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These alumni have led significant advances in research and development of aerospace technology and established an amazing record for exploration of space. All pages beginning with Robert. The only other non-military institution that has more alumni who have become astronauts is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
. Over one third of all of NASA's manned space missions have had at least one Purdue graduate as a crew member. The Italian form of the name, Roberto, became ideologically motivated in the time of the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo Axis, from the name of the three capitals: Rome, Berlin, and Tokyo. All together, Purdue has produced 22 astronauts, including the first and last men to walk on the moon. The dutch form is Robbert.

Purdue alumni have an especially strong relationship with NASA and the space program. The name may be shortened to the nicknames Robby/Robbie/Rabbie (in Scotland), Robban (Sweden), Bob/Bobbers/Bobby/Bobert, and Rob. Purdue’s distinguished faculty have won Nobel prizes, solved long-standing riddles in science, headed government agencies, and received countless awards. It belonged to three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce who restored the independence of Scotland from England in the 14th century. Purdue alumni have headed corporations, held federal offices, founded television networks, and flown through space. The Normans introduced this name to Britain. Purdue University has long been associated with accomplished and distinguished students and faculty. The name Robert means "bright fame," derived from the Germanic elements hrod (fame) and beraht (bright).

See Purdue's website for more information. Sir Robert Bell, Speaker of the British House of Commons 1572-76, Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1577. Purdue University operates fifteen separate residence facilities for its undergraduate and graduate students including: Cary Quadrangle, Earhart Hall, Harrison Hall, Hawkins Hall, Hillenbrand Hall, Hilltop Apartments, McCutcheon Hall, Meredith Hall, Owen Hall, Purdue Village, Shreve Hall, Tarkington Hall, Wiley Hall, Windsor Halls, and Young Hall. Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, poet. The Board of Trustees directly appoints other major officers of the university including a Provost who serves as the chief academic officer for the university, a number of vice presidents with oversight over specific university operations, and the satellite campus chancellors. Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan), musician. The office of the president oversees admission and registration, student conduct and counseling, the administration and scheduling of classes and space, the administration of student athletics and organized extracurricular activities, the libraries, the appointment of the faculty and conditions of their employment, the appointment of all non-faculty employees and the conditions of employment, the general organization of the university, and the planning and administration of the university budget. Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley), musician.

He is responsible for organizing and establishing the administrative staff of the university not otherwise established by the trustees, and delegating to each administrative office with appropriate duties and responsibilities. Robert Zoellick, United States Deputy Secretary of State. Jischke, appointed by the Board of Trustees, is the chief administrative officer of the university. Robert Zubrin, Martian advocate. President Martin C. Robert Swirsky, pianist and computer scientist. Current board members include:. Robert Smith, vocalist and songwriter for the rock group The Cure.

Each member serves for a term of three years, except the student member who serves for two years. Robert Plant, singer and songwriter; lead vocalist for the band Led Zeppelin. The Board of Trustees consists of ten members (including one student of the university), as appointed by the governor of Indiana. Robert Palmer, English rock singer best known for the song Addicted to Love. The authority and responsibility of the Board of Trustees can be changed only by legislative acts of the Indiana General Assembly. Robert Oppenheimer, nuclear physicist. The laws of the state of Indiana require that the trustees: provide a seal, have power to appoint and remove all professors and teachers, regulate faculty and staff compensations, do anything necessary and expedient to put and keep the university in operation, and make all bylaws, rules, and regulations necessary to conduct and manage the university. Robert Moses, city planner and architect.

When Purdue University was established in 1869, the Indiana General Assembly created a Board of Trustees having, by law, full governance and control of the university. Robert Moog, electronic music synthesizer and pioneer. Below is a selection of the most popular legends. Robert De Niro, actor. Many of these legends are so outlandish, it is difficult to believe they are still in circulation. Robert Redford, actor. Like many institutions with long and rich histories, Purdue University is steeped in legend. Rob Lowe, Actor.

The lyrics are as follows:. Robert Francis Kennedy, US Attorney General 1961-1964. Elliott Hall of Music. Heinlein, 1907-1988, Science fiction author. The University Choir first performed the hymn in 1943, during convocation in the Edward C. Robert A. The lyrics and music were written by Alfred Kirchhoff in 1941. La Follette, Jr.politician.

In 1993 the Purdue Board of Trustees approved the "Purdue Hymn" as the official alma mater of the university. Robert M. The lyrics of the refrain are:. politician. The official fight song of Purdue University, “Hail Purdue!”, was composed in 1912 by alumni Edward Wotawa (music) and James Morrison (lyrics) as the "Purdue War Song." "Hail Purdue" was copyrighted in 1913 and dedicated to the Varsity Glee Club. U.S. The distinctive colors were inspired by those of Princeton University, at the time the leader in college football, whose colors were black and orange. La Follette, Sr.

