Kelley alumni awards

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WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.105 --> 00:00:01.845 My name is Venkat Ba Party. 2 00:00:02.225 --> 00:00:05.565 In most circles, I just go by my first name, Venkat, 3 00:00:05.875 --> 00:00:07.605 like Plato or Beyonce. 4 00:00:08.305 --> 00:00:11.085 And you know, I'm famous for my first name. 5 00:00:11.785 --> 00:00:13.685 Um, no prizes for guessing. 6 00:00:13.825 --> 00:00:15.045 I'm originally from India, 7 00:00:15.785 --> 00:00:20.005 and about 35 years ago, I, uh, came from India 8 00:00:20.425 --> 00:00:21.725 to Bloomington, Indiana. 9 00:00:22.395 --> 00:00:26.965 When I first came to Kelly, I was this shy, retiring 10 00:00:27.495 --> 00:00:29.005 young CPA, 11 00:00:29.305 --> 00:00:32.245 and Kelly taught me a number of life skills, 12 00:00:32.855 --> 00:00:35.685 which contributed, uh, to my later success. 13 00:00:36.085 --> 00:00:40.205 I wouldn't know that, uh, I would realize the importance 14 00:00:40.205 --> 00:00:42.125 of those skills much later in life. 15 00:00:42.705 --> 00:00:45.725 Uh, if I reflect back on my experience at Kelly, 16 00:00:46.585 --> 00:00:50.205 the professors, uh, at Kelly were amazing. 17 00:00:50.625 --> 00:00:52.565 Uh, they were intellectually smart, 18 00:00:52.785 --> 00:00:54.965 but more importantly, they were kind 19 00:00:55.465 --> 00:00:58.605 and wanted to make sure someone like me who was new 20 00:00:58.605 --> 00:01:01.845 to the country, self-conscious of myself, especially 21 00:01:01.845 --> 00:01:04.525 with spoken English, uh, were comfortable. 22 00:01:05.245 --> 00:01:07.445 I was so, so proud of my a 23 00:01:07.985 --> 00:01:10.525 in Professor Quist finance strategy class. 24 00:01:10.695 --> 00:01:14.685 Truth be told, I always wondered if, um, 25 00:01:15.365 --> 00:01:17.485 I was more scared of, uh, 26 00:01:17.485 --> 00:01:20.765 making eye contact in Professor Bois's class, 27 00:01:22.025 --> 00:01:25.165 or when I was facing Bill Gates in a meeting. 28 00:01:26.365 --> 00:01:29.245 I think it was Professor Bois, who I was more scared of. 29 00:01:29.355 --> 00:01:32.485 Professor Bois was a larger than life personality. 30 00:01:33.465 --> 00:01:38.325 Um, and even his exams were, uh, open book, which meant 31 00:01:38.325 --> 00:01:41.605 that he was, uh, teaching us how to think, uh, 32 00:01:41.715 --> 00:01:42.765 financial strategy. 33 00:01:43.185 --> 00:01:48.165 So I had an amazing time at Kelly. I graduated in 1992. 34 00:01:49.415 --> 00:01:51.605 After that, I moved to Silicon Valley 35 00:01:51.985 --> 00:01:56.085 and I spent about, uh, 12 years in Silicon Valley working 36 00:01:56.185 --> 00:01:57.685 for different tech companies. 37 00:01:58.145 --> 00:02:01.365 Now, from there, I moved to Microsoft. 38 00:02:01.765 --> 00:02:04.365 I did many different executive finance roles, 39 00:02:04.825 --> 00:02:06.085 but the most important 40 00:02:06.185 --> 00:02:10.325 and most impactful for me was the, when the company asked me 41 00:02:10.325 --> 00:02:13.165 to be the CFO of the enterprise business. 42 00:02:13.925 --> 00:02:18.165 Microsoft was a fantastic experience having, uh, worked 43 00:02:18.165 --> 00:02:21.685 with some of the smartest people on the planet, um, 44 00:02:21.715 --> 00:02:22.845 including the founders. 45 00:02:24.025 --> 00:02:28.165 So one opportunity came up in healthcare where Providence, 46 00:02:28.345 --> 00:02:32.205 one of the largest healthcare companies, wanted me to come 47 00:02:32.385 --> 00:02:36.765 and be part of their team so I can help them transform 48 00:02:37.355 --> 00:02:40.485 both as a CFO to bring the operating discipline 49 00:02:41.185 --> 00:02:43.605 and the investment framework experience I 50 00:02:43.905 --> 00:02:45.005 had with Microsoft. 51 00:02:45.825 --> 00:02:48.205 But at the same time, they also wanted 52 00:02:48.305 --> 00:02:50.805 to spur some technical innovation 53 00:02:51.185 --> 00:02:53.765 and digitally transform the enterprise for the future. 54 00:02:54.475 --> 00:02:58.925 From Providence, I had, uh, the fortune of going to McAfee. 55 00:02:59.145 --> 00:03:02.005 Uh, McAfee is the leader in cybersecurity. 56 00:03:02.585 --> 00:03:06.005 Uh, I joined them, uh, as the Chief Financial Officer. 57 00:03:06.745 --> 00:03:11.165 Uh, right now I am an operating advisor at Goldman Sachs, 58 00:03:11.455 --> 00:03:15.525 where I mentor several CFOs of the portfolio companies. 59 00:03:15.985 --> 00:03:18.965 So I help lead, uh, Goldman's finance 60 00:03:19.265 --> 00:03:21.405 and strategy side of the business. 61 00:03:21.935 --> 00:03:25.885 Kelly, uh, has been a big part of my, uh, career journey. 62 00:03:26.175 --> 00:03:29.605 We've had, uh, professor Wayne Winston, you know, 63 00:03:29.605 --> 00:03:31.325 create specialized content 64 00:03:31.705 --> 00:03:33.805 and come teach decision support 65 00:03:34.265 --> 00:03:36.685 to Microsoft Finance leaders. 66 00:03:37.235 --> 00:03:41.045 It's ironic that, uh, he was the one who's teaching, uh, 67 00:03:41.495 --> 00:03:44.005 Excel to the company that invented Excel 68 00:03:44.465 --> 00:03:47.165 as we started the university recruiting program 69 00:03:47.585 --> 00:03:51.165 and hired many of the Kelly graduates into Microsoft 70 00:03:51.185 --> 00:03:52.765 and other companies I've hired. 71 00:03:53.305 --> 00:03:57.285 So we had a, uh, close relationship with Kelly. 72 00:03:57.435 --> 00:04:00.325 Over the years, I've had the privilege 73 00:04:00.465 --> 00:04:03.245 and fortune to work with some of the best leaders. 74 00:04:03.825 --> 00:04:05.645 By far, the biggest influence 75 00:04:06.225 --> 00:04:10.445 and the biggest impact, uh, on my life has been my mom. 76 00:04:10.765 --> 00:04:14.285 I would attribute a big chunk of my 77 00:04:14.965 --> 00:04:16.925 personal success to my mother. 78 00:04:17.185 --> 00:04:19.645 I'm miss dearly and in the right conditions, 79 00:04:19.665 --> 00:04:20.925 she would've been an amazing, 80 00:04:20.925 --> 00:04:23.165 amazing leader anywhere in the world. 81 00:04:23.895 --> 00:04:26.565 Thank you, uh, to the Kelly School of Business 82 00:04:26.705 --> 00:04:29.165 for this incredibly prestigious award. 83 00:04:29.945 --> 00:04:32.645 I'm deeply honored and grateful to it. 84 00:04:33.625 --> 00:04:37.445 Um, I also want to thank my beautiful wife, Shanti. 85 00:04:38.025 --> 00:04:40.325 Um, you've been a partner for 31 years, 86 00:04:40.625 --> 00:04:43.685 and much of my success I owe to you. 87 00:04:44.225 --> 00:04:48.205 I'd like to thank my kids who are both here, Anish and ala, 88 00:04:48.665 --> 00:04:50.365 and my entire family. 89 00:04:51.405 --> 00:04:55.925 I also want to personally thank, uh, the IU Kelley School 90 00:04:55.925 --> 00:05:00.165 of Business Faculty, uh, professor Quist 91 00:05:00.715 --> 00:05:02.765 Medsker, uh, Dalton 92 00:05:03.265 --> 00:05:07.845 and others, um, who've been such a big part of my learning. 93 00:05:09.005 --> 00:05:13.565 I want to give a special shout out to the staff of IU Kelly, 94 00:05:14.025 --> 00:05:15.445 uh, school of Business. 95 00:05:15.985 --> 00:05:20.085 Uh, you guys are incredible, uh, especially, uh, 96 00:05:20.215 --> 00:05:22.205 supporting me when I was on campus, 97 00:05:22.465 --> 00:05:25.285 but also putting out, uh, a show like this. 98 00:05:25.655 --> 00:05:26.655 Thank you all, 99 00:05:27.825 --> 00:05:30.925 And Kat, congratulations on this well-deserved award. 100 00:05:31.315 --> 00:05:34.965 Gosh, it's so fun to think that after, you know, a decade 101 00:05:35.065 --> 00:05:37.085 or so of working together at Microsoft 102 00:05:37.185 --> 00:05:40.285 to transform a business into cloud, it's amazing to see 103 00:05:40.285 --> 00:05:41.285 where your career's gone. 104 00:05:41.825 --> 00:05:45.005 And so thankful for, uh, your friendship 105 00:05:45.105 --> 00:05:48.285 and you're, uh, being a colleague of for so many years, 106 00:05:48.305 --> 00:05:50.565 and you helping me land even my first job 107 00:05:50.585 --> 00:05:52.205 as a public company, CFO, 108 00:05:52.705 --> 00:05:54.365 and have an influence over my career 109 00:05:54.505 --> 00:05:56.525 as I know you have with so many others. So, 110 00:05:56.785 --> 00:05:57.785 Congratulations. 111 00:05:58.745 --> 00:06:01.325 Congratulations on your induction into the Academy 112 00:06:01.385 --> 00:06:03.125 of Alumni Fellows, Vencat. 113 00:06:03.265 --> 00:06:04.645 You've had a tremendous career 114 00:06:04.745 --> 00:06:06.245 and so richly deserve this honor. 115 00:06:06.845 --> 00:06:08.245 I speak for my colleagues past 116 00:06:08.245 --> 00:06:10.125 and present when I say we're very proud 117 00:06:10.265 --> 00:06:12.045 of all you've accomplished at Microsoft, 118 00:06:12.185 --> 00:06:13.245 McAfee and Providence. 119 00:06:13.695 --> 00:06:15.005 We're even more proud of the fact 120 00:06:15.395 --> 00:06:18.005 that you're paying it forward by mentoring new CFOs. 121 00:06:18.255 --> 00:06:20.245 Again, congratulations, Ben Kat.

