Maurer Notable Alumni

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  Mark S. Wojciechowski

  Mark S. Wojciechowski was born in Detroit in 1954 and graduated from Brother Rice High School in Birmingham, Michigan. He attended Columbia University, Columbia College and received an A.B. in Economics (1976). After teaching elementary school for a year, he enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law. He received his JD degree from IU, Cum Laude, in 1981.

  Wojciechowski has spent his professional life in New York, first at Mayer Brown, where he led the firm’s global leveraged finance practice and served on its executive committee, and then as a partner at Allen & Overy, where he served as head of the firm’s North American leveraged finance group. In 2013, Wojciechowski joined Morrison & Foerster where he serves as the chair of the finance and projects group. Chambers USA has recognized him for excellence in the fields of both banking and mergers and acquisitions. Mark is also passionate about pro bono representation, having successfully represented clients on appeal in the area of prisoners’ rights.

  As an active alumnus of IU, Wojciechowski is a longtime member of the Board of Visitors, and has hired and mentored many fellow IU alumni.

  In 2020, Wojciechowki was inducted in the the law school’s Academy of Law Alumni Fellows.

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  Milton Ollie Thompson

  Milton Ollie Thompson was raised in Indianpolis, Indiana, where he graduated from North Central High School in 1972, Thompson then enrolled at Wittenberg University in Ohio. In addition to being a Dean’s List student at Wittenberg, Thompson excelled at baseball and in 1976 was named a First Team All-American (he was inducted into the Wittenberg Athletics Hall of Fame in 1998). Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles, Thompson decided to forgo a professional baseball career and instead enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law in the fall of 1976. He received his J.D. in the spring of 1979.

  Thompson has had a wide and varied career. He is the President and CEO of Grand Slam III, LLC – a sports, entertainment, and recreation management-consulting firm, based in Indianapolis. He co-founded Play Ball Indiana – an organization with the mission of creating baseball and softball opportunities for inner-city youth. Thompson has been a certified Contract Advisor for the NFL and NBA Players Association, has served as a Board Member of the Indianapolis Indians baseball team, and is co-founder of the Indiana Amateur Baseball Association. Additionally he has hosted the radio show “Playing for Keeps” as well as the television show “Focus on Indianapolis Sports.” Thompson is a federal court-appointed trustee of the Indianapolis Foundation and served as the Vice President for Corporate Development and General Counsel for the Organizing Committee of the Tenth Annual Pan American Games. This barely scratches the surface of Thompson’s involvement in Indianapolis community and professional activities, many of which have resulted in awards and honors.

  Thompson served on the Indiana University Law School’s Alumni Board for many years and he was presented the School’s Distinguished Service Award in 1997. He served on the Board of Visitors from 1994 to 2006 and chaired the group in 1995/96 and 1996/97. In 2007, Milton O. Thompson was inducted into the Indiana University School of Law Academy of Law Alumni Fellows.

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  Robin Jo (Kramer) Boyles, LVO

  Robin Jo (Kramer) Boyles was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating (1972) from Taylor Allderdice High School, in Pittsburgh, she enrolled at the University of Michigan, where she received her Bachelor of General Studies in 1976. Boyle then enrolled in a joint JD/MBA program at Indiana University. She was awarded both degrees in 1979.

  Boyles began her career as a Senior Tax Manager with the accounting firm of Arthur Young. She spent 10 years with the firm in Indianapolis, Chicago, and London. In 1989 she became the Operations Director of London based Vidale Group, where she coordinated international and external corporate, legal, and financial compliance and administration for six companies in five countries. From 1993 to 1996 she was Deputy CEO of what is today’s Financial Services Compensation Scheme. This was follwed by ten years as Director of Trading IK Ltd., before she joined the In Kind Direct charity, Founded by the Prince of Wales in 1996, In Kind Direct distributes consumer goods donated by companies to UK charities working in the UK and overseas. The charity works with not-for-profit organizations and companies to help ensure that everyone has access to life's essentials and that no usable product goes to waste. Boyles currently serves as CEO of the charity.

