Hoosiers for Higher Education

Awards

Welsh-Bowen Distinguished Public Official Award

Each year, HHE awards the Welsh-Bowen Distinguished Public Official Award to up to two elected officials at any level of government who have made significant contributions to higher education and Indiana University. The award is accompanied by a $500 scholarship given in the recipients’ names to a constituent student attending any Indiana University campus. The award recipients are announced at HHE’s Annual Statehouse Visit.

The award is named for two former governors of the great state of Indiana, Otis “Doc” Bowen and Matthew Welsh. In 1991, these distinguished public officials endorsed the recognition by lending their names to the award.

2009 Recipient

Congratulations to the 2009 recipient of the Welsh-Bowen Distinguished Public Official Award:
Senator Teresa Lubbers - Indianapolis

Sen. Lubbers addresses the audience upon receipt of the 2009 Welsh-Bowen Award from President McRobbie.

Past Recipients

• 2007: State Senator David Ford and
  Past Director of the Indiana Office of Management and Budget Charles "Chuck" Schalliol
• 2006: State Representative Larry Buell
• 2005: State Senator Robert Meeks and State Representative Vernon Smith
• 2004: State Representative Mark Kruzan
• 2003: State Senator Ron Alting and State Representative Sheila Klinker
• 2002: State Representative Dick Bodiker and State Senator Vi Simpson
• 2001: State Representative Pat Bauer
• 2000: State Representative Bill Cochran
• 1999: State Representative Jerry Bales
• 1998: State Senator Kathy Smith-Andrew and State Representative Phil Warner
• 1997: U.S. Representative John Myers

Nominations

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