Pharmacy Alumna and Husband Give $6 Million to Name Deanship
Jeannie (P’61) and Jim Chaney, the Purdue College of Pharmacy’s most generous donors, have made history by pledging $6 million and funding the first-ever termed deanship at the University.
May 1, 2025
After celebrating a record number of gifts during its 12th annual Day of Giving, Purdue continues to set the standard for single-day fundraising in American higher education. The 24-hour online, social media-driven fundraising effort brought in $105.1 million through 36,875 gifts—bringing Purdue Day of Giving’s cumulative total since its launch in 2014 to $602.1 million.