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WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.185 --> 00:00:01.245 I'm Gene Renuart. 2 00:00:01.305 --> 00:00:03.125 I'm a retired Air Force general. 3 00:00:03.405 --> 00:00:05.805 I was a four star general in command of NORAD 4 00:00:05.805 --> 00:00:06.885 and US Northern Command. 5 00:00:07.345 --> 00:00:10.045 In my last assignment. I'm proudly married 6 00:00:10.065 --> 00:00:11.485 to my wife of 54 years. 7 00:00:11.645 --> 00:00:13.485 I have two great sons, Ryan 8 00:00:13.505 --> 00:00:16.725 and Andrew, who are grown men serving their country as well. 9 00:00:17.055 --> 00:00:20.565 Proud Kelly graduate and an IU graduate of the class of 71. 10 00:00:21.365 --> 00:00:24.325 I came to IU to play tennis, but became a bicycle rider 11 00:00:24.425 --> 00:00:26.365 and a, and a student at the Kelly School. 12 00:00:26.845 --> 00:00:29.325 I studied production management and industrial engineering. 13 00:00:29.505 --> 00:00:31.965 Uh, I met my wife in my junior year, uh, 14 00:00:31.965 --> 00:00:33.365 during the little 500 season. 15 00:00:33.755 --> 00:00:36.245 Well, I graduated and accepted a job 16 00:00:36.275 --> 00:00:39.125 with a manufacturing company called Anchor 17 00:00:39.365 --> 00:00:40.485 Hawking Glass Corporation. 18 00:00:41.025 --> 00:00:43.605 And in March before we graduated, uh, 19 00:00:43.665 --> 00:00:47.045 the company sent me a note, deferring my hire for a year. 20 00:00:47.115 --> 00:00:49.325 They had had some slow production quarters, 21 00:00:49.325 --> 00:00:52.245 and so they were holding off on new hires for about a year. 22 00:00:52.345 --> 00:00:55.365 And I'd, I'd kind of told this girl's dad I'd had a job. 23 00:00:56.065 --> 00:01:00.565 And so, um, I went, uh, to the Air Force, ROTC, 24 00:01:00.565 --> 00:01:02.565 detachment on, on campus there 25 00:01:03.025 --> 00:01:04.485 and asked if they could help me 26 00:01:05.105 --> 00:01:06.285 fly airplanes in the Air Force. 27 00:01:06.425 --> 00:01:10.885 I'd always been, uh, fascinated with, uh, military aviation. 28 00:01:11.545 --> 00:01:13.485 My dad and I had built, uh, 29 00:01:13.675 --> 00:01:17.045 virtually every World War II combat aircraft 30 00:01:17.045 --> 00:01:18.445 that was in existence. 31 00:01:18.985 --> 00:01:21.045 And so I thought this might be a great opportunity. 32 00:01:21.745 --> 00:01:24.325 And as it turned out, um, I was, 33 00:01:24.485 --> 00:01:26.405 I had a limited window I could apply 34 00:01:26.405 --> 00:01:29.285 for officer training school, literally right then. 35 00:01:30.145 --> 00:01:31.645 So I got all of that complete 36 00:01:31.745 --> 00:01:33.805 and literally signed the paperwork 37 00:01:34.225 --> 00:01:35.445 two days before our wedding. 38 00:01:35.985 --> 00:01:39.405 Um, so I could look my future father-in-law, in the face 39 00:01:39.425 --> 00:01:41.405 and say, I actually do have a job. 40 00:01:42.705 --> 00:01:44.565 My flying career has been really fortunate. 41 00:01:44.685 --> 00:01:48.365 I have about 5,200 total flying hours within the military. 42 00:01:48.485 --> 00:01:50.525 I think I've flown 12 different kinds 43 00:01:50.525 --> 00:01:52.685 of airplanes within the civilian world, 44 00:01:52.965 --> 00:01:54.085 probably another eight 45 00:01:54.085 --> 00:01:57.525 or nine varied missions from close air support to 46 00:01:58.405 --> 00:02:01.125 suppression of enemy air defenses, to, uh, 47 00:02:01.135 --> 00:02:03.685 air-to-air combat, to combat search 48 00:02:03.685 --> 00:02:07.285 and rescue, to delivering goods dropped out of the back 49 00:02:07.285 --> 00:02:09.445 of a transport airplane in the, in the middle 50 00:02:09.445 --> 00:02:11.365 of the night in a small, dark place. 51 00:02:11.785 --> 00:02:14.845 So I've had a, a pretty broad experience. 52 00:02:15.065 --> 00:02:18.045 And in and amongst that, I've got over a hundred combat 53 00:02:18.465 --> 00:02:22.205 flying missions as well in Iraq and Afghanistan and Bosnia 54 00:02:22.425 --> 00:02:23.685 and those combat theaters. 55 00:02:23.965 --> 00:02:27.085 I, I've been pretty lucky to have, um, an extraordinarily 56 00:02:27.755 --> 00:02:31.485 rich career with some pretty impressive assignments that, 57 00:02:31.945 --> 00:02:33.805 uh, I was sort of pinching myself, 58 00:02:34.085 --> 00:02:35.165 figuring out how I got to them. 59 00:02:36.355 --> 00:02:39.165 Well, I, I was fortunate to be promoted, uh, 60 00:02:39.225 --> 00:02:40.525 all the way to four Star General. 61 00:02:40.745 --> 00:02:43.445 My first two assignments as one stars were commanders 62 00:02:43.445 --> 00:02:46.765 of the, the Flying Wings at both span Doum Airbase, 63 00:02:46.785 --> 00:02:49.245 and then Moody Air Force Base in, in South Georgia. 64 00:02:49.765 --> 00:02:51.805 I was promoted from three to four star 65 00:02:51.815 --> 00:02:55.325 after working for Secretary Gates in Washington, DC 66 00:02:55.325 --> 00:02:56.685 as a senior military assistant, 67 00:02:56.945 --> 00:02:58.725 and became the commander of norad, 68 00:02:58.725 --> 00:03:00.925 the North American Aerospace Defense Command, 69 00:03:01.295 --> 00:03:04.205 which is a dual US and Canadian command. 70 00:03:04.465 --> 00:03:06.125 And at the same time, I was commander 71 00:03:06.125 --> 00:03:08.645 of US Northern Command, which was established 72 00:03:08.645 --> 00:03:12.645 after nine 11 to create a joint service command responsible 73 00:03:12.645 --> 00:03:13.965 for the Homeland Defense of the us 74 00:03:14.505 --> 00:03:18.605 but also in partnership with Canada and Mexico Turks 75 00:03:18.605 --> 00:03:20.045 and Caicos and the Virgin Islands. 76 00:03:20.255 --> 00:03:22.285 Since I retired from the Air Force, uh, 77 00:03:22.315 --> 00:03:26.925 I've been involved more actively with iu, uh, first with the 78 00:03:27.725 --> 00:03:29.765 Hamilton Luger School of Global International Studies 79 00:03:29.765 --> 00:03:31.525 where I serve on the Dean's Advisory Council. 80 00:03:31.795 --> 00:03:34.485 I've been involved with the Kelly School as a panelist 81 00:03:34.505 --> 00:03:37.685 and guest speaker bringing both organizational skills 82 00:03:37.905 --> 00:03:41.085 as well as international environment to some 83 00:03:41.085 --> 00:03:42.925 of the discussions that are ongoing there. 84 00:03:43.585 --> 00:03:47.525 Um, and then in the periphery, I, I'm excited to be a part 85 00:03:47.525 --> 00:03:50.045 of something called Indie Autonomous Challenge, which is a, 86 00:03:50.205 --> 00:03:53.925 a group of computer engineers developing autonomous drive, 87 00:03:54.585 --> 00:03:57.445 uh, modules to put in, uh, indie race cars, 88 00:03:57.445 --> 00:03:58.445 open wheel race cars, 89 00:03:59.065 --> 00:04:00.125 and, uh, I'm proud 90 00:04:00.125 --> 00:04:02.885 to say the Luddy School has got a great team involved there 91 00:04:02.945 --> 00:04:06.525 and, and I'm helping advise that organization as well. 92 00:04:07.065 --> 00:04:10.325 And along the way, um, uh, I was asked to become part 93 00:04:10.325 --> 00:04:13.005 of the IU Foundation board, so I serve as a member 94 00:04:13.085 --> 00:04:15.845 of the Board of Trustees for the IU Foundation Board, 95 00:04:16.225 --> 00:04:19.325 and have been on a couple search committees for both deans 96 00:04:19.345 --> 00:04:22.645 as well as, uh, professors within some of the schools. 97 00:04:23.125 --> 00:04:24.805 I wanna say thank you to the Kelly School 98 00:04:24.905 --> 00:04:26.485 for this wonderful award. 99 00:04:26.635 --> 00:04:29.525 It's truly an honor. Being inducted into the Academy 100 00:04:29.545 --> 00:04:31.165 of Alumni Fellows is something that 101 00:04:31.845 --> 00:04:33.005 I would've never expected. 