Purdue News Roundup
Purdue News RoundupOctober 31, 1997
The three-minute features are produced by the Office of University Relations. The schedule of programs to be highlighted the first half of the season:
Nov. 9 -- Two programs in Purdue's School of Management that give students real-world management experience: the Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition and the International Interdisciplinary Project in Management.
Nov. 14 -- Students in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology who received hands-on experience extracting ancient artifacts from a site near Monticello, Ind.
Nov. 20 -- The Office of International Students and Scholars, which helps an increasing number of international students ease their transition into the Purdue community.
Nov. 26 -- Purdue's Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technology laboratory -- perhaps the only such state-of-the-art lab in the country for undergraduate students.
Dec. 13 -- The new Animal Behavior Clinic in the School of Veterinary Medicine, which helps pet owners overcome the problems of misbehaving pets.
Dec. 20 -- EPICS -- the Engineering Projects in Community Service program -- which matches teams of students in the Schools of Engineering with local service organizations to help solve engineering problems in the community.
Dec. 22 -- The research of food science Professor emeritus Roy Whistler, who was recently honored by having the Agricultural and Research Building named after him.
Dec. 30 -- The Combustion Research Center in the School of Mechanical Engineering, which is studying the efficiency and maintenance of combustion devices.
Purdue basketball games will be broadcast on Indiana stations including WEVV-TV Evansville, WANE-TV Fort Wayne, WTTV-TV Indianapolis, WLFI-TV Lafayette and WHME-TV South Bend.
Producers of the segments are Ray Cubberley, assistant director of university relations for broadcast services, and Connie Ostler, producer/director. Dan Skinner, manager of radio station WBAA, narrates the features.
CONTACT: Cubberley, (765) 494-2075, e-mail, ray_cubberley@purdue.edu
The Mauzy Leadership Mentor Program, created in 1990, encourages leadership development among first-year students at Purdue. It pairs the students with community and campus leaders who have been successful in their fields. Past mentors have included politicians, chairmen of community organizations, business leaders and educators.
Mentors and the students participate in monthly workshops on topics such as diversity and leadership development. The workshops also allow time for discussing career goals and socializing.
Those interested in becoming a mentor should contact Suzi Coolbaugh in the Student Activities and Organizations Area of the Office of the Dean of Students at (765) 494-5407 by Nov. 15.
The scholarships offer financial assistance to qualified men and women who attended a high school in Dearborn County or its surrounding area and then enrolled at Purdue. This year's scholarships ranged from $400 to $1,530 per student.
This year's recipients are: Anne K. Beck, a sophomore in health sciences, Lawrenceburg ($520); Bradford C. Buddenberg, a senior in industrial technology, Moores Hill ($400); Camila J. Buscher, a freshman in agriculture, Aurora ($1,390); Katherine A. Currin, a freshman in engineering, Lawrenceburg ($1,530); Amy J. Graf, a freshman in management, Guilford ($580); Mathew J. McCool, a senior in industrial technology, Lawrenceburg ($830); Rachel K. Ransom, a freshman in education, Dillsboro ($1,150); Robert J. Rea, a freshman in forestry, Lawrenceburg ($1,410); Gary Lee Sizemore, a senior in management, Moores Hill ($940); Mark A. Wheat, a sophomore in education, Guilford ($520); William H. Wheat, a senior in management, Guilford ($870); and Amanda S. Wullenweber, a sophomore in education, Brookville ($1,420).
The scholarship fund was established in 1969 in honor of Cornelius O'Brien, a longtime Lawrenceburg businessman and former Purdue trustee (1946-1953). Gifts to the fund are made annually from a foundation established by O'Brien's widow, the late Anne Cook O'Brien. The principal officer and director of the foundation is their daughter, Mary Gibson of Washington, D.C.
Contact: Charley H. Schlehuser, development and alumni information services, (765) 494-0317; home, (765) 463-6679; e-mail, chschlehuser@dais.purdue.edu
-- Samuel D. Conte, professor emeritus of computer sciences and mathematics, was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon. The award, the highest honor bestowed by the governor, was given to Conte for his contributions in establishing Purdue's Department of Computer Sciences in 1962, the first such university-based department in the nation. Conte was the department's first head, serving from 1962 to 1979.
-- T. Grant Kepner, just-retired director of safety and security and Purdue police chief, also was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by O'Bannon. Kepner was cited Oct. 24, his retirement date, for his 34-year Purdue career, which included more than 30 years as the university's first director of safety and security.
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
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