June 10, 2026Merit and promotion increases, Bravo Award event, interview and resource guideLearn More
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Retirement of Heidi Medrano After 27 years of dedicated service, Heidi Medrano is retiring from Purdue. Throughout her career, Heidi has demonstrated commitment to excellence, leadership and creating a welcoming environment for all. Since beginning her career in 1998 as a Facilities Manager in… Learn More
Welcome Jennifer Rang as new executive assistant in Indianapolis I am pleased to announce that Jennifer Rang has joined Purdue University’s Administrative Operations team as an executive assistant, based in Indianapolis. In this role, Jennifer will provide high-level administrative and operational support to senior leadership, helping to coordinate day-to-day… Learn More
Administrative Operations HR team announces leadership transition Administrative Operations will see a transition within its Human Resources support team as Justine Sailors steps into the role of lead HR business partner following the retirement of the current lead, Laurie Smit, on March 31. Justine has been with… Learn More
Retirement of Dave Burford After 37 years of dedicated service, we are proud to announce the retirement of Dave Burford. Dave began his career in Operations and Maintenance in August of 1988 and has remained with the department throughout his entire tenure. Over the years,… Learn More
Welcome Emmy Dowden as structural engineer for Capital Asset Management I am excited to welcome Emmy Dowden, P.E. to Purdue University as a new structural engineer for Capital Asset Management. She has more than 26 years of experience in engineering and consulting, most recently serving as design engineer for Cornerstone… Learn More
Retirement of John Keith John Keith, a service maintenance worker with Operations and Maintenance, is retiring from Purdue today (Feb. 5)! John has been with the university since March 2015. He moved from University Residences to Operations and Maintenance in December 2018 and has… Learn More
Retirement of Patrick Carducci Patrick (Pat) Carducci, a day shift custodian with Building Services, will retire from Purdue University on Friday, Jan. 30 after 15 years of service! Pat has been in his current building, the Dauch Alumni Center (DAUC), for seven years and has built… Learn More
Retirement of Russell Sloan Russell (Rusty) Sloan, a water/wastewater operator with Energy and Utilities, will retire from Purdue University on Jan. 30, 2026 after 21 years of service! Rusty started in the Plumbing Shop before transferring to Energy and Utilities. From the outset of his career… Learn More
Retirement of David Edwards David Edwards, a night shift custodian with Building Services , will retire from Purdue University on Jan. 4, 2026 after 14 years of service! David has worked in several buildings, including Lawson Computer Science Building (LWSN), Potter (A.A.) Engineering Center (POTR) and… Learn More
Retirement of Edward Parks Edward Parks, a day shift custodian with Building Services, will retire from Purdue University on Jan. 4, 2026 after 32 years of service! Edward has had many different jobs during his time with the university. He worked as a painter for two… Learn More
Retirement of Kirk Wright Kirk Wright, a turbine generator operator with Heat and Power in Energy and Utilities, will retire from Purdue University on Friday, Nov. 28 after 43 years of service! Kirk has been at the university since 1982 when he started with Building Services. He… Learn More
