Notable Alumni

Donald F. Carmony
Master of Arts, 1931
History
Doctor of Philosophy, 1940
History
Professor emeritus, Department of History, Indiana University; editor of the Indiana Magazine of History from 1954 to 1975; author of numerous books on Indiana history, including Indiana 1816-1850: The Pioneer Era.
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Meredith N. Runner PhD
Bachelor of Arts, 1937
Zoology
Doctor of Philosophy, 1942
Zoology
Professor Emeritus of Developmental Biology, University of Colorado; recipient of the lifetime achievement award, Cambridge International.

Howard S. Wilcox
Bachelor of Arts
Journalism
President of Howard S. Wilcox public-relations firm; former president, IU Foundation, and member, Indiana University Board of Trustees; credited with founding the Little 500 bicycle race at Indiana University; helped found the 500 Festival event in Indianapolis.

Robert O’Hearn
Bachelor of Arts
Speech
Professor Emeritus, music and scenic design, Indiana University School of Music; set designer for more than 80 productions on Broadway, the Metropolitan Opera, the American Ballet Theatre, and the New York City Opera; former professor, Studio and Forum of Stage Design, New York.

Robert Gumbiner, M.D.
Bachelor of Science
Medical Sciences
Chairman, Museum of Latin American Art; founder of FHP International Corporation, the first HMO; former trustee, National Democratic Campaign Committee.

Andrew Duggan
Bachelor of Arts
Theatre and Drama
Professional actor in movies, television and Broadway; character actor appearing in more than 70 movies and more than 140 television shows, including 77 Sunset Strip, Gunsmoke and Hawaii Five-0.

Joseph C. Muhler DDS
Bachelor of Science
Dentistry
Research professor of dental science and director of the Dental Research Institute, Indiana University School of Dentistry; led the team that created the original formula for Crest toothpaste.

J. Keith Mann
Bachelor of Arts
Far Eastern Studies
Professor Emeritus, Stanford Law School; former associate dean for academic affairs and acting dean, Stanford Law School; specialist in labor law and labor arbitration.

Irene Meister PhD
Bachelor of Arts
Linguistics, 1948
Master of Arts
Eastern European Studies, 1949
Principal, Irene Meister and Associates, a multinational consulting firm; internationally recognized expert in international trade; former member, Council of Foreign Relations; Congressional staff member; author; professor; adviser to President Ronald Reagan.

Rene N. Girard PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
History
Andrew B. Hammond Professor of French Language, Literature and Civilization at Stanford University; member, Academie Francaise; literary critic, author and theorist on human behavior, anthropology, theology, psychology, and philosophy.

Ruth Ann Jordan MD
Bachelor of Arts
Home Economics
Occupational physician; member, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Alan B. Gilman
Bachelor of Arts
History
Chairman, former president and director, Steak n Shake Co.; private investor; former chairman and CEO of the Abraham & Straus division of Federated Department Stores; life director, Indiana University Foundation.

Robert H. Menke
Bachelor of Arts, 1941
Government
Master of Arts, 1953
Government
Founder, Styline Industries; former state representative, Indiana General Assembly; former president, IU College of Arts and Sciences-Graduate School Alumni Association; board member, IU College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association.

Walter Noll PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Mathematics
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University; author of The Non-Linear Field Theories of Mathematics, a standard reference book in its field.

Thomas W. Wathen
Bachelor of Arts
Police Administration
Former president and chairman, Pinkertons Inc. private security services; led California Plant Protection from a five-car patrol company to the fourth-largest guard company in the United States.

David V. Hayes
Master of Fine Arts
Acclaimed sculptor with works in more than 100 institutional collections, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

James P. Comer MD
Bachelor of Arts
Zoology
Maurice Falk Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine’s Child Study Center; founder of the Comer School Development Program, an educational framework that promotes collaborative efforts to ensure favorable educational outcomes; author of nine books; member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Martha A. Tardy
Bachelor of Arts
Sociology
After an early career with Eli Lilly in Indianapolis, Marty's activities have centered on family and extensive volunteer work. She serves on numerous boards in both Chicago and Naples, Florida. Marty works with the IU Foundation's biennial Colloquium for Women, serving as Co-Chair. She served as a member of the College Alumni Board acting as President for 2 years and, since 2004, has been a member of the College of Arts & Sciences' Dean's Advisory Board. Marty is a member of a large IU family counting 14 members from three generations holding IU degrees. In 2010, Marty Tardy received the College's Order of Merit Award honoring her service and philanthropic support.

