This is alist of notable current and former faculty members, alumni, and non-graduating attendees ofIndiana University Bloomington inBloomington, Indiana .
Presidents of Indiana University [ edit ] The following persons have served as president of the Indiana University system:[ 1]
No. Image President Term start Term end Refs. 1 Andrew Wylie October 29, 1829 November 11, 1851[ a] 2 Alfred Ryors 1852 1853 3 William Mitchel Daily 1853 1859 4 John Hiram Lathrop 1859 1860 5 Cyrus Nutt 1860 1875 6 Lemuel Moss 1875 1884 7 David Starr Jordan 1884 1891 8 John Merle Coulter 1891 1893 9 Joseph Swain 1893 1902 10 William Lowe Bryan August 1, 1902 June 30, 1937 [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] acting Herman B Wells July 1, 1937 June 30, 1938 [ 5] 11 July 1, 1938 June 30, 1962 [ 6] 12 Elvis Jacob Stahr Jr. July 1, 1962 September 1, 1968 [ 7] interim Herman B Wells September 1, 1968 November 30, 1969 [ 8] 13 Joseph Sutton December 1, 1968 January 25, 1971 [ 9] [ 10] 14 John W. Ryan January 26, 1971 July 31, 1987 [ 11] 15 Thomas Ehrlich August 1, 1987 July 31, 1994 [ 12] [ 13] 16 Myles Brand August 1, 1994 December 31, 2002 [ 14] [ 15] interim Gerald L. Bepko January 1, 2003 August 31, 2003 [ 16] 17 Adam Herbert August 1, 2003 June 30, 2007 [ 17] [ 18] 18 Michael McRobbie July 1, 2007 June 30, 2021 [ 19] [ 20] 19 Pamela Whitten July 1, 2021 present [ 21]
Table notes:
Chancellors of Indiana University Bloomington [ edit ] "Chancellor" is not to be confused with "University Chancellor", a title usually given to retired system presidents employed by the Indiana University system to assist in fundraising activities for the university system.
The title and office of campus chancellor was created three separate times, and the position was reabsorbed by the president of the university (system) twice.[ 22]
The following persons have served as chancellor of Indiana University Bloomington:[ 22]
Leaders of the IU Bloomington campus No. Image Chancellor Term start Term end Refs. Position created in 1969 acting John W. Snyder January 22, 1969 May 31, 1969 [ 23] [ 24] acting Byrum E. Carter July 1, 1969 July 28, 1969 1 July 28, 1969 June 30, 1975 [ 25] [ 26] Position eliminated in 1975 and restored in 1988 2 Kenneth Gros Louis May 1988 June 30, 2001 [ 27] 3 Sharon Brehm July 1, 2001 December 31, 2003 [ 28] [ 29] acting Kenneth Gros Louis January 1, 2003 January 31, 2006 [ 30] [ 31] Position eliminated in 2006 and restored in 2025 4 David Reingold June 2, 2025 present [ 32]
R.J.Q. Adams , B.S., 1965, professor of British history atTexas A&M University Elijah Anderson , Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies atYale University Richard T. Antoun ,professor emeritus of anthropology atBinghamton University Jason Beckfield (PhD), professor of Sociology atHarvard University [ 33] Metin Boşnak (BA in Comparative Literature, 1990), Turkish linguist and academicJoseph C. Burke , former president ofState University of New York at Plattsburgh , former Acting Chancellor of theState University of New York Margaret K. Butler ,mathematician specializing in computer softwareShiladitya DasSarma , molecular biologist and professor atUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine Lewis C. Dowdy , Ed.D., 1965, sixth president and first chancellor ofNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Elisabeth Joan Doyle (1922–2009), historian, author, and educatorKeith Fitzgerald , political scientistWilliam Dudley Geer , first dean of the School of Business atSamford University William Germano , Ph.D., dean of the faculty of humanities atCooper Union Michael Harris (Hebrew : מייקל הריס),Israeli -American public policy scholar anduniversity administratorIsrael Nathan Herstein , Ph.D., 1948, mathematician and professor atUniversity of Chicago Reginald Horsman , Ph.D., 1958, distinguished professor at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee [ 34] Melvin N. Johnson , MBA 1979, DBA 1983, economist; president ofTennessee State University (2005–2011)[ 35] Joann Kealiinohomoku (Ph.D., 1976), anthropologist