102 00:04:33.345 --> 00:04:36.685 And, and certainly my mom will be smiling down on me, uh, 103 00:04:36.685 --> 00:04:39.045 because she certainly would've never expected it as well. 104 00:04:39.405 --> 00:04:42.965 I wanna say thanks to my wife Jill, a a wonderful wife 105 00:04:42.965 --> 00:04:45.365 of 54 years, our sons Ryan and Andrew, 106 00:04:45.425 --> 00:04:47.045 and to all the people throughout our career 107 00:04:47.715 --> 00:04:50.445 that have had an IM impact on our lives. 108 00:04:51.225 --> 00:04:54.445 Uh, the, the military families that we've adopted 109 00:04:54.505 --> 00:04:57.485 and incorporated the, the, the personal friends 110 00:04:57.485 --> 00:04:59.005 that we've made over the many years. 111 00:04:59.945 --> 00:05:03.165 All of that is, has made this, uh, 112 00:05:03.555 --> 00:05:05.845 this opportunity, uh, more sweet. 113 00:05:06.265 --> 00:05:09.485 And I, I very much appreciate, uh, being included 114 00:05:09.515 --> 00:05:13.045 with this really incredible group of, of, of fellows. 115 00:05:13.795 --> 00:05:17.005 Jean, congratulations on this very well deserved award. 116 00:05:17.425 --> 00:05:19.925 I'm so proud to call you a friend, a colleague, 117 00:05:19.985 --> 00:05:21.045 and a fellow Hoosier. 118 00:05:21.825 --> 00:05:24.605 You have served our country honorably for decades, rising 119 00:05:24.625 --> 00:05:27.965 to great heights in the United States military during some 120 00:05:27.965 --> 00:05:30.885 of the most consequential moments in our nation's history. 121 00:05:31.235 --> 00:05:34.285 Through all of that success, you never forgot the values 122 00:05:34.745 --> 00:05:36.285 and the lessons of the Kelley School, 123 00:05:36.665 --> 00:05:38.405 and you never forgot where you came from. 124 00:05:39.185 --> 00:05:40.365 You told truth to power, 125 00:05:40.575 --> 00:05:42.245 especially in difficult circumstances, 126 00:05:42.625 --> 00:05:45.045 and you always made sure to question assumptions 127 00:05:45.185 --> 00:05:48.845 and conventional wisdom, something most leaders never do. 128 00:05:49.625 --> 00:05:51.925 And you continue to share that experience 129 00:05:51.945 --> 00:05:54.005 and wisdom with the next generation of leaders. 130 00:05:54.195 --> 00:05:56.125 Something I've seen you do many times 131 00:05:56.145 --> 00:05:57.885 during our visits back to iu. 132 00:05:58.935 --> 00:06:01.505 Most importantly, you are as kind 133 00:06:01.605 --> 00:06:03.625 and generous as you are successful. 134 00:06:04.085 --> 00:06:06.625 Congratulations again, this is very well deserved. 135 00:06:07.295 --> 00:06:08.465 Jean Laurie 136 00:06:08.485 --> 00:06:11.545 and I were just delighted to hear that you are 137 00:06:11.545 --> 00:06:15.705 to be inducted into the Kelly School of Business Academy 138 00:06:16.205 --> 00:06:17.425 of Alumni Fellows. 139 00:06:18.255 --> 00:06:21.065 Your achievements both as an alum, 140 00:06:21.325 --> 00:06:24.665 but in particular, your 40 years of service 141 00:06:25.445 --> 00:06:27.945 in the US Air Force, rising to the rank 142 00:06:28.325 --> 00:06:32.425 of four Star General, um, has been absolutely exemplary. 143 00:06:32.885 --> 00:06:34.545 Uh, it is probably one 144 00:06:34.545 --> 00:06:37.545 of the most demanding achievements in the world 145 00:06:37.605 --> 00:06:40.465 to reach four star rank in the US military. 146 00:06:41.045 --> 00:06:43.825 And by doing so, you brought great honor 147 00:06:44.245 --> 00:06:47.865 to Indiana University and to the Kelly School of Business. 148 00:06:48.645 --> 00:06:52.505 And since then, since retiring, the work that you've done 149 00:06:52.645 --> 00:06:55.065 as a member of the board of the AU Foundation 150 00:06:55.405 --> 00:06:58.025 and your founding role as the CEO 151 00:06:58.125 --> 00:07:02.705 of the Indiana Innovation Institute was also exemplary. 152 00:07:03.005 --> 00:07:05.705 So general, you'll always be general to me. 153 00:07:06.005 --> 00:07:09.105 Congratulations again on this magnificent achievement.

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WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.315 --> 00:00:03.135 I'm, uh, Betty Stillwell and I'm retired. 2 00:00:03.675 --> 00:00:07.015 My Costello family includes four siblings, all 3 00:00:07.015 --> 00:00:09.175 of whom attended Indiana University, 4 00:00:09.795 --> 00:00:13.335 and my husband graduated from the IU School of Law. 5 00:00:13.895 --> 00:00:16.415 I grew up in Indiana. I'm a real Hoosier. 6 00:00:17.415 --> 00:00:20.415 I started college in the sixties, enrolling in courses 7 00:00:20.595 --> 00:00:22.175 to become a physical therapist. 8 00:00:22.795 --> 00:00:26.055 But after taking a number of elective business courses 9 00:00:26.595 --> 00:00:30.095 at the Kelly School, I decided I really enjoyed it, 10 00:00:30.275 --> 00:00:33.415 and so I decided to change my major all to say 11 00:00:34.035 --> 00:00:37.015 I'm a late bloomer and I graduated from the Kelly School 12 00:00:37.015 --> 00:00:38.895 of Business in 1985. 13 00:00:40.155 --> 00:00:44.815 In my career, it was my honor to serve Methodist Hospital 14 00:00:45.115 --> 00:00:48.055 and Indiana University Health for 40 years. 15 00:00:48.555 --> 00:00:51.775 It was the Kelly School of Business that set the foundation 16 00:00:51.835 --> 00:00:53.655 for me to move forward in my career. 17 00:00:54.115 --> 00:00:58.015 My first job was at Methodist Hospital in 1973. 18 00:00:58.135 --> 00:01:00.935 I was in administration at that point in time, 19 00:01:01.275 --> 00:01:04.255 it was decided that the hospital needed 20 00:01:04.315 --> 00:01:05.975 to have a philanthropy arm. 21 00:01:06.555 --> 00:01:07.575 It was my privilege 22 00:01:07.595 --> 00:01:09.895 to help establish the first fundraising arm 23 00:01:09.955 --> 00:01:10.975 for Methodist Hospital. 24 00:01:11.375 --> 00:01:15.135 A board of directors was established as were formal programs 25 00:01:15.275 --> 00:01:19.015 for giving annual, giving planned, giving corporate 26 00:01:19.015 --> 00:01:22.975 and foundation gifts, endowments to name specific areas 27 00:01:23.075 --> 00:01:25.695 of the hospital capital campaigns 28 00:01:26.475 --> 00:01:28.575 for the building programs at the hospital. 29 00:01:29.395 --> 00:01:31.415 We did well, and we did well 30 00:01:31.415 --> 00:01:35.135 because Methodist Hospital is the critical care hospital 31 00:01:35.235 --> 00:01:36.335 and the state of Indiana, 32 00:01:37.275 --> 00:01:41.295 and there are multitudes of patients who are 33 00:01:41.595 --> 00:01:43.855 so grateful for their caregivers, 34 00:01:43.995 --> 00:01:47.535 and so they give generously in honor of these caregivers 35 00:01:48.385 --> 00:01:50.895 responding to the changing landscape 36 00:01:50.995 --> 00:01:53.695 and healthcare, Methodist became part 37 00:01:53.835 --> 00:01:56.975 of an 18 hospital system across the state, 38 00:01:57.485 --> 00:01:59.175 Indiana University Health, 39 00:01:59.995 --> 00:02:02.335 and I was honored to be chosen 40 00:02:02.595 --> 00:02:04.775 as the Chief Philanthropy Officer 41 00:02:05.395 --> 00:02:06.895 for Indiana University Health. 42 00:02:07.715 --> 00:02:10.535 It was passionate about my career 43 00:02:10.925 --> 00:02:14.575 because of what the organizations were and what they did. 44 00:02:15.205 --> 00:02:17.455 I've stayed connected to the Kelly School of Business, 45 00:02:17.915 --> 00:02:20.175 mainly here in Indianapolis 46 00:02:20.175 --> 00:02:23.015 because my home has been in 47 00:02:23.015 --> 00:02:24.695 Indianapolis as well as my career. 