Nelson honored with World Food PrizePhilip Nelson, the Scholle Chair Professor in Food Processing, received the 2007

World Food Prize on Oct. 18.

Nelson was honored for his work in aseptic processing, developing the “bag in a box” tech-

nology to process large quan-tities of seasonal crops for long-term storage and bulk transportation without losing nutritional value or taste.

A celebration for Nelson’s award will take place at 2 p.m. Nov. 6 in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Details on Nelson and the award can be found on page 5.

OnePurdue town halls to be held in NovemberFaculty and staff are invited to attend a OnePurdue Stu-dent System Town Hall meet-ing to learn how OnePurdue will affect the financial aid, bursar/student accounts, admission, and registrar busi-ness processes and systems.

The November town halls will be held in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center, on the West Lafayette campus as follows:

n Nov. 5. 1-3 p.m.n Nov. 15. 10 a.m.-noon.Questions regarding

the OnePurdue Town Hall should be sent to Adedayo Adeniyi, OnePurdue director of change management and communications, at aadeniyi@purdue.edu.

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n Apples deadlineFaculty and staff have until Nov. 9 to complete Healthy Purdue’s Wellness Achievement Incentive. Page 2.

n Positive About PurdueLunch group reminisces about 20 years of shared meals and laughs. Page 3.

n Outstanding athletesPurdue Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame adds nine former student-athletes to its roster. Page 9.

Apollo capsule makes a journey to new space

photo by DaviD Umberger

Workers move a full-scale replica of the Apollo 1 command module into place inside the atrium of Purdue’s Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering on Oct. 17. The capsule, on loan from the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson, Kan., will be on display during the hall’s official dedication on Oct. 27. The dedication is part of Purdue’s fall celebration, which also features building dedications, Homecoming activities and fundraising celebrations. Details on the dedications and other fall celebration events can be found on page 6.

Córdova reorganizing research area

President France A. Córdova announced Oct. 15 that she will reorganize the Office of the Vice President for Research, which now will report directly to her.

She also appointed a search advisory committee to iden-tify candidates for the next vice president for that office. William Woodson, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, will chair the committee, Córdova said.

The incumbent, Charles Rutledge, will retire this year after serving in the position since 2002.

“We hope to expand our research activity significantly by broadening our partnerships with the federal government, founda-tions and national laboratories,” Córdova said. “To do this, we will need to enhance our infra-structure to support large-scale research projects. The new stra-tegic planning process will help guide this effort, and the new vice president will lead it.”

Rutledge, who had reported to the provost, was named in-terim vice president in 2002 and was appointed permanently to the post in May 2005. Previously, he had been dean of Purdue’s Col-lege of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences for 15 years and was appointed as the founding executive director of Discovery Park in 2001.

“Chip Rutledge has brought a great deal of initiative and ingenuity to his leadership role at

Committee to advise in search for next provostPurdue has formed a search advi-sory committee to identify candi-dates to serve as the University’s new provost.

The committee is chaired by Margaret Rowe, professor of English.

“The provost is vital to creat-ing an environment that enhances the educational experience at Purdue, and we have selected a group for the committee that knows this University well and will work to find the right fit,”

President France A. Córdova says. “The committee will be looking for candidates with the admin-istrative and academic skills to work well with the deans, faculty, chancellors, public officials and students to build on the Uni-versity’s reputation as a leading academic institution.”

The committee will begin the search for a replacement for Sally Mason, who became president of the University of Iowa on Aug. 1. Victor Lechtenberg, Purdue’s vice

provost for engagement, is serv-ing as interim provost.

Committee members are:n Maricela Alvarado, Latino

Cultural Center director.n Alan Beck, Dorothy N.

McAllister Professor of Animal Ecology and director of the Center for the Human-Animal Bond.

n George Bodner, Arthur Kelly Distinguished Professor of Chemical Education (University Senate representative).

president also chooses committee for vp search

WorkLife, PUSH set flu shot session for Nov. 2WorkLife Programs and Purdue University Student Health Center are sponsoring a flu shot session for faculty, staff, graduate staff, retirees, spouses and same-sex domestic partners from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, at the Intercollegiate Athletic Facility.

Flu shots are free and will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. No appointments are needed, and faculty and staff are asked to bring along their PUIDs. A short wait is likely.

Another November date for

flu shots is in the process of being scheduled.

After the November flu shot sessions for faculty and staff are completed, walk-in flu shots will be given based on vaccine avail-ability from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the urgent care area of PUSH.

If you have questions or need more information, call 49-45461 or e-mail worklife@purdue.edu.

Faculty and staff at the re-gional campuses should call their campus wellness programs for information on flu shots.

Benefit enrollment begins Oct. 29Benefit enrollment runs Oct. 29-Nov. 9, and enrollment packets will be mailed Oct. 26.

Walk-in help sessions and sessions by Fiserv Health (Incentive, Purdue 500, FSA), UnitedHealthcare, Delta Dental and Liberty Mutual (home and auto) will be held to offer assistance. Times and loca-tions for the help sessions are reported on page 6.

n Howard Cohen, Purdue Calumet chancellor.

n James David, director of the Office of Budget and Fiscal Planning.

n Diane Denis, Duke Realty Chair in Finance and senior asso-ciate dean for faculty and research in Krannert School of Management.

n Andrew Gillespie, associate dean of international programs.

See Research, page 7

See Provost, page 12Nelson

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Senate votes on two proposals, discusses parental leave policyUniversity Senate voted on two proposals, discussed another, and listened to details about the devel-opment of a new strategic plan at its Oct. 15 meeting.

Senate members approved a proposal to ease Purdue’s limits on the number of clinical and professional faculty positions.

The proposal increases the University-wide limit from 5 percent to 10 percent.

The limit for a department or school will remain at generally 15 percent, with exceptions made for areas with operating clinics: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; Nursing; Pharmacy Prac-tice; and Veterinary Medicine.

An amendment to the pro-posal sets a limit of 50 percent for those units.

Senate also voted on a pro-posal to adjust membership on the Steering Committee to include the chairs of four policy-focused

committees. Senate Chair George Bodner, the Arthur Kelly Distin-guished Professor of Chemical Education, said the adjustment would facilitate the process of set-ting Senate’s agenda and referring faculty proposals to the appropri-ate standing committee.

Several members stated that the change would limit the broad base needed to act as a “litmus test” for documents before they came before Senate.

In a ballot vote, Senate reject-ed the proposal, with 48 opposed, 24 in favor, and two abstaining.

Senate spent most of the meeting discussing a proposal to endorse a paid parental leave policy that would not require the use of sick leave. The proposal did not define a specific plan for Purdue, but gave as a guideline six weeks of paid leave, which is com-mon at many peer institutions.

The proposal also supports

the creation of a process through which issues relating to improv-ing Purdue’s family-friendly environment could be identified and addressed.

The proposal came from the Faculty Compensation and Benefits Committee and re-ceived unanimous approval from Senate’s Faculty Affairs Commit-tee before going to the floor.

David Miller, chair of the Faculty Compensation and Benefits Committee and profes-sor of physics, presented the proposal. He offered Ohio State University’s parental leave policy as an example of a clearly written, effective policy from a compa-rable institution.

Miller contrasted the Ohio State policy with Purdue’s Family and Medical Leave Act Policy, which allows for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for one parent or a combined total of 12 weeks

unpaid leave if both parents work at Purdue. He also discussed the projected costs and benefits of a new policy.

Miller said a paid parental leave policy is critical for Purdue to continue on its path to pre-eminence, achieve diversity goals and maintain competitiveness in hiring.

Many Senate members voiced their support for a new leave policy. Discussion also focused on the need for fathers to have leave equal to that of their spouse, cre-ation of a culture that is accepting of people who take leave, and implementation of the policy.

The parental leave policy is scheduled to be voted on at the Nov. 19 meeting.

Miller’s PowerPoint presenta-tion will be posted with the min-utes from the Oct. 15 meeting at www2.itap.purdue.edu/faculty/usenate. Click on “Minutes and

Annual Reports,” then “Current.”The Faculty Compensation

and Benefits Committee’s full pa-rental leave report can be found at www2.itap.purdue.edu/faculty/ documents/searchResults.cfm?cat=Document&com=Faculty%20 Affairs under “April 04, 2007.”

In other activity, Senate heard remarks from President France A. Córdova about the naming of working groups as the next step in the development of a new stra-tegic plan. Córdova aims to have a draft plan ready for discussion in early spring and presented to the board at its June meeting.

Senate also heard from Jim Almond, vice president for business services and assistant treasurer, on the status of the financial and human resources components of OnePurdue. The presentation also will be posted with the minutes on the Senate Web site.

Healthy Purdue shows its benefitsApart from monetary incentives, Healthy Purdue has many benefits to offer those who participate.

Through Healthy Purdue’s HealthPath Questionnaire, par-ticipants have access to informa-tion they need to maintain or improve their health. Those who complete the questionnaire can print out a personalized health report to share with their doctor, and they can use a wide variety of online tools and resources.

Results of the 2007 HealthPath Questionnaire also showed benefits among repeat participants.

Among the 6,784 participants who completed the HealthPath Questionnaire in 2006 and 2007, compliance with recommended screening exams and immu-nizations was 42 percent, an

increase of 2 percent from 2006. Recommended tests include pap tests, mammograms, stool tests, sigmoidoscopy/colonoscopy, flu shots, tetanus-diphtheria boost-ers, blood pressure checks, and cholesterol tests.

Among repeat participants, 626 completed phone- or mail-based coaching. Many of these participants significantly reduced their risks in areas of back care, blood pressure, cholesterol, nutri-tion, exercise and stress.

Participants also reported positive experiences with the health coaches. Coaching partici-pants indicated: “I lost 30 pounds in part due to this program!” “I have an excellent, positive coach who motivated me to change my behavior.”

Polish off those apples by Nov. 9The deadline for completing Healthy Purdue’s 2007 Wellness Achievement Incentive is fast ap-proaching.

Eligible participants who completed the wellness screening and HealthPath Questionnaire by Feb. 28 have until Nov. 9 to complete the wellness achieve-ment incentive.

Throughout 2007, partici-pants have had the opportunity to earn $250 by completing five of eight wellness criteria apples. The exact date of this payment has not been determined.

Blue, white, and red apples, which are tracked by StayWell, will be updated every other week from now until the November deadline.

To receive credit for the blue apple, StayWell Health Coaching, participants must complete the evaluation form and mail it to StayWell postmarked on or before Nov. 9.

For the white apple, StayWell Online Healthy Living Program, participants must complete all six modules. To earn a red apple credit for the StayWell Health Education Centers, participants must complete three different centers.

Remaining purple and red apple criteria offered by cam-pus wellness programs will be recorded by wellness staff and must be completed by Nov. 9. A list of remaining offerings from your campus wellness program can be found at www.purdue.edu/healthypurdue.

Lastly, the yellow, orange, and green apples are self-reported by

the participant online. If partici-pants have completed any or all of these three, they simply click on the “confirm” button on their wellness criteria tracking page on or before Nov. 9.

Anyone with questions about the apples they have completed or about Healthy Purdue’s Well-ness Achievement Incentive may contact their campus wellness program:

n West Lafayette: 49-45461,

worklife@purdue.edu n Calumet: (219) 989-2709,

lowry@calumet.purdue.edun Fort Wayne: (260) 481-

5748, tillapau@ipfw.edun North Central: (219) 785-

5519, tlaux@pnc.edu

Check your applesTo check your status or eli-

gibility, log in to WorkLife’s reg-istration system at www.purdue.edu/worklife.

Click on “Register Now” and enter your career account and password. On the left navigation bar, click on “Wellness Criteria Tracking.”

Spouses and same-sex domestic partners must create their own career accounts. To do so, they must go to WorkLife’s registration system and click on “register here,” located above the Username box.

First enter the employee’s PUID number, and then create a username and password. Com-plete all information on this page and click “submit.” Spouses and same-sex domestic partners then use the created username and password to log in.

Know your apple optionsParticipants in Healthy Purdue’s Wellness Achievement Incentive must complete five of eight wellness criteria apples by Nov. 9.