and dance researcherJeanne Knoerle , former president ofSaint Mary-of-the-Woods College and program director of theLilly Endowment Jerome Krase , professor emeritus and archivist atBrooklyn College Paul Musgrave , professor of government and an expert in American foreign policy mattersWilliam B. Pickett , historian and professor emeritus atRose-Hulman Institute of Technology ,Terre Haute, Indiana Sarah M. Pike , Ph.D., 1998, author and professor ofcomparative religion atCalifornia State University, Chico Robert N. Proctor , B.S., 1976, professor of History of Science at HarvardBilly Rhoades (1928–2021), mathematician and professor at IUElliot Sperling , Tibet scholarMark von Hagen (M.A., Slavic Languages and Literatures), director, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies,Arizona State University Aldred Scott Warthin , pathologist, "father of cancer genetics"Arts and humanities [ edit ] Tony Aiello , broadcast journalistIsmail al-Faruqi , philosopher and epistemologistDavid Anspaugh , movie director,Hoosiers andRudy Howard Ashman , playwright and lyricistElliott Baker , author, screenwriter,Emmy Award winnerRadley Balko , journalist and writerJonathan Banks , actor, "Mike Ehrmantraut " ofBreaking Bad andBetter Call Saul Mike Barz , broadcast journalistLyndall Bass , artist,shield cent designerBetty Jane Belanus (Ph.D., Folklore), employee of and curator of severalSmithsonian Folklife Festival programsDaniel Bourne , poetTodd Brewster , journalist and historianJan Harold Brunvand , American folklorist, one of the best-known researchers and anthologists ofurban legends ; earned PhD in folkloreJoe Buck , sportscaster, multiple Emmy Award winnerMeg Cabot , authorThe Princess Diaries E. Jean Carroll , journalist and advice columnistSiobhan Carroll , professor, scholar and writerDavid Chalmers , leading philosopher in the area ofphilosophy of mind Sarah Clarke , actressTan Kheng Hua , actressSuzanne Collins , television writer, novelist known forThe Hunger Games Robert Coover , authorJ. Lee , actorLaverne Cox , actress and television producerE. Wayne Craven , art historianJohn Crowley , science fiction author, author ofThe Deep andLittle, Big Matthew Daddario , actor, "Alec Lightwood " ofShadowhunters Tim Downs , author and comic artist forDownstown Theodore Dreiser , author (dropped out)[citation needed ] Michel du Cille , photographer, two-timePulitzer Prize winnerDick Enberg , sportscaster, 13-timeEmmy Award winnerScott Ferrall , sports talk radio hostJohn M. Ford , poet and science fiction authorSherron Francis , artistTom French , Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist,St. Petersburg Times David C. Giuntoli , actorKaren Glaser , photographer, known for her underwater photographyJennifer Grotz , award-winning poetAishah Hasnie , broadcast journalistJoseph Hayes , playwright, novelistDon Herold , author, humorist and illustratorNancy Hiller , cabinetmaker, educator, and author[ 36] Lissa Hunter , artistEdward D. Ives , folkloristPatricia Kalember , actressAndreas Katsulas , actorDebra A. Kemp , author ofArthurian literature , such asThe Firebrand Charles Kimbrough , actorKevin Kline , Academy Award-winning actorMichael Koryta , novelistMark Lavie , journalistRoss Lockridge Jr. , author ofRaintree County Bienvenido Lumbera , poet, critic, playwright,Ramon Magsaysay Award winner andNational Artist of the Philippines Lee Majors , actor,The Six Million Dollar Man Alfred McAdams , painterJudith McCulloh (Ph.D., Folklore), folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and university press editorDavid McLane , creator, promoter and producer ofGorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Don Mellett , 1914, journalist, newspaper editor,Pulitzer Prize winnerGene Miller , journalist, editor, two-time Pulitzer Prize winnerArian Moayed ,Tony -nominated actor, co-founder of Waterwell and writer/directorRyan Murphy , Golden Globe-winning television producer (Nip/Tuck ); best known forAmerican Horror Story Dave Niehaus , broadcaster,Seattle Mariners Komelia Hongja Okim , sculptorNicole Parker , actressJane Pauley , television personality and journalistAngelo Pizzo , screenwriter, producer, directorErnie Pyle , journalist,Pulitzer Prize winner in 1944Catt Sadler , television personality onE! Entertainment Television Rob Schmitt , journalist and commentatorAmanda Schull , actressScott Schuman , photographer and bloggerAlexander Shimkin , Vietnam war correspondentWill Shortz , puzzle maker (enigmatologist)Ranveer Singh ,Indian actorTavis Smiley ,National Public Radio andPublic Television hostGary Snyder , poet and environmental activist,Pulitzer Prize winner (did not graduate)Lucy A. Snyder , authorBrian Stack , actor,Late Night with Conan O'Brien Sage Steele , podcasterJeri Taylor , screenwriter and television producer (Star Trek )Nancy Weaver Teichert ,Pulitzer Prize -winning reporterMichael Uslan , film producer (Batman )Herb Vigran , actorEmil Wakim , actor and comedian,Saturday Night Live Aaron Waltke ,Emmy -winning screenwriter and executive producer (Star Trek ,Tales of Arcadia )Clark Wissler ,anthropology pioneerKlaus Agthe , former chairman and CEO ofASEA Brown Boveri John Bitove , chairman and CEO ofXM Canada ,Priszm and Scott's REIT; founder ofToronto Raptors (NBA)[ 37] John Chambers , president andCEO ofCisco Systems Bob Chapek ,CEO ofThe Walt Disney Company [ 38] Gayle Cook , co-founder of theCook Group Mark Cuban , technology entrepreneur;Dallas Mavericks owner; co-founder ofBroadcast.com [ 39] withTodd Wagner in 1995William S. Dalton , current CEO of theH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Lance de Masi , president of theAmerican University in Dubai Donald Fehr , managing director,Major League Baseball Players Association Jeff M. Fettig , chairman and CEO of theWhirlpool Corporation [ 40] Jared Fogle , former spokesman forSubway and convictedsex offender E. W. Kelley , former chairman ofSteak 'n Shake Donald Knauss , former CEO ofClorox Company and COO ofThe Coca-Cola Company in North AmericaHarold Arthur Poling , retired chairman and CEO ofFord Motor Company Frank Popoff , retired chairman and CEO ofDow Chemical Company Conrad Prebys , property developer based in San DiegoPatty Stonesifer , former CEO,Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ; chairwoman ofSmithsonian Institution Todd Wagner , CEO of2929 Entertainment ; founder of Todd Wagner Foundation; co-founder ofBroadcast.com [ 41] withMark Cuban in 1995Jimmy Wales , former CEO ofBomis , co-founder ofWikipedia , president of theWikimedia Foundation (did not graduate)Peter Wong , CEO ofThe Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC ), Asia-Pacific Law, politics, and government[ edit ] Michael D. Higgins Sherman Minton Evan Bayh Lee H. Hamilton Robert Gates Wendell Willkie Heads of state and government [ edit ] Supreme Court justices [ edit ] Jim Banks (B.A. 2004),U.S. senator (R -Indiana , 2025–present), formerU.S. representative (R-Indiana, 2017–2025)Birch Bayh (LL.B. 1960), U.S. senator (D -Indiana, 1963–1981)Evan Bayh (B.S. 1978), U.S. senator (D-Indiana, 1999–2011)Vance Hartke (J.D. 1948), U.S. senator (D-Indiana, 1959–1977)William E. Jenner (B.A. 1930, LL.B. 1932), U.S. senator (R -Indiana, 1944–1945, 1947–1959)Newell Sanders (B.S. 1873), U.S. senator (R-Tennessee , 1912–1913)U.S. Representatives [ edit ] John H. Foster (B.A. 1882),U.S. representative (R -Indiana , 1905–1909)Katie Hall (M.S. 1968), U.S. representative (D -Indiana, 1982–1985)Charles A. Halleck (B.A. 1922, LL.B. 1924), U.S. representative (R-Indiana, 1935–1969)Lee H. Hamilton (J.D. 1956), U.S. representative (D-Indiana, 1965–1999)Elwood Hillis (B.S. 1949, J.D. 1952), U.S. representative (D-Indiana, 1971–1987)Frank McCloskey (B.A. 1968, J.D. 1971), U.S. representative (D-Indiana, 1983–1995)Francis B. Posey (LL.B. 1869), U.S. representative (R-Indiana, 1889)J. Edward Roush (LL.B. 1949), U.S. representative (D-Indiana, 1959–1969, 1971–1977)Jefferson Shreve (B.A.), U.S. representative (R-Indiana, 2025–present)Jill Long Thompson (M.B.