48 00:02:25.275 --> 00:02:29.815 So my continuing connect has been through the School 49 00:02:29.815 --> 00:02:31.895 of Business as well as the School of Nursing, 50 00:02:32.635 --> 00:02:37.255 and was proud to serve on the Dean's Council for each 51 00:02:37.355 --> 00:02:39.375 of those schools here in Indianapolis. 52 00:02:40.155 --> 00:02:43.455 Now that I'm retired, I continue to work with organizations 53 00:02:43.485 --> 00:02:45.775 with whom I have had relationships through the years, 54 00:02:46.195 --> 00:02:49.735 and I have added a few other interests 55 00:02:49.915 --> 00:02:51.415 to my everyday adventures. 56 00:02:51.895 --> 00:02:55.175 I serve on the board for our homeowners association. 57 00:02:55.835 --> 00:02:58.695 I'm a board member for the Heartland Film Festival. 58 00:02:59.345 --> 00:03:02.885 It is my honor to have been inducted into the Kelly School 59 00:03:02.885 --> 00:03:05.645 of Business Academy of Alumni Fellows. 60 00:03:06.485 --> 00:03:08.125 I am most grateful for my family. 61 00:03:08.795 --> 00:03:11.165 I've always been blessed to have been a part 62 00:03:11.185 --> 00:03:12.725 of a very close knit family. 63 00:03:13.445 --> 00:03:18.205 I have been surrounded by an extended family of mentors, 64 00:03:18.555 --> 00:03:22.685 coaches, friends, all of whom have added 65 00:03:22.745 --> 00:03:24.765 to my world in significant ways. 66 00:03:25.375 --> 00:03:27.085 Thank you so much for this honor, 67 00:03:28.175 --> 00:03:29.175 Betty. Congratulations 68 00:03:29.175 --> 00:03:31.205 on receiving this incredible award. 69 00:03:31.875 --> 00:03:33.365 I've known Betty for over 30 years 70 00:03:33.425 --> 00:03:36.845 and have had the wonderful opportunity to work with her 71 00:03:36.845 --> 00:03:38.765 for 20 of those years at Methodist Hospital 72 00:03:39.465 --> 00:03:41.765 and the last 10 years with Heartland Film. 73 00:03:42.375 --> 00:03:46.925 Betty brings conviction, passion, empathy to all 74 00:03:46.925 --> 00:03:48.325 of the projects that she works on. 75 00:03:48.865 --> 00:03:51.605 Her career in fundraising has been such an asset 76 00:03:51.605 --> 00:03:52.805 to the Indianapolis area 77 00:03:52.905 --> 00:03:56.565 and all the organizations that she is affiliated with. 78 00:03:57.285 --> 00:03:59.645 I am thrilled that you're receiving this award. 79 00:03:59.645 --> 00:04:01.605 Congratulations to you Betty Stillwell. 80 00:04:01.905 --> 00:04:03.365 You deserve all the positive 81 00:04:03.365 --> 00:04:04.965 recognition that life brings to you. 82 00:04:06.505 --> 00:04:10.445 If I had to use one word to describe Betty Stillwell, 83 00:04:10.505 --> 00:04:12.165 it would be Connector. 84 00:04:13.225 --> 00:04:17.645 She was a consum person for connecting her workplace 85 00:04:18.595 --> 00:04:20.325 with the larger community 86 00:04:20.505 --> 00:04:24.365 and then the larger community back to her workplace. 87 00:04:25.345 --> 00:04:28.845 She was so successful with that connection 88 00:04:29.435 --> 00:04:31.565 that she wound up being a pioneer 89 00:04:32.145 --> 00:04:35.125 for women's leadership in Indianapolis. 90 00:04:36.145 --> 00:04:39.685 She was one of the very first women to 91 00:04:40.345 --> 00:04:43.205 become a leader of the Downtown Rotary, one 92 00:04:43.205 --> 00:04:44.405 of the largest in the country, 93 00:04:45.225 --> 00:04:48.045 and also the Indianapolis 500 festivals. 94 00:04:49.105 --> 00:04:53.645 Uh, in philanthropic studies, one of the cardinal principles 95 00:04:54.545 --> 00:04:58.005 is to go from fundraising to fundraising, 96 00:04:59.065 --> 00:05:02.085 and Betty Stillwell is so good at that, 97 00:05:02.985 --> 00:05:06.845 and when I put her on my advisory council, one 98 00:05:06.845 --> 00:05:08.965 of the smartest things I ever did. 99 00:05:09.665 --> 00:05:11.965 She helped me learn how to do this. 100 00:05:12.895 --> 00:05:15.725 Betty, I am so pleased to be your friend.

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WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.235 --> 00:00:01.255 I'm Mike Schade 2 00:00:01.355 --> 00:00:05.935 and I'm a proud Kelly alum From the class of 1967. 3 00:00:06.935 --> 00:00:11.535 I have a diploma from the IU Kelly School of Business. 4 00:00:12.335 --> 00:00:14.695 I love Indiana University. 5 00:00:15.125 --> 00:00:18.135 From the beginning, I always felt I had a home away from 6 00:00:18.135 --> 00:00:22.335 home at Kelly, and that's because the Kelly faculty 7 00:00:22.515 --> 00:00:24.615 and staff took an interest in me. 8 00:00:25.245 --> 00:00:26.975 They took an interest in this 9 00:00:27.555 --> 00:00:30.375 kid from just down the road in Crawfordsville. 10 00:00:31.085 --> 00:00:33.055 They made time for me. 11 00:00:33.205 --> 00:00:35.055 They paid attention to me 12 00:00:35.795 --> 00:00:39.895 and they treated me as if I matter. 13 00:00:40.005 --> 00:00:43.575 They found creative ways to boost my confidence 14 00:00:43.635 --> 00:00:45.655 and to give me encouragement, 15 00:00:45.795 --> 00:00:47.415 and importantly 16 00:00:48.235 --> 00:00:51.055 to give me much needed advice. 17 00:00:51.555 --> 00:00:54.815 In the beginning, I was thinking about becoming a general 18 00:00:55.195 --> 00:00:57.255 or corporate lawyer, 19 00:00:58.075 --> 00:01:02.615 and then I took my first tax course and that did it. 20 00:01:02.615 --> 00:01:05.255 From that course forward, I wanted 21 00:01:05.275 --> 00:01:08.215 to become a tax specialist, and that's 22 00:01:08.215 --> 00:01:11.735 because I loved reading the Internal Revenue Code. 23 00:01:12.455 --> 00:01:15.535 I know it sounds nerdy, but it's the truth, 24 00:01:15.755 --> 00:01:20.575 and Kelly made it so interesting and intriguing to me. 25 00:01:21.245 --> 00:01:24.975 Following law school, I joined a law firm in Indianapolis 26 00:01:25.195 --> 00:01:27.295 and started my tax practice. 27 00:01:27.815 --> 00:01:29.735 I got my CPA in Indianapolis 28 00:01:29.835 --> 00:01:33.975 and a few years later joined Jones Day laterally 29 00:01:34.075 --> 00:01:36.655 and relocated to Los Angeles. 30 00:01:37.775 --> 00:01:41.855 I was transferred in 1986 to New York 31 00:01:42.075 --> 00:01:44.575 to help open the Jones State offices there. 32 00:01:45.075 --> 00:01:47.655 We started with a relatively small office 33 00:01:47.875 --> 00:01:49.495 and have since grown to one 34 00:01:49.495 --> 00:01:53.015 of the largest law offices in Manhattan. 35 00:01:53.395 --> 00:01:57.335 The tax practice has always been challenging, yet very, 36 00:01:57.365 --> 00:01:59.055 very fulfilling to me. 37 00:01:59.965 --> 00:02:04.455 I've always enjoyed what I did to earn a living, 38 00:02:05.355 --> 00:02:08.175 and I did it with a high sense of fulfillment 39 00:02:08.195 --> 00:02:12.055 and satisfaction and with a sense of passion, 40 00:02:12.475 --> 00:02:16.255 and I owe it to Kelly for setting me on this course 41 00:02:16.915 --> 00:02:18.375 in the very beginning. 42 00:02:19.395 --> 00:02:20.655 And interestingly, 43 00:02:21.555 --> 00:02:25.135 the tax knowledge has helped me in a variety of ways, 44 00:02:25.535 --> 00:02:30.455 unexpectedly a lot of times in a lot of my volunteer work. 45 00:02:30.865 --> 00:02:35.295 Kelly inspires a sense of service to community, 46 00:02:36.195 --> 00:02:39.095 and because of that inspiration, I've been involved 47 00:02:39.125 --> 00:02:41.975 with volunteer work at iu, including a lot 48 00:02:41.975 --> 00:02:45.455 of rewarding experiences with the IU Foundation. 