Staywell Health Coaching

Staywell Online Healthy Living Program

Programs (6-14 weeks)

Health Awareness

Health care / Counseling

Self-Report

Preventive Screenings

soUrce: worklife programs

Healthy Purdue 2008New employees or those employees who did not com-plete this year’s HealthPath Questionnaire may take part in Healthy Purdue 2008, launch-ing in January.

Those wanting to get a head start may take part in wellness screenings offered on each campus this fall, or by contacting their health care provider. The on-campus screenings are free. Check with your campus wellness program for wellness screening infor-mation.

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Informal lunch group laughs, lastsLooking at pictures from nearly 20 years ago, Nancy Cross laughed.

“We were so young,” she said as she and three others gathered at Owen Hall for a celebratory lunch — the latest of dozens of such gatherings for a group that calls itself Positive About Purdue.

It was 20 years ago that John Sautter, now vice president for housing and food services, envi-sioned an idea in which faculty and staff members from various areas of the University would meet occasionally for lunch to share laughs and stories, and return to work rejuvenated. The idea was for a group to begin meeting and have a few gather-ings, then for each member of that group to form another group, thereby spreading the Positive About Purdue groups across campus.

Although other groups have since disbanded, this group “refused to break up,” said Sautter, chuckling. “We just really hit it off and stayed together.”

Two of their members, Nikki Horner of the Purdue Alumni Association, and Robert Britt, director of the student health cen-ter, have retired and left the area, but those remaining are Sautter; Cross, senior associate athletics director; Don Gentry, special as-sistant to the provost; and Gerald Krockover, professor of earth and atmospheric science education.

In September, it was Krock-over’s turn to host the group. A longtime faculty fellow at Owen Hall, he arranged for the lunch to be in the now-vacant Owen Hall dining area. A large cookie sat in the middle of the table, honor-ing the group’s 20th anniversary. Table favors, too, were part of the day, along with lunch.

Comfortable with each

other, they reminisced about past lunches and times that honored birthdays or special occasions, they asked about each other’s families and recent or upcom-ing trips, and they discussed the upcoming Boilermaker football game.

They remembered all the places they have gathered over the years — on the 50-yard-line at Ross-Ade Stadium with their names flashing on the scoreboard; at the Aviation Technology Build-ing, where they tried out the flight simulator (“we had some pretty bad landings,” Gentry said); on the stage at Elliott Hall of Music; at the Student Health Center,

where they had their blood tested by a new piece of equipment; and in Horticulture Park, where Gentry hosted a picnic.

Once, they met in the tunnel under Northwestern Avenue, were led into a small room in the Phys-ics Building and serenaded by the Purdue Varsity Glee Club in honor of Gentry’s birthday.

Once, thanks to Krockover, they dined on lobster served by tuxedoed waiters — except for Sautter, who had to endure burnt meatloaf at a separate table until he apologized to Krockover for saying Shreve Hall, not Owen, was the best hall on campus

“He eventually gave in,”

Krockover said, “so we let him come eat with us.”

Getting to know others around campus and learning about different areas of campus has been the biggest benefit of their gatherings, the group mem-bers said.

“It always helps to know people and have contacts across campus,” Krockover said. “We can share ideas and try things that others have tried.”

Gentry added: “We have visited places on campus some of us didn’t know existed, like the weather center. We met there once for a tour.”

Sautter said the group, which has gone on through three presi-dents and four football coaches, will continue to meet “as long as we’re here.”

Krockover hopes they go on for quite awhile.

“I still have at least 15 good places on my list where we haven’t met,” he said.

Sautter would encourage anyone on campus to try starting a lunch group, whether it’s called Positive About Purdue or not.

“This is really, for no expense, a great way to get people to know each other and to build connec-tions,” he said. “It’s been, really, a very positive experience.”

ABOVE: In August 1990, the Positive About Purdue lunch group met on the sun-drenched 50-yard line at Ross-Ade Stadium. They are (clockwise from front left): Bob Britt, director of student health center; Gerald Krockover, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences education; John Sautter, University Residences; Nancy Cross, intercollegiate athletics; Nikki Horner, Purdue Alumni Association; Don Gentry, College of Technology.BOTTOM RIGHT: In 1999, the group assembled in the director’s dining room at Pur-due Memorial Union (clockwise from front left): Sautter, Britt, Cross, Gentry, Horner and Krockover. (Photo by Tom Campbell)TOP RIGHT: Remaining active members of Positive About Purdue, meeting in the lounge of Owen Hall, share memories of their 20 years of lunch gatherings (from left): Sautter, Gentry, Cross, Krockover. (Photo by Steve Jones)

TAP stepping it up to help Indiana industryPurdue’s Technical Assistance Program is continuing to grow stronger and broader in serving the state’s needs, its annual report indicates.

In 2006-07, TAP launched or expanded two programs, opened new offices in Kokomo and Ris-ing Sun and added 10 full-time employees.

TAP served 413 companies and health care providers in 69 counties during the year. Its ef-forts led to the creation of 547 jobs and nearly $70 million in sales.

“In the past two months alone, we’ve also added offices in Jasper and Columbus and doubled the size of our Energy Efficiency Services Program,” says Dave McKinnis, TAP director. “Thanks to increased funding from the Indiana Office of Energy and Defense Development, this program can help even more of

Indiana’s largest energy users identify and reduce the amount of energy they use.”

Among other TAP programs:n PharmaTAP was established

by the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and TAP to help hospitals and community pharmacies improve performance and medicine safety procedures. The initiative is funded through a $25 million Lilly Endowment grant to the pharmacy school.

n Healthcare TAP, launched in May 2005, expanded its opera-tional assistance at Indiana’s 166 hospitals through teams from the College of Engineering and the School of Nursing. Healthcare TAP is a partner with the Indiana Hospital & Health Association and Purdue’s Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering.

The Indiana State Depart-ment of Health also asked Healthcare TAP experts to help

20 Indiana counties evaluate their public health service needs.

n The Indiana Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center be-came TAP’s responsibility. During the year, the center trained more than 2,800 employees through-out Indiana, and clients reported that projects produced record economic impacts.

n TAP also plays a key role in administering the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) program in north-central Indiana.

“Whatever goal a company is striving for, whether it’s greater competitiveness, higher profits or enhanced customer satisfaction, TAP is here to assist,” McKinnis says.

TAP is a unit of Purdue’s Of-fice of Engagement. TAP’s annual report is available as a PDF at www.tap.purdue.edu.

Purdue University North Central will become a totally smoke-free environment on Nov. 15.

The smoke-free date was chosen to coincide with the American Cancer Society Great American Smoke Out.

PNC becomes the first Purdue campus to ban smoking completely. PNC, like the other Purdue campuses, had confined smoking to designated areas on campus.

The decision to ban smok-ing completely at PNC evolved as a result of concerns about exposure to secondhand smoke that were voiced during the past few years by students, faculty and staff, says Chancellor James Dworkin.

The new PNC policy bans smoking on any PNC prop-erty. This includes PNC-Porter County in Valparaiso. Smoking

is also prohibited in all PNC-owned vehicles, and students and visitors may not smoke in their vehicles while they are on campus.

The policy also applies to the use of all tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco. The PNC Police Department will have the authority to en-force the policy.

“Purdue North Central is committed to providing a healthy, productive and supportive environment for students, faculty, staff and university guests and visitors,” Dworkin says.

Smoking cessation infor-mation is available to all PNC employees through the PNC Wellness Office in the Human Resources Department or on the web at www.pnc.edu/stopsmoking.

pNc going smoke-free on Nov. 15

October 23, 20074

NotablesWoodall receives top electrochemical honorJerry Woodall, the Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Com-puter Engineering, has joined the elite of the elite in the Electro-chemical Society.

The international society, which is the premier body in its field, has selected Woodall as Honorary Member, the highest standing in ECS.

Only 26 members have hon-orary member status — not more than 0.5 percent of members can hold that status — and in its 105 years, ECS has given the honor to only 72 members including Thomas Edison.

Since 1992, Woodall has been an ECS Fellow, a level reserved for no more than 3 percent of ECS members.

ECS specializes in electro-chemistry (batteries, fuel cells, etc.) and solid state science and technology.

Woodall received the National Medal of Technology in 2001.

EAS-agronomy professor shares Nobel Peace PrizePurdue professor Kevin Gurney is among 2,500 international climate scientists who are sharing the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore.

The scientists have contrib-uted to two decades of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which the Nobel committee named with Gore as recipients.

Gurney is associate director of Purdue’s Climate Change Re-search Center and assistant pro-fessor of earth and atmospheric sciences and agronomy.

As an IPCC member, he contributed research results on linkages between climate change and carbon cycling to the most recent IPCC assessment.

The Nobel Prizes are awarded each Dec. 10, the peace prize in Oslo, Norway, and the others in Stockholm, Sweden.

Córdova addresses U.S. space celebrationPresident France A. Córdova was an invited speaker at the “50 Years in Space” national celebratory conference Sept. 19-21.

Córdova, an honored astro-physicist and former chief scien-tist at NASA, spoke at a session on the future of space exploration.

The conference took place at California Institute of Technol-ogy in Pasadena, where Córdova earned her doctorate.

Other conference speakers included Nobel laureate John Mather, astronaut “Jack” Schmitt and NASA administrator Michael Griffin.

Associate dean appointed for statewide technologyThe College of Technology has named Duane Dunlap as associate dean for statewide technology.

Dunlap oversees operations at Purdue’s 10 College of Technol-ogy statewide locations, which serve the educational and work force training needs for 47 Indi-ana counties.

Dunlap was assistant profes-sor of industrial technology at Purdue in 1990-94, and also was an associate professor of both industrial technology and curriculum and instruction at Purdue.

He was the founding director of the College of Technology’s Weekend Master’s Degree Pro-gram, directing the program in 1998-2001.

Rubesch leading IT Systems & OperationsMike Rubesch is executive direc-tor of systems and operations (ITSO) for Information Technol-ogy at Purdue (ITaP)

Gerry McCartney, vice presi-dent for information technology and CIO, announced the appoint-ment. Rubesch had served as ITSO interim executive director since January.

Rubesch has 27 years of IT hardware, software, and operating systems experience, including 18 years at the University.

ITSO has been charged with many complex projects — pro-viding the infrastructure for OnePurdue, supporting legacy systems and migrations, address-ing data center power and space issues, and ensuring the safety and security of Purdue’s data.

Parking manager namedHolly Alexander has been ap-pointed as parking manager and building advocate coordinator at the West Lafayette campus, effec-tive Nov. 5.

Alexander began working at Purdue in 1979 in the Sheet Metal Shop while earning a bachelor’s degree in organizational leader-ship and supervision. She has led the Roofing Shop and the Paint and Sign Shops, and most recently has been a zone leader in Operations and Maintenance.

She will succeed Donna Kem-per, who is retiring.

2 professors participate in Frontiers of EngineeringTwo Purdue professors were among 83 participants in the Na-tional Academy of Engineering’s U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium Sept. 24-26.

Timothy Fisher, professor of mechanical engineering, and Hugh Hillhouse, associate profes-

sor of chemical engineering, were chosen from more than 260 nominees, all ages 30-45, from industry, academia and govern-ment.

The annual symposium for young research engineers was at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Wash.

Barrett Caldwell, associate professor of industrial engineer-ing, also participated as an orga-nizing committee member for the 2008 symposium.

Marketing Communic. honored by PURAPurdue Marketing Communica-tions has received the Betty M. Nelson Recognition Award for Outstanding Service to Purdue Retirees from the Purdue Univer-sity Retirees Association.

Dave Brannan, PMC direc-tor, accepted the award during the association’s annual kickoff luncheon on Sept. 10.

The Nelson Award was established by PURA to provide special recognition for indi-viduals, departments and outside agencies that provide significant service to all Purdue retirees. The award is named in honor of Betty Nelson, dean of students emerita and former PURA president, as a reminder of her contribu-tions to the organization and her unceasing efforts to have retirees maintain a vital role in the Pur-due family.

Calumet chancellor wins ‘experiential ed’ awardHoward Cohen, chancellor at Purdue Calumet, will receive the Higher Education Leader of the Year Award on Nov. 2 from the National Society of Experiential Education (NSEE).

