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Award Named for John Krauss, '76, Given to Leader of CICF
03/28/2016
Brian Payne, president and chief executive officer of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, has been honored with the John L. Krauss Award for Public Policy Innovation. The award is named for John Krauss, ’76, who founded the Indiana University Public Policy Institute in 2008. Payne received the honor at a ceremony at the Indiana State Museum.
The Krauss Award is given biennially for notable applied research or activity that helps Indiana and/or its communities with “real world” solutions through public policy. Payne was honored for his vison and creation of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick.
Krauss was the first recipient of the award, bestowed upon him at his retirement from the institute in 2014. In addition to teaching as an adjunct professor at IU McKinney, Krauss also directs the law school’s “Public Policy Mediation within State Government” course.