49 00:02:46.165 --> 00:02:49.535 I've been involved with the foundation ever since a student, 50 00:02:49.675 --> 00:02:52.495 uh, back in the Bill Armstrong Days. 51 00:02:53.035 --> 00:02:56.655 In addition to other committee work, I've been a member 52 00:02:56.655 --> 00:02:59.885 of the audit committee ever since joining the board, 53 00:03:00.545 --> 00:03:04.325 and I've chaired audit for five consecutive years. 54 00:03:05.155 --> 00:03:09.045 Most recently, I've had the great experience 55 00:03:09.225 --> 00:03:11.045 of being on the ground floor 56 00:03:11.225 --> 00:03:12.925 and being a founding member 57 00:03:13.105 --> 00:03:15.645 of the Women's Philanthropy Leadership Council, 58 00:03:16.625 --> 00:03:18.925 the Queer Philanthropy Circle 59 00:03:19.305 --> 00:03:22.205 and the Black Philanthropy Circle, all 60 00:03:22.265 --> 00:03:26.645 of which have contributed in a significant way to, uh, 61 00:03:26.645 --> 00:03:31.525 helping and supporting IU faculty, students, and alumni. 62 00:03:32.155 --> 00:03:34.045 I've also been directly involved 63 00:03:34.045 --> 00:03:37.445 with the Kinsey Institute since 2001, 64 00:03:38.025 --> 00:03:41.685 and we're still all celebrating the recent opening in, uh, 65 00:03:42.185 --> 00:03:46.405 2023 of the Kenzie Kelly Center 66 00:03:46.505 --> 00:03:48.725 for Gender Equity and Business. 67 00:03:49.475 --> 00:03:51.765 Some additional volunteer work at IU 68 00:03:51.765 --> 00:03:53.645 that has been especially important 69 00:03:53.665 --> 00:03:56.325 to me has been my involvement with the 70 00:03:57.285 --> 00:04:01.325 L-G-B-T-Q Alumni Association Affinity Group. 71 00:04:02.025 --> 00:04:04.605 We have a wide range of, uh, 72 00:04:04.815 --> 00:04:07.005 objectives in our mission statement, 73 00:04:07.705 --> 00:04:10.485 but we're especially proud of the scholarship program 74 00:04:10.515 --> 00:04:14.125 that was implemented clear back in 2005. 75 00:04:15.005 --> 00:04:19.125 I continue, uh, doing volunteer work for IU 76 00:04:19.125 --> 00:04:21.885 because of my love for the university. 77 00:04:22.625 --> 00:04:27.045 And Kelly, I'm not able to join you, uh, 78 00:04:27.185 --> 00:04:31.165 for the banquet in Bloomington, which I very much regret. 79 00:04:31.305 --> 00:04:35.125 But please know I'm there in heart and soul. 80 00:04:36.185 --> 00:04:38.685 Congratulations to the other recipients 81 00:04:38.705 --> 00:04:40.485 of this coveted award. 82 00:04:41.455 --> 00:04:44.125 Being a part of the group is touching 83 00:04:44.385 --> 00:04:47.565 and I am so very grateful and honored. 84 00:04:48.635 --> 00:04:51.205 Most importantly, deepest gratitude 85 00:04:51.465 --> 00:04:56.445 to all the wonderful past and present Kelly faculty 86 00:04:56.745 --> 00:05:01.005 and staff gratitude to all those wonderful, accomplished, 87 00:05:01.355 --> 00:05:05.365 dedicated, hardworking, yet very caring 88 00:05:06.195 --> 00:05:07.565 faculty and staff. 89 00:05:08.735 --> 00:05:13.005 Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 90 00:05:13.775 --> 00:05:17.205 Hello Mike, and congratulations on your induction into the 91 00:05:17.205 --> 00:05:19.005 Academy of Alumni Fellows. 92 00:05:19.695 --> 00:05:23.565 Today, we celebrate your integrity, your genuine caring 93 00:05:23.665 --> 00:05:28.125 for others, and your willingness to go the extra mile time 94 00:05:28.265 --> 00:05:30.445 and time again for the greater good. 95 00:05:31.275 --> 00:05:33.565 It's been said that if we're fortunate in our lives, 96 00:05:34.285 --> 00:05:39.045 a special person comes in at just the right time and they do 97 00:05:39.265 --> 00:05:44.165 or say just the right thing that changes us 98 00:05:44.945 --> 00:05:47.125 for the better and forever. 99 00:05:48.385 --> 00:05:50.645 During my time at the IU Foundation 100 00:05:50.905 --> 00:05:54.965 and beyond, I heard so many people comment on what you mean 101 00:05:54.965 --> 00:05:57.405 to them, and simply put, 102 00:05:58.105 --> 00:06:00.525 the common statement would've gone like this. 103 00:06:01.095 --> 00:06:05.205 Everything Mike Shoe made touches is simply made better. 104 00:06:06.265 --> 00:06:07.525 So for the record, Mike, 105 00:06:07.945 --> 00:06:10.645 the jury's unanimous the verdict is in, 106 00:06:10.825 --> 00:06:13.885 and you are guilty of being an exceptional human being. 107 00:06:14.465 --> 00:06:18.005 You're living proof that good guys don't finish last. 108 00:06:18.075 --> 00:06:20.765 They finish with more friends, more respect, 109 00:06:21.385 --> 00:06:23.125 and a life of greater impact. 110 00:06:23.825 --> 00:06:26.965 So Mike, again, congratulations on this honor, 111 00:06:27.705 --> 00:06:30.565 and I want you to know it's a profound honor for us 112 00:06:31.145 --> 00:06:33.645 to call you one of ours. 113 00:06:34.745 --> 00:06:36.525 Congratulations on your induction. 114 00:06:36.525 --> 00:06:40.485 Mike, you do so much for this university at the Kelly School 115 00:06:40.625 --> 00:06:42.125 and in so many other areas. 116 00:06:42.505 --> 00:06:44.525 You have been a confidant 117 00:06:44.545 --> 00:06:47.205 and a council for the creation of the Department 118 00:06:47.205 --> 00:06:50.005 of Gender Studies for the L-G-B-T-Q Culture Center 119 00:06:50.425 --> 00:06:52.205 for our own Kinsey Kelly Center 120 00:06:52.225 --> 00:06:53.565 and Gender Equity and Business. 121 00:06:54.185 --> 00:06:55.725 And I can speak especially 122 00:06:55.725 --> 00:06:57.405 to your role at the Kinsey Institute. 123 00:06:57.785 --> 00:07:00.725 You are one of our longest serving advisors 124 00:07:00.725 --> 00:07:02.165 and counselors currently on our 125 00:07:02.165 --> 00:07:03.565 International Advisory Council. 126 00:07:04.145 --> 00:07:07.245 You bring thoughtfulness and knowledge and skill, 127 00:07:07.425 --> 00:07:10.285 and you work your tail off to make sure that we are 128 00:07:11.845 --> 00:07:14.405 compliant and safe and able to thrive. 129 00:07:14.905 --> 00:07:17.405 But most of all, I'm so grateful for your friendship, 130 00:07:17.535 --> 00:07:20.165 friendship that you share with a lot of us here at iu. 131 00:07:20.615 --> 00:07:22.005 Thank you for everything you do. 132 00:07:22.035 --> 00:07:24.165 Mike, congratulations on this high honor. 133 00:07:25.235 --> 00:07:28.485 Mike Shumate, congratulations on this recognition you're 134 00:07:28.485 --> 00:07:30.085 getting from the Kelly School of Business. 135 00:07:30.465 --> 00:07:32.485 If anyone deserves it, you deserve it. 136 00:07:32.835 --> 00:07:36.645 Your commitment to everything can be summed up in one word. 137 00:07:36.675 --> 00:07:40.085 Integrity. Integrity. You're a person of passion. 138 00:07:40.465 --> 00:07:42.445 You're impac a person of intellect. 139 00:07:42.625 --> 00:07:44.765 You're impac a person of commitment, 140 00:07:45.025 --> 00:07:46.445 and those commitments are deep, 141 00:07:46.505 --> 00:07:49.525 and they started a long time ago when you were a young man. 142 00:07:50.165 --> 00:07:54.525 I put you in into the company of people who won as Hoosiers. 143 00:07:54.715 --> 00:07:58.325 They show up to do the job. Second as Hoosiers. 144 00:07:58.435 --> 00:08:00.325 They're respectful and inclusive. 145 00:08:00.865 --> 00:08:03.885 And thirdly, as Hoosiers, they're compassionate. 146 00:08:04.235 --> 00:08:05.645 They see something that's not right, 147 00:08:05.825 --> 00:08:07.365 and they do something about it. 148 00:08:07.705 --> 00:08:09.885 You have been doing things right for so long, 149 00:08:10.025 --> 00:08:11.445 and you've served the university 150 00:08:11.445 --> 00:08:12.805 and your profession so well. 151 00:08:13.385 --> 00:08:15.525 I'm honored to know you. Congratulations.

