Purdue University ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 98-99 Dr. Martin C. Jischke, President ~~~~~~~ 100 Lafayette / West Lafayette ~~~~~~~~~~ 101 Indiana - Crossroads of America ~~~~~~ 102 Indianapolis - The Circle City ~~~~~~~~ 103 Accomplished Alumni ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 104 Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame ~~ 105 John Purdue Club ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~106-107 Big Ten Conference ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 108 Purdue on the Rise ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 109 Excellence in Athletics ~~~~~~~~~~110-111 Strength and Conditioning ~~~~~~~~~~ 112 Athletic Training ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 113 Academic Services ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1104-115 Wrestling Facilities ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 116 Boilermakers in the Community ~~~~~~~ 117 Purdue Spirit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~118-119 Campus Map ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 120 ~ 97 ~ Now boasting more than 325,000 living Since its inception in 1869, Purdue has As one of the 25 largest colleges and alumni, Purdue University graduates have been attained widespread fame for the quality of its universities in the United States, Purdue to the moon, to the highest levels of business teaching, research and service in a number of leaves its mark on the world — and beyond and government, and to Sweden to receive fields. Once known primarily as an engineering — on a daily basis. Affectionately known as the Nobel Prize. and agriculture school, the University now the “mother of astronauts,” the University The Indiana link in a nationwide chain of offers nearly 6,700 courses in more than 200 boasts 22 graduates — 20 men and two 68 land-grant colleges and universities, specializations in agriculture; consumer and women — who have been selected to Purdue owes its origin to the Morrill Act, family sciences; education; engineering; liberal participate in the NASA space program. From signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 to arts; management; pharmacy, nursing, and the 1960s to today, from the Mercury promote establishment of schools to teach health sciences; science; technology; and Program to today’s fleet of space shuttles, agriculture and the “mechanic arts.” veterinary medicine. Students pursue Purdue alumni have flown on more than one- An act of generosity by Lafayette advanced degrees through the Graduate third of all manned U.S. space flights. Neil businessman John Purdue secured the School. Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Indiana land-grant college for Lafayette. Purdue has one of the largest enrollments moon, and Eugene Cernan, the last person Purdue pledged money and land for the school. of women and minority students in engineering to leave it, both call Purdue alma mater. In In return, the institution was named for him, in the country, and the School of Veterinary addition to the astronauts, scores of and he remained a trustee until his death in Medicine is one of only 27 nationwide. scientists, engineers and other personnel 1876. In addition to charting new paths through who help support the space program have Classes began in 1874 with a total of 39 its instruction, Purdue also blazes new graduated from Purdue. students and six faculty members. Since then, frontiers in research, from unraveling the From the steam era to the space age, enrollment has grown to nearly 68,000 on five molecular structure of viruses to designing a Purdue has forged a proud tradition of campuses and a faculty and staff totaling self-supporting food system for space colonies education, research and service to the state, approximately 14,500. In excess of 38,000 to genetically engineering crops and plants for the United States and the world — a tradition students are enrolled at Purdue’s main campus feeding an ever-expanding world. that gets stronger every day. in West Lafayette, Ind. 98 99 The president also continues to build alumni archival journal publications and 21 major support and create a number of educational technical reports. Dr. Jischke has given more partnerships within the state of Indiana. than 50 major technical presentations and Working cooperatively with state government lectures. He has held research fellowships to achieve better education and economic with NASA and the Donald W. Douglas development for Indiana citizens are among Laboratory and has received research grants Dr. Jischke’s highest priorities. from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Air Force, NASA, National Institutes of Health, Executive Leadership National Severe Storms Laboratory, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission. During 1975- Dr. Jischke served as chancellor of the 76, he served as a White House fellow and University of Missouri-Rolla from 1986 to 1991, special assistant to the U.S. secretary of and