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Carolene Mays
Carolene Mays is the executive director of the White River State Park (WRSP) Development Commission. She was appointed by Governor Eric Holcomb having first been appointed in 2016 by Governor Mike Pence (later vice president). She is also co-host of ''Community Link'' on WISH-TV. Career history In 2010, Mays was appointed by Governor Mitch Daniels as a commissioner for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) which regulates the utility industry. She was reappointed and named vice-chair in 2014 by Governor Mike Pence. While at the IURC, she served on the board of directors for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC); as president of Mid-America Regulatory Conference; and as chairperson of the Critical Infrastructure Committee. She also served on the Water and Washington Action Committees. She was named a 2013 Smart Grid Today Top 50 Smart Grid Pioneer for her leadership in cyber and physical security. Mays was a finalist for an appointment ...
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Mike Pence
Michael Richard Pence (born June 7, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana, from 2001 to 2013. Born in Columbus, Indiana, Pence graduated from Hanover College and Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He lost two House bids in 1988 and 1990 and was a conservative radio and television talk show host from 1994 to 1999. Elected to the House in 2000, Pence represented Indiana's from 2001 to 2003 and from 2003 to 2013. He chaired the Republican Study Committee from 2005 to 2007 and House Republican Conference from 2009 to 2011. He was 2012 Indiana gubernatorial election, elected governor of Indiana in 2012. As governor, Pence enacted Indiana's largest ...
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National Newspaper Publishers Association
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), formerly the National Negro Publishers Association, is an association of African American newspaper publishers from across the United States. It was established in 1940 and took its current name in 1956. Its headquarters was in Louisville, Kentucky. History The NNPA was founded in 1940 when John H. Sengstacke, the second publisher of the ''Chicago Defender'', organized a meeting with other African American publishers intended for "harmonizing our energies in a common purpose for the benefit of Negro journalism". Sengstacke succeeded in realizing a dream that his uncle, Robert Sengstacke Abbott, had for many years. Fittingly, Abbott died on the morning of the inaugural conference on February, 29, 1940. The younger Sengstacke was selected as the first president of the NNPA, and D. Arnett Murphy, the son of John H. Murphy Sr., who published the Baltimore Afro-American, was selected as the eastern vice president. In 1956, the ...
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The Links
The Links is an American social and service organization of prominent black women. It was founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of 2025, it has 299 chapters and more than 17,000 members in the United States and other countries.. Its members include Kamala Harris, Marian Wright Edelman, and Betty Shabazz. History The Links, Incorporated, a nonprofit corporation, originated in 1946 in Philadelphia when founders Sarah Strickland Scott and Margaret Roselle Hawkins saw the need for a new kind of inner-city women's organization. They recruited the other founding members: Frances Atkinson, Katie Green, Marion Minton, Lillian Stanford, Myrtle Manigault Stratton, Lillian Wall, and Dorothy Wright. All of the founding members were members of prominent black professional families of Philadelphia; six were the wives of physicians and the seventh the wife of a bank president. All had bachelor's or master's degrees from elite universities, and had been active in other Black soci ...
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Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. () is an List of African American fraternities, historically African-American Fraternities and sororities, sorority. The sorority was founded in 1908 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. Alpha Kappa Alpha was incorporated in 1913. It is a member of the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), a group of historically Black fraternities and sororities often called the Divine Nine. In 2025, Alpha Kappa Alpha had more than 365,000 members in 1,085 chapters in the United States and eleven other countries. Women may join through undergraduate chapters at a college or university, or graduate chapters after acquiring an undergraduate or advanced college degree. History Beginnings: 1907–1912 In the spring of 1907, student Ethel Hedgemon Lyle led efforts to create a sorority at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Forming a sorority broke barriers for African-American women in areas where they had little power or authority due to a lack of oppor ...
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Indiana University McKinney School Of Law
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law (IU McKinney) is the law school of Indiana University Indianapolis, a public research university in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has been based in Lawrence W. Inlow Hall in Indianapolis since 2001.SmithGroup , Case Studies , School of Law - Lawrence W. Inlow Hall , http://www.smithgroup.com/index.aspx?id=427§ion=38 , accessdate=2012-03-19 IU McKinney is one of two law schools operated by Indiana University, the other being the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington. Although both law schools are part of Indiana University, each law school is wholly independent of the other. According to IU McKinney's 2019 ABA-required disclosures, 59% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, J.D.-required employment within ten months after graduation. IU McKinney counts among its alumni many distinguished leaders in politics, public service, and the judiciary, including two United States Vice Presidents ...
