This is the most convenient way to make a gift towards supporting student-athlete scholarships. Click here to make a gift online using a credit card or debit card. You may also schedule recurring payments for the frequency and duration that you specify. Athletics alumni (student-athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, practice players, spirit squad members) from the West Lafayette campus will automatically become Varsity P members with their JPC membership.
Call 765.494.CLUB and a John Purdue Club representative will be happy to assist you in making your contribution over the phone.
Individuals wishing to mail a donation may print our membership form.
Please mail the form to:
Purdue Foundation
Gift Processing
PO Box 772401
Detroit, MI 48277-2401
Checks can be made payable to “Purdue Foundation” with “John Purdue Club” in the memo line.
Many companies participate in a matching gift program, allowing you to increase your contribution to the John Purdue Club and increase the JPC priority points earned at no additional cost to you. Click here to see if your company has a matching gift program and whether that program extends to gifts towards athletics scholarships or athletics facility projects.
Purdue employees can give to the John Purdue Club through payroll deduction simply by visiting the online employee portal and adding a deduction towards the John Purdue Club.
Stock gifts can also be made. Please be sure your stock gift includes your name and contact information, and please notify us of a stock gift by filling out the Gift of Security Transfer Notification Form. Specific transfer options can be obtained by contacting the Purdue Research Foundation at PRF@purdue.edu or 765.588.3470. Please be sure to mention that you would like your gift to be designated to the John Purdue Club.
Deferred gifts are encouraged because they provide lasting contributions to Purdue Athletics. These may include provisions or the establishment of a trust with the John Purdue Club as a beneficiary. Irrevocable deferred gifts earn JPC priority points immediately. Please contact the John Purdue Club for more detailed information at 765.494.2582.
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.