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1984), U.S. representative (D-Indiana, 1989–1995)Simeon K. Wolfe (LL.B. 1850), U.S. representative (D-Indiana, 1873–1875) Governors, other state officials and mayors[ edit ] Cheri Herman Daniels , First Lady of Indiana (2005–2013) and commissioner of theIndiana State Fair (2022–2025)Curtis Hill (B.S. 1983, J.D. 1987),Indiana attorney general (2017–2021)Joe Hogsett (B.A. 1978, J.D. 1981),mayor of Indianapolis (2016–present)Thomas M. Honan (1899),speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives (1908–1910) andIndiana attorney general (1911–1915)[ 42] Laura Kelly (M.S.),governor of Kansas (2019–present)Mark Kohler (M.A. 1984),secretary of the State of Connecticut (2022–2023)Mindy McAlindon , member of the Arkansas House of RepresentativesArthur C. Mellette (B.A. 1863, M.A. 1864, LL.B. 1866),governor of South Dakota (1889–1893)Richard M. Milburn (attended) ,Indiana attorney general (January 1915–November 1915)[ 43] Elise Nieshalla (M.A. 2000),Indiana state auditor (2023–present)Frank O'Bannon (B.A. 1952, J.D. 1957),governor of Indiana (1997–2003)William L. Taylor (B.A. 1877), Indiana attorneygGeneral (1898–1903)Jill Underly (B.A. 1999),Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction (2021-present)Jonathan Weinzapfel (B.A. 1988),mayor ofEvansville (2004–2011)Edgar Whitcomb (attended) , governor of Indiana (1969–1973)Greg Zoeller (J.D. 1982), Indiana attorney general (2009–2017) Cabinet members, chairpersons/administrators and advisers[ edit ] Jerry Abramson (B.S. 1968),White House director of Intergovernmental Affairs (2014–2017)Otis Bowen (B.A. 1939),Secretary of Health and Human Services (1985–1989)Leroy Edgar Burney (B.S. 1928, M.D. 1930),Surgeon General of the United States (1956–1961)Robert Gates (M.A. 1966),Secretary of Defense (2006–2011)Paul H. O'Neill (M.P.A. 1966),Secretary of the Treasury (2001–2002)Rod Paige (M.Ed. 1962, Ed.D. 1970),Secretary of Education (2001–2005)Jeremy Pelter (B.A. 2003), actingUnited States Secretary of Commerce (2025)Jill Ruckelshaus (B.A. 1958), assistant to the president for Women's Affairs (1974)Feisal al-Istrabadi (B.A. 1986, J.D. 1988), ambassador and deputyPermanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations (2004–2007)Victor Jackovich (B.A. 1970, M.A. 1971),U.S. ambassador to Slovenia (1995–1998),U.S. ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina (1993–1995)Paul V. McNutt (B.A. 1913),United States ambassador to the Philippines (1946–1947)Richard Miles (M.A. 1964),chargé d'affaires inKyrgyzstan (2015), chargé d'affaires inTurkmenistan (2008–2009),U.S. ambassador to Georgia (2002–2005),U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria (1999–2002),U.S. ambassador to Azerbaijan (1992–1993)Judges and attorneys [ edit ] Linda Dunikoski (B.A. 1988), senior assistant district attorney ofCobb County ,Georgia Christopher M. Goff (J.D. 1996), associate justice of theIndiana Supreme Court (2017–present)Mark Massa (B.A. 1983), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court (2012–present)Loretta Rush (J.D. 1983), chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court (2014–present), justice of the Indiana Supreme Court (2012–present)Geoffrey G. Slaughter (B.A. 1985, M.B.A. 1989, J.D. 1989), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court (2016–present)James Johnston Thornton , lawyer,Military Reconstruction judge, land developerMichael Badnarik (attended) ,Libertarian Party presidential nominee(2004) Ghoulem Berrah (M.S. 1961, Ph.D. 1963), special assistant toPresident Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1965–1993)James B. Bullard (Ph.D. 1990), president of theFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2008–present)Deepender Singh Hooda (M.B.A. 2003),member of Parliament Rajya Sabha (2020–present)Charles Kennedy (attended) ,leader of the Liberal Democrats (1999–2006),member of Parliament forRoss, Skye and Lochaber (1983–2015)Mike Schreiner (M.A. 1994),leader of the Green Party of Ontario (2009–present)Salman Shah (Ph.D. 1984), caretakerFinance Minister of Pakistan (2007–2008)Dandara Touré (M.P.H.), Minister