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Make your giant leap back to campus September 27–29 for Homecoming 2024, a gold-and-black reunion for Boilermakers of all ages. We have a fun, festive weekend in store—including the Class of 1974’s 50th reunion—and will add more details here as they become available.
Stay tuned—and Boiler Up!
Make your giant leap back to campus September 27–29 for Homecoming 2024, a gold-and-black reunion for Boilermakers of all ages. We have a fun, festive weekend in store—including the Class of 1974’s 50th reunion—and will add more details here as they become available.
Stay tuned—and Boiler Up!
Kick off Homecoming weekend with the sights and sounds of this magical event.
Reminisce while reconnecting with your favorite Purdue college and campus units.
Strike up the band during our pregame celebration that will bring music to your ears.
Cheer the Boilermakers on to victory as they battle Nebraska at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Office of Special Events
765-494-0900
specialevents@purdueforlife.org
Office of Special Events
765-494-0900
specialevents@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.
