In 1869 the Stateof Indiana founded Purdue University as Indiana s land-grantuniversity dedicated to agriculture and engineering. Today, Purdue standsas one of the elite research and education institutions in the world. Its hallshave been home to Nobel Prize- and World Food Prize-winningfaculty, record-setting astronauts, laureled humanists, researchers,and leaders of industry. Its thirteen colleges and schools span the sciences,liberal arts, management, and veterinary medicine, boasting morethan 450,000 living alumni. Ever True: 150 Years of Giant Leaps at Purdue University by John Norberg captures the essence of this great university. In this volume, Norberg takes readers beyond the iconic redbrick walls of PurdueUniversity s West Lafayette campus to delve into the stories of the faculty,alumni, and leaders who make up this remarkable institution s distinguished history. Written to commemorate Purdue University s sesquicentennial celebrations, EverTrue picks up where prior histories leave off, bringing the intricacies ofhistoric tales to the forefront, updating the Purdue story to the present, andlooking to the future.