak more loudly and communicate more effectively.

The device is now available to try as a demo through the National Parkinson’s Disease Foundation’s Centers of Excel-lence prior to purchasing. People who suffer from a soft voice due to Parkin-son’s disease can make an appointment at any of these centers: the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurolog-ical Institute in Phoenix; the University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; Univer-sity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Struthers Parkinson’s Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Baylor College of Medicine, Waco, Texas.

“We are providing demo units and training at no cost to as many of the National Parkinson’s Centers of Excel-lence as are interested in offering SpeechVive in conjunction with or as an alternative to speech therapy,” says Steve Mogensen, president and CEO of SpeechVive. “We also are offering the SpeechVive units and training to professionals at Veterans Administra-tion Medical Centers across the country. The first VAMC to offer SpeechVive is in Cincinnati, Ohio.”

The SpeechVive device also is avail-able to try at the M.D. Steer Speech and Hearing Clinic at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

The technology was developed over

the past decade by Jessica Huber, asso-ciate professor in Purdue’s Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and licensed through the Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization.

SpeechVive reduces the speech impairments associated with Parkinson’s disease, which cause people with the disease to speak in a hushed, whispery voice and to have mumbled speech. People with Parkinson’s disease are commonly affected in their ability to communicate effectively.

“The clinical data we have collected over the past four years demonstrates that SpeechVive is effective in 90 percent of the people using the device,” Huber says. “I am proud of the improvements in communication and quality of life demonstrated in our clinical studies. I look forward to seeing the device on the market so that more people with Parkin-son’s disease will have access to it.”

More than 1.5 million people in the United States are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and it is one of the most common degenerative neurological diseases. About 89 percent of those with the disease have voice-related change affecting how loudly they speak, and at least 45 percent have speech-related change affecting how clearly they speak.

Device now available to help people with Parkinson’s disease communicate better

For more information, call 800-392-3309 or visit the SpeechVive website at www.speechvive.com.

George Patrick discusses the SpeechVive device with its developer, Jessica Huber, an as-sociate professor in Purdue’s Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

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Youth are quietly losing their hearingChildren and teens constantly plugged into personal listening devices, such as phones, computers, or music players, could be harming their ears without realizing it, says a Purdue audiologist.

“High-frequency hearing loss doesn’t hurt, so kids don’t know they are damaging their ears,” says Shannon Van Hyfte, director of the M.D. Steer Audi-ology Clinic and clinical assistant professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences. “Audiologists are seeing hearing loss in younger people, and it’s not just that they are plugged in, but they are plugged in too loud and for extended periods of time. It used to be that concerts or the occasional loud noise expo-sure were the biggest concerns for young people, but today it’s daily exposure that can have lifelong consequences.”

Also, that exposure can happen during the school day as children use ear buds and headphones for learning devices in the classroom. A general guide is that a student should be able to hear the teachers or parents while listening to the headphone or ear buds. Addition-ally, safe-listening headphones can be used which limit the loudness level that can be reached.

“Hearing loss can affect children socially and academically, but parents and teachers have the opportunity to teach them the importance of limiting loud sounds and learning how to exercise good hearing health,” Van Hyfte says.


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Spinach gave Popeye super strength, but it also holds the promise of a different power for a group of scientists: the ability to convert sunlight into a clean, efficient alternative fuel.

Purdue physicists are part of an international group using spinach to study the proteins involved in photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert the sun’s energy into carbohy-drates used to power cellular processes.

“The proteins we study are part of the most efficient system ever built, capable of converting the energy from the sun into chemical energy with an unrivaled 60 percent efficiency,” says Yulia Pushkar, an associate professor of physics involved in the research. “Understanding this system is indispensable for alter-native energy research aiming to create artificial photosynthesis.”

During photosynthesis plants use solar energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into hydrogen-storing carbohy-drates and oxygen. Artificial photosynthesis could allow for the conversion of solar energy into renewable, environmentally friendly hydrogen-based fuels.

In Pushkar’s laboratory, students extract a protein complex called Photosystem II from spinach they buy at the super-market. It is a complicated process performed over two days in a specially built room that keeps the spinach samples cold and shielded from light, she says.

Once the proteins have been carefully extracted, the team

excites them with a laser and records changes in the electron configuration of their molecules.

“These proteins require light to work, so the laser acts as the sun in this experiment,” Pushkar says. “Once the proteins start working, we use advanced techniques like electron paramag-netic resonance and X-ray spectroscopy to observe how the electronic structure of the molecules change over time as they perform their functions.”

Physics professor Yulia Pushkar (left) and postdoctoral researcher Lifen Yan work in Pushkar’s laser lab.

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Researchers have shown how to use a new imaging platform to map lipid metabolism in living cells, discovering specifically where cholesterol is stored and pointing toward further studies in obesity, diabetes, and longevity.

The imaging approach makes it possible to not only quantify the storage of cholesterol — a type of lipid — but also the “desaturation” and oxidation of lipids, which may reduce the ability of cells to use insulin, says Ji-Xin Cheng, a professor in the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemistry.

The research was conducted with live roundworms called C. elegans, which are used extensively to study the impact of lipid metabolism on aging and disease.

“This animal is transparent, so we can see what’s happening in real time,” Cheng says. “We can follow the metabolism inside the animal.”

Findings are detailed in a research paper appearing in the journal Ange-wandte Chemie. The paper was authored by Purdue postdoctoral researchers Ping Wang, Bin Liu, and Delong Zhang; University of Massachusetts (UM)

Medical School doctoral student Micah Y. Belew; Heidi A. Tissenbaum, a professor in the UM Medical School’s Program in Gene Function and Expression/Program in Molecular Medicine; and Cheng.

The researchers used an imaging platform called hyperspectral stimulated Raman scattering microscopy, which can identify and track certain molecules by measuring their vibrational spectrum with a laser, a sort of spectral fingerprint.

Whereas conventional Raman micro-scopes may take hours to get results, the new method works at high speed, enabling researchers to measure changes in real time in live animals.

“The advantage of being able to observe what is happening in real time in a live tissue is that you can follow the same cell over time, just like following the same person over time to track a patient’s health,” Cheng says.

Being able to map the degree of lipid unsaturation and oxidation and choles-terol storage inside living cells will make possible further studies into the impact of diet and the role of insulin in obesity, diabetes, and longevity in animals and humans.

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Researchers have used a new imaging platform to map lipid metabolism in the living cells of a transparent round worm called C. elegans.

Archaeologist ‘digs’ using drone for fieldwork in ArmeniaA Purdue archaeologist is utilizing drone technology to capture details and data from Bronze Age field sites in Armenia.

“Drones are a new tool in archae-ologists’ toolkits,” says Ian Lindsay, an associate professor of anthro-pology who has been excavating in the South Caucasus region for 15 years. “It’s a good alternative to kites, balloons, or sitting in the bucket of a crane with a camera trying to visually document these ancient sites. Drones offer a detailed aerial perspective that we’ve never had before, and by leveraging this tech-nology archaeologists can be more efficient in the field as drones give us an immediate sense of spatial science scale useful for planning excavation.”

Lindsay’s 3:49 minute video of various field Armenian sites from this summer is available online at http://vimeo.com/102761313. The drone, flying 300 meters from the ground, navigated the valleys and mountains of the Tsaghkahovit Plain and Mt. Aragats region to provide a view that is better quality and less expensive than images captured by satellite or mapping imagery. Lindsay is co-director of Project ArAGATS, Archaeology and Geography of Ancient Trans-caucasian Societies, that focuses on the exploration of southern Caucasia’s rich past and the preser-vation of modern Armenia’s diverse cultural heritage.

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Older adults losing vision as they age are more likely to face an increased mortality risk, according to new research from Purdue.

“Participants who experienced visual decline of one letter on an eye chart were expected to have a 16 percent increase in mortality risk during the eight-year study because their vision affected daily activities,” says Sharon Christ, an assis-tant professor of human development and family studies. “These daily activi-ties were not the necessary functioning activities such as bathing, dressing, and

eating, but rather instrumental daily activities, such as telephone use, shop-ping, and preparing their own meals. When individuals were no longer able to engage in these activities because of visual impairments, their life expectancy was reduced.”

The findings are published in JAMA Ophthalmology. The researchers analyzed data from the Salisbury Eye Evaluation study that tracked the vision health of 2,520 older adults, ages 65–84. The research was funded by the National Eye Institute.

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Grants support Purdue student projects in Africa, United StatesThe Purdue Center for Global Food Security is awarding more than $21,000 for student-led projects focused on seeking solu-tions to a range of food security problems locally and abroad.

Winners of the Discovery Park center’s Student Innovation Grants initiative will receive the grants to put into action their contributions to the fight against world hunger:

$10,000 for a project that will provide an adequate supply of water to the people in Endallah, Tanzania.

$8,479 for an effort to design a multigrain thresher that can be easily manufactured in Africa.

