Beta Theta Pi - Purdue University

3 BETA THETA PI AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY John Kestler '82 Paul Smith '82 Rich Wolfred '82 Scott D. White '84 Theodore Labus '86 Nicholas C. Pinchok '87 Dewey Martinelli '88 Kelly Eads '89 Kevin E. Mayer '91 Brien Donahue '08 James Lucas '10 Joshua Ford '12 In memory of Patrick Trainor and Scott Notary CONTRIBUTORS (Up to $999) Frances Kerber In memory of Phil Kerber '54 Helen S. Tippet In memory of James Tippet '50 Edward K. Banker '47 In memory of William Cline '45 Wayne Lundy '47 George Harmon '49 In memory of Lee Harmon, my Beta sweetheart Robert B. Billman '52 Russell C. Stanley '53 In memory of Howard R. Meeker '48 and C. Richard Stanley '50 James R. Lankton '54 In memory of James K. Risk Jr. Robert R. Knepper Jr. '55 Eldon G. Black '56 James J. Obear '56 In memory of Donald P. Williams '56 In honor of Dick Petersen '56 John W. Randecker '56 Clifford A. Dunton '57 John Hoyt '57 James Shrack '57 Louis Zellers '57 George R. Caruso '58 David Young '58 Jim Pierce '59 In memory of Thomas G. Adams '59 Ralph R. Mason '60 John D. McDougle '60 Ronald Steenerson '60 Ronald Lockhart '62 Robert Lotz '62 Michal McClure '62 Richard H. Price '62 George Shortle '62 David E. Cox '63 Thomas Faulkner '63 Tom Gerber '63 In memory of David Malsbary '63 George Raub '63 In memory of G. David Malsbary '63 Phillip L. Zellers '64 In memory of David Malsbary '63 Allen Anderson '65 Michael O'Neall '66 Wm. A. Torrance '67 John Yencho '67 Birum G. Campbell III '69 Jerome Johnson '70 Michael Tucker '70 Frank Kaufman '71 Steve Keipper '71 Steven Longfellow '71 Charles G. Machledt '71 Michael S. Kady '72 William Keller '72 Steven W. Krein, M.D. '72 R. Stephen Linegar '72 Fredric P. Machledt '72 Joe Rierden '72 Thomas Popcheff '73 Craig Fread '77 Charles Comiskey '78 Bruce Parkinson '78 Thomas P. Heed '80 David P. Todd '82 Edward A. Fargo IV '83 Mark Peterson '83 Shay Jarrell '84 Brion Patt '85 Timothy S. Fox '86 Brian Black '88 Tim H. Dhillon '90 Fred W. Wendland III '91 Anthony J. Wisniewski '91 Darren Lueking '93 Dan Breier '94 Greg Ogle '94 Andrew C. Bauer '95 Ryan H. Kratz '95 David Nagel '95 Nicholas Clemens '01 Erik Henderson '01 Jeff Steurer '02 Michael J. Rusin '06 Matt Kraushar '07 Michael Burns '08 Barret Arthur '09 Michael J. Pfohl '11 In memory of Eric Pfohl Sr. '71 and Stormy Pfohl '50 Beau N. Pahud '12 Michael R. Switala '12 Grant T. Hoover '14 Chris J. Trujillo '15 In honor of the Purdue Class of '15 Graduates JAY MERRELL '82 CELEBRATES THREE GENERATIONS OF BETA MU MEN J ay Merrell '82 spent quite a bit of time at the Beta Mu house long before he became a member. Growing up, he would accompany his father, John '50, to Purdue football games and other events, which exposed him to fraternity life early on. Now Jay is a father of two Beta Mus, Andrew '14 and Dan '15, who are keeping the Merrell legacy alive. "We are all very proud of our legacy at Beta Mu and with Beta Theta Pi. I find Beta Mu to be a great place for young men to develop life skills and cultivate lifelong relationships. That's what it did for me as an undergraduate. It's our job as alumni to keep that tradition alive and well for future generations of young men." Jay and his wife, Anne, have been married for 28 years. In addition to Andrew and Dan, they have two other children, John and Catherine. Jay works for Industrial Dielectrics Inc. managing all environmental health and safety for their global businesses. His career highlights include working with his dad for more than 20 years and serving as chairman at American Composite Manufacturers Association, which is the world's largest trade association serving the composites industry. When he's not working, Jay enjoys traveling and taking part in outdoor activities. He also remains in touch with a handful of his Beta Mu brothers from early '80s classes. "We still laugh at the same stories about our friends and the things we did. My membership in Beta Theta Pi was a great experience, and still is." You can connect with Jay at jmerrell@idicomposites.com. Bill Moss '81, Doug Meeker '82, and Jay Merrell '82 at the Beta House during a Homecoming event. All three of their fathers were in the house at the same time in the late 1940s.

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