Donna Keener

Academic Coordinator

Donna Keener is the Academic Coordinator for the Food Science Department. As part of her duties, she participates in discussions and makes recommendations of academic policies and procedures. She advises students about completing their plan of study, general education electives, and core course sequences.

Donna composes and sends informational mailings about the Food Science Department to prospective students, and coordinates tours and campus visits. Donna meets with prospective students and their parents to discuss our department, the Food Science curriculum, career opportunities, and to answer policy and procedure questions.

Donna leads the department's scholarship program for undergraduate students. She coordinates local and national scholarship recruitment, sends scholarship material to prospective students, and chairs the committee for scholarship selections.

Donna also coordinates:

• FS 298, the sophomore seminar focused on career development
• The free tutoring program for undergraduates
• Food Science Envoys, the Food Science undergraduate liasons
• Undergraduate awards and honors selections
• Springfest activities
• Family Day
• Day on Campus
• 4-H workshops and 4-H Roundup

Contact Donna Keener
e-mail: dlkeener@purdue.edu

Address:
Department of Food Science
745 Agriculture Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2009 Phone: (765) 494-2766