$3,150 for a Purdue campus food pantry project designed to address food security issues felt by the Purdue community.

The money will be used for costs associated with the design and development of the project, including travel by team members to the project sites. Each project will run for six months, with the goal to use the innovations generated by these initiatives to develop follow-up activities.

Friend or foe? Robots could be either. You might even marry one.When Professor Eric Matson teaches his robotics class, he asks his students a simple question on the first day. Would you consider marrying a robot?

Generally, after they stop laughing, about 99 percent of the class will say no, no way. But by the end of the semester, with the students now schooled in robotics and the possibility of advancing technology that could lead to a truly human-like robot, Matson finds that 40 to 50 percent of the class now sees enough merit in a robot spouse to at least consider it.

“If you wanted to watch the game, you could turn them off,” Matson says. “If you wanted to go shopping, you could turn them off. They’re not going to complain.”

Of course, the downside is that if too many humans decide to marry a robot the continuation of the human race comes into question, not to mention the rabid social debate and legal wrangling robot marriage is sure to spark.

That robots, whether for marrying or myriad other purposes, are something of a double-edged sword should come as no surprise, says Matson. A Purdue associate professor of computer and information technology, he’s involved in developing firefighting robots and robots to assist senior citizens in living independently, among other projects.

“Since the dawn of man, every technology’s been good and every technology has a bad side,” Matson says. “The wheel is great. But what’s been the downside? A lot of people die in accidents. I think robots will be one of those transformative objects in our life, one that provides great help but also introduces new risks.”

Eric Matson, associate professor of computer and informa-tion technology, with a couple friends (small, commercially available programmable robots that he uses in his robotics class and research.)


A Purdue innovator is commercial-izing technology that creates high-value, renewable chemicals used in the flavor and fragrance industry from wood lignin and that could make biofuel production more efficient.

Mahdi Abu-Omar, president and founder of Spero Energy Inc. and the Purdue R.B. Wetherill Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, says these industries face challenges to make their products in a more efficient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effec-tive manner.

“The chemicals used by the flavor and fragrance industry are some of the most expensive and high-value substances produced in today’s market,” he says. “Currently those chemicals are made from petroleum. We have developed a method to convert wood lignin into valuable chemicals for both the flavor and fragrance industry at a lower cost

and a method to improve production for the biofuel industry.”

Abu-Omar says the technology is a single-step catalytic process that converts lignin in wood into two products: dihy-droeugenol, which is a valuable chemical used in the flavor and fragrance industry, and lignin-free material that could be used for the production of biofuels.

“Flavor and fragrance companies now have the option of producing dihydroeu-genol, which has a spicy and sweet odor and flavor, from renewable rather than petroleum-based resources,” he says. “Biofuel companies now could produce more biofuels from the same quantity of wood and wood byproducts because the lignin has been removed.”

Spero Energy has an exclusive option to license the technology through the Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization.

A Purdue agronomist has developed soil-mapping technology that provides visual information about soil functionality and productivity, which could increase profit-ability for farmers and growers as they cultivate their crops.

Phillip R. Owens, associate professor of agronomy in the College of Agri-culture, says the US Department of Agriculture provides soil survey maps of the contiguous 48 states. These maps only classify and name soil types as broad units based on their appearance, while Owens’ functional maps provide a broader spectrum of highly detailed information.

“These functional maps show proper-ties like organic carbon content, clay content, the location of water tables, the native nutrient potential, catatonic exchange, and more,” he says. “They also show categorized information like the highest- and lowest-yielding areas, how much water the soil would store after a rainfall event, and how fast a farmer

could expect runoff. This information could impact how farmers choose to manage their land and their crops in order to decrease costs and increase profits.”

Jenette Ashtekar, a doctoral graduate from Purdue’s College of Agriculture, worked with Owens to create the func-tional soil maps by using algorithms that capture the important relationships between the landscape, water and soil development.

“The computer algorithms that we developed exploit the relationship between soil properties and the land-scape. We then use the same algorithms to determine precise locations in the fields to sample so we can create the best possible map with a limited number of samples,” she says. “After sampling, we use Geographical Information Systems, or GIS, technology to develop beautiful, color-image maps that farmers can use in the field to inform their management decisions.”

Mahdi Abu-Omar, founder and president of Spero Energy Inc., conducts research on the company’s single-step catalytic process to create high-value chemicals.

Phillip R. Owens, from left, associate pro-fessor of agronomy, and doctoral graduate Jenette Ashtekar compare a soil sample in an auger to a functional soil map on a digital tablet.

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Students taking the Zero-Gravity Flight Experiment course at Purdue University will see their creation soar to the upper atmo-sphere to study a new green propellant, partnering with Aerojet Rocketdyne to demonstrate that the propellant can replace the traditional but highly toxic hydrazine fuel.

The students will design and build their experiment at Purdue and then NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program will launch it on a commercial suborbital rocket flight. This type of launch allows testing of spaceflight technologies during minutes of weightlessness.

“Launching on a commercial suborbital rocket flight allows us to demonstrate spaceflight technology operations in weightlessness rapidly and relatively inexpensively,” says professor Steven Collicott in Purdue’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

He has taught the course since 1996 to immerse under-graduate engineering students in the design-build-test cycle for zero-gravity experimentation in suborbital rocket flights, parabolic aircraft flights, and the Fluids Education payload for the International Space Station.

The experiment — the Purdue Green Propellant Suborbital Test (PGPST) — is designed to advance a green propellant to the next level of technology readiness. The low-toxicity propel-lant, developed by the US Air Force Research Laboratory, is a hydroxyl ammonium nitrate fuel and oxidizer blend known as AF-M315E.

The rocket flight is a precursor to the NASA Green Propel-lant Infusion Mission (GPIM) being led by Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. as the prime contractor and principal inves-tigator. The research builds on earlier collaboration by Purdue, Ball, and Aerojet Rocketdyne and helps the STEM-education community engage in NASA’s space technology mission and the emerging commercial space industry.

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Purdue students (from left) Ben Tackett, Siddharth Tripathi, Jordan Nykiel, Brian McGuire, and Andrew Melgar, are taking a Zero-Gravity Flight Experiment course, creating an experiment to study a new green propellant that could replace the traditional but highly toxic hydrazine fuel.

New research findings point toward future approaches to fighting bacterial biofilms that foul everything from implantable medical devices to industrial pipes and boat propellers.

Bacteria secrete a mucus-like “extracellular polymeric substance” that forms biofilms, allowing bacterial colonies to thrive on surfaces.

“They can form everywhere, on catheters used to transfer body fluids, prosthetic valves, and other devices,” says Arezoo Ardekani, an assistant professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering.

Costs associated with biofilms affecting implantable medical devices and various types of industrial equipment amount to billions of dollars annually. The slimy films grow on key surfaces in a range of applications, from boat propellers to the insides of industrial pipes, increasing wear and tear and fuel consumption and decreasing efficiency.

Attacking the biofilms using antibiotics and toxic chemicals has drawbacks including the evolution of antibiotic-resistant strains, which might be alleviated by finding ways to hinder bacterial adhesion without killing the bacteria.

Future approaches to controlling biofilms could hinge on discovering the precise motions of individual bacterial cells, which propel themselves using whip-like append-ages called flagella.

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This graphic illustrates how swimming microorganisms cause the stretching of polymers (elongated red, yellow, and blue features) in a mucus-like substance, attracting the motile cells to surfaces in biofilms that foul everything from implantable medical devices to boat propellers.

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1940Robert Weiss (S’42), Portland, OR, attended the 70th celebration of the liberation of Normandy, where he was honored for his role in the Battle of Mortain in Aug. 1944, and was awarded the Medaille d’Honneur by the town of Mont St. Michel.

Ben T. Bernacchi (ChE’47) and his wife, Eleanor (ChE’47), Murrysville, PA, published Concepts of Investment and Retirement Management.

The book is available for purchase at www.amazon.com.

1950Jack Petersen (A’50, MS EDU’56), South Bend, IN, was appointed to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour, France’s highest distinction, in May. US veterans who risked

their lives to fight on French territory during World War II are awarded this distinction based upon a review of their military record.

Arthur Wiggins (AAE’53), North Chesterfield, VA, published Chasing the Goose, a story about trips with a barnstormer on the East Coast and west to Iowa. The book is available for

purchase at www.shopmybook.com.

Bob Hesselberth (ECE’57), Penfield, NY, published Two Shakes of a Lamb’s Tail, the memoir of an electronic engineer, entrepreneur, and risk-taker who builds a high-tech electronics company and sells it to a

venture capital firm. The book is available for purchase at www.amazon.com.

Carmine Spinelli (MSE’58), White House Station, NJ, has been inducted into the US Army Joint Munitions Command’s Ammunition Hall of Fame. He is the former

technical director of the US Army Armament

Research Development & Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ.

