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December 17, 2007

FEATURED NEWS FOR EMPLOYEES

Voluntary benefits administrator to change its name

Future Planning Associates, Purdue's voluntary benefits administrator, is changing its name to USI Affinity effective Jan. 1. More

Anthem prescription Web site changes

Incentive PPO and Purdue 500 participants who use the AnthemPrescription.com Web site will be redirected automatically to a new site, WellPointNextRx.com, as of today (Dec. 17). WellPoint NextRx, the pharmacy benefit manager for the Anthem prescription plan, has been maintaining multiple Web sites, but has decided to consolidate them under the WellPointNextRx.com site. Participants with questions may call the company's Customer Care at 1 (800) 293-2202.

Telephone operators set hours for holiday breaks

The Purdue Operator Services Office will close for holiday weekends including Christmas Day and New Year's Day. More

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Trustees name two distinguished professors

The Purdue board of trustees on Saturday (Dec. 15) approved the appointments of two distinguished professors.

Robert W. Proctor was named the Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences, and Gintaras "Rex" V. Reklaitis was named the Edward W. Comings Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering. More

Athletics ticket prices approved

The Purdue board of trustees on Saturday (Dec. 15) voted to increase ticket prices to football and men's and women's basketball games in the 2008-09 season. More

Contract approved for new aviation tech building

The Purdue board of trustees on Saturday (Dec. 15) approved awarding a $5.7 million construction contract to build the Niswonger Aviation Technology Building at the university's airport. More

Trustees OK 2008 rate plan for Purdue Residences

The Purdue board of trustees on Saturday (Dec. 15) approved residence hall rates for the 2008-09 academic year. More

CAMPUS NEWS

Purdue graduates told to learn from history of Space Age

Purdue President France A. Córdova on Sunday (Dec. 16) told new graduates that the history of the Space Age holds valuable lessons as they face future challenges in their lives. More

GENERAL NEWS

Purdue students' study: U.S. homebuilders can learn from the Swiss

A study by students in Purdue's College of Technology that compares U.S. residential homebuilding practices to those in Switzerland has found that although Swiss homes may be more energy-efficient, building a similar house in this country may not pay off in the long run. More

PEOPLE

Interim dean named for Purdue's College of Education

**Kevin Kelly**

Interim Provost Victor Lechtenberg announced on Thursday (Dec. 13) that Kevin Kelly has been named interim dean of the College of Education.

Kelly, who has served as head of the department of educational studies since 2002, will begin his new duties on Dec. 24. He will succeed George Hynd, who will leave Purdue in late December to become senior vice provost for education and innovation and dean of the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education at Arizona State University. More

Appointments, honors and activities

-- Two Purdue faculty won Fulbright Scholar grants that will allow them to extend their educational reach overseas in 2008.

-- Bruce Harding, a professor of mechanical engineering technology, was recently elected to a three-year term on the American National Standards Institute's board of directors.

-- Kevin Taylor, associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Purdue's College of Technology in Kokomo, has been selected as chair-elect of the technology accreditation commission of ABET, formerly known as the Accreditation Board for Engineering Technology.

-- Mark Jackson, associate professor of mechanical engineering technology, has published the first edited book on the commercialization of micro and nanotechnology products, published by Taylor and Francis/CRC Press.

-- Dan Schendel, the Blake Family Endowed Chair in Strategic Management, and his wife, Mary Lou, were honored at the annual meeting of the Strategic Management Society in San Diego.

-- Kwei Tang, associate dean of Krannert programs and student services and professor of management, was named a fellow for the Decision Sciences Institute, a professional organization of academicians and practitioners interested in the application of quantitative and behavioral methods to the problems of society.

-- S. Kathleen Salisbury, assistant dean for academic affairs and professor of small animal surgery at Purdue University's School of Veterinary Medicine, has been named the national winner of the 2007 Carl J. Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges.

More appointments and honors

CALENDAR AND EVENTS

Upcoming events at Purdue

Here is a list of events happening Dec. 17-23 at the West Lafayette campus. More

Purdue Ag Fish Fry speaker will highlight White House experiences

**Andrew Card**

Attendees at the annual Purdue Agricultural Alumni Fish Fry on Feb. 2 will get a firsthand account of this nation's highest level of strategic and crisis management, including the Bush administration's response to the 9/11 attacks.

Andrew Card, former chief of staff for President George W. Bush, will be the guest speaker during the luncheon that begins at 11:30 a.m. in the Toyota Blue Ribbon Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. More

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