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JESSJANSSEN • B.S. ANIMALSCIENCES,2018 Memories from Purdue: Jess Janssen was comfortable at Purdue before she became a student. Her mother Cheri Janssen is a program specialist for Purdue Pesticide Programs. “The majority of my classes ended up being in Lilly Hall, where my mother’s office is.” Janssen participated in the Pathway to Purdue program, which allows Ivy Tech students to co-enroll at Purdue in preparation for an undergraduate degree in the College of Agriculture. At Purdue, Janssen was involved in Block and Bridle Club, the ASREC Swine Unit and Collegiate FFA. Her fondest memories include study abroad trips to Costa Rica and Ireland.
ROSSJABAAY • B.S. ANIMALSCIENCES,1968; M.S. ANIMALSCIENCES,1973 Memories from Purdue: “I was not an outstanding undergraduate student,” recalls Ross Jabaay. “Despite that, my advisors, Dave Pfendler and Hobe Jones, had a huge impact on my studies, as well as prepared me for a career.” Purdue continued to shape Jabaay’s life, as it was where he met his wife, Judy. The two celebrated 50 years of marriage in June. Jabaay graduated during the Vietnam War. Expecting to be drafted, he joined the Air Force Veterinary Corps. His primary mission was food inspection and sanitation of base retail and food service facilities. After the war, Jabaay returned to Purdue for graduate school. “I chose the field of meat science because of the military experience and because it was
MAXJUDGE • B.S. AGRICULTURE,1954; PH.D.ANIMALPHYSIOLOGY,1962 Memories from Purdue: Upon completion of his bachelor’s degree, Judge served as an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1954 to 1956. Judge earned his master’s degree at The Ohio State University, returned to Purdue in 1958 and began instructing classes. “I taught the first meat science course at Purdue and was given the opportunity to develop our program.” “We could see things that happened out in the world as a result of our research. When I was on leave in the Netherlands, we had a country-wide effect on the kind of pork they produced.” Judge found that Dutch farmers were raising stress-susceptible pigs whose
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