¹is a Associate Vice President of Advancement at Purdue University. Purdue recently completed a $ 1.5bn dollar campaign, which raised over $ 1.7bn. At Purdue since 1988, started her career as Development Director for the School of Consumer and Family Sciences. During a six-month sabbatical, Cheryl was fundraising consultant for Bosphorus University in Istanbul Turkey in 1994. Altinkemer has held leadership positions in, and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and the National Committee on Planned Giving. The Indiana Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals recognized her as the 2002 Fundraising Executive of the Year. She is a founding board member and past chair of the national Women's Philanthropy Institute (WPI). Since WPI's merger with the IU Center on Philanthropy in 2004, she serves as an advisor and adjunct faculty member. The Women's Philanthropy Institute inspires, educates, and encourages women to effect change in the world through philanthropy.