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WHO IS MICHAEL WARGO

A QUICK INTRODUCTION

In 42 years of volunteer service to Indiana University, I’ve raised money for student scholarships, guest-lectured in their classrooms and recruited them to work for my employers.  I’ve advised multiple chancellors, lobbied the Indiana General Assembly in support of IU's capital priorities, facilitated the establishment of fellowships and endowed chairs, and collaborated on many of IU's national and international initiatives. 


In short,  I bleed cream and crimson and am well-prepared to assume this new role as your IU Trustee. 


My wife Dena  (BA ’90, MS ’99) and I (AS '81, BGS '82) are both proud IU alums. We have three amazing children, two of whom currently attend IU Bloomington. Blair is a sophomore and Grant is a senior, majoring in finance & accounting at the Kelley School of Business. Our oldest son, Mike, works at Sony ATV Music Publishing in Nashville, TN.

I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE!

WHY TO VOTE FOR MICHAEL WARGO

MY PLATFORM

BUSINESS LEADER

BUSINESS LEADER

The pandemic has provided us with an unexpected opportunity. Its profound disruption to our global marketplace has caused virtually every industry to consider how they can reinvent themselves to better serve employees, customers and stakeholders. As one of the leading comprehensive public universities in the world, IU’s existing areas of expertise and advanced technological capabilities uniquely position us to help our partners in business, government and healthcare create integrated environments that marry the best of the past with the best new practices we’ve learned during the pandemic. As we do so, we’ll be better able to prepare our students for careers in these newly reimagined workplaces.


Our ultimate success will be defined, however, by our ability to address the workforce and societal needs of the future by preparing students with the knowledge they’ll need to make an immediate impact in their chosen fields, along with the emotional resiliency and leadership skills they'll need to thrive in a rapidly changing world. 


Online course offerings that emerged during the past year enabled students to continue their education safely and with more flexibility. That experience is now core to how students will evaluate their enrollment options in the future. Remote and distance learning is nothing new to Indiana University. Our IU Online has long offered students the ability to take remote classes, which helped many members of our faculty transition to the expanded online learning necessitated by the pandemic. As the digital delivery of education becomes more prevalent, we must ensure that faculty across all disciplines receive the technical training necessary to continue providing a world-class education.


Learning is not just about the transfer of information, it’s also about personal and social interactions. As a trustee, I will advocate for the further development of a hybrid educational model – informed by the needs of students and employers and delivered by a well-trained faculty – that strikes an appropriate discipline-specific balance between in-person and online learning that promotes student success. IU’s preeminent technological infrastructure enables us to literally meet learners where they are. We must invest in future technological innovations that empower students by providing convenient connectivity to the entire curriculum thereby further enhancing the experience of learning. 

BUSINESS LEADER

BUSINESS LEADER

BUSINESS LEADER

EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE

Chief Operating Officer, Hospice Foundation, 2008 to Present

Chief Operating Officer, Global Partners in Care, 2016 to Present

President & CEO, Wargo Enterprises, Inc., 1999 – 2010

VP of Human Resources, Quality Dining, Inc., 1994 – 1999


PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Assistant Vice President, Valley American Bank & Trust Company 

Human Resources Officer, NBD Bank, N.A. 

Business Education Chair, Michiana College

Management Instructor, Ivy Tech Community College 


MILITARY SERVICE

Personnel Manager, 168th Air Refueling Squadron

NCOIC, Performance Assessment Unit, 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing

Formal Training Manager, 343rd Combat Support Group 


IU AWARDS & HONORS

IU South Bend Commencement Speaker, 2010

IU South Bend Distinguished Alumni Award, 2010

IU Alumni Association President’s Award, 2001

IU School of Continuing Studies Distinguished Alumni Award, 1999

IUSB Student Government’s Outstanding Alumni Award, 1999

IUSB Chancellor’s Medal for Service, 1997 *

*As President, accepted this inaugural award on behalf of the IU South Bend Alumni Association on which the honor was bestowed.


