The Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center, dedicated in October 2004, celebrates the history of Purdue and its alumni and serves as a home away from home and a gathering place for more than 375,000 Purdue alumni around the world and the many other friends of the University. The building was funded exclusively with private resources and is named for Dick and Sandy Dauch, in recognition of their generous leadership gift.

The Dauch Alumni Center, at the corner of Grant and Wood streets, houses the Purdue Alumni Association and the University Development Office.

Purdue’s past, present, and the promise of the future have one splendid home. The Spurgeon Hall of Spirit showcases Purdue culture and icons. The hall highlights achievements of the University and its alumni with exhibits and interactive kiosks and a model of the Boilermaker Special, the University’s mascot train.

Complete with a catering kitchen, banquet room, and several conference rooms, the center is the perfect setting for formal, social, and business functions. For information on how to schedule an event or a tour of the facility, contact April Headdy, facility manager, at 49-47753 or e-mail aheaddy@purdue.edu.

The Dauch Alumni Center is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Special hours are in effect on home football game Saturdays and some Saturdays and Sundays during the spring and fall. For specific times of operation on weekends and game days, call 49-45175.