Purdue Calumet’s Faculty Senate, with Cohen’s encourage-ment, last spring adopted experi-ential education as a graduation requirement for all undergradu-ate students beginning in fall 2008.

“The overwhelming major-ity of our students hold jobs, and they value the self-reliance that comes with a real job,” Cohen says. “Through experiential learning, students will integrate what they study on campus with what they will do in the world. They will be better students and citizens for it.”

Last year, Purdue Calumet received a $1.7 million U.S. Dept. of Education Title III grant to de-velop a comprehensive experien-tial education program through faculty and curriculum develop-ment. In preparation for next fall, faculty members are developing course curricula to satisfy struc-tured objectives. NSEE is helping Purdue Calumet implement the grant.

HonorsKenneth Musselman, strategic collaboration director for the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering in Discovery Park, has been elected president-elect and chief financial officer of the Institute of Industrial Engineers; a year as president and a year as past president will follow. … Beverly Davis, associate professor of organizational leadership and supervision, is a member of the National Visiting Committee for the National Center for Manufac-turing Education and attended its August meeting; Davis also is a contributor to Chapter 6 of a new book called “Terrorism Issues: Threat Assessment, Consequences and Prevention.” … Thomas Hodges, professor emeritus, has been named an inaugural fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists. …Tansel Yilmazer, assistant professor in Consumer Sciences and Retailing, has been named the Cleo Fitzsimmons Young Faculty Scholar, named for a professor emerita in home management, and providing three years of research support.

AwardsJames Davidson, professor of sociology, recently received a Dis-tinguished Hoosier award from the state of Indiana recognizing his contributions to the state. Da-vidson also has received the Rev. Louis J. Luzbetak, SVD, Award for Exemplary Church Research from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate; the organiza-tion is an independent Catholic research agency affiliated with Georgetown University. … The Purdue Center for Economic Education, a project of Krannert School of Management directed by Michael Watts, professor of economics, has received the 2007 Albert Beekhuis Award from the National Council on Economic Education for “outstanding per-formance in working with teach-ers.” … Mary Ann Anderson, assistant to the director in Purdue University Galleries, received the Museum Educator of the Year Award from the Art Education Association of Indiana.

Grants of general interestHere is a glimpse of several of the hundreds of grants received by Purdue researchers each month:

Careers in computingA $1.19 million grant funded

by the National Science Founda-tion will support work with high school teachers and counselors to increase the number of young people — especially young women — pursuing careers in computer-related fields.

Alka Harriger, professor and assistant head of the Depart-ment of Computer and Infor-

mation Technology, wrote the grant proposal for the three-year project called Surprising Pos-sibilities Imagined and Realized Through Information Technology (SPIRIT).

“One national study found that female enrollment in college computer programs is down from 40 percent in 2000 to between 8 percent and 15 percent today,” Harriger says.

Harriger will lead all SPIRIT activities. Kyle Lutes, an associate professor in the department, and Buster Dunsmore, an associate professor of computer science, are working with Harriger.

Health care organizationA two-part grant of $2.45

million from the Regenstrief Foundation will fund research projects at Purdue to apply en-gineering principles to improve cancer care, telehealth and patient scheduling.

The Indianapolis foundation, which helped launch Purdue’s Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering in 2005, will invest $1.35 million in a joint Cancer-Care Engineering project involv-ing Purdue, Indiana University and the Veterans Affairs Hospital.

The Regenstrief Center at Purdue, directed by Steven Witz, will receive $1.1 million to research a more systematic ap-proach to patient scheduling to reduce no-shows at hospitals and clinics.

Military familiesAn $8.9 million gift from Lilly

Endowment will help Purdue’s Military Family Research Institute — the nation’s only such institute — work with those who help families affected by deployment, separation, readjustment, finan-cial strain and other issues.

Physical space for the insti-tute, directed by Shelley MacDer-mid, will be provided by $1.5 mil-lion of the grant. The space will be a 3,000-square-foot increase to the design of the $11.5 million Bill and Sally Hanley Hall, which will be built beside Fowler House just west of the corner of State Street and Martin Jischke Drive.

Brain, stomach and foodAn $8.4 million, 10-year grant

from the National Institutes of Health will support research on how the brain and stomach com-municate about the food people eat.

Terry Powley, the Ben J. Winer Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences, is the researcher. The grant is a MERIT award for long-term study, which is given to only a few researchers a year.

Powley’s award is specifi-cally from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, where he has received funding for 28 years.

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Purdue’s World Food Prize recipient is first awardee from food science

To Philip Nelson, the phone call that he was the 2007 winner of the World Food Prize sounded at first like a sales pitch, with the caller quizzing Nelson about the prize.

“I thought he was hitting me up to buy a couple of tickets,” says Nelson, the Scholle Chair Profes-sor in Food Processing.

But as it turns out, Nelson didn’t need tickets because he was the guest of honor. The man on the phone was Kenneth Quinn, president of the World Food Prize Foundation.

Nelson, who helped build Purdue’s Department of Food Science, received the award dur-ing a ceremonial dinner on Oct. 18 in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.

“I was overwhelmed when the announcement was made,” Nelson says. “I think I still am.”

The World Food Prize, ac-

cording to the foundation’s Web site, “is the foremost international award recognizing — without re-gard to race, religion, nationality or political beliefs — the achieve-ments of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.”

Nelson was honored for his work in aseptic processing, developing the “bag in a box” technology to process large quantities of seasonal crops such as tomatoes and oranges for long-

term storage and bulk transporta-tion without losing nutritional value or taste.

In 1991, the Institute of Food Technologists rated aseptic pro-cessing and packaging as the No. 1 innovation in food technology, ahead of juice concentrates, safe canning processes, freeze-drying and food fortification.

“Dr. Nelson’s work has transformed the global food industry and has allowed en-trepreneurs to build successful businesses that use crops raised by farmers,” says President France A. Córdova. “He is an outstanding example of the power of a univer-sity to turn discovery into benefits for others.”

The $250,000 award has been presented annually since 1986, when Nobel laureate Norman Borlaug created it. He envisioned it as agriculture’s Nobel Prize equivalent. Nelson is the first win-ner cited for work in the post-production area of agricultural research.

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Phil Nelson (center), the Scholle Chair Professor in Food Processing, accepts the World Food Prize in the House chamber of the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. The Oct. 18 presentation was made by Norman Borlaug (left), 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and food prize originator, and John Ruan III, chairman of the World Food Prize Foundation. Behind them is foundation president Kenneth Quinn. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver and Nelson’s wife, Sue, also participated in the ceremony.TOP: The Purdue Varsity Glee Club, directed by Brian Breed, surprised former mem-ber Nelson with a special appearance at the prize presentation.

Celebration plannedA celebration for Nelson’s award will take place on Nov. 6 with a lecture by Nelson at 2 p.m. in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. His talk will be fol-lowed by a reception in the East/West Faculty Lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. Both will be free and open to the public.

“This is the first time it has gone to a person in food science,” says Randy Woodson, the Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture. “Previously, it had gone to people who had enhanced food produc-

tion. We at Purdue have long recognized the importance of Phil’s research. Certainly, indus-try has known it, too. Now, with the World Food Prize, the entire world will recognize it as well.”

“Keep those cards coming” is the message from the Purdue United Way Campaign.

Less than a month re-mains in the campaign to raise $720,000 toward the United Way of Greater Lafayette goal of $4.85 million.

As of Oct. 18, just over $627,000 had been pledged at Purdue, about 87 percent of the goal.

Anne Washburn, director of Purdue United Way, says those who wish to give should get their cards turned in by Nov. 8. About 1,000 people who gave last year have yet to turn in pledge cards for this campaign, and that represents about $100,000, she says.

Bob Wild, assistant head of chemistry and chair of Purdue’s UW campaign, says faculty and staff are giving generously this year.

“We are showing our com-mitment to our theme, ‘We Matter,’ and we know that we do matter to this community,” Wild says. “Purdue contrib-utes more than 15 percent of the community’s goal. So, as good community partners, it is extremely important that we reach or exceed our goal.”

Several areas have been stars so far this campaign.

Continuing Education and Conferences is at 116 percent of its monetary goal with 96

percent of its cards returned.Student Services is at 106

percent of its monetary goal with an 85 percent response rate.

The College of Technology is at 99 percent of its goal.

Business Services and Physi-cal Facilities have both reached 91 percent of their goals; and the College of Consumer and Family Sciences, and the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences are at 89 percent.

Others aren’t far behind, Washburn says, and the push is on to reach the Purdue goal by Nov. 8.

“We’re getting close,” she says. “But we still need some help in order to do our part as part of this caring commu-nity.”

Those who want to contrib-ute to the United Way Cam-paign and don’t have a card should contact Washburn at 49-49240.

Pledge cards can be re-turned to team captains or sent directly to United Way Gift Pro-cessing, Dauch Alumni Center (DAUC).

stars emerge as purdue strives for campaign goal

philip Nelson honored for work in aseptic processing

Deloitte & Touche CEO to speak at PurdueBarry Salzberg, CEO of account-ing giant Deloitte & Touche USA, will speak Nov. 1 as part of the Series on Corporate Citizenship and Ethics.

The lecture, free and open to the public, will be at 7 p.m. in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center.

Salzberg’s talk is presented by Krannert School of Management and the College of Education’s James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship.

Salzberg, an attorney and cer-tified public accountant, has been at the Big Four firm for 30 years.

He is the chairman of the board for the YMCA of Greater New York, a board member of the Jackie Robinson Foundation and chair of the Diversity Best Prac-tices CEO Roundtable initiative.

The talk is sponsored by Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union and CSX Transportation.

On April 17, the series, which began in 2003, will host former Sen. Paul Sarbanes.

AAUW speaker to address campus-community tiesThe Purdue branch of the Ameri-can Association of University Women will present a lecture from a nationally known expert on campus-community partner-ships at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 154, Krannert Building.

Rosemarie Hunter, on faculty at the University of Utah, will speak about “A Community

Coming Together: Developing University-Community Partner-ships for Reciprocal Learning, Action and Benefit.”

At Utah, Hunter is special assistant to the president for cam-pus and community partnerships. She has experience in community organization and development, school social work, educational administration and clinical social work.

Hughes institute VP to give Tyler lecturesTwo lectures related to pharma-ceutical research will be given Nov. 1-2 by Jack Dixon, vice president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Dixon, who was on Purdue’s biochemistry faculty in 1973-91, will speak in the Varro E. TylerDistinguished Lectureship, which honors the memory of a longtime Purdue pharmacy professor.

The lectures are:n Nov. 1: “Protein Phospha-

tases: Their Roles in Signal Trans-duction and Disease.” After 3:30 p.m. reception in East Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union, lecture will begin at 4 p.m.

n Nov. 2: “Bacterial Patho-gens: Hijacking Signal Transduc-tion Pathways.” 10:30 a.m. Fowler Hall, Stewart Center.

Dixon, who also is chief scientific officer at the Hughes institute, has led pioneering work on PTPases, or protein tyrosine phosphatases.

He has taught also at the University of Michigan and the

University of California, San Di-ego. He is a Fellow in the Ameri-can Association for the Advance-ment of Science and other noted professional groups.

The Tyler Lectureship is being sponsored by Purdue, the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuti-cal Sciences and its Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, and Eli Lilly and Co.

Discovery Lecture Series on life sciences businessA day of focus on global business development in life sciences will bring state and global industry figures to Purdue on Nov. 8.

It will be the fourth event in the Discovery Lecture Series, which started in February 2006.

The event is free and will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ross-Ade Pavilion. For more information or to register, go to www.purdue.edu/dp/dls or call 49-43662.

Keynote speaker will be G. Steven Burrill, considered a star in the conference theme, “Global Business Development in Life Sciences.”

President France A. Córdova will speak, as will Ted Ashburn, senior director at Genzyme Corp., and others. David Johnson, presi-dent of BioCrossroads, will lead a panel.

The morning session will be a Kauffman Campus Best Practices Workshop on entrepreneurial skills.

