Sharon K. Holland

Director, Alumni & Special Programs

Sharon Holland, Director of Alumni and Special Programs, began her career at IUPUI at the School of Dentistry in 1971, moving to the Alumni Relations Office in 1973.  She works directly with the Schools of Physical Education and Tourism Management and Health and Rehabilitation Sciences on their respective alumni programs.  In addition, she supports the Central Indiana Chapter of the IU Alumni Association and serves as liaison to IUPUI Athletics.  Holland is Executive Secretary of the Jaguars Letter Club - the alumni organization for IUPUI athletics - and is responsible for the IUPUI Athletics Hall of Fame recognition program.  She also serves as the manager for all activity related to IUPUI Commencement.

Diane Kollosch Sweeney

First Female Captain of the IUPUI Police Department

Associate Faculty, School of Public and Environmental Affairs

After leaving the U.S. Army, Diane began her IUPUI Experience as a student in 1976.  She has completed Masters degrees in Criminology (2002) and Psychology (2009) and is currently pursuing SPEA’s Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

E.J. Choe, DM

Assistant Professor of Music

Director of IUPUI Music Academy

As an Assistant Professor of Music and Director of the IUPUI Music Academy, E.J. Choe helps students to excel in mastering vocals and learning to play instruments.  Choe is an accomplished pianist, and performed her first televised concert in her native Korea at age 6.  She continues to travel to Korea to give concerts and teach master classes.  Choe has also received two grants from the Office of International Affairs to recruit Korean students to IUPUI.

Elizabeth Jones, PED, MS

Associate Professor of Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management

Chair, Department of Physical Education, 1998-2004

Elizabeth Jones has been teaching in at the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management since 1983.  From 1998 to 2004, she served as chair of the Department of Physical Education.  She is currently an Associate Professor of Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management and serves as an Adjunct Professor of Women’s Studies.

During her career at IUPUI, Jones has served on over 100 IUPUI, school, and departmental committees.  She is currently a member of the Office for Women Advisory Committee, General Studies Faculty Advisory Committee, and General Education Common Core Task Force.  In the past, her committee work has included promotion & tenure, student affairs, assessment, diversity, and curriculum.

Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Executive Director, Center for Teaching & Learning

When Pratibha Varma-Nelson joined the IUPUI faculty in 2008 she already had a wealth of experience teaching chemistry as a tenured professor, chairing a chemistry department, and developing a model of teaching that received funding from the National Science Foundation.  She has been involved in the development and implementation of “Peer-Led Team Learning “ since 1995 and was Co-PI of two NSF funded National Dissemination Grants awarded to the PTL project.  She has co-authored many books and articles on the Peer-Led Team Learning model of teaching Organic Chemistry and GOB courses, and is currently studying the use of pedagogies developed in chemistry for humanities disciplines.

NiCole R. Keith, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education

Program Founder, Physically Active Residential Communities and Schools

Affiliated Researcher, IU Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute

NiCole Keith is a professor that walks her talk…literally.  As an associate professor in the department of Physical Education, she is passionate about getting people moving and exercising for better health.  She even walks her talk by keeping a Trek Desk in her office … a desk that fits over a treadmill machine.

Jean Cougnenc Bepko

Special Assistant in the Office of the Chancellor of IUPUI

Special Assistant in the Office of the President of Indiana University

2010 Hine Medallion Winner

One of Jerry’s strongest assets is that he is a real team player. In fact, I might call that his strongest asset were it not for one person, his wife Jean. Jean Bepko is a moving force in her own right. She has been an active partner in life at IUPUI, and has contributed to Indianapolis in countless ways. (Comments by IU Board of Trustees President, Frederick F. Eichhorn, Jr. on the occasion of the appointment of Gerald Bepko as Interim President of Indiana University.)

Georgia Blair Miller

Head, Division of Business, Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus

Executive Director, Executive Education, Indiana University – Purdue University Columbus

As head of the Division of Business at IUPUC, Georgia Miller oversees academic and administrative policy related to the school's business education programs. She oversees efforts to develop the Indiana University Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degree programs at IUPUC. Miller also serves as Executive Director of IUPUC Executive Education.

Maggie Stimming, M.A., CWPM

Senior Work/Life Consultant, IUPUI Department of Human Resources

Maggie Stimming has been an employee of IUPUI for 16 years.  A certified wellness program manager, Stimming was the first person to hold the human resources work/life position at IUPUI, starting in 2001.  Since then, she has served as the program's Senior Work/Life Consultant, our one-and-only work-life position.  Stimming has been highly successful in this role, bringing valuable "life" education to faculty, staff, and students and initiating flexible work, wellness, financial literacy and culture change efforts.  She is also credited with opening nursing mothers' rooms across campus.

Cora J. Griffin

Indiana University Trustee, July 2011-June 2013

Alumnae, IUPUI School of Public & Environmental Affairs

Cora Griffin was elected an Indiana University Trustee for the term July 2011 to June 2013.  She is a May 2011 graduate of IUPUI, with a bachelor's degree in Public Affairs Management.  Griffin has held several positions in Indiana state government.  She is currently pursuing her master's degree in Public Affairs Nonprofit Management and working as a resident assistant.