Category: Alumni
Purdue HDFS graduate creates hope from hardships with cancer nonprofit
Friday, April 16th, 2021
Written By: Rebecca Hoffa, rhoffa@purdue.edu In 2008, Purdue University Department of Human Development and Family Studies alumna Tricia Rausch found a lump under her skin during a self-examination. At 31 years old, cancer seemed unfathomable, but a trip to the doctor confirmed it was an aggressive stage-two breast cancer. “Everyone knows someone that’s been touched […]
“Serving people” takes on new meaning for Purdue hospitality graduate
Monday, March 29th, 2021
Written by: Rebecca Hoffa During a year spent navigating the challenges of a global pandemic, Purdue Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) alumna Kier Crites, alongside her team at Food Finders Food Bank, put together creative strategies to continue supporting the food bank’s 16-county service area with the resources it needed during difficult times. This included […]
Purdue alumnus stitches lasting legacy
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
A few months after the passing of his wife of more than 50 years, Roger Johnson started cleaning things out in their home. As he was going through a large, blue plastic tub Vicki had stored in their basement, he found an array of fabric: a mostly completed quilt top, several quilt blocks in various stages, and a stack of fabric that was cut into the components to create a quilt block that Vicki had likely designed.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HHS Alumni and Students
Monday, August 24th, 2020
Rolyn Clarke (HHS’14), works in the ICU at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA, and has been working on the frontlines with COVID-19 patients. “I work in Atlanta’s busiest hospital with a team of providers and nurses who are completely amazing. I feel like the city came together as a community to fight this epidemic. […]
A decade of success: Purdue HHS celebrates 10th anniversary
Monday, June 29th, 2020
Written by: Aaron Martin Today, Purdue University’s College of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) is firmly established as a cornerstone of the University and its institutional mission. A decade ago, HHS as we know it didn’t even exist. HHS is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in 2020, and its growth from a bold idea to consolidate […]
Purdue Nursing alumna works at NASA as occupational health nurse practitioner
Tuesday, July 9th, 2019
Caroline Mullen Gerughty, a Purdue School of Nursing alumna, took small steps during her career that led to a giant leap to NASA Ames Research Center.
2019 Outstanding Seniors in Health and Human Sciences
Sunday, May 12th, 2019
Congratulations to the 9 outstanding seniors of 2019 from each of the nine units in Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences. We asked each senior who their biggest influences were while studying at Purdue and what their next giant leap will be.
Giant Leaps on Purdue Day of Giving
Wednesday, April 24th, 2019
We conducted a public sidewalk hopscotch experiment for Purdue Day of Giving. What Giant Leaps will you take for Health and Human Sciences?
Alumni in Pro Sports
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
College of Health and Human Sciences has a deep bench of talented alumni working for professional sports teams, both as athletes and as key players behind the scenes.
What will the next 150 years bring for the College of Health and Human Sciences?
Thursday, January 17th, 2019
In the next 150 years, the College of Health and Human Sciences will continue to envision a world where we all practice hospitality in the deepest sense of that word.
“Miracle on the Hudson” pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger took Giant Leaps
Tuesday, January 15th, 2019
January 15, 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the “Miracle on the Hudson” crash landing, piloted by Purdue alumnus Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.