The series is funded by a gift from Lilly Endowment.

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Fall celebration to feature Neil Armstrong Hall events, Homecoming activitiesPurdue’s fall celebration will include a series of events through Oct. 31 highlighting Homecom-ing, the dedication of two build-ings, and the success of fundrais-ing for four others.

As many as 15 of Purdue’s astronauts are expected to be on hand to join in the dedication of the new $53 million Neil Arm-strong Hall of Engineering during Homecoming weekend.

In addition, Purdue’s world-acclaimed structural biology group broke ground on a new home on Oct. 19. The $30 million Wayne T. and Mary T. Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2009.

All of the building projects received funds from the $1.7 bil-lion Campaign for Purdue, which ended June 30.

The events:n Wednesday, Oct. 24: The

success of fundraising for an addition to the Niswonger Avia-tion Technology Building will be celebrated. The $6.6 million project will add 18,200 square feet, providing a larger, modern learning facility for future pilots, airline managers, aeronautical technologists and others pursuing careers in the aviation industry. The event will be at 11 a.m. at the future site of the building, which is next to the existing aviation technology building at the Purdue Airport.

n Thursday, Oct. 25: At 4 p.m., Purdue will celebrate the completion of fundraising for a new $33 million state-of-the-art

wing to the Mechanical Engi-neering Building in the heart of campus. The Roger B. Gatewood Mechanical Engineering Wing will add 44,000 square feet to the ME Building.

n Friday, Oct. 26: At 10 a.m., the public is invited to the unveiling of a bronze sculpture of alumnus Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon. The 8-foot-tall statue depicts Armstrong as a college student and is accompanied by a trail of sculpted moonboot impressions. It will stand in front of the new Neil Armstrong Hall of Engi-neering, located at Stadium and Northwestern avenues. The donor and the artist will take part in the event.

In a nearby trailer, a NASA exhibit called “Vision for Space Exploration Experience” will begin its five-day show. It will be open to the general public 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sun-day, with priority given to youth groups that preregister; and 3-7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

More than 800 alumni and friends will join 15 of Purdue’s astronaut alumni for dinner at 7 p.m. in Lambert Fieldhouse. NASA’s top official, Michael Griffin, is expected to speak.

The nighttime Homecoming parade starts at 8 p.m. at Third and Russell streets and heads to Slayter Center, just north of Sta-dium Avenue. The parade will be followed by a 9:30 p.m. pep rally and fireworks.

n Saturday, Oct. 27: From 9 to 11 a.m., a celebration on Purdue Mall will feature more than 40 tents housing displays by col-leges, schools, departments and divisions.

Also, performances by musi-cal groups and other artists will be featured on the stage by Schleman Hall on Stadium Mall

Drive. The Purdue Mall festivities

will end with President France A. Córdova and first gentleman Chris Foster leading the “All-American” Marching Band and Purdue alumni and friends to Ross-Ade Stadium for the noon kickoff.

Dedication of Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering will be at 10 a.m. Armstrong and other Purdue astronaut alumni will be present. A link to a live Webcast of the dedication will be available on the Purdue home page at www.purdue.edu.

n Monday, Oct. 29: A new $11.5 million Purdue facility aimed at fostering research on families, aging and leadership will move one step closer to reality with a ceremony to celebrate the success of fundraising efforts. Bill and Sally Hanley Hall will house the Human Development Insti-tute, which will include programs and centers from the College of Consumer and Family Sciences and the Purdue Center for Aging

and the Life Course. The 4 p.m. celebration for Hanley Hall will follow a 2:30 p.m. faculty lecture in the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship.

n Tuesday, Oct. 30: Pur-due will celebrate the success of fundraising for the new $12 million Marriott Hall to house its top-ranked Department of Hospitality and Tourism Manage-ment. The building, to be at the northwest corner of State and University streets, will provide space to upgrade all areas of Purdue’s hospitality programs. The celebration will start at 11 a.m. at the building site.

n Wednesday, Oct. 31: The 20,000-square-foot Beck Agricul-tural Center will be dedicated at 10:30 a.m. at the Purdue Agron-omy Center for Research and Education at 4540 U.S. 52 West, about seven miles northwest of the campus. The $5.2 million building will provide educational opportunities for all ages. A pub-lic open house is set for 1-2 p.m.

Purdue will celebrate 50 years of the Krannert School of Management on Oct. 25-26 with alumni panels, musical activities and speakers.

Speakers will include Nobel Prize laureate Vernon Smith at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, in the Krannert Auditorium and former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Purdue Me-

morial Union Ballrooms. All events except the Mitchell speech are free and open to the public.

The two-day celebration culminates Oct. 26 with a free concert in a tent behind Rawls Hall by The Buckinghams. The concert will begin after remarks at 12:30 p.m. by Purdue athletics director and Krannert alumnus Morgan Burke.

Krannert to celebrate 50 years during Homecoming

* Delta Dental will give a formal, 20-minute presentation at the beginning of its sessions.

soUrce: staff beNefits

Walk-in help sessions during benefit enrollment

Tuesday, Oct. 30

Fiserv Health, Staff Benefits, UnitedHealthcare

noon-5 p.m. STEW 218C

Delta Dental* 8 a.m.-noon STEW 218C

Liberty Mutual noon-5 p.m. PMU 260

Wednesday, Oct. 31

Fiserv Health, Staff Benefits, UnitedHealthcare

8 a.m.-noon STEW 214CD

Thursday, Nov. 1

Liberty Mutual 8 a.m.-noon PMU 136

Fiserv Health, Staff Benefits 8 a.m.-1 p.m. STEW 322

Friday, Nov. 2

Staff Benefits 8 a.m.-1 p.m. PMU 103

Delta Dental* noon-5 p.m. STEW 213

Monday, Nov. 5

Delta Dental* 8 a.m.-noon PMU 260

Liberty Mutual 1-5 p.m. PMU 260

Tuesday, Nov. 6

Fiserv Health, Staff Benefits noon-5 p.m. STEW 214CD

UnitedHealthcare noon-5 p.m. STEW 218AB

Wednesday, Nov. 7

UnitedHealthcare 8 a.m.-1 p.m. STEW 214AB

Fiserv Health, Staff Benefits 8 a.m.-1 p.m. STEW 214CD

Thursday, Nov. 8

Staff Benefits 1-5 p.m. STEW 107

UnitedHealthcare 8 a.m.-noon STEW 307

Delta Dental* 1-5 p.m. STEW 313

Friday, Nov. 9

Staff Benefits 8 a.m.-noon STEW 107

Liberty Mutual 1-5 p.m. STEW 107

Sessions to offer assistance on benefitsWalk-in help sessions will be available for faculty and staff dur-ing the benefit enrollment period.

Open enrollment starts Oct. 29 and ends Nov. 9. Enrollment packets will be mailed Oct. 26.

At the walk-in sessions, employees can get one-on-one as-sistance and ask questions about their personal circumstances. No appointment is necessary.

Fiserv will offer information on the Purdue 500 and Incentive PPO health plans and on flexible spending accounts.

UnitedHealthcare and Delta Dental representatives also will host sessions. Delta Dental rep-resentatives will give 20-minute presentations at the beginning of their sessions.

In addition, Staff Benefits rep-resentatives will be on hand for several sessions to provide general information about benefits and the enrollment process.

Liberty Mutual will provide information on home and auto insurance, although enrollment in these voluntary benefits is not limited to the annual fall open enrollment period.

Faculty and staff at the regional

campuses should call their Human Resources office for times and locations. Sessions on the West Lafayette campus will be held in Stewart Center and Purdue Memo-rial Union (see chart for details).

If you have a question about benefits, go to www.purdue.edu/benefits or call Staff Benefits at 49-42222.

Details on the 2008 health plans and cost changes are avail-able on the Staff Benefits Web site at www.purdue.edu/benefits.

Check with CharlieCharlie’s Bank Account is

back to illustrate how Purdue’s different health plans work, and how in-network and out-of-network charges can affect your bottom line.

Out-of-pocket costs for a hypothetical hospital visit are depicted under three different scenarios at www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/charlie_account.htm. In the first, Charlie is an Incentive PPO participant; in the second, Purdue 500; and in the third, UnitedHealthcare.

During each visit, Charlie finds out what his out-of-pocket

costs are if he uses an in-network or out-of-network provider.

New enrollment processA new three-step enrollment

form included in the ben-efit packets will walk employees through the enrollment process.

After completing the three steps, employees who want to maintain their current benefits exactly and have no flexible spending account (FSA) will find that they do not need to send in an enrollment form for 2008.

Employees who want to make changes to their flexible benefits — medical, short-term disability, or personal accident insurance — or who want to contribute to an FSA must fill out an enroll-ment form for 2008.

Everyone who makes a change or enrolls for an FSA by submit-ting a completed enrollment form will receive a Confirmation Statement following enrollment. Employees should check the state-ment carefully to make sure their benefit changes are reflected.

Any discrepancies should be reported to Staff Benefits imme-diately at 49-42222.

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Artist’s rendering of Wayne T. and Mary T. Hockmeyer Hall of Structural Biology. Ground was broken for the hall on Oct. 19 as part of Purdue’s fall celebration. The hall will be adjacent to Discovery Park at Harrison Street and Martin Jischke Drive.

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College study skills course prepares adults for their return to schoolHeading back to college may seem like an overwhelming endeavor for adults who haven’t cracked open a textbook in a while.

But the nontraditional student has help in the form of the GS290X College Study Skills course taught by Sara Jane Coff-man, instructional developer at the Center for Instructional Excellence.

“I like to call it ‘How to Sur-vive in College,’” Coffman says. “The skills that you’ll learn are going to be useful in every class you’ll take at Purdue.”

The three-credit evening course is designed for adults who have been out of school for a while, but is open to any student who wants to learn how to study and improve their grades. Coff-man teaches students reading, vocabulary, note-taking, problem-solving and organizational skills.

One unit on how to skim textbooks stood out for Mandy Devine, who completed the course this summer.

“Knowing how to skim a

chapter really helps,” she says. “It saves time. It’s perfect for me when I’m juggling two kids, a husband and three cats.”

Devine, a stay-at-home mom, recently returned to college to pursue a degree in English educa-tion. Devine is using her new study skills in classes this semes-ter, but she also sees a way to ap-ply them in her future classroom.

“I’ve seen a lot of younger students struggling,” she says. “When I become an English teacher, I will talk to the principal about incorporating this into my own class to prepare students for

when they go to college. I’d defi-nitely carry some of these ideas in to help my students.”

Besides providing basic study skills, the course also is designed

to build students’ confidence.For Kim Berman, assistant

to the chief operations officer at the Purdue Alumni Association, the course provided its intended

boost. Berman is pursuing a de-gree in organizational leadership and supervision.

“I was a little nervous,” says Berman, who last attended school in 1998 while earning an associate’s degree at Ivy Tech State College. “Since college life had been so long ago, I knew I needed a refresher course. I was pleased with how the course gave me the little push I needed and so much more. The added boost in confi-dence was the icing on the cake.”

Which is just what Coffman, who has taught the course for 30 years, wants to hear from her students.

Coffman hopes this new-found confidence and a new set of study skills will take her students one step closer to their goals.

“Adult students are so wonder-ful to work with,” she says. “They’re motivated and they’re curious. They are established, and they have families and jobs, and now they are reaching out for a dream that they’ve always had. And this course is a good first step.”

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Mandy Devine is using the skills she learned in GS290X College Study Skills in the courses she is taking this semester. The study skills course is designed for adults who have been out of school for a while.

Taking the courseGS290X College Study Skills will be held from 6 to 8:50 p.m. Tuesdays during the spring semester. Purdue staff can enroll for $271.50. Anyone interested in enrolling in the course should visit Room 109, Schleman Hall, or call 49-41776 for more information.

Purdue,” Córdova said. “We have positioned ourselves to attract candidates who will lead our research efforts and help attract even more sponsored research.

“Dr. Woodson understands the depth of experience and cre-dentials we are looking for in our candidates and will be a strong leader for this committee.”

Woodson has been dean of Purdue Agriculture since 2004, when he was named after serving on an interim basis. He joined the Purdue faculty in 1985 and had overseen the University’s agriculture research programs since 1998, including initiatives in biotechnology and genomics.

