Lessons on preparation, failure learned on the softball field One week before she graduated in May, Stephanie Ramsey (LA’18) played her last Big Ten softball game. In those waning innings, as she guarded second base, Ramsey surely considered the softball routines that became old hat — batting practice, dugout chatter, road trips. The bittersweet last […]
Name: Cathy Alkire Gig: Horticulture specialist Years on the job: 26 On duty: Plan and design flower beds; grow plants from seed in the greenhouse; install, water, and fertilize 40,000 plants around campus each year; tend to flower beds and landscape features. You’d be surprised: We find a lot of cell phones in the flower […]
When Ammie Hudson-Blahuta (HHS’02) prepared to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of GiGi’s Playhouse Sugar Land with a huge pair of scissors, surrounded by family and friends, she realized that Sugar Land, Texas, was taking a big step forward. For Hudson-Blahuta, a mother of two, the snip signaled a goal accomplished. “When the […]
Meghan Fay (HHS’06) has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. What else could explain a career that began with a degree in behavioral neuroscience and has included continent-hopping work in law, wedding planning, and luxury fragrance design? Her personal credo underscores the varied avenues she’s taken: “I have a […]
Lori (Barnett) Rice (HHS’02) knows a thing or two about experiential learning. As a student in a nutrition communication course at Purdue, she was given an assignment to style food and take a photo. “I remember thinking, ‘Why are we doing this?’” To Rice, who was more interested in fitness and the science of nourishment, […]
Sunaina Kuhn (LA’11) spent much of her childhood in her family’s garage, watching her grandfather take apart his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and put it back together. Those days, spent learning while listening, moving, and fiddling with her own two hands and imagination, lit a fire for interactive learning within her heart. That need to do while […]
Amber Brandner (NRS’11) builds her life around experiences, traveling frequently and immersing herself in the minds and lives of those whose stories she helps craft. Through social media, video production, live events, and design, she looks for ways to connect people and businesses through thoughtful, experience-based touchpoints. “Look at the popularity of video storytelling,” Brandner […]
From the honey-inspired to the technically inclined, these Purdue alumni are building businesses in their own likenesses. Given a couple of the strong suits of their alma mater, it’s not surprising that of all the former Boilermakers flexing innovative muscles in the marketplace, many earned degrees in science or engineering. Indeed, five of the six […]
It’s no surprise that Elizabeth Harter (HHS’12) found herself bringing hope and healing to residents of developing nations lacking adequate medical care — her grandparents, aunt, and uncle have spent years as overseas missionaries and imparted a passion for faith, sacrifice, and adventure. “I felt called to serve the forgotten, to take care of people […]
Innovative Boilermakers whose work impacts the daily lives of millions Keith Krach on Secrets to Success How his father’s advice influenced his career From his fourth-floor home office perched on so-called Billionaires Row, Keith Krach (IE’79) can see the entirety of the San Francisco Bay and the famous Golden Gate Bridge that spans the strait […]
