Purdue Alumni Association Selects President and CEO

Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now

This audio file is brought to you by

0:00

0:00

Loading audio file, please wait.

Speed
1.00

• 0.25
• 0.50
• 0.75
• 1.00
• 1.25
• 1.50
• 1.75
• 2.00

The Purdue Alumni Association’s board of directors has elected Ralph Amos president and chief executive officer. He currently serves as vice president of alumni relations for the University System of Maryland Foundation. The association has a staff of 27 and represents Purdue and its more than 440,000 alumni. It has over 64,000 global members. Amos’ previous experience includes positions at UCLA, the UCLA Alumni Association, Ohio University and Ohio State University. He holds a bachelor’s degree from OSU and a master’s degrees from OU. Amos succeeds Kirk Cerny, who left for a job in the private sector and had served in the role for nine years. Jim Karl became interim president and CEO mid last year.