Ambassador Robert H. Frowick
Bachelor of Arts, 1953
Government
Master of Arts, 1957
Career Foreign Service officer who served the U.S. State Department in the 1990s on several missions in Eastern Europe; he was instrumental in nation-building efforts in states in conflict, including Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia.

Harvey Feigenbaum MD
Bachelor of Arts
Anatomy and Physiology
Distinguished professor of medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine; a pioneer in the field of echocardiography, a diagnostic test for heart disease; founder and past president of the American Society of Echocardiography; recipient of the Pioneer Award from the Mayo Clinic for his work on echocardiography.
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Virgil E. Scudder
Bachelor of Arts
Radio and Television
Head, Virgil Scudder and Associates media training firm; media consultant to politicians and CEOs around the world; former news and sports broadcaster for NBC and ABC News.
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Arlene N. Martin
Bachelor of Arts
Telecommunications
Studio singer; performed on numerous records, film soundtracks and advertising jingles; credits include advertisement jingles for Coca-Cola, Jell-O and Mr. Coffee.

John W. Ryan PhD
Master of Arts, 1958
Government
Doctor of Philosophy, 1959
Government
President Emeritus, Indiana University; former chancellor, State University of New York; former interim president, University of Maryland at Baltimore; former interim president, Florida Atlantic University.

Gloria Randle Scott PhD
Bachelor of Arts, 1959
Zoology
Master of Arts, 1960
Zoology
Owner of G. Randle Services; former president, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC; former president, Girl Scouts USA; board member, Africa University; former research associate, Indiana University Institute for Psychiatric Research.

Thomas I. Atkins
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science
Civil rights attorney; principal counsel, NAACP, former secretary of communities and development for the State of Massachusetts; first African American elected to the Boston City Council.

Ernest R. Davidson PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Chemistry
Professor of chemistry, University of Washington; professor emeritus of chemistry, Indiana University; researcher in computational quantum chemistry.
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Joe Hickerson
Master of Arts
Folklore
Performer of American folk music; former director of the Archive of Folk Song at the Library of Congress.
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Elizabeth W. Brewster PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
English
Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Saskatchewan; author of novels, short stories and poetry; member of the Order of Canada; recipient of the Lifetime Award for Excellence in the Arts from the Saskatchewan Arts Board.
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Hon. Ezra H. Friedlander
Bachelor of Arts
History
Judge, Indiana Court of Appeals; former corporate counsel, Indiana Secretary of State; chair, Indiana Supreme Court’s Commission on Race and Gender Fairness.
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Jack M. Gill PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Chemistry
Lecturer in dermatology, Harvard Medical School; senior lecturer, Sloan School of Management, MIT; founder and general partner of Vanguard Ventures, a high-tech venture capital firm; president of The Gill Foundation, an education-based philanthropic organization.
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Sue Ellen Errington
Bachelor of Arts
Spanish
State Senator, Indiana; former public policy director, Planned Parenthood of Indiana; former Spanish instructor at Ball State University, Anderson University, and Bethany College.
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Wendell L. Roelofs PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Chemistry
Liberty Hyde Bailey professor of insect biochemistry, Cornell University; his groundbreaking research in insect chemical communication has earned Roelofs four honorary doctorates (including one from Indiana University), the National Medal of Science, and election to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Joseph C. Burke PhD
Master of Arts, 1958
History
Doctor of Philosophy, 1965
History
Acting chancellor, State University of New York; president, State University of New York at Plattsburgh; senior fellow, Rockefeller Institute’s Higher Education Program.

Lawrence H. Einhorn MD
Bachelor of Arts
Chemistry
Distinguished professor of medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine; researcher in cancer, specifically solid tumor oncology.
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James T. Morris
Bachelor of Arts
Government
President, Pacers Sports and Entertainment; oversees the business operations of two professional sports teams, the Indiana Pacers and the Indiana Fever; former executive director, United Nations World Food Programme.

