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Purdue alumnus Norman Weldon, of Evergreen, Colo., speaks during the President's Council dinner in the Purdue Memorial Union on Oct. 22. Also pictured, from left to right, are Cheryl , Thomas and Carol Weldon. The Weldons received a Crystal Boilermaker award from Purdue President Martin C. Jischke. The Crystal Boilermaker is the Purdue President's Council's highest award for philanthropy to the university. The Weldons are providing a $10 million gift to transform the biomedical engineering department into a full-fledged school.
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Michael Birck (at podium), chairman of the Campaign for Purdue and a member of the university's board of trustees, is applauded by the Purdue Varsity Glee Club as he announces Friday (Oct. 22) that the university has increased its fund-raising campaign goal to $1.5 billion. The initial goal for the seven-year campaign, which began in 2000, had been $1.3 billion. Birck also announced during the President's Council event that the university has raised more than $1 billion with nearly three years left in the campaign.
(Purdue News Service photos/David Umberger)
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