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Serving Up Impact

Popcorn. Hot Dogs. Hot cocoa on a cold football Saturday. While the students in Keith Molter’s (LA’76, MS HHS’89) Purdue School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) class served up good eats at a Ross-Ade Stadium concession stand, they offered up so much more.  A healthy portion of compassion and commitment to a cause was […]

Hillary Gramm

Hillary Gramm’s HIGHER Up Texas Empowers Teens to Achieve in Life

Hillary (Direnzo) Gramm’s (HHS’05) time at Purdue led her to a career, her husband, and their child, whom they gave a Purdue-themed name (Amelia, as in Earhart). And it was the unlikeliest of items that brought Gramm to West Lafayette: a baby sweat suit. “I’m one of the first in my family to graduate from […]

Lamar Lundy

Gridiron Legacy: Lamar Lundy

Lamar Lundy (HHS’57) arrived at Purdue in 1953 from Richmond, Indiana. At 6 feet 7 inches and 200 pounds, he was a dominant presence in both basketball and football. A three-time letter winner, Lundy was named Most Valuable Player in both sports during his senior year. On the basketball court, Lundy played center for the […]

Phlebotomist

Name: Robin Rhine Gig: Clinical Manager Years on the job: 14 On duty: Oversee operations of the Clinical Research Center in the Department of Nutrition Science. We take biometric measurements and draw blood from research study participants per the instructions of the study administrator. You’d be surprised: There are times where the study may require […]

Models walking the catwalk

Finis

Last apparel design and technology majors showcase collections in the final Purdue Fashion Show The day has finally arrived. It’s five o’clock in the morning when the hair and makeup teams roll into the Cordova Recreational Sports Center and begin setting up the makeshift studio space where they will be camped for most of the day.  Designers […]

Ted Harper

Entering his sixth season as the New England Patriots’ sports dietitian, Ted Harper (HHS’08) is fueling Super Bowl champions. His comprehensive eating plans have helped 300-pound defensive linemen take on double teams totaling 600 pounds and kept 180-pound speedsters fresh on long runs through the playoffs. Yet he wouldn’t have his position with one of […]

an adult and children looking at plants growing in the raised beds of Marriott Garden

Marriott Garden

Tucked behind the northwest corner of Marriott Hall lies a garden established in 2013 to grow vegetables and herbs for use in the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management food-service labs. Chef Ambarish Lulay, department chef for HTM and chef for the university president at Westwood, conceived the garden as an opportunity to educate undergraduates […]

Learning Through Listening

For Breanne Lawler (HHS’12), a Purdue student working toward her doctorate in audiology, the moment that confirmed her place in her chosen profession came in Lusaka, Zambia, as she and other students from the department provided hearing assessments for Zambian children and adults. A woman who was experiencing difficulties with her hearing walked more than […]

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