ICYMI: Purdue alum and pilot Capt. Sully Sullenberger of ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ fame highlights Purdue Presidential Lecture

Purdue University photo/Coleman Gipson

Capt. Sully Sullenberger, a Purdue University alumnus who heroically landed a commercial airliner on the Hudson River in 2009 after it lost power from a bird strike, saving all 155 passengers and crew, joined Purdue President Mung Chiang for a Presidential Lecture Series event on Nov. 4.

Capt. Sullenberger’s Purdue appearance, titled “How a Life’s Commitment to Excellence Saved 155 People Aboard US Airways Flight 1549,” took place in Elliott Hall of Music.

Purdue University photo/Coleman Gipson
Purdue University photo/Coleman Gipson

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