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Martha Stewart recognizes CFS alumna with Dreamers into Doers Award
Erin Slater (BS ’02), CEO of College Mentors for Kids, is Martha Stewart’s 2009 Dreamers into Doers Philanthropic winner! The Martha Stewart Show holds the annual contest to recognize those who have turned their passion into their profession. Along with $10,000, Erin will appear on the October 9 episode of The Martha Stewart Show and be featured in the December issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine. >> More
Hanley Hall construction gets underway
The Purdue Board of Trustees approved awarding a $7.7 million construction contract to Pepper Construction Co. of Indiana LLC of Indianapolis to build Bill and Sally Hanley Hall. The new facility near the intersection of Martin Jischke Drive and State Street will replace the existing Child Development and Family Studies building. Hanley Hall will house child classroom laboratories and interdisciplinary research centers, including the Center for Families, Military Family Research Institute, and the Center for Aging and the Life Course. Construction should be completed by March 2011. >> More