From the Development Director:
Ever Grateful … Ever True
By Becky Spears
Greetings from West Lafayette! It is beautiful here this time of year, and I would love to see you back on campus soon.
Since taking the role of director of development in 2016, I have had the pleasure to meet many of our alumni and friends across the United States.
As a fellow Boilermaker, I look forward to continue meeting with Physics and Astronomy alumni and friends in order to celebrate your education, your career and discuss the ways the department is able to continue producing strong professionals able to succeed in a variety of disciplines.
Publicly launched in October 2015, with a goal of $2.019 billion, the Ever True campaign is the largest fundraising effort in Purdue history. The campaign spans July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2019, concluding in the University’s 150th anniversary year.
This campaign will propel the Purdue Moves initiatives — Affordability and Accessibility, STEM Leadership, World-Changing Research, Transformative Education and Online Education — and reinforce the University’s overarching commitment to keep a rigorous college education within students’ financial reach.
Your gifts to Physics and Astronomy help achieve those goals in STEM Leadership — no matter the size! Eighty-six percent of our donors have given $1,000 or less. Every gift matters. Faculty professorships are the department’s greatest need because they are necessary for attracting and retaining faculty.
Ongoing needs also include graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships necessary for giving the next generation of alumni the opportunities needed.
I would like to extend a personal invitation to join other fellow Boilermakers, through private giving and personal involvement, to help achieve our goals — and, in doing so, to boldly advance our University as a national and global leader that continues to move the world forward. Our students, faculty and administration cannot thank you enough for your continued generosity and loyalty!
Boiler Up! Ever Grateful, Becky Spears '06 '10