FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear President’s Council family,
Welcome to the home of President’s Council—a fellowship of dedicated Purdue supporters who genuinely believe in our university’s mission of learning, discovery, and engagement. Through your generous contributions, you earn a place of distinction for your commitment to helping move Purdue forward. I have had the honor to join multiple President’s Council events and trips since last year and have been moved by your Boilermaker spirit.
Your generosity not only enriches the Purdue educational experience; your leadership inspires others to make an impact that helps create opportunities and transform lives. The continued commitment of loyal alumni and friends like you is vital to Purdue’s Excellence at Scale and the unstoppable momentum as the most consequential public university in America.
I look forward to seeing you at one of the many upcoming President’s Council events on campus or around the country.
Boiler Up!
Mung Chiang
President, Purdue University
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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.
