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Jonathan Weinzapfel, '00, to Leave Ivy Tech for Private Practice
11/07/2019
Jonathan Weinzapfel, '00, is leaving his post as Chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College's Evansville campus. He will return to private practice as a partner in the law firm Jones Wallace.
Weinzapfel became chancellor in 2014 when the Evansville and Terre Haute Ivy Tech campuses merged. The campuses separated in 2017, and Weinzapfel remained in the Chancellor's role on the Evansville campus.
Weinzapfel served as Mayor of Evansville for two terms. As mayor, the city negotiated development agreements with AT&T, Mead Johnson Nutrition, American General Financial Services, Berry Plastics, SS&C, Casino Aztar, among others, creating more than 1,500 new jobs and incentivizing new investment totaling more than $300 million. Weinzapfel also served for five years as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives.
