Transcript Constructing the Faces & Places of PUC

CONSTRUCTING
THE FACES & PLACES
OF PUC
POTTER
Did you know that the Potter Building…
Was named after Andrey A. Potter
Was formally named the Andrey A.
Potter Laboratories Building
Was dedicated January 18, 1973
Consisted of 6 laboratories, 12
general classrooms, a large lecture
hall, 16 faculty offices, administration
offices and storage facilities
Was a 3-story, 30,000 square foot
building completed by Calumet
Construction Company
Estimated cost of $1,250,000 set
for building and construction and
other expenses had to be raised to
$1,264,500 to meet the lowest bid
Namesake was one of the few
individuals who was still alive when
a building was named after him
Was one of two buildings named
after Andrey A. Potter - an
engineering research center at West
Lafayette was the other
Funding included $375,00 in
federal funds.
Andrey A. Potter (seated)
Did you know that Andrey A. Potter…
Was a native of Russia, but came
to America at the age of 15
Was educated as an electrical
engineer, but his life ‘s work was in a
variety of fields
By age eight played an ocarina and
soon began teaching neighborhood
children music
Was reading the autobiography of
Benjamin Franklin when his interest
in inventors was kindled and led
him to emigrate to the US to study
engineering
Apprenticed with the General
Electric Company at Schenectady,
New York after graduating from MIT
was active in the Vocational
Student Army Training Program at
engineering colleges during World
War I
Organized and directed the
Engineering Science and
Management Programs at
institutions of higher learning during
World War II
Was dean of the Purdue Schools of
Engineering for 33 years
Graduated from MIT in 1903
Died November 5, 1979 at the age
of 97
GYTE
Did you know that the Gyte Building…
Was named after Millard E. Gyte
First section was built in 1951 and
was the first permanent building on
campus
Addition in 1963 contained more
classrooms and offices were added
to the structure
Has an annex which was formerly
the Industrial Research Institute
Purdue’s Ross-Ade Foundation
leased a part of the building to Inland
Steel Co. for 15 years as a research
facility
Was remodeled in 1967 for
additional faculty and staff offices
Millard E. Gyte
Did you know that Millard E. Gyte…
Joined the staff of Purdue
University in 1947 as the District
Representative of the Calumet
Center, Division of Technical
Extension
Was made the first resident
director of the local Purdue Calumet
Center in 1952
Devoted 11 years of his life to the
development of the campus
 Is given a large measure of credit
for the growth in importance of PUC
in the field of education for
residents of northern Indiana
Tenure saw enrollment soar from a
few hundred to past the 2,500 mark
Had a Millard E. Gyte Memorial
Fund established at this campus
following his death
Had a longtime goal to raise
sufficient funds to aid all those
students that qualified for aid and
ultimately make them better workers
and citizens for our community
Died July 31, 1958 of a stroke
suffered while he was on duty at the
campus
ANDERSON
Did you know that the Anderson Building…
Was named after Edward D.
Anderson
Was dedicated April 23, 1969
Consisted of laboratories,
classrooms, offices, drafting rooms,
freehand drawing rooms,
classrooms, resource center, offices
and more
Cost $4,602,720
Was planned when a close study
of population growth in the Calumet
Region and at the Calumet Campus
showed that the School of
Technology needed additional space
to house and train its students
Gross area was 80,000 sq. ft.
The equipment which furnished the
laboratories was highly sophisticated
Major rooms were interconnected
with coax cable so that closed TV
could be originated and/or
transmitted between the spaces
Funding included $375,00 in
federal funds.
