The gift is the largest contribution from an individual for a facility in Purdue’s history. As a result, the building on the West Lafayette campus will be called the Roland G. Parrish Hall of Business.
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The former Indiana governor and president of Purdue University also addresses one of the biggest political, academic and economic debates of the last decade: What is the value of a college degree?
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The money will go to start three programs designed to give students real-world business experience along with their classroom experience.
Named as a fellow to the Daniels School of Business, former World Bank President David Malpass said the “world would benefit from Purdue’s engagement … in terms of its expertise in business, in semiconductors, in climate science, in engineering.”
Jim Bullard has spent the last 15 years as president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, making him the longest-serving sitting president of a Federal Reserve bank.
The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation has committed $50 million for the undergraduate institute at the Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business at Purdue University, the school announced Monday.
The university first announced plans for the business school in March as part of the five-year “DePauw’s Bold & Gold 2027” strategic plan.
Craig Caldwell has worked at Butler University since 1999 in a variety of roles, including interim dean of the business school since July 1, 2021.
The new business school is included in a five-year strategic plan the Greencastle-based university unveiled this week called “Bold & Gold 2027.”
The Andre B. Lacy School of Business operates in an ecosystem filled with in-state competitors that dwarf it in size. Dean Steve Standifird figures if you can’t match them in size, you’d better be more agile and adaptable.