The committee will conduct a wide search and present the finalists to the president for final selection.

The vice president for re-search is charged with assisting faculty and staff in their research efforts and leads research admin-istration and oversight, research development and proposal prepa-ration, funding opportunities, private sector partnerships, and center support.

The vice president for research is responsible for more than $420 million (for fiscal year 2005-06, the latest year for which figures are available) in projects, including sponsored programs funded by federal grants, industry, foundations, state and local governments, and private sources.

Members of the search advisory committee for a vice president for research are:

n James Almond, vice presi-dent for business services and assistant treasurer.

n Daryl Scott Brand, associate dean of research and professor of library science.

n Melba Crawford, assistant dean of engineering for interdis-ciplinary research; director of the Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing; and a profes-sor of agronomy, civil engineer-ing, and electrical and computer engineering.

n Patricia Davies, director of Herrick Laboratories and professor of mechanical engineer-ing.

n Jon Harbor, associate vice president for research, interim director of the Discovery Learn-ing Center, and professor of earth and atmospheric sciences.

n Marietta Harrison, profes-sor of medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology.

n Timothy Husk, vice presi-dent of graduate student govern-ment.

n Leah Jamieson, John A. Ed-wardson Dean of Engineering.

n Manohar Kalwani, Ameri-can United Life Insurance Co. Professor of Management.

n Richard Kuhn, professor and head of the Department of Biological Sciences.

n Philip Low, Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Bio-chemistry.

n Alan Rebar, executive direc-tor of Discovery Park, senior as-sociate vice president for research and professor of veterinary clini-cal pathology.

n Willie Reed, dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine.

n Laura Sands, professor of nursing.

n Anne Smith, distinguished professor of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.

n Jon Story, associate dean of the Graduate School and profes-sor in the Department of Foods and Nutrition.

n Mileta Tomovic, interim head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technol-ogy and W.C. Furnas Professor of Enterprise Excellence.

n Simran Trana, director of Purdue Research Foundation’s Office of Technology and Com-mercialization.

n Phillip Van Fossen, James F. Ackerman Professor of Social Studies Education, director of James F. Ackerman Center for Democratic Citizenship and associate director of the Purdue Center for Economic Education.

n Michael Wartell, chancel-lor of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

n Connie Weaver, distin-guished professor and head of the Department of Foods and Nutri-tion, and director of the NIH Botanical Center for Age Related Diseases.

n Gabriella Weaver, associate professor of chemical education and physical chemistry.

n Rebecca White, assistant director of sponsored program services.

n George Wodicka, head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, professor of bio-medical engineering and electrical and computer engineering, and co-director of Bindley Bioscience Center.

Research – Search begins for next VPContinued from page 1

APSAC alters terms for chairsAPSAC, the Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Com-mittee, finalized plans to change the starting time of terms for sub-committee chairs and vice chairs at its Oct. 10 meeting.

The Compensation & Benefits, Membership & Staff Relations and Professional De-velopment subcommittees now will transfer leadership duties in December. Previously, new chairs and vice chairs had assumed the roles at the beginning of the term year, which runs from June through May.

The change will give new members the opportunity to become accustomed to APSAC

before taking on these positions. New chairs also will have time to draw on the knowledge and expe-rience of outgoing chairs.

In other business, APSAC members heard reports on the Oct. 2 Board of Trustees meeting, on the University’s new employ-ment system and on upcoming benefits enrollment.

APSAC also heard from Howard Taylor, director of the Recreational Sports Center, on “A Purdue Recreation Solution: An Action Plan for the Future of Recreational Sports.”

The 33-minute presentation is online at www.purdue.edu/ recsports.

Martin Award nominations soughtNominations for the Eudoxia Girard Martin Memorial Staff Recognition Award are being ac-cepted until Friday, Oct. 26.

The award, established by two of Martin’s sons, Leslie Martin and Carlton Martin, is intended for fifth-level secretaries or administrative assistants with five years of continuous service on the West Lafayette campus. It is awarded to staff who accomplish their duties with a special caring and helpfulness to students, fac-ulty and staff.

Martin was executive secre-tary to Andrey Potter, dean of the Schools of Engineering from 1920 to 1953, and Willard Knapp, associate dean of the Schools of Engineering from 1943 to 1955.

The award to honor Martin is a medallion, a framed description of her life and a $1,000 honorarium.

Nominations should include:n A concise summarizing

statement, not more than two pages in length, which outlines the nominee’s possession of those qualities of heart, mind and spirit that evince a love for and helpful-ness to students, faculty and staff.

n A letter of support from the nominee’s immediate supervi-sor, if different from the person submitting the nomination.

n Any additional, significant supporting information or letters of support — not to exceed two additional letters.

Nominations should be sent in writing or electronically to Carrie Hanson, Human Resource Services, FREH; or to cjhanson@purdue.edu.

For more information about the award or the nomination pro-cess, contact Hanson at 49-47397.

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Marita Jarvis, head cook at Hillenbrand Hall Dining Court, recycles cans and bottles recently into a trailer at the rear of the residence hall. University Residences recycles more than 400 tons of material annually.

University Residences informing, helpingPurdue University Residences is contributing to the well-being of students and the preservation of the environment through three projects.

n University Residences has launched its NetNutrition Web site, which allows students to calculate their exact nutritional intake from meals eaten at five university dining courts.

Diners click on menu items they consumed and in what quantity. Once entered, they receive instantaneous nutritional feedback, including the amount of consumed calories, fat, carbo-hydrates, cholesterol and protein.

n University Residences is

helping students understand the definition and consequences of illegally downloading and sharing electronic music files with a new educational campaign.

A public service announce-ment is being aired on University Residences’ on-campus cable tele-vision service Boiler TV. The PSA features a resident assistant who was forced to pay the Recording Industry Association of America more than $4,000 for having il-legally downloaded 403 songs.

n University Residences recycles nearly twice as much material as it did a decade ago. It will recycle more than 400 tons of glass, plastic, aluminum, steel,

grease and paper this year, about 25 percent of the University’s total recycling volume.

More than 800 recycling bins are placed throughout the residence halls in central areas, on individual floors and at loading docks. Each dining court has a larger recycling trailer parked in the rear, as do all but one of the residences.

Each week University Residences invests more than $3,000 of personnel time into its recycling program. By recycling, the University saves more than $13,000 a year in landfill tipping fees, and recyclable materials are sold.

Chaturvedi receives award for commercialization of technology

The United States can provide more effective responses to natural disasters, health crises and terrorist threats, thanks in part to a Purdue professor who won Purdue’s 2007 Outstanding Com-mercialization Award.

The award, sponsored by the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, was presented Oct. 10 to Alok Chaturvedi. He is a professor of management in Krannert School of Management, the founder and former director of the Purdue Homeland Security Institute at Discovery Park, and founder, president and CEO of Simulex Inc. at Purdue Research Park.

Chaturvedi spoke about his research in an afternoon lecture Oct. 10 and also was honored that night during the Inventors’ Recognition Dinner.

“As part of our research for this technology, we focus on the political, social and economic

aspects of other cultures to better understand each other and work together to make the world a more peaceful place,” Chaturvedi says. “That is our ultimate goal.

“I am honored to be recog-nized for this research.”

The commercialization ward came due to Chaturvedi’s role in the development of the Synthetic Environments for Analysis and Simulation (SEAS) technology, which seeks to explain how gov-ernments, companies, organiza-tions and the public respond to certain situations, including terrorism. The technology’s com-mercialization led to the forma-tion of Simulex Inc., which has 40 employees.

SEAS resulted from more than a decade of research con-ducted at Purdue in association with the U.S. Department of Defense and Fortune 500 compa-nies. Funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, In-diana State 21st Century Research and Technology Fund, Office of Naval Research, and other agen-cies, SEAS combines research

from diverse disciplines such as physics, biology, artificial intel-ligence, computational neuro-science, economics, psychology, sociology, international relations and management science. The technology can run on any plat-form, including handheld devices or high-performance computers.

Innovations in SEAS have led to the creation of Sentient World Simulation, a continuously running model of the world. The technology also was recognized by the National Training and

Simulation Association in 1995 as the best simulation for analysis.

Clients using the technology include Fortune 500 firms and government agencies. Exercises and programs conducted by the U.S. armed forces and Depart-ment of Homeland Security also are based on SEAS data.

Besides national and home-land security, companies use the SEAS data to make market seg-ments more profitable and deter-mine the best time to introduce a new product or technology.

Previous recipients of the Outstanding Commercialization Award are:

n Leslie A. Geddes, the Show-alter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering.

n R. Graham Cooks, the Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

n Fred Regnier, the John H. Law Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

n Phillip Low, the Ralph C. Corley Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

successes in inventions, patents honored

n Douglas Adams, associate professor, Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, School of Mechanical Engineeringn Ronald P. Andres, professor emeritus, School of Chemical Engineeringn Richard Borch, head and professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacologyn Richard Borgens, director, Purdue Center for Paralysis Research, and professor of developmental anatomy,

School of Veterinary Medicinen Ray Bressan, professor, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecturen Andrew Brightman, assistant head, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineeringn R. Graham Cooks, Henry Bohn Hass Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistryn Mark S. Cushman, professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacologyn Natalia Doudareva, professor, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecturen Philip L. Fuchs, R.B. Wetherill Professor of Chemistry-Organic Chemistry, College of Sciencen Leslie A. Geddes, Showalter Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering, Weldon School of Bio-

medical Engineeringn Stanton B. Gelvin, professor, Department of Biological Sciencesn Paul Hasegawa, professor, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecturen Chunghorng Richard Liu, professor, School of Industrial Engineeringn James D. McGlothlin (two patents), associate professor of health sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharma-

ceutical Sciencesn Richard Meilan, associate professor, Department of Forestry and Natural Resourcesn D. James Morre, Dow Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Sciencen Dorothy Morre, professor of foods and nutrition, Center on Aging and the Life Coursen Zheng Ouyang, assistant professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineeringn M. Daniel Raftery, professor of analytical and physical chemistry, College of Sciencen Robert Santini, director of instrumentation, Department of Chemistryn Seokbo S. Shim, associate professor, Department of Visual and Performing Artsn Werner Soedel, Ray W. Herrick Professor of Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineeringn Sherry Voytick-Harbin, associate professor, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineeringn Nien-Hwa Linda Wang, professor, School of Chemical Engineeringn Andrew M. Weiner (two patents), Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Purdue Research Foundation recognized 26 Pur-due faculty and staff Oct. 10 at its annual Inventors’ Recognition Dinner in addition to Alok Chaturvedi, who received the Outstanding Commercialization Award.

“We are proud to say that each year there is an increasing number of our scholars and research-ers who receive a patent for their discoveries,” says Joseph Hornett, PRF senior vice president, treasurer and COO. “Our Office of Technology Commercial-

ization works to help move these inventions into the marketplace and provide services that allow entre-preneurs to keep innovation in Indiana.”

In the fiscal year from July 2006 to June 2007, the Purdue Research Foundation reported 222 invention disclosures, compared with 216 the previous year, and 31 issued patents. The foundation also reported the creation of 15 new companies from Purdue- licensed technologies, compared to five the previous fiscal year.

photo by Dave Umberger

Alok Chaturvedi (left), a professor in Krannert School of Management, guides students on a project. His creation of widely used simulation-analysis software led to his selection as recipient this month of Purdue’s 2007 Outstanding Com-mercialization Award, given by the University and the Purdue Research Foundation. Chaturvedi, who founded Purdue’s Homeland Security Institute, used his software’s commercial appeal to form Simulex Inc., a company in Purdue Research Park with 40 employees. The software, Synthetic Environments for Analysis and Simulation (SEAS), is used in industry and government to assess complex issues.

situation analysis tool is system of choice

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Nine former student-athletes inducted into Purdue’s Athletics Hall of FameNine former student-athletes, representing seven different de-cades, were inducted Friday into the Purdue Intercollegiate Athlet-ics Hall of Fame.

