Purdue Alumni Club of Kansas City

The purpose of this club is to promote Purdue University and the Purdue Alumni Association through involvement and support of local community activities; and to provide opportunities for networking among alumni, friends and students.

Membership in the club is open to any graduate of any campus of Purdue University, and any person who has attended Purdue events or who wishes to support Purdue.

Activities

  • Spring Dinner and/or Summer Picnic - our annual get together, all local alumni invited
  • Game Watches - for football games in the fall and weekend basketball games in the spring at a local sports bar. Our home bar is Johnny's Tavern in Overland Park but game watches rotate between several bars. Check social media for event times and locations.
  • Community Service - the club typically does one to two volunteer outings at Harvesters Food Network in Kansas City
  • PART (Purdue Alumni Recruitment for Tomorrow) - volunteers to man booths at local college fairs to talk to prospective college students about Purdue

Scholarships

The club provides two to four scholarships annually to local students, either incoming or existing. The awards are between $500 to $1500 depending on funds in the local scholarship fund. Emails will be sent to local students announcing the scholarship in January or February. The deadline for application is typically March 1. The scholarships are announced in April or May.

Contributions to the scholarship fund can be done through the Purdue Day of Giving in late April or direct to the club (see contact below for more information).

Applications

If you are interested in applying for a club scholarship, go to the Purdue Alumni application site.

Winners

The 2018-19 winners:

  • Trevor Luzum - Lee's Summit MO
  • Mark Miller - Overland Park KS
  • Delaney Rundell - Overland Park KS
  • Michael Spiwak - Leawood KS

Past Scholarship Winners

Social Media

Facebook - Search for "Purdue Alumni Club of Kansas City". This is a closed group so request membership. All club events are posted along with event pictures and other Purdue related information.

Email list - All club events will be posted to this list. Contact the club president (see link below) for addition to the club email list.

Board of Directors

  • President - Dan Vietor
  • Vice President - Marilee Williams
  • Secretary - Jill Hart
  • Treasurer - Mark Lidman
  • Risk Officer - Joe Willerth

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