Donna Spears Elected To IU Board Of Trustees

Last updated on Sunday, July 1, 2018

(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University alumni elected Donna B. Spears, of Richmond, to the IU Board of Trustees.

Donna Spears

Out of 13,710 votes cast, Spears received 4,151, according to the news release.

Spears eared an Associate of Science in dental hygiene, 1978; Bachelor of Science, 1979; and Master of Public Administration, 1981.

"Serving as your next Alumni representative on the Indiana Board of Trustees will enable me to use the expertise I have acquired in the private sector and the passion I have honed through nearly three decades of service to our alma mater. I am enthusiastically prepared to serve Indiana University as we approach the next century of service," Spears says.

Spears served as National Chair of the Indiana University Alumni Association's Board of Managers, two terms on the IUAA Executive Council Board of Managers, and is a member of the IUAA Executive Council. She is a life member of IUAA and a founding member of the Women's Philanthropy Leadership Council. In 2017, she served as Co-chair of the Colloquium for the Women of Indiana University and become Chair in 2019. In recognition of her exemplary service, she was awarded the Alumni Association's Gertrude Rich Award in 2006 and the Indiana University East Chancellor's Medallion in 2016.

As your Alumni Trustee, she will support:

Indiana University's core values, mission and vision as outlined in the Bicentennial Strategic plan;
Indiana University Alumni Association's Core Values of Collaboration, Commitment, Inclusion, and University Pride to rally the global network of alumni to support our alma mater;
Maintaining academic excellence anchored by the recruitment and retention of the brightest students, faculty and staff;
Affordability of an excellent education by limiting annual tuition and fee increases;
Increasing the collaboration between Indiana University, it's state and corporate partners to expand economic development and to provide funding for the University.
Unleash the power and potential and potential regional campus systems.

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