March 14: Robert Coons
By Rotary Club of Indianapolis on March 10, 2023
| Join us Tuesday to hear from Robert Coons the President of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Rose-Hulman has numerous accolades including 24 straight years as US News and World Report’s #1 engineering college without a Ph.D. program, and top 1% of all US colleges for return on educational investment. Rob was unanimously appointed by the Board of Trustees of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology as the 16th President on November 15th, 2018. Prior to this appointment he had served, since 2013, as Senior Vice-President and Chief Administrative Officer. Rob held a variety of finance and management-level positions since joining Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1989, including service as the Interim President of the Institute from April 2012 to April 2013. He was the recipient of the Rose-Hulman President’s Outstanding Service Award in 2010 and the Rose-Hulman Honor Alumni Award in 2013 as well as the 2013 Indiana University East Honor Alumni Award. In 2014 Coons received the Terre Haute Rotary Vocational Service Award. In the fall of 2022, Rob was appointed to the Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s Workforce Cabinet, formed to help strengthen Indiana’s economy by addressing current and future education and employment needs for residents and employees. In addition, He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI), as Chair of the ICI Investment Committee, as Vice-Chair of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Council of Presidents, and as a member of the Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU). Rob holds an MBA from Indiana State University, CPA licenses in Indiana and North Carolina, a Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University, and is a graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Institute for Education Management Program. All are welcome at Rotary programs. If attending in-person at the Murat Shrine reservations and prepayment are appreciated, but not required. Register on Square at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. Lunch will be available starting at 11:45 a.m. and the program runs 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. To join our meeting via Zoom starting at 12:15 p.m. go to https://zoom.us/j/710170874?pwd=bFE4ejJTc29IMlNzVmx1Wlg4MTA1UT09. While our Tuesday programs via Zoom are free to attend a suggested donation of $3 – $5 is appreciated in lieu of the typical room fee. These contributions help defray the cost of our hybrid meetings. Please note that donations to the Rotary Club of Indianapolis are not tax deductible. You can support our hybrid meetings at https://rotary-club-of-indianapolis.square.site/. Meeting ID: 710 170 874 Password: 821795 If joining via a mobile phone for audio only click one of the following numbers: +13126266799,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (Chicago) +19292056099,,710170874#,,#,821795# US (New York) You can also join us from a landline phone. +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 710 170 874 Password: 821795 Save the Date for Our Upcoming Programs March 21: Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch March 28: Chris Lewis, Executive Director, The Great American Songbook Foundation April 4: Tony Mason, President & CEO, Indiana Urban League April 11: Dr. Aleesia Johnson, Superintendent, IPS |
