He later became the Highway Commissioner for the State of Indiana and was assigned to building a highway from Indianapolis, Indiana to Louisville, Kentucky.

Columbus is host to the oldest theater in the State of Indiana, the Crump Theatre, which was built in 1889 by John Crump.

Indiana adopted the nickname " Hoosier State " more than 150 years ago.

* Historic New Harmony of New Harmony, Indiana, administered by the University of Southern Indiana and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.

Both stories, Milan and Crispus Attucks, are memorialized for their accomplishments and tradition at the Indiana State Museum as well as at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle, Indiana.

After the 1997 season ( when Bloomington North won the final single-class State Championship ), the IHSAA controversially did away with the single-class system, ending the run of single-class champions in Indiana.

Smaller schools such as the University of Notre Dame, Indiana State University, Ball State University, Butler University, the University of Evansville, IUPUI, IPFW, and Valparaiso University add to the mix.

* Bonzi Wells, a Muncie, Indiana native, was a four-year letterwinner at Ball State, finishing his career as the Mid-American Conference's all-time leading scorer, and leading the NCAA in steals.

* Led by the legendary French Lick standout Larry Bird, Indiana State was the runner-up in the 1979 NCAA Tournament.

* Indiana State, led by All-American Jerry Newsom, was the 1968 NCAA College Division Runner-up.

* Indiana State won the 1950 NAIA Championship.

* Indiana State was the runner-up in the 1946 and 1948 NAIA championship games.

A member on the Indiana State Sycamores ' team was Clarence Walker, an African-American athlete from East Chicago, Indiana.

** Indiana State finished third in 1953 and fourth in the 1949 NAIA tourney

* In 1936, Indiana State was the runner-up in the U. S. Olympics Trials for basketball.

* Indiana State Police, law enforcement agency of Indiana

In 1886, Landis first ventured into Republican Party politics, supporting a friend, Charles F. Griffin for Indiana Secretary of State.

Bankers Life Fieldhouse is owned and operated by the Capital Improvement Board, City of Indianapolis, Indiana and it's groundbreaking was on July 22, 1997 by Ellerbe Becket Architects & Engineers.

Upon his return to Purdue, Wiley was asked by the Indiana State Board of Health to analyze the sugars and syrups on sale in the state to detect any adulteration.

The Parks Board is allowed by Indiana statute to buy and sell land, enter into and sever contracts, and create a budget to name a few.

On December 18, 2009 ; the Indiana State University Board of Trustees accepted a new Master Plan,

IPFW is governed in various ways via the Purdue University Board of Trustees, the Indiana University Board of Trustees, and the IPFW Faculty Senate.

For two years he was assigned to the Indiana Board of Health.

As counsel to the Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board, Ruckelshaus obtained court orders prohibiting industries and municipalities from heavy pollution of the state's water supply.

The 2011 Championship was held in Phoenix, Arizona, and the National Mock Trial Board announced that Albuquerque, New Mexico will host in 2012 and Indianapolis, Indiana will host in 2013.

The University is also accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, and the Indiana Professional Standards Board.

The school is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education ( NCATE ), the National League for Nursing ( NLN ), the Board of Commissioners of the International Assembly of Collegiate Business Education ( IACBE ), the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association ( HLC ), and the State of Indiana Professional Standards Board for the Training of Elementary Teachers.

* Chairman, Indiana University Foundation Board, 1969 – 1972

Henry Neil Mallon ( 1895 – 1983 ) was Chairman of the Board, President and Director 29 -, Dresser Industries ( Cleveland, OH ) ( now Halliburton ), President 31 -, Dresser Manufacturing Limited ( Toronto, Canada ); Chairman of the Board, Director, Bryant Heater Company ( Cleveland, Ohio ); Factory Manager, General Manager, Director 20-29, US Can Company ( Cincinnati, Ohio ); 19-20 w / Continental Can Company ( Chicago, Illinois ); Director, Bovaud & Seyfang Manufacturing Company ( Bradford, Pennsylvania ), Clark Brothers Inc ( Olean, New York ), Day & Night Manufacturing Company ( Monrovia, California ), International Derrick & Equipment Company ( Columbus, Ohio ), Kobe, Inc ( Huntington Park, California ), Pacific Pumps, Inc ( CA ), Roots-Connersville Blower Corporation ( Connersville, Indiana ), Security Engineering Company ( Whittier, California ), Stacey Brothers, Gus Construction Company ( Cincinnati, Ohio ), Pharis Tire & Rubber Company ( Newark, Ohio ), Petrolite Corporation ( St. Louis, Missouri ), Magazines of Industry ( New York, New York ), Hydrocarbon Research Inc ( New York, New York ), Carthage Hydrocol Corporation ( New York, New York ).

Indiana Tech is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, while the mechanical and electrical engineering programs are also accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ( ABET ), and its business programs by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education ( IACBE ).

After the war, Burney continued his work with state and county health departments, directing PHS ’ s New Orleans district office ( 1945 ) and then accepting a detail to be State Health Commissioner and Secretary of Indiana's new State Board of Health ( 1945-54 ) and teach at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Hendricks also served as a trustee on the Indiana University Board from 1829 to 1840.

* Azar's ( Northern Indiana, Colorado, founded by George and Alex Azar ) Alex Azar became an original member of the Big Boy Board of Directors.

He at one time served on the Board of Trustees of The Minnesota Baptist Association and on the faculty of the Indiana Baptist College in Indianapolis.

In February 1851, at the urging of agricultural promoter Governor Joseph A. Wright, the Indiana General Assembly passed an act intended " to encourage agriculture " growth in the state, which also included the formation of a State Board of Agriculture.

A primary goal of the Board was to organize an Indiana State Fair.

Middlefork Hall was renamed to Tom Raper Hall, in honor of the largest ever bequest to Indiana University East by longtime Board of Advisors member and former community member Tom Raper.

On September 22, 2006, the Indiana University Board of Trustees voted to approve housing for IU South Bend, to be located across the river.

** containing the Departments of: Advanced Practice Nursing • Applied Health Sciences • Applied Medicine and Rehabilitation • Baccalaureate Nursing • Baccalaureate Nursing Completion • Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport • and Social Work as well as The Landsbaum Center for Health Education • Richard G. Lugar Center for Rural Health • West Central Indiana Area Health Education Center ( AHEC ) ( This College was created July 1, 2007, incorporating the former College of Nursing and the College of Health and Human Performance.

The school also boasts the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, the Indiana University School of Nursing, the Indiana University School of Social Work, the Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, the Indiana University School of Informatics, the Center on Philanthropy, the Purdue School of Science and the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology.

The Seminole campus also serves to house SPC's University Partnership Center, a campus that offers select degree programs from 16 fully accredited institutions, including Barry University, Case Western Reserve University's Francis Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland State University, Eckerd College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Institute of Technology, Florida International University, Florida State University, Indiana University, Saint Leo University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, and University of South Florida.