Impact

Steve Meehan (ECE’71, MS IUPUI’85) never had a grand scheme to build upon his family’s legacy, but he has done so just the same. Rooted in a love of Purdue and a passion for the Indianapolis 500—both inherited from his parents, who graduated from the university—Steve has quietly turned simple family traditions into something more: a twin-engined Boilermaker dynasty of sorts.

In honor of Earth Week, 84 volunteers gathered at Purdue’s West Lafayette location for the spring 2025 Purdue Day of Service on Friday, April 25.

An accomplished biologist and esteemed professor at Purdue University, Stephen Lindemann (S’04) has built a career that has been shaped by gut instinct.

Charlie Paddock, who brings more than 15 years of leadership experience within the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement, has been named chief operating officer for the Purdue for Life Foundation.

Ben Oxley wants to start a revolution—and he’s doing it via fermentation. Oxley (S’19) and his partner, Shobhana Panuganti, are in the process of opening a unique business known as a fermentory in Chicago. Their goal? To bring back third spaces.

Three-time Paralympian and 19-time Paralympic medalist Erin Popovich named chief of staff for Purdue for Life Foundation.

Dozens of volunteers recently planted trees and mulched at Horticulture Park and John T. McCutcheon Residence Hall as part of the fall 2024 Day of Service. A total of 894 trees have been planted over the four-year history of the event, which is hosted by Purdue University in partnership with the Purdue for Life Foundation.

Homecoming at Purdue is naturally loaded with meaning for anyone who attends. For Liz White (EDU’74), the significance of Homecoming 2024 ran even deeper.

In the age of social media, artificial intelligence, and robots, one thing has remained constant—good old-fashioned mail. No matter where you live, you likely have a mailbox.

In celebration of Arbor Day and National Volunteer Month, 100 volunteers planted 260 trees at Purdue’s Horticulture Park on Friday, April 26, as part of a special spring Purdue Day of Service. Since the event launched in 2021, more than 450 volunteers have planted 861 trees at select campus locations.