Mary Harter Mitchell, J.D.

Alan H. Cohen Professor of Law, 2004-2009

Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Faculty, 1980-2009

Mary Harter Mitchell, J.D. taught law courses at Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis for over 25 years.  She taught courses in contract law, elder law, religion and law, prison law, and women and the law.  Mitchell also helped to design the coursework for the prison law classes.  She single-handedly organized the school's course, Women and the Law.  The Women and the Law course was widely acclaimed, and even caught the attention of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who visited the class in 2007.  

Mitchell was loved by both students and faculty and was often credited with fostering a sense of community at the school.  She served on many of the law school's committees and served as a faculty advisor for five student organizations.  She was a 2003 recipient of an IU Trustees teaching award.

Patricia Rogan, Ph.D.

Executive Associate Dean, IU School of Education at IUPUI

Associate Professor of Education

Patricia Rogan has been a member of the School of Education faculty since 1993.  She is also the current Executive Associate Dean of the IUPUI education program, overseeing day-to-day administration.  Her areas of expertise include teacher preparation, urban education, and secondary special education.  Rogan has won six trustee teaching awards during her years at IUPUI.

Rogan serves as a consultant with Indianapolis Public Schools and spina bifida researchers at Riley Hospital for Children.  She is a member of the Indianapolis Public Schools New Teacher Mentor Committee.  From 2002-2005, Rogan was a governor-appointed member of Indiana Work Incentives Council.

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Ellen Poffenberger, SPHR, CCP

 Past Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources

Ellen Poffenberger, SPHR, CCP worked in human resources at IUPUI for 23 years.  She oversaw a staff of thirty human resources professionals and was responsible for coordinating services and benefits for IUPUI's almost 5000 employees.  Poffenberger was Vice Chancellor from 1999 to 2010.

Kim Kirkland, Ph.D.

Director, Office of Equal Opportunity

Kim Kirkland, Ph.D. has been Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity at IUPUI since 2008.  Previously, she worked in affirmative action for many years, first in private industry and later at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.  Kirkland is an expert in the state and federal laws governing compliance, and at IUPUI, she is charged with monitoring the university's compliance with anti-discrimination and anti-harassment law and policy.

Kirkland believes that in order for IUPUI to be an effective institution, it needs to build a foundation of fairness.  She runs the Office of Equal Opportunity utilizing a strategy of both monitoring affirmative action progress at the university and developing outreach programs for women and minorities.

Lillian Charleston 

Affirmative Action Officer, 1988-2008 

Lillian Charleston spent her career working for affirmative action progress.  Prior to joining IUPUI, she led desegregation efforts at Crispus Attucks High School in the 1970s.  In the 1980s, she held several administrative positions at IUPUI, including student activities officer, assistant to the dean for student services, coordinator of student research, and assistant director for the Center for Urban and Multicultural Education.  In 1988, she became Affirmative Action Officer for the IUPUI campus.  Charleston's duties included overseeing efforts to improve conditions for women and minorities and investigating discrimination charges on campus. Charleston retired in 2008.

Beth Jeglum

Director, IUPUI Center for Young Children, 1985-2009

Lab Manager, Riley Hospital for Children, 1978-1985

Dawn Rhodes

Vice-Chancellor for Finance and Administration

 

Dawn Rhodes joined IUPUI in 2008 as the Vice-Chancellor for Finance and Administration.  She formerly worked in executive leadership at the University of Toledo and Savannah State University.  She spent fifteen years at the University of Toledo in various leadership roles.  Although Rhodes has only been at IUPUI a short time, she has earned wide acclaim for her efforts to effectively administer IUPUI's budget.  In 2009 she was awarded a "Brick" Award from Division of Student Life and the USG Administrator of the Year award.

Lois and her husband Sidney have been generous donors to IUPUI and other Indianapolis organizations.  Sidney is the founder of Sandor Development Company, one of the largest strip mall development companies in the country.  Both Lois and Sidney are graduates of Indiana University.  Their most influential gift to IUPUI was a large donation to the construction fund for the new Herron School of Art and Design building on New York St.  The building was named in their honor.

Sheila Kennedy, J.D. 

Patricia Edgeworth Cunnea, Ph.D.

 Associate Dean, SPEA, 1976-1978

Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, 1976-1983