From Small Steps to Giant Leaps

Athletics

— ATHLETICS —

BIG 10 Conference

In 1895, Purdue President James Smart initiated the meeting with other university presidents that resulted in the creation of the Western Conference, which would later become the Big 10, the oldest collegiate athletic conference in the United States. The name Big 10 was not officially adopted until 1987. The conference has expanded and now includes 14 teams, from Nebraska in the west to Rutgers on the East Coast.

all the big ten school logos — Big Ten Conference

— POLITICS —

Title IX

US senator Birch Evans Bayh Jr. (A’51, HDR A’65) of Indiana authored Title IX of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which bans gender discrimination in higher education institutions that receive federal funding. Bayh was a senator from 1963 to 1981. After leaving the Senate, he remained active in political and legal spheres.

Evan Bayh — U.S. Senate Historical Office

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Olympic Medalists

list of purdue alumni and the medals they won

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