Robert M. Gates PhD
Master of Arts
History
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense under President George W. Bush; former director, Central Intelligence Agency; former member, National Security Council; former president, Texas A&M University.
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Dan McConnell
Bachelor of Arts
English
Senior vice president and managing director, DDB Worldwide Communications; recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Public Relations Society of America.
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Eugene P. Trani
Doctor of Philosophy
History
President and professor of history, Virginia Commonwealth University; member, Council on Foreign Relations; has also held academic positions at Southern Illinois University, the University of Nebraska, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and the University of Wisconsin.
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Daniel B. Denning
Bachelor of Arts
Government
Deupty director, Indiana Office of Energy and Defense Development; former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Training, Readiness, and Mobilization, U.S. Army.

Bienvenido Lumbera PhD
Master of Arts, 1960
Comparative Literature
Doctor of Philosophy, 1967
Comparative Literature
Philippine poet and literary critic; professor of English in the School of Humanities of the Ateneo de Manila University; named a National Artist for Literature of the Philippines.
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Hon. John G. Baker
Bachelor of Arts
History
Chief judge, Indiana Court of Appeals; former partner, Baker Barnhart and Andrews; adjunct professor, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs; adjunct professor, Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis.
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Edwin C. Marshall OD
Bachelor of Arts
Zoology
Vice president for diversity, equity and multicultural affairs, Indiana University; professor of optometry, Indiana University School of Optometry; adjunct professor of public health, Indiana University School of Medicine; former associate dean for academic affairs and student administration, Indiana University School of Optometry.
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Maj. Gen. Charles D. Bussey
Master of Arts
Journalism
Chief of public affairs, U.S. Army; deputy chief of staff for personnel for the U.S. Army Materiel Command; adjunct faculty member, University of Maryland College of Journalism; during his military service, he was awarded the Air Medal, two awards of the Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Legion of Merit, and two awards of the Bronze Star.

James H. Fetzer PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
History and Philosophy of Science
Distinguished McKnight University professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota-Duluth; author of more than 20 books on philosophy of science and the theoretical foundations of computer science.
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John R. Hayes, MD
Bachelor of Arts
Zoology
Vice President, Lilly Research Laboratories and Global PlatformTeam Leader, Lilly Neuroscience, Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis.

Kevin D. Kline
Bachelor of Arts
Speech and Theatre
Professional actor on film and stage; films include Sophie’s Choice, The Big Chill, Dave, and Definitely, Maybe; theatre experience includes turns on Broadway productions of Hamlet, The Seagull, and Cyrano de Bergerac.
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J. William Whitaker MD
Bachelor of Arts
Zoology
Cardiologist; clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Indiana University; vice-chairman, Cardinal Health Alliance.

Angelo J. Pizzo
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science
Hollywood screenwriter and producer; credits include Hoosiers, Rudy, and The Greatest Game of Their Lives.
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Hon. Clarine C. Riddle
Bachelor of Arts
Mathematics
Chief of Staff for U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman; former Connecticut Superior Court judge; former attorney general, State of Connecticut.

Elizabeth A. Baltz
Bachelor of Arts
Fine Arts
Financial services consultant; former senior vice president, MasterCard International.

J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr. PhD
Master of Arts, 1970
Economics
Doctor of Philosophy, 1972
Economics
President, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (retired); director, Owens & Minor; director, Albermarle Corp.; director, Market Corp.; director, T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
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Charles O. McCormick, III, MD
Bachelor of Arts
Biological Sciences
Ophthalmologist; co-founder of the Indiana Eye Clinic; created the McCormick Science Grant for basic science research at Indiana University
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Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson Jr. MD
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy; Surgeon-General of the U.S. Navy; director of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, U.S. Navy.
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Robert L. Bringhurst
Bachelor of Arts
Independent Learning
Author, poet, typographer, and professor of literature and art history; author of the graphic-design reference book The Elements of Typographical Style.
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Charles K. Crabb
Bachelor of Arts
History
Assistant athletic director, Indiana University; competition producer for track and field, 1996 Olympics; long-time public address announcer for Indiana University Athletics.
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Steve A. Oldham
Bachelor of Arts
Economics and Political Science
Vice president, general counsel and secretary, Roche Diagnostics Corp.