  In 2011, Queen Elizabeth II awarded Boyles the title, Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order. In 2014, she received a Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

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  Sandra D. Leek

  Born in Durham, North Carolina, on October 8, 1954, Sandra D. Leek’s life was devoted to serving as an advocate for those less fortunate. Leek graduated from Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana, in 1972. In the fall of 1972, she enrolled at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. After graduating from Tufts with a B.A. degree in Political Science (1976), she enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law. She received her JD degree from IU in 1979.

  After law school, Leek began her legal career at Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (a not-for-profit law firm and the largest provider of free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income people throughout the state) as Director of the State Support Center. She later served as ILS Managing Attorney in the Indianapolis office. From 1992 until 2005, she served as the Executive Director of the Indiana Civil Rights Commission. Leek served as Chairperson of the Indiana Unemployment Insurance Review Board, as President of the Marion County Bar Association, and as a Board member of the ILS. In 2005, Leek joined the Indianapolis firm of Faegre Baker Daniels and later opened her own practice.

  Leek was a member of the Indiana University School of Law Alumni Board from 1996 until 2000. Leek was posthumously presented the law school's Distinguished Service Award in 2013. Sandra D. Leek died on October 12, 2012, at the age of 58.

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  Taylor Cyrus Segue

  Taylor Cyrus Segue was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was raised in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended the University of Detroit High School. In 1972, he enrolled at Wayne State University while working full time as a computer clerk for a Detroit bank. He transferred to the University of Michigan in 1975, graduating with a degree in General Studies in 1978. After college, he spent three years working in positons of increasing responsibility with the Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit, before deciding to attend law school. He enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law in the summer of 1981, and earned his JD degree in December of 1983.

  Segue’s legal career began with the firm of Lewis, White & Clay in Detroit (1984-1990). In 1990, Segue became a founding partner in the firm Segue, Fair Adams & Pope, and in 1999 he became a partner at Butzel Long Attorneys. Throughout his career, Segue has specialized in economic development, project financing, public finance, real estate and affordable housing development. In 2001, President George W. Butsh appointed Segue to the Board of Directors of Fannie May. In 2002, he served, on a 6-month emergency basis, as the Interim Executive Director of the Detroit Housing Commission. In 2006, he established a new solo practice specializing in real estate finance and development, securities and gaming law. In 2009, Segue became the Senior Executive Project Manager for Wayne County (Michigan). Segue founded his latest law firm, The Segue Law Group, in 2011, and continues to specialize in business, real estate finance, and securities law.

  Segue served as a board member of the Orchards Children’s Services, the largest private foster care and adoption agency in Michigan, for more than 20 years. He is a past board member and president of the Evening Optimist Club of Detroit, as well as a board member and president of the Friends of Detroit Central City Community Mental Health, Inc. Segue served as a member of the Indiana University Black Law Student Association Alumni Advisory Board from 2005 until 2014. In 2004, Taylor Segue received a Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana University School of Law.

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  Catherine Anne Conway

  Catherine Anne Conway was born in San Francisco, California. She attended Purdue University, where she received her B.A. in Political Science in 1975. In the fall of that same year, she enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law, receiving her J.D. in 1978. Conway began her career at the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, before translating her extensive courtroom experience into a successful employment law career.

  Conway’s trial skills and experience, in state and federal litigation, have led her to partnerships in the California offices of multiple law firms, including: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (1986-2000), Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field (2000-2012), and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (2012- ). Conway’s practice focuses on complex employment litigation, including class actions, with an emphasis on wage-and-hour litigation trials. Her client list includes such high-profile names as Starbucks, ConocoPhillips, Wal-Mart, and Ernst & Young.

  Chambers USA recognized Conway as one of American’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2009-2015), while the Los Angeles Daily Journal named her one of the Top Labor and Employment Lawyers in California (2009-2013). The same publication named her one of the top Women Lawyers in 2012 and 2014. She received the California Lawyer of the Year award from California Lawyer magazine, in the category of employment law in 2010. Conway serves on the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Board of Visitors (2003- ) and served as Chair in 2011/12. Catherine Anne Conway was inducted into the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2016.

