The University of Indianapolis respectfully recognizes the passing of the following members of the campus community this past year.
Vanita A. Powell ’18–February 13, 2019
Michael J. Bradley ’14–March 8, 2019
Franklin D. “Frank” Giles II ’10–April 21, 2019
Kenneth R. “Rick” Maurer ’03–February 28, 2019
Jeno A. Lemay-Brown ’98 ’01–January 24, 2019
Kathy D. Hendricks ’91–February 4, 2019
DeEtta Z. Charpie ’87–March 19, 2019
John R. Healey ’86–December 12, 2018
Darci D. Hill ’84–January 24, 2019
Lea A. Shover ’83–March 20, 2019
Dinah L. Woelfel ’83–December 23, 2018
George W. Arndt III ’79–March 12, 2019
Kay A. Lindley ’78–February 18, 2019
Douglas Weber ’78–November 8, 2018
Ronnie I. Tuttle ’77–April 21, 2019
Laura E. Powell ’74–March 29, 2019
George H. Fulton ’72–February 9, 2019
Dortha S. “Sue” Boltz ’72–April 3, 2019
Dorothy A. “Jackie” Beck ’71–May 12, 2019
Elizabeth E. “Ellen” Hoffman ’70 ’74–February 4, 2019
Sharon K. Huehls ’70 ’99–November 30, 2018
Ralph J. Mulder ’70–March 29, 2019
Robert G. Shope ’69 ’82–April 10, 2019
Frederic P. “Fred” Dausch ’69–December 9, 2018
Carol S. Huffman ’67–January 29, 2019
Richard L. “Dick” Simon ’67–April 13, 2019
Steven E. Dalzell ’66–January 1, 2019
Mary Jane Poer ’65–April 4, 2019
Thomas S. “Tom” McNamara ’64–April 25, 2019
Bette Lou Groves ’62–December 1, 2018
Rose A. Bauer ’61–May 16, 2019
Donna M. Barnett ’58–February 17, 2019
Keith A. Slaughter ’57–March 15, 2019
Gerald L. “Corky” Ruark ’56–April 14, 2019
Frances K. “Fran” Dearth ’54–April 10, 2019
John D. Preston ’53–March 12, 2019
Robert J. “Bob” McKinney ’52–March 1, 2019
Charles H. Stotts ’52–May 16, 2019
Dallas J. Everman ’51–May 12, 2019
George L. “Leonard” Wood ’51–May 20, 2019
James K. Fisher ’51–February 26, 2019
Gale O. Creighton ’50–February 14, 2019
Ivan Moreman ’50–April 20, 2019
Dona Howe Amdor ’47–March 29, 2019
Virginia M. Franklin ’44–January 6, 2019
Rev. Charles H. McClung Jr. ’43–December 5, 2018
Louise E. Chambers ’38–April 30, 2019
Jessie Carter Gormong ’35–April 27, 2019
Richard G. Lugar
April 4, 1932 – April 28, 2019
The University of Indianapolis mourns the loss of Senator Richard G. Lugar, whose long and impactful relationship with the University created a lasting legacy.
Senator Lugar served as a member of the University Board of Trustees from 1970 to 2002, and through his work with the Richard G. Lugar Academy also shaped the youth of Indiana by personally mentoring more than 20,000 young Hoosier leaders over the past 42 years through the Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders at the University of Indianapolis.
Senator Lugar’s two terms as Indianapolis mayor are documented in the University’s Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives. In many ways, these records will ensure that his leadership style, approach to public service and impact will be remembered.
Senator Lugar’s life example served as a model for our students. He was a constant reminder that all individual talents should accrue to the benefits of others, and he believed that civic engagement was a cornerstone of a meaningful life and the bedrock of a civil society.
Dr. Gene E. Sease, the University’s fifth president, recalled election night in 1976 when Lugar was elected to the U.S. Senate for the first time. Lugar was teaching full-time for the University that year while campaigning.
“The next morning he met his class and all of the media were there. He responded to their questions for a few minutes and watched the clock. When it was 8 a.m., he said, ‘now, if all of you who are not students will be excused, I’ll begin my lecture,’” Dr. Sease said. “He never missed a class.”
Whether as faculty, board member, special lecturer or graduation speaker, he was a beacon to our community and will be missed.
The University will long remember with gratitude Senator Lugar’s passionate advocacy for public service, his visionary leadership and work on behalf of regional, national and global initiatives, and his love for the people in the great state of Indiana.