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WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.405 --> 00:00:02.145 My name is Paul Truex, I'm chairman 2 00:00:02.165 --> 00:00:04.105 and CEO of Thrive Therapeutics. 3 00:00:04.765 --> 00:00:07.985 Thrive Therapeutics is developing novel therapeutics 4 00:00:07.985 --> 00:00:09.945 that are meant to help treat, uh, children 5 00:00:10.085 --> 00:00:13.585 and adults with genetic cardiovascular diseases, as well 6 00:00:13.585 --> 00:00:15.265 as a broader population of patients 7 00:00:15.265 --> 00:00:17.505 who suffer from heart failure and atrial fibrillation. 8 00:00:18.085 --> 00:00:20.825 And our compounds target a very unique and, 9 00:00:20.885 --> 00:00:24.665 and novel kinase intended to downregulate some 10 00:00:24.665 --> 00:00:26.185 of the damage from either genetic 11 00:00:26.445 --> 00:00:28.585 or, as I mentioned, cardiovascular disease. 12 00:00:29.285 --> 00:00:31.905 If thrive is successful, we'll save lives. 13 00:00:32.445 --> 00:00:34.825 So over the past 25 years, I've been involved 14 00:00:34.825 --> 00:00:38.585 with 12 different startups, five different IPOs, 15 00:00:38.765 --> 00:00:40.505 and multiple companies that have been acquired 16 00:00:40.505 --> 00:00:42.545 by large pharma over that time period. 17 00:00:42.615 --> 00:00:45.105 I've raised five to 6 billion in capital 18 00:00:45.285 --> 00:00:47.025 for novel therapeutic development. 19 00:00:47.495 --> 00:00:50.585 This time is different with Thrive as I know, patients 20 00:00:50.585 --> 00:00:52.065 that have been afflicted with the disease 21 00:00:52.125 --> 00:00:54.305 and who have died from the condition. 22 00:00:54.965 --> 00:00:56.625 So for the first time in my life, 23 00:00:56.885 --> 00:01:00.585 I'm developing a therapeutic for somebody I know, or new, 24 00:01:01.005 --> 00:01:02.265 and I'm hopeful that 25 00:01:02.415 --> 00:01:05.665 that therapeutic will allow those people to have a, 26 00:01:05.825 --> 00:01:09.145 a better, more fulfilled life and just simply live longer. 27 00:01:10.645 --> 00:01:12.185 So I was the child 28 00:01:12.205 --> 00:01:15.465 of a 30 year pharmaceutical executive and a teacher. 29 00:01:16.245 --> 00:01:19.265 Uh, my attachment to Indiana University follows that. 30 00:01:19.545 --> 00:01:22.025 I went there because I believed in higher education. 31 00:01:22.185 --> 00:01:24.385 I was encouraged by my parents to pursue that. 32 00:01:24.785 --> 00:01:27.785 I graduated Indiana University in 1997. 33 00:01:28.125 --> 00:01:30.865 Uh, fortunately while I was there, I had two daughters 34 00:01:30.865 --> 00:01:33.505 that were born and they brought a whole different element 35 00:01:33.605 --> 00:01:34.985 to my experience at Indiana. 36 00:01:35.765 --> 00:01:39.065 The Bloomington community, the Indiana University community, 37 00:01:39.255 --> 00:01:42.465 were the perfect place for me to start, start a career, 38 00:01:42.675 --> 00:01:44.145 start a life, start a family. 39 00:01:44.765 --> 00:01:46.825 And I have great memories of going back 40 00:01:46.825 --> 00:01:49.265 to Bloomington every time I'm back in what I consider 41 00:01:49.265 --> 00:01:51.305 to be the ultimate college town. 42 00:01:51.925 --> 00:01:53.905 I'm overwhelmed with joy from, 43 00:01:53.905 --> 00:01:56.705 from the experiences I had there, the memories I have there, 44 00:01:56.705 --> 00:01:57.865 and obviously my family. 45 00:01:58.485 --> 00:02:01.665 So Indiana University represents the best of everything 46 00:02:01.665 --> 00:02:02.705 that I've accomplished, 47 00:02:03.085 --> 00:02:06.145 and it was the best starting point for what I accomplished, 48 00:02:06.525 --> 00:02:09.105 not only in business, but much more importantly as a family. 49 00:02:09.665 --> 00:02:11.185 I was fortunate enough to have, uh, 50 00:02:11.285 --> 00:02:13.665 not only close relationships with a number of professors, 51 00:02:13.685 --> 00:02:15.025 but also the deans themselves. 52 00:02:15.225 --> 00:02:16.585 I was the president of the Student 53 00:02:16.585 --> 00:02:18.105 Association of the MBA program. 54 00:02:18.765 --> 00:02:20.345 As a result of that, I was fortunate enough 55 00:02:20.345 --> 00:02:21.585 to be able to interact with the dean. 56 00:02:21.685 --> 00:02:23.385 So Dean Dan Dalton originally. 57 00:02:23.655 --> 00:02:25.505 Dean Smith was one of my professors, one 58 00:02:25.505 --> 00:02:27.905 of my marketing professors, Dean Kesner. 59 00:02:27.965 --> 00:02:29.145 So I knew them quite well, 60 00:02:29.485 --> 00:02:31.425 and I was fortunate to have, uh, the opportunity 61 00:02:31.425 --> 00:02:33.385 to learn a lot of my marketing background from 62 00:02:33.415 --> 00:02:36.065 what I consider to be two top folks at Indiana University. 63 00:02:36.845 --> 00:02:40.505 One of the key tenets of being a successful entrepreneur is 64 00:02:40.505 --> 00:02:42.265 to give back to those institutions 65 00:02:42.265 --> 00:02:44.265 and those people that have helped you be successful. 66 00:02:44.285 --> 00:02:45.305 And in fact, 67 00:02:45.305 --> 00:02:48.065 Marty Kaufman often talked about you're not a real 68 00:02:48.065 --> 00:02:50.385 entrepreneur until you found a way to give back. 69 00:02:50.885 --> 00:02:53.385 As a result of that, I reached out to Indiana University, 70 00:02:53.605 --> 00:02:56.265 uh, Dean Dan Smith, uh, as well as Dr. 71 00:02:56.695 --> 00:02:58.385 Rako about ways that I might be able 72 00:02:58.385 --> 00:03:00.845 to help bring up new talent in the spirit 73 00:03:00.845 --> 00:03:03.325 of entrepreneurship as a way of giving back. 74 00:03:03.465 --> 00:03:07.285 And so for many years, I've uh, worked with Don Caro in his 75 00:03:07.925 --> 00:03:11.645 Velocity Conference to help provide some real world context 76 00:03:11.785 --> 00:03:14.365 and real world experience to the, the theater 77 00:03:14.385 --> 00:03:17.645 of entrepreneurship within the life science industry. 78 00:03:18.115 --> 00:03:19.685 I've done that for the past, oh, 79 00:03:19.945 --> 00:03:22.165 almost 20 full years since I graduated. 80 00:03:22.825 --> 00:03:25.405 People often ask me, what's the thing I'm most proud about, 81 00:03:25.745 --> 00:03:27.485 uh, my time at Indiana University? 82 00:03:27.485 --> 00:03:29.925 And I answer that with, I had two beautiful daughters 83 00:03:30.025 --> 00:03:32.165 and a beautiful wife while I was at Indiana University. 84 00:03:32.165 --> 00:03:33.685 That's the thing I'm most proud of, 85 00:03:34.305 --> 00:03:36.205 and how we all got to experience 86 00:03:36.205 --> 00:03:37.965 that together while they were young. 87 00:03:38.185 --> 00:03:39.525 We still have great memories 88 00:03:39.525 --> 00:03:42.765 of our time at Indiana University, and more importantly, it 89 00:03:43.005 --> 00:03:45.045 provided me with the flexibility to be a dad. 90 00:03:45.305 --> 00:03:46.925 So I was really thankful for the fact 91 00:03:46.925 --> 00:03:47.965 that I happened to be there. 92 00:03:47.965 --> 00:03:50.565 While some of that was somewhat of a surprise, both of them, 93 00:03:50.825 --> 00:03:53.605 one of them went on to become a Indiana University graduate 94 00:03:53.605 --> 00:03:56.325 herself, uh, having received her master's in Science from 95 00:03:56.325 --> 00:03:57.325 Indiana University, 96 00:03:57.625 --> 00:03:59.725 and the other one went to another Big 10 School. 97 00:03:59.865 --> 00:04:01.485 So the, the fact that they had 98 00:04:01.485 --> 00:04:04.605 that core Indiana experience in a young age seems 99 00:04:04.605 --> 00:04:06.605 to have translated into their later life as well. 100 00:04:06.865 --> 00:04:09.565 So in addition to Thrive Therapeutics, I sit on a, a number 101 00:04:09.565 --> 00:04:12.165 of other pharmaceutical or biotech boards. 102 00:04:12.665 --> 00:04:14.805 I'm on a board working on a novel therapeutic 103 00:04:14.825 --> 00:04:18.205 for multiple sclerosis and chronic optic neuropathy. 104 00:04:18.275 --> 00:04:21.685 Another board for an injectable, uh, cancer therapeutic 105 00:04:21.745 --> 00:04:23.205 for basal Cell carcinoma. 106 00:04:23.805 --> 00:04:25.445 I have another startup company of my own 107 00:04:25.445 --> 00:04:28.685 that's working on another therapeutic for rare arrhythmia. 108 00:04:29.185 --> 00:04:32.925 And then finally, um, I also help an antifungal company out 109 00:04:32.925 --> 00:04:35.325 of Boston, uh, having had some experience there. 110 00:04:35.325 --> 00:04:37.845 So I sit on, uh, four or five other boards 111 00:04:37.845 --> 00:04:40.645 and provide everything from a, a chairman oversight 112 00:04:40.645 --> 00:04:43.805 of those companies to just day-to-day operational advice 113 00:04:43.825 --> 00:04:45.285 for folks that are building and growing 114 00:04:45.285 --> 00:04:46.485 their own biotech companies. 115 00:04:46.945 --> 00:04:48.205 I'd like to take this opportunity 116 00:04:48.205 --> 00:04:49.605 to thank Indiana University 117 00:04:49.605 --> 00:04:51.125 and the Kelly School of Business 118 00:04:51.125 --> 00:04:52.685 for this distinguished award. 119 00:04:52.755 --> 00:04:55.925 It's a real honor to be part of such a unique 120 00:04:55.985 --> 00:04:58.165 and accomplished, uh, group of people. 