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MaryEllen Kiley Bishop, '82, Elected Vice Chair of IU Board of Trustees
08/18/2021
MaryEllen Kiley Bishop, ’82, has been elected vice chair of the IU Board of Trustees. The board’s nominating committee elected officers during the organizational meeting in mid-August.
First elected to the trustees in 2010, Bishop has long been an advocate for IU and its causes. A partner at Cohen Gerelick & Glazier in Indianapolis, she earned a bachelor's in business from the IU Kelley School of Business and a J.D. from the IU McKinney School of Law. Bishop chaired the IU Alumni Association from 2007 to 2008, and has served on the IU Athletics Committee, the McKinney School of Law Board of Visitors and the steering committee of the Colloquium for Women of IU. She also is a member of the board of the IU Foundation and its Women's Philanthropy Leadership Council.
"I'm honored to serve in a leadership role on the board," Bishop said. "I'm happy to join my colleagues in moving Indiana University forward and continuing the strong tradition of our trustee work."
W. Quinn Buckner was elected chair of the trustees. Buckner is the first African American to chair the board. He has served on the board since his appointment in 2016. He is the vice president of communications for Pacers Sports and Entertainment and is a longtime professional basketball television analyst. Buckner earned a bachelor's in business from the IU Kelley School of Business. A member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, he was part of IU's undefeated 1976 men's basketball team, captained the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team that won the 1976 gold medal, won an NBA championship during a 10-year professional career and was head coach of the Dallas Mavericks. He is on several not-for-profit boards, including the IU Foundation, the Pacers Foundation, the Indiana Youth Institute and Special Olympics of Indiana.
Of the nine members of the IU Board of Trustees, three are elected by IU graduates and six are appointed by the governor. All trustees serve three-year terms, with the exception of the student trustee, who serves a two-year term.