for the Promotion of Women, Children and the Family (2012)Wendell Willkie (B.A. 1913, LL.B. 1916),Republican Party presidential nominee(1940) Jamey Aebersold , jazz educatorKenny Aronoff , drummerEmilie Autumn , gothic violinist and singerDavid Baker , jazz composerKlara Barlow , operatic sopranoJamie Barton , operatic mezzo-sopranoJoshua Bell ,Grammy Award -winning concert violinistNoah Bendix-Balgley , violinist, concertmaster ofPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra , 1st concertmaster ofBerlin Philharmonic Jonathan Biss , pianist, professor atCurtis Institute of Music Tom Borton , jazz saxophonist and composer[ 44] Chris Botti ,Grammy Award -winning jazz trumpeterCary Boyce , composerMichael Brecker , jazz saxophonistAngela Brown , sopranoLawrence Brownlee , operatic tenorHoagy Carmichael , songwriter and actor, "Stardust ", "Georgia on My Mind "Angelin Chang ,Grammy Award -winning classical pianistJohn Clayton , jazz and classical bassist, composer and arrangerJim Cornelison , tenorDorian , hip-hop recording artist and record producerPeter Erskine , jazz drummer and educatorMiriam Fried , violinist and pedagogue, professor atNew England Conservatory , winner ofQueen Elisabeth Music Competition Vivica Genaux , mezzo-sopranoTom Gullion , jazz saxophonistJeff Hamilton , jazz drummerMargaret Harshaw , mezzo-soprano and soprano atMetropolitan Opera Booker T. Jones , songwriter, producerPaul Katz , cellist, founding member ofCleveland Quartet , professor atNew England Conservatory Charles Kullman , tenor and chair of voice department atMetropolitan Opera Frankie Masters , big band leaderSylvia McNair , internationally acclaimed sopranoEdgar Meyer ,Grammy Award -winning bassist,MacArthur Fellow , professor atCurtis Institute of Music Hu Nai-yuan , violinist, winner of theQueen Elisabeth Music Competition Shawn Pelton , session drummerLarry Ridley , jazz bassist and music educatorLeonard Slatkin , composer and conductor, music director ofDetroit Symphony Orchestra andBBC Symphony Orchestra Straight No Chaser , a cappella group at IU 1996–1999; re-formed in 2008Eileen Strempel , soprano and educatorPatrick Summers , conductor, artistic directorHouston Grand Opera Michael Weiss , jazz pianist, composer and educatorPharez Whitted , jazz trumpet and composerPete Wilhoit , jazz and rock drummer and percussionistScience and technology [ edit ] Wendy Boss , botanist atNorth Carolina State University Marion Durbin Ellis , ichthyologist and entomologistMax Mapes Ellis , physiologist and explorerJohn Diederich Haseman , zoologist, geologist, and explorerStephani Hatch , psychiatric epidemiologist at theInstitute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience Jamie Hyneman , special effects expert; best known as co-host of the television seriesMythBusters Scott A. Jones ,inventor and serial entrepreneur, widely known for inventingvoicemail systemsKayla C. King , professor of evolutionary ecology at University of Oxford, UKBritt Koskella , evolutionary biologist professor atUniversity of California, Berkeley Samuel LaBudde , Goldman Award-winning environmentalist and biologistCarl Otto Lampland , astronomerWardell Pomeroy , sexologistVesto Slipher , astronomerJohn T. Thompson , military officer, supervised development of theM1903 Springfield rifle and theM1911 pistol, inventor of theThompson submachine gun Horace M. Trent , physicist best known for finding that a bull whip's crack is a sonic boom and for writing the currently accepted force-current analogy in physics known as theTrent analogy Mansukh C. Wani , cancer researcher, discoverer ofTaxol James D. Watson , co-discoverer of the structure of DNA; author ofThe Double Helix ; winner of the 1962Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Silas Warner , game developer, creator ofWolfenstein Former notable faculty [ edit ] David Aiken , opera singer; first baritone to appear on television with NBC's 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame production ofAmahl and the Night Visitors Yuri Bregel , a pioneer of Central