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Tammy Patrick

Tammy Patrick

As an undergrad, Tammy Patrick (LA’91) thought she wanted to be a professor of literature. Now she travels the country lecturing, but not about books.  Patrick, a senior advisor at the Democracy Fund, is one of the nation’s most distinguished elections administrators. She got her start as a temp for Maricopa County, which hired her […]

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Dean Markers

Three campus markers on the periphery of Purdue’s West Lafayette campus recognize the work of retired deans of students Beverley Stone (HDR LA’86), Barbara Cook (PhD EDU’67, HDR LA’96), and Betty Nelson. Each marker reads “Purdue University Founded 1869” and was installed on campus between 1982 and 1996. The marker at Grant and State streets, […]

Giant Leaps Academy

Want to know what innovation holds next for humanity and the world? Here’s your ultimate cheat sheet. Just 14 years after Neil Armstrong (AAE’55, HDR E’70) earned a bachelor of science degree at Purdue University, he walked on the moon. He inspired a nation by proclaiming that his one small step in space was “one […]

Ron Bitner

The Buzz About Idaho Wine

Entomologist Among the First Vintners in a Now Burgeoning Industry in the Gem State Upstream a hundred miles or so from Hells Canyon, the deepest river gorge in North America, ruggedness gives to way to expansive vistas of gentler landforms rising along the twists and churns of the aptly named Snake River. Savvy wine lovers […]

Jeff and Rose Miller

Game Night Top Picks

Jeff Millier (T’08) met Rose (Lumley) Millier (S’11) online while both were living near Washington, DC — his Purdue cap caught her eye. On their first date, Jeff mentioned his board game hobby. Rose grew up playing traditional mass-market games like Trouble and Mall Madness, but she was unfamiliar with hobby games. Tabletop gaming quickly […]

Brady and Adam Sadler

Exploding the Board Game Industry

Meet the Boilermakers behind some of tabletop gaming’s hottest titles Sir Ragnar had been found. He was alive but badly hurt. The wizard only needed to escort the injured knight back to the staircase where the rest of the rescue party was waiting. Suddenly, an alarm sounded throughout the dungeon. Ulag, the Orc Warlord, and […]

Action for Human Dignity

Kyle Fiechter (S’10) knows it’s easy to make superficial assumptions about others. “So many times we conceive an image of who people are and think there’s a box to put them in,” he says. “But then they surprise  us with their thoughts or their backgrounds or their resolve to overcome adversity.” That instinctive feeling to […]

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