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The Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee (GIPC) and Mayor Joe Hogsett announced that J. Murray Clark, ’82, will receive the 2021 Charles L. Whistler Award.

The annual award recognizes individuals who, outside the regular duties of their chosen professions, have brought together the public and private sectors for civic improvement in Indianapolis.

Clark, government and regulatory affairs partner at Faegre Drinker and former Indiana State Senator, is a proud, lifelong Indiana resident. In the Indiana State Senate, Clark was active in a wide range of issues and recognized repeatedly as an outstanding litigator. In his private practice, he provides strategic legal and governmental affairs counsel to help clients achieve their goals.

In addition to his career, Clark serves on the Riley Foundation, Indianapolis Foundation, Central Indiana Community Foundation, and the Hundred Club. He is also known for his leadership in the sports community, having served on the board of the Indiana Soccer Association, Indy Eleven Foundation, and College Football Playoff Championships Indy Host Committee.

GIPC instituted the Charles L. Whistler Award to honor the legacy of Whistler, a lawyer and community leader. At the time of his death in 1981, he was a senior partner at Faegre Baker Daniels and chair of both GIPC’s Urban Growth and Revitalization Task Force and the White River State Park Citizen’s Advisory Committee.

Mayor Joe Hogsett will present the award at a breakfast ceremony on December 2 at Ivy Tech Community College Culinary & Conference Center. Clark’s name will be added to a limestone and granite monument containing past award recipients’ names and located in the Charles L. Whistler Memorial Plaza at the City Market in downtown Indianapolis.