Lubbers to receive Daniels Prize Award
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The Indianapolis-based Mitch Daniels Leadership Foundation (MDLF) announced Friday that former Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers will receive the Daniels Prize Award this fall.
The foundation presents the award to Hoosiers whose life’s work has “lifted the state to a new plane of thought, aspiration, expectation and action.”
Lubbers currently serves as president of the Indianapolis-based think tank Sagamore Institute. MDLF Chair Ron Stiver called Lubbers a true champion for Hoosiers.
“As a State Senator for 17 years and Commissioner for Indiana’s Commission for Higher Education, Teresa has devoted much of her life’s work to ensuring students have access to quality education as well as pathways to workforce and career success,” Stiver said in written remarks. “She is a model citizen who cares deeply about seeking action-oriented and innovative solutions to key issues, which is a mindset we encourage our MDLF Fellows to embrace.”
Lubbers will be presented with the award during the MDLF Annual Event on Oct. 19 at The Crane Bay Event Center in downtown Indianapolis.
Former recipients of the Daniels Prize include retired Cummins Inc. CEO Tim Solso, Pacers Sports & Entertainment Vice Chairman James Morris, High Alpha Managing Partner Scott Dorsey, and the late Bill Oesterle.