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  Gonzalo Paul Curiel

  Born in East Chicago, Indiana, Gonzalo Paul Curiel received his B.A. from Indiana University in 1976 and then entered the Indiana University Bloomington School of Law. Upon receiving his J.D. in 1979, he began his legal career with the firm of James, James & Manning in Dyer, Indiana, where he worked from 1979 to 1986. He then moved to Southern California where he worked at the firm of Barbosa & Vera. He served as an Assistant United States Attorney, first in the Southern District of California, from 1989 to 2002, and then the Central District of California, from 2002 to 2006. While in the Southern District, Judge Curiel was Chief of the Narcotics Enforcement Section from 1999 to 2002, having previously served as Deputy Chief of that Section for numerous years. He tried more than 300 cases over his 27 years with the U.S. attorney’s office. In 2006 he moved to the bench, sitting on the San Diego County Superior Court until 2012, when President Obama appointed him U.S. district judge for the Southern District of California.

  Judge Curiel’s dedication to Maurer Law is deep: In 1998 he co-founded a scholarship to honor his late brother Antonio, a 1975 graduate of the school. Curiel served as the law school's commencement speaker in 2014 and was inducted into the school's Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2016. In 2017, Judge Curiel was appointed to the law school's Board of Visitors.

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  Jose Heriberto Villarreal

  Jose Heriberto Villarreal was born in East Chicago, Indiana. A graduate of East Chicago’s Washington High School, Villarreal served in the United States Navy before attending Purdue University. He received his B.A. in political science from Purdue in 1975. In 1976, he enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law and received his J.D. degree in 1979. Following graduation, he headed to Texas, where he worked for two years as a civil rights lawyer, litigating fair housing and municipal services discrimination cases in East Texas.

  Civil rights work led Mr. Villarreal to join the Southwest Voter Registration and Education Program, an organization dedicated to ensuring "meaningful political participation," by Hispanics in the Southwest. In 1988, Villarreal joined the Texas Attorney General’s Office as an assistant attorney general specializing in public finance transactions. At the same time, Villarreal became an active volunteer for political causes and people he believed in. Ultimately, he would serve in senior positions in a number of Democratic party presidential campaigns, including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.

  During the Clinton administration, Villarreal served as Associate Director of Presidential Personnel and then as a Board Member of Fannie Mae (1993-1999). After his service in Washington, Villarreal returned to Texas and joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Field, LLP, where he rose to be a full partner specializing in public law & policy and public finance. In 2010, Villarreal was appointed U.S. Commissioner General to the Shanghai World Expo, a post to which he was named by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and given ambassadorial rank by President Obama.

  Villarreal has served as Chairman of the Board of the National Council of La Raza, as Vice-chairman of the Board of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute and as Chairman of the Board of the New American Alliance. Long recognized for his many civic and volunteer contributions, Mr. Villarreal has been named one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business magazine multiple times. He has also been recognized by the Hispanic National Bar Association for contributions he made in advancing the role of Hispanics in the legal profession, his commitment to public service, and promoting diversity. Jose H. Villarreal was inducted into the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2001.

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  Joseph Daniel O'Connor

  Joseph Daniel O’Connor was born in Chicago, Illinois. O’Connor attended the Benet Academy (Class of 1971) in Lisle, Illinois, before enrolling at Purdue University (B.S.,1975). He enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law in the fall of 1975 and received his JD degree in 1978. While in law school, O’Connor was a Graduate Assistant in the Business Law Department, was a Summer Associate at the Indianapolis firm of Locke, Reynolds, Boyd and Weisell, and clerked at the Bloomington firm of Bunger, Harrell & Robertson.

  After graduation, O’Connor accepted a position with Bunger, Harrell & Robertson. He became a partner in 1983. O’Connor has represented individuals, insurance companies, and business clients across the state and in federal courts. He is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has served as President of the Indiana State Bar, and been actively involved in professional activities of the American Bar Association. Additionally, he served as Vice President and then President of the Board of the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum.

  O’Connor teaches mediation as an adjunct faculty member at the Maurer School of Law and was named Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year in 1983. He has twice served on the law school's Board of Visitors. O'Connor is a devoted and active member of the Bloomington community, serving on numerous boards and committees. In particular, he served eight years as Chair of the Monroe County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. Joseph Daniel O’Connor was inducted into the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2016. In 2018, O'Connor was named a Distinguished Barrister by the publication, Indiana Lawyer.

