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Indiana University President Michael McRobbie Elected Chair of Internet2 
Board of Trustees

Internet2 Announces New Board Members

Ann Arbor, Mich.—-July 20, 2012--Internet2 announced today that Indiana 
University President Michael McRobbie was elected as the sixth chair of the 
board of trustees and will serve until July 2015. President McRobbie joined 
the board in 2009 and succeeds University of Michigan President Mary Sue 
Coleman, who served as chair for the last year and as a member of the board 
since 2003.

Also, elected to the board were Eric D. Isaacs, director of Argonne National 
Laboratory, and Joe Freddoso, president and chief executive officer, MCNC, 
which is based in Research Triangle Park, NC.

“The Internet2 community will greatly benefit from the experienced leadership 
of President McRobbie, whose previous contributions to the development of 
Internet2 were instrumental to its founding and success as the nation’s 
premiere university-driven and university-governed research and education 
network,” said H. David Lambert, president and chief executive officer, 
Internet2. “I’m also grateful for President Coleman’s service to the board 
for the last nine years and her consistent leadership to establish the 
significant role Internet2 plays in the research and education community.”

Dr. McRobbie became Indiana University's 18th president on July 1, 2007, 
after joining the university as vice president for information technology in 
1997, a role he held until he became president. He also served as interim 
provost and vice president for academic affairs for IU’s Bloomington campus 
in 2006-2007. Under his leadership, IU’s information technology program 
emerged as a national leader, and the strategic IT plan he initiated is now 
considered a model for educational institutions across the country. Also, in 
that capacity, President McRobbie championed Indiana University’s role as a 
founding member of Internet2, and served as an active member of the Internet2 
Network Planning and Policy Advisory Council from 2000 – 2005, which was 
crucial to the ongoing development and management of the Internet2 
organization.

Internet2’s member-focused board provides strategic direction, leadership and 
oversight for the organization and greater community. A list of Internet2 
board of trustees can be found at 
http://www.internet2.edu/governance/board.html

About Internet2

Internet2® is a member-owned advanced technology community founded by the 
nation's leading higher education institutions in 1996. Internet2 provides a 
collaborative environment for U.S. research and education organizations to 
solve common technology challenges, and to develop innovative solutions in 
support of their educational, research, and community service missions. For 
more information, visit www.internet2.edu.

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Todd Sedmak
Internet2
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