1960Howard Teasley (ECE’62), Vancouver, BC, is proud to celebrate 34 years in Vancouver, 25 years as an expert financial witness in the Supreme Court of BC, 21 years of dragon boating, 19 years of half marathons, and his first grandchild, Astrid.

Frank Gottbrath (A’64), and wife, Marie, Leland, NC, are both retired and have moved to the coast of North Carolina. Gottbrath farmed for 25 years after working 17 years with the US Forest Service. [email protected]

Don Ansley (ECE’66), Charlton, MA, has retired from Raytheon Company after 48 years of service.

Dan Cunningham (T’68), Indianapolis, IN, retired as president and COO of Parish Manufacturing on Jul. 1. He previously retired as a Lt. Colonel after 21 years in the US Army.

He and Kathy, his spouse of 47 years, look forward to continued travel and community service. [email protected]

Donald Gray (MS AAE’69, PhD CE’74), Morgantown, WV, has retired from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University after

30 years on the faculty.

1970Michael Baldwin (A’70), and wife, Judy (NRS’74), Indianapolis, IN, toured England and Scotland in June.

Martha Mamula (M’70), San Jose, CA, has retired from her position with the federal government. She earned her MBA from Bowling Green State University and her JD from Santa Clara University. [email protected]

Doreen Simmons (LA’71), Skaneateles, NY, has been selected as one of the Top 25 Women Upstate New York Super Lawyers for 2014. Simmons is the leader of the environmental

practice at Hancock Estabrook LLP.

Gary Fusek (ChE’72), Avon Lake, OH, was recently honored with the Founders Award from Lubrizol. This is the highest award the company gives.

Steven Webster (M’73, HDR M’09), Houston, TX, was presented with the Alumni Achievement Award by Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at its 92nd biennial convention on Jul. 26. Webster serves as the co-managing partner of Avista Capital Partners, a private equity firm he co-founded and in which he is a principal owner.

Julie Boettger (HHS’74), Crown Point, IN, published School Food and Nutrition Service Management of the 21st Century, 6th Ed. The book is available for purchase at www.SFS21.com.

Terry Heath (M’75), Carmel, IN, was named Indianapolis Health Care Lawyer of the Year 2015 by Best Lawyers. Heath is a past managing partner of Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman PC, and

the current head of its business/tax section.

Robert Wright (M’76), Evansville, IN, was named chairman of the Commerce Bank Board of Directors. He is a founding board member of the bank and president of Wright Motors Inc.

Roger Quillen (MS S’77), Atlanta, GA, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2015. Quillen is the managing partner and chairman of the

management committee for Fisher & Phillips LLP, one of the nation’s leading labor and employment firms.

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Anna Budde (S’78), Novi, MI, joined Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP as a partner in its growing intellectual property department. Budde brings 20 years of experience as a patent

attorney and 17 years as a research chemist.

1980Shokrina Radpour Beering (LA’81, MS EDU’83), Carmel, IN, recently received the Distinguished Barrister Award from Indiana Lawyer magazine. Beering is the managing

partner of the Indianapolis office of Plunkett Cooney, where she represents financial institutions in the areas of finance, business, and commercial real estate.

Angie Klink (LA’81), Lafayette, IN, and Betty Nelson, dean of students emerita, recently spoke to Krannert’s Women in Management program about the stellar leaders in Klink’s book, The

Deans’ Bible: Five Purdue Women and Their Quest for Equality, published by Purdue University Press. [email protected]

H. Scott Norville (PhD CE’81), Lubbock, TX, was presented with the Award of Merit and its accompanying title of fellow by the ASTM International Committee F12 on Security Systems and Equipment. Norville serves as professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas Tech University.

Karen Troutman (EDU’83, MS EDU’86), Galveston, IN, is now the director of the Walton and Tipton Township Public Library in Walton, IN. [email protected]

Christy VanBuskirk (CE’83), Hedrick, IA, recently received her commission as vice president of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)

Central Zone. She was elected to the position by delegates from the Central Zone. VanBuskirk is currently a district local systems engineer for the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Sheila Robbins Campbell (A’84), Downers Grove, IL, is now a customer service representative for the Medical District Veterinary Clinic at Illinois, formerly

Furnetic-Chicago Center for Veterinary Medicine.

Mark Eutsler (MS EDU’84), Linden, IN, was recently chosen to present at the Governor’s Conference on Service and Nonprofit Capacity Building. A seasoned facilitator, consultant, and

coach with advanced degrees in curriculum and instruction, Eutsler is principal of The Edge, a practice equipping organizations to maximize capacity through leadership governance, strategic thinking, and stakeholder communication.

Rusty Rueff (LA’84, MS EDU’86), Hillsborough, CA, was appointed to the Advisory Committee on the Arts for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by President Obama.

Michael Adams (ECE’85), Austin, TX, was selected for inclusion in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

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A AgricultureAAE Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering AAS Associate of Applied ScienceAS Associate of ScienceBA Bachelor of ArtsBM Biomedical EngineeringBS Bachelor of ScienceCE Civil EngineeringCERT CertificateCET Civil Engineering TechnologyChE Chemical EngineeringCEM Construction Engineering & Mgmt.CNE Construction EngineeringDP Doctor of PharmacyDVM Doctor of Veterinary MedicineE EngineeringECE Electrical and Computer EngineeringEDU EducationEE Electrical EngineeringFR Friend of Purdue AlumniHDR Honorary DoctorateHHS Health and Human SciencesHSC Health SciencesIE Industrial EngineeringLA Liberal ArtsM ManagementMA Master of ArtsMBA Master of Business AdministrationMFA Master of Fine ArtsMS Master of ScienceME Mechanical EngineeringMSE Materials Science & EngineeringNE Nuclear EngineeringNRS NursingP PharmacyPhD DoctorateS Science T TechnologyV Veterinary Medicine - Indicates attendance at Purdue

Purdue Alumni members’ names are bolded.

Do you know that you can choose to have your e-mail address published with your Class Notes entry? Just fill out the “Class Notes” form at www.purduealumni.org and give us permission to publish your address.

Tomi Knoy Goick (CRS’63) Broker AssociateCellular: [email protected] Frye Realty, Inc.180 9th Street S.Naples, Florida 34102www.tomiknoygoick.com

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Do you have a large family of loyal Purdue alumni? If so, please send your family photo to [email protected] for a chance at being highlighted in future issues of the Purdue Alumnus. Please identify everyone in the photo.

Generations of BoilermakersEverett FamilyThree generations of the Everett family show off their Purdue pride. Pictured from left are Luke Everett (A’17), Abby Everett (HHS’15), Aaron Everett (CERT A’60), Na-nette Patrick Everett (HHS’85), and Doug Everett (A’87).


Scott Mitchell (A’87, MS A’92), Ridgefield, CT, was promoted to president and CEO of Sumitomo Chemical America and head of the regional headquarters for the Americas.

Todd Ulicny (M’88), Wexford, PA, married Alma R. Covarrubias on May 27 at Magen’s Beach in St. Thomas, USVI. Ulicny is a consulting practice director for Oracle Corporation. The couple have two sons, Anthony (CE’14) and Carrington.

Mark Viani (LA’88), Alexandria, VA, was named to the Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation Board of Directors. Viani is a shareholder at Bean, Kinney & Korman where he practices land use and zoning.

Diane K. Schweitzer (BS’89), Saint John, IN, published Planning & Designing: Innovative and Modern School Kitchens and Dining Rooms and Back to School: with District Worker’s

Compensation and Employee Safety Programs. The books are available for purchase at www.amazon.com.

1990David Brown (MS S’90, PhD S’92), Louisville, KY, won the Trustees Award at the University of Louisville this year. This award is given to one professor at the university each year and

is presented by the Board of Trustees at the spring commencement.

Tyler Evans (ECE’90), Papillion, NE, retired from the US Air Force after 23 years of service on Sept. 1. [email protected]

Jill Stephens Fleisher (MS LA’92, PhD LA’97), Strongsville, OH, was presented with the Gigax Faculty Scholarship Award from Baldwin Wallace University. The award recognizes

a faculty member who, through effective

scholarship, has enhanced the learning environment at Baldwin Wallace. Fleisher is a professor of sociology and the co-director of the sustainability major.

Sue J. Kacines (P’92), Allen, TX, was honored with the Keep Texas Beautiful Volunteer of the Year Award for her work with the Boone Elementary PTA.

John Weispfenning (PhD LA’92), Orange, CA, was appointed the president of Santiago Canyon College by the Rancho Santiago Community College District.

Michael Kiser (MFA LA’93), Waterville, ME, was named vice president for marketing and communications at Lafayette College. He previously served as vice president for

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Bob Sieber (IM’68) never thought that when he answered an ad in the Purdue Exponent to be a student announcer for WBAA, he would be taking the first step toward being named senior vice-president of CNN. After all, cable news wasn’t even a concept in the 1960s.

