Purdue to Rename Hospitality School as White Lodging – J.W. Marriott, Jr. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

White Lodging | October 5, 2021

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — October 5, 2021 — White Lodging, one of the leading hospitality development and management companies in the United States, is enhancing the development of the next generation of hospitalitarians as part of the White family’s significant continued support of Purdue University. In addition, Purdue University trustees voted Friday (Oct. 1) to rename the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in honor of the White family’s longstanding financial and in-kind support. At the request of Bruce White, White Lodging’s founder and CEO, the school’s name will also honor the career and contributions of J.W. “Bi...