Pride & Tradition

Meet six alumni who have been inducted into unique halls of fame across the globe, such as the Printing Industry Hall of Fame.

In 2023, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Jennifer Root to the Growing Michigan Together Council. The council will advise Whitmer on specific policies to grow Michigan’s population and enhance K-12 and higher education.

From a massive snowball fight to a mid-exam evacuation to a “victory cigar,” these stories truly capture the uniqueness of finals week at IU.

In 1916, Elder Watson Diggs, founder of Kappa Alpha Psi, became the first Black graduate of the IU School of Education.

Game show contestant. Genealogical curator of Dunn Cemetery. Aviation attorney. Stephen Hofer, BA’76, walks readers through his life.

Antonia Wilson Bluher, Karen Schuster Webb, and Brian T. Shockney were named the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Service Award recipients.

Gift ideas sourced from IU alum-owned businesses and the IU Alumni Association’s trusted corporate partners.

Viola Taliaferro, JD’77, renowned judge and advocate for children, died June 12, 2023. She was married to football legend George Taliaferro.

Dunn Cemetery has been a family gravesite since the 1820s. Approximately 68 people are buried in the cemetery, possibly a few more in unmarked graves.

Edson W. Sample, MS’71, who funded one of IU Bloomington’s most cherished landmarks—the Sample Gates—died in early December 2022.

The last time Indiana University saw a total eclipse, the first woman had just graduated from IU, and the university’s alma mater, “Hail to Old IU,” was still 23 years…

Jon Cohen, BA’03, has helped acquire top-tier talent for Spotify, including Brené Brown, who hosts the popular podcast “Unlocking Us.”