Jack Brady Honored at IWU Convocation
By Alan Miller
8/30/06

Jack Brady, director of Project Leadership, received the Tony Maidenberg Award for community service during Indiana Wesleyan University’s annual back-to-school convocation Wednesday at Phillippe Performing Arts Center. About 800 IWU employees attended the convocation.

Brady, who originally came to Marion in 1983 to teach criminal justice at IWU, is a former Grant County coroner and jail chaplain. He also was instrumental in establishing a Kid’s Hope program in all county schools

Five years ago, Brady made three trips to New York City to work as a chaplain at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks. In addition, he led a goodwill mission of police officers to Russia and hosted a return visit of Russian officers to Marion.

Maidenberg received the first IWU community service award in 2000, after which the award was named in his honor. Maidenberg presented this year’s award to Brady.

Dr. Henry Smith, who took office as IWU president July 1, presented President’s Awards for Meritorious Service to eight IWU employees at Wednesday’s convocation. Receiving the awards were:

• John Blake, Manager of Operations for IWU’s Facilities Services department.
• Cheryl Edris, a secretary for the Natural Sciences Division and Mathematics.
• Shawn Matter, Director of Operations for Adult and Graduate Studies. 
• Sue Melton, Assistant Director of Student Services for Adult and Graduate Studies.
• Neil Rush, Director of Human Resources.
• Dr. Nancy Saunders, an Associate Professor of Graduate Education, who recently received a Fulbright grant.
• Robert Sommers, Executive Director of Financial Aid for the College of Arts and Sciences.
• Dr. Burton Webb, Chairman of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

Fall semester classes begin Tuesday at IWU.

Alan Miller is the University Relations Director at Indiana Wesleyan University.