A LOOK INSIDE... - Purdue University

2012-13 Edition
Dear Friends,
2012 is now behind us and I want to thank you for a wonderful year. We are looking forward to a truly
historic 2013 which will include - among many highlights - a return to our nation's capital, an
international performance tour with three of our ensembles and the groundbreaking of our new home!
In 2012, Purdue Musical Organizations performed for more than 101,000 people during 117 shows in 32
cities across 5 states. We started the year with a performance by the Glee Club in Super Bowl Village. In
March, the Purduettes performed throughout southwest Florida and the Glee Club performed in
Washington, D.C. In the fall, we collaborated with the Indianapolis Men's Chorus, the Northwest Indiana
Symphony Orchestra and were again featured on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”
The 79th annual Purdue Christmas Show was a tremendous success with our largest turnout in five years. We are energized by
the growth of our audience and we are already planning for this year's 80th anniversary on December 7 and 8.
Our 2013 season is already in full swing. The Glee Club has accepted an invitation from the Indiana Society of Washington, D.C.
to perform at the Indiana Inaugural Ball the evening before the Presidential Inauguration, and the students will attend the
inaugural ceremony before we return to campus. PMO last performed as a part of the inauguration festivities in 2005.
This spring, Glee Club will return to southwest Florida during spring break and will collaborate with the Indianapolis Children's
Choir for two joint concerts at the end March. In April, the Purduettes will join the Glee Club for two performances at the Center
for the Performing Arts in Carmel. And in May, Glee Club, Purduettes and Purdue Bells will embark on a two-week performance
tour of Austria, Germany, Switzerland and France. We are honored to have more than 40 PMO Club supporters traveling with us.
The most exciting news of all is we are nearing the finish line of the design phase of our new building, Bailey Hall. The university
expects construction to begin this summer. The facility should take a little more than a year to complete and we expect to move
in during the fall of 2014. We are forever grateful to the many donors who are helping to make this dream come true.
The students of PMO continue to make us proud. Each ensemble's average GPA for the fall semester was a 3.07 or higher, the
highest grades we've recorded since renewing our focus on academic success four years ago as a part of our strategic plan.
On behalf of our students and staff, thank you for staying connected with us and for your continued support. We couldn’t do
what we do without friends like you. We wish you a wonderful new year and we hope to see you along the way. Hail Purdue!
William E. Griffel
Director, Purdue Musical Organizations
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A LOOK INSIDE...
Year in Review 2
Alumni News 5
Student Spotlight 6
What’s New? 7
Upcoming Events 8

↓ Membership in University
Choir has grown to more than
80 student performers since
it was reintroduced as an
ensemble four years ago.
↑ Membership in All Campus &
Community Chorale has grown to
more than 80 members and many
perform in the Christmas Show.
↑ Purdue Bands originated the
“Block P” and now the Glee Club
has added it to their rendition
of “Strike Up the Band.”
↓ Glee Clubber Daniel
Pinkis receives his first
official Glee Club
haircut! Thank you to
our friends at Beaux
Cheveux Styling Salon.
↑ Dr. Melissa Exum, our Vice
President for Student Affairs,
enjoys a personal serenade from
PMO during Purdue Day at the
Indiana State Fair. PMO took the
stage throughout the day.
↑ The Purdue Bells enjoy a meal
together during their annual camp.
Each member was tied to another to
teach everyone to work together!
↓ The Glee Club debuted their
five minute version of
“The Wizard of Oz” during their
annual “First Nighter” concert.
↑ Representing a variety of
ethnic and cultural backgrounds,
Heart & Soul students celebrate
inspirational and gospel styles.
↑ Glee Club senior Michael Blakley
presents his white carnation to
President Co rdova after a show.
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↓ Senior Kirsten Hall performs
“Wizards in Winter” with the
Purdue Bells during the 78th
Purdue Christmas Show in 2011.
↓ After the final performance,
Onyx Uzomah, Kenny Tan and
Vanessa Saqib-Vicente smile for
the camera before hanging up
their costumes and preparing
for their final exams!
