Laura McRobbie – IU’s First Lady

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As IU’s First Lady, Laurie actively promotes her husband’s vision for IU as a global leader in the 21st century. Closely engaged with IU’s constituents across the nation and around the world, Laurie champions the philanthropic spirit among IU’s alumni with a particular focus on the growing importance of women’s philanthropy. Laurie is a founder of the Women’s Philanthropy Council at the Indiana University Foundation and serves as its honorary chair. In 2012 she was named Woman oLaura f the Year by the City of Bloomington’s Commission on the Status of Women. In 2008, she was named Woman of the Year by Bloomington’s Herald Times.