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IU to honor five persons with Distinguished Alumni Service Awards
June 5, 2000
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University will honor five persons with its Distinguished Alumni Service Award at a recognition luncheon Sunday (June 18) in Alumni Hall of the Indiana Memorial Union building. The honor is IU's highest award that can only be given to an alumna or alumnus.
The recipients this year are William P. Carmichael of Hinsdale, Ill.; Norman R. Hertzer of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Sandy A. Knapp of Austin, Texas; Norman "Ned" E. Pfau Jr. of Jeffersonville, Ind.; and Fred G. Steingraber of Kenilworth, Ill.
The five were chosen for services and achievements in their fields of endeavor and significant contributions to community, state or nation.
William P. Carmichael
A native of Valparaiso, Carmichael earned a bachelor of science degree in business in 1965 from IU, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. After pursuing further studies at the University of Virginia, he joined the Chicago office of Price Waterhouse. Now retired, he has previously held several top management positions with two of America's leading food products companies, Beatrice Corp. and Sara Lee Corp.
After an early career that included a tenure in Price Waterhouse's Chicago offices, he joined Esmark Inc. of Chicago, where he served as vice president until 1987. In that year, he became senior vice president and treasurer of Beatrice Corp. in Chicago, where he became chief financial officer a year later. In 1991, he became vice president and controller of Sara Lee Corp. in Chicago and subsequently became its senior vice president and chief accounting officer two years later.
While his career led to leadership positions, he always has found time to be involved in professional and civic organizations. He served as chairman of the Campaign for Indiana's Chicago steering committee. He became a member of the IU Foundation board in 1989 and has since served as chair and member of a number of its committees. In 1989-90, he was president of the Kelley School of Business Alumni Association.
Norman R. Hertzer, M.D.
Dr. Hertzer graduated cum laude in 1964 with a bachelor of arts degree in medical science from IU, where he was involved in Phi Delta Theta and student government. He went on to earn a medical degree from the IU School of Medicine in 1967, and has since maintained a close relationship with the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Often described by colleagues as being dedicated to the medical profession, he has displayed outstanding leadership as chairman of the Cardio-Vascular Surgery Department at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation since 1989. He first came to the clinic as an intern after receiving his IU medical degree and then continued in a general surgery residency between 1969 to 1972.
Between 1972 and 1974, he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. at Fort Hood, Texas, returning to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 1974-75. After a brief tenure as a surgeon at St. Elizabeth and Home hospitals in Lafayette, he returned to the Cleveland Clinic for good in 1976 and became the head of its cerebrovascular surgery section.
He served as president of the National Society for Vascular Surgery in 1994 and has written more than 125 articles and 31 chapters in various books. Since 1980, he has been invited to speak on medical issues in countries around the world.
Sandy A. Knapp
After earning a bachelor of science degree in recreation from IU in 1970, Knapp quickly distinguished herself as an innovative leader in sports management when she became the first woman to hold a management position in men's professional basketball, joining the Indiana Pacers. Later, with no staff and a meager budget, Knapp built the Indiana Sports Corp. into a premier organization. She brought more than 150 sporting events to Indiana, including high-profile events such as the 1987 Pan American Games and the 1982 National Sports Festival. During her tenure, the Circle City Classic football game became a part of Indiana Black Expo.
In 1992, she was elected chair of the board of USA Gymnastics and was re-elected in 1996. She currently serves on the board of directors of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
While at IU, she was a member of Chi Omega sorority, was involved with IU Student Foundation, and received the Elvis J. Stahr Distinguished Senior Award. In 1999, she received the Endwright Distinguished Alumni Service Award from IU's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.
Norman "Ned" P. Pfau Jr.
A native of Jeffersonville, Ind., Pfau earned a bachelor of science degree in business from IU in 1965 and returned home to join his father in the family business, George Pfau and Sons Co. Shortly thereafter, his father died and he became head of the firm, which today is a leading supplier of industrial fats and oils.
He has served the university and his community in many ways. He has served on the board of directors for the IU Foundation since 1988 and has been national president of the IU Varsity Club. He has served for 20 years on the Indiana Port Commission, which is responsible for maintaining the Clark Maritime Center, Burns International Harbor and Southwind Maritime Center. He is a past trustee of Ivy Tech State College and is a past chair of the Southern Indiana Economic Development Council.
In 1991, he received the Distinguished Community Service Award from the Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce. He also has been honored by IU's Kelley School of Business with its Distinguished Entrepreneur Award. As an IU student, he was involved with the IU Student Foundation, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity.
Fred G. Steingraber
Since earning a bachelor of science degree in economics and business from IU in 1960, Steingraber has enjoyed a successful career in managerial consulting. Today, he serves as chief executive officer and chairman of A.T. Kearney, the Top 10 global management consulting firm with which he has been associated for 36 years.
He has held a variety of responsibilities with A.T. Kearney, both in and outside the United States, including the launch of many of the firm's foreign offices during a 12-year assignment in Europe. During his tenure as CEO, the firm's revenues have doubled every three years, with growth compounding at more than 25 percent annually for the span of 14 years. Throughout this same period, A.T. Kearney has expanded its business outside the U.S. from less than 10 percent to more than half of total revenues, including entry into 28 new markets in the last seven years.
A.T. Kearney is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing management consulting firms,
generating annual revenues in excess of $1 billion. With a global presence that spans every major and emerging market, A.T. Kearney provides strategic, operational and information technology consulting and executive search services to the world's leading companies. A.T. Kearney is owned by information services leader EDS.
Steingraber is active in civic, charitable and educational organizations. He is a member and has served as chairman of the Dean's Advisory Council of the Kelley School of Business and is a member of the IU Foundation Board of Directors.
In 1986, he was inducted into the Kelley School's Academy of Alumni Fellows. The University of Chicago, where he earned an MBA degree in 1964, honored him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996.
As a student, Steingraber was a member of the IU Student Foundation Steering Committee and Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
(George Vlahakis, 812-855-0846, gvlahaki@indiana.edu)