Achievements and Recognition

We are proud of the achievements and recognition that our staff and projects have earned in recent years.

Multi-Year

• Tree Campus USA from the Arbor Day Foundation, 14th consecutive year (since 2009)

2024

• Purdue University ranked Safest College in America by Academic Influence

2023

• 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School Postsecondary Sustainability Awardee 

2022

Gold Design Excellence Award from the American Society for Interior Designers (ASID) Wisconsin Chapter for the Purdue Memorial Union ground floor renovation Project of the Year from the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Alliance for the Duke Energy CHP Plant at Purdue	Environmental stewardship award from Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA) for the 1869 Tree Plan Honor Award from ACEC Indiana Engineering Excellence Awards for the Newman Road Underpass Project

2021

Best Hotel Renovation and Restoration from Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design (AHEAD) Americas for the Union Club Hotel Power Partner Award from Duke Energy

PULSE Award for Innovation in Higher Education Procurement from the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) Green Star Honor Award from the Professional Grounds Management Society for campus grounds

2020

Silver Award for Interior Design-Renovation and Bronze Award for Interior Design-Hotels and Resorts from the International Design Awards for the Union Club Hotel Public Works Project of the Year from the American Public Works Association - Indiana Chapter for the Newman Road Underpass Project Excellence in Landscape Architecture Merit award from the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) for the State Street Redevelopment Project

Indiana Engineering Achievement Award from the Indiana Society of Professional Engineers for cooling tower refurbishment and upgrades Community Impact of the Year award from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) to Plenary Group for the State Street Redevelopment Project Effective and Innovative Practices Award from APPA Leadership in Educational Facilities for the development of a portable light level meter

2019

Complete Streets Best Project Award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers for the State Street Redevelopment Project Green Star Honor Award from the Professional Grounds Management Society for campus grounds Community Placemaking Award from Aim Indiana for the State Street Redevelopment Project Arthur G. Hansen award for Purdue University Fire Department retiree involvement in events from the Purdue University Retirees Association

Indiana Interior Design Excellence Award for Higher Education New Construction from the International Interior Design Association: Hobart and Russell Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences and Land O'Lakes Center for Experiential Learning and Purina Pavilion (Page 72) Safest college campus in Indiana according to U.S. Department of Education studies and the FBI's Uniform Crime Report since 2017

2018

Gold level Bicycle Friendly University from the League of American Bicyclists Indiana Chapter Public Works Project of the Year from the American Public Works Association: State Street Redevelopment Project

Indiana Chapter Honor Award for the Centennial Mall project from the American Society of Landscape Architects