Michael E. Uslan
Bachelor of Arts
History
Hollywood writer and producer; credits include producing the Batman series of films (1980s-2000s); winner of Daytime Emmy award for producing Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
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Howard Ashman
Master of Arts
Theatre and Drama
Playwright and music lyricist; won two Academy Awards and two Grammy Awards for his songs, co-written with Alan Menken, in the movies The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.
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Claire L. Gaudiani PhD
Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy
French
Author, professor, and director of the graduate program in philanthropic studies at the Heyman Center for Philanthropy at New York University; former president, Connecticut College; former research scholar, Yale Law School.
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Nancy L. Snyderman MD
Bachelor of Arts
Biological Sciences
Physician and television medical journalist; chief medical editor for NBC News.
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James R. Carpenter
Bachelor of Arts
Biological Sciences
President and CEO, Wild Birds Unlimited, a retail chain selling bird-related products; WBU is based in Carmel, Indiana, and has more than 300 stores across the country.
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W. William Weeks
Bachelor of Arts
History
Adjunct professor of law and director of the Conservation Law Clinic, Indiana University; former vice president, chief operating officer, and executive vice president of the Nature Conservancy; author of Beyond the Ark: Tools for an Ecosystem Approach to Conservation.
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Thomas J. Buck
Bachelor of Arts
Economics
Senior vice president for investments, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.; selected by Barron’s as one of America’s Top 100 brokers.
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Riccardo Giovanelli PhD
Master of Arts, 1971
Astronomy
Doctor of Philosophy, 1976
Astronomy
Professor of astronomy, Cornell University; observational cosmologist; co-discoverer of the first protogalaxy; project director for the Cornell Caltech Atacama Telescope project in northern Chile; co-recipient of the 1989 Henry Draper Medal, National Academy of Sciences.
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Robert N. Proctor PhD
Bachelor of Science
Biological Sciences
Professor of the History of Science, Stanford University.
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Paul C. Tash
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science
Chairman, CEO, and editor of the St. Petersburg (FL) Times newspaper.
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Barry Jean Ancelet PhD
Master of Arts
Folklore
Professor of French and research fellow at the Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; author and researcher in French Cajun culture; named Chevalier of the Palmes Academiques (France).
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Howard R. Elliott, Jr.
Bachelor of Arts
Forensic Studies and English
Vice president, public safety and environment, CSX Corporation.

Bruce Gingles
Bachelor of Arts
Biological Sciences
Vice president and global business unit leader, Critical Care Division, Cook Medical.
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Daniel P. O’Connor
Bachelor of Science
Biological Sciences
Vice president, JP Morgan Chase Investment Management; former vice president and portfolio manager for JP Morgan Investment Management.

H. Michael Shepard MD
Doctor of Philosophy
Biology
Physician and cancer researcher; founder, president and CSO of Receptor BioLogix, a biopharmaceutical company.

Greg Ballard
Bachelor of Arts
Economics
Mayor of Indianapolis (2007-); lieutenant colonel, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.).
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Patricia Kalember
Bachelor of Arts
Theatre and Drama
Television and movie actress; credits include Kay O’Brien, Thirtysomething, Sisters, Signs, and Law & Order.
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David L. Morley
Bachelor of Arts
Biological Sciences
Private investor; former chairman, Dazor Manufacturing Company; former senior vice president and chief strategist for Monsanto Corp.; chair of Parents As Teachers, an international early-childhood parent education and family support program.

Richard DiMarchi PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Biochemistry
Professor of chemistry and Linda and Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences, Indiana University; co-founder and board chairman of the biopharmaceutical firm Ambrx, Inc.
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Anthony R. DeCurtis PhD
Master of Arts
English
Professor of English, University of Pennsylvania; author and researcher in American popular music; winner of Grammy Award for Best Liner Notes, 1989.
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G. Frederick Glass
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science
Director of intercollegiate athletics, Indiana University; attorney, Baker and Daniels law firm; former president, Marion County Capital Improvement Board of Managers; former chief of staff to Indiana Governor Evan Bayh.