Sieber’s high school in Park Ridge, Illinois, was the second in the country to have a licensed radio station. “I did sports color commentary and it was a great experience,” Sieber says. So when he saw the ad, he decided to give broadcasting another try and interviewed successfully.

Sieber delivered the news and hosted music and public affairs programs. He says working for WBAA made him a better student. “I learned to study better because I had to manage my time,” he notes.

Sieber also learned a great deal from mentors such as longtime WBAA General Manager Johnny DeCamp. “In addition to running the station and keeping us in line, he was kind of like a dad away from home,” Sieber explains. “He really cared about students. Later on, he would call me if he found my name in print and give me encouragement.”

Sieber worked four years at WBAA before graduating in 1968 and then earning an MBA in marketing from Indiana University. Yet he had difficulty securing a job since the US was in a recession and he had been drafted for military service. So, he decided to take a three-month research internship at WGN in Chicago. “My difficulties turned into a great benefit because I decided to follow my heart and not my head,” Sieber says.

A HEAD-TURNER OF AN OPPORTUNITYAfter the internship, Sieber wrote every network and broadcast group in the country. He eventually got a positive response from Cox Broadcasting in Atlanta, where he worked his way to the head of research for the company’s 17 radio and TV stations.

Sieber’s accomplishments eventually caught the eye of another Atlanta broadcaster, media mogul Ted Turner. “It’s a miracle Ted ever hired me,” Sieber recalls. “We went to dinner and then an Atlanta Hawks game. Since Ted owned the team, we had front row seats on the floor with the players. I excused myself and left at the half, returning to my other company to finish a project. Ted could have been insulted, but later told me he knew I’d be a loyal employee.”

Sieber soon signed on as Turner’s research chief, and says he will always view Ted as a visionary pioneer. “He is responsible for many broadcasting firsts that consumers take for granted,” Sieber explains. “Most of us think nothing of having more than 200 channels. Back then, there were two cable networks.”

Sieber is best known as a cable television pioneer who collaborated with Nielson Media Research to develop the first

ratings for cable networks. He also devel-oped many other programming and research

tools that remain in widespread use.

OUTSIDE-THE-BOX THINKINGHaving also participated in the startup of several cable networks, Sieber fondly recalls a marathon brainstorming session in Turn-er’s office the day Turner decided to create CNN. “Apparently I was the only employee with any news experience,” says Sieber. “Turner was completely committed to realizing his vision. Most people chuckled at the notion of a cable news network, but Turner always understood that content was key, and at the time, news was the missing element in the cable marketplace.”

Sieber says he enjoyed the challenge of securing larger market shares in a competitive environment, and Purdue laid the foundation for his success. “I really learned how to identify and solve problems,” Sieber says. “That was my best take-away from Purdue, and it served me well in the business world.”

After multiple roles across a 24-year career with Turner Broadcasting System, Sieber retired in 2001. Today, he enjoys travel, amateur astronomy, and spending time with his family at their home in Birmingham, Alabama. He also took the time to tour WBAA in celebration of its 90th birthday. “When I worked at the station, the ‘antique’ equipment looked like a Smithsonian exhibit,” he jokes. “It’s exciting to see what they’ve done with a truly modern facility. I owe a lot to my experience at WBAA and Purdue.”

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As a student, Bob Sieber (M’68) worked at WBAA delivering the news and hosting music and public affairs programs. He is now retired after a 24–year career with Turner Broad-casting System. He is pictured with his wife, Paige.


Rebecca Kopp (ChE’99) and Martin Levine (LA’99), Lakewood, OH, were married on May 23 in Columbus, OH. Although they graduated from Purdue on the same day, they never

met on campus but met in Cleveland. Becca, immediate past president of the Purdue Alumni Club of Cleveland, is an employment attorney with Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, and Marty is a supply chain manager with American Greetings. [email protected]

2000Adam Myers (S’00), Lafayette, IN, is now a research investigator — preformulation at SSCI, a division of Aptuit, located in the Purdue Research Park.

Alex Fleck (AAE’02), and wife, Kacie (Burton) Fleck (AAE’01), Leonardtown, MD, welcomed their fourth child, Daniel Pryor, on Jun. 17.

Ralph Gunn (MS M’02), Nairobi, Kenya, married Lisa Gunn on May 31 on safari at a lodge in the bush, three hours from Johannesburg, South Africa. Gunn was also recently promoted to head of East Africa debt products at Standard Bank.

Shyam Sriram (LA’02), Santa Barbara, CA, left his position as an assistant professor of political science at Georgia Perimeter College in order to finish his PhD at the University

of California, Santa Barbara. His area of focus

is Asian Pacific American politics. [email protected]

Ryan Alley (NE’03), Alexandria, VA, appeared on the game show Jeopardy on Oct. 29.

Ryan Stoa (ChE’03), Summit Hill, PA, was recently promoted to vice president of engineering for Gertrude Hawk Chocolates. Now responsible for all engineering and maintenance activities, Stoa started with the company as the director of R&D in Nov. 2010. [email protected]

Eileen Looby Weber (A’03), Lake Forest, IL, was inducted into the American Academy of Floriculture (AAF) during the Society of American Florists’ (SAF) 130th Annual Convention on Aug. 16. Weber is the vice president of Lake Forest Flowers & Greenhouses and is also a member of the Purdue Agricultural Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Nicholas Alexander (T’04) and wife, Laura (Bullington) (LA’05), Franklin, IN, are excited to announce the birth of future Boilermaker Keegan Evan, on Jun. 2. Lalexander.slp@gmail.

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Scott Nixon (ECE’05) and wife, Stacey (Bies) (T’05), Fort Collins, CO, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Callum Scott, on Sept. 13. He joins big sister Olive as a future Boilermaker!

Kevin Melanson (HHS’06), Charlotte, NC, and Taciana Magalhães are excited to announce their engagement. The couple met in Washington, DC.

Ryan Hook (T’07), Phoenix, AZ, was promoted to project director at Kitchell, a leading builder in Phoenix.

Katelyn Potts (T’08), Washington, DC, was selected as an undergraduate pilot training candidate for the US Air Force-Reserves. [email protected]

Nicholas Crawford (CEM’09), Fort Myers, FL, married Brittany Hassee in Aug. after getting engaged in Jan. They look forward to having a happy Boilermaker home in FL!

Sean Hoos (P’09) and wife, Sarah (Roberts) (LA’07), Fort Wayne, IN, with Keith Starost (S’08) and wife, Lisa (Wettrick) (P’09), Franklin, IN, spread their Boilermaker spirit on a family

vacation tradition at the Louisville Slugger Museum.

2010Benjamin Miller (M’10), and Kristina (Thorsell) (S’10), San Diego, CA, were married on Apr. 12.

1930Paul Tarrant (MS S’38), Gainesville, FL, Jul. 4.

Edith M. Buck (Herman) (S’39), Pensacola, FL, Apr. 22.

Dean E. Rudig (ME’39), Waterloo, IA, Feb. 24.

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Do you have a large family of loyal Purdue alumni? If so, please send your family photo to [email protected] for a chance at being highlighted in future issues of the Purdue Alumnus. Please identify everyone in the photo.

Generations of BoilermakersMcKaig FamilyThree generations of the Ed and Betty McKaig Family pose while celebrating Christmas together. The fourth generation currently numbers 19 and ranges in age from ten months to sixteen years. Pictured in the front row from left is Maureen (McKaig) Cook (LA’67, MS LA’69), Andrew Cook (A’06), Jeff Brooke (S’98), Patty (McKaig) Collins (LA’71, MS LA’79), and Mark McKaig (A’99). Pictured in the sec-ond row is Linda (Braasch) McKaig, Bob McKaig (A’77), Andrew Tyler (ME’04), Betty (Martin) McKaig, Darren McKaig (S’02), and Jan (King) McKaig (LA’69). From left in the back row is Wally Bielat (P’05), Roger McKaig, Holly (Cook) Tyler (A’04), Michelle (Meeker) McKaig (EDU’96), Matt McK-aig (A’99), Ed McKaig Jr. (A’69), Christy (McKaig) Bielat (A’03, DVM’08), Ron Cook (CERT A’71), and Sarah (Dafnos) McKaig (LA’02).

1940Virginia E. (Nesbitt) Greenburg (M’40), Wingate, IN, Jun. 3.

David P. Allen Jr. (ME’41), Schulenburg, TX, Feb. 24.

Everett E. Gruber (A’41), Delphi, IN, May 9.

Helen (Cooper) Hoffer (HHS’41), Elgin, IL, Apr. 25.

Ruth (Davis) Moutoux (MS EDU’41), Roanoke, VA, May 23.

Elizabeth A. (Simpson) Shirley (M’41), Simi Valley, CA, Apr. 29.

E. Marie (Johnson) Walz (HHS’41), Fishers, IN, Apr. 17.

James R. Hardesty (A’42), Hamlet, IN, May 24.

Frank M. Owen (A’42), Bedford, IN, Jun. 19.

