Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES D. E Ross Mr. I. A. Hillenbrand Mr. P. Edgerton Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith Mr. I. L. Kimbrough The Board of Trustees, which is the governing body of Purdue University, is made up ot representative lndiana citizens. The work of this competent board is to represent the State and the Commonwealth of Indiana in administering the affairs of the University. The trustees of Purdue University, nine in number, are appointed under the provisions ot an act of the lndiana Legislature, approved March 9, l92l. Three oi the trustees, one of whom shall be a graduate of the School of Agriculture, are selected by the Purdue Alumni Association. Six trustees are appointed by the governor of the stateg two from agriculture, two from industry, and two citizens at large, one of whom shall be a woman. Mr. I. A. Simpson Mr. I. E. Hall Mr. I. W. Noel Mr. I. K. Lilly Page sixteen

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. ASSISTANT TO PRESIDENT During the past year Prof. Frank C. Hockema was appointed to the position of Assistant to the President. To all who know him, this appointment met with Commendation. Professor Hockema was formerly of the Mechanical Engineer- ing School and for one year was head of the Personnel Department of the Uni- versity. ln Iuly, l934, the office of Assistant to the President was created and Professor Hockema was assigned to this new position. The office entails such duties as representing President Elliott at banquets and dinners, filling speak- ing engagements, and supervising the enactment of various legislation concern- ing faculty and students. Professor I-lockema was graduated from Indiana State Normal School in l9l3 and received his B.S.M.E. at Purdue in 1917. In the year 1923 he was awarded his M.S.M.E. at Purdue. I-le is a member of Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi honor- ary organizations. He is the author of literature used in extension work in fac- tory management by Purdue University. Despite his many duties, he is not too busy to indulge in his pet hobbies. l-lis recreational interests are golf, fishing, and flower gardens. ln his position as Assistant to the President, Professor Hockema comes in con- tact with a great number of students. He is always smiling, always encouraging, always helpful, and his advice so often sought is generously given. A friend to all who know him, is the Assistant to the President, Frank C. Hockema. F. C. HOCKEMA Page fifteen 35,3 24517

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THE PURDUE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION O, M. BOOHER All American Universities are realizing more and more the reciprocal obligations between Alma Mater and Alumni. - An institution of higher learning can grow no faster or finer than the loving ambition of its sons and daughters. Its successful Work may attract attention .... lt will enlist friends .... But the driving wheel of steady progress is the enthusiastic, untiring ambition of its former students. A successful university likewise reflects honor and dignity upon the lives of its graduates. The purpose of the Purdue Alumni Association Incorporated is to serve as an agency through Which the university and alumni may function for the best interests of all. i Members in this useful and active organization enjoy a living relationship to all things of the past as well as to all things of the present which have for their origin and purpose the kindling of a greater Purdue. OWEN M. BOOHER, Executive Secretary. GROWING LARGEST BY SERVING BETTER SARAH VERRILL I V, W M , V . gh, ind, .is.1,,.., 4wt:mLemmmuawm:w.w.wnuvsw f , ,f,:.-:..e-gs. ,. ' ' . . .i . M- , vm 4551, Page seventeen