In 1869 the Stateof Indiana founded Purdue University as Indiana s land-grantuniversity dedicated to agriculture and engineering. Today, Purdue standsas one of the elite research and education institutions in the world. Its hallshave been home to Nobel Prize- and World Food Prize-winningfaculty, record-setting astronauts, laureled humanists, researchers,and leaders of industry. Its thirteen colleges and schools span the sciences,liberal arts, management, and veterinary medicine, boasting morethan 450,000 living alumni. Ever True: 150 Years of Giant Leaps at Purdue University by John Norberg captures the essence of this great university. In this volume, Norberg takes readers beyond the iconic redbrick walls of PurdueUniversity s West Lafayette campus to delve into the stories of the faculty,alumni, and leaders who make up this remarkable institution s distinguished history. Written to commemorate Purdue University s sesquicentennial celebrations, EverTrue picks up where prior histories leave off, bringing the intricacies ofhistoric tales to the forefront, updating the Purdue story to the present, andlooking to the future.

List of Giant Leaps
Foreword
Preface
Part One 1869 to 1900
1: First Commencement June 1875
2: On the Cusp of Greatness: A City and a Man 1802 to 1869
3: Bidding for a University 1869
4: Making of a University 1869 to 1874
5: Presidents Come and Go 1874 to 1876
6: His Spirit Departs 1876
7. Old Borax 1880 to 1906
8. Turbulence, Enthusiasm, and Accomplishments 1883 to 1893
9. One Brick Higher 1890 to 1895
10. The Look and Feel of a University 1890 to 1900
Part Two 1900 to 1971
11. Dawn of a New Century 1900 to 1921
12. Football Train Wreck: Cheers to Tears 1903
13. The Problem of Purdue’s Duty to Women 1904 to 1918
14. The Purdue School of Medicine 1903 to 1908
15. A Man of Stone Quietly Faces a Personal Crisis 1907 to 1919
16. A Bulwark of Defense in Time of War 1917 to 1918
17. Winthrop Stone Saw Nothing Higher 1921
18. Edward C. Elliott Wakes Up Purdue 1922 to 1945
19. The Dean: Andrey A. Potter 1882 to 1979
20. An Era of Change 1922 to 1937
21. A Hall of Music in the Great Depression 1929 to 1940
22. Preparing Students for War 1941 to 1945
23. Redbrick Buildings and Quonset Huts 1945 to 1950
24. Basketball Bleacher Collapse February 1947
25. African Americans Apply to Purdue Residence Halls 1944 to 1947
26. New Schools and New Traditions: Everything’s Coming Up Roses 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
27. The Spring of Discontent 1968 to 1971
28. Purdue Astronauts 1946 to Present
Part Three 1972 to 2018
29. Arthur Hansen: The Students’ President 1970s
30. Opportunity, Equality, and Respect 1970s
31. Purdue Celebrates a Nobel Prize 1979 to 1982
32. Steven C. Beering: The Years Before Purdue 1932 to 1983
33. The Steven Beering Years 1983 to 2000
34. A Makeover for Purdue 1983 to 2000
35. A Photo Finish 1983 to 2000
36. Martin Jischke: The Next Level 1941 to 2000
37. Who Moved My Cheese? 2000 to 2001
38. Preeminence 2001 to 2002
39. Mission Accomplished 2003 to 2007
40. France Córdova: A Résumé Out of This World 1947 to 2007
41. Progress Through Economic Recession 2007 to 2012
42. The 5 a.m. Telephone Call 2007 to 2012
43. A Governor for Purdue 2012 to 2018
44. A New Model for Higher Education 2012 to 2018
45. Ever True
Notes
Bibliography
Index