The Indiana Academy was founded in 1970 by the Independent Colleges of
Indiana Foundation, which officially became part of the Independent
Colleges of Indiana when the two organizations merged in July 2005. It exists to encourage and promote charitable, scientific,
literary, and educational purposes in conjunction with those institutions
sponsoring these purposes in the State of Indiana.
The Academy was established to further the development of business, public
service, higher education, the arts and sciences, literature, and the general
culture of the State through recognition of individual leadership, achievement,
and philanthropy designed to promote these ends.
The Academy nominates and elects citizens of the State of Indiana to
membership in The Academy in recognition of their contributions to cultural,
scientific, literary, civic, religious, and educational development within the
State.
