Fall 2005
PACCK News
Purdue Alumni Club of Central Kentucky
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Bill Sheets
About
7,800 Purdue University students earned academic honors for the spring 2005 semester according to a recent Purdue press release. What's really interesting for us in the Purdue Alumni Club of Central Kentucky is that 16 of those students are from our club's geographic area.Katherine Lea Frank, Harrodsburg
Lauren Michelle Burge, Lawrenceburg
Lora Nicole Boller, Salvisa
John Alan Meister, Danville
Sarah Ann Rogers, Stanford
Gregory Arthur Radun, Lexington
Matthew Bernard Bramlage, Lexington
Joseph Thomas Davis, Lexington
Nolan Thomas Wright, Lexington
Matthew Thomas Goebel, Burlington
Zachary David Bokelman, Villa Hills
Thomas John Bottonari, Crescent Springs
Dale Paul Mc Phillips, Crescent Springs
Matthew Thomas Foertsch, Hebron
Central Kentucky is well represented at Purdue by all of our students from this area and it is great to know that 16 of them are recognized by the University for their outstanding academic achievement. As members of the Purdue Alumni Club of Central Kentucky we should be proud of our local students, I know I am. If you know one of these students, be sure to congratulate them on their academic achievement and encourage them to keep up the good work.
PACCK has scholarships available for local area students. If you know of a student who would like to apply for a scholarship, please contact Les Brooks or any director listed below. We look forward to seeing you all at upcoming club events. Until then... Hail Purdue!
NEW CLUB OFFICERS – 2005
Officers
President - Bill Sheets - sheets.family@insightbb.com
Vice President -Lara Beth Sheets –sheets.family@insightbb.com
Secretary - Delphine Coupal – delphine@qx.net
Treasurer - John Cioci – ugic52@yahoo.com
Directors
Les Brooks - brooks@insightbb.com
Mike Shaffer – ckshaffer@insightbb.com
Jim Phillips – purdue_griffin@hotmail.com_
Election of additional officers and board members will take place at the annual meeting October 13, 2005. Suggestions, comments and questions are always welcome, email us .
www.purduealum.org/PACCK
PACCK Calendar for 2005
Oct. 1, 2005 Tailgate Party Notre Dame vs Purdue
The Purdue Alumni Club of Central Kentucky will meet at Buffalo
Wild Wings Grill and Bar at Todds Road on October, 1st for the Purdue Vs. Notre Dame game. Kick off to be at 6:00EST Alumni and friends are invited an evening of fellowship and cheer the Boilermakers on. We will be joined by the Notre Dame alumni from central Kentucky area for some good old fashion rivalry and an evening of FUN !Oct. 13, 2005
Annual DinnerOur annual dinner and meeting will be held Oct. 13 PACCK is planning a "W
ine Tasting and Dinner" at the Talon Winery in Lexington Kentucky. Again the board is going all out to plan a evening of fun and fellowship with alumni and friends. Our guest speaker will be James L. Mullins, Dean of Libraries at Purdue. He comes to Purdue after three-and-a-half years at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was associate director for administration of the libraries. Mark your calendar for the up coming dinner and annual meeting. Place, time and complete details are on the web and in the enclosed reservation form.PAST PRESIDENT’S Words
Les Brooks
2005 is being an interesting year for me. June 4th marked my 60th year of life and it has caused me to reflect on many of my life’s events. July 9th was a wonderful day as three good high school buddies and I got together to celebrate our 60th birthdays together. Our wonderful wives of 36 to 38 years were also there. One friend ask each of us what we would have changed about our lives. My answer was that I would have taken education more seriously. I grew up in Lafayette, Indiana with an opportunity to attend a better than average high school and than I crossed the river to continue my education at a great university. My goal was to get a degree and get on with life. Forty some years later I now realize I missed essential parts of education. Three out of four at that July 9th party wished they had taken a different approach to education and not for financial gain. That birthday experience explains why I think our annual student picnic is such a meaningful event.
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