Rosemary Ricci - Academic Advisor, Office of Student Services

550 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 1163
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
Phone: (765) 494-1393
Fax: (765) 496-1377
E-mail: rricci@purdue.edu

Education:
B.A., Sociology, Augustana College, 1977
M.S., Education, Purdue University, 1978

Bio:
Rosie Ricci has been at Purdue for 23 years. Her prior experience includes working in the Purdue University Residence Halls for 12 years and then as an academic advisor in the School of Technology for 9 1/2 years and the School of Management for 21 months. She has just completed her term as secretary of the Purdue Academic Advising Association. Rosie's other Purdue activities include being one of the advisors to the Purdue Reamer Club; advisor to the OT/PT Club; a faculty fellow at Owen Hall; a Tomahawk honorary; a former 'super guest leader' for Leadershape; and honorary member of Delta Sigma Pi.

David G. Tate - Academic Advisor, Director of Clinical and Continuing Education

550 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 1163
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
Phone: (765) 494-1392
Fax: (765) 496-1377
E-mail: dgtate@purdue.edu

Education:
B.S. Purdue University, Industrial Management 1970
M. Ed., Purdue University, College Student Personnel 1980

Bio:
David Tate studied engineering and management as an undergraduate, audiology and speech sciences in graduate school, obtaining an advanced degree in student personnel services. He taught the introductory course in Environmental Sciences as well as medical technology and served as the first coordinator for the Forensic Science courses at Purdue. In Health Sciences, his responsibilities include the director of the clinical programs as well as the alumni representative officer. Other activities have included program development with The Center for Life Long Learning, and advisor to Lambda Tau, Weightlifting Club, Faculty Fellow for Cary hall, Circle Pines Cooperative, chair of the ROTC Military Hall of Fame, and a past member of the Purdue Alumni Association Board of Directors. He has served as the president of the Class of 1970. He is married to Maureen, his high school sweetheart and has a son, Ryan, who is pursuing a career in the culinar area. His hobbies are cooking, reading, weightlifting, and travel.

Robert C. Walkup - Academic Advisor and Supervisor, Office of Student Services

550 Stadium Mall Drive, Room 1163
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051
Phone:(765) 496-2848
Fax: (765) 496-1377
E-mail: rcwalkup@purdue.edu

Education:
M.S. Education Administration, Purdue University, 1981
B.S. Education, Purdue University, 1974

Professional Associations:
Purdue Academic Advising Association
National Academic Advising Association
President's Council
John Purdue Club

Bio:
Bob is a lifelong Boilermaker having attended his first Purdue football game in 1953. In high school he was an Explorer Scout and ushered at football games from 1960-1962. He earned his undergraduate degree in Education in 1974. He followed that up with a master's degree in 1981. Bob is married to Diane and they have one daughter, Nikki, an honor's grad from the College of Liberal Arts. Bob's grandsons, Isaac and Eliot, keep both Bob and Diane very busy. Bob is a Disabled Veteran having served in the Navy from 1967-1971. Bob has served as a Faculty Fellow at Meredith and Tarkington Halls and as the advisor to the Health Sciences Ambassadors, the Pre-Physician's Assistant Club, S.H.O.T.S. (Student Helping Others Through Service) as well as Purdue Independent Musicians. His hobbies include woodworking, guitar playing, and Purdue sports.