↑ Santa arrives for the big finale!
There were 2,812 students who
attended our 7th annual school
matinee and 15,998 patrons who
attended our four performances
throughout the weekend.
↓ During their spring break
performance tour, Glee Club
performed for Indiana Senator
Richard Lugar in his office in
the Dirksen Senate Building in
the Committee on Foreign
Relations room. Senator Lugar
shook hands with each student
following the performance.
↓ The Purduettes visited with
many friends and supporters of
PMO during their spring break
performance tour of Florida,
including Gail and Bill Cordier
at a luncheon for the Purdue
Club of Southwest Florida.
↑ Glee Club performed
throughout the
Washington, D.C. area
and accepted an
invitation to perform a
private show on the
grounds of the Pentagon.
↓ Junior Allie Conrad solos
during the student-produced
rock concert PHENOMENA.
↓ Glee Club at the 55th
Anniversary of Grand Prix.
↑ Thank you to all our friends and PMO Club
donors who help make our tours possible!

↓ The PMO Staff organized
“The Amazing Race” for the
student retreat. Photos can be
found in the Amazing Race
album on our Facebook page.
↑ The 2012-13 Purdue Bells
kicked off the new year with a
bang and are looking forward
to their first international tour.
↑ Glee Club rehearses with
Garrison Keillor before
performing as a part of “A
Prairie Home Companion.”
↓ Congratulations to PMO
supporter Linda Rohrman,
named Philanthropist of
the Year by the Indiana
Association of Fundraising
Professionals!
↑ Thank you to all the alumni
who participated in the Glee
Club Alumni Tailgate during
Homecoming. We hope you will
join us again September 28
during Homecoming 2013!
↑ Boilermaker and Olympic Gold
Medalist David Boudia stopped by
Purdue Bells rehearsal to wish them
good luck in the Christmas Show!
↓ Mrs. Claus in the spotlight!
↑ We had the largest turnout in five
years at the 79th Purdue Christmas
Show with 17,680 attendees. We’re
already hard at work on the 80th
anniversary which will be presented
on December 7-8, 2013.
↑ University Choir entertained during
our 8th annual school matinee,
attended by 3,517 students.
For hundreds more photos, visit
“Center Stage” on our website.
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ALUMNI FEATURE
Jack Calhoun, Purdue Varsity Glee Club alumnus, is president of Banana Republic, a division of Gap Inc. In this
capacity, he oversees all aspects of running a $2.5 billion global business including all brand, product and
employee experiences for more than 600 stores and 17,000 employees. He led the brand partnership with the
award-winning “Mad Men” TV series and has spearheaded fashion and art-related partnerships with Vanity Fair,
GQ and Vogue. He received a B.S. from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. While at
Purdue, Calhoun sang with the Purdue Varsity Glee Club and served as a Purdusir. Last fall, Jack returned to
campus as a part of Purdue’s Old Masters program where he stopped by a rehearsal and enjoyed dinner with the
Purdusirs. PMO recently caught up with Jack regarding his experience at Purdue.
Why did you decide to come to Purdue to study? I came to Purdue because it was and is a great university. I’m not sure
I fully appreciated how great Purdue is until many years later. Maybe because I grew up in Lafayette and it was in my own
backyard. I hate to say it here, but I did have a detour and went to Indiana University for one year where I studied voice at
the music school and was a member of the Singing Hoosiers. While IU has one of the best music schools in the country, I
decided that pursuing a career in music was not for me and transferred to Purdue (or as many say – I saw the light).
Purdue was absolutely the right choice for me. I was able to take advantage of so many leadership opportunities all across the campus. I was certainly able to
keep involved in music with PMO. I was also able to fit in attending some classes and got a first rate education.
How did your time at Purdue and with PMO prepare you for your career?
Purdue helped me become very good at problem solving, and I do this in my job everyday. However, even more important are the skills I learned in the Glee
Club for how to be a great ambassador for an organization. I constantly represent Banana Republic all over the world. In the Glee Club we had unlimited
opportunities to represent PMO, Purdue and sometimes the State of Indiana. I learned this is a serious responsibility: how you show up at all times matters.
