Echoes of Excellence

2021 episode 8 featuring Thomas Lebamoff (BSIE)! Tom is currently an active investor and the CEO and Managing Partner at Exactus Advisors, a consulting firm specializing in driving operational improvement (past Anderson Consulting/Accenture, Diamond Consultants, Liberty Advisor Group). Tom joins the podcast to discuss consulting, entrepreneurship, effective communication, and problem solving. You...

2021 episode 7 featuring Kathy Calvin (BS Speech Pathology/Audiology and Hon. Doctor of Social Sciences), the third class of 2021 Old Master! Kathy most recently served as the President and CEO of the UN Foundation (past AOL Time Warner Foundation, America Online, US News & World Report, and Press Secretary for Senator Gary Hart). Kathy is a global changemaker and brings a wealth of experience...

2021 episode 6 featuring Scott Hutton (BA Health and Kinesiology), our second 2021 Old Master featured! Scott is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Biodesix, a leading lung disease diagnostics company (past Medtronic, Spectranetics). Scott joins the podcast to discuss purposeful work, adapting as a leader, and taking chances. You can learn more about Scott and the oth...

2021 episode 5 featuring Amy Hess (BSAAE), the first of our current fall 2021 Old Masters class! Amy had a 29-year career in the FBI including roles as one of six Executive Assistant Directors where she led the Science and Technology Branch as well as the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch. Most recently Amy served as the Chief of Public Safety for the Louisville Metro Government. Amy...

2021 episode 4 featuring Richard Stockton Rand, current full Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator at Purdue Theatre. Rich has acted on and off Broadway, has received numerous awards for his performances, scholarly work, and teaching. Rich joins the podcast to discuss growing up in New York City, human connection, meaningful understanding of different people, and being fully present in our day-t...

2021 episode 3 featuring Ken Armstrong (BA - Political Science), current Senior Reporter at ProPublica and Staff Writer for The Marshall Project (past The Seattle Times and Chicago Tribune). Ken is a multiple Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who joins the podcast to talk finding your passions, embracing failures, mental health, and more!

2021 episode 2 featuring Cindy Niekamp (BSIE), current Board of Directors member at Ball Corporation and Magna International (past PPG Industries, BorgWarner, Mead, ZF, GM). Cindy joins the podcast to discuss reviving the Purdue Engineering Student Council as a student, breaking gender expectations in engineering & operations, business leadership, and traits that lead to success.

2021 episode 1 featuring Stacey Burr (BSIE and MSIA), current VP of Product Management at Google (past Adidas, Textronics, Dupont). Stacey joins the podcast to discuss entrepreneurship, relationships, working through challenges, and empathetic leadership.

Welcome message and trailer for the 2021 Old Masters Podcast.

Tune in to hear a reflection from the central committee about the transformations the Old Masters program saw in 2020 and how we made our mark in a virtual world. This episode includes a full recording of An Evening with the Old Masters, our live virtual event that happened on November 9, 2020. Thanks for tuning in with us this year!  Ever grateful, OMCC 2020

On this weeks episode, we have the opportunity to hear from and talk with the first female Rector for the Institut Teknologi Bandung, ITB, in Indonesia, Dr. Reini Wirahadikusumah, and the Chief of Paralympic Sports for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, Julie Dussliere. These two Old Masters are trailblazers in their fields and passionate about inclusion. We also reflect on the I...

This week you will hear from acclaimed actor and professor, Stephen Henderson and the Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Duke Energy, Melody Birmingham. These two 2020 Old Masters reflect and share their networking tips and experiences as professionals, from the film & theater world to corporate America. Tune in to these enriching and insightful conversations!

On this weeks episode, you can hear from four-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Dr. Ken Armstrong, and CEO of Bellhop, Luke Marklin. With their Hosts, these two proud Purdue alumni and Old Masters discuss prioritizing mental health, uplifting others, and maneuvering the COVID-19 pandemic. We also reflect on the advice that Elizabeth Akey shared last week with our Hosts on positive coping mec...

Hear from the Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the United States Department of Agriculture, Ted McKinney, and the Vice President of Product and UX for WearOS and Google Fit, Stacey Baitinger Burr. These two incredible Old Masters discuss knowing strengths, weaknesses, and team collaboration with their Host groups. They give great advice and insight on this week’s topic!

Welcome to the Purdue Old Masters Podcast! Meet and learn who we are and revisit our event, Connecting During COVID-19.