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A popular giving vehicle, the charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT) allows donors to transfer appreciated assets into an irrevocable trust.
A popular giving vehicle, the charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT) allows donors to transfer appreciated assets into an irrevocable trust.
Kathleen Rose (LA’76) has Purdue University in her blood and a strong desire to give back in her heart.
The late Gregory Rein had a lifelong fascination with flight that led to a successful career as a pilot, and he wanted future Purdue students to have the same experience.
Dr. Bill Phillips (S’78) had a mind for science, an eye for photography, an ear for classical music and opera, and a love of high-quality sound equipment in his early 2000s Acura.
The first time John Sautter retired from Purdue University, back in 2010, his retirement lasted all of one day. This time, Sautter promises it’s permanent.
Each Purdue Day of Giving, Whitney Wood proudly supports Purdue Dining and Culinary, which she faithfully serves as a process assistant.
The love Robert Thorley feels for Purdue University is rivaled only by his dedication to nearby Clinton County, Indiana.
On what would have been the seventh annual Purdue Day of Giving, Jim and Georgianne Parshall took this year’s theme of “Meet the Challenge” to heart.
Purdue students whose lives were unexpectedly and significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic received more than $95,000 in critical need funds.
Before the first case of COVID-19 hit in the U.S., Purdue alumnus Dr. Christopher Kapp was finishing a post-doctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
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.