Purdue University adopted its school colors, Old Gold and Black, in the fall of 1887. Robert M. The seal is generally reserved for more formal usage than the logos of the Boilermaker Special, or Purdue Pete, although a different seal composed of a stylized P surrounded by a circle appears on diplomas. Robert Hooke, Famous British Scientist, best known for Hooke's Law. The words 'Purdue University' are set in Uncial typeface above the griffin, and below the three-part shield represents the three stated aims of the university: education, research, and service. Robert Horry, American Professional Basketball Player. The seal features a stylized griffin, which in medieval heraldry symbolizes strength. Lee, general of Confederate army during United States Civil War.

The seal, designed by Purdue professor Al Gowan, replaced one that had been used informally for more than 70 years. Robert E. In 1969 the Purdue University Board of Trustees approved the official seal of Purdue as part of the university’s centennial celebration. Robert Boyle, Famous Irish-born Scientist responsible for Boyle's Law. The inflatable mascot, made of parachute material, stands nearly 10 feet (3 meters) tall, and represents a young boy who hopes to become a Purdue Boilermaker. Robert Bork, American judge. Purdue's newest symbol, Rowdy, was introduced in 1997 during the first home football game of the season. Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician.

As a matter of tradition, the modern mallet-wielding Boilermaker character always appears in a #1 jersey. Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, soldier, writer and founder of the world Scouting movement. By 1956 Purdue Pete was at the center of activity at Boilermaker athletic events, as entertainer and energizer. Paul Robert, French lexicographer. Eventually, the popularity of the image grew among the Purdue community, and the advertisement evolved into a full character, complete with costume and mallet. Robert of Melun, theologian. Pete was originally developed in 1940 as an advertising logo for the University Bookstore. Robert III of Scotland.

Though not the official mascot, Purdue Pete is one of the most recognized symbols of Purdue University. Robert II of Scotland. The latest generation of the mascot, the Boilermaker Special Mark V, was dedicated during the halftime show of the 1993 football game versus Notre Dame at Purdue's Ross-Ade Stadium. Robert I of Scotland. The Boilermaker Special, a locomotive, has been the official mascot of Purdue athletics since the 1930s. Robert the Bruce. In the more than 130 years since the founding of the university, several mascots have emerged in support of the Boilermaker athletic teams, including: The Boilermaker Special, Purdue Pete, and more recently, Rowdy. Robert of Winchelsea, theologian and opponent of both Edward I and Edward II of England.

Before the widespread adoption of ‘Boilermaker,’ Purdue was also sometimes referred to as the home of the "haymakers," the "rail-splitters," the "sluggers," or the "cornfield sailors.". Robert of Melun, scholastic theologian. Soon afterward, Lafayette newspapers were using the name, and in 1892 the student newspaper announced its approval of the 'boilermaker'. Saint Robert Bellarmine, Doctor of the Church. In 1891, the Purdue football team was first referred to as the "Boiler Makers" by a reporter from Crawfordsville, Indiana, who wrote about the team’s 44-0 victory over local rival Wabash College. Saint Robert of Molesme, founder of the Cistercian Order. The name that has become such a big part of the identity of the university has its origins in the words of a nineteenth century sportswriter.

Over the years, the name has been applied to Purdue organizations (athletic and otherwise), institutions, and individuals alike, and has come to be the unofficial nickname for all things Purdue, although Boilermaker is the official moniker of the athletics teams and certain other university organizations. Since the 1890s, the term ‘Boilermaker’ has been synonymous with Purdue. After his first season at Purdue, Tiller was named National Coach of the Year by both Football News and Kickoff magazines, the GTE Region 3 Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association and the Big Ten Dave McClain Coach of the Year. The team has made a bowl appearance every year of Tiller’s leadership except in 2005 after a streak of 8 straight appearances.

Before Tiller joined the Boilers as the 33rd head coach in 1996, the team had not seen a bowl game since 1984. The Boilermaker football team, once a minor player in the conference, has enjoyed a significant resurgence in recent years under the leadership of head coach Joe Tiller. Coach Keady had the honor of being named in The Sporting News as the best college coach never to make the final four. In his years at Purdue, Keady has led the Boilermakers to more than 500 victories.

Coach Keady became Purdue's all-time-winningest coach on December 6, 1997. Men’s former head coach Gene Keady coached his final season with the Boilermakers in the 2004 – 2005 season after 25 years with the Boilermakers. The current coach of the Boilermaker men's basketball team is Matt Painter. The Boilermaker men's and women's basketball teams have won more Big Ten Championships than any other conference school, with 27 conference banners, including a league-leading 21 for the men’s team.

