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MaryEllen Bishop, ‘82,
Elected to IU Board of Trustees
On June 30, Indiana University graduates elected
MaryEllen Bishop, ‘82, of Carmel, Indiana, to the Indiana
University Board of Trustees. She succeeds Sue Talbot, who chose not
to run for another term on the IU Board.
BISHOP, A GRADUATE OF THE LAW SCHOOL
AND THE IU KELLEY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, is an
attorney with Cohen, Garelick & Glazier in Indianapolis and
served as national chair of the IU Alumni Association in 2007-
08. She received 3,773 of the 14,444 total votes cast.
Law school dean, Gary R. Roberts, said, “MaryEllen Bishop’s
election to the board of trustees is a truly exciting development.
MaryEllen is smart, experienced, accomplished, energetic, and
passionate about Indiana University. Furthermore, with her
bachelor’s degree from IU Bloomington and her law degree
from IU Indianapolis, as well as her service as the head of the
IU Alumni Association, MaryEllen brings a broad perspective
of the entire university that will enable her to help the trustees
make all of IU a better place for education and research. Her
election is wonderful news for all who love IU.”
Bishop’s involvement at IU also has included serving
on the steering committee for the Colloquium for Women
of IU, on the board of visitors for the IU School of
Law – Indianapolis and as alumni representative on the
IU Athletics Committee. Her husband, Michael, also is a
graduate of the IU School of Law – Indianapolis, and her
two children are IU graduates.
“Three years ago, serving as the national chair for
the IU Alumni Association made me realize how much
I love this university,” Bishop said. “I am honored to be
representing the alumni of this university, knowing the
incredible things that the university is doing right now, and
I’m thrilled to be a part of it.
“I would be very remiss if I didn’t say thank you to
Dr. Sue Talbot for everything that she’s done for IU over
so many years,” Bishop added. “She left big shoes to ever
try to fill on the board.”
With Bishop’s election, it is ensured that the IU Board
of Trustees will continue to include a woman member for
the next three years, in addition to student trustee Abbey R.
Stemler of New Albany, Indiana, who was appointed by Gov.
Mitch Daniels last year.
Bishop joins IU Law – Indianapolis alumnus Patrick
A. Shoulders, ‘78, Evansville, Indiana, on the board.
Shoulders was elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2008. His
current term ends in 2011.
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