The Indiana University Board of Trustees election begins June 1. Alumni from any IU campus will be able to vote for trustee from a link that will be available on the IU Alumni Association website. There are 12 candidates running for the position, including current trustee Jeremy A. Morris, who is running for re-election. The following is a summary of the candidates, with information taken from their statements, an interview with The Herald-Times, and other publicly available sources.
Notable Experience: President of Maurer Family Foundation (namesake of the IU Maurer School of Law), involved in the leadership of several other philanthropic organizations
Indiana Resident: Yes (Carmel, Indiana)
Notable Positions: Believes student and faculty protestors should follow IU policy and city and state laws.
Notable Experience: President of Physician and Clinical Enterprise, Parkview Health; cardiologist
Indiana Resident: Yes (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Notable Positions: Wants to increase focus on student mental health, resolving physician shortage.
Notable Experience: Principal at Independent Senior Insurance, Inc.
Indiana Resident: Yes (Hamilton County, Indiana)
Notable Positions: Supports having ideologically diverse faculty, supports freedom to protest but opposes tent encampments, does not currently support graduate student unionization.
Notable Experience: Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Indiana Resident: Yes (Zionsville, Indiana)
Notable Positions: Wants more focus on internships and other work-based learning. Wants to better understand why graduate students are pushing for unionization.
Notable Experience: Founding Partner, Executive Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Premier Wealth Advisors
Indiana Resident: Yes (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Notable Positions: Would support setting a cap on out-of-state students, wants an independent task force to investigate whether the use of force by administration to remove pro-Palestine protestors at Dunn Meadow was justified. Opposes tent policy change. Pledged to serve one three-year term and not accept any compensation.
Notable Experience: Founder of Vision Quest consulting
Indiana Resident: Yes (Porter, Indiana)
Notable Positions: Supports graduate student unionization.
Notable Experience: Certified Financial Planner, Southwest Retirement Advisors
Indiana Resident: No (Austin, Texas)
Notable Positions: Opposes Board of Trustees supportive response to campus administrators in light of protests at IU Bloomington.
Notable Experience: Owner of Greenwood Smiles, Dentist
Indiana Resident: Yes (Bargersville, Indiana)
Notable Positions: Believes only students should be permitted at Dunn Meadow protests. Fiscally conservative. Would support graduate student unionization.
Notable Experience: Senior Executive Assistant Chief People Officer and Chief of Strategy, Partnerships & Towers, Assistant to the Director of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Cellular,
Indiana Resident: No (Chicago, Illinois)
Notable Positions: Supports further diversity, equity, and inclusion measures.
Notable Experience: Senior Counsel at Taft Law, commercial litigation and compliance
Indiana Resident: Yes (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Notable Positions: Supportive of SEA 202, diversity and inclusion including diversity of perspective.
Notable Experience: Co-Founder SHENIX Latina Fintech (finance education, career development, etc.), The Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
Indiana Resident: No (Chicago, Illinois)
Notable Positions: Supports more university transparency, opposes rule change to Dunn Meadow protests.
Notable Experience: Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, IU Indianapolis
Indiana Resident: Yes (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Notable Positions: Appears to support calls for IU President Whitten and Provost Shrivastav to resign, thinks IU administration is in a “place of privilege,” and should have listened to concerns of protestors. Appears to support policy changes that would allow for graduate student union recognition.