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The Purdue Alumni Club of San Diego has a long history of success in bringing together and engaging local alumni of Purdue University across the Club’s geographic region — San Diego, Riverside and Imperial Counties. We support local game-watch activities and also, have numerous annual alumni events including:

  • Annual Dinner and Meeting (March)
  • Supporting the Purdue Crew in their visit to the San Diego Crew Classic (late March or, early April each year)
  • Annual Scholarship Golf Classic (May or June each year)
  • San Diego Food Bank Volunteer day
  • Annual Food Drive
  • Annual Toys-for-Tots, Toy Drive
  • Game Watch Parties
  • and much, much more
 

In 2009 (and every year since then), the Purdue Alumni Club of San Diego attained Gold Status Recognition from the Purdue Alumni Association, West Lafayette, Indiana for excellence in programming and service to local alumni and community.  This recognition has provided us with the opportunity to gain revenue sharing funds from the Purdue Alumni Association to support our local efforts.  The Purdue Alumni Association also contributes $600 to $1,000 annually to Gold Status Clubs to the Club’s Scholarship Fund. The Club’s Scholarship Fund Contributions were $140,000 since its inception in 2013. Over 21 scholarships awarded since 2013 to local San Diego County Purdue Students. Contact Laura Leaver, Scholarship Chair for questions pertaining to the Club’s scholarship program:  purduegrad98@msn.com, 309-335-1636.

The board would like to thank all of our generous alumni members and donors for your support in achieving the Club’s goals. We could not have done it without you!

To support our on-going efforts, get involved with the Purdue Alumni Club of San Diego. Fill out an Interest Survey to help us plan events. Also, join the Purdue Alumni Association. All are welcome – Purdue Alumni and friends of Purdue.

Scholarship Fund

Please consider making a one-time, tax-deductible donation to our club’s scholarship fund.  Even a $10 donation, which is the minimum you can give, can make a big difference. 

To make a donation, you can pay via credit card or by check. Please make checks payable to Purdue Foundation (note PAC of SD Scholarship Fund in the memo) and send to:

Mary Seyfried
Dauch Alumni Center
403 West Wood Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907

For questions about the scholarship fund, please email Gabe Martini, club treasurer, at treasurer@boilerupsd.com or call 513-364-9699.

Merchandise

You can now purchase Alumni Club of San Diego merchandise at the official Purdue for Life Foundation merchandise store. Offerings include branded shirts and outerwear for men and women, plus hats, blankets, tumblers, and more! Please note that you will be purchasing from Freckles Graphics, a preferred partner for merchandise.

Contact Us

Tara Steinke
mysandiegoagent@gmail.com

Purdue for Life Foundation
alumniclubs@purdueforlife.org

Purdue Alumni Club of San Diego
4440 Illinois Street
San Diego, CA 92116

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Patsy J. Mellott

BS College of Health and Human Sciences, 1969
Fishers, IN

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.