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The Purdue Board of Trustees voted October 1 to rename the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in honor of the longstanding financial and in-kind support of White Lodging.
The Purdue Board of Trustees voted October 1 to rename the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in honor of the longstanding financial and in-kind support of White Lodging.
The Purdue Board of Trustees on August 6 approved naming the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) for the family of alumnus William B. Elmore in recognition of a $25 million gift.
In support of one of Purdue’s Next Moves to increase the number of underrepresented Boilermakers on campus and to support their success, the College of Engineering announces a five-year program.
Taking the theme “We Are Purdue,” the eighth annual Purdue Day of Giving surged past last year’s $42.2 million total to raise $52.5 million through 25,219 gifts.
On April 23, Purdue President Mitch Daniels announced two senior leadership appointments as the University continues to position itself to achieve strategic initiatives and produce results.
On April 9, Purdue University officially launched Purdue’s Next Moves—five new strategic initiatives designed to advance the University’s quest for leadership among the world’s top institutions.
The new veterinary hospital at Purdue will be named the David and Bonnie Brunner Purdue Veterinary Medical Hospital Complex in recognition of a $10 million leadership commitment.
Marc and Sharon Hagle joined Purdue officials on November 12 for the groundbreaking ceremony of Marc and Sharon Hagle Hall, the new home of Purdue Bands & Orchestras.
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.