Asian Historical Studies in the WestLynton K. Caldwell , principal architect of the 1969National Environmental Policy Act Kenneth Neill Cameron , literary scholarRobert Daniel Carmichael , mathematician and discoverer ofCarmichael numbers Ralph Erskine Cleland , former president of theBotanical Society of America ;cytogeneticist and botanistRichard Dorson , folkloristFrank K. Edmondson , astronomerAlbert Elsen , art historianCarl H. Eigenmann ,ichthyologist who described over 150 species of fish with wifeRosa Smith Eigenmann Eileen Farrell , famous opera and concert singer, later professor of music at IUJ. Rufus Fears , David Ross Boyd Professor of Classics and G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty, the University of OklahomaRobert H. Ferrell , historian and authorPaul Gebhard , anthropologist; part ofAlfred Kinsey 's original research teamJosef Gingold , violin teacher and founder of theInternational Violin Competition of Indianapolis Scott Russell Sanders , essayist[citation needed ] Eliot S. Hearst , psychologist and professional chess player,Guggenheim Fellow Paul Hillier , choral conductor (most notably ofTheatre of Voices )David Starr Jordan , ichthyologist, educator and peace activist, and founding president of Stanford UniversityAlfred Kinsey , pioneer of the academic discipline ofsexology in the United States, founder of theKinsey Institute and theKinsey Scale , author of theKinsey Reports Daniel Kirkwood , astronomer famous for his work onasteroids , discoverer ofKirkwood gaps Bob Knight , head coach of theIndiana Hoosiers men's basketball 1971–2000Yusef Komunyakaa , Pulitzer Prize-winning poetYanna Krupnikov , political scientistJohn P. Lewis , economist, economic adviser appointed byJohn F. Kennedy Alfred R. Lindesmith , sociologist, author ofThe Addict and the Law Salvador Luria , pioneer ofmolecular biology , winner of the 1969Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Hermann Joseph Muller ,geneticist ,zoologist and winner of the 1946Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Thubten Jigme Norbu , Buddhist monk and professor of Central Eurasian Studies; elder brother of theDalai Lama Elinor Ostrom , Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science, co-recipient of the 2009Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Richard Owen , professor of natural sciences, second state geologist of Indiana, first president of Purdue UniversityVikram Pandit , CEO ofCitigroup Charles S. Parmenter , chemistMenahem Pressler , pianist who played in theBeaux Arts Trio Edward Alsworth Ross ,sociologist ,educator , and president of the American Sociological Society who crusaded against unfair labor practices against Chinese immigrants and was indirectly responsible for the establishment of the tenure systemSven-David Sandström , composerThomas A. Sebeok , semioticianGyorgy Sebok , pianistDenis Sinor , historian, former professor ofCambridge University , Central Asia scholarB.F. Skinner ,psychologist , pioneer ofoperant conditioning modelRaymond Smullyan , philosophy professor emeritus, logician, mathematicianElliot Sperling , scholar of TibetJános Starker , cellistEdwin Sutherland , one of the most influential criminologists of the 20th centuryJames Alexander Thom ,novelist , writer of historical fictionStith Thompson , folkloristMichael Uslan , producer of theBatman moviesKenneth P. Williams , mathematician and historian, author ofLincoln Finds a General Iannis Xenakis , composerJerry Yeagley , coach of theIndiana Hoosiers men's soccer team 1974–2003 with anNCAA record 544 winsVirginia Zeani , world-famous operatic sopranoMax August Zorn , mathematician and originator ofZorn's lemma Current notable faculty [ edit ] David B. Allison , scientist, researcherMartina Arroyo , operatic sopranoDavid Audretsch , economistEdward Auer , pianistKathleen Bardovi-Harlig , applied linguistWillis Barnstone , poet and translatorMarcia Baron , Rudy Professor of PhilosophyAbhijit Basu , geologistJoshua Bell , Grammy Award-winning violinistKaty Börner , engineer, specialist in