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Indiana University honored philanthropic leaders, including five IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni, with membership in the Presidents Circle during a special ceremony on October 19 in Bloomington.

Established in 1992, the Presidents Circle honors Indiana University's most generous donors. New Presidents Circle members were presented with a personalized medallion cast with a portion of the original carillon bells that once rang in the IU Bloomington Student Building. In addition, their names were added to the honor wall in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Among the IU McKinney Law alumni honored:

Nathan J. Feltman, ’94

Nate Feltman holds a B.S. in Business from the Kelly School of Business and a B.A. in Political Science from the School of Arts & Sciences, Indiana University-Bloomington. He received his law degree from Indiana University McKinney School of Law and an LL.M. in Russian Law from the Institute of State and Law, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Russia).

Nate was a partner with the law firms Faegre Baker & Daniels and Ice Miller, in Indianapolis, and Altheimer & Gray in Chicago, where his practice focused on representing public and private companies with their merger and acquisition activities, as well as advising local governments on public-private partnerships and economic development strategies.  Before his U.S. legal experience, Nate spent nearly four years in Moscow, Russia (1994-1998) with the international law firms Baker & McKenzie and Steptoe & Johnson, where he represented multi-national companies seeking to do business in Russia.

Appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels, Nate served as Secretary of Commerce for the State of Indiana and CEO of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation from 2006-2008. Feltman is co-owner of the IBJ Corporation, publisher of the Indianapolis Business Journal, the Indiana Lawyer and the Court & Commercial Record, and serves on the IU McKinney Board of Visitors.

David W. Miller, ‘77

David Miller earned his bachelor’s degree in political science at Indiana University’s College of Arts & Sciences in 1971. He received his J.D., summa cum laude from the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law in 1977. 

In his legal career, David focused on employment and labor law and retired in 2012 from Faegre Baker Daniels. During his career, he was recognized in the Indiana Super Lawyers magazine and as one of the best lawyers in America for ten or more consecutive years.

David’s philanthropic interests at IU include IU McKinney and the Speech and Hearing Program at IU Bloomington. David met his late wife, Mindy, at IU, and to honor Mindy, David recently created the Mindy K. Miller Fellowship in Speech Pathology.

Michael A. Mullett, ’82, and Patricia N. March

Mike Mullett and Patti March have been loyal supporters of Indiana University for over three decades. Interested in assisting students, they have created scholarships at the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington. 

Mike received a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A., in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In 1982, Mike completed his J.D. from the IU McKinney in 1999, and his LL.M. from the Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR.  Prior to his retirement in 2014, Mike was Senior Counsel of Mullett & Associates, an Indiana-based law and policy firm with a practice limited to consultation and representation from a public interest perspective on matters of energy, utility, environmental and land use law and policy. Starting in 1984 to 1986 and continuing from 1999 to present, Mike has been an Instructor or Adjunct Professor at the McKinney School of Law. 

Patti received a B.A. in Education from the University of Oregon in Eugene in 1972 and a B.S. in Physician Assistant Studies from Hahneman Medical College and Hospital, now part of Drexel University College of Medicine, in Philadelphia. 

Thomas J., ’82, and Patricia A. Oberhausen

Tom, ’82, and Patty Oberhausen graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 1974. Tom earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business, and Patty received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. Patty went on to receive a Master’s in Education from Butler University in 1978. Tom completed his J.D. at IU McKinney in 1982. 

Tom began his career working at the accounting firm Ernst & Young.  Subsequently, Tom spent most of his career working at medical device companies and ultimately served as the CFO of DePuy Orthopaedics. During his tenure, he successfully completed an IPO for DePuy in 1996.  After it was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1998, Tom worked on mergers and acquisitions until retiring in 2010.

The Oberhausens’ philanthropic interests include the Kelley School of Business, IU McKinney School of Law, and the IU School of Education. 

Thomas P. Ewbank¸’69

When Tom Ewbank thought about a career, the law was a logical choice.  Tom comes from a long line of Hoosier lawyers—eleven direct descendants of his great grandfather John W. Ewbank. His great uncle, Justice Louis Ewbank, graduated from what became the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law and was a professor and trustee. Justice Louis Ewbank, served as Judge of the Marion County Circuit Court and as a Justice on the Indiana Supreme Court.

Tom graduated from IU Bloomington in 1965 and majored in history, and completed his J.D. at IU McKinney in 1969. Tom worked at Merchants National Bank starting in 1967 while in law school, later overseeing the probate and tax departments and becoming a senior vice president.  He joined Krieg DeVault in 1995 as a partner in the office’s Estate Planning and Administration Practice Group and he retired in 2011. 

Tom and his late wife, Alice Ann, supported many areas of Indiana University, especially the IU School of Medicine and IU McKinney Law.  Tom was instrumental in assisting with the construction of Inlow Hall, the home of the McKinney School of Law. 

Steven L. Tuchman, ’71, and Reed E. Bobrick

Steve and Reed are loyal supporters of Indiana University. Steve received a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1968 at IU Bloomington and a law degree from IU McKinney in 1971. He has chaired the international practice of both the Indianapolis and Indiana bar associations and is the only immigration lawyer in Indiana to be designated both as an "Indiana Super Lawyer" and included in "Best Lawyers in America." He has been with Lewis Kappes since 1990.

Steve has written and lectured widely on immigration and nationality law. He speaks Danish as a second language and serves as the Honorary Consul for Denmark in Indiana and Kentucky. In 2011, he was knighted by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. His contributions to the LGBT community include serving as co-trustee of the Tuchman Bobrick Trust, a private foundation that supports many LGBT projects and organizations, including Lambda Legal and the Indiana Youth Group.  He also is active in the Indianapolis arts community and served as a performance arts critic for WFYI and WTHR, Channel 13.  

Steve’s husband, Reed, is a founding partner and the principal designer for Misch Bobrick Design. Steve and Reed support many areas of Indiana University including the IU Alumni Association, IU GLBT Student Support Services, IUPUI’s School of Liberal Arts, and the IU McKinney School of Law. In 2013, Steve and Reed established the Tuchman Bobrick Scholarship at IU McKinney for a self-identified gay male law student.

Steve serves on the IU McKinney School of Law Board of Visitors and other committees and councils within Indiana University.