September 29, 2008
Old Masters to be on campus Nov. 2-4
The Old Masters program, which invites outstanding individuals to campus to share ideas and experiences with Purdue students, has announced this year's Old Masters.
Old Masters will be on campus Nov. 2-4, when they will visit classrooms and residence units and attend informal breakfasts, luncheons and dinners with students.
Those who would like to host an Old Master for a classroom talk, breakfast, or reception should fill out a scheduling request form at www.purdue.edu/oldmasters. The form can be found under the scheduling tab on the left side of the Web site. Questions about schedule can be directed to scheduling co-chairs Kevin Vargo and Kaileigh Hammerstrom, om.dayscheduling@gmail.com.
More information about the Old Masters program can be found at the Web site, www.purdue.edu/oldmasters, or from adviser Mary Helen Nesbitt at nesbitt@purdue.edu or oldmasters@purdue.edu.
Here is the list of Old Masters for 2008. Those with Purdue degrees are indicated with degrees in parenthesis.
Sonny Beck (B.S., agriculture, 1962; M.S., agriculture/agricultural economics, 1964)
President, Beck’s Superior Hybrids Inc.
Glenn Campbell
Co-founder and past chief operating officer, Hat World
Charles Dietzen, M.D. (B.S., agriculture, 1983)
Medical director of Easter Seals Crossroads Rehabilitation Center in Indianapolis
Founder & Pediatric Rehabilitation, Timmy Foundation
Michael T. Eckhart (B.S., electrical and computer engineering, 1973)
President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Co-chairman, World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)
Bill Gerstenmaier (B.S., aeronautical and astronautical engineering, 1977)
Associate administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate, NASA
Charles L. Jones (B.A., industrial design, 1981)
Vice president of global product consumer design, Whirlpool Corp.
Frank Modruson
Chief information officer, Accenture
Mary Pat Moeller, Ph.D. (B.S., speech and hearing sciences, 1972; M.S. audiology, 1973)
Director of the Center for Childhood Deafness, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Patty Pickard
Chief financial officer, National Math and Science Initiative
Martha Rees (B.S., civil engineering, 1973)
Vice president and assistant general counsel, DuPont Co.