Whether through an in-kind donation or sponsorship, there are many ways that you can be a part of the Purdue for Life Foundation’s signature event and Purdue’s most famous night.
To learn more about how you or your company can be involved with the 2023 Boilermaker Ball, contact Jessica Richardson at jarichardson@purdueforlife.org.
Serve as the main sponsor of the Boilermaker Ball
Sponsor pre-dinner entertainment and the live band that performs after dinner
Sponsor the pre-event reception that is exclusive to VIP donors and guests
Sponsor the pre-dinner cocktail hour
Sponsor the event pictures, including the photo booth and Purdue Pete photo station
Sponsor the event registration and seating cards
*Event promotional materials are distributed at different times during the year—sponsors can only be added to materials that are available at the time of sponsorship booking. Sponsors will be added to the event webpage when possible.
Patsy earned a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition in business from Purdue in 1969, in addition to an MBA in food marketing from Michigan State University in 1970. She retired from Kraft Foods in 2006 after 36 years in corporate food marketing and marketing communications management.
A community volunteer, Patsy serves on the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana Advisory Board and the Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council, in addition to the President’s Council Advisory Board. She is a former member of the Health and Human Sciences Alumni Board. Patsy held several offices from 2006 through 2013, including president and treasurer. She serves her community’s Discover Indianapolis Club in Fishers, holding several leadership roles for over 10 years.
Patsy has received several honors, including the Purdue University Nutrition Science Department Hall of Fame recipient in 2009 and the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016. She also received the college’s Gold and Black Award in 2016, an honor reserved for donors who have moved the college forward by committing exceptional financial resources.
In addition to endowing two scholarships, the Patsy J. Mellott Scholarship and Patsy J. Mellott HHS Scholarship, she established the Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award in the College of Health and Human Sciences in 2013. In 2015, she endowed the Patsy J. Mellott Women’s Tennis Coach Performance Award. She is a lead donor in the Christine M. Ladisch Faculty Leadership Award and the Purdue Women’s Network Virginia C. Meredith Scholarship for the College of Health and Human Sciences.