From day one at Glee Club camp we were taught the importance of appearance, manners and how to represent the organization. It was a bit of a boot camp,
and in my four years I had many opportunities to apply these skills. I may not have known it at the time, but it sure prepared me well for the many things to
come in my career. I am so glad to see PMO is still thriving and that dedication, commitment to excellence and the discipline is still strong and alive at PMO.
ALUMNI UPDATES
Gene Bahls, PVGC ‘51 · Gene
moved to McDonough, GA last
December to be with family. He
plans to be in the Midwest September
through November, keeping
his season football tickets.
Bob Madison, PVGC ‘57 · Bob continues
his consulting practice
(Madison & Associates) focusing
on career transition, management
coaching and team effectiveness
enhancement. He is a Sr. Career
Coach for the firm CareerCurve.
Bob lives in Hudson, OH.
Charles Carothers, PVGC ‘69 ·
Charles retired on June 28 after 40
years of working in Student Financial
Aid. He plans to take it easy at
home in Libertyville, IL until his
wife, Laura, also retires in a couple
of years. They plan to then move
somewhere out West.
Rick Hefner, University Choir ‘76
· Rick and his wife Sue live in
Manhattan Beach, CA with their
two children. Rick is still singing
with his church choir, a quartet,
and some occasional solos in local
musical productions.
David Noble, PVGC ‘76 · David and
his wife Mary Anne are celebrating
their 35th anniversary this summer.
Many PMO members shared
that day with them. Their 3 daughters
are all healthy, employed and
living on their own!
Bill Caldwell, PVGC and University
Choir ‘77 · Bill and his wife Connie
reside on Lake Keowee in Seneca,
SC. Bill retired after 34 years with
Monsanto/MEMC. They’ve remodeled
their house and have opened
three guest suites to those who
would like to enjoy the lake and
the beauty of the area nearby.
Kathryn Bobbitt, Bells ‘80 ·
Kathryn is a math teacher at West
High School in Bakersfield, CA.
She spends her summers doing
missionary work both in the US
and internationally.
Heidi Bash, Purduettes ‘81 · Heidi
and her husband Robert (CE ‘78)
celebrated their 31st year wedding
anniversary and reside in
Granger, IN. Daughter Rachel is
graduating from Purdue in August
(3rd generation Boilermaker) and
future Boilermaker Melissa (17)
will arrive soon.
James Frazer, PVGC ‘81 · Jim and
his wife Kathy live in Glen Ellyn,
IL. Daughters Erin and Emily live
in Chicago and son Stephen lives
in Raleigh, NC. Jim is currently
working with Robert Bosch LLC as
Director of Marketing & Product
Management within the automotive
diagnostics business unit.
Elaine (Holstine) McVay, Choral
Club ‘85 · Elaine is now living in
Terre Haute, IN and works at Clabber
Girl Corporation as their Marketing
Manager. She's still singing,
and this spring hit the stage as
part of Terre Haute's Community
Theater in "Meet Me in St. Louis."
Mark VanHooser, PVGC ‘95 · Mark
lives in Camby, IN with his wife
Jennifer and 3 children: Joey (born
2001), Jake (‘03) and Katie (‘07).
Parry Leavell, PVGC ‘96 · Parry
and his wife Tina welcomed their
first child, Luca Gian Leavell on
November 28, 2011.
Mark Duffy, University Choir ‘98
· Mark is teaching math and social
studies for the Anoka-Hennepin
School district in Minnesota. He
and his wife Jessica celebrated
their 10th anniversary in October.
Bridget (Williams) Golden, University
Choir ‘98 · Bridget and her
husband Thom reside in Hendersonville,
TN and are the proud
parents of 3 boys (age 6 and 3-
year old twins). Bridget serves as
the Alumni Engagement Officer for
Mortar Board National College
Senior Honor Society.
Kelly Myers, University Choir ‘02
· Kelly and her husband Adam
were married January 1, 2011 and
live in Lafayette, IN. Kelly received
her Masters in School Counseling
from Butler University in 2010.