The Boilermakers battle the Hoosiers on the football field each year to win the Old Oaken Bucket, Purdue leads the series first played in 1925, 66-35-6. Traditional rivals include Big Ten colleagues the Indiana Hoosiers and the Illinois Fighting Illini, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from the Big East Conference. Purdue is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, and played a central role in its creation. Purdue is home to 18 Division I/I-A NCAA teams including football, basketball, cross country, tennis, wrestling, golf, volleyball and others.

Many of the university's other schools have gained repute over the years. Purdue University's traditional strengths have been in its world-renowned agriculture and engineering programs. degrees. Over the past ten years, Purdue’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics has awarded more aerospace engineering degrees than any other institution in the country, issuing 6 percent of all undergraduate degrees and 7 percent of all Ph.D.

The school adopted its present name in 1973. The programs were popular among returning veterans in the years following World War II, bringing total undergraduate enrollment to 736 students. The school initially offered undergraduate degrees in both aeronautical engineering and the new field of air transportation, and issued its first graduate degrees in 1947. Later, other training programs for the war were introduced that eventually lead to the formation of an independent School of Aeronautics in 1945.

As a result of the expansion in technical education prompted by World War II, the aeronautical engineering electives in mechanical engineering were expanded to create a full four-year degree program in 1941 within the newly-rechristened School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering. Purdue libraries maintain an extensive Earhart collection, which is still studied by those seeking to solve the mystery of her disappearance. Earhart began her fateful transoceanic flight from the Purdue University Airport. Purdue also played a central role in Earhart's ill-fated "Flying Laboratory" project, providing funds for the Lockheed L-10 Electra aircraft she intended to fly around the world.

Famed aviator Amelia Earhart came to Purdue in 1935 and served as a "Counselor on Careers for Women," a staff position she held until her disappearance in 1937. In 1930 Purdue became the first university in the country to offer college credit for flight training, and later became the first to open its own airport. Although it would be several years before a separate school would be established, Purdue did begin offering technical electives in aeronautical engineering within the School of Mechanical Engineering in 1921. He arrived from Dayton, Ohio with a proposal to establish a School of Aviation Engineering at Purdue.

Haskins became the first alumnus to land an aircraft on campus. In 1919 George W. Clifford Turpin, from the class of 1908, was the first Purdue graduate to become an aviator, and received flight instruction from Orville Wright himself. J.

The event, sponsored by Purdue alumni, attracted an estimated 17,000 onlookers and enthusiasts, and was the first of many such exhibitions at Purdue. In the summer of 1911 the club hosted Aviation Day, the Lafayette community's first aircraft demonstration. Cicero Veal, professor of mechanical engineering at Purdue, organized the Purdue Aero Club. In 1910, Dr.

Since the earliest days of the University, students, faculty, and staff have played major, and often instrumental, roles in the history of aerospace. Although the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics was not formally established until 1945, Purdue and the greater Lafayette community have a long history in the field of aviation. By 1883 enrollment had increased beyond 350, and by the turn of the twentieth century Purdue had begun a period of active expansion: scholarship standards were raised, courses were expanded, and equipment was improved. The first female students were admitted to the university in the fall of the same year.

Purdue issued its first degree, a Bachelor’s of Science in Chemistry, in 1875. Classes first began at Purdue on September 16, 1874 with three buildings, six instructors, and 39 students. In 1869, it was decided that the college would be founded near the city of Lafayette and established as Purdue University, in the name of the institution’s principal benefactor. The state of Indiana received a gift of $150,000 from John Purdue, a Lafayette business leader and philanthropist (buried at Purdue), along with $50,000 from Tippecanoe County, and 150 acres (.6 km²) of land from Lafayette residents in support of the project.

In 1865, the Indiana General Assembly took advantage of this offer, and began plans to establish such an institution. On July 2nd of 1862, President Lincoln signed the Morrill Act into law, offering public lands to any state that would establish and maintain a college for the purpose of teaching agriculture and mechanics. The main campus has a consistent enrollment of over 30,000 undergraduate students and of nearly 8,000 graduate students. Purdue is also home to the state of Indiana's school of veterinary medicine.

Particularly notable among its numerous research facilities and centers are Discovery Park, the home to its several interdisciplinary programs, and the non-academic Purdue Research Park. The campus is well-known for important and groundbreaking contributions in strategic areas. The main campus is particularly noted for its engineering, agriculture, and business administration programs, which are consistently counted among the best. .

. This main campus in West Lafayette anchors the Purdue University System statewide, which is comprised of regional campuses, satellite technology-training centers, and county agricultural extension offices. Purdue University is a public land-grant university whose primary campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana on the bluffs above the Wabash River. See also Purdue University System..