C. Byron Rumble Jr. (ME’42), San Juan Capistrano, CA, May 23.

Charles Antonaccio (EE’43), Chappaqua, NY, May 17.

Paul L. Brink (AAE’43), Sun City West, AZ, Dec. 6, 2013.

Ann (Wickard) Pickart (HHS’43), Bringhurst, IN, Apr. 4.

Elizabeth (Carlson) Rumble (S’43), San Juan Capistrano, CA, Mar. 20.

Arthur S. Westneat (EE’43, MS EE’46), Durham, NH, May 19.

Chieh Y. Chiang (ME’44), Seattle, WA, Apr. 15.

E. Clifford Crane (ME’44), Westlake, OH, Apr. 24.

William C. Lester (EE’44), Atlanta, GA, May 5. He is survived by his wife, Anne.

Herbert H. Noren (ChE’44), Tallahassee, FL, Jul. 9, 2013.

Charles C. Whistler (ME’44), Dayton, OH, Mar. 30.

Robert C. Schimmel (AAE’45), Salt Lake City, UT, Mar. 30. He is survived by his wife, Eunice.

Barbara (Cohen) Seiden (S’45), Tenafly, NJ, Jun. 6. She is survived by her husband, Norman (ME’45).

Margaret (Miller) Bennett (S’46), Tryon, NC, May 24.

Kathryn H. (Francis) Charnes (MS EDU’46), Austin, TX, Feb. 6.

Melvin J. Glimcher (ME’46, S’46, HDR E’04), Coral Gables, FL, May 12.

Betty (Tanner) Johnson (HHS’46), Washington, DC, Jun. 9.

Harold J. Schweiger (A’46), Fort Myers, FL, May 10. He is survived by his wife, Phoebe.

Jerry Shore (ME’46), Sands Point, NY, May 26. He is survived by his wife, Cecile.

Marilyn A. (Masterson) Biggs (LA’47), Fairfield, CA, Apr. 26.



B ill Holder, who graduated with an aerospace engi-neering degree in 1960, has seen his career take off like a rocket, and continues to explore exciting frontiers even

in “retirement.” Even before graduating, he made lasting memo-ries as a member of the Purdue Drill Team, which won the 1958 National Collegiate Championship. “It was fun because we beat some military schools,” he says.

After Purdue, Holder worked with Boeing on the Bomarc Missile Program and later, the first stage of the Saturn V moon rocket that took Boilermaker Neil Armstrong (AAE’55) to the moon. “Those were some of the most exciting times I have ever been involved with,” Holder recalls.

Holder also served in the US Army for three years as an air defense guided missile officer during the Cuban missile crisis. “We were packed up ready to deploy, but fortunately those Soviet ships turned around,” Holder says. “We were closer to nuclear war than we ever had been.”

Holder capped his engineering career as a Department of Defense technical intelligence analyst through which he helped produce the National Intelligence Estimates. “I also briefed the president’s scientific advisor in the Old Executive Office building near the White House and could actually see into the Oval Office,” Holder recalls. “I thought, ‘If my father could see me now … .’”

A WRITE TURNHolder’s familiarity with US aerospace sparked a writing interest that started in the 1970s. One of his first books featured the Saturn V. Holder says perseverance led to its publication. “I got 15 straight rejection letters and decided to send it to Simon and Schuster for the heck of it,” Holder says.“What would be the chances? Probably zero and none! But wow, they took it.”

The good luck continued with Rand McNally publishing a book on the Skylab Space Station. Holder also wrote a series of aircraft books on the B-24, F-15, and many other models.

Holder’s fascination with performance cars then led to articles in national automotive magazines such as Autoweek and Muscle Car Review. Like aviation, several car profile books

evolved, including titles on the Chev-elle, Olds 442, Trans Am, and the GTO models.

Holder admits that racing may be the apex of his writing interests. He

has perused the pits of the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, and has chatted with many familiar names in the racing industry, including Roger Penske, Mario Andretti, Mark Martin, and Tony Stewart. “Back in the mid-80s, I noticed a talented young driver named Jeff Gordon and did a book on him,” Holder says. Holder also has written about fellow Boilermaker and NASCAR driver Ryan Newman (E’01).

After a few laps as a published writer, Holder decided to try the children’s book circuit. “There’s a real void in boys’ books with things that are big, fast, and loud,” Holder says. “So I wrote books about race cars, mud racers, and monster trucks. The kids really liked them.”

DEDICATED TO GIVING BACKHolder also has written books on the El Dora Speedway in Ohio and the Winchester Speedway near Richmond, Indiana, and donated profits to the Injured Driver’s Fund. Another philan-thropic opportunity evolved when Holder restored two of Jeff Gordon’s short track race cars. “I took them to the Dayton Chil-dren’s Hospital and let the kids, many seriously ill, sit in them.” Holder explains. “It really tugged my heart.”

To date, Holder has published more than 80 books and thousands of articles. Not content to rest on his writing laurels, Holder also founded the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame at Florence Speedway near Cincinnati. A top attraction for dirt track fans, it has received considerable national television coverage.

Personal victories include surviving a brain aneurism in 1990 and enduring radiation treatments for prostate cancer last year. Holder says his prognosis is good and that he looks forward to sharing more adventures with his wife Ruthanne, and their adult daughters, Beth and Kathy. “Keeping busy is key in what I do,” Holder says.“I’ve had more fun than any man could have.”

Marydell Forbes (MS LA’95)

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BILL HOLDER

Rocket Man to Racing Writer

Bill Holder (AAE’60) has written more than 80 books and thousands of articles on planes and automobiles, including children’s books about race cars, mud racers, and monster trucks.


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Jake H. Coyner Jr. (ME’47), Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 24.

Patricia (Groff) Jellicoe (HHS’47), Bremen, IN, Jun. 30.

Harry R. Schwartz (ME’47), Fort Wayne, IN, Jun. 11. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn.

Richard H. Shaw (EE’47, MS S’49, PhD S’59), Fayetteville, NY, Jun. 13. He is survived by his wife, Carol (HHS’48).

Virginia E. Young (HHS’47), Indianapolis, IN, Jan. 10.

Donovan Arnott Jr. (A’48, MS A’50), Leesburg, GA, May 1.

George W. Chell (AAE’48), Brandon, SD, Jun. 8.

Mary Lou (Caster) Elliott (HHS’48), Greenfield, IN, Apr. 14.

Edward J. Glamkowski (HHS’48), Remington, IN, May 20.

Charles J. Hambley (ME’48), Corydon, IN, May 2.

James V. Hewett (MS S’48, PhD S’50), Waynesboro, VA, Apr. 3.

William P. Hopkins (ME’48), Colorado Springs, CO, May 4.

Vernie G. Lindstrom Jr. (CE’48), Scottsdale, AZ, Apr. 30.

Albert J. Miller (CE’48), Boca Raton, FL, Jul. 6.

John W. Morgan (EE’48), Charlotte, NC, Mar. 27.

Harvey T. Nack Jr. (EE’48), Glen Ellyn, IL, Apr. 15.

Carolyn (Levin) Sachs (S’48), Lexington, MA, May 26.

Dwight H. Swanson (EE’48), Urbandale, IA, May 19.

Wayne Whitlock (AAE’48), Lakewood, CO, May 18.

Frank E. Bohman Jr. (MS A’49), Avon, CT, Jun. 1.

Jack R. Clemens (ME’49), Glenview, IL, May 1.

Harold Robert Crawford (CE’49), Columbus, IN, May 2.

Theodore Wayne Cutshall (ChE’49), Indianapolis, IN, May 12.

Earl A. Dosey (LA’49), Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 29.

James R. House (EE’49), Vincennes, IN, Mar. 3.

Robert J. Judnick (P’49), Dyer, IN, Apr. 29.

Joseph P. O’Brien (MS S’49, PhD S’52), Richmond, VA, Apr. 1.

Suzanne (Hilt) Sherrier (S’49), Vero Beach, FL, May 13.

Aubrey D. Smith (ME’49), Huntsville, AL, Mar. 19.

Stephen John Warnock (A’49), Davis, CA, Mar. 14.

1950Robert L. Astley (CE’50), Fishers, IN, May 8.

John J. Bergan (HHS’50), Chicago, IL, Jun. 11.

Moore J. Burns (PhD S’50), Auburn, AL, May 21. He is survived by his wife, Teresa.


Ernest R. Forrester (EE’50), Clermont, IN, Apr. 28.

Herbert M. Himes (ME’50), Scottsdale, AZ, Mar. 21.

Robert W. Hodson (P’50), Lafayette, IN, May 20.

Donald C. Pearcy (EE’50), Indianapolis, IN, May 9. He is survived by his wife, Winfred (HHS’49).

Henry M. Soltysinski (LA’50), Chicago, IL, Mar. 23.

Robert J. Spillar Jr. (EE’50), Urbandale, IA, Apr. 3.

Donald M. Spiller (MS A’50), Artesia, CA, Apr. 24.