Jeff McGee, PVGC ‘05 · Jeff and his
wife Christy live in Ann Arbor, MI
with their two sons, David and
Adam. Jeff is working in sales for
Rockwell Automation and Christy
is a teacher with Saline Area
Schools. Jeff and Christy look
forward to getting back to campus
in the near future!
Chris Myers, PVGC ‘07 · Chris completed
his first semester at NYU,
pursuing a M.A. in Graphic Communications
Management and
Technology. He is also working
with a team writing his first show,
"SOCIAL LIFE: The Musical."
Have an update? Visit www.purdue.edu/pmo/alumni_news.shtml to share your news and see more alumni updates!

Cayla Mustin · Lebanon, Indiana · Senior · Agricultural Education
A Magical Time After my first semester at Purdue, I was certain of three things: I wanted
to go into agriculture, I enjoyed Purduettes and I wanted to work at Disney for a semester. After
one of my Sisters in Song returned from the Disney College Program, I began discovering ways
to fit it in with my academic schedule and PMO commitments.
I applied to the program and received a role at Innoventions in EPCOT working primarily at the
Sum of all Thrills attraction. I’m thankful for the mingling tips I gained through my years in
PMO and I interacted not only with fellow cast members, but also with managers and guests.
The mingling I was doing with a guest led to an interview for another internship working at EPCOT’s Living with the
Land Greenhouses – my ultimate dream starting at Disney. Thankfully, I received the opportunity! At the greenhouses, I
worked directly with growing Mickey-shaped cucumbers, tomato trees and other plants. Providing educational tours of
the greenhouses to guests was also part of my job. PMO students are held to a high expectation, not only with music, but
also with academics. Since Disney is so well known, guests have high expectations for the conduct of Disney cast
members. My experience in PMO has taught me how to exceed guest expectations, a key ability to succeed with Disney.
Just like looking back at my years in PMO, what I remember most about the ten months I spent in Orlando are the
friends I made. Both my Disney and PMO family will always have a magical place in my heart. In PMO there are “new”
and “old” men and women, student leaders with the titles of Gold and Sir, Student Managers and Directors. Disney is the
exact same, just with different names. Without each and every person performing the task ahead, the show could go on,
but it really does take each and every person to allow the guest to have a magical time.
Can’t come to us? Bring us to you! Purdue Musical Organizations relies on performance revenue to fund our
operating expenses. Without the support we receive from our generous show sponsors, we would not be able to provide
our student performers with scholarships and awards, costume subsidies, travel opportunities and more. We are able to
travel almost anywhere and tailor our performance to almost any occasion. To learn more, contact Lance Connolly at
800-893-3041 or via e-mail at lconnoll@purdue.edu. Begin the booking process for a PMO ensemble today!
Student Successes Congratulations to Purduette senior Leanne Shideler on being tapped into Mortar Board
Senior Honor Society, Glee Club junior Nicholas Miller and Purduette sophomore Julie Scherer on each receiving the
Alpha Chi Omega Arts Scholarship Award for demonstrating excellence in the arts and University Choir senior Kendra
Watkins and University Choir junior Chelsea Cogswell on being elected as Purdue Student Government Senators.
Also, the PMO student-produced PHENOMENA rock concert benefited
the Ronald McDonald House of Indiana and the PMO students visited
Westminster Village Retirement Community and participated in a
“Senior” Prom. We are extremely proud of all our PMO students and we
wish our seniors a wonderful final semester. Thank you for all you have
done to further our program and university. We are going to miss you!
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Our Historic Journey of Discovery
Austria · Germany · Switzerland · France
This spring, the Purdue Varsity Glee Club, Purduettes and Purdue Bells
will discover the history and beauty of Austria, Germany, Switzerland
and France during a once-in-a-lifetime performance tour.
Several highlights from the tour include a performance at St. Stephen’s
Cathedral, a visit to Melk Abbey, a concert at the Brucknerhaus, a tour of
Salzburg’s salt mines, a visit of Mount Pilatus, a stop at the Eiffel Tower,
a visit to Normandy and a performance at Notre Dame Cathedral.
