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Book SynopsisIn 1869 the State of Indiana founded Purdue University as Indiana’s land-grant university dedicated to agriculture and engineering. Today, Purdue stands as one of the elite research and education institutions in the world. Its halls have been home to Nobel Prize- and World Food Prize-winning faculty, record-setting astronauts, laurelled humanists, researchers, and leaders of industry. Its thirteen colleges and schools span the sciences, liberal arts, management, and veterinary medicine, boasting more than 450,000 living alumni.
Ever True: The First 150 Years of Purdue University by John Norberg captures the essence of this great university. In this volume, Norberg takes readers beyond the iconic redbrick walls of Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus to delve into the stories of the faculty, alumni, and leaders who make up this remarkable institution’s distinguished history. Written to commemorate Purdue University’s sesquicentennial celebrations,
Ever True picks up where prior histories leave off, bringing the intricacies of historic tales to the forefront, updating the Purdue story to the present, and looking to the future.
Table of Contents
- List of Giant Leaps
- Foreword
- Preface
- Part One 1869 to 1900
- 1: First Commencement June 1875
- 2: On the Cusp of Greatness: A City and a Man 1802 to 1869
- 3: Bidding for a University 1869
- 4: Making of a University 1869 to 1874
- 5: Presidents Come and Go 1874 to 1876
- 6: His Spirit Departs 1876
- 7. Old Borax 1880 to 1906
- 8. Turbulence, Enthusiasm, and Accomplishments 1883 to 1893
- 9. One Brick Higher 1890 to 1895
- 10. The Look and Feel of a University 1890 to 1900
- Part Two 1900 to 1971
- 11. Dawn of a New Century 1900 to 1921
- 12. Football Train Wreck: Cheers to Tears 1903
- 13. The Problem of Purdue's Duty to Women 1904 to 1918
- 14. The Purdue School of Medicine 1903 to 1908
- 15. A Man of Stone Quietly Faces a Personal Crisis 1907 to 1919
- 16. A Bulwark of Defense in Time of War 1917 to 1918
- 17. Winthrop Stone Saw Nothing Higher 1921
- 18. Edward C. Elliott Wakes Up Purdue 1922 to 1945
- 19. The Dean: Andrey A. Potter 1882 to 1979
- 20. An Era of Change 1922 to 1937
- 21. A Hall of Music in the Great Depression 1929 to 1940
- 22. Preparing Students for War 1941 to 1945
- 23. Redbrick Buildings and Quonset Huts 1945 to 1950
- 24. Basketball Bleacher Collapse February 1947
- 25. African Americans Apply to Purdue Residence Halls 1944 to 1947
- 26. New Schools and New Traditions: Everything's Coming Up Roses 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
- 27. The Spring of Discontent 1968 to 1971
- 28. Purdue Astronauts 1946 to Present
- Part Three 1972 to 2018
- 29. Arthur Hansen: The Students' President 1970s
- 30. Opportunity, Equality, and Respect 1970s
- 31. Purdue Celebrates a Nobel Prize 1979 to 1982
- 32. Steven C. Beering: The Years Before Purdue 1932 to 1983
- 33. The Steven Beering Years 1983 to 2000
- 34. A Makeover for Purdue 1983 to 2000
- 35. A Photo Finish 1983 to 2000
- 36. Martin Jischke: The Next Level 1941 to 2000
- 37. Who Moved My Cheese? 2000 to 2001
- 38. Preeminence 2001 to 2002
- 39. Mission Accomplished 2003 to 2007
- 40. France Córdova: A Résumé Out of This World 1947 to 2007
- 41. Progress Through Economic Recession 2007 to 2012
- 42. The 5 a.m. Telephone Call 2007 to 2012
- 43. A Governor for Purdue 2012 to 2018
- 44. A New Model for Higher Education 2012 to 2018
- 45. Ever True
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
