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Alumni Spotlight: Gabby Pearson-Mora

From a young age, Gabriela Pearson-Mora knew she wanted to work in healthcare. After becoming a certified nursing assistant during her high school years, she gained first-hand experience at a long-term care facility where she worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Gabby realized, through her work, that a career in healthcare management would be a …

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Alumni Spotlight: Lindsey Suer

Graduating college and moving away to a huge city is not easy, but it is nothing Lindsey Suer could not handle. In 2020, Lindsey graduated from the Indiana University Bloomington Kelley School of Business in Marketing and Digital & Social Media Business Applications. After working several internships throughout her college years, she picked up on technical …

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Alumni Spotlight: Haroon Anwar

After graduating high school in Northern Indiana, Haroon Anwar, BS ‘06, J.D ‘09, MS ‘10, was determined to attend school farther away from home to be on his own. Haroon claims it  was a no-brainer when choosing to attend Indiana University Bloomington for the beautiful campus, vast opportunities, and great academics while still paying in-state …

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Welcome Dr. Tiffany Kyser, IUAA’s New Executive Director of Outreach & Engagement

In a season that celebrates “coming home” around the university with great pride and tradition, I am especially excited to ask you to join me in welcoming Tiffany Kyser, PhD’16, to the team as our new Executive Director of Outreach and Engagement. Her first day with the Association will be Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. If …

Posted in the following categories: Notes from the CEO

Distinguished Latino Alumni Award: Patricia Mota, BA’07, GC’09, MPA’10

The IU Alumni Association in collaboration with La Casa/Latino Culture Center are proud to announce that Patricia Mota received the Distinguished Latino Alumni Award on October 14, 2023, during La Casa/ Latino Culture Center’s 50th anniversary banquet. The purpose of the Distinguished Latino Alumni Award is to provide recognition for outstanding achievements by the Latino/a/x …

Posted in the following categories: Events, History and Inspiration

Neal-Marshall Alumni Club: 2023 Exemplar Award Honorees

The Neal-Marshall Alumni Club (NMAC)’s 26th biennial reunion celebrated Black alumni, faculty, and staff by issuing seven Exemplar Awards on Saturday, October 21, 2023. These awards are a special recognition presented by the NMAC board is to promote awareness of the Black legacy, traditions, and history of Indiana University; and to assist Indiana University in …

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Charlie Nelms Distinguished Alumni Awardee: Tiffany Kyser, BS’06, MA’10, PhD’16

The Neal-Marshall Alumni Club will present their highest honor, the Charlie Nelms Distinguished Alumni Award, during their 26th biennial reunion held on October 20-21, 2023. The Charlie Nelms Distinguished Alumni Award has been created in recognition of Nelms’ stalwart pursuit to bridge the gaps in all areas of life for disenfranchised and underserved people. An …

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Executive Council Leaders for FY 2025 Needed!

My office has barely started the new fiscal year, but recruitment is all year-round! Please think about your IU community members who would be excellent Executive Council members. It’s important to get a wide variety of races, ethnicities, genders, campuses, backgrounds, and locations in our pool. You could nominate yourself, a leader you know, or …

Posted in the following categories: Events, IUAA Policies

Alumni Spotlight: A Duet with Anders Hui and Andrew Ling

Anders and Andrew met while attending the Jacobs School of Music back in 2001. Sharing a commonality of being from Hong Kong, they quickly turned friends and are now colleagues in the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Currently, Anders serves as the second associate concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and Andrew serves as principal …

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Emerging Alumni Leaders: Meet Courtney Robb

“The opportunities were so incredibly endless,” said Courtney Robb, BA’18, on her time as a student at Indiana University. As an Emerging Alumni Leader, Courtney has continued to take advantage of the plentiful opportunities that IU offers to its alumni. During her time as a student, Courtney became heavily involved in the sports media and …

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Alumni Spotlight: George Woo

A distinguished and accomplished academic, Dr. George Woo, shares his drive to become a better clinician and practitioner after working for Canada Red Cross drove him attend the Indiana University School of Optometry to pursue his MS and PhD in Physiological Optics. After spending time at Indiana University, Dr. Woo taught at the University of …

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2023 IU Alumni Census is Live

The count is IN! As of this month, Indiana University has 774,828 unique graduates, an increase of more than 14,000 alumni, year over year. This makes IU’s one of the largest living alumni bodies in the world. Learn more about the Alumni Census, including census counts for graduates by school, campus, and geographic area. We …

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