Aaron K. Vickery (ME’50), Zionsville, IN, Apr. 19.

Kenneth A. Wait (AAE’50), Seguin, TX, Apr. 11.

John P. Walsh (ME’50), Madison Heights, MI, Sept. 24, 2013.

Frances E. (Custer) Zink (HHS’50), Delphi, IN, Jul. 8.

Glenn T. Bahler (S’51), Woodridge, IL, Jun. 18. He is survived by his wife, Jean.

John C. Baran (ME’51), Meriden, CT, May 10.

William H. Bennett (A’51), Lafayette, IN, Jun. 5.

Donald A. Bloodgood (ME’51), West Lafayette, IN, Jun. 20. He is survived by his wife, Jo (HHS’51, MS HHS’54).

William R. Deem (LA’51), Jacksonville, FL, May 24. He is survived by his wife, Patricia (HHS’51).

Norman Joseph Doctor (S’51), Rockville, MD, Mar. 7.

Frederick R. Dusto Jr. (EE’51), Flagstaff, AZ, Jun. 4. He is survived by his wife, Betty (HHS’52).

Dorothy J. (Greier) Elliott (HHS’51), Midland, MI, Jun. 20. She is survived by her husband, Edward (ChE’51).

David W. Jackson (AAE’51), Shoreline, WA, Apr. 1.

Hayden M. King (A’51), Knightstown, IN, Jun. 8. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (BA’71).

Dallas H. Lien (LA’51), Sun City, AZ, Dec. 11, 2013.

Malcolm A. Litman (ME’51), Leawood, KS, Jun. 29.

Donald E. Lott (EE’51), Columbus, IN, Mar. 16.

Barbara A. (Boyd) Maves (HHS’51), Pensacola, FL, Jun. 6. She is survived by her husband, Arnold (A’52).

F. Carden Meine (S’51), Carmel, IN, May 31.

Robert St. John (LA’51), Phoenix, AZ, Apr. 27.

Donald E. Williams (MS LA’51), Matthews, NC, Apr. 23.

Jack R. Woolf (PhD ME’51), Arlington, TX, Jun. 12.

Christ Anastoff (P’52), Carmel, IN, Jun. 28.

M. Jean (Wilson) Bacus (MS HHS’52), Greenwood, IN, Jun. 26.

Robert Edwin Begin (AAE’52), Springfield, OH, Jul. 1.

David R. Bonnes (ME’52), Westerville, OH, Jun. 20.

William W. Boyd (PhD LA’52), Houston, TX, Jun. 19.

Edward E. Dollmeyer (A’52), Annapolis, MD, Jun. 13. He is survived by his wife, Alice (LA’67).

Howard H. Gustafson (ME’52), Bothell, WA, May 18.

David Higgins (MS’52), Boonton, NJ, May 8.

Richard D. Kiester (A’52), Columbia City, IN, Apr. 4.

Joseph R. Kirk (S’52), Flower Mound, TX, Mar. 6.

Paul E. Krupp (MSE’52), Doylestown, PA, Jun. 26.

Elaine E. (Kull) Liley (HHS’52), Lafayette, IN, Jun. 19.

George W. Wesbecker (A’52), Madison, IN, Jun. 19.

Warren F. Able (AAE’53), Marlborough, CT, May 26.

John B. Dermody (LA’53), San Clemente, CA, Jun. 29.

Richard A. Meyer (CE’53, MS CE’54), Rochester, MN, Oct. 24, 2013.

John H. Pashley (CE’53), Oak Ridge, TN, Jun. 19.

Anthony F. Riga (P’53), Gary, IN, Apr. 23.

James A. Saxman (EE’53), Indianapolis, IN, May 10.

Milton W. Schlemmer (MSE’53), Bodega Bay, CA, Apr. 15.

Donald H. Webb (ME’53), Fort Wayne, IN, Jun. 8.

Joan E. (Rogers) Bobb (HHS’54), Naperville, IL, May 23. She is survived by her husband, Harlan.

Robert J. Braunlin (EE’54), Fort Wayne, IN, May 29.

Harley J. Griffith Jr. (MS EDU’54, PhD EDU’67), Lafayette, IN, May 11. He is survived by his wife, Carol.

Harold W. Hebermehl (ChE’54), Tulsa, OK, Apr. 26.

Mary P. (Gilligan) Maier (HHS’54), Park Ridge, IL, Jul. 1.

William H. Rabbe (ME’54), Pennington, NJ, Feb. 18.


A DIFFICULT PAR: Robert Trent Jones Sr. and the Making of the Modern GolfJames R. Hansen (BA’74)Gotham Books

Hansen recounts how Robert Trent Jones, an English immigrant boy, overcame great adversity to become the most prolific and influential golf course architect of the 20th century. Jones is renowned for his

course designs, which reflect his belief that every hole should be “a difficult par but an easy bogey.” As gifted as he was at golf design, Jones was equally skilled as a salesman, promoter, and entrepreneur. Hansen examines Jones’s legacy in all its complexity and influence.

THE MAGIC OF CIRCLES: A Math AdventureGail Larson (S’02)

The Magic of Circles is a lively zoo adventure that shows children how fun figures and shapes can be. This inventive, delightful children’s book is conceived to develop Pre-K math skills by exploring circles and

counting. And, it’s also designed to further reading skills by nurturing a young person’s natural curiosity. A whimsical teaching tool featuring a loveable cast of zoo animals, this book provides exciting math, a bit of monkey magic, and a charming tale that is the perfect way to experience the true adventure of counting and shapes. The book is available at www.amazon.com or www.mathadventurebooks.com.

STRAY DOG OF ANIME: The Films of Mamoru OshiiBrian Ruh (LA’99)Palgrave Macmillan

Upon its US release in the mid-1990s, Ghost in the Shell, directed by Mamoru Oshii, quickly became one of the most popular Japanese animation films, or anime, in the country. Despite these accolades, Oshii is known as a contrarian within anime, a self-proclaimed ‘stray dog,’

with a unique cinematic vision. Working in both live-action film and animation, directing everything from absurdist comedy to thrillers to meditations on the nature of reality, Oshii defies the confines of genre and form. Stray Dog of Anime details Oshii’s evolution as a director, paying special attention to his personal style and symbolism, resulting in a unique guide that will appeal to anime fans and cineastes of all kinds.

10 CRITICAL COMPONENTS FOR SUCCESS IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMMarcia Rohrer (EDU’73) and Nannette SamsonCorwin

Often teachers of all experience levels struggle to effectively manage special education classrooms. In this must-have guide, Rohrer and Sampson provide a solid, workable action plan to ensure measurable

success for even your most challenging student. Discover a variety of research-based instructional strategies to support all students, organize your classroom, execute lessons, and foster parent communication. Packed with real-world examples, free tools to use and share, a list of resources and a helpful glossary, this dynamic resource will inspire you, develop your teacher toolbox, and ensure your students are on the path to achievement.

Purdue Alumni Books

Harold O. Beals (A’55, MS S’57, PhD S’60), Opelika, AL, Jun. 10.

Joseph A. Bonner (MS LA’55), West Lafayette, IN, Jun. 21. He is survived by his wife, JoAnn.

Lloyd M. Holt (LA’55, MS LA’58), Marion, IN, May 28. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie.

Jerry E. Brennan Jr. (S’56), Anderson, IN, Jul. 2. He is survived by his wife, Mary.

Lee W. Brown (CE’56), Fort Wayne, IN, Apr. 24.

Naia L. Conrad (LA’56), Canaan, NH, Jun. 6.

Raymond F. Harlan (ME’56), Apache Junction, AZ, Mar. 18.

Samuel Mercer Jr. (PhD ME’56), Media, PA, Jun. 20.

Russell L. Mosier (T’56), Phoenix, AZ, May 22. He is survived by his wife, Ruth.

Merle R. Teel (PhD A’56), West Lafayette, IN, May 6. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth.

Janet S. (Oyler) Avery (LA’57), Crawfordsville, IN, May 10.

Frederick L. Breckenridge (MS EDU’57), South Whitley, IN, Jun. 6.

William W. Goller (ME’57), Defiance, OH, Apr. 23.

Jack A. Haynes (EE’57), Goshen, IN, Jun. 1.

Carillon (Conelley) Leader (HHS’57), Sterling, VA, Mar. 26.

David M. Parker (ME’57), Tulsa, OK, Apr. 29.

Robert E. Pechin Jr. (S’57), West Lafayette, IN, May 10. He is survived by his wife, Martha.

Archie D. Sanders (A’57), Versailles, IN, Apr. 25.

John C. Schweitzer (LA’57), Peoria, IL, May 4.

Barbara (Cederquist) Shue (HHS’57), Huntington Beach, CA, May 12.

Robert F. Szrom (ME’57), Granger, IN, Jun. 29.

John R. Vansickle (EE’57), Torrance, CA, Apr. 11.

