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<strong>Pharmacy</strong> Advancement News<br />
Please join the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong> in congratulating Christopher Smith on his appointment<br />
as Assistant Vice President for Development <strong>of</strong> Health Sciences at the University <strong>of</strong><br />
Utah. Chris began his work with <strong>Pharmacy</strong> in 2000, after having served in Krannert since<br />
1997. He directed the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong>’s very successful component <strong>of</strong> the last capital<br />
campaign and has continued his excellent work in directing our advancement activities in the<br />
<strong>College</strong>. Chris has been a key reason for our success in acquiring the resources needed to<br />
continue to be a program <strong>of</strong> excellence. We are very grateful for his dedication to our program over the last eleven<br />
years and will miss his many contributions. We wish him much success as he advances his career in Utah.<br />
Nathan Wight joined the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong> in March <strong>2011</strong> as Director <strong>of</strong> Advancement.<br />
He graduated from Illinois State University in 2000 with a BS in Business Administration and<br />
immediately enrolled at Ball State University to study Student Affairs Administration in Higher<br />
Education. After earning his masters in 2001, he accepted a job in Indianapolis working with<br />
the fraternity <strong>of</strong> which he is a member, Delta Sigma Phi. In 2006, he joined <strong>Purdue</strong> as the<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Development for the School <strong>of</strong> Aeronautics and Astronautics. He served in that<br />
position until accepting a promotional opportunity in the School <strong>of</strong> Civil Engineering in 2009.<br />
He and his wife, Monica, have a 20-month old daughter, Mela. They are proud to announce their second child<br />
is due February 10, 2012. He looks forward to meeting the <strong>Pharmacy</strong> family and encourages you to contact him<br />
should you have any questions or concerns. He can be reached at (765) 494-0501 or nwight@purdue.edu.<br />
After eight dedicated years <strong>of</strong> service to the <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pharmacy</strong>, Linda Yelton has retired<br />
as Manager <strong>of</strong> Stewardship. During these years, she has done an outstanding job bringing<br />
together scholarship recipients and their donors at donor recognition events, working with<br />
our supportive Corporate Partners, steering the Graduating Class Gift Campaigns, and<br />
helping to establish our <strong>Pharmacy</strong> Women for <strong>Purdue</strong> organization. She joined the <strong>Purdue</strong><br />
University staff in 1988 and served in various roles within donor support which led to her<br />
most recent position. She is looking forward to following up on all <strong>of</strong> her home improvement<br />
projects, doing some volunteer writing, and spending lots <strong>of</strong> time with her four adorable grandchildren. The<br />
<strong>College</strong> wishes her well in these new endeavors during retirement.<br />
Angela Davis joined the <strong>Pharmacy</strong> Advancement Office as Manager <strong>of</strong> Stewardship and<br />
Donor Relations in June. She comes to us from the University Development Office in the<br />
Dauch Alumni Center where she held the position <strong>of</strong> Associate Director <strong>of</strong> Donor Services.<br />
She brings a wealth <strong>of</strong> <strong>Purdue</strong> University development experience to our team. She is<br />
originally from Hammond, Indiana, where she worked for the city <strong>of</strong> Hammond as a<br />
Community Development Planner for over eight years, and at Indiana State University<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Alumni Affairs, her alma mater, before coming to work at <strong>Purdue</strong>. Angela is a<br />
member <strong>of</strong> Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the West Lafayette/Lafayette Branch NAACP. She enjoys<br />
listening to music, reading, watching sports (especially the Boilers), and performing community service.<br />
Please help us welcome her as many <strong>of</strong> you return to campus this fall.<br />
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