School
welcomes 3 with ag experience
The College of Agriculture Development Office has three new staff
members: Michael Irvin is the lead director of development; Doug
Mayo is director of corporate relations; and Eric Putman, BS '94,
is a director of development for five departments.
Irvin brings a wealth of experience from his service as president
and chief executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce in Danville,
Ill., during 2001 and as major gift director at Habitat for Humanity
International in Americus, Ga., from 1999 to 2001. As the executive
director of the Danville Area Community
College from 1992 to 1999, he launched a fund-raising program that
culminated in a $4 million endowment fund. Irvin will oversee all
of the activities of the development office but will have
responsibilities for Dean Vic Lechtenberg's initiatives and the
Departments of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural and Biological
Engineering.
"I look forward to providing an opportunity for alumni to
be connected with Purdue University," he says. "I started
my college career in agriculture, and my experience as an educator
provides an awareness of the issues facing our students. They are
first and foremost in my mind, and I am excited about the opportunity
we have to make a difference for future generations of students."
Irvin has a bachelor's degree in education from the University of
Illinois, but he started his college career at Danville Area Community
College in the agriculture program. He switched his major to education
at the U of I.
Mayo moves over from the Planned Giving Office in University Development
to take on the role of director of corporate relations for the School
of Agriculture.
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After graduating from Purdue's School of Liberal Arts in 1990,
Mayo continued his education and received his law degree from Wake
Forest University. He was in private practice for four years in
North Carolina, where he spent considerable time establishing farm
support corporations, including poultry and beef cattle companies.
In the planned giving office, Mayo perfected his knowledge of charitable
gift planning techniques and helped many families establish charitable
bequests, trusts and endowment agreements.
The Mayo name is a familiar one in the College of Agriculture. Doug's
grandfather, Henry Mayo, was an associate professor in animal sciences
for more than 30 years and was faculty adviser for FarmHouse fraternity.
The Henry Mayo Scholarship was established in 1981 to provide merit
and need-based assistance to outstanding students in animal sciences.
Putman majored in food science at Purdue, and after earning his
degree in 1994, he worked for Hanover Foods Corp. in Hanover, Pa.,
for nearly two years. Then he moved to the Washington, D.C., area,
where he focused on raising funds to train college students to make
the most of their interests in public policy, journalism and government.
Putman gained extensive experience in development at the Leadership
Institute in Arlington, Va., where he managed the planned giving
efforts and major gift fund-raising. He was the director of development
there when he left to rejoin Purdue.
Putman's family background in agriculture includes a personal interest
in international programs. His father worked for Elanco Animal Health,
a division of Eli Lilly and Co., for nearly 30 years, including
a seven-year assignment in Southeast Asia.
As part of the Campaign for Purdue, Putman's development efforts
will include the Departments of Biochemistry, Entomology, Food Science,
Forestry, 4-H youth development and Extension activities, and International
Programs. An additional endeavor includes a building project focusing
on youth development activities coordinated with the Department
of Child Development and Family Studies in the School of Consumer
and Family Sciences.
Contact Michael Irvin at mirvin1@purdue.edu
Contact Doug Mayo at dmayo@purdue.edu
Contact Eric Putman at eputman@purdue.edu
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