Purdue University’s Victories & Heroes campaign receives $25 million boost

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Purdue University has received a $25 million commitment from the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation to support three major strategic initiatives, university officials announced Monday in a news release.

University President Mung Chiang said the gift will fund Purdue’s comprehensive urban expansion in Indianapolis, $10.2 million; its One Health initiative, $1.9 million; and the Mitch Daniels School of Business, $12.9 million. The commitment is part of the university’s Victories & Heroes: Your Campaign for Purdue.

Chiang made the announcement during a President’s Council luncheon at the Purdue for Life Foundation Annual Week in Naples, Florida.

“Since launching the public phase in 2025, our ongoing campaign for the future victories and heroes of Purdue students and faculty has been even more successful than we anticipated, and this monumental gift wil...