If you have Purdue memorabilia that you’d like to donate for inclusion in the auction, please send it our way! We also accept donations of fun experiences, gift cards, merchandise, and more. These items may or may not have a Purdue connection.
All proceeds support the Purdue Scholarship Fund, which is a general fund that benefits undergraduate students on the West Lafayette campus.
If you have Purdue memorabilia that you’d like to donate for inclusion in the auction, please send it our way! We also accept donations of fun experiences, gift cards, merchandise, and more. These items may or may not have a Purdue connection.
All proceeds support the Purdue Scholarship Fund, which is a general fund that benefits undergraduate students on the West Lafayette campus.
If you have questions, please contact us at
specialevents@purdueforlife.org.
You may send your donated items to:
Purdue for Life Foundation
Attn: Special Events // Silent Auction
403 West Wood Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Please include an item description and any information that should be included with the listing.
Thank you for supporting Purdue and helping fellow Boilermakers stock up on one-of-a-kind gifts for friends and family this holiday season. Hail Purdue!
If you have questions, please contact us at specialevents@purdueforlife.org.
You may send your donated items to:
Purdue for Life Foundation
Attn: Jeri Bowman
403 West Wood Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Please include an item description and any information that should be included with the listing.
Thank you for supporting Purdue and helping fellow Boilermakers stock up on one-of-a-kind gifts for friends and family this holiday season. Hail Purdue!
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.