Donald L. Walls (P’57), Tucson, AZ, Jun. 25.

Janet A. (Miller) Wurster (LA’57), Cassopolis, MI, May 28.


THE C-SPAN ARCHIVES: An Interdisciplinary Resource for Discovery, Learning, and EngagementEdited by Robert X. Browning

This book provides guidance and inspiration to scholars who may be interested in using the archives to illuminate concepts and processes in varied communication and political science subfields using a range of methodologies for discovery, learning, and engagement. Applications

described range from teaching rhetoric to enhancing TV audience’s viewing experience. The book links to illustrative clips from the archives to help readers appreciate the usability and richness of the source material and the pedagogical possibilities it offers. Many of the essays are authored by faculty connected with the Purdue University School of Communication, named after the founder of C-SPAN Brian Lamb (LA’63, HDR LA’86).

DATA INFORMATION LITERACY: Librarians, Data, and the Education of a New GenerationEdited by Jake Carlson and Lisa R. Johnston

This book articulates a new area of opportunity for librarians and other information professionals, developing educational programs that introduce graduate students to the knowledge and skills needed to work with research data. The term “data information literacy” has been

adopted with the deliberate intent of tying two emerging roles for librarians together. By viewing information literacy and data services as complementary rather than separate activities, the contributors seek to leverage the progress made and the lessons learned in each service area.

Purdue Press Books

Each issue, the Purdue Alumnus features books written by alumni, as well as books printed by the Purdue University Press. You can visit the online version of the maga-zine at www.purduealumnus.org and click on the cover of any book to be linked to the online retailer. Purdue Alumni members receive a 20-percent discount on Univer-sity Press purchases at www.thepress.purdue.edu.

HOW TO SUBMIT A BOOK FOR PURDUE INK1. Mail a copy of the book to: Purdue Alumnus Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center 403 W. Wood St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2007

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2. E-mail a high-resolution image of the book cover to [email protected]. Please include your name, graduation year and major, and the online retailer where the book can be purchased in the body of the e-mail.

Books are featured in the order received. Please keep in mind that your book may be featured a few months after you provide your submission.

Alfred S. Yue (PhD MSE’57), Cupertino, CA, Feb. 4.

Robert H. Christie Jr. (P’58), Columbus, IN, Apr. 25.

Donald M. J. Destry (MSE’558), Palatine, IL, Jun. 5.

Susan C. (Niblack) Goldsmith (LA’58), Hennepin, IL, Apr. 29.

Larry D. Miller (ME’58, MS IE’59), Albuquerque, NM, Apr. 29.

Fred H. Squires Jr. (LA’58), Wabash, IN, May 17. He is survived by his wife, Constance.

Nico H. DeJong (A’59), Grundy Center, IA, Mar. 19.

Charles H. Hatke (P’59), Lafayette, IN, Jun. 20.

Travis G. Haws (PhD S’59), Saint George, UT, Mar. 25.

Paul L. Jachim (EE’59), Willowbrook, IL, Feb. 2. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (S’59).

Dale L. Wolfe (A’59), Oakdale, CA, May 23.

1960John P. Cosgrove (AAE’60), La Porte, PA, May 23.

Charles C. Griffith (S’60), Evansville, IN, Jul. 4.

Frederick W. Mueller (MS CE’60), Williamsburg, VA, May 7.

Ronald D. Emrick (EE’61), Dunedin, FL, Dec. 18, 2013 .

Stanley Medanic (AAE’61), Naperville, IL, Oct. 27, 2013.

Wayne L. Milstead (MS S’61, PhD S’64), Kearneysville, WV, Oct. 6, 2013.

Ivan E. Morse Jr. (PhD ME’61), Mason, OH, Mar. 12.

Roger G. Williams (A’61, MS EDU’63), Bloomington, IL, May 27. He is survived by his wife, Joyce.

Melvin R. Clodfelter (A’62, MS LA’67), Rockville, IN, Apr. 15.

Frank E. Donaldson (CE’62), Indianapolis, IN, May 4.


Gail (Howes) Hall (LA’62, MA LA’68), Indianapolis, IN, Jun. 7. She is survived by her husband, Robert (A’50).

David J. Hartman (EE’62), Rochester, MN, Mar. 8.

Max M. Krontz (MSE’62), Las Vegas, NV, Apr. 24.

Robert E. Norman (IE’62, MS M’64), Yahala, FL, Mar. 31.

Lance S. Riesenberger (M’62), Aiken, SC, Apr. 27.

Thomas D. Trenkle (EE’62, MS EE’63), Herndon, VA, Apr. 4.

William H. Brandt (IE’63, MS M’64), Carmel, IN, Jun. 17. He is survived by his wife, Adria.

Richard M. Cates (P’63), Bloomington, IN, Apr. 26.

Clyde F. Coleman (ME’63), Crawfordsville, IN, Apr. 26.

Aloha E. (Yarian) Freeland (EDU’63, MS EDU’68), Kokomo, IN, Apr. 30. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth (MS EDU’67).

Robert D. Jones (EE’63), Saratoga, CA, May 28. He is survived by his wife, Florence (EDU’62).

Eugene R. Peters (ME’63), Westfield, IN, Apr. 29.

William E. Woenker (S’63), Fort Wayne, IN, Dec. 17, 2013.

Willard T. Allen Jr. (MS S’64), Green Bay, WI, May 7.

Eldon D. Allman (A’64), Summitville, IN, Jun. 19.

Mary I. Clawson (MA EDU’64), Tucson, AZ, Apr. 7.

Harold E. Guard (S’64), San Leandro, CA, Mar. 16.

Diana M. (Stanley) Lee (LA’64), Knightstown, IN, Jul. 6.

Richard Lee Fox (MS S’65), Springfield, IL, Mar. 27. He is survived by his wife, Ellen.

Howard Schwartz (PhD EDU’65), Pennington, NJ, Jun. 28. He is survived by his wife, Harriet (MS LA’64).

James F. Bella (M’66), Tulsa, OK, Jun. 12.

Frank L. Krecek (M’66), Buffalo, NY, May 2.

Gren G. Lefebvre (LA’66, MS LA’67, PhD EDU’82), Darlington, IN, May 8. He is survived by his wife, Mary (EDU’66).

W. Terrell Moore (S’66, PhD S’73), Tullahoma, TN, May 9.

William P. Plain (T’66), Ocala, FL, Feb. 13.

Martha M. (Domer) Sommers (MS EDU’66), North Manchester, IN, May 2.

Howard S. Udoff (MS P’66), Boca Raton, FL, May 13. He is survived by his wife, Susan.

Bob A. Viehe (T’66), Sheridan, IN, Jun. 29.

Lewis C. Jones (S’67), San Pierre, IN, May 24.

Charles E. Martin (MS V’67), Troy, MO, May 5.

Barbara E. (Thompson) Nicoson (EDU’67), Cory, IN, Jun. 13. She is survived by her husband, Jon (A’67).

Drew S. Stewart (DVM’67), Bloomington, IN, Jan. 7. He is survived by his wife, Delores.

Karen L. (Garrison) Vierk (NRS’67), West Lafayette, IN, May 17. She is survived by her husband, Dan.

Douglas J. Becker (MS AAE’68), Springfield, OR, Jul. 24, 2013.

Donald Paul Byington (MS V’68, PhD V’70), San Francisco, CA, Dec. 27, 2013.

Gerald Goldstone (PhD LA’68), Carmel, IN, Jun. 8. He is survived by his wife, Marcia (MS LA’67, PhD LA’70).

Henry W. Schendera (S’68), Griffith, IN, Aug. 6, 2013.

Michael Tonetski (BS’68), Crown Point, IN, Jul. 5.

Karl F. Von Spreckelsen (BS’68), Salida, CA, Jun. 4.

Vida (Stoshitch) Bailey (LA’69), High Point, NC, Apr. 25. She is survived by her husband, Bruce (IE’70).

Erwin C. Byrnes (M’69), Missoula, MT, Mar. 17.

James D. Fiegle (EE’69), Dyer, IN, Jun. 19. He is survived by his wife, Mary.

Richard William Haight (EE’69), Saint Petersburg, FL, Sept. 2, 2013.

L. Michael Hardgrave (MS EE’69), Pawleys Island, SC, Apr. 28.

David A. Legg (S’69, MS S’70, PhD S’73), Fort Wayne, IN, Jul. 5. He is survived by his wife, Colette (AS’79).

Jon K. Marshall (ME’69), Sunrise, FL, May 30.

Daniel W. May (ME’69, MS ME’72), Saint Petersburg, FL, May 8.

James W. Pizarek (AAS’69), Michigan City, IN, May 18. He is survived by his wife, Patricia (LA’71).

1970Gregg F. Golden (P’70), Vincennes, IN, Mar. 20.

Michael F. J. Smolen (M’70), West Lafayette, IN, Jun. 23. He is survived by his wife, RuthAnn (AAS’69, MS EDU’98, PhD NRS’08).