data visualizationFritz Alwin Breithaupt , Provost Professor of Germanic Studies and Cognitive ScienceHal E. Broxmeyer , biologistJ. Peter Burkholder , musicologistMatei Călinescu , Romanian literary criticJames Campbell , clarinetistJamsheed Choksy , researcher on Middle Eastern religion and cultureLynda Delph , biologistRaymond J. DeMallie , anthropologistRichard DiMarchi , Linda & Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular SciencesR. Kent Dybvig , computer scientist, creator ofChez Scheme Eli Eban , clarinetist and professor of musicMichelle Facos , art historianDaniel P. Friedman , computer scientistSumit Ganguly , political scientist, expert in South AsiaHenry Glassie , folklorist, author; former member of President's Council for the HumanitiesSusan Gubar , literary scholar of feminist theory and literatureCindy Hmelo-Silver , learning scientist and Distinguished ProfessorDouglas Hofstadter , Pulitzer Prize winner; author ofGödel, Escher, Bach ; IU professor ofCognitive Science Larry Humes , audiologistDawn Johnsen , PresidentBarack Obama 's nominee for assistant attorney general for the Office of Legal CounselJorge V. José , physicistLewis Kaplan , violinist, co-founder of theBowdoin International Music Festival , professor atJuilliard School Alan Kostelecky , physicistJaime Laredo , Grammy Award-winning violinist and conductorJ. Scott Long , statisticianMaurice Manning , poetJohn Holmes McDowell , professor of folklore studies, Latin American studies scholarSylvia McNair , Grammy Award-winning sopranoVicky J. Meretsky , biologist, director of Environmental Master's ProgramJames Naremore , film scholarWilliam R. Newman , historianJames L. Perry , Distinguished Professor of Public AffairsKrishnan Raghavachari , chemistNazif Shahrani , anthropologist, professor of Central Eurasian StudiesOlaf Sporns , professor ofcognitive science ,psychology , andneuroscience , worked at theNeurosciences Institute [ 49] Giorgio Tozzi , operatic bass and actor[ 50] Carol Vaness , sopranoGeorge M. von Furstenberg , economistDavid Ward-Steinman , composerAndré Watts , Grammy Award-winning classical pianistAllen W. 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Whitten Elected 19th President of Indiana University (IU) and Confirmed as Tenured Professor in the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington by the IU Board of Trustees" . Indiana University. April 22, 2021.^a b Perlich, Isaac (October 21, 2024)."The complicated history of the IU Bloomington chancellor position" .Indiana Daily Student . ^ "John Snyder Named Acting I.U. Chancellor" .The Indianapolis Star . January 23, 1969. p. 32.John W. Snyder, vice-president and dean for undergraduate development at University, yesterday was named to the new post of acting chancellor of the I.U. Bloomington campus. At the same time, a search and screening committee was approved by the Faculty Council to make recommendations to President Joseph L. Sutton for candidates for permanent chancellor. Sutton said that Snyder will serve as the chief academic officer of the Bloomington campus. Under long-range reorganization of the university, all units in Indianapolis are now under direction of a chancellor, and the deans of all the regional campuses (Fort Wayne, Gary, South Bend, Kokomo). ^ "Dr. Snyder Gets Job In California" .The Indianapolis Star . May 26, 1969. p. 1.John W. Snyder, 45, acting chancellor of Indiana University's Bloomington campus, is new president of Westmont College at Santa Barbara, Calif. Dr. Snyder will assume his duties July 1. Acting chancellor at Bloomington probably will be Byrum E. Carter, now dean of the college of arts and sciences. ^ "Dean Carter Appointed Bloomington Chancellor" .The Indianapolis Star . July 28, 1969. p. 2.Byrum E. Carter, dean of Indiana University's College of Arts and Sciences, today was officially appointed chancellor of the Bloomington campus... The selection of Dean Carter ended a nationwide search of more than six months to fill the chancellor post. 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