Purdue Notebook
Purdue Notebook
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August 21, 1998
Campus activities-- Word on Campus and the Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce are co-sponsoring the first Spirit of Lafayette Fest, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, on the Purdue Memorial Mall. The event will give businesses, nonprofit organizations and churches an opportunity to share information with students. Door prizes and refreshments will be available. Hope Ministries will present a free Gospel Fest from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Organizations wanting to donate items or secure booth space should contact the Chamber of Commerce at (765) 742-4041.
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Faculty and staff honors-- James W. Barany, professor and associate head of the School of Industrial Engineering, was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Gov. Frank O'Bannon in recognition of Barany's 40 years of teaching and service at Purdue. The award was presented in Indianapolis by several of Barany's former students. Barany, a native of South Bend , has received numerous Purdue and national teaching awards, and he was named a Founding Fellow of the Purdue Teaching Academy in 1997. The Sagamore of the Wabash is the highest honor bestowed by the governor.
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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