Alumni Stories
The College of Liberal Arts is essential to a Purdue education that prepares graduates for meaningful careers and inspired leadership. Empowered by their Liberal Arts education, our alumni succeed across a wide variety of careers. Graduates from the College of Liberal Arts enter the workforce as independent thinkers and visionary leaders. Our alumni think broadly and lead boldly in many fields and communities across the globe – so we’ve asked 50 of them to tell us more about their careers and lives, via a modified version of the Proust questionnaire. This survey was a popular parlor game in Marcel Proust’s time, made famous by Vanity Fair. We hope your enjoy getting to know these passionate, creative alumni.
Dan Angel
Education
BA 1961, MA 1963, Education, Wayne State University; PhD 1965, Brian Lamb School of Communication
Kendra Bracken-Ferguson
Education
BA 2002, Brian Lamb School of Communication; MBA 2007, Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Sara Cobb
Education
BA 1980, Political Science; JD 1990, Indiana University, Robert H. McKinney School of law
Lois K. Cohen
Education
BA 1960, Sociology, University of Pennsylvania; MS 1961, PhD 1963, Sociology HDR 1989, Liberal Arts
Carolyn Curiel
Education
BA 1976, Brian Lamb School of Communication; HDR 2008, Liberal Arts
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Education
MA 1977, Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts
Scott Keller
Education
BA 2004, Political Science & Philosophy; JD 2007, University of Texas at Austin
Renu Khator
Education
BA 1973, Kanpur University (India); MA 1975, Political Science, PhD 1985, Political Science/Public Administration
Kim Koeller
Education
BA 1978, School of Languages and Cultures - French; MS, International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Sarah Kyle
Education
BA 2000, Political Science; MA 2004 Government, Johns Hopkins University
Donald Mahley
Education
BS 1964, Philosophy; MS 1971, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
Capricia Penavic Marshall
Education
BA 1986, Political Science; JD 1989, Case Western Reserve University
Tom Moore
Education
BA 1965, Theatre (Speech), HDR 1995, College of Liberal Arts; MFA, Yale University
Steve Ohlhaut
Education
BA 1999, French Education; MA 2007, Educational Administration, Xavier University
Bart Peterson
Education
BA 1980, Political Science; JD 1983, University of Michigan Law School
Ana Pinto-Alexander
Education
BA 1986, Interior Design, Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts
Karen Korellis Reuther
Education
BA 1979, Industrial Design; MA 1990, Business, Lesley University
Sherry Smith
Education
BA 1972, History; MA 1974, American Studies; PhD 1984, History, University of Washington
David Swenson
Education
MFA 2004, Theatre, Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts
Pete and Mary Tennyson
Education
Mary, BA 1968, French; MBA 1970, University of Southern California. Pete, BA 1968, Political Science; JD 1975, University of Virginia