The inductions took place at a dinner in the Shively Club in Ross-Ade Pavilion. During halftime of the Purdue-Iowa football game Saturday, inductees or family representatives were recognized on the field.

The nine were selected by a committee of past athletes, previous inductees and current administrators. The inductions bring the total roster in the hall of fame to 99.

The class of 2007:n Don Albert. Coming to

Purdue from Alliance, Ohio, Albert won four letters in golf (1952-55), serving as captain of the unde-feated 1955 squad. In his career, teams went 58-13-1 in duals and 36-4 in invitationals. Purdue was third in the 1952 NCAA Champi-onships and won the Big Ten title in 1953 and 1955. He was 1953 Big Ten individual champion and 1954 NCAA individual champion-ship, becoming Purdue’s second All-America golfer. He played in the 1953 U.S. Open and many PGA events, won military tournaments and many club, district and state titles, and is in the Ohio Golf Hall of Fame. He lives in Columbus, Ohio.

n Darrel “Pete” Brewster. From Portland, Ind., he became a five-time letterwinner in foot-ball (1949-51) and basketball (1950-52). In football, he had career totals of 26 catches, 355 yards and three touchdowns and was team MVP in 1951. In basketball, he averaged 6.0 points per game as a forward/center. Brewster played pro football for the Cleveland Browns (1952-58)

and Pittsburgh Steelers (1959-60), earning a Pro Bowl spot in 1955 and 1956. Cleveland was NFL champion in 1954 and 1955. His NFL career had 210 receptions for 3,758 yards and 21 touchdowns. He then was an NFL assistant coach for the Minnesota Vikings (1961-63) and Kansas City Chiefs (1964-72), including the win in Super Bowl IV in 1970. He lives in Peculiar, Mo.

n Ray Eddy (posthumous). From Columbus, Ind., Eddy became a three-time letterwinner in basketball (1930-32, 1933-34), winning two undisputed Big Ten crowns and 1934 all-Big Ten status, when he was captain. A forward, he was second leading scorer on the 1932 National Col-legiate championship team. He had a superb high school coach-ing career highlighted by the 1950 IHSAA state title at Madison High School. He then coached at Purdue from 1950 to 1965, winning 52 percent of his games and coaching six All-Americans. In 1965, he became Red Mackey’s administrative assistant. He was promoted to assistant athletic director in 1972 and associate athletic director in 1974, retiring in 1978. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1972. He was honored by A.G. Spaulding Co. as the coach who originated the orange basketball that is used today.

n Ukari Figgs. From George-town, Ky., she became a four-time letterwinner (1995-99) and three-year starter in basketball, reach-ing the elite level of 1,000 points. She is third all-time at Purdue in career three-point field goals made (174) and second in career free throw percentage (84.1). She was a member of the 1999 NCAA National Championship team and

was named most valuable player of the 1999 Women’s Final Four. She was all-Big Ten second team in 1998 and first team in 1999. Figgs won the Mackey Award in 1999, given to exemplary Purdue student-athletes. She was selected to the USA Basketball team in 1998 and played five WNBA sea-sons. She was inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. She was on teams that won a high school state championship, NCAA championship and WNBA championship. She lives in her hometown of Georgetown, Ky.

n Billy Keller. From Indianap-olis, he was a three-year basketball letterwinner and starter (1966-69). He is third at Purdue in career free throw percentage (85.9) and 12th in career assists (259). He sur-passed 1,000 career points, averag-ing 14.1 points and 4.1 rebounds. He was point guard on 1968-69 Big Ten champions, who reached the NCAA Championship game. He was the first recipient of the James Naismith Award, given to the nation’s best collegian under 6-feet tall. He helped the Indiana Pacers win three ABA (American Basket-ball Association) championships in the early 1970s. He was chosen for the 12-man 40th anniversary team of the Pacers. He lives in Nobles-ville, Ind.

n Bob Kessler (posthumous). From Anderson, Ind., he was a three-year basketball letterwin-ner (1933-36) as a forward and captain of the 1935-36 squad, winning three consecutive Big Ten titles. He was first-team all-Big Ten twice and scoring leader as a senior, when he also was a consensus All-American.

That year he also received the prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor for academic and athletic achievement. He was elected to

the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. He received an honorary doctorate from Purdue in 1971 for outstanding commu-nity and professional endeavors.

n Ed Langford. From India-napolis, he competed in the pole vault and became a four-time letterwinner (1978-81) in track and field. He won Big Ten indoor pole vault championships in 1980 and 1981, then won the 1981 NCAA indoor title with a vault of 17 feet, 9½ inches, becom-ing an All-American. He was an alternate for the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow. His personal best of 18-0½ is still tied for second all-time in Purdue in-door track history; it would have been a world record at the time had it come in a sanctioned event. His outdoor best of 17-10½ ranks fourth all-time at Purdue. He was injured on 9/11 in the Pentagon attack and served in Iraq. He lives in Virginia Beach, Va.

n Felix Mackiewicz (post-humous). From Chicago, he won five letters in baseball (1938-40) and football (1938-39) and was baseball team MVP in 1938. He was a three-year starter at third base as the team compiled a 40-27-3 record. His football teams

went 8-4-4 and he played end in the College Football All-Star Game of 1940 in Chicago. He played major league baseball as an outfielder and third base-man with the Philadelphia Athletics (1941-43), Cleveland Indians (1945-47) and Washington Senators (1947). He caught the last out in the game that ended Joe DiMaggio’s record 56-game hitting streak.

n Ned Maloney. From Oak Lawn, Ill., he became a three-time football letterwinner (1945-47), two-time team MVP and team captain in 1947. An end, he was named to Purdue’s All-Time Football Team in 1987. He played pro football for the San Francisco 49ers (1948-49), who went 9-3 in 1949 and played in the AAFC championship game. Return-ing to Purdue, Maloney was a longtime assistant football coach (1951-72) for teams that posted a combined record of 118-77-14. He then served as as equipment manager (1972-87). He lives in West Lafayette.

Albert Brewster Eddy Figgs

Keller Kessler Langford Mackiewicz

Maloney

Upcoming clock change to affect third shiftOn Sunday, Nov. 4, Tippecanoe County clocks will fall back one hour as daylight-saving time ends. For employees working the third shift on Nov. 3-4, the shift will last one hour longer than normally scheduled: nine hours instead of eight, or 13 hours instead of 12.

The University has deter-mined that employees must be paid overtime for the extra hour worked during this shift. Em-ployees who are on approved sick leave or vacation will be covered by the University’s sick leave or vacation policy.

Questions or comments about this matter can be addressed at the following numbers:

n West Lafayette. Human Re-source Services employment and

compensation: 49-40097; Hous-ing and Food Services human re-sources team: 49-49418; Physical Facilities human resources team: 49-41421.

n Purdue Calumet: (219) 989-2254.

n Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne: (260) 481-6677.

n Purdue North Central: (219) 785-5300.

Purdue ME announces gifts for 2 professorshipsPurdue’s College of Engineering announced major gifts for two new professorships.

The deferred gifts were recognized at the Dean’s Club Luncheon on Oct. 5.

A gift from Ralph D. Daily Sr., of Ann Arbor, Mich., will be used

to establish the Ralph D. Daily Sr. Professorship in Mechanical Engineering and for unrestricted use in the School of Mechanical Engineering. Daily graduated from Purdue with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1954.

A gift from John C. Jamison, of Williamsburg, Va., will estab-lish the Alpha P. Jamison Profes-sorship in Mechanical Engineer-ing in the College of Engineering. The gift is in honor of his late grandfather, who received a me-chanical engineering degree from Purdue in 1895.

Student group offering lawnmower winterizationBefore parking that lawnmower for the winter, get it winterized by students in the American Society of Agricultural and Biological

Engineers.On Saturday, Nov. 17,

members of the ASABE Purdue Student Chapter will clean your mower, change the oil, drain and stabilize the fuel, sharpen the blades, clean sponge the air filter, and check and clean or replace the spark plug.

The cost for a push mower or garden tiller is $15; for a riding mower (54-inch maximum width), $35. For an additional $15 for push mower or $25 for a riding mower, your mower can be picked up and delivered back to you if you live within five miles of Purdue.

Those who would like to get their mower winterized should fill out a reservation form, which is available by calling 49-41172 or sending e-mail to asae@pasture.ecn.purdue.edu. Forms and pay-ment must be turned in by Nov. 1.

Still time to donate blood in Purdue, IU challengeFans of Purdue can help support the Boilers and a worthy cause by donating blood in the Purdue vs. Indiana University Blood Donor Challenge.

A blood drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednes-day in the East and West Fac-ulty Lounges, Purdue Memorial Union. All donations collected on that day will go toward Purdue’s total for the challenge. Through Nov. 9, participants also can give blood at their local blood agency in the name of Purdue.

The university with the most donations will be honored at the Purdue-Indiana Old Oaken Bucket football game Nov. 17 in Bloom-ington. For more information, go to www.purduealum.org.

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For CSSAC updates, go to www.purdue.edu/cssac.

40 years: Charles Allen, continu-ing education and conferences.

35 years: Marta Jo Dziubin-skyj, management; Steve Harri-son, operations and maintenance; Harold Hunter, building services; Larry Smith, building services, IPFW.

30 years: Jill Brady, educa-tional studies; Cecelia Crouch, Cary Quadrangle; Linda Harvey, sponsored program services; Hazen Ingram, grounds; Candace Lawson, sociology and anthro-pology; Paula Perkins, computer science; Rita Stringer, Cary Quad-rangle.

25 years: Robert Beutel, operations and maintenance; Connie Farris, libraries; Susan

Nelson, police department.20 years: Sandra Aubey,

Windsor Halls; Judith Bondar, civil and architectural engineer-ing, IPFW; Barbara Kirts, veteri-nary medicine administration; Laura Patnaude, libraries.

15 years: Michael Allen, university warehouse; Angela Butz, alumni association; Donna Cackley, mechanical engineering; Linda Chadwell, HFS business office; Darleen Johnson, alumni association; William Morris, operations and maintenance; Glynden Pratt, operations and maintenance; Jeffrey Allen Schmidt, information technology services, IPFW; Carl Westerberg, Windsor Halls.

Faculty, staff and retirees are eligible to receive discounts from businesses that are part of the 2007-08 discount program spon-sored by the Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee.

The listing is available online at www.purdue.edu/cssac. Here are the current listings.

Apartments: Ashley Oaks, Edward Rose of Indiana (Bay Pointe and Pheasant Run), Foxfire at Valley Lakes, Village Square Apartments, Wabash Landing Apartment Homes, Waterford Court Apartments.

Automotive/Motorcycles: American Brake Service, Collins Muffler and Brake, Dowell Automo-tive Repair, Ford Motor Company, General Motors (for faculty and staff ONLY), Jiffy Lube, Mr. & Mrs. Tire of West Lafayette, Mullen Towing and Recovery, Quick Lube, Rain Forest Car Wash, Rhino Linings.

Bookstores / Office Supplies: Follett’s Bookstores: Purdue West, Village Bookstore, Boiler Bookstore, Black & Gold Mine, InkRX.com, Uni-versity Book Store, University Spirit.

Cell Phones: Cingular, Sprint/Nextel, Verizon.

Clothing & Cleaners: Brags Shirts, Bridal Boutique & Mr. Pen-guin Tuxedo, Chiffon Formal and Bridal Wear, Executive Dry Cleaners, Second Glance Women’s Resale.

Doctor / Health Care / Vision: Castor, John M., D.D.S., Lens Craft-ers, Pacelli Chiropractic & Health Potential Complex, Williamson Eye Institute.

Engraving / Framing / Gifts / Photo Development / and Photog-raphy: Angie’s Photos, Awards Un-limited, The Frame Shop & Gallery, Kelly’s Custom Frames Inc., Susie Gibbs Framing & Art Gallery.

Financial Institutions / Tax Preparation: Chase, Fifth Third Bank, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union.

Fitness / Hobbies / Recreation: All Fired Up, Arrowhead Bowl, International Sports Clubs, It Figures, Newtone Health & Fitness Center, Oak Grove Country Club, Sunshine Yoga & Fitness.

