What an amazing year it’s been for Ever True: The Campaign for Purdue University ! Alumni, friends, faculty and staff, students, parents, retirees, and corporations and foundations all continue to overwhelm us with generosity and goodwill—and push Purdue to ever greater heights.
The year 2018 has seen a number of dramatic highlights, including the announcement of a seventh straight year of tuition freeze, the launch of Purdue Global, and the start of the University’s sesquicentennial celebration, “150 Years of Giant Leaps.”
The year in philanthropy has been astounding as well—and we have you to thank. Purdue has now exceeded its $2.019 billion campaign goal: we are currently at more than $2.2 billion and are enthusiastically pursuing an even stronger finish through the June 30, 2019, end of the campaign—all to equip Purdue to deliver higher education at the highest proven value.
For now, though, we invite you to take a look (see below) at Ever True milestones from the year just past and see the extraordinary impact and multitude of opportunities that the Purdue family’s giving has made possible. You are ever true, and we are ever grateful.
President’s Council celebrated Purdue’s “All-American” Marching Band and its participation in Dublin’s 2018 St. Patrick’s Day Parade with a trip to Ireland. Travel packages included $500-per-person donations to support Purdue Bands & Orchestras and their 1,200-plus music-making students.
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Arden Bement gave Purdue his collection of Russian stamps, whose sale netted some $140,000 to support the Arden L. Bement Jr. Award, a top research honor bestowed each year on a faculty member for achievement in pure and applied science and engineering.
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Alumni Don and Liz Thompson created a $1 million endowment providing scholarships for minority engineering students and support for Purdue’s Minority Engineering Program (MEP). The couple met at Purdue through MEP. “At every step, MEP was there for us,” said Don, “and now we want to pay it forward.”
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On April 25, the Purdue family raised a record $37.6 million through 18,663 donations made from 58 countries. These gifts are at work now supporting the gamut of initiatives, programs, and activities at Purdue, including life-giving drug discovery, work in environmental sustainability, and student leadership and enrichment opportunities. SAVE THE DATE: Purdue Day of Giving returns on April 24, 2019!
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JeanAnne and Jim Chaney’s $8 million gift to Pharmacy—targeted to scholarships and a potential new facility for the college—means a more affordable education for hundreds of bright students and, longer term, an enhanced environment in which to learn.
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With a $10 million gift, Dick Buell established the L. Dick Buell Endowed Head Men’s Basketball Coaching position, held by Matt Painter. It’s the largest gift ever to Purdue Athletics.
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Bruce and Beth White, along with the Dean and Barbara White Foundation, gave $30 million to transform the Union Club Hotel in the Purdue Memorial Union into a world-class establishment. The renovated hotel will provide a learning environment that offers training and internship opportunities for Purdue students.
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Suzi and Dale Gallagher made a gift to create the Suzi and Dale Gallagher Deanship of Education, currently held by its inaugural recipient, Nancy Marchand-Martella. Named positions like this one help Purdue recruit and retain the very best scholars and maintain our preeminence among our peers.
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Edmund Schweitzer, founder of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), and his wife, Beatriz, donated $1.5 million to support Electrical and Computer Engineering’s power and energy systems research area and another $1.5 million to name a professorship in the school. Schweitzer also is expanding SEL into Purdue’s Discovery Park District, where a new facility will employ 300-plus high-tech workers.
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At the Homecoming kickoff of Purdue’s sesquicentennial, donors began sponsoring $25,000 seating areas around campus—a lasting way to display Boilermaker pride and celebrate the University’s 150th anniversary.
Learn moreThe license plate program, which began in 1991, has raised more than $13.6M for the Purdue Scholarship Fund. An annual donation of $25 is required to purchase the plate, in addition to other vehicle registration fees.
Consider a planned gift! You don’t have to be a certain age or extremely wealthy to leave a legacy. In fact, more than 2,000 alumni and friends have already demonstrated their Purdue pride through a planned gift.
Some companies even match gifts made by retirees, spouses, and members of their Board of Directors. When you give to Purdue, send along your company’s matching gift form or register your claim online to make a bigger impact!
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