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The Road Back to Purdue

Proud Boilermakers Jack (ChE’70, MS NE’76) and Kay (EDU’72) Hayes regularly make the trip from their home in Maryland to West Lafayette to attend Purdue men’s basketball and football games. Over the years, the couple has made financial gifts to the John Purdue Club and various athletics programs. They also have generously supported the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, the School of Nuclear Engineering, the College of Education, and Purdue Musical Organizations.
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An Evening with President Chiang and First Lady Kei Hui

As 2023 drew to a close, the Chiangs reflected on their first year leading the university. They shared some of their favorite memories, what they have learned, and what they most look forward to in the coming year at Purdue.





Judy Nixon

Unwrapping the Enchantment: Collecting and Sharing a Holiday Classic

Judy Nixon, Purdue librarian of 34 years and passionate scholar and collector of “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” also known as “’Twas the Night Before Christmas”, embarked on a lifelong journey that began with a simple term paper.
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Purdue in Indianapolis Virtual Event

Learn more about our university’s next giant leap! A new, fully integrated extension of our flagship campus bringing the academic rigor and accessible excellence we’re known for to central Indiana.


Pulsepoint

President’s Council publishes the PulsePoint newsletter. Enjoy past issues below.

Spring 2024
Winter 2023
Fall 2023
Spring 2023
Winter 2022
50th Anniversary Special Issue
Spring 2022
Winter 2021
Fall 2021
Spring 2021
Fall 2020
Spring 2020
Fall 2019
Summer 2019
Spring 2019
Fall 2018

Pulsepoint

President’s Council publishes the PulsePoint newsletter. Enjoy past issues below.

Spring 2024

Winter 2023

Fall 2023

Spring 2023

Winter 2022

50th Anniversary Special Issue

Spring 2022

Winter 2021

Fall 2021

Spring 2021

Fall 2020

Spring 2020

Fall 2019

Summer 2019

Spring 2019

Fall 2018

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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.