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Thomas I. Ameen (HHS’71), Phoenix, AZ, Jul. 3.

Jeffrey T. Cougill (MS’71), Indianapolis, IN, May 5.

Philip Warren Pryor (IE’71), Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 26.

David G. Thompson (A’71), Mishawaka, IN, May 5.

A. Paul Baroutsis (PhD M’72), Slippery Rock, PA, May 16.

Charles H. Coffing (A’72), Covington, IN, May 10.

Cheryl J. (Beiriger) Mason (MS EDU’72), Cape Coral, FL, Jun. 27.

Anna L. Messer (PhD LA’72), Dayton, OH, Apr. 21.

James Ernst Most (BS’72), Indianapolis, IN, May 27.

John V. Nevers (PhD M’72), Hockessin, DE, May 22.

Allen John Perse (P’72), Cleveland, OH, May 20.

Hector J. Rosquete (AAE’72, MS S’75), Freeport, ME, Jul. 2. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth (A’74).

John R. Szabo (CE’72), Indianapolis, IN, May 19.

Paul E. Dershem (AAS’73), McEwensville, PA, May 21.

William R. Funke (BS’73), Fishers, IN, May 25.

Michael D. Gladden (S’73), Red Lion, PA, Jun. 13.

William R. Gommel (PhD S’73), Greenwood, IN, May 13.

John T. Hilgendorf (S’73), Ventura, CA, Apr. 2.

Robert James Maher (MS M’73), Fairview, TX, May 1.

Rose Mary (Washington) Moore (AAS’73), Hammond, IN, Jun. 17.

Carolyn J. (Moye) Threatt (MS’73), Granger, IN, Jul. 4.

Joan M. (Amick) Toomey (BS’73), Carmel, IN, May 22.

Harry S. Dennis III (PhD LA’74), Brookfield, WI, Apr. 27.

Ellen M. (Gernand) Fitzgibbons (AS’74), Colorado Springs, CO, Apr. 24.

Rex Lee Russell (EDU’74), Fowler, IN, Apr. 25. He is survived by his wife, Janey (EDU’74, MS LA’77).

Preston O. Dunham (BS’75), Gary, IN, Jun. 28. He is survived by his wife, Martha.

Sue E. Haynes (BS’75), Indianapolis, IN, Jun. 9.

James M. Huffman (T’75), Virginia Beach, VA, May 17.

David L. Milam (MS MSE’75, PhD MSE’78), North Canton, OH, Apr. 29.

Jon William Rosner (BS’75), New Palestine, IN, Apr. 22.

Earl E. Starr (BS’75), Indianapolis, IN, Mar. 15.

James D. Edyvean (AAS’76), Fort Wayne, IN, Jun. 27.

Donald R. Forbes (LA’76), Visalia, CA, Apr. 19.

Walter Dywane Sedlacek (S’76), Michigan City, IN, May 1.

R. Gregory DeCamp (P’78), Clarksville, IN, May 14.

N. Carol Moss (BA’78), Old Hickory, TN, Mar. 14.

Nancy (Andry) Ramirez (HHS’78), Evansville, IN, Jun. 5. She is survived by her husband, Manuel (LA’81).

Judy A. (Penovich) Serwatka (BS’78, MS’83), Valparaiso, IN, May 15. She is survived by her husband, Conrad.

John Allen Foley (A’79), Lafayette, IN, May 31.

Bonita (Beecher) Francis (EDU’79), Lafayette, IN, Jun. 8. She is survived by her husband, Roger (T’72, MS T’74).

John J. Jozefowski (BS’79), Avon, IN, Apr. 20.

Mary (Stanciu) Leuca (PhD EDU’79), Austin, TX, May 30.

1980Donna J. (Potesta) Covelli (BS’80), Munster, IN, Apr. 25.

Kevin Morris Gartenhaus (S’80), Carmel, IN, May 30.

Russell Anthony Gazzara (PhD S’80), Doylestown, PA, Apr. 28.

Jean (Phillips) Thompson (A’80), Katy, TX, May 31. She is survived by her husband, Dwight (ChE’79).

David H. Walters (M’80), Fort Wayne, IN, Apr. 21. He is survived by his wife, Deborah (HHS’80).

Steven E. Frank (S’81), Youngstown, OH, Dec. 18. He is survived by his wife, Shelley.

Daniel B. Laubacher (PhD S’81), Wilmington, DE, May 22.

Hubert D. Peterson (M’81), Justin, TX, Apr. 14.

Eric M. Dunham (M’82), LA Porte, IN, May 28.

John W. Fish (BA’82), Indianapolis, IN, Jun. 28.

Terrence L. Rea (BS’82), Littleton, CO, Feb. 15.

Sanford E. Rosenberg (AS’82), Carmel, IN, May 24.

Joe Edward Williams (AS’82), Fort Wayne, IN, Jul. 4. He is survived by his wife, Margeret.

Eric D. Blissitt (M’83), Noblesville, IN, Jun. 10. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer.

Walter Arnold Cooper (M’83), Fishers, IN, May 26. He is survived by his wife, Barbara (HHS’81).

Theodore J. Holom (A’83), Burlington, WI, Apr. 15. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie (HHS’71).


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Randy L. Simpson (BS’83), Irvine, CA, Jun. 6.

Mark Thomas Beasley (E’84, MS M’89), Greenwood, IN, Jun. 1. He is survived by his wife, Cathy (LA’87, MS LA’89).

Daniel L. DeWald (AS’84), Lafayette, IN, Jun. 15.

Leonard F. Dible (MS T’84), Lafayette, IN, May 12. He is survived by his wife, Barbara.

Lynne (Billings) Proper (HHS’84), Chesterton, IN, Apr. 24.

John P. Shepherd (PhD S’84), Rochester, NY, Jun. 26. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl.

Gregory E. Green (P’85), North Vernon, IN, Jun. 26.

Dean G. Egler (BS’86), Mooresville, IN, Apr. 6.

Inge F. Erickson (MA LA’87), Colorado Springs, CO, May 4.

Lynn E. Pigott (IE’87), Chicago, IL, Mar. 19.

Les Carson (A’88), North Vernon, IN, May 21.

William A. Davis Jr. (BS’88), Fort Wayne, IN, Mar. 20.

Gordon R. Roberts (PhD S’88), Mars Hill, NC, Apr. 9.

P. Andrew Shearin (BS’88), Hamlet, IN, May 12.

Diana L. (Bird) Steinl (P’88, DP’89), Ann Arbor, MI, May 27. She is survived by her husband, Gregory (EE’89).

Keith M. Witherup (MS P’88), Asbury, NJ, Jun. 7.

John E. Kunesh (BS’89), Columbia, SC, Jun. 6.

Nancy L. (Teer) Snider (EDU’89), Hobart, IN, May 15.

1990Alisha A. (Verbele) Church (LA’90, MS LA’92), Glendale, AZ, May 2.

Barbara L. (Wollpert) Downing (P’90), Hoffman Estates, IL, Jun. 21.

Cynthia J. (Coak) Postma (AS’90), New Haven, IN, Jun. 26.

John M. Boutte (PhD LA’91), Slidell, LA, May 14.

Mary Elizabeth Correa (PhD M’91), Katonah, NY, May 9.

T. Michael McFarland (AAS’93), Bradenton, FL, May 25. He is survived by his wife, Julia (AS’90).

Teresa E. (Denhart) Ramey (EDU’93), Crawfordsville, IN, May 20.

John H. Kirkbride (AAS’94), Indianapolis, IN, Apr. 10.

Eric L. Hagen (T’96), Trafalgar, IN, Jun. 16.

Judith A. (Collins) Johnson (BS’96), Hammond, IN, Jul. 8.

Matthew G. Karlaftis (PhD CE’96), West Lafayette, IN, Jun. 4. He is survived by his wife, Amy (M’97).

Andrea L. Heinrich (AS’97), Indianapolis, IN, May 26. She is survived by her husband, Jeffrey (AS’90).

Chyun K. Lu (ChE’97, S’99), Waltham, MA, Apr. 2.

Paul E. Boskovitch (MS EE’98), Cuyahoga Falls, OH, May 26.

Karey (Schucker) Elpers (DP’00), Indianapolis, IN, Jun. 24. She is survived by her husband, John (P’98).

2000Nathan R. Foster (LA’00), Zionsville, IN, Mar. 14.

Kristi M. Frazier (M’01), Lewis Center, OH, May 16.

Nathan Lee Cottrell (T’05), Mount Prospect, IL, May 27.

Aaron S. Herndon (BS’07), Fort Wayne, IN, Jan. 20.

Diane K. Klikus (MS EDU’09), Chesterton, IN, Jun. 9.

2010Adam James Hamilton (BA’11), Fort Wayne, IN, Jun. 7.

Hannah Marie Densel (LA’14), Fort Wayne, IN, Mar. 25.


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