Other awesome Purdue grads include:

Gene Cernan (last man on the moon)

Captain "Sully" Sullenberger (Yes, the same guy who landed a plane on the Hudson River)

Ryan Newman (one of the few, if only, NASCAR drivers with a college degree)

Orville Redenbacher (you're welcome for the delicious popcorn)

And many other badasses listed here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Purdue_University_people