Student-athletes across the conference were recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for achieving grade-point averages of 3.70 and better. Twenty-one of the Boilermakers' 76 honorees (28%) compiled flawless 4.0 GPAs during the 2019-20 school year. Eleven of Purdue's teams had at least one student-athlete with a 4.0.

Purdue Engineering students recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for achieving grade-point average of a 4.0:

Paige Liebel,  Electrical Engineering (Jr.),
from St. Petersburg, Fla. – Women’s Soccer

Dale Williams, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering (Jr.) 
from Fox Island, Wash. – Men’s Swimming & Diving

Kelsey Macaddino, Biomedical Engineering (Jr.) 
from Northville, Mich. – Women’s Swimming & Diving

Purdue Engineering students recognized as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars for achieving grade-point average of 3.7-3.9:

Léony Boudreau, Biomedical Engineering (Jr.) from Montreal, Québec – Women’s Basketball

John Pieper, Environmental & Ecological Engineering (So.) from Pontiac, Mich. – Men’s Cross Country

Blake Selm, Chemical Engineering (So.) from Ballwin, Mo. – Men’s Cross Country

Filippo Massobrio, Civil Engineering (Sr.) from San Damiano D'Asti, Italy – Men’s Golf

Joe Weiler, Industrial Engineering (Jr.) from Bloomington, Ind. – Men’s Golf

Anna Giesler, Materials Science & Engineering (Sr.) from Holland, Mich. – Women’s Swimming & Diving

Source: Purdue Sports "Record 76 Boilermakers Honored as Big Ten Distinguished Scholars"