Junior Achievement of Central Indiana recently inducted Jim into its Central Indiana Business Hall of Fame on the strength of his many accomplishments and his high moral and ethical standards. Until a special ceremony there last month honoring IU School of Music Dean Charles Webb and his wife, Kenda , no one in the 109-year history of the Indiana Statehouse had ever played a grand piano in the legislative chambers of the House or Senate. Charles, who retires this year after 24 years of leading one of the world s most comprehensive institutions for musical studies, played a Chopin scherzo and a setting of Stardust by Hoagy Carmichael on Steinway grand pianos set up in both the House and Senate chambers . Someday, grand pianos may again be played in the chambers. Whether they will ever be played so well is another matter.
School spirit can mean more than showing up for athletic events.
Our Undergraduate Student Assembly raised hundreds of dollars and collected food, clothing, and appliances to help more than 150 people left homeless by a devastating fire last month at the Canterbury Apartments downtown . The discovery by Dr. Alon Harris, director of the IU Glaucoma Research and Diagnostic Center , and his team of researchers could revolutionize glaucoma treatment by helping physicians pinpoint damage and treat it with medications that stimulate blood flow. The finding may also prove vital to treatment of other eye diseases, including those associated with diabetes and AIDS . IU s Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching was formed to promote teaching as an art and to recognize those who practice it with great skill and care.