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President Mung Chiang will highlight Purdue’s unrivaled impact across Indiana during the President’s Council Back to Class lunch on Saturday, February 10.
Explore new and familiar activities that will create an unforgettable reunion with our Boilermaker family. We’re also exploring volunteer opportunities to assist with hurricane recovery efforts—stay tuned!
Learn more about informative sessions exploring Purdue’s groundbreaking work in learning and discovery.
President Mung Chiang will highlight Purdue’s unrivaled impact across Indiana during the President’s Council Back to Class lunch on Saturday, February 10.
This year’s Annual Dinner program will be the first to feature Purdue’s 13th president, Mung Chiang, who will provide an update on the new School of Business.
PURDUE FOR LIFE FOUNDATION IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
PURDUE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ANNUAL DINNER IN NAPLES
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Office of Special Events // 765-494-0900 // specialevents@purdueforlife.org
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.