The Lyles School of Civil Engineering topped the leaderboard during Purdue's Day of Giving Campaign, with over $2.25M in donations in a single day, including an additional $18.5K in bonus funds for heading the list. In addition to finishing first in total donations, the School finished in 9th place on the participation leaderboard, indicating a wide base of support. Donations came in from alums who graduated as long ago as 1955, all the way up to our current-year graduates.

Purdue's second annual Day of Giving, which ran midnight-to-midnight on Wednesday (April 29), netted nearly $13.7 million from almost 10,000 donations — surpassing last year's $7.5M total and setting a record for most dollars raised for higher education through a single-day campaign. The social media-driven fundraising event also set Purdue records for number of donations received and number of countries represented.

This extraordinary accomplishment simply could not have happened without the combined efforts of our alumni, friends, faculty and staff. The development staff are to be commended for orchestrating this support for our School and for the University. What we are building together, is truly moving the world forward. Thank you for your continued and consistent support and involvement.

"The close of another academic year brings its own stresses and challenges," said Rao (GS) Govindaraju, Bowen Engineering Head of Civil Engineering and Christopher B. and Susan S. Burke Professor of Civil Engineering, "but I hope you will all take a moment to celebrate these great achievements."

While Purdue Day of Giving has passed, it is not too late for you to make your gift to help us cement an even brighter future!  Follow the link below to donate to Purdue: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1461/research/hybrid/index.aspx?sid=1461&gid=1010&pgid=1754&cid=4045&appealcode=13266