Purdue News Roundup
Purdue News Roundup
The foundation sponsors a forum in each state, and this is the third year that Purdue has been the Indiana site for the annual event. It will be held Aug. 7 and 8 in Stewart Center.
The two-day forum includes two programs: a Public Policy Institute and an Issues Framing Workshop. This year's topics for discussion are: "The Troubled American Family: Which Way Out of the Storm?" and "Education: How Do We Get What We Want?"
The Kettering Foundation trains and provides leaders for the forum, which is designed to help community leaders and citizens become involved in constructive discussions about public issues. Local government officials, business leaders and interested members of the public are encouraged to attend.
The event is co-sponsored by Purdue's Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Registration is $75 and includes four meals, on-campus parking and training materials. For more information, contact Michael Menefee, (765) 494-5599; e-mail, mlmenefe@tech.purdue.edu
CONTACT: Menefee, (765) 494-5599; e-mail, mlmenefe@tech.purdue.edu
"The new prices will more closely match local vending-machine prices, and will assure stability in both pricing and revenue over the next three years," said Charles E. Sharp, director of purchases and service enterprises.
Effective Tuesday (7/29), a 12 oz. carbonated drink from a campus vending machine will cost 60 cents, up 10 cents; beverages in 20 oz. reclosable containers will cost 85 cents, up 10 cents; and 12 oz. juice and juice drinks will cost 80 cents, up 5 cents. Sharp said it may take two or three days to change all campus vending machines to reflect the new prices.
Sharp said the last increase was in August 1988, when 12 oz. carbonated beverage prices were raised from 45 cents to 50 cents. He noted that Greater Lafayette vending-machine prices are 55 cents and higher for the 12 oz. cans. Also, a 60 cent price is in effect on the campuses of both Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame.
CONTACTS: Sharp, (765) 494-7260; e-mail, cesharp@purch.purdue.edu
Steve Eberly, director of food stores, (765) 494-2017;e-mail,
sceberly@fsb.physfac.purdue.edu
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Color photos of the four Beering Scholars are available from Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2073.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Four incoming freshmen have been awarded Purdue University's most prestigious scholarship.
Recipients of the Steven C. Beering scholarship are Negin Almassi of Brookfield, Wisc. ; Jonathan W. Anders of Peoria, Ill. ; and Michael D. Brown and Benjamin Shaw Partridge of Cincinnati .
Beering, who has been Purdue's president since 1983, established the scholarship in 1986 to attract students of the highest caliber to the university. The award covers all college expenses, including fees and tuition, room and board, books and spending money. Recipients who maintain the required standards hold the Beering Scholarship throughout their time at Purdue and may convert it to a fellowship to pursue master's and doctoral degrees at Purdue.
Almassi is a graduate of Brookfield Central High School, where she was editor-in-chief of the yearbook and an executive board member of Students Against Drunk Driving. She was a National Merit semifinalist in 1996 and received the Brookfield Central Academic Excellence Award all four years of high school. Almassi plans to study biology.
Anders, a graduate of Richwoods High School, was captain of the cross country team and a five-time all-conference academic athlete. He qualified for the state track finals twice and was a delegate to Boys State. Anders is an Explorer Scout, an Illinois State Scholar, National Merit semifinalist and a member of the marching band. He will pursue an engineering degree.
Brown graduated from St. Xavier High School, where he was a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society and a National Merit semifinalist. He is an Eagle Scout, Boy Scout troop leader and a coordinator for the Big Brothers organization. Brown was a member of the marching, concert and jazz bands and a member of the World Affairs Council. He will study engineering.
Partridge, a graduate of Oak Hills High School, was involved with the student council, cross country and track. He was a member of the National Honor Society and a National Merit semifinalist. Partridge is an Eagle Scout and stays active with the Boy Scouts of America. He plans to study aerospace engineering and astronomy in hopes of joining the space program.
Including the new recipients, there will be 18 Beering Scholars and four Fellows this fall. The program, which celebrated its 10th anniversary last year, has awarded 45 scholarships and fellowships since 1986. The Beering Scholars and Fellowship program is supported through gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations and Purdue alumni clubs.
CONTACT: Joyce Koelzer, director of annual support, (765) 494-2729.
Bart Bareither, a junior in the School of Liberal Arts from Indianapolis, Ind. , and Shannon Smith, a junior in the School of Liberal Arts from Lafayette , will study Japanese language and culture at Nanzan University in Nagoya. Shawn Cefalu, a sophomore in the School of Materials Engineering from Lafayette , and Ahyoung Moon, a junior in the School of Materials Engineering from Indianapolis, Ind. , will study materials engineering, as well as Japanese language and culture, at Tohoku University in Sendai.
The scholarship grants range from approximately $8,000 to more than $10,000 and include round-trip airfare, a settling-in allowance of approximately $450, and a monthly stipend of between $710 and $890 to help offset room, board and personal expenses.
"These grants are made available by the Japanese government in an effort to attract qualified American students to study in Japan," Kathleen Fairfax, director of Purdue programs for study abroad, said. "So many Asian students come to the United States to study, yet so few American students head for Asia. This will be a tremendous opportunity for these students. It's the chance for them to learn first hand about this important economic partner, and basically it's a free trip abroad."
In addition, Tohoku University has established two scholarships for next year as well. Fairfax said the university is very interested in attracting American engineering students and hopes this relationship will last for many years to come.
Students participating in the programs remain enrolled as Purdue students during their time abroad and receive regular Purdue credit and grades for their academic work.
For more information about Purdue's study abroad programs contact Fairfax at (765) 494-2383.
-- Jody Sue Etienne, Leopold, Ind. , has accepted the Hafele-Stinson Purdue Agriculture Scholarship. Etienne, a 1997 graduate of Perry Central High School, will study agricultural education at Purdue. The $1,000 scholarship was established in 1996 by Marion F. Hafele, a 1948 Purdue graduate, and Annie Stinson Hafele, a 1944 Purdue graduate.
-- Nicholas Oberlies, who received a doctoral degree in medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology from Purdue's School of Pharmacy this summer, has been awarded the American Pharmaceutical Association's 1997 Kilmer prize for student research in natural products. Oberlies, a native of Indianapolis , received the award for his studies on the effectiveness of bullatacin, a natural agent found in the bark and twigs of the pawpaw tree, against multidrug-resistant tumor cells. He will receive the award at the annual meeting of the American Society of Pharmacognosy to be held in Iowa City July 26 - 30.
Compiled by J. Michael Willis, (765) 494-0371; e-mail, mike_willis@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
