IBJ: UIndy lands $5M gift from graduate and retired Lilly exec Stephen Fry

The University of Indianapolis has landed a $5 million gift from the retired top human resources officer at Eli Lilly and Co., who is directing the money to three new programs at the business school.

The university said Friday morning that the gift comes from Stephen F. Fry, a first-generation college student from rural Indiana who graduated in 1987 with a business degree and rose over the decades to become senior vice president of human resources and diversity at Lilly, a position he held for 12 years before retiring in 2022. [continue reading]