121 00:04:58.865 --> 00:05:00.445 At the same time, it would be appropriate 122 00:05:00.445 --> 00:05:01.685 for me to thank Dr. 123 00:05:02.005 --> 00:05:06.645 K, uh, Dean Kesner, Dean Smith, who all inspired me to do 124 00:05:06.645 --> 00:05:07.885 what I actually do. 125 00:05:08.705 --> 00:05:11.685 And of course, my family, uh, who grew up 126 00:05:11.685 --> 00:05:14.805 with me at Indiana University, we grew up together. 127 00:05:15.385 --> 00:05:18.085 Uh, I'd like to thank them as well, the, the, the love 128 00:05:18.085 --> 00:05:20.885 of my life and the drive behind all of my passions. 129 00:05:21.825 --> 00:05:24.605 Congratulations, Paul, on this wonderful recognition 130 00:05:24.865 --> 00:05:26.805 and the achievements that you've had throughout your career. 131 00:05:27.425 --> 00:05:28.965 Uh, certainly well deserved. 132 00:05:29.425 --> 00:05:31.245 Uh, for those of you who do not know Paul, 133 00:05:31.475 --> 00:05:34.565 Paul personifies many of the characteristics, uh, 134 00:05:34.565 --> 00:05:36.445 that make successful entrepreneurs. 135 00:05:36.945 --> 00:05:38.805 He is sharp as attack, uh, 136 00:05:38.805 --> 00:05:40.405 and has the intellectual horsepower 137 00:05:40.585 --> 00:05:42.285 to consume vast amounts of information. 138 00:05:42.625 --> 00:05:44.445 Uh, and with his growth mindset 139 00:05:44.665 --> 00:05:46.925 and being a lifelong learner, he's able 140 00:05:46.925 --> 00:05:49.645 to make timely decisions and take responsible risks. 141 00:05:49.795 --> 00:05:52.045 Certainly things that are important for entrepreneurs. 142 00:05:52.505 --> 00:05:55.285 His ability to influence and persuade others is world class 143 00:05:55.865 --> 00:05:59.125 and as is his ability to understand finance. 144 00:05:59.625 --> 00:06:03.325 Uh, but do two things, I think, um, distinguishes Paul from, 145 00:06:03.395 --> 00:06:05.685 from others, and that is his work ethic. 146 00:06:05.705 --> 00:06:08.165 Nobody will outhustle, uh, Paul Truex. 147 00:06:08.385 --> 00:06:10.725 He may not succeed, but it won't be for a lack of effort. 148 00:06:10.945 --> 00:06:12.965 And secondly, and I think most importantly 149 00:06:13.505 --> 00:06:15.645 is Paul's spirit of generosity. 150 00:06:15.905 --> 00:06:18.445 He is simply the most generous person that I've ever met 151 00:06:18.595 --> 00:06:20.365 with his time, money, and insight. 152 00:06:20.545 --> 00:06:23.205 He has helped countless young people in our community 153 00:06:23.465 --> 00:06:24.965 and is certainly led by example 154 00:06:25.025 --> 00:06:28.245 and developed, uh, top flight world-class teams at every, 155 00:06:28.465 --> 00:06:29.645 uh, company that he has started. 156 00:06:30.275 --> 00:06:32.405 Once again, Paul, uh, thank you so much 157 00:06:32.405 --> 00:06:34.725 for your influence in our community and our lives, 158 00:06:35.145 --> 00:06:37.965 and, uh, again, congratulations on this well-deserved honor. 159 00:06:38.825 --> 00:06:40.245 Hi Paul. Dr. K here. 160 00:06:40.625 --> 00:06:41.845 I'm really excited that you're, uh, 161 00:06:41.845 --> 00:06:43.405 receiving this special honor 162 00:06:43.405 --> 00:06:44.805 as our distinguished entrepreneur. 163 00:06:45.315 --> 00:06:47.045 Your career really exemplifies 164 00:06:47.045 --> 00:06:50.045 what the award actually stands for, uh, without a doubt. 165 00:06:50.625 --> 00:06:52.925 But you know, I've been told that successful entrepreneurs 166 00:06:53.265 --> 00:06:57.325 go through three stages, a learning stage, an earning stage, 167 00:06:57.785 --> 00:06:58.845 and a returning stage. 168 00:06:59.425 --> 00:07:01.165 And I think you really have done that. 169 00:07:01.385 --> 00:07:02.965 You've certainly learned you earned, 170 00:07:03.345 --> 00:07:05.965 and now you've returned in helping us in so many ways. 171 00:07:06.265 --> 00:07:08.325 You're one of my early members of our, uh, 172 00:07:08.325 --> 00:07:10.085 entrepreneurial advisory board for the Johnson Center 173 00:07:10.085 --> 00:07:11.165 for Entrepreneurship Innovation. 174 00:07:11.865 --> 00:07:13.845 And of course, you know, you were one 175 00:07:13.845 --> 00:07:16.085 of our top speakers at our Velocity Conference 176 00:07:16.295 --> 00:07:18.205 where we bring together our business students, 177 00:07:18.945 --> 00:07:21.285 our science students, and our technology students. 178 00:07:21.945 --> 00:07:24.245 And because of that, because you crossed the chasm 179 00:07:24.275 --> 00:07:26.045 between business and science, 180 00:07:26.785 --> 00:07:28.245 you made an impact on those students. 181 00:07:28.825 --> 00:07:32.405 In many cases, you change their career trajectories. 182 00:07:32.865 --> 00:07:36.365 That's the impact you really had. That's impressive. 183 00:07:36.985 --> 00:07:38.685 So thank you, Paul, for all you've done. 184 00:07:38.955 --> 00:07:40.765 This is a great honor, one 185 00:07:40.765 --> 00:07:43.325 that you are certainly deserve and you've earned. 186 00:07:43.825 --> 00:07:47.045 And I congratulate you on something truly special tonight, 187 00:07:47.345 --> 00:07:48.525 and I'm really proud of you. 188 00:07:48.575 --> 00:07:49.445 Thank you so much.

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WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.325 --> 00:00:01.785 Hi, my name is Patty Martin 2 00:00:02.045 --> 00:00:05.625 and I am a proud Kelley School alum of the year 1982. 3 00:00:05.945 --> 00:00:07.545 I originate from Wabash, Indiana, 4 00:00:07.635 --> 00:00:09.705 which is the first electrically lighted city. 5 00:00:10.165 --> 00:00:12.185 Um, but following Kelly, I went to work 6 00:00:12.285 --> 00:00:14.265 for Arthur Anderson in Phoenix, Arizona 7 00:00:14.685 --> 00:00:17.505 and spent some time, um, earning my CPA. 8 00:00:18.445 --> 00:00:22.025 And then I had the opportunity to work for a private company 9 00:00:22.025 --> 00:00:23.465 that was in the construction business. 10 00:00:24.045 --> 00:00:26.865 And what I really understood then was that I wanted to take 11 00:00:27.175 --> 00:00:29.865 what I had learned in Arizona and bring it back to Indiana. 12 00:00:30.625 --> 00:00:32.785 I went a little bit of a securities route 13 00:00:32.785 --> 00:00:34.825 because I went to Harvard Business School. 14 00:00:35.325 --> 00:00:37.745 My focus was really coming back to Indianapolis 15 00:00:38.205 --> 00:00:42.065 and I successfully was able to join Eli Lillian Company 16 00:00:42.285 --> 00:00:45.185 and frighteningly, I stayed there for 27 years. 17 00:00:45.645 --> 00:00:47.145 So I'm still here in Indiana. 18 00:00:47.485 --> 00:00:51.465 I'm still active in the life sciences, really trying 19 00:00:51.465 --> 00:00:52.625 to help Indiana University 20 00:00:52.625 --> 00:00:54.265 and the School of Medicine progress. 21 00:00:54.265 --> 00:00:55.585 It's work in clinical trial 22 00:00:55.645 --> 00:00:57.425 and bringing medicines to patients. 23 00:00:57.965 --> 00:01:01.025 All of that is because I'm rooted in good old accounting 24 00:01:01.025 --> 00:01:02.345 and finance from the Kelley School. 25 00:01:03.045 --> 00:01:07.345 The importance of volunteering to me goes way back. 26 00:01:07.965 --> 00:01:09.705 My mother was a registered nurse 27 00:01:09.925 --> 00:01:11.265 and was retired from nursing, 28 00:01:11.925 --> 00:01:14.545 and every month we would go 29 00:01:14.545 --> 00:01:17.065 to the Honeywell Center in Wabash, Indiana 30 00:01:17.245 --> 00:01:18.425 and work at the Blood Bank. 31 00:01:19.105 --> 00:01:23.305 I don't see it as volunteering as an add-on, I just see it 32 00:01:23.305 --> 00:01:24.545 as a part of who we are. 33 00:01:24.565 --> 00:01:26.385 And luckily, um, my husband Kevin 34 00:01:27.205 --> 00:01:28.745 is the consummate volunteer. 35 00:01:28.865 --> 00:01:31.305 I actually met him because of his volunteerism 36 00:01:32.405 --> 00:01:34.465 and, uh, was envious. 37 00:01:34.645 --> 00:01:39.065 And so he has also shepherded me in a way that it's not 38 00:01:39.845 --> 00:01:43.065 the exception for us, it's just what we do. 39 00:01:43.925 --> 00:01:45.345 The first opportunities I had 40 00:01:45.345 --> 00:01:48.865 to volunteer at Indiana University Bloomington was actually 41 00:01:48.865 --> 00:01:50.185 for the filming of Breaking Away. 42 00:01:50.565 --> 00:01:52.985 It was filmed when I was a freshman. 43 00:01:53.105 --> 00:01:55.865 I was in the crowd scene and people can find me when they 44 00:01:55.865 --> 00:01:57.425 look and watch the movie. 45 00:01:57.605 --> 00:01:58.745 Um, it was a hoot 46 00:01:58.965 --> 00:02:01.665 and it's just, I love Indian University history 47 00:02:02.005 --> 00:02:03.265 and all of our traditions 48 00:02:03.845 --> 00:02:06.185 and Breaking Away is just consummate of that. 49 00:02:06.745 --> 00:02:10.705 I would share with other Kelly alumni that it's important 50 00:02:11.005 --> 00:02:14.705 to not wait to be invited to participate. 51 00:02:15.035 --> 00:02:17.025 There are so many ways to engage, 52 00:02:17.965 --> 00:02:19.305 and your curiosity 53 00:02:19.375 --> 00:02:21.705 with what's happening at the school can really lead you 54 00:02:21.725 --> 00:02:24.265 to places where you would add value to the university 55 00:02:24.325 --> 00:02:25.665 and to the p Kelly programs. 