Edward D. Anderson
Did you know that Edward D. Anderson…
Was a native of LaPorte
Graduated from Purdue in 1924 in
mechanical engineering
Was known in the Calumet area as
Mr. Purdue
Served as a Purdue Trustee from
1951 until his death in 1956
Rose to the rank of executive vice
president of NIPSCO
Was so popular outside his
company that he was asked to run
for political office by two different
groups
Spearheaded the fund drive for
property acquisition
Was considered a prime mover in
development of the regional campus
Was lauded for his dedication to
his family, his company and Purdue
Was considered the highest
example of an engineer entrepreneur
Was active and in the forefront of
almost every civic activity in this area
Was a natural musician
Died at the age of 54 in 1956
CHARLOTTE R RILEY CHILD CENTER
Did you know that the Riley Center…
Was named after Charlotte R.
Riley, a deceased community
resident known for her charitable
work on behalf of children
Was dedicated September 24,
1992
Is located south of 173rd Street on
the campus’ south side
Houses a program of care and
development for children (ages 3-12)
of students, faculty, staff and
community residents
Is a single story, 7,000 square feet
structure
Once housed a laboratory setting
for students enrolled in PUC’s
associate degree program in Early
Childhood Development and has
expanded with the ECD curriculum
Replaced Purdue Calumet’s child
care operation which was based in
Porter Hall before it was renovated to
provide additional instructional and
office facilities
Charlotte R. Riley
Did you know that Charlotte R. Riley…
Was born in Chicago, IL
Was the wife of William Riley,
president emeritus of the First
National Bank of East Chicago
And the Riley family were
extremely supportive of charitable
and educational organizations
throughout the state of Indiana and
most generous to Purdue University
Calumet
As a member of the board of
directors for Hospice of Northwest
Indiana in Munster, raised $10,000
in two years to help pay for hospice
care for cancer patients who did not
have the money to pay for it
themselves
Was a member of the board of
directors of Calumet College of St.
Joseph and the Women’s Board of
Calumet College
Was a member of the Carmelite
Guild of East Chicago for more than
30 years
Was co-chairman of the Friends of
Hospice and a member of the South
Shore Chapter of Caritas (an
association working with retarded
children)
Said, “The children are our pride,
our joy, and our hope for tomorrow.
Let us do all we can for them today.”
Died April 3, 1990
CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER
OF NORTHWEST INDIANA
Did you know that the Challenger Center…
Was originally created by the
families of the astronauts as a living
legacy to those who passed in the
January 1986 shuttle tragedy
Is designed for students in
kindergarten through 12th grade but
is aimed at fifth through eighth
graders
Located at PUC became the
thirtieth space education facility
Sponsors community and
corporate missions as well
Opened in 1999 with Christa
McAuliffe’s mother , Grace Corrigan
in attendance
Teaches the importance of
teamwork and communication, and
increases students’ enthusiasm for
science, math and technology
Is now one of 46 centers in the
United States, Canada, South Korea,
and the United Kingdom
Have received grants from NASA
over the years for funding of the
center
Challenger Crew Members
Did you know that the Challenger Crew…
Represented a cross-section of the
American population in terms of
race, gender, geography,
background, and religion
Were a part of one of the most
significant events of the 80’s
Consisted of the spacecraft
commander, Francis R. (Dick)
Scobee; mission pilot , Michael J.