Without the support of our generous PMO Club donors, we would not be
able to offer such remarkable opportunities to our students. If you
would like to support our students, the ways to give are listed here.
We hope you’ll follow along with us during the tour from May 14-28 by
connecting with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn. More
information about connecting with PMO online can be found below.
Our complete tour itinerary is available on our website
WAYS TO GIVE
Mail: Purdue Musical Organizations · Attn: PMO Club
712 Third Street · West Lafayette, IN 47907
(checks payable to “Purdue Foundation”)
Phone: 800-893-3041 or 765-494-3945
Online: http://www.purdue.edu/pmo/makeagift.shtml
New Merchandise PMO has released two new CDs! Then & Now features 25 selections from
the Purduettes including five tracks from the 1950s, 80s & 90s. Celebrating A
Timeless Tradition includes 26 songs from the Purdue Christmas Show. The
selections range from 1955 through 2009. Each new CD is available for $15.
Visit www.purdue.edu/pmo/merchandise.shtml to learn more or call us
at 800-893-3041 to order by phone. Additional merchandise is available on
our website. Online ordering is not currently available. Shipping is $3 and
Indiana residents should add 7% sales tax.
Thank You and Welcome Aboard!
Kim Van Meter
After 19 years of service,
PMO Account Clerk Kim
Van Meter has left Purdue
to join her husband who
accepted a position with
another university. Please
join us in thanking Kim for
her many years of service!
On January 2, PMO
welcomed Marty Jacoba as
our new Account Clerk.
Marty is from Otterbein,
IN and is a proud mother
and grandmother. Please
join us in welcoming
Marty to our PMO family!
Marty Jacoba
GET CONNECTED
To get connected with PMO on Facebook, visit www.facebook.com/PurduePMO and click “Like.” On Twitter, visit
www.twitter.com/PurduePMO and click “Follow.” On LinkedIn, click Groups, then Group Directory and search for
“Purdue Musical Organizations.” On YouTube, subscribe to our channel at www.youtube.com/user/PurduePMO.

Purdue Musical Organizations
712 Third Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
800-893-3041
www.purdue.edu/pmo
2013 DATES TO KNOW
January
20 Glee Club, Indiana Inaugural Ball, Washington, D.C.
February
14 PMO Singing Valentines
March
8-13 Glee Club, Tennessee and Florida Performance Tour
22 PHENOMENA, West Lafayette
24 Glee Club and Indianapolis Children’s Choir, Hilbert
Circle Theatre, Indianapolis
April
11 Glee Club and Purduettes, Center for the Performing
Arts, Carmel
20 Purduette Spring Spectacular, Lafayette
21 PMO Spring Show, West Lafayette
May
9 European Tour Community Concert, West Lafayette
11 Glee Club End of Season Concert, Lafayette
14-28 PMO European Performance Tour
August
23 Glee Club First Nighter Concert, West Lafayette
25 Picnic with the Purduettes, West Lafayette
September
28 Purdue University Homecoming
October
5-6 Glee Club, St. Louis Performance Tour
November
3 PMO Fall Show, West Lafayette
December
7-8 80th anniversary of the Purdue Christmas Show
This is not a complete listing. For details and
many additional performances, please visit:
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PMO STAFF
Vice President for Student Affairs
Dr. Melissa Exum
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Dr. L. Tony Hawkins
Purdue Musical Organizations, Varsity Glee
Club and University Choir Director
William E. Griffel
Varsity Glee Club Assistant Director and PMO
Kids Choir Director
Ted Arthur
Purdue Bells Director
Michelle Beimfohr
Business Manager
Deb Burrow
Director of Donor Relations & Events
Lance Connolly
Account Clerk
Marty Jacoba
Purduettes and University Choir Assistant
Director and Heart & Soul Director
Jon Ranard
Receptionist
Andrea Ridge
Director of Operations
Steve Schlenk
Purduettes, All Campus & Community Chorale
and Recruitment Director
Jeff Vallier
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