56 00:02:25.665 --> 00:02:28.625 Meeting my husband and having him attend the Kelly School 57 00:02:29.125 --> 00:02:31.625 for his MBA really was the segue 58 00:02:31.925 --> 00:02:34.305 for the reentry into my activities 59 00:02:34.305 --> 00:02:35.945 with the Kelly School and beyond. 60 00:02:36.565 --> 00:02:38.465 And I think it's really important to do that 61 00:02:38.465 --> 00:02:43.345 because you provide evidence to the students that you care 62 00:02:43.805 --> 00:02:46.785 and that there is a life outside of the Kelly School 63 00:02:47.005 --> 00:02:49.105 and that different people have different paths 64 00:02:49.645 --> 00:02:52.825 and it gives them the opportunity to engage with alumni 65 00:02:53.125 --> 00:02:55.825 and really start to decipher what they want to do 66 00:02:55.845 --> 00:02:57.345 and what they wanna be when they grow up. 67 00:02:57.785 --> 00:03:00.325 I think that the Kelly Alumni Group is really pivotal 68 00:03:00.705 --> 00:03:02.165 to the Kelly education. 69 00:03:02.555 --> 00:03:04.725 I've learned that in spades at Lilly, 70 00:03:05.185 --> 00:03:09.125 and I think that it's something that I just want to do 71 00:03:09.275 --> 00:03:11.725 because Kelly meant so much to me 72 00:03:11.945 --> 00:03:14.805 and how I got where I am today that I, 73 00:03:15.205 --> 00:03:17.125 I genuinely wanna see it succeed. 74 00:03:17.865 --> 00:03:20.645 So I need to give a shout out to Kevin, my husband, 75 00:03:21.185 --> 00:03:24.485 as he really was the person who hooked me into volunteering 76 00:03:25.195 --> 00:03:26.685 with Indiana University. 77 00:03:26.905 --> 00:03:28.125 Um, we've spent a lot 78 00:03:28.125 --> 00:03:30.165 of time in Bloomington while he was in MBA school. 79 00:03:30.265 --> 00:03:32.285 He was the president of his class 80 00:03:32.425 --> 00:03:35.365 and then went on to serve with the Alumni Association 81 00:03:36.585 --> 00:03:38.885 and we had an absolute great time, 82 00:03:38.905 --> 00:03:40.205 but probably the best time 83 00:03:40.205 --> 00:03:43.685 that we had in Bloomington was we were married at Beck 84 00:03:43.685 --> 00:03:48.045 Chapel and lovely setting, um, beautiful day. 85 00:03:48.665 --> 00:03:51.165 And since we both have degrees from Indiana University 86 00:03:51.165 --> 00:03:52.245 and Kevin has two 87 00:03:52.245 --> 00:03:54.245 and I have one, so we have three degrees from Kelly. 88 00:03:54.825 --> 00:03:57.285 It was just a great way to start our life together. 89 00:03:57.865 --> 00:04:00.005 I'd like to thank the Kelly Alumni Association 90 00:04:00.065 --> 00:04:01.925 for honoring me with this award. 91 00:04:02.185 --> 00:04:04.245 I'm humbled and delighted to receive it, 92 00:04:04.825 --> 00:04:06.845 but importantly, I would not be a Kelly 93 00:04:06.845 --> 00:04:08.125 alumni without my dad. 94 00:04:08.345 --> 00:04:11.085 Um, he was a dental student at Indiana University 95 00:04:11.425 --> 00:04:13.565 and was supportive 96 00:04:13.585 --> 00:04:15.725 and paid for my education, which is important. 97 00:04:16.305 --> 00:04:18.565 And while at the Kelly School at Professor Metzker 98 00:04:18.625 --> 00:04:21.925 and Professor Rumer, um, were really part of, um, 99 00:04:21.945 --> 00:04:24.005 my learning and getting ready for the CPA exam. 100 00:04:24.145 --> 00:04:25.805 So thanks to Dean Smith 101 00:04:25.865 --> 00:04:28.165 and also to Rochelle Reeves and all of the staff. 102 00:04:28.565 --> 00:04:29.805 Ash, you've been what marvelous as well. 103 00:04:29.905 --> 00:04:31.685 So thank you so very much. 104 00:04:32.425 --> 00:04:36.005 Congratulations, my dear friend on this really well 105 00:04:36.485 --> 00:04:37.565 deserved award. 106 00:04:38.445 --> 00:04:40.925 I, you and I go way back, uh, starting 107 00:04:40.925 --> 00:04:43.165 with dropping kids off at daycare together 108 00:04:43.265 --> 00:04:45.045 and parenting through schools together. 109 00:04:45.105 --> 00:04:48.725 And what I'm known about you from the minute I met you is 110 00:04:48.725 --> 00:04:50.445 that you're a proud Hoosier. 111 00:04:50.545 --> 00:04:53.005 You are a proud daughter of Wabash 112 00:04:53.705 --> 00:04:56.085 and being a part of Kelly 113 00:04:56.305 --> 00:04:59.285 and Indiana University is just an extension 114 00:04:59.305 --> 00:05:02.685 of all the good things you want to do for Indiana. 115 00:05:03.585 --> 00:05:07.725 And so I see this award is really, um, underlining 116 00:05:08.025 --> 00:05:10.765 how successful you've been at that from your work 117 00:05:10.765 --> 00:05:15.245 with the Kelly School on the Dean's Council to being one 118 00:05:15.245 --> 00:05:18.245 of the first fellows at the Tobias Leadership Center. 119 00:05:18.585 --> 00:05:20.925 Um, so meaningful with your close relationship 120 00:05:20.925 --> 00:05:25.005 with Randy Tobias, uh, to the work at the IU Foundation. 121 00:05:25.745 --> 00:05:28.205 It is all just an extension of trying 122 00:05:28.205 --> 00:05:29.645 to improve the city of state. 123 00:05:29.645 --> 00:05:32.365 Something that I know Kevin, uh, 124 00:05:32.465 --> 00:05:36.605 who is also a wonderful Kelly grad is also devoted to. 125 00:05:37.105 --> 00:05:41.845 So I really am appreciative of what you have done 126 00:05:41.905 --> 00:05:46.485 to make a difference at Kelly at the University, the city 127 00:05:46.485 --> 00:05:48.605 of Indianapolis, the state of Indiana, 128 00:05:49.105 --> 00:05:51.885 and all your accomplishments through your work with Lilly 129 00:05:52.225 --> 00:05:55.325 and Bio Crossroads and your continuing impact. 130 00:05:55.705 --> 00:05:57.925 Congratulations. It is remarkable 131 00:05:58.075 --> 00:05:59.525 what you've achieved thus far 132 00:05:59.585 --> 00:06:02.445 to make a difference in the city and state, 133 00:06:02.825 --> 00:06:05.045 and I know you'll continue doing that. Thank you. 134 00:06:05.785 --> 00:06:07.125 Congratulations, Patty, 135 00:06:07.905 --> 00:06:10.325 and thank you very much for everything you do 136 00:06:10.325 --> 00:06:11.885 for the Kelly School and iu. 137 00:06:12.685 --> 00:06:14.685 I cannot think of a better recipient 138 00:06:14.745 --> 00:06:17.725 of the Volunteer Leadership Award than you. 139 00:06:18.505 --> 00:06:20.205 You are an engaged alum. 140 00:06:20.825 --> 00:06:23.005 You've been a member of the Kelly Deans Council 141 00:06:23.145 --> 00:06:26.965 for nearly 20 years, but you're also engaged with Kelly 142 00:06:27.225 --> 00:06:28.805 and IU in many other ways. 143 00:06:29.925 --> 00:06:33.125 I know I'm speaking for Dan and ID when I say that. 144 00:06:33.125 --> 00:06:35.565 You're always ready to step up when asked, 145 00:06:35.905 --> 00:06:39.605 but you also step up when you see opportunities for us. 146 00:06:40.365 --> 00:06:42.885 A case in point was a meeting I had with Kevin 147 00:06:43.025 --> 00:06:47.925 and you about a year ago over coffee at 16 Tech in Indie. 148 00:06:48.705 --> 00:06:51.365 The topic of the conversation was developing talent 149 00:06:51.545 --> 00:06:54.765 for the life sciences firms in central Indiana. 150 00:06:55.675 --> 00:06:58.285 What you said was the need for business grads 151 00:06:58.705 --> 00:07:00.725 who understand science. 152 00:07:01.625 --> 00:07:04.805 We had a long discussion that morning, you and Kevin talked 153 00:07:05.025 --> 00:07:08.405 and I listened and out of that came the idea 154 00:07:08.665 --> 00:07:10.125 for a new master's degree 155 00:07:10.505 --> 00:07:12.485 and the business of life sciences 156 00:07:12.995 --> 00:07:15.165 targeting science undergrads. 157 00:07:15.895 --> 00:07:18.365 Right after that meeting, I came back to the school 158 00:07:18.665 --> 00:07:21.965 and pitched this idea to Julie Todd Perry 159 00:07:22.465 --> 00:07:23.885 and Kyle Anderson. 160 00:07:24.565 --> 00:07:26.685 I took some work by Julie Todd and Kyle, 161 00:07:27.265 --> 00:07:30.725 but as you know, this degree is working its way 162 00:07:30.725 --> 00:07:32.365 through our approval processes 163 00:07:32.785 --> 00:07:35.925 and will be launching the new MS in the business 164 00:07:35.925 --> 00:07:39.765 of biotechnology in fall 2026. 165 00:07:40.635 --> 00:07:43.005 This will be an important addition to our portfolio 166 00:07:43.065 --> 00:07:45.325 of life sciences and healthcare programs, 167 00:07:45.625 --> 00:07:49.525 and I think it's gonna be a big winner for Kelly iu, 168 00:07:49.985 --> 00:07:54.485 the state and the life sciences companies that operate 169 00:07:55.225 --> 00:07:56.605 in the state of Indiana. 170 00:07:58.325 --> 00:08:00.445 I know you also do a lot of volunteering 171 00:08:00.585 --> 00:08:03.765 for organizations in Indie beyond this, just Kelly 172 00:08:03.865 --> 00:08:07.245 and IU for all this volunteering 173 00:08:08.225 --> 00:08:11.045 and the leadership you provide is what you do routinely, 174 00:08:12.025 --> 00:08:14.125 but its impact has been enormous. 175 00:08:15.305 --> 00:08:18.445 You made a huge difference and touched a lot of lives. 176 00:08:19.375 --> 00:08:22.605 Thank you very much, and congratulations again.