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A woman who reached for the sky helped women reach for the stars
Amelia Earhart has long inspired young women to pursue their dreams, even if they face obstacles to their goals and especially if those dreams will take them beyond traditional careers. Still, in 2006, women held 1.3 million jobs in science and engineering, a third of the 3.7 million held by men. That means plenty of opportunity for women in these fields. Science and engineering careers offer the chance to make new discoveries and to make a difference in the world.
My View: How our economic garden grows
"The recently announced new crop of 50 Indiana Companies to Watch reflects not only the vision of their founding entrepreneurs, but also the future of Indiana."
U.S.News & World Report
July 2009
40 Years After Moon Landing, Time to Launch the Next 'Giant Leap for Mankind'
The Apollo program was a booster rocket for American science. That innovation must be rekindled.
American Executive
March 2008
Purdue University: Discovery Space
"At a time when research dollars are drying up and public universities face growing funding constraints and rising costs, Purdue has established itself as a major regional engine of economic growth, business incubation, and breakthrough research."
LATINA Style
Vol. 14, No. 1, 2008
"I never forgot my dreams of science, and in 1969, shortly after I graduated from Stanford University I was inspired by two events."
The Presidency
Spring 2006
Losing Sleep Over Student Success?
"Whether our concerns are about the future of an individual student, our nation’s competitiveness, or the health and security of the world’s people, the underlying issue is the challenge of making our students' college experience successful."
Hispanic Business
September 2007
2007 Special Report on Diversity: It's Not Rocket Science
France Córdova Blazes Trail for Diversity at the University Level
Woman
Summer 1997
Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground
"We don’t have any idea what our limits are. When you’re out on some of these frontiers, people sometimes don’t understand where you’re going. I want people to feel comfortable with the leading edge."
Mercury
January/February 1992
Women in Astronomy, A Sampler of Issues and Ideas
"Women need encouragement, and this encouragement has to start at home; parents need to value a science career for their daughters."
Science Digest
December 1984
America's Top 100 Young Scientists
"The implications of their work over the next decades will be more profound than we can imagine."
James S. Almond
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Senior Vice President for Business Services and Assistant Treasurer
Jim Almond joined Purdue in 1983 as a project administrator in the Office of Contract and Grant Business Affairs. He held managerial roles in accounting services and personnel services before becoming assistant director of investments in 1992, assistant comptroller in 1995, and comptroller a year later. He was promoted to vice president for business services and assistant treasurer in 1998, becoming senior vice president in July 2009.
In his role, Almond oversees budget and fiscal planning, school and departmental business affairs, the comptroller's area, administration of sponsored program services, human resource services, businesses services computing, procurement, treasury operations, investments, intercollegiate athletics - business, regional campus vice chancellors - business, and housing and food services.
Almond has served as a steering committee member for the North Central Accreditation Self-Study, was co-chair of the Excellence 21 Steering Committee, and is a member of both the Patents and Copyrights Committee and TRASK Fund Committee. He is the University officer to the Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee (APSAC) and the Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee (CSSAC). In 1999, he was the vice chair of the Purdue University United Way Campaign and chair of the 2000 Purdue University United Way Campaign.
In addition to his Purdue duties, Almond has served on the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Taxation Task Force, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 Reporting Task Force, and the UBIT Expense Allocation Project.
Jim Almond is a native of Fort Wayne, IN, and received his bachelor's and master's of business administration degrees from Indiana University in 1983 and 1987.
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