his success in that role led him to the transportation. presidency of Iowa State University. Like Dr. Jischke is a fellow of the American Purdue, Iowa State is a land-grant institution Association for the Advancement of Science with strong emphases on engineering, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and science, agriculture, extension, and veterinary Astronautics. He is a recipient of the Centennial medicine. During Dr. Jischke’s nine years of Medallion of the American Society for leadership, the university made huge strides Engineering Education. The Illinois Institute of in improving undergraduate education, Technology and the National Agricultural expanding research programs, increasing University of Ukraine have awarded him student diversity, and raising money for honorary doctoral degrees. He has also scholarships. Private fund-raising at Iowa State received the Illinois Institute of Technology set records each year under Jischke’s Professional Achievement Award and the leadership, topping $100 million annually. Ukraine Medal of Merit from that nation’s Jischke’s leadership extends to national president for outstanding service by a foreign and international higher-education national. organizations. He was the founding president of the Global Consortium of Higher Education Family Life and Research for Agriculture. He served as chairman and board member of the National Dr. Jischke was born in Chicago on Aug. 7, Association of State Universities and Land- 1941. He graduated from Proviso High School Grant Colleges and as a board member of the in Maywood, a suburb on Chicago’s west side, American Council on Education, National Merit and earned his bachelor’s degree in physics When Dr. Martin C. Jischke became Scholarship Corporation, and Kellogg with honors from the Illinois Institute of Purdue’s 10th president in August 2000, he Commission on the Future of State and Land- Technology in 1963. Martin and Patty Jischke established the goal of making a great Grant Universities. He is on the boards of were married in 1970. They have two children, university into a preeminent university. directors of the Association of American Charles, an audio engineer living in Southern He is well on the way to accomplishing that. Universities and the American Council on California, and Mary, an engineer living in In three years, Dr. Jischke and the Purdue Competitiveness. Indianapolis. University Board of Trustees have embarked upon a strategic plan that is transforming Educational Commitment Purdue into a more dynamic and powerful institution. Purdue is not only on its way toward After receiving his doctoral degree in educational preeminence but is also leading aeronautics and astronautics from the an economic resurgence for the state of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1968, Indiana. Dr. Jischke joined the faculty of the University of Oklahoma’s School of Aerospace, Goals for Purdue University Mechanical, and Nuclear Engineering. During his 17 years at Oklahoma, he served in multiple In November 2001, the Board of Trustees capacities. He became director of the School approved a five-year strategic plan designed of Aerospace, Mechanical, and Nuclear to take the university to the next level. The plan Engineering in 1977. He was the principal called for data-driven decision making -- a key advisor to 21 thesis students. He served as focus being the collection of data for dean of the College of Engineering from 1981 comparison peer institutions -- and bold new to 1986. Finally, he was named interim president steps. The creation of Discovery Park, a $100- of the university in 1985. million multidisciplinary research and entrepreneurial cluster now being built on the Research Expertise south edge of campus, is the most visible change. But it is only the beginning. A $1.3 Trained as a fluid dynamicist, Dr. Jischke billion fund-raising campaign, launched in has expertise in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, September 2002 in support of the strategic aerodynamics, and problems related to high- plan, is already well past the halfway point of speed aircraft and spacecraft. He is co-editor its seven-year goal. of one book and the author or co-author of 31 100 West Lafayette, the location of Purdue’s main campus, is the twin city of Lafayette. Flanking the Wabash River, the cities are located 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis and 126 miles southeast of Chicago. In 1995, Lafayette was one of 10 cities to receive an All-America City Award. The winning cities were chosen on the basis of three programs that reflect citizens’ involvement in making their community a better place to live. Lafayette was chosen from among 145 entries on the basis of Lafayette Railroad Relocation, Lafayette Neighborhood Housing Services Inc. and Family Services Inc. In 1994, Lafayette was named one of Money magazine’s top 10 cities. With a population in excess of 140,000, the Greater Lafayette area is one of the largest metropolitan centers in northwestern