Heavilon Hall circa 1956

IT IS ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE that more than 50 years have passed since we first came to Purdue University. For some of us, returning to campus is part of an enjoyable routine. For others, it’s been years since we’ve been back. For us all, the 50th Anniversary of our graduation from Purdue will bring back memories of the time we spent here and the positive impact our Purdue education and the many friends that we made have had on our lives.

How many of you can even remember what the campus looked like in the mid-fifties? Many of the buildings we spent time in are still standing, of course, but some are not. Campus expansion and the number of new buildings would be mind-boggling to someone who has not visited Purdue for several years. Purdue University has certainly grown and changed to keep pace with an ever-changing world.

To commemorate the occasion of our 50th Anniversary and to honor our University, the Classes of 1956 and 1957 will undertake a joint class gift project that will insure that our great classes will forever have a place in the changing face of Purdue University. As our 50th Anniversary gift to our alma mater, our goal is to partner with the University to build a beautiful park-like area to be called the Classes of 1956 and 1957 South Campus Plaza

For more information, contact:

Jesica Webb
Director of Class Gifts
University Development Office
Dick and Sandy Dauch Alumni Center
403 West Wood Street
West Lafayette, IN  47907-2007

jwebb@purdue.edu
(765) 494-2198
(800) 677-8780 (toll-free)
Fax (765) 496-2902