Dollens, Guidant Corporation president and CEO, graduated from Purdue in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy. The Guidant Foundation chose to honor his accomplishments and leadership by creating the scholarship in 2003. Dollens continues to serve the company and society by influencing health policies that affect  our nation. He spends much time in Washington, D.C., working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

McMasters came to Purdue after working at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center. He earned his BS from Case Western Reserve University in 2006, and is currently working with Professor Alyssa Panitch.

Odoemene earned his BS from George Washington University in 2009, just prior to joining Professor Marshall Porterfield's research group at Purdue.