They were recognized for their outstanding leadership and career accomplishments in the Cooperative Education Program. Sue is the Lt. Governor, State of Indiana and Cindy is Vice President of American Operations for Allegion. Congratulations to Sue and Cindy!

Created in 1950, the Old Masters Program has been a long-standing tradition in which distinguished professionals are brought to Purdue’s campus to share their professional and personal experiences and inspire leadership for a lifetime. During the program, Old Masters participate in classroom talks, student organization receptions, and social activities. Those selected as Old Masters are exceptional individuals who have made significant contributions in their professional fields. Encompassing a mix of Purdue alumni and friends, Old Masters possess a desire to share leadership philosophies and life experiences with Purdue students.

The six astronaut-like crew members of the next Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) mission starting October 15 will be isolated in their dome habitat for eight months. This mission is twice as long as any previously completed at the Hawaii site, and second only to Russia’s Mars500 experiment in total duration. During the HI-SEAS mission, Jocelyn will monitor habitat systems data and develop analytics for optimizing crew schedules and mission performance.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann will return to Purdue University on Aug. 9 to deliver the keynote address at her alma mater's summer commencement.

Their paper is entitled “The Multi-depot Minimum Latency Problem with Inter-depot Routes”.

From College to Careers is a program intended to develop the technology to allow students with physical disabilities to have careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The program will use robots controlled by voice commands and hand gestures to assist disabled students and researchers in laboratories.