Connie Dieken
Bachelor of Arts
Telecommunications
President and founder, On Point Communication; former news broadcaster at television stations in Nashville, Cleveland and New York; inductee, Radio/Television Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
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Carolyn J. Reidy
Master of Arts, 1974
English
Doctor of Philosophy, 1982
English
President and CEO, Simon and Schuster Publishing; oversees all divisions of the company, including the Simon and Schuster Adult Publishing Group, Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing, Simon and Schuster Audio, Simon and Schuster Digital, and several international divisions.
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Lori A. Torres
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science and Telecommunications
Commissioner, Indiana Department of Labor; partner, Smart Kessler and Torres.

Alan Bercovitz MD
Bachelor of Arts
Biology
Private family practitioner; named the 2007 Family Physician of the Year by the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians; teacher, St. Vincent Family Medicine Clinic.

Kathleen M. Stine
Bachelor of Arts
Psychology
Editor-in-chief and co-publisher, Mystery Scene magazine.

Lynn A. Berry
Master of Arts
Slavic Languages and Literatures
Former editor, The Moscow Times.

Steve Sanders
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science
Attorney, Mayer Brown Rowe and Maw; handles appellate and civil litigation in the fields of telecommunications and higher education administration; former assistant dean, Indiana University College of Arts and Sciences.
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Paul J. Caine
Bachelor of Arts
Telecommunications
President and group publisher, Style and Entertainment Group, Time Incorporated; former publisher, People, Teen People and Entertainment Weekly.

Brian P. Stack
Bachelor of Arts
Telecommunications
Writer, actor and comedian; writer and actor on the NBC television program Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

Kurt D. Kress
Bachelor of Science
Home Economics
Hat designer for Nine West; former hat designer for Liz Claiborne.

Ann M. Waren
Bachelor of Arts
History
Vice president and trust officer, Salin Bank & Trust.

Tracy L. Lawhon
Bachelor of Science
Microbiology
Vice president, Regulatory Affairs and Development Operations, Tragara Pharmaceuticals; former executive director for project management, Novartis Pharmaceuticals.
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Jonathan Weinzapel
Bachelor of Arts
Chemistry
Mayor of Evansville, Indiana

Matthew W. Ferguson
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science and History
President and CEO, CareerBuilder, LLC; former senior vice president of business, Headhunter.net; former practicing attorney, Baker & McKenzie.
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John Papageorge
Bachelor of Arts
Psychology and Political Science
Attorney, Taft Stettinius and Hollister; trial lawyer frequently representing clients in complex commercial litigation, employment litigation, and personal injury matters; former chair, Litigation Section, Indiana State Bar Association.
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James B. Bullard PhD
Master of Arts, 1987
Economics
Doctor of Philosophy, 1990
Economics
President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; former deputy director of research for monetary analysis, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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J. Thomas Forbes
Bachelor of Arts
Political Science
Executive director of the Indiana University Alumni Association
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Scott Schuman
Bachelor of Science
Apparel Merchandising
Director of men’s fashion at Bergdorf Goodman; creator of "The Sartorialist" blog, a fashion-oriented blog popular in the industry.
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Joseph F. Buck
Bachelor of Arts
English
Sports broadcaster with the FOX Television Network; has called the play-by-play announcing for the Super Bowl, World Series, National Football League games, and Major League Baseball games.

Nancy S. Labiner
Bachelor of Arts
French and History of Art
Vice president for human resources in the investment research division at Goldman Sachs & Co.

Glenn B. Hieshima PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Geology
Strategic planning advisor, ExxonMobil Exploration Company.

Dave C. Coverly
Master of Arts
English
Cartoonist; his syndicated cartoon strip Speed Bump appears in more than 250 newspapers worldwide.

Darin L. Messer
Bachelor of Arts
Speech Communication
Professional sales representative, Reliant Pharmaceuticals.

Rev. Lisa Marchal
Bachelor of Arts
Speech Communication and French
Minister, United Methodist Church; global grassroots associate, RESULTS Educational Fund.

Carolyn K. Ducey
Master of Arts
Art History
Curator of collections, International Quilt Study Center and Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Charles Beeker
Bachelor of Arts, 1975
Biological Sciences
Master of Arts, 2003
Anthropology
Director of the Indiana University Office of Underwater Science and Educational Resources; discoverer, explorer and conservator of ocean shipwrecks around the world.
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