Dustin Weisner started his Purdue career after serving four years in the military. He was 24.

The Veterans Success Center at Purdue University evolved from a building construction management student's hope that every student veteran could have their own "Jerry Brown."

As a student, Bryan Morris said he was able to relate well with Brown, a building construction management professor who is now retired. When Morris mentioned it to Dave Hankins, his Student Veteran Organization (SVO) advisor, they began to lay the groundwork for a mentor program for student veterans.