November 23, 2016

Appointments, honors and activities

Alumni honors:

- Purdue alumnus and trustee Sonny Beck received the Business Leader of the Year honor from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 15.  Beck is the CEO of Beck’s Hybrids in Atlanta, Indiana. Under his leadership, Beck’s Hybrids has grown to become the largest family-owned retail seed company in the United States and is known for its superior seed quality and customer service. Beck earned his bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Purdue in 1962 and went on to receive his master’s from Purdue as well. He received the Purdue University Agriculture Alumni Award in 1992 and received an honorary doctorate in agriculture from Purdue in 2007. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2013.

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