With more than 600,000 living alumni, the Purdue for Life Foundation is a powerful network that connects Boilermakers—lifelong and worldwide! These connections can help the growth and reach of your organization.
Purdue for Life’s business development programs and services are made possible, in part, by support from our advertisers, sponsors, and corporate partners. We provide them with invaluable connections to Purdue alumni, faculty, staff, and friends.
When you partner with us, you gain access to:
With more than 575,000 living alumni, the Purdue for Life Foundation is a powerful network that connects Boilermakers—lifelong and worldwide! These connections can help the growth and reach of your organization.
Purdue for Life’s business development programs and services are made possible, in part, by support from our advertisers, sponsors, and corporate partners. We provide them with invaluable connections to Purdue alumni, faculty, staff, and friends.
When you partner with us, you gain access to:
• More than 600,000 living alumni with more than 13,000 new alumni each year
• 12 affinity networks as well as nearly 80 domestic alumni clubs and 65 international alumni networks
• More than 590,000 views on the Purdue for Life website each fiscal year
• Our loyal social media following—more than 19,000 LinkedIn followers, 6,300 Facebook followers, 2,800 Instagram followers, and 2,400 Twitter followers
Purdue for Life’s publications—the Purdue Alumnus magazine and the Boiler UPdate newsletter—share stories of Purdue alumni, faculty, staff, and students who care deeply about the university and their fellow Boilermakers. The publications support the foundation’s mission to empower alumni to stay connected, get involved, and give back by strengthening their connection to the university and reminding them that they are part of the Boilermaker family.
For ads, our specs are 600 pixels wide by 150 pixels tall. We can make the ad clickable through a link.
We offer ads in the following places:
Purdue Alumnus issue launch email
• Email for members of the Purdue Alumni Association
Average audience: 28,000 people
Average open rate: 49%
• Email for nonmembers
Average audience: 202,000 people
Average open rate: 36%
Boiler UPdate newsletter
Average audience: 275,000 people
Average open rate: 37%
If you are interested in advertising with us or have any questions, please contact Jessica Richardson, manager of business partnerships at Purdue for Life, at jarichardson@purdueforlife.org.
Purdue Alumnus issue launch email
• Email for members of the Purdue Alumni Association
Average audience: 28,000 people
Average open rate: 49%
• Email for nonmembers
Average audience: 202,000 people
Average open rate: 36%
Boiler UPdate newsletter
Average audience: 275,000 people
Average open rate: 37%
If you are interested in advertising with us or have any questions, please contact Jessica Richardson, manager of business partnerships at Purdue for Life, at jarichardson@purdueforlife.org.
Purdue for Life offers a variety of in-person events and programs, including the Purdue Challenge 5K run/walk, conferences, alumni and donor events, and—our flagship event—the Boilermaker Ball. All sponsorships are unique and offer the opportunity for customized event components and a comprehensive marketing plan.
For each event, we will provide a sponsorship rate card with a listing of the available sponsorship opportunities.
Purdue for Life offers a variety of in-person events and programs, including the Purdue Challenge 5K run/walk, conferences, alumni and donor events, and—our flagship event—the Boilermaker Ball. All sponsorships are unique and offer the opportunity for customized event components and a comprehensive marketing plan.
For each event, we will provide a sponsorship rate card with a listing of the available sponsorship opportunities.
With support from corporate partners, Purdue for Life delivers vital communications, programs, and events to unite the Boilermaker community and strengthen Purdue!
Thank you to our corporate partners for their creative sponsorships as well as digital and print advertising.
Jessica Richardson
Manager of Business Partnerships, Purdue for Life Foundation
jarichardson@purdueforlife.org
Patsy earned a bachelor’s degree in food and nutrition in business from Purdue in 1969, in addition to an MBA in food marketing from Michigan State University in 1970. She retired from Kraft Foods in 2006 after 36 years in corporate food marketing and marketing communications management.
A community volunteer, Patsy serves on the Women’s Fund of Central Indiana Advisory Board and the Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences Dean’s Leadership Council, in addition to the President’s Council Advisory Board. She is a former member of the Health and Human Sciences Alumni Board. Patsy held several offices from 2006 through 2013, including president and treasurer. She serves her community’s Discover Indianapolis Club in Fishers, holding several leadership roles for over 10 years.
Patsy has received several honors, including the Purdue University Nutrition Science Department Hall of Fame recipient in 2009 and the Purdue University College of Health and Human Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016. She also received the college’s Gold and Black Award in 2016, an honor reserved for donors who have moved the college forward by committing exceptional financial resources.
In addition to endowing two scholarships, the Patsy J. Mellott Scholarship and Patsy J. Mellott HHS Scholarship, she established the Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award in the College of Health and Human Sciences in 2013. In 2015, she endowed the Patsy J. Mellott Women’s Tennis Coach Performance Award. She is a lead donor in the Christine M. Ladisch Faculty Leadership Award and the Purdue Women’s Network Virginia C. Meredith Scholarship for the College of Health and Human Sciences.