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  Lauren K. Robel

  Lauren Robel was named provost of Indiana University Bloomington and executive vice president of Indiana University in 2012. She is the Val Nolan Professor of Law in the Maurer School of Law, where she served as dean from 2002 to 2011 and as associate dean from 1991 to 2002. She joined the Law School faculty in 1985.

  In fall 2013, Robel initiated a strategic planning process aimed at reimagining and invigorating academic programs across the Bloomington campus in anticipation of Indiana University’s Bicentennial in 2020. Robel’s Bicentennial Strategic Plan for Indiana University Bloomington includes ambitious initiatives for the Bloomington campus such as a new School of Art and Design, a new program in engineering, and the integration of health sciences programs into a new on-campus Academic Health Center. The plan also calls for initiatives to promote student and faculty success in a variety of areas, from financial literacy and career development to work-life balance and diversity recruitment.

  As the chief academic officer for the Bloomington campus, Robel oversaw the campuswide implementation of the 2011 New Academic Directions report. The recommendations outlined in the report led to the formation of several new schools and programs on the Bloomington campus, including The Media School, the School of Informatics and Computing, the School of Public Health, the School of Global and International Studies, the Integrated Program in the Environment, and the Office of Scholarly Publishing.

  Robel’s tenure as provost has seen a number of construction and renovation projects to key buildings on the Bloomington campus, including Hodge Hall of the Kelley School of Business, the East Studio Building of the Jacobs School of Music, the Global and International Studies building, the repurposing of Franklin Hall to house The Media School, and the creation of the Learning Commons and Scholars Commons in the Wells Library. Upcoming projects include expansions for the School of Informatics and Computing and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and renovations to Wells Quad and the Indiana Memorial Union.

  Robel has worked to solidify IU Bloomington’s reputation as a renowned international partner for collaborative research and academic initiatives, as well as a preferred destination for undergraduate and graduate students from around the globe. In recent years, Robel has traveled to Brazil, Chile, South Korea, and Taiwan to explore new partnerships and reaffirm existing partnerships with leading universities in those nations.

  Robel received her J.D. from the Maurer School of Law in 1983 and her B.A. from Auburn University in 1978. Her scholarly work focuses on the role of federal courts and addresses issues such as procedural reform and sovereign immunity. Her articles have appeared in numerous leading law journals. She is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from procedural reform to sovereign immunity and co-author of Federal Courts: Cases and Materials on Judicial Federalism and the Lawyering Process (LEXISNEXIS 2005), a casebook on federal jurisdiction written with Arthur Hellman. Robel has also been a visiting faculty member at Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II), where she published a book, Les États des Noirs: Fédéralisme et question raciale aux États-unis, (Presses Universitaires de France, 2000), with Professor Elisabeth Zoller, a frequent visitor to the Law School.

  She is a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools and served as its president in 2011–2012. She has been a member of its Executive Committee since 2006. She is also a member of the Rules Advisory Committee for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.

  Laure K. Robel was inducted into the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2015.

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  Walter William Weeks

  William Walter Weeks was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico. At age nine, his family moved to West Lafayette, Indiana, where Weeks would graduate (1971) from West Lafayette High School. Weeks then enrolled at Indiana University. A member of the varsity football team, Weeks received his A.B. degree in History in 1975. Before enrolling in law school, Weeks spent a year working for the Lafayette Redevelopment Commission as a General Project Assistant and City Forester. In 1976, he enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law, receiving his JD degree, Order of the Coif and Magna Cum Laude, in 1979.

  After law school, Weeks spent four years working for the Indianapolis firm of Sommer Barnard PC, before following his passion, in 1982, to become the Indiana State Director of The Nature Conservancy. In 1988, he became Chief Operating Office, and in 1994 he moved to Virginia where he co-founded the Nature Conversancy’s Center for Compatible Economic Development. He returned to Indiana in 2005, and helped found the Indiana University Conservation Law Center. From 2005 until 2018, Weeks served as Director of the Center and the law school’s Conservation Law Clinic. In 2015, Weeks was appointed the Glenn and Donna Scolnik Clinical Chair. He is the author of Beyond the Ark: Tools for an Ecosystem Approach to Conservation (1997) and received a 1997 Indiana University Maurer School of Law Distinguished Service Award.

