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More than 300 students will graduate
this month with degrees from the College of Consumer and
Family Sciences. While their life as a college student is
ending, their role as a professional in the consumer and
family sciences is just beginning. So is their role as a
CFS alumnus.
These new graduates
will join approximately 22,000 other CFS alumni who are
a vital force in the life of our college. Each year, we
honor several alumni for outstanding contributions to their
profession, their community, and their college. The 2005
Alumni Award recipients have made a significant and positive
impact in the areas of nutrition, health and wellness, work-life,
tourism, and academia. Please join me in congratulating
this year's award winners:
- Patricia P. Baker, BS '77, Distinguished
Alumna
- Evelyn B. Enrione, PhD '83, Distinguished
Alumna
- Karen Mallin, MS '84, Distinguished
Alumna
- Connie Wiemann, PhD '90, Distinguished
Alumna
- Roy Beaumont, BS '94, MS '97, Outstanding
Young Professional
- Phyllis Baker Gladden, BS '60, Community
Service
- Ann Brewer McNamar, BS '62, Community
Service
- Candice Lange, Friend of Purdue
You
can read about all eight winners on our Web site.
We also recognize
a graduating senior from each department for their scholarship,
leadership, and service to others. Recipients of the 2005
Outstanding Senior Award are:
- Joshua Alexander, Hospitality and Tourism
Management
- Marissa Arnold, CFS Education
- Betsy Gangstad, Consumer Sciences and
Retailing
- Anunziata Morris, Foods and Nutrition
- Ann Scott, Child Development and Family
Studies
We wish these
Outstanding Seniors and all of our graduating seniors the
best as they begin this new chapter in their lives. And
we welcome them as CFS alumni!
Hail Purdue!
Dennis Savaiano
Dean
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Indianapolis Museum of Art to Host Boiler Mixer
on June 13 |
Enjoy lunch in
the beautiful new Puck Café at the Indianapolis Museum
of Art and get a behind-the-scenes tour of this state-of-the-art
kitchen facility. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. and reservations
are required. Get
event information.
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Botanicals Center Receives $6 Million in Renewed
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Purdue's national center for the
study of dietary supplements will receive $6 million in
funding over the next five years from the National Institutes
of Health. The Botanicals
Research Center for Age Related Diseases, in operation
since September 2000, studies treatments and prevention
for conditions such as osteoporosis, cognitive decline,
cardiovascular disease, cancer, cataracts, and other
age-related diseases. Read
more about the center.
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CFS Unveils New Logo
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Last November,
CFS was renamed the College of Consumer and Family Sciences
to better reflect the comprehensive, multidisciplinary range
of academic programs offered. With the new name came the
need for a new look. After focus groups with alumni, students,
and faculty/staff, a new logo for the college was created
(at right).
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Foods and Nutrition Honors Its Own
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The Department
of Foods and Nutrition honored six of its alumni at the
first-ever F&N Hall of Fame Awards on May 6. Those being
recognized included Diane Birt, Linda Van Horn, Karyl
Rickard, Sarah Johnson, Sue Palmore, and Mary Fuqua. Read
more about these F&N alumni.
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CFS Students Place Second in National Financial Planning
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A team of three
students from the Department of Consumer Sciences and
Retailing placed second overall in the American Express
Financial Planning Invitational, held April 13-16 in Minneapolis.
Team members, all seniors, are Kevin Boesore, Matt Berry,
and Melissa Richardson. In addition to individual awards,
the department received $5,000 to award in scholarships.
Read
more about the competition.
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Awards and Honors
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Congratulations to Liping
Cai, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management,
on his promotion to professor, and to Carol
Boushey, Department of Foods and Nutrition, on her promotion
to associate professor.
Charles
Calahan, assistant clinical professor, Department of
Child Development and Family Studies, received the Mary
L. Matthews Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
in CFS.
Mick
La Lopa, professor, Department of Hospitality and Tourism
Management, was named a Service
Learning Faculty Fellow at Purdue for 2005. He joins
nine other faculty fellows across the University who encourage
faculty to incorporate service-learning projects in their
classrooms.
Laura Malnar,
a CFS sophomore from Valparaiso, Indiana, was honored at
the University Honors Convocation with the $1,000 Alpha
Chi Omega Fraternity Arts Scholarship. Malnar is a two-year
member of Purduettes, as well as an actor, singer, and clarinet
player. The scholarship recognizes a freshman, sophomore,
or junior with a minimum GPA of 3.0 whose life is enhanced
by a passion for the visual or performing arts.
Jane
Matranga, professor, Department of Consumer Sciences
and Retailing, has been invited to feature one of her
designs, "Sicilian Dreamscape," in the online Journal
of Textiles and Apparel, Technology and Management published
by North Carolina State University. Two of her designs
also are on exhibit at the Mars Gallery in downtown
Chicago until May 23.
Rob
Scherer, a doctoral student in consumer behavior, received
a Purdue University Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
Award. This award honors graduate teaching assistants for
their dedication to Purdue students and their outstanding
teaching contributions. At Purdue, Scherer has taught consumer
behavior and textiles laboratory courses.
Holly
Schrank, professor, Department of Consumer Sciences
and Retailing, received a two-year appointment as associate
fellow at the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research.
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Events |
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May 14-15: Spring
Commencement
June 8-10: Home
and Family Conference
June 13: Central
Indiana Boiler Mixer
October 14-15: Homecoming
Weekend
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