Floor Covering / Floor Cleaning:

Blakely’s of Lafayette, Carpet One of Lafayette, Lafayette Carpet Cleaning.

Food: Cold Stone Creamery, Monical’s Pizza, O’Bryan’s Nine Irish Brothers, Panini Deli, Pizza Hut, Qdoba Mexican Grill, Smoothie King.

Hardware / Power Tools / Electrical / Plumbing: Batteries Plus; Bell Appliance Parts; Creative Bath & Kitchen, division of Leming Supply; Lafayette Heating & Cooling; Riggs Mowers and More; W.W. Grainger.

Homes: C.P. Morgan, Gunstra Builders Inc.

Household Furnishings: Annecy’s, Main Street Mercantile.

Locksmith: Haley’s Lock, Safe, and Key.

Moving Companies: Atlas/ In-diana Van Lines, Muinzer Moving & Storage Co./ United Van Lines.

Paint – Retail: ICI Glidden/ Dulux Paints, MAB Paints, Porter Paints & Pittsburgh Paints, Sherwin- Williams.

Pets: Fetch! Pet Care of Greater Lafayette.

Tanning / Massage: Aruba Tan.Travel: Metro Airport Parking

(Indianapolis).

Purdue emPloyees Activity ProgrAm — reservAtion Form

Trip to Chicago When: Saturday, Dec. 1 Deadline to register: Nov. 20

Cost: $30

Name _____________________________________________

Campus address: Dept.__________ Building&Rm# ________

Mailing address if off-campus _________________________

______________________________________________

Campus phone ___________ Home/cell phone_____________

E-mail __________________________

Number of people _____ x $30 = ___________ Total enclosed

Send checks, payable to CSSAC, and this form to: Jaylene Nichols, SMAS, ENAD. A reminder, itinerary and confirmation letter will be sent to those registered.

Reservation and Cancellation Policy No reservation will be accepted unless accompanied by full pay-ment. Cancellation will result in forfeiture of entire amount if space can-not be resold. PEAP reserves the right to cancel trip if it does not fill. Refunds will be issued if PEAP cancels the trip.

10 years: Ruth Ann Blake, Office of the President; Vicki Bower, agricultural economics; Charlene Evans, ADDL; Gerald Felker, building services; Cynthia Ann Graham, admissions, PNC; George Masias, building services; Diane Moody, construction and engineering, Purdue Calumet; Wilma Roush, radiological and environmental management; Ruth Simpson, psychological sciences; Peggy Winger, building services.

area businesses offer discounted products, services for faculty, staff

PEAP planning trip to ChicagoThe Purdue Employees Activity Program, a subcommittee of the Clerical and Service Staff Advi-sory Committee, has planned a bus trip to Chicago in December just in time for some holiday shopping.

The trip, scheduled for Satur-day, Dec. 1, is open to all Purdue staff, faculty, students and friends.

The bus is scheduled to leave the parking lot at Freehafer Hall

at 8 a.m. Dec. 1. It will drop off travelers in downtown Chicago, where they will be free to shop, eat and sightsee as they please throughout the day. The bus will leave Chicago at 5 p.m. Chicago time for the return trip.

To register, simply fill out the form below and send it, along with payment, to the address in-dicated. Deadline for registration is Nov. 20.

40 years: Charles W. Allen, graphic arts technician, Continuing Education and Conferences.

35 years: Harold Hunter, utility custodian, building services. 30 years: Rita Stringer, clerk, Cary Quadrangle.

30 years: Linda Harvey, secretary, sponsored program services. 25 years: Connie Farris, shipping and receiving clerk, libraries.

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deadlines

• Nov. 9, for the Nov. 20 issue (events of Dec. 1 – Jan. 9). • Dec. 28, for the Jan. 8 issue (events of Jan. 8-31).• Submit items at dhowell@purdue.edu, by fax at 496-1725, or at 417 ENAD. No phone submissions, but for questions call 49-42028.

Events are free unless noted. Ticket prices are for single events, not any series or dis-count offers. The online calendar for the West Lafayette campus is at http://calen-dar.purdue.edu, which has a link on the Purdue home page at www.purdue.edu.

AthleticsFor tickets, call Athletic Ticket Office, (765) 494-3194 or (800) 49-SPORT [497-7678].

Thursday, Nov. 1n Men’s basketball vs. Indianapolis (exhibition). 9 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $18.

Friday, Nov. 2 n Soccer (women’s) vs. Indiana. 4 p.m. Varsity Soccer Complex. Tickets: public, $5; students, $2.

Sunday, Nov. 4n Women’s basketball vs. Hoosier Lady Stars (exhibition). 3 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: public, $10; student, $5.

Thursday, Nov. 8n Men’s basketball vs. Saginaw Valley State (exhibition). 8 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $18.

Friday, Nov. 9n Volleyball (women’s) vs. Iowa. 7 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: adult, $9-$8; student, $6-$5.

Saturday, Nov. 10n Football vs. Michigan State. TBA. Ross-Ade Stadium. Tickets: $45.n Volleyball (women’s) vs. Minnesota. 8 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: adult, $9-$8; student, $6-$5.

Monday, Nov. 12n Women’s basketball vs. Valparaiso. 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: public, $10; student, $5.

Wednesday, Nov. 14n Volleyball (women’s) vs. Indiana. 7 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: adult, $9-$8; student, $6-$5.

Thursday, Nov. 15n Men’s basketball vs. Bethune- Cookman. 7 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $18.

Friday, Nov. 16n Volleyball (women’s) vs. Michigan. 7 p.m. Intercollegiate Athletic Facility. Tickets: adult, $9-$8; student, $6-$5.

Nov. 16-18n Swimming and diving (men and women). Purdue Invitational. 6 p.m. Boilermaker Aquatic Center.

Saturday, Nov. 17n Women’s basketball vs. Butler. 7 p.m. Tickets: public, $10; student, $5.

Tuesday, Nov. 20n Men’s basketball vs. Lipscomb. 9 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $18.

Saturday, Nov. 24n Men’s basketball vs. Loyola (Chi-cago). 2 p.m. Mackey Arena. Tickets: $18.

ExhibitionsOngoingn Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall. Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-day-Friday. 49-62958.F Through Nov. 2: Art and Design faculty exhibit.F Nov. 5-23: Exhibition of Islamic architecture curated by David Parrish, professor of art history. Includes photo-graphs of Islamic architecture, examples of religious writings, and prayer rugs.

Through Dec. 2n Purdue University Galleries. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU, and Stewart Center Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/ galleries.F “Dried • Cracked • Wet • Dripping • Blooming: Installations by Charles A. Gick.” Internationally known artist and Purdue art and design professor. Stewart Center Gallery. • Oct. 25 (Th): Artist’s talk. 5:30 p.m. Room 206, STEW. Reception to follow in Stewart Center Gallery.F “Does Gender Still Matter?” Works by eight artists about gender in contempo-rary society. Robert L. Ringel Gallery. • Nov. 1 (Th): Talk on exhibition theme by Elizabeth Mix, Butler Univ. 5:30 p.m. Room 118, PMU. Reception to follow in Ringel Gallery.

FilmsOngoingn FRIDAY and SATURDAY. Flicks at Fowler film series. 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. Admission: public, $4; Purdue student ID, $2. Films subject to change. 49-48976. F Nov. 9-10: TBA.

Thursday, Nov. 1 n Film Forum. “Sicko” directed by Michael Moore (2007; 113 min.). Purdue Student Union Board. 7:30 p.m. North Ballroom, PMU. A documentary a la Moore about the high profits in the U.S. health care industry. Discussion to follow.

Wednesday, Nov. 7n World Film Forum. “To Live.” (1994; subtitles, 125 min.). Host: Weijie Song, Chinese. Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures. 5 p.m. WL Public Library, 208 W. Columbia St.

Thursday, Nov. 8n Film showing. “The Odyssey” (1997, 176 min., Andrei Konchalovsky). Clas-sical Studies. 7 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall. F Nov. 15: Film discussion, “Homer in Hollywood: Odysseus’s Homecoming in American Popular Culture.” Keith Dick-son, classical studies. 7:30 p.m. Room 239, Stanley Coulter Hall.

LecturesOngoingn TUESDAYS. College Teaching Work-shop Series 1: Basics of Teaching. For faculty, staff and grad students. Center for Instructional Excellence. Sept. 4-Nov. 20 except Oct. 9 and 16. Except as noted, 9-10:30 a.m. Registra-tion required: www.cie.purdue.edu.F Nov. 6: “The Basics of Testing.”F Nov. 13: “Subjective Tests and As-signing Grades.”F Nov. 20: “Dealing with Cheating.”

Nov. 1-2n Varro E. Tyler Distinguished Lecture-ship. School of Pharmacy. Jack Dixon, vice president, Howard Hughes Medical Institute.F Nov. 1: “Protein Phosphatases: Their Roles in Signal Transduction and Dis-ease.” 4 p.m. East Faculty Lounge, PMU. Reception at 3:30 p.m.F Nov. 2: “Bacterial Pathogens: Hijack-ing Signal Transduction Pathways.” 10:30 a.m. Fowler Hall, STEW.

Nov. 1-3n Theory of Mind and Literature Conference. Foreign Languages and Literatures. STEW, PMU. Details and registration: www.cla.purdue.edu/fll.

n Symposium on Culture and Philoso-phy. “Harlem Renaissance: Aesthetics, Values, and Identity.” African American Studies and Research Center. Details and registration: www.cla.purdue.edu/african-american/.

Nov. 2-3n Space Day with guest Charles Walker, alumnus astronaut. School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. NOTE: Event filled; registration closed.

Monday, Nov. 5 n Bioethics Seminar Series. Leigh Raymond, political science. “The Ethics and Politics of Climate Change.” 5-7 p.m. Room 121, Burton Morgan Center. www.purdue.edu/bioethics.

Thursday, Nov. 8n Discovery Lecture Series. “Global Business Development in Life Sciences.” Keynote: G. Steven Burrill. With morn-ing Kauffman Campus Best Practices Workshop on entrepreneurial skills. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Ross-Ade Pavilion. Details and registration: www.purdue.edu/dp/dls or call 49-43662.n Sterling Plumpp, poet. Black Cultural Center. 7 p.m. Room 214, STEW.

Monday, Nov. 12n Sears Lecture Series. R. James Woolsey, former CIA director. “Energy, Security and the Long War of the 21st Century.” Dept. of Political Science. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. F Series theme for 2007-08: “U.S. Secu-rity in an Insecure World.” Other dates: Jan. 24, Feb. 18, March 26.

Wednesday, Nov. 14n Jewish Studies Lecture Series. Monica Osborne, graduate student, English. “No Poetry After Auschwitz? Midrash as Aesthetic Loophole.” 12:30 p.m. Room 214A, STEW. 49-47965 or wengera@purdue.edu.

Music & VarietyTickets are available at campus box of-fices or at 49-43933 or (800) 914-SHOW [-7469]. Prices are given for single-show tickets; a box office handling fee may be added.

Thursday, Nov. 1n Yamato: the Drummers of Japan in “Shin-On – Heartbeat.” Convocations, Lively Arts. 7:30 p.m. Elliott Hall of Mu-sic. Tickets: $35-$15.

Friday, Nov. 2n Purdue Varsity Glee Club concert. Purdue Musical Organizations. 7:30 p.m. Rossville High School, Rossville. Tickets: $10; call (765) 379-2551.

Monday, Nov. 5n Purdue Varsity Glee Club. Purdue Musical Organizations. 7:30 p.m. At Old Masters all-campus reception. Hil-lenbrand Hall.

Tuesday, Nov. 6n All Campus and Community Cho-rale concert. Purdue Musical Organiza-tions. 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 1700 State Road 26 West.

Thursday, Nov. 8n PSUB Jazz Night. Featuring “Don’t Satiate the Hate” and “Cause and Affect.” Purdue Student Union Board. 7-9 p.m. Union Commons, ground floor, PMU.

Saturday, Nov. 10 n Game Day Concerts. Two hours before kickoff: “All-American” Marching Band’s “Thrill on the Hill” at Slayter Center. Post-game: Marching Band marches from stadium to Purdue Mall for concert. Purdue Bands; 49-66785 or kcmatter@purdue.edu.