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  Arthur Andrew Lopez

  Arthur Andrew Lopez was born and raised in Chicago, Ilinois. He graduated from Proviso West High School (Northlake, Illinois) in 1971. Lopez put himself through three years of college at Triton Junior College (Illinois) before transferring to Indiana University, where he received his B.S. degree in education in 1978. Additionally he graduated from the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and worked as a police officer for Indiana University. While at IU, Lopez helped establish the first Latino Affairs Committee within the University’s resident halls. Lopez enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law in 1980 and received his JD in 1983.

  Today, Lopez is a Clinical Professor of Business Law and Ethics at the Indiana University Kelly School of Business. Prior to returning to IU, Lopez served more than 20 years as an attorney for the Federal government in Washington, DC. Among the positions he held were, Associate General Counsel for the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, Director of the Office of Civil Rights for the Federal Transit Administration, attorney for the Office of Chief Counsel, and ethics attorney in the Office of White House Counsel. Prior to his time in Washington, Lopez served as an in-house counsel to both Navistar International and Toyota Motor Sales.

  Lopez is the founder and president of Nadar Por Vida, a non-for-profit corporation committed to providing at-risk, minority, and low-income children an introduction to the world of competitive swimming. Founder of the law school’s Latino Alumni Association, Lopez has be honored with many awards, including the Indiana University Latino Alumni Association’s Latino Alumni Award (2007) and Maurer School of Law’s Distinguished Service Award (2009). Lopez served on the law school's Alumni Board since 2011.

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  Bonnie Gibson

  Bonnie Gibson is a retired partner in the Phoenix office Fragomen Worldwide. She practiced immigration and employment law for more than 30 years. While in law school, she was elected to Order of the Coif in law school and served on the Indiana Law Journal, and she served on the school’s Law Alumni Board from 2012–2016. She currently serves on the Indiana University Foundation's Women's Philanthropy Leadership Council and is vice chair of its grants committee.

  Bonnie Gibson was inducted into the Maurer Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2021.

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  Francina A. Dlouhy

  Francina A. Dlouhy was born in Scotland, before her family immigrated to the Rochester, New York, area in 1957. Dlouhy graduated from Minerva Deland High School in Fairport, New York, in 1970. She then enrolled at Ohio’s Hiram College, where she received her B.A., summa cum laude, in 1974. Later that fall she enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law and three years later received her J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif.

  After law school, Dlouhy joined the Indianapolis firm of Baker & Daniels (Faegre Baker Daniels) where she has risen to become one of the leading tax lawyers in America. Dlouhy has represented clients around the country and the state in tax planning and tax litigation. She has been involved in many of the largest projects involving new investment in Indiana, utilizing her knowledge of tax and economic incentives to promote job creation and capital expansion. Dlouhy has been instrumental in promoting the advancement of women at her firm and in the profession as a whole. She was the first woman appointed to the firm’s compensation and management committees, and has served on the Executive Committee and Strategic Policy Board.

  Dlouhy has been listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America – Tax Law for more than 20 years and is both an Indiana Super Lawyer and a Distinguished Fellow of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation. Dlouhy received the 2010 Distinguished Barrister award from Indiana Lawyer magazine and is a recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash, the highest civilian honor given by the governor of Indiana. Francina A. Dlouhy was inducted into the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2009.

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  Fred James Logan

  Fred James Logan was born in St. Joseph Missouri. Although born on the east side of the Missouri River, he was raised on the west side, graduating from South Overland Park High School (Overland Park, Kansas) in 1970. Logan enrolled at the University of Kansas in the fall of 1970, but transferred to Indiana University in 1971. Active in student government as an undergraduate, Logan graduated with an A.B. in Political Science in 1974. After receiving his undergraduate degree, Logan enrolled at the George Washington University School of Law in Washington D.C. After spending a year at GW, Logan returned to Indiana, transferring to the Indiana University School of Law. He received his JD from IU, Cum Laude, in 1977.