Smith on his first space flight; Judith
A. Resnik was one of three mission
specialists; Ronald E. McNair was
the second mission specialist
aboard; Ellison S. Onizuka, was the
last of the three mission specialists
Had two members who were not
officially Federal government
employees. Gregory B. Jarvis, a
payload specialist, worked for the
Hughes Aircraft Corp.'s Space and
Communications Group in Los
Angeles, California, and had been
made available for the Challenger
flight by his company. Sharon
Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher to
fly in space was selected from
among more than 11,000 applicants
from the education profession for
entrance into the astronaut ranks
 Accident had such a significant
impact on the nation in part because
of the excitement over McAuliffe's
presence on the Challenger
POWERS
Did you know that the Powers Building …
Was originally named the
Computer Education Building
Is the center of computing activities
on campus
Is named for Donald S. Powers
 Allowed the centralization and
consolidation of computing resources
and staff
Was dedicated May 19, 1990
Was considered to be a landmark
for PUC because its state-of-the-art
facilities for students, faculty and the
community would help PUC prepare
those groups for the challenges and
opportunities of the 21st century
Cost $4.5 million and was the 11th
building to be erected on the campus
Resulted in improved
communication and coordination
between computer users and support
staff
Contains computer teaching and
study laboratories, offices and the
campus’ mainframe computer
Donald S. Powers(center)
Did you know that Donald S. Powers…
Was president of Don Powers
Agency Inc., his insurance and real
estate firm
Had a $30,000 endowed
scholarship fund established at PUC
in his honor
Received a BS degree in
agriculture form Purdue University in
1947
Was a tremendous contributor,
leader, and supporter of higher
education in Northwest Indiana, at
PUC and throughout the Purdue
University system
Served as a fighter pilot in the US
Navy during both World War II and
the Korean War
Served on the Purdue University
Board of Trustees for 15 years
Was elected president of the board
in 1981
Was inducted into the Purdue
University Calumet Hall of Fame in
1997
Received the Chancellor’s Award
for Extraordinary Public Service
LAWSHE
Did you know that the Lawshe Hall…
Was named after Charles H.
Lawshe
Was dedicated at a ceremony
May 23, 1981 prior to Charles H.
Lawshe’s address at the 15th annual
commencement exercises
Was the first building on this
campus designed as a complete
structure, without provision for
subsequent expansion and is a
3-story, 57,000 square foot building
Was the fifth new building erected
on the campus in the span of five
years
Cost 3,200,000 and houses 13
classrooms and a large lecture room
on the first floor, while the second
and third floors contain faculty and
administrative offices, related clerical
areas and conference rooms
Was struck in 1985 by a bolt of
lightning on the extreme southeast
corner of the building, chipping
several inches of concrete and
causing the administration computer
system to malfunction
Charles H. Lawshe (right)
Did you know that Charles H. Lawshe…
Was a native of Swayzee, IN
Received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees
from Purdue and M.A. from
University of Michigan
Joined the Purdue faculty in 1941
after nine years of public school
work
Was considered the “father” of
Purdue’s modern regional campus
Was honored because of the major
role that he played in the
development of Purdue Calumet
and in recognition of his 34 years of
university service and long list of
academic achievements
He served PUC more than three
decades as a faculty member, dean,
and vice president
As a Purdue vice president, he was
directly responsible for
administration of the four regional
campuses
Was the first recipient of the
“Distinguished Service Award”
presented by the Purdue Alumni
Association-Calumet
Was a nationally known industrial
psychologist
Retired in 1974 when local duties
were transferred to local campus
administrators
PORTER
Did you know that Porter Hall…
Was named after Gene Stratton
Porter
Was completed in 1950 and was
built to accommodate the baby boom
of World War II
Renovation was celebrated with an
Open House on March 6, 1994
Began as an elementary school
named Porter Elementary School
Was put up for sale twice and the
first proposal for PUC to purchase it
was defeated and the second was
rejected even though it was for the
appraised price of $446,000
Earliest appraisals of $1 million
received no bids. A later appraisal
set the value at $446,000, but the
school board still asked for $700,000
A name change was never
considered for the building
Was purchased for $446,000
Was originally used by PUC for
Continuing Education courses in the
evening
Was once surrounded by woods
that had to be leveled to
accommodate the parking lot
Gene Stratton-Porter
Did you know that Gene Stratton-Porter…
Was a Hoover novelist
Has books that are a part of the
library collection at PUC
Is known for having made a
genuine contribution to natural
science through her field work
among birds, insects, and flowers,
and then, through her romances
Was a celebrated photographer
Was one of the first true naturalist
who valued wildlife and animals
Up to the time of her death
successfully discouraged people’s
personal interest in her
Brought several hundred
thousands of people to love and
understand nature in a way they
never did before