Animal sciences alumnus drafted in WWII, six credits shy of graduation Born and raised on a farm north of Knightstown, Indiana, Russell “Doc” Hardin (A’65) began milking cows at age 9. During the Depression, Hardin recalls, the only income for the family came from milking their 20 head of cattle. Hardin remembers the country veterinarian […]
Situated near the current location of the Mathematical Sciences Building, Purdue Hall was the sole men’s dormitory until 1902. The four-story brick structure, one of Purdue’s original three buildings, was completed in 1873, a year before the University’s first classes began. Initially called Men’s Dormitory and the Old Dorm, Purdue Hall was also the site […]
Tyler Duncan nabs first PGA Tour title, realizing childhood dream Tyler Duncan (M’12) swung his first golf club at 6 years old. “My grandpa built clubs at the local golf course,” says the Columbia,Indiana, native. “He would just cut off a 3-wood, an 8-iron, and a putter, and I would just ride around on the […]
A s the COVID-19 coronavirus spread around the globe, university administration acted swiftly to minimize the threat to campus. Thousands of students moved out early. Social distancing and stay-home orders were implemented. Purdue held its first virtual commencement. Meanwhile, alumni everywhere found ways to fight the pandemic and support their communities by working on the […]
We asked the Class of 2020 to look back on their time at Purdue and share what it feels like to graduate against the backdrop of the COVID‑19 pandemic. Like most graduates, their responses were tinged with nostalgia. This isn’t the ending to their college years that they’d imagined. Though they were deprived of the […]
Lunar New Year, often a time of lavish feasts and customs, is one of the most important cultural observances in many Asian communities. Falling in January or February, the holiday is typically celebrated during the second new moon after the winter solstice; the dates fluctuate based on the lunar calendar. A host of Purdue’s academic […]
Boilermaker basketball star-turned-artist Joe Barry Carroll explores his roots and shares his perspective on growing up in the impoverished South and traveling the world with the NBA through large-scale paintings that befit his imposing stature. Joe Barry Carroll can’t answer the phone. His fingers are covered in paint. When he calls back an hour later, […]
Remains of soldier killed in Vietnam return to Indiana after 51 years Ann (Bardach) Vollmar (LA’67) will never forget the cold January day in 1968 when an army captain from Fort Harrison knocked on the door of her family’s Westfield, Indiana, home. Her father was away in New York City for business, and her mother […]
Best thing about Purdue? The people! I love how many people there are, but also how diverse and individual everyone is. What do you do for fun? I founded the Stand-Up Comedy Community of Purdue; I perform improv comedy with Ad Liberation; and I’m on the hospitality team at Campus House. Why Purdue? I saw […]
This story is sponsored content. Alumnae share their roads to success at KAR Robin Leslie (T’84) doesn’t think of herself as a trailblazer. But when she enrolled in computer information technology at Purdue, the department was in its infancy. She was one of few women in the major — and one of few students of […]
