IU Kelley School of Business Welcomes Dr. Mae Jemison as Poling Chair of Business and Government

To some it may appear as though Dr. Mae C. Jemison has done it all. She is physician, engineer, entrepreneur, and an astronaut. But she hasn’t stopped there. She is now a leader-in-residence at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, where she will serve as the Poling Chair of Business and Government for the 2016-2017 academic year.

She is the first African-American to be appointed to the Poling Chair. According to the Indiana University news release, Dr. Jemison will work to “stimulate discussion in the areas of leadership, and the critical interactions between the private and public sectors in matters of economic growth, technology research and development, and sustainability.”

The Poling Chair was established in 1933 and named after Kelley School alumnus and Ford Motor Co. chairman, Harold “Red” Poling. Last year, the position was held by Deepender Hooda, a Kelley School alumnus and member of India’s parliament.

Dr. Jemison will visit both the Bloomington and Indianapolis Kelley School campuses. She will visit the week of October 3 and is scheduled to speak at 4:30 PM on October 6 at the Hutton Honors College in Bloomington. 

Source: Your Black World News