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The President's Medal for Excellence

The President’s Medal for Excellence is a reproduction in fine silver of the symbolic jewel of office worn by the president at ceremonial occasions. The jewel of office, which was presented to Indiana University by Pi Chapter of Beta Theta Pi, is rich in meaning. Its design, and the chain from which it hangs, are inspired by the arbutus, the university flower. Three precious stones within the jewel represent reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as, the arts, sciences, and humanities. The President’s Medal reflects those values.

Criteria for recipients include distinction in public service, service to Indiana University, achievement in a profession, and/or extraordinary merit and achievement in the arts, humanities, science, education, and industry. A certificate in recognition of excellence is presented when the medal is given.

The date of the first presentation was September 20, 1985, and the first recipients were members of the Beaux Arts Trio.

PRESIDENT’S MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE
NUMERICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING

NO.	DATE	RECIPIENT	OCCASION	PLACE	PRESENTED BY
1.	9/20/85	Isidore Cohen	Beaux Arts Trio 30th Anniversary Concert	Musical Arts Center	John W. Ryan
2.	9/20/85	Bernard Greenhouse	Beaux Arts Trio 30th Anniversary Concert	Musical Arts Center	John W. Ryan
3.	9/20/85	Manahem Pressler	Beaux Arts Trio 30th Anniversary Concert	Musical Arts Center	John W. Ryan
4.	10/31/86	Theodore M. Hesburgh	Herman B Wells Dinner	Alumni Hall, IMU	John W. Ryan
5.	6/10/87	George W. Pinnell	Charles Bonser Dinner		John W. Ryan
6.	6/11/87	Robert M. Knight	Luncheon		John W. Ryan
7.	6/16/87	Lynne L. Merritt, Jr.	Reception	Bryan House	John W. Ryan
8.	6/17/87	Donald C. Danielson	Luncheon	Indiana Skyline Club	John W. Ryan
9.	4/9/88	Betty Blumberg Polley	Friends of Music Dinner	Musical Arts Center	Thomas Ehrlich
10.	8/2/88	Howard S. Wilcox	Trustees Summer Seminar General Session	Georgian Room, IMU	Thomas Ehrlich
11.	5/5/89	Jill Strickland Ruckelsahaus	IUB. Commencement Dinner	Federal Room, IMU	Thomas Ehrlich
12.	12/9/89	Gene K. Faris	Trustees Meeting	University Club, IMU	Thomas Ehrlich
13.	4/17/90	Irene D. Neu	Reception in honor of Irene D. Neu	Woodburn House	Thomas Ehrlich
14.	9/19/90	Hector-Neri Castaneda	Election to American Academy of Arts & Sciences Presentation	University Club, IMU	Thomas Ehrlich
15.	10/19/90	Harry G. Day	Naming of Harry G. Day Lecture Hall	Chemistry	Thomas Ehrlich
16.	11/27/90	Dorothy Craig Collins	Reception for Dottie Collins	Woodburn House	Thomas Ehrlich
17.	3/22/91	Thomas A. Sebeok	Dinner & Roast for Sebeok for his birthday and retirement	Tudor Room	Thomas Ehrlich
18.	8/14/91	Karl Flemke	B.I.E. Day Dinner Junior Achievement, Inc.	Alumni Hall, IMU	Thomas Ehrlich
19.	5/8/92	Edgar G. Williams	Honorary Degree Dinner	Federal Room, IMU	Thomas Ehrlich
20.	10/16/92	John T. Myers	Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology Preview	Jordan Hall	Thomas Ehrlich
21.	5/26/93	Ernest E. Campaigne	Campaigne and Carmack Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Naming Ceremony	Chemistry C122	Thomas Ehrlich
22.	5/26/93	Marvin Carmack	Campaigne and Carmack Laboratory of Organic Chemistry Naming Ceremony	Chemistry C122	Thomas Ehrlich
23.	10/30/93	Evan Bayh	Parents Day Luncheon/ Governors Visit	IU Fieldhouse	Thomas Ehrlich
24.	4/24/96	Mel Perelman	Eli Lilly Capital Campaign Dinner	Eli Lilly Board Room	Myles Brand
25.	7/26/96	His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama	Dalai Lama Visit	University Club, IMU	Myles Brand