Friday, Nov. 16n Purdue Jazz Bands. Purdue Bands. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW.

Saturday, Nov. 17n Stefon Harris presents “African Tar-antella … Dances with Duke.” Convo-cations, Jazz Set. 8 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. Tickets: $27-$22.

Sunday, Nov. 18n Purdue Symphonic Band and Fall Concert Band. Purdue Bands. 2:30 p.m. Long Center, 111 N. Sixth St., Lafayette.n Russian American Kids Circus. Convocations, Family Adventures. 3 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. Tickets: $24-$15.n Starbucks Acoustic Series featuring Kyle Higgins. Purdue Student Union Board. 4-5 p.m. Union Commons, ground floor, PMU.

Monday, Nov. 19n Purdue Bells in concert. Purdue Musical Organizations. 5:30 p.m. Moe’s Southwest Grill in the Levee, 332 E. State St. Free to patrons of Moe’s.

Thursday, Nov. 29n Purdue Bands recital. 7 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW.

Friday, Nov. 30n Cultural Arts Festival featuring BCC performing arts ensembles. Black Cultural Center. 7 p.m. Loeb Playhouse, STEW. Admission: public, $7; Purdue students, $5.

Special EventsOct. 31 – Nov. 1n Library Book Sale. Purdue Libraries. Wednesday: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Room 206, STEW.

Friday, Nov. 2n Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Latino Cultural Center. Mexican tradition of music, food, crafts and altars honoring ancestors and heritage. 4-7 p.m. LCC.

Friday, Nov. 9n Veterans Day observance. Speakers, patriotic songs by Purduettes, Table of Remembrance. Purdue Student Union Board. 11-11:30 a.m. Great Hall, PMU. “An American Hero” poster display in Room 118. 49-48976.

Theater & DanceTickets are available at campus box of-fices or at 49-43933 or (800) 914-SHOW [-7469]. Prices are given for single-show tickets; a box office handling fee may be added.

Nov. 15 – Dec. 1n Purdue Theatre: “The Women of Troy” by Euripides. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15-17, 29-30, Dec. 1; 3 p.m. Nov. 18, Dec. 1. Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, Pao Hall. Tickets: public, $17; 62+ seniors, $13; students, $10.

UniversitySunday, Nov. 4n End of daylight-saving time for 2007. 2 a.m. Move clocks backward one hour.

Nov. 22-23n Thanksgiving holiday. Offices closed. (Classes do not meet Nov. 21-24.)F Operator Services Office (telephone) closed from 7 p.m. day before holiday to 7 a.m. day after holiday. In emergency, call 911 or Purdue police at 49-48221. Questions: 49-43050.

Country artist Rosanne Cash will not perform Nov. 9 at Loeb Playhouse, Purdue Con-vocations has announced.

Citing health-related is-sues, Cash’s management says the singer is canceling her fall tour.

Refunds of the ticket price will be issued through Dec. 14 at the original point of purchase. Tickets purchased through Purdue campus box offices should be returned to the box offices, located in Elliott Hall of Music and Stewart Center. The box office can be reached at 49-43933 or (800) 914-SHOW.

Tickets purchased through Ticketmaster must be returned to Ticketmaster in order to receive the refund.

Rosanne Cash’s show canceled

photo proviDeD by charles gick

Detail from installation “Water Witch-ing” by Charles Gick, associate profes-sor of art and design (2005). For show details, see “Exhibitions” on this page.

image proviDeD by aNDrew woDziaNski

“Shorts, or slacks?!” is a mixed media artwork by Andrew Wodzianski and part of a current Purdue University Galleries show, “Does Gender Still Mat-ter?” Details are under “Exhibitions.”

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Seed grants available to enhance teaching, learning through technologyInstructors looking for grant money to enhance teaching and learning can apply to the In-structional Development Center (IDC) for one of its annual digital content development grants.

The goal of the grant program is to select and help implement projects that increase instruc-

tional effective-ness through the use of digital and online technol-ogy. This year,

IDC awarded $130,800 to 12 proj-ects, which were selected from 30 submitted proposals.

The deadline for grant ap-plications is 5 p.m. Feb. 4. Grant winners will be announced March 4 at the Teaching and Learning with Technology Con-ference.

Detailed information about the grant process and a down-loadable application packet for proposals are available at the IDC Digital Content Develop-ment Grant Web site at www.itap.purdue/edu/tlt/idc/grants.cfm. In addition, IDC will hold information sessions to assist ap-plicants in developing a successful proposal. A list of sessions is at the grants Web site.

Grant criteria, selection processIDC director Nancy Wilson

Head encourages faculty members to submit proposals early.

“The goal for these grants is to cultivate instructional excel-lence by helping faculty incorpo-

rate new ideas, teaching methods and technologies into their classrooms,” she says.

All proposals will be evaluated by representatives of the Instruc-tional Development Center, the Center for Instructional Excel-lence and the Purdue Teaching Academy.

2007 grant projectsFaculty members have used

the center’s grants to incorporate technology into some aspect of their traditional courses.

A number of grants have been used as seed grants that lead to significant grants from national agencies, such as the National Sci-ence Foundation (NSF) and Lilly Endowment.

Such is the case for education professors Aman Yadav and An-drew Tymnski, whose IDC grant pays for an educational technolo-gist to develop an online video case-based hypermedia system.

Yadav says, “Pre-service teach-ers need to observe good teachers in different environments, so we extended their field experiences through video case studies. These video cases serve as quasi-field experiences because pre-service teachers watch them in class, dis-cuss the many teaching strategies and problem solving they see and assess the factors that make each classroom a successful learning environment or not.”

Yadav hopes to use this phase as seed money to obtain a larger grant from the NSF or IES. The majority of Yadav’s work with

video case studies has primar-ily been focused on elementary education literacy courses. This project, however, will extend his work to the teaching and learn-ing of science and mathematics education courses for teacher candidates.

Diane Brentari, professor of speech, language and hearing sciences and linguistics, and the American Sign Language (ASL) faculty used their digital content development grant to further a program that was developed by the IDC in 2007.

“Using the technological innovations developed last year, this project works toward a model of ASL instruction that includes integrated, video units consisting of three components — presenta-tion of content, practice, and as-sessment — combining streaming video on WebCT and the existing quizzing function,” Brentari says.

Brentari’s project facilitates integrative learning by providing introductory linguistic lectures that employ the structures taught. In addition, assessing the progress in ASL production and com-prehension skills is possible on a global scale and at all levels of ASL instruction.

For additional information about the 2007 winners’ research projects and questions about the grant application process, contact the Instructional Development Center at 49-63257, send e-mail to tlt-grants@purdue.edu, or visit www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/idc/ grants.cfm.

Helen I. Watts, 102, died Aug. 19 in Columbia, S.C. She taught English and Krannert Graduate School courses and was editor of Scrivener, the first literary magazine at Purdue. Her husband was English professor Harold H. Watts. Memorials: St. John’s Episcopal Church.

Thomas H. Heim, 87, died Sept. 20 in Warren, Pa. He was man-ager of the poultry farm in the Department of Animal Sciences from 1972 until his retirement in 1986-87. Memorials: Federated Church, West Lafayette; or Joy’s House, 2028 Broad Ripple Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220.

Warren E. Stickle III, 64, died Sept. 25 in McLean, Va. He was a faculty member in history in the 1970s. Memorials: Clinical Social Work Institute, 5028 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC 20016.

Danny L. Hunter, 53, died Sept. 30 in Lafayette. He worked in maintenance in the 1970s.

V. Nadine Laswell, 79, died Sept. 29 in Chesterton, Ind. She worked in the Office of Contract and Grant Business Affairs, retiring in 1991 but continuing part time

until 1998. Memorials: Arthur and Ethel Horton Hospice Center, 2404 Valparaiso St., Valparaiso, IN 46383; or Visiting Nurse Associa-tion of Porter County, 501 Mar-quette St., Valparaiso, IN 46383; or Lincoln Bible Collge, Clarence Laswell Scholarhsip Fund.

Merle E. Rawles, 80, died Oct. 1 in Lafayette. He worked in Grounds, retiring in 2003. Memo-rials: Oxford Church of Christ.

William W. Taylor, 84, died Oct.2 in Mulberry. He was a power plant foreman for 25 years, retir-ing in 1986. Memorials: Serenity Hospice.

Margaret Pennington, 79, died Oct. 6 in Lafayette. She was a clerk, primarily at Young Gradu-ate House, for 31 years, retiring in 1994. Memorials: American Cancer Society.

Ralph L. Nicholson, 65, died Oct. 10 in Lafayette. He was professor of plant pathology, having joined the faculty in 1972 upon finishing his doctorate at Purdue. Memori-als: Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Wabash Valley; or Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, LILY.

Deaths

n L. Tony Hawkins, dean of students.

n Kamyar Haghighi, head of engineering education and professor of agricultural and biological engineering.

n Andrew Hirsch, professor of physics.

n Valentine Moghadam, pro-fessor of sociology and director of the women’s studies program.

n Shelley MacDermid, as-sociate dean in the College of Consumer and Family Sciences, professor of family studies and di-rector of the Center for Families.

n Sidney Moon, associate dean of learning/engagement in the College of Education.

n James Mullins, dean of Purdue Libraries.

n Kinam Park, Showalter Dis-tinguished Professor of Biomedi-cal Engineering and professor of pharmaceutics.

n Patrice Rankine, associate professor of classics and assistant head of the Department of For-eign Languages and Literatures.

n Mary Sadowski, associate dean for undergraduate programs and learning in the College of Technology.

n Timothy Sands, Basil S.

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The College of Engineering has a new logo, inspired by the fountain on Purdue Mall and designed to symbolize engi-neering’s dynamic movement into the future.

“Purdue engineering is about impact through learning, discovery and engagement, and this new logo reflects that three-part mission in a very effective way,” says Leah Jamieson, the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering.

The logo is three stylized triangles reaching upward and is designed to be reflective of the Class of 1939 Fountain on Pur-due Mall, which is in the heart of the engineering campus.

The logo was developed after a months-long period of research, development and test-ing that involved high school and college students, alumni, faculty and staff of the College of Engineering.

The logo will be used on the College of Engineering’s Web site and in various printed materials.

college of engineering gets new logo

Turner Professor of Materials En-gineering and Electrical and Com-puter Engineering and director of Birck Nanotechnology Center.

n Pamella Shaw, assistant provost.

n Mark J.T. Smith, head of the School of Electrical and Comput-er Engineering and the Michael J. and Katherine R. Birck Profes-sor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

n James Totton, Purdue Stu-dent Government representative.

n Dale Whittaker, associate dean in the College of Agriculture and director of academic pro-grams.

Arnett Managed Care takes new nameUnitedHealthcare purchased Ar-nett Managed Care late last year, and employers are switching to the UnitedHealthcare platform as they hold their open enrollments in 2007.

In response to this change, and as part of the ongoing imple-

mentation of OnePurdue, Arnett Managed Care now will be called UnitedHealthcare.

Employees participating in Arnett Managed Care will see UnitedHealthcare listed next to the deduction for their health insurance premium on their pay

statement.The name change also will

be reflected on the Confirmation Statement included in the benefit enrollment kits being sent out Oct. 26. The statement sum-marizes the employee’s current benefits.

Purdue Alumni offers startup grantsThe Purdue Alumni Association continues to support the develop-ment of junior faculty at Purdue through its Faculty Incentive Grants program.

The Faculty Incentive Grants program provides startup funds to faculty members for the initia-tion of research or professional development projects. Five grants in the amount of $3,000 each will be offered for the 2007-08 academic year.

Tenure-track, tenured, and clinical faculty are eligible to ap-ply for funding. Preference will be

given to junior tenure-track and clinical faculty. Prior year award-ees are not eligible.

The application deadline is Nov. 30. Awards will be an-nounced at the end of February 2008.

Details on the guidelines, procedures, proposal format and reporting obligations can be found at the Purdue Alumni site, www.purduealum.org. Select “Services,” then “Programs.”

For more information, e-mail Mary Dennis at mfdennis@purdue.edu.