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August 20, 2004 President Jischke to engage Warsaw in all-day visitWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University leaders, who are traveling the state to meet and learn from its citizens, will be in Warsaw, Ind., on Sept. 2 to visit businesses and community members. Purdue President Martin C. Jischke and other Purdue leaders will visit Zimmer Inc., Biomet Inc., Depuy Orthopaedics Inc. and Maple Leaf Farms, in addition to other locations. Jischke also will address community and business leaders at a luncheon. Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins will serve as the community host for the day's events. Victor L. Lechtenberg, Purdue's vice provost for engagement, said Jischke is eager to visit Warsaw, dubbed the "Orthopedic Manufacturing Capital of the World," where several orthopedic innovations have resulted from Purdue research. "Our goal with these visits is to gain firsthand knowledge about what is happening outside of campus," Lechtenberg said. "Purdue really wants to know how to serve Indiana to the best of our ability, and to do that we need to visit places, meet people and exchange ideas." This is the fifth year Jischke and university leaders have conducted daylong visits to Indiana communities. More than 50 previous stops have ranged from Gary to Jasper and from South Bend to New Albany. Future visits in 2004 and 2005 are planned for Bedford, Marion, Indianapolis, Muncie, Evansville, Valparaiso, Kokomo and Elkhart. Several activities are scheduled for the Warsaw visit: • 8:30 a.m. – Tour Biomet Inc., 56 East Bell St. Biomet Inc. designs and manufactures implants that replace arthritic hips, knees shoulders and elbows. Founded more than 25 years ago, Biomet Inc. is the only major manufacturer of implants in the United States whose chairman and president are bioengineers. Biomet Inc. employs more than 5,000 people, and its products are used in more than 100 countries. • 10:15 a.m. – Tour DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., 700 Orthopaedic Drive. DePuy Orthopaedics specializes in the development of new orthopedic devices. Its researchers helped to develop the total hip replacement concept introduced in the early 1960s. Other specializations include knee, ankle, shoulder, wrist, elbow and finger replacement systems and operating room products. Founded in 1895, Depuy Inc. is oldest manufacturer of orthopedic implants in the United States. • 11:15 a.m. – Meet with staff of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service for Kosciusko County, lobby of the Ramada Inn, 2517 E. Center St. • 11:45 a.m. – Lunch with Kiwanis Club members, Chamber of Commerce members and business leaders at the Ramada Inn, 2517 E. Center St. • 2:15 p.m. – Tour Zimmer Inc., 1800 W. Center St. Zimmer Inc. develops orthopedic products, including hip and knee replacement systems. Its products are used in more than 80 countries. Founded more than 75 years ago, Zimmer Inc. employs nearly 6,500 people. • 4 p.m. – Visit Maple Leaf Farms processing plant, 9166 North 200 East, Milford, Ind. Maple Leaf Farms is the world's largest producer and processor of duck. Established in 1958, the company is led by founder Donald Wentzels' son-in-law, Terry Tucker, and his sons, Scott and John Tucker. Most Maple Leaf ducks are raised on small family farms by growers who have been trained and certified in duck care and behavior. • 5:30 p.m. – Visit with alumni at the Bistro A' Lago restaurant, 937 N. Detroit St. Jischke, who came to Purdue in August 2000, is the university's 10th president. He previously served for nine years as president of Iowa State University, another land-grant institution. His experience in higher education also includes 17 years as professor and dean at the University of Oklahoma and five years at the University of Missouri-Rolla. Jischke was the founding president of the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture. He served as chairman and board member of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges and as a board member of the American Council on Education, National Merit Scholarship Corporation and Kellogg Commission on the Future of State and Land-Grant Universities. He is on the boards of directors of the Association of American Universities and the American Council on Competitiveness. After receiving his doctorate in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1968, Jischke joined the faculty of the University of Oklahoma's School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering. During his 17 years at Oklahoma, he served in multiple capacities. He became director of the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering in 1977. He served as dean of the College of Engineering from 1981 to 1986, and he was named the university's interim president in 1985. Writer: Marydell Forbes. (765) 496-7704, mforbes@purdue.edu Sources: Victor L. Lechtenberg, (765) 494-9095, vll@purdue.edu David Petritz, Cooperative Extension Service director, (765) 494-8489, dpetritz@purdue.edu Joan Younce, Purdue Extension director for Kosciusko County, (574) 372-2340, jyounce@purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu Related Web site:
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