Golden Taps ceremony to honor 13 Purdue students

Purdue’s Golden Taps ceremony will be held Monday (April 22) to honor students who have died during the past year. 

Golden Taps, a collaboration of the Office of the Dean of Students, University Residences and the Purdue Student Union Board, has been a tradition on campus since 1994. Additional groups involved in the ceremony are Purdue Memorial Union, Purdue Musical Organizations, Black Cultural Center, Purdue Bands & Orchestras, Gimlet Leadership Honorary, Purdue Student Government, Purdue Graduate Student Government and Reamer Club. 

Family, friends and community members are invited to gather at 4:30 p.m. at Purdue Memorial Union’s South Ballroom. Attendees will then proceed to the Unfinished Block P in Academy Park outside Stewart Center for a brief outdoor ceremony. 

The 13 students who will be honored this year are:

• Neel Acharya, a junior in the College of Science.
• Sara Brown, a graduate student in the College of Health and Human Sciences.
• Abigail Cox, a junior in the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business.
• Zelong Ding, a graduate student in the College of Engineering.
• Travis Ely, a junior in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
• Chloe Hannah, a senior in the College of Engineering.
• Hakyun Ju, a graduate student in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
• Sameer Kamath, a graduate student in the College of Engineering.
• Cade Keller, a freshman in Exploratory Studies.
• Aaron Lewis, a professional student in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
• Rudra “Rudy” Manian, a sophomore in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
• John “Chris” Melvin, a graduate student in the College of Liberal Arts.
• Anik Paul, a graduate student in the College of Agriculture.

After the ceremony, a reception will take place in the South Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union. For more information, contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 765-494-1747