{"id":12413,"date":"2023-07-17T12:05:13","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T16:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/?page_id=12413"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:56:03","slug":"golden-girl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/ensembles\/aamb\/auxiliaries\/twirling\/golden-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero has-none-background minheight-700\">\n        <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__content\">\n                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader tagged-header tagged-header--gold purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subheader\">A GOLDEN LEGACY<\/p>\n                \n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-diagonal-hero__header\">GOLDEN GIRL<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subtext\">\n\n                        \n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was the pizzazz of a great twirler, with a great personality, that Al G. Wright wanted to put in front of Purdue fans that Fall \u2013 and Juanita Carpenter was picture perfect for that&nbsp;role. Mid-way through the first season she got a nickname \u2013 Golden Girl \u2013 and by the time she graduated two years later, the notion of putting one of the nation\u2019s best twirlers in front of the band, as Purdue\u2019s Golden Girl had become a tradition.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GG_2.jpeg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--large\">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion\">\n                <h2 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title \" id=\"title-d589a18b-d2a2-45aa-85c4-a9a2936f1e8f\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-d589a18b-d2a2-45aa-85c4-a9a2936f1e8f\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Golden Girls Through the Years<\/button>\n                <\/h2>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-d589a18b-d2a2-45aa-85c4-a9a2936f1e8f\" hidden aria-hidden=\n                \"true\">\n                    \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Juanita Carpenter, 1954-1956<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sandra Hutchinson, 1956-1958<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Addie Darling, 1958-1960<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>June Ciampa, 1961-1962 and 1964-1965<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teddie Darling, 1962-1964<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sherry Carden, 1965-1966<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valerie Brown, 1966-1969<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selita Sue Smith, 1969-1973<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linda Hughes, 1973-1976<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathy Burkle, 1976-1979<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Susan Fron, 1979-1982<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sally Batina, 1982-1983<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valerie Ludwick, 1983-1987<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candice Nagle, 1987-1988<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dawn Beck, 1988-1989<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kim Ratcliffe, 1989-1990<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holly Fehrman, 1990-1994<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alisha Bane, 1994-1995<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dawn Vardaman, 1995-1996<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ann Loppnow, 1996-2000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abby Moore, 2000-2001<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Erin Ansfield, 2001-2002<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robyn Andrews, 2002-2003<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christy Jayne Stallings, 2003-2006<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meghan Lamontagne, 2006-2007<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tierney Brown, Spring 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MerrieBeth Cox, 2008-2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexa Phillips,&nbsp;2013-2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olivia Zugai, 2017-2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katie Schleis 2018-2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amanda Coy 2020-2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emily Cowette 2022-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    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