Purdue University System. Engineering Projects In Community Service. Purdue University Horticulture Gardens. See List of Purdue University people.

Jischke, 2000-Present. Martin C. Beering, 1983-2000. Steven C.

Hicks, acting president, 1982-1983. John W. Hansen, 1971-1982. Arthur G.

Hovde, 1946-1971. Frederick L. Potter, acting president, 1945-1946. Andrey A.

Elliott, 1922-1945. Edward C. Marshall, acting president, 1921-1922. Henry W.

Stone, 1900-1921. Winthrop E. James Henry Smart, 1883-1900. White, 1876-1883.

Emerson E. John Hougham, acting president, 1876. Shortridge, 1874-1875. Abraham C.

Richard Owen, 1872-1874. Townsend, of Hartford City, Indiana. Mark W. Thomas Spurgeon, of Peoria, Illinois.

Powers, of Gary, Indiana. Mamon M. Peterson, of Rochester, Indiana. Robert E.

William Oesterle, of Indianapolis, Indiana. Edmondson, of Clayton, Indiana. Barbara H. Rachel Cumberbatch, of Lebanon, Indiana.

Birck, of Hinsdale, Illinois. Michael J. Hardin, Vice Chairman, of Danville, Indiana. John D.

Timothy McGinley, Chairman, of Indianapolis, Indiana. J. Though this story cannot be corroborated, it has been a favorite folk legend among some of the administration. According to the legend, the coaches gathered a number of boilermakers from the Monon Railroad Shops, enrolled them in one class each, and added them to the team.

The legend tells of two Purdue football coaches that would not accept the scrawny volunteers that came out for the team. Another legend purports to offer an explanation of the Boilermaker moniker. In recent years due to rennovation, this has been removed. A series of smokestacks on top of a building were arranged in such a way that it looked like an upraised finger was being shown in the general direction of Indiana University.

Another legend was of John Purdue's finger. A particle accelerator is underground in the physics building, and does extend into the general vicinity of the fountain. It generates a small amount of energy, comparable to the amount of energy to run a hair dryer or toaster. There is a nuclear reactor, but it is in the Electrical Engineering building.

This has some semblance of truth. The reactor is cooled by the Engineering fountain. According to some stories there is a nuclear reactor underground, which powers the entire campus. These, of course, are also untrue.

The legends range from silly to macabre and many involve students from rival Indiana University participating in grave robbing and other acts of desecration. There are also a number of legends that periodically circulate on campus that involve benefactor John Purdue’s grave, which is located on campus per his final requests. In fact, the new tower includes bells from the original Bell Tower, which was demolished in 1956. However, inside the modern Bell Tower are a computerized carillon, and an electronic clock.

Project leaders supposedly had a speaker system installed to imitate the sound of ringing bells. The legend claims that when construction of the tower was completed in 1995 it was discovered that the tower was structurally flawed, and as a result the bells could not ring without risking collapse. One of the more bizarre, yet most commonly heard, legends on campus concerns the integrity of the Purdue Bell Tower. It is of interest to note that these buildings are considered "off-campus" by many of the students, due to their location in an area which is surrounded primarily by local business.

Although both buildings on the West Lafayette campus are made of limestone, both had brick included in their foundations in keeping with the 'red brick' tradition. Although this claim cannot be substantiated, it is apparently contradicted by two university buildings: Krannert and Rawls halls. A legend connected with benefactor John Purdue asserts that he owned the local brickyard, and that his donation carried the stipulation that all permanent university buildings must be built of red brick or his entire gift reverts to Purdue's heirs. Purdue and Indiana University rigged up the first supercomputer network in the nation to tie together university-owned computers with a combined peak capacity of more than one teraflop.

Although not academic, Purdue's research park was ranked first by the Association of University Research Parks in 2004[4]. Purdue was the birthplace of the nation’s first academic program in computer science in 1962[3]. Its technology education program ranks first in the nation[2]. Purdue's College of Technology is the largest producer of engineering technology graduates among public universities in the United States.

Purdue's School of Nuclear Engineering ranks 4th by US News & World Report. The School of Industrial Engineering was 3rd by US News & World Report. Purdue's landscape and architecture design program ranks 2nd in the nation. Purdue's industrial/manufacturing program ranks 2nd in the nation.

Purdue's College of Engineering ranks 8th in the nation by US News & World Report. Krannert School of Management's MBA was ranked 1st by regional corporate recruiters in the Wall Street Journal[1]. Krannert School of Management ranks 8th among public universities according to Business Week. 1 nationally by a survey published in the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Education.

Purdue University's hospitality and tourism management undergraduate program has been ranked No.