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Pat Shoulders, ‘78, Re-Eleted as IU Alumni Trustee
07/01/2014
Patrick A. Shoulders, ‘78, has been re-elected to the Indiana University Board of Trustees.
Shoulders, a member of the law firm of Ziemer, Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders in Evansville, was initially appointed as an IU trustee in 2002, and then was elected by alumni to the board again in 2005, 2008 and 2011.
"I am honored that our alumni have allowed me to continue working for old IU," Shoulders said. "We have an excellent board, and I am proud to be a part of it."
In accordance with state law, the annual election is conducted by the dean of University Libraries on the IU Bloomington campus, with assistance from the IU Alumni Association. Library staff and students undertook the task of counting nearly 17,000 ballots. This year’s election marked the highest voter turnout since 2010.
Shoulders holds two IU degrees: a J.D. (magna cum laude) from the IU McKinney School of Law and a bachelor of arts from IU Bloomington. He chaired the IU Alumni Association in 2000 and has served on the Varsity Club and IU Foundation Board of Directors.
He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and has played a leadership role in a number of professional organizations. He has long been deeply involved in the Evansville community, devoting his time to organizations involved with youth and in the arts, recreation, public broadcasting, local government and education. He received the Hine Medal from IUPUI in 2005, a Sagamore of the Wabash in 1996 and the Herman Wells Leadership Award from Sigma Nu Fraternity in 2005.
IU has nine trustees, three of whom are elected by alumni. The other two alumni trustees are Philip N. Eskew Jr. of North Webster, Ind., and MaryEllen Kiley Bishop, ’82, who were re-elected to three-year terms in 2012 and 2013, respectively.
