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The Barbara Cook Chapter Centennial
Chartered in the fall of 1926, join us in welcoming the 100th year of the Barbara Cook Chapter of Mortar Board! These anniversary events for our distinguished Chapter will be taking place throughout the 2025 and 2026 academic years.
Notes from Two Purdue Journalists
May 27, 2026, 7:30PM EST
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Ginger
Thompson
Ginger Thompson is a managing editor at ProPublica, after 15 years at The New York Times. She is on the Pulitzer board ad has won a Pulitzer Prize, the Maria Moors Cabot Prize, and an Overseas Press Club Award, among others.
Ginger was a managing editor of the Purdue Exponent and is a 1985 Mortar Board initiate and a 1986 Purdue graduate. She holds a master of public policy with a focus on human rights law from George Washington University.
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Mark
Schoeff, Jr.
Mark Schoeff, Jr. is a reporter at CQ Roll Call in Washington, D.C. In February, he was inaugurated as the National Press Club president. He previously was a reporter at InvestmentNews, a spokesman for the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and press secretary for U.S. Senator Richard Luga of Indiana.
Mark was campus and region/world editor of the Purdue Exponent and is a 1990 Mortar Board initiate and 1991 Purdue graduate. He earned his master's from George Mason University.
The Centennial Celebration
October 16th, 2026
Join us for a special dinner to reconnect with Mortar Board alumni, meet members of the Mortar Board Class of 2027, and celebrate the centennial!
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