Purdue’s Ilana Stonebraker: “Usually women don’t see themselves in office until they have things they need to change.” In 2018, a record number of women across the United States ran for — and won — political office, including two professors from Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. Ilana Stonebraker, associate professor of library science and business information […]
Biochemistry professor Elizabeth Tran: “I finally realized that I needed to stop waiting for someone else to fix things” In 2018, a record number of women across the United States ran for — and won — political office, including two professors from Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. Elizabeth Tran, associate professor of biochemistry and director of […]
MVP Ukari Figgs reflects on NCAA championship 20 years on For Ukari Figgs (me’99), the 1999 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship game got off to a rough start. She went 0–8 on her shots in the first half. Worse yet: Purdue trailed Duke by five. Figgs, however, was undeterred. She had been through too much in […]
As an undergrad, Tammy Patrick (LA’91) thought she wanted to be a professor of literature. Now she travels the country lecturing, but not about books. Patrick, a senior advisor at the Democracy Fund, is one of the nation’s most distinguished elections administrators. She got her start as a temp for Maricopa County, which hired her […]
Three campus markers on the periphery of Purdue’s West Lafayette campus recognize the work of retired deans of students Beverley Stone (HDR LA’86), Barbara Cook (PhD EDU’67, HDR LA’96), and Betty Nelson. Each marker reads “Purdue University Founded 1869” and was installed on campus between 1982 and 1996. The marker at Grant and State streets, […]
Want to know what innovation holds next for humanity and the world? Here’s your ultimate cheat sheet. Just 14 years after Neil Armstrong (AAE’55, HDR E’70) earned a bachelor of science degree at Purdue University, he walked on the moon. He inspired a nation by proclaiming that his one small step in space was “one […]
Entomologist Among the First Vintners in a Now Burgeoning Industry in the Gem State Upstream a hundred miles or so from Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, ruggedness gives to way to expansive vistas of gentler landforms rising along the twists and churns of the aptly named Snake River. Savvy wine lovers […]
Jeff Millier (T’08) met Rose (Lumley) Millier (S’11) online while both were living near Washington, DC — his Purdue cap caught her eye. On their first date, Jeff mentioned his board game hobby. Rose grew up playing traditional mass-market games like Trouble and Mall Madness, but she was unfamiliar with hobby games. Tabletop gaming quickly […]
Dr. Cornell A. Bell Business Opportunity Program marks 50th anniversary Tim Coleman (M’90) never planned to attend Purdue. An outstanding student in high school, the Indianapolis native had his eye set on Northwestern University, where he later earned an MBA at the Kellogg School of Management. But one conversation with the venerable Cornell Bell (PhD […]
Marathon runner still pushes toward the finish line The first leg of Ann (Stechschulte) Alyanak’s (HHS’01) return did not go as planned, but she still had enough road left in front of her to ensure a strong finish. Alyanak, a mother of three, had taken a break from competing in marathons during the last few […]
