Many of you will be visiting campus next month for our annual Felker Series, CFS Awards Dinner, or one of the many other events held during Gala Week and Spring Fest. I want to take a few minutes to introduce someone who will be a familiar face at alumni events, our new alumni relations director, Wendi Hutchinson (soon to change to Wendi Ailor after her March 31 wedding).

Wendi joined the college in January and is looking forward to meeting and talking with our many alumni. She will be directly involved in planning CFS alumni events, such as Boiler Mixers, the awards program, and Homecoming, and I know she would welcome your input. She will be working closely with the CFS Alumni Board as well as the CFS Student Ambassador program.

Wendi comes to us from Manchester College where she was director of church relations for more than seven years. She has a wealth of experience in building and strengthening relationships between Manchester and its constituents, including alumni and students.

Please join me in welcoming Wendi to CFS, and I hope many of you will have the opportunity to meet her personally when you return to campus in April.

Hail Purdue!
Dennis Savaiano
Dean

Visit the CFS Web site for information on all of our spring events.

Through the Avanelle Kirksey Lecture Series, the Department of Foods and Nutrition presents “Insulin and Amino Acids Are Critical Regulators of Neonatal Muscle Growth” by Teresa A. Davis, associate professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. The lecture is Friday, March 30 at 10:30 a.m. in the Pfendler Hall auditorium. Visit the Kirksey Lecture Series Web page.

The annual Spring Fashion Show, hosted by the Purdue Fashion Association, showcases designs created by apparel design and technology students. This year’s show, "J’adore la Mode," will be held in conjunction with Spring Fest on Saturday, April 14 under a tent at the corner of State Street and Intramural Drive. Shows will be held at 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. To purchase tickets, contact Jeannie Navarre at (765) 494-8356 or jnavarre@purdue.edu. Visit the Spring Fashion Show Web site.

CFS has several events planned during Gala Week, including the annual Felker Series featuring Indiana State Health Commissioner Judith A. Monroe, M.D., on Friday, April 13. Later that day, the CFS Awards Dinner will honor our CFS Alumni Award winners and Outstanding Seniors. The week also includes reunion events for the Class of 1957 and a CFS Alumni Reception. Visit the CFS Gala Week page for details.

Join CFS as we celebrate with Gerald Paul, co-founder of Paul Harris Stores, in the launch of his new book, My Business Life Cycle: How Innovation, Evolution, and Determination Made Paul Harris Great. A book signing will be held Monday, April 16 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Indianapolis Art Center in Broad Ripple. Paul is a guest lecturer in the Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing and received an honorary doctorate from Purdue in 1998. To RSVP by April 9, call (800) 535-7303, (765) 494-7890, or e-mail cfsalums@purdue.edu. For more information on the event, visit the CFS Web site.

Hospitality and Tourism Management students had the unique opportunity to learn about wine production, service standards, and food and wine pairings from three world-class wine experts, called Master Sommeliers, in a two-day program held on the West Lafayette campus in February. At the end of the course, students had the opportunity to take the examination that is the first of three exams required to become Master Sommeliers. Read more about the Master Sommelier class.

Administration

Betsy Thompson, CFS academic advisor, received the 2006–07 Outstanding New Professional Award from the Purdue Academic Advising Association. Thompson, who joined CFS in August 2004 as an academic advisor, also advises the CFS Student Council and administers CFS undergraduate scholarships, honors, and awards.

Hospitality and Tourism Management

Sheryl Kline received the C.B. Smith Professorship of Hotel Management. A member of the faculty since 2001, she is an associate professor and director of the Center for the Study of Lodging Operations. Her research focus is on hotel operations with a particular interest in training and organizational issues.

March 20: Purdue on the Road (Detroit, MI)

March 23: HTM Black Tie Dinner

March 30: Avanelle Kirksey Lecture Series

April 13: Felker Series
April 13: CFS Awards Dinner

April 14: CFS Alumni Board Meeting

April 14: Spring Fashion Show
April 14–15: Spring Fest

April 14–16: Gala Week

April 16: Gerald Paul Book Signing

April 18: "Embracing the World" Diversity Fair

April 18–25: International Hospitality and Tourism Virtual Conference

May 4: Foods and Nutrition May Conference

May 13: Commencement

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