  Logan returned to the Kansas City area after law school and started a law firm with his brother. Today, the brothers are partners in the firm Logan Logan & Watson in Praire Villiage. Fred Logan’s practices focuses on the areas of business law, public and not-for-profit law, real estate, probate and estate planning law, and administrative law. Additionally, Logan has actively been involved in Kansas politics, serving as the state chairperson of the Kansas Republican Party from 1987-1989. At the time, he was the youngest state party chair in the country.

  Logan’s service to the Kansas City community has been substantial. He has served on the boards of the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City, the Johnson County Community College Foundation, and the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, to name just a few. From 2011 to 2015, he was a member of the Kansas Board of Regents, serving as Chair in 2013-14. Logan has received numerous awards and honors for both his professional service and his volunteer activities. Among those are, Beta Man of the Year from the Greater Kansas City Beta Theta Pi Alumni Association (1997), Johnson Countian of the Year (2008), United Community Services’ Citizen of the Year (2011), and the Outstanding Service Award from the Kansas Bar Association (2013). Additionally, Fred J. Logan, Jr., received a 2009 Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

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  James Richard Brotherson

  James Richard Brotherson was born in South Bend, Indiana, on February 27, 1952. Brotherson grew up in Elkhart, Indiana, where he graduated from Elkhart High School in 1970. He then attended Duke University in Durham, NC. While at Duke, Brotherson was a member of the varsity swimming team. Although he would also take classes at Indiana University (after what he liked to call his “involuntary academic withdrawal” from Duke), Brotherson ultimately received his B.A. degree in English from Duke in 1974. He then spent a year as a police reporter for the Anderson Herald newspaper, back in Indiana. Brotherson’s time as a reporter, exposed him to the criminal justice system and stimulated him to apply to the Indiana University School of Law in 1975. He received his JD from the law school in 1978.

  Fresh out of law school, Brotherson began practicing law in Elkhart with Robert A. Pfaff. Their firm, Pfaff and Brotherson, grew over the years and in 2000 merged with Baker & Daniels, LLP, and ultimately became part of Faegre Baker Daniels, one of the 100th largest law firms in the country. Brotherson’s area of concentration was primarily corporate law, with an emphasis on the rights and obligations of the corporation’s owners. Much of his work was devoted to the recreational vehicle industry.

  Active in a variety of non-profits, and serving on multiple boards of civic organizations in the Elkhart area, Brotherson was devoted to his community. In addition, he served the law school as a member of the Alumni Board (1982-1996), Board President in 1994-95, and as a member of the Board of Visitors (1994-95). During the 1996/97 academic year, Brotherson served as the law school’s Assistant Dean for Alumni Affairs and Operations. He was a recipient (2013) of a Maurer School of Law Distinguished Service Award. James Richard Brotherson died in 2015, at the age of 63.

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  Philip Christopher Genetos

  Philip Christopher Genetos was born in Gary, Indiana, and graduated from Merrillville (Indiana) Senior High School in 1970. He then enrolled at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. At Cornell, Genetos majored in math and economics while playing varsity football and baseball. He received his B. A. from Cornell in 1974. Genetos returned to Indiana after receiving his undergraduate degree and enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law. In law school, Genetos served as an Articles Editor for the Indiana Law Journal (v. 52), as well as an Associate Instructor for Contracts (1975-76). Genetos received his JD in 1977, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif. He also received his Master of Business Administration from Indiana University in 1977.

  Genetos has spent his entire career with the Indianapolis law offices of Ice Miller, joining the firm shortly after graduation. Today, he is one of the country’s leading public-finance lawyers, having served as bond counsel on housing, airports, industrial, municipal utilities, ports, and cultural facilities. An active community leader, Genetos has chaired the boards of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the Orchard School, the Park Tudor School, and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. He is a longtime firm solicitor for the Maurer School of Law and former member (1982-1991) of the school’s alumni board. Philip C. Genetos was inducted into the Indiana University Maurer School of Law Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2019.

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  David Lee Carden

  David Lee Carden was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Carden graduated from Indianapolis’ North Central High School in in 1969 and then enrolled at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Carden majored in Political Philosophy at DePauw and graduated with a B.A., with highest honors, in 1973 (Phi Beta Kappa). He then enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law, where he received his J.D., Order of the Coif, in 1976.

