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Pharmacy Advancement News
Please join the College of Pharmacy in congratulating Christopher Smith on his appointment
as Assistant Vice President for Development of Health Sciences at the University of
Utah. Chris began his work with Pharmacy in 2000, after having served in Krannert since
1997. He directed the College of Pharmacy’s very successful component of the last capital
campaign and has continued his excellent work in directing our advancement activities in the
College. Chris has been a key reason for our success in acquiring the resources needed to
continue to be a program of excellence. We are very grateful for his dedication to our program over the last eleven
years and will miss his many contributions. We wish him much success as he advances his career in Utah.
Nathan Wight joined the College of Pharmacy in March 2011 as Director of Advancement.
He graduated from Illinois State University in 2000 with a BS in Business Administration and
immediately enrolled at Ball State University to study Student Affairs Administration in Higher
Education. After earning his masters in 2001, he accepted a job in Indianapolis working with
the fraternity of which he is a member, Delta Sigma Phi. In 2006, he joined Purdue as the
Director of Development for the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He served in that
position until accepting a promotional opportunity in the School of Civil Engineering in 2009.
He and his wife, Monica, have a 20-month old daughter, Mela. They are proud to announce their second child
is due February 10, 2012. He looks forward to meeting the Pharmacy family and encourages you to contact him
should you have any questions or concerns. He can be reached at (765) 494-0501 or nwight@purdue.edu.
After eight dedicated years of service to the College of Pharmacy, Linda Yelton has retired
as Manager of Stewardship. During these years, she has done an outstanding job bringing
together scholarship recipients and their donors at donor recognition events, working with
our supportive Corporate Partners, steering the Graduating Class Gift Campaigns, and
helping to establish our Pharmacy Women for Purdue organization. She joined the Purdue
University staff in 1988 and served in various roles within donor support which led to her
most recent position. She is looking forward to following up on all of her home improvement
projects, doing some volunteer writing, and spending lots of time with her four adorable grandchildren. The
College wishes her well in these new endeavors during retirement.
Angela Davis joined the Pharmacy Advancement Office as Manager of Stewardship and
Donor Relations in June. She comes to us from the University Development Office in the
Dauch Alumni Center where she held the position of Associate Director of Donor Services.
She brings a wealth of Purdue University development experience to our team. She is
originally from Hammond, Indiana, where she worked for the city of Hammond as a
Community Development Planner for over eight years, and at Indiana State University
Office of Alumni Affairs, her alma mater, before coming to work at Purdue. Angela is a
member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the West Lafayette/Lafayette Branch NAACP. She enjoys
listening to music, reading, watching sports (especially the Boilers), and performing community service.
Please help us welcome her as many of you return to campus this fall.
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