The Pillars of Excellency scholarship is a way for selected students to be recognized on campus for their achievements. Juniors and seniors who are particularly accomplished in teaching and scholarship, service and leadership, or research and innovation can apply to be voted on by their peers. Students who apply will have the chance to win one of three $1,000 scholarships.
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Full Name | Classification | School | Major | Hometown | |
Teaching and Scholarship | Jason Packard | Junior | Engineering | Chemical Engineering | Woodstock, IL |
Service and Leadership | Raishma Anwar | Junior | Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | Walnut Creek, CA |
Research and Innovation | Chandni Garg | Senior | Science | Genetics | Foster City, CA |
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Full Name | Classification | School | Major | Hometown |
Krish Jain | Senior | Daniels School of Business | Economics | Surat, Gujarat, India |
Jordan Harris | Senior | Health & Human Sciences | Nursing | Valparaiso, IN |
Sebastian Rett | Senior | Polytechnic Institute | Cybersecurity | Cicero, NY |
Ramzi Kattan | Senior | Engineering | Aeronautics & Astronautics | Dallas, TX |
Julia Suter | Senior | Health & Human Sciences | Speech, Language & Hearing | West Lafayette, IN |
Olivia Tan | Senior | Daniels School of Business | Actuarial Science Honors, Applied Statistics, Economics | Florence, South Carolina |
Natalie Penry | Senior | Liberal Arts | Film & Video Production | Westfield, IN |
Jaylyn Nelson | Senior | Health & Human Sciences | Biomedical Health Sciences | Columbus, IN |
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Full Name | Classification | School | Major | Hometown |
Hannah Semler | Senior | Liberal Arts | Public Relations and Strategic Communication | Westfield, IN |
Gianna Bibbey | Senior | Engineering | Computer Engineering | Oak Park, IL |
Russell Kleiner | Senior | Agriculture & Liberal Arts | Biochemistry and Science Communication | Westchester, NY |
Katelyn Carlson | Senior | Pharmacy | Doctor of Pharmacy | Algonquin, IL |
Allison Peterson | Junior | Science | Biology Education | Saint John, IN |
Krish Jain | Senior | Daniels School of Business | Economics | Surat, India |
Tamia Austin | Junior | Health & Human Sciences | Biomedical Health Sciences | Farmington, MI |
Julia Suter | Senior | Health & Human Sciences | Speech, Language & Hearing | West Lafayette, IN |
Kayla Snaidauf | Senior | Health & Human Sciences | Nursing | Orland Park, IL |
Cecelia Cooper | Junior | Health & Human Sciences | Nursing | Fort Wayne, IN |
Cynthia Wan | Junior | Pharmacy | Pharmacy | Baltimore, MD |
Sydney Brown | Senior | Science | Atmospheric Science | Hamden, OH |
Sydney Hefry | Junior | Agriculture | Agricultural Economics | Auburn, IN |
Sam Wadlington | Junior | Daniels School of Business | Integrated Business and Engineering | Sugar Land, TX |
Ashley Neibrugge | Senior | Science, Health & Human Sciences | Neurobiology and Physiology Psychological Sciences | Columbus, IN |
Ava Ralston | Junior | Agriculture | Food Science | Batesville, IN |
Isabelle Villeda | Senior | Health & Human Sciences | Hospitality and Tourism Management | Tegucigalpa, HND |
Jack Walsh | Senior | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Pittsburgh, PA |
Kayla Owens | Junior | Purdue Polytechnic Institute | Computer and Information Technology | Indianapolis, IN |
Alexis Lowe | Senior | Engineering | Biological Engineering | Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
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Full Name | Classification | School | Major | Hometown |
Jennifer Wallner | Senior | Health & Human Sciences | Brain & Behavioral Sciences | Westfield, IN |
Julia Suter | Senior | Health & Human Sciences | Speech, Language & Hearing | West Lafayette, IN |
Yufan Zhou | Senior | Science | Mathematics | Guangzhou, China |
Amy Tang | Junior | Engineering, Pharmacy, Agriculture | Biological Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences | West Lafayette, IN |
Heesoo Kim | Senior | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Computer Engineering | South Korea |
Charles King | Senior | Pharmacy | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Austin, TX |
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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.