Article: PURDUE UNIVERSITY ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR HOVDE AWARD

Purdue University issued the following news release:

Nominations are being sought for the 2008 Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence in Educational Service to Rural People of Indiana.

The award, sponsored by the Indiana Farm Bureau, is given annually to a Purdue University staff member who has made outstanding educational contributions to rural Indiana. The winner will receive an $800 cash prize and a plaque.

A permanent display with the award winners' names is in the Agricultural Administration Building at Purdue's West Lafayette campus.

The award is named in honor of Hovde who served as Purdue's president from 1946-1971. He believed in higher education and sought to put it in reach of ...

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