Purdue University recognizes OfficeWorks & Herman Miller

Spring 2010

Purdue University recognizes OfficeWorks and Herman Miller for their contribution and donation to the Discovery and Learning Research Center.

Purdue recently dedicated its new Hall for Discovery and Learning Research. The hall, which was built at a cost of $25 million, was funded by gifts, the university’s capital reserve for buildings and $4 million from the state. The lead gifts for the facility and its centers are from: Alfred E. Mann Foundation for Biomedical Engineering; Burton D. Morgan Foundation; Susan Bulkeley Butler, a 1965 Purdue alumna who served on the board of trustees from 2006-2009; Herman Miller Inc.; Lilly Endowment Inc.; Sally and Ken Mason, respectively, former Purdue provost and current president of the University of Iowa, and an educator and textbook author who teaches biological sciences at the University of Iowa; and OfficeWorks. The dedication ceremony included guest speaker, Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space.

Prior to the dedication ceremony, OfficeWorks and Herman Miller were invited by University President, France Cordova to attend a donor recognition luncheon. It is exciting for OfficeWorks to be part of a facility that houses some of Purdue University’s top research projects including ones that focus on improving learning in science fields, treating cancer and protecting communities from earthquakes.