{"id":32842,"date":"2026-03-12T15:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=32842"},"modified":"2026-03-13T12:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T16:03:58","slug":"boilers-ballgowns-boilermaker-pride-and-pvm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/boilers-ballgowns-boilermaker-pride-and-pvm.php","title":{"rendered":"Boilers, Ballgowns, Boilermaker Pride and PVM!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9207-341x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"A collage of photo booth portraits of people wearing props and business attire\" class=\"wp-image-32826\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.332997634851606;width:176px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9207-341x1024.jpeg 341w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9207-100x300.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9207-512x1536.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_9207.jpeg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dean Marsh and Polly celebrate at the Boilermaker Ball with Purdue Veterinary Alumni Association (PVAA) board members, Dr. Britney Scales and Dr. Trisha Keffer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a fun twist on classic title, the 2026 Purdue Boilermaker Ball provided a meaningful evening of celebrating Purdue University\u2019s distinguished heritage and traditions, and the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine was proud to be part of the event.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dubbed \u201cA Midwinter Night\u2019s Dream,\u201d the festive function February 28 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown proved to be one enchanted evening!&nbsp;&nbsp;PVM alumni and donors were among the guests for the creative black-tie event, and enjoyed the opportunity to visit and share the common commitment to veterinary medicine, animal health, and the mission of the College of Veterinary Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dean Bret D. Marsh and his wife Polly hosted a table and appreciated the opportunity to visit with alumni and supporters during the evening. Such occasions help engender enthusiasm and camaraderie centered around the college\u2019s role in preparing the next generation of veterinary professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 18th annual Boilermaker Ball was presented by the Purdue for Life Foundation and enabled guests to embrace the charm of an enchanted garden in full bloom.\u00a0\u00a0Held as an Indianapolis event since its inception, the event now has added significance with the development of Purdue University in Indianapolis as a new urban campus that further extends Purdue University\u2019s mission and impact.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a fun twist on classic title, the 2026 Purdue Boilermaker Ball provided a meaningful evening of celebrating Purdue University\u2019s distinguished heritage and traditions, and the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine was proud to be part of the event.  Dubbed \u201cA Midwinter Night\u2019s Dream,\u201d the festive function February 28 at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown proved to be one enchanted evening!  PVM alumni and donors were among the guests for the creative black-tie event, and enjoyed the opportunity to visit and share the common commitment to veterinary medicine, animal health, and the mission of the College of Veterinary Medicine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":32825,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,29],"tags":[107,151],"class_list":["post-32842","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alumni","category-our-people","tag-alumni","tag-boilermaker-ball"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32842"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32908,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32842\/revisions\/32908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vet.purdue.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}