Welcome Alumni
You are the heart of the department. Our mission is to foster lifelong relationships between the Department and its alumni and friends.
The site is meant to give you information about becoming involved in the department. Please visit the links on the left-hand menu to find out more about the department and the role you can play as an alumnus or friend.
If you are interested in getting involved or would like to suggest ways we can better connect the Department and its alumni, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you!
Meet our new Development Officer
Sandy Howarth has recently assumed the position of director of development for the Departments of Biological Sciences and Statistics at Purdue University. Howarth was most recently executive director for the Perry Township Education Foundation. She has also served as director of development and also gifts and grant director for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis.
Howarth brings with her over eight years of experience in development and 15 years of experience in consulting. To encourage awareness and support of non-profit agencies, she was responsible for orchestrating numerous fundraising events, securing event underwriters, and implementing fund raising/donor cultivation programs.
In 2007, she managed the Benevon “Raising More Money” donor cultivation program for the Perry Township Education Foundation and raised over $85,000 at the inaugural breakfast event. In 2006, Howarth raised $2.3 million in financial support to cover operating expenses and build 24 Habitat for Humanity homes for low-income Indianapolis families. She also designed, implemented, and instructed training programs to increase organizational productivity.
A native of Indiana, Howarth graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Human Resource Management from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Terre Haute, Ind.
Congratulations
N. REED DUNNICK (BS ’65, MS ’81) is Fred Jenner Professor and chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Michigan, where he investigates functional adrenal diseases, hypertension, renal masses, and the percutaneous approach to urolithiasis. More
REBECCA PORTRATZ CREECH (BS ’96, MS ’01) began her teaching career at LaSalle-Peru Township High School in LaSalle, Illinois. She taught biology and algebra at LaSalle-Peru while also serving as an assistant softball coach and school improvement co-chair. More