The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Oct. 1) ratified four professor positions, awarded a posthumous faculty promotion, approved a new master’s degree program, and approved resolutions of appreciation for friends of the University.
The Purdue Board of Trustees has approved naming the School of Industrial Engineering for alumnus John A. Edwardson in recognition of $25 million in total gift commitments to support students, faculty, and programming. The school will be known as the Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering.