Indiana University unveiled the official portrait of former president Michael McRobbie during a ceremony at Franklin Hall Friday.
“It was the greatest honor of my life to serve to 14 years as president of this great university,” McRobbie said. “And I've served in senior positions here for 24 years, more than a third of my life.”
McRobbie arrived at IU in 1997 as the university’s first vice-president for information technology. In July 2007, he succeeded Adam Herbert to become IU’s 18 th president.
Following his retirement in 2021, he was named the chancellor.
MORE: Read Michael McRobbie's remarks from the event
During his 14 years in office, an academic restructuring project added 10 new schools, and nearly 200 facilities across the state were added or renovated. McRobbie also led the fundraising Bicentennial Campaign, which raised around $4 billion for the university.
“Indiana University has a storied history of international engagement, reaching back almost to its founding in 1820,” McRobbie said. “And I'm proud that we're able to substantially grow and strengthen this in multiple ways.”