  During the summer of 1975, Carden was a law clerk at the Chicago firm of Kirkland & Ellis and upon his graduation, it was at Kirkland & Ellis where his legal career began. He later became a Partner in the Chicago firm of Coffield Ungaretti, before joining the Chicago office of Jones Day in 1990. Ten years later he moved to Jones Day’s New York office and led their Trial Practice department, as well as serving as Co-chair of the Jones Day worldwide Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice. He has represented clients in some of the largest securities fraud class actions ever litigated.

  In 2011 Carden became the first resident U.S. Ambassador to the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), overseeing the broadening engagement of the United States in Southeast Asia. Carden returned to Jones Day in 2014 where he serves as Partner-in-Charge Asia.

  Carden has been recognized by Chambers as a “New York Super Lawyer,” by the New York Times as a “Super Lawyer” for his accomplishment’s defending securities litigation, and by Lawdragons’ as one of the “Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation.” In December 2013, Carden received the U.S. Department of State’s Superior Honor Award. In 2014, he received the Indiana University Thomas Hart Benton Mural Medallion in recognition of his relationship and contributions to the University. Carden was a member of the Law School’s Board of Visitors from 1999 to 2011, served as a commencement speaker at the Law School’s graduation ceremony in 2012, and was inducted into the Maurer School of Law Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2016.

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  Glenn Scolnik

  Glenn Scolnik was born in East Chicago, Indiana. He graduated from Munster High School, where he was an All-State football player, in 1969. He then attended Indiana University on an athletic scholarship, playing football (1972 Honorable Mention All American, 1972 Leading Big Ten Pass Receiver, 1972 First Team Academic All Big Ten and All American), and graduating with a B.S. in business in 1973. Scolnik was drafted by the National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers, as a wide receiver, and played for the team during the 1973/74 season. He then played for the New York Giants (1974/75), before spending a season (1975/76) in the Canadian Football League with the Calgary Stampeders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

  Realizing that football wasn’t a long-term occupation, Scolnik enrolled at the Duquesne University Law School while still playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In 1976, he transferred to the Indiana University School of Law where he received his J.D., Cum Laude, in 1978. After law school Scolnik joined the Indianapolis law firm of Sommer & Barnard, where he became a partner in 1984. In 1993, Scolnik joined the New York-based private equity firm, Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company (HKW). In 1998, he was named President and CEO in charge of HKW operations worldwide. Scolnik became the Chairman of the Board of HKW in 2009 and currently holds the title, Senior Advisor.

  Scolnik has been an active supporter of both Indiana University and the Law School. He has served on the I.U. Foundation’s Board of Directors, the Law School’s Board of Visitors (2009- ), and the Board of Directors of the Law School’s Conservation Law Center. His 2014 gift to the conservation clinic established the clinic's Glenn and Donna Scolnik Clinical Chair. In addition, he funded the Kelley School of Business Glenn and Donna Scolnik Scholarship.

  Glenn Scolnik was inducted into the Kelley School of Business Academy of Alumni Fellows in 2015, after having been inducted into the Maurer School of Law’s Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2013. Additionlally, Scolnik was inducted into the Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018.

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  John Christopher Onoda

  John Christopher Onoda was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 1969, he enrolled at the University of Michigan, receiving his B.A. in Journalism in 1973. He then enrolled at the Indiana University School of Law, where he received his J.D. in 1976. After law school, Onoda earned his Master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He then spent five years as a reporter, primarily with the Houston Chronicle.

  In 1981, Onoda switched gears and began his career in public relations. For next twenty years, Onoda served in executive communication positions for companies such as Levi Strauss, General Motors, Visa, and Charles Schwab. In 2002, he joined Fleishman-Hillard International Communications, advising numerous Fortune 500 companies on reputation management and corporate social responsibility. He has also provided counsel and expertise to several nonprofit organizations.

  In 1997, Onoda was inducted into the Medill School of Journalism’s Hall of Fame. In 2014, he was awarded the Arthur W. Page Society’s Distinguished Service Award, and in 2010, he was inducted into the Indiana University School of Law Academy of Law Alumni Fellows.