Purdue Notebook
Purdue Notebook
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September 1, 2000 Appointments and promotions– Stanley Mithoefer, director of real estate for the Purdue Research Foundation, was appointed president of the Association of University Real Estate Officials (AUREO) for the 2000-2001 calendar year. AUREO was established in October 1983 as an informal, unincorporated organization of institutions whose purpose is to advance the common interests of colleges and universities relating to real estate administration. Mithoefer began his career at Purdue in 1967 at the Purdue business office. He joined the Purdue Research Foundation in 1989 as director of real estate where he is responsible for the purchase, sale, and maintenance and development of real estate owned and operated by the foundation. Campus activities– "Kristin's Story: A Story of Acquaintance Rape and Depression" will be presented at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 in Loeb Playhouse, Stewart Center. The rape education program is sponsored by the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and Delta Delta Delta Foundation. Kristin Cooper, a Baker University (Baldwin City, Kan.) student, was a victim of acquaintance rape who committed suicide on New Year's Eve 1995. The presentation is given by Kristin's mother, Andrea Cooper. – Callout for "Weigh to Go," a seven-week weight-control program for students, will be Wednesday (9/6) at 3:30 p.m. in the Purdue Student Health Center multipurpose room. The program, offered by the Student Wellness Office, is designed to help students who are at least 10 pounds over their healthy weight range. The group will meet weekly. Registration is $30. Gifts– The Purdue Club of Cincinnati raised $4,200 for scholarships through an inaugural scholarship banquet that included a silent auction, an annual golf outing, other donations and corporate matching funds. These funds will be awarded to future Purdue students from the Cincinnati area Faculty and staff honors– The Purdue Alumni Association is accepting nominations for its annual Special Boilermaker Award. The program honors a person who has contributed significantly to the improvement of the quality of life or the betterment of the educational experience for a substantial number of Purdue students. Nominations should include a one-page description of the person's accomplishments. Nominations are due by Sept. 22. The 1999 recipients were Linda Ewing, former associate dean of students; Richard Grace, former vice president for student services; and Lanny Wilson, director of administration for University Residences. – David R. Tree, professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded the E.K. Campbell Award of Merit for 2001, issued by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. He will receive the honor during the society's 2001 winter meeting on Jan. 27 in Atlanta. The society issues only one of these awards annually, in honor of a society member's outstanding service and achievement in teaching. Recipients receive a plaque and a $3,000 honorarium from the society's Life Members Club.
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