26.	9/29/96	Lee H. Hamilton	50th Anniversary of the Offices of International Services, and Reopening of the Leo R. Dowling International Center	Musical Arts Center Lobby	Myles Brand
27.	10/4/96	John P. Donohue, M.D.	Indiana Cancer Pavilion Dedication	Indiana Cancer Pavilion, IUPUI	Myles Brand
28.	10/4/96	Lawrence H. Einhorn, M.D.	Indiana Cancer Pavilion Dedication	Indiana Cancer Pavilion, IUPUI	Myles Brand
29.	1/17/97	Elliott Baker	Cultivate	Les Ambassadeurs Club, London, England	Myles Brand
30.	1/17/97	Thomas T. Solley	Cultivate	Albustan Restaurant, Motcome Street, London, England	Myles Brand
31.	4/16/97	Edgar M. Bronfman	Hillel Mortgage Retirement Dinner	Hillel Center	Myles Brand
32.	6/14/97	Virgil T. DeVault, M.D.	Grand Opening Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center	Alumni Center	Myles Brand
33.	5/10/97	Dan R. Coats	IUB Commencement Speaker	Assembly Hall	Myles Brand
34.	4/8/98	Darwin Wiekamp	Wiekamp Hall Dedication	IU South Bend	Myles Brand
35.	4/98	Birch Bayh		Bloomington	Myles Brand
36.	2/99	Wlodzimierz Siwinski	Polish Studies	Bloomington	Tim Wyles/ Polish Studies
37.	5/99	Naomi Collins	IUB Commencement	Bloomington	Myles Brand
38.	9/14/99	Janos Starker	Concert/MUSIC	Bloomington	Myles Brand
39.	12/19/99	Steven Beering	Pres. Purdue	Bloomington	Myles Brand
40.	11/02/00	Paul Stark	School of Medicine Research II Groundbreaking	IUPUI	Myles Brand
41.	11/02/00	Carole Stark	School of Medicine Research II Groundbreaking	IUPUI	Myles Brand
42.	2/18/01	Morrie Mills (Statesman)		IUB	Don Weaver
43.	3/4/01	Craig Nelson (Biology Professor)	Founders Day	IUB	Myles Brand
44.	6/20/02	Kenneth & Shirley Perrin	Chancellor, IU South Bend	IUPUI	Myles Brand
45.	6/20/02	Mr & Mrs. FC Richardson	Chancellor IUS	IUPUI	Myles Brand
46.	10/3/03	Donald Weaver Director, State Relations	Retirement	Bloomington	Adam Herbert
47.	5/6/06	Michael E. Uslan (alumnus, film producer)	IUB Commencement	Bloomington	Adam Herbert
48.	1/31/07	Ken Beckley, CEO Alumni Association	Retirement	DeVault Alumni Center, Bloomington	Adam Herbert
49.	5/5/07	Tavis Smiley	Commencement Speaker	Bloomington	Adam Herbert
50.	6/18/07	Charlie Nelms	Retirement	Bloomington	Adam Herbert
51.	7/23/07	Martin Jischke	Retirement	Indianapolis	Michael A. McRobbie
52.	12/10/07	Judith G. Palmer	Lilly House Reception in Honor of Service as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	Indianapolis	Michael A. McRobbie
53.	6/17/08	Bruce Cole	Alumni Reception at the Australian Embassy	Washington, DC	Michael A. McRobbie
54.	8/1/08	Ruth Person	Farewell Reception at Alumni Hall	Kokomo	Michael A. McRobbie
55.	8/21/08	Dr. Stephen D. Williams	Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center Dedication Ceremony	IUPUI Indianapolis	Michael A. McRobbie
56.	9/5/08	Harvey Phillips	Academic Excellence Dinner	Bloomington	Michael A. McRobbie
57.	9/5/08	Denis Sinor	Academic Excellence Dinner	Bloomington	Michael A. McRobbie
58.	10/7/08	Eugene Glick	Groundbreaking for Glick Eye Institute	Indianapolis	Michael A. McRobbie
59.	10/7/08	Marilyn Glick	Groundbreaking for Glick Eye Institute	Indianapolis	Michael A. McRobbie
60.	12/20/08	Richard Atkinson	2008 Winter Commencement	Bloomington	Michael A. McRobbie
61.	2/28/09	Senator David Ford (posthumous)	Private Ceremony in Indianapolis	Indianapolis	Michael A. McRobbie
62.	4/7/09	Ora Pescovitz	Celebratory Luncheon	Indianapolis	Michael A. McRobbie
63.	9/4/09	Clement J. McDonald	Academic Excellence Dinner	Indianapolis	Michael A. McRobbie
64.	9/4/09	Camilla Williams	Academic Excellence Dinner	Indianapolis	Michael A. McRobbie