OTHER AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Zachary Morfogen Art of Caring Award, Nat'l Hospice Foundation

Humanitarian Award, Accolade Film Competition

Distinguished Guest Professor, Purdue University

Air Force Commendation Medal (w/Oak Leaf Cluster) 

Eielson Air Force Base Personnel Specialist of the Year

Chapman Award, American Institute of Banking

Van Gogh Award, Amsterdam Film Festival

Grand Jury Award, Hollywood Florida Film Festival

Best Documentary Film, Los Angeles Film Awards

Best Director, Documentary Feature, LA Independent Film Awards

COMMITted TO IU

COMMUNITY LEADER

COMMUNITY LEADER

ALUMNI SERVICE

IUAA Executive Council, 2020 to Present & 1999 - 2002

President, IUSB Alumni Association (2 years)

Vice President, IUSB Alumni Association (2 years)

IU South Bend  Alumni Board (16 years)

Community Captain, Hoosiers for Higher Education, 1993 - 2013


UNIVERSITY SERVICE

IU South Bend Advisory Board (11 years)

Vice Chairman, IUSB Advisory Board (4 years)

Bicentennial Steering Committee, 2016 to 2020

Vera Z. Dwyer Chair of Palliative Care Search Committee, 2018

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Advisory Board, 2015 – 2018

Chairman, IUSB Campus 150th Anniversary Event, 2003-2004

IUSB Chancellor Search Committee, 1995-96

IU South Bend Silver Celebration Committee, 1990-1992


STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

Editor-In-Chief, The PREFACE Newspaper, 1981 - 1982

President, Student Government Association, 1980 - 1981

Treasurer, Student Alumni Council, 1981

Senator, Student Government Association, 1979 - 1980


COMMUNITY LEADER

COMMUNITY LEADER

COMMUNITY LEADER

CURRENT BOARD SERVICE

Member, IU Alumni Association Executive Council

Board Chairman,  Business Development Corporation

Board Member, Michiana Public Broadcasting Corporation/WNIT Public Television 

Executive Director,  South Bend Rotary Charitable Foundation 

Commander/Adjutant, American Legion Post 151

1st Source Bank Business Banking Advisory Board 


PAST BOARD LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

President, American Institute of Banking

Vice Chairman, Northern Indiana Workforce Investment Board 

Board Chair, Workforce Development Group, Inc.

Board Chair, Center for Hospice Care

Board Chair, Hospice Foundation

Ambassador, Foundation for Hospices in Subsaharan Africa


OTHER BOARD SERVICE

Penn Harris Madison Education Foundation

Concord Schools Business Advisory Council 

Founding Member, South Bend Parks Foundation 

Association of Fundraising Professionals 

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IU HONORS & AWARDS

VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER

VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER

VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER

VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER

VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER

HEARTFELT LEADER

VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISER

HEARTFELT LEADER

FILMMAKER

GOURMET CHEF

HEARTFELT LEADER

GOURMET CHEF

GOURMET CHEF

GOURMET CHEF

HUMANITARIAN

GOURMET CHEF

GOURMET CHEF

WHY EVERY ALUM SHOULD VOTE IN THIS ELECTION

ROLE OF THE IU BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Indiana University Board of Trustees is the university’s governing body, its legal owner and final authority.  The board holds the university's financial, physical, and human assets and operations in trust for future generations. 


Established by the state legislature in 1820, the board has shaped the growth of the university since its beginning.  Its membership, terms of office, responsibilities, powers and electoral procedures are governed by the Indiana Code. 


The board is made up of nine trustees, and its business is overseen by six officers. Three trustees are elected by alumni, and the remainder are appointed by Indiana’s governor. 


The range of responsibilities assigned to trustees by state law covers all aspects of the university, including the power to:

  • set tuition and fees and requirements to hold public hearings on same
  • prescribe curricula
  • enter into agreements with governmental units and other educational units
  • determine admission standards for all students
  • buy, sell, lease and determine the use of property
  • invest funds
  • award financial aid
  • appoint a president and other executives
  • hire faculty and to approve its promotion and tenure
  • determine codes of conduct for students, faculty and staff, and to prescribe disciplinary measures when codes of conduct are violated.


The board meets six times a year on IU campuses around the state. Meetings are open to the public and anyone with an interest in the governance of the university is welcome to attend.

ALUMNI ELECTION

Indiana University alumni help steer and steward the university by electing three of the nine members of the IU Board of Trustees. Indiana's governor appoints the other six, including a student trustee.


All trustees serve three-year terms, with the exception of the student trustee who serves a two-year term. Alumni-elected trustees serve rotating terms, and alumni vote for one trustee each year. A successful candidate begins the three-year term on July 1 immediately following the election; the term ends on June 30 of the third year in office.


Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 trustee election was canceled.  Therefore, two alumni-elected trustees will be chosen in 2021. The candidate with the highest number of votes will serve the normal three-year term. The candidate with the next highest number of votes will serve an abbreviated two-year term.

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VOTE MICHAEL WARGO FOR IU TRUSTEE

The 2021 IU Trustee Election voting site will go live on June 1, 2021 at 12:01 am ET               and will close on June 30, 2021 at 10 am EDT.

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