The Purdue University Board of Trustees voted Friday (Oct. 1) to rename the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in honor of the longstanding financial and in-kind support of White Lodging. Effective immediately, Purdue’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will officially be known as the White Lodging-J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.
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.