Purdue University Airport

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Uh, he was like, "Hey, try to go get a job at, like, the Purdue University Airport."

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So he was like, "Do stuff like this to, like, kind of put yourself in, like, the world of aviation-

Her legacy lives on and is a very important part of Purdue history, and the university is visibly proud of it.

A bronze statue of Earhart stands outside Earhart Hall, and the university recently opened a new airport terminal in her name at the Purdue Airport.

Notable reminders of her importance at Purdue are an Amelia Earhart scholarship, a faculty and residence program, and an annual Amelia Earhart summit.

Before her world flight, she and Purdue had an understanding that she would return the plane to Purdue.

But beyond that, her legacy is still felt very much at Purdue University today.

We have the Amelia Earhart Terminal, and that's at the Purdue University Airport.

Uh, we have Earhart Hall, which ironically I moved my daughter into, and it was a lot of fun just to walk through Earhart Hall and see all, all the memorabilia, her photos, really talking about her story of persistence, of innovation, her spirit for adventure, which are very much, you know, resonate with the essence of a Boilermaker.

And her statue stands outside Earhart Hall, which is definitely a symbol.

She was a founding member.

There's still a chapter that's very active at Purdue today.

In fact, um, one of my favorite moments from the dedication of the Amelia Earhart Terminal at the Purdue University Airport last year was when the president of the Ninety-Nines addressed the group, and you could just hear Amelia's influence in her comments and how much that Amelia's legacy still is a living and breathing factor within that group today.

So I think that chapter, that organization definitely represents her legacy, but then there's other visible ways, too, particularly in the STEM fields.