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Master Of Jurisprudence
Master of Jurisprudence can go by several names including a Master in Law Master of Science in Law, Master's in Legal Studies, Master of Science in Legal Studies, Juris Master, or Master of Studies in Law. Offered within United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ... law schools, Master in Law curriculum is often studied by those who want more legal knowledge and a deeper understanding of the American legal system, without a full Juris Doctor (J.D.). This can often include business professionals or those who work in government, and can include building skills like understanding regulations, reading contracts, drafting policy, or review legal documents. Some Master of Jurisprudence program offerings may have specific cocentrations like Coproate and Business Law o ...
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Roll Call
''Roll Call'' is a newspaper and website published in Washington, D.C., United States, when the United States Congress is in session, reporting news of legislative and political maneuverings on Capitol Hill, as well as political coverage of congressional elections across the country. ''Roll Call'' is the flagship publication of CQ Roll Call, which also operates: ''CQ'' (formerly ''Congressional Quarterly''), publisher of a subscriber-based service for daily and weekly news about Congress and politics, as well as a weekly magazine. Roll Call's regular columnists are Walter Shapiro, Mary C. Curtis, Patricia Murphy, and Stuart Rothenberg. History ''Roll Call'' was founded in 1955 by Sid Yudain, a press secretary to Congressman Al Morano (R-Conn.). The inaugural issue of the newspaper was published on June 16, 1955, with an initial printing of 10,000 copies. Richard Nixon, then Vice President of the United States, wrote a letter to Yudain congratulating him on the new vent ...
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Indianapolis Woman Magazine
''Indianapolis Woman'' was a monthly magazine published in Indianapolis Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion ..., USA, that covered issues of interest to women. History and profile ''Indianapolis Woman Magazine'' was started as a monthly by C. E. Publishing in September 1984. The founding publishers were Connie Rosenthal and Linda Eder. It carried articles on shopping, cooking and decorating targeting women in Indianapolis. The magazine was acquired by the Weiss Communications Inc. in 1994. It was a free publication with Shari Finnell as the editor-in-chief, and was published monthly by the company until April 2012.- References 1984 establishments in Indiana 2012 disestablishments in Indiana Defunct women's magazines published in the United States Free magazines ...
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Indianapolis Business Journal
''Indianapolis Business Journal'', often abbreviated ''IBJ'', is a weekly newspaper published in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. ''IBJ'' reports on Central Indiana business. It is the leading publication of IBJ Media. Its economic columnists include Morton Marcus and Michael J. Hicks. History The newspaper was founded in 1980 by Mark Vittert and John W. Burkhart. It was bought by American City Business Journals American City Business Journals, Inc. (ACBJ) is an American newspaper publisher based in Charlotte, North Carolina. ACBJ publishes ''The Business Journals'', which contains local business news for 44 markets in the United States with each market ... in 1986 and then sold two years later to Metro Collegiate Publications. In 1990, it was purchased by Mickey Maurer and Bob Schloss. Nate Feltman, Indiana's secretary of commerce from 2006 to 2008, acquired a one-third stake in IBJ Media in 2017. He increased his ownership to 50% in 2020 and became the sole owner in 2024. S ...
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Indianapolis Monthly
''Indianapolis Monthly'' is a lifestyle magazine published in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. The magazine has some special publications and projects including Indiana Bride, Home, The Ticket, and Indiana Travel Guide. History Founded in 1977, the magazine was called ''Indianapolis Home and Garden'', changing its name in 1980 to ''Indianapolis at Home''. In 1981, Mayhill Publications, owner and publisher, Robert Thomas Mayhill, took ownership of the magazine, revising its name again to ''Indianapolis Monthly'' and naming Deborah Paul editor-in-chief. Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications purchased the magazine in 1988. In 2014, ''Indianapolis Monthly'' was the recipient of the City and Regional Magazine Association's General Excellence II award. Emmis sold the magazine to Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with M ...
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Madam CJ Walker
Madam C. J. Walker (born Sarah Breedlove; December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. Walker is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America in the ''Guinness Book of World Records''. Multiple sources mention that although other women (like Mary Ellen Pleasant) might have been the first, their wealth is not as well-documented. Walker made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for Black women through the business she founded, Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company. Walker became known also for her philanthropy and activism. Walker made financial donations to numerous organizations such as the NAACP and became a patron of the arts. Villa Lewaro, Walker's lavish estate in Irvington, New York served as a social gathering place for the African-American community. At the time of her death, Walker was considered the wealthiest African-American business ...
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Peyton Manning
Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Manning is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. A member of the Manning family, Manning football dynasty, he is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, older brother of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, and uncle of Texas Longhorns football, Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football, Tennessee Volunteers, winning the Maxwell Award, Maxwell, Davey O'Brien Award, Davey O'Brien, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards as a senior en route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. Manning was selected List of first overall National Football League Draft picks, ...
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