Orlando Ashford (T’91, MS T’93) had never been on a cruise when he took over as president of the Holland America line on December 1, 2014. He embarked on his first one four days later. “There are some fun perks to the job,” he says. A rising star in the corporate world, Ashford was working […]
When you hear the description of digital space, you might think it is the setting of a sci-fi movie. But to Kendra Bracken-Ferguson (LA’02), she sees a marketplace with endless opportunities for businesses to build their brand and seize more market share. It is a world that she is so equipped to explore that she […]
Wrestling and winemaking might make for strange bedfellows in the same story, especially grappling for position in a single sentence. But the young lives of the Manuel brothers, Luke (LA’11) and Matt (A’12), have been distinguished by matted maneuvers and growing grapes. The former Purdue wrestlers, now part of a family-owned winemaking business in California, […]
After more than two years of blood, sweat, and a lot of financial investment, Paul (T’94) and Emily Ehrgott of Carmel, Indiana, have reached that zenith moment in a long-term project where you look back and marvel that you came through it with your sanity intact and successes to share. The pair have painstakingly renovated […]
It’s April 7, 2015. Don Barrett (LA’92) is standing on the 20th Century Fox Newman Scoring Stage in front of a 90-piece orchestra. At the wave of his hand, the sounds of his own compositions come pouring from the instruments. “Other than the love I have for my wife, and the experience of the existence […]
In the age of Pinterest and Etsy, the days of crepe paper, balloons, and party hats are so yesterday. Now pictures of the perfect party flood news feeds and boards — a trend that now puts the pressure on parents to step up their game and throw their children parties worthy of a Pinterest pin. […]
Jón Atli Benediktsson (MS EE’87, PhD EE’90) has reached the academic pinnacle in his Nordic homeland. In April, he was elected rector of the University of Iceland by staff and students. And from Iceland to West Lafayette, Indiana, and back, Benediktsson says his Boilermaker background helped prepare him well to become that man in charge. […]
At 17, he was at the lowest point of his life. The young man did not know he would become one of the most highly respected and successful leaders in his Houston community and elsewhere, and that he would work for a top financial firm for 10 years, own and operate numerous quick service restaurants, […]
Mixing Romance & Science Fiction — With a Dash of Time Travel Prologue | Scotland | 1 February 1513 The fragrance of jasmine and sandalwood drifted through the rowan trees. Above dew-drenched branches, a lone gull ghosted a bank of mist and soared to kiss the dawn over the white sands of Morar. The turquoise tide […]
James Byler (M’08) knows, perhaps better than most, how we are defined by our roles and classified by our experiences. He knows how we become what we have done, what we have seen, and what we remember. Byler is many things: A Purdue University graduate and a New York University MBA student. A boyfriend, a […]
