A quartet of bagpipe players perform as guests mingle at the 2016 International Citizen of the Year Award dinner and ceremony.Quinn Buckner, vice president of communications, Pacers Sports and Entertainment, delivers opening remarks and the welcome during the evening honoring the 2016 International Citizen of the Year, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie. The award honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the globalization of Indiana.IUPUI Vice Chancellor for Community Engagement Amy Conrad Warner delivers remarks as Marsha Stone, senior director of commercial enterprise at the Indianapolis Airport Authority, listens. Warner and Stone are event co-chairs for the International Center’s 2016 International Citizen of the Year award ceremony honoring IU President Michael A. McRobbie. The International Center has served as a guide to the world’s cultural landscape and a catalyst for the state’s international growth.The International Citizen of the Year Award was presented to IU President Michael A. McRobbie during a special dinner and ceremony that was held in the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis.IU President Michael A. McRobbie mingles with guests during the special International Center dinner and ceremony in his honor.An Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Jazz Trio performs during the dinner. IU students performing are Clay Wulbrecht, piano; Philip Wailes, bass; and Jacob Richter, drums.IU President Michael A. McRobbie applauds during the program.President and CEO of the International Center Diane Thomas talks about the center and its mission to expand Indiana’s global interest through a variety of programs and services.IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie react to a speaker's comments.Soprano Jane Dutton, an associate professor of voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, performs an opera selection.IU President Michael A. McRobbie shows emotion as his accomplishments at Indiana University are listed just before he is presented with the 2016 International Citizen of the Year Award. Under McRobbie’s leadership, IU launched its first International Strategic Plan, which gives priority to increasing intellectually and culturally engaging study abroad opportunities for IU students; continuing and strengthening support for international students; establishing partnership agreements with the world's leading institutions of higher education; and further engaging its growing number of international alumni. Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie stands next to the globe, which is the 2016 International Citizen of the Year Award. Ambassador Randall Tobias (right), who received the award in 2006 and is a former member of the IU Board of Trustees, presented the 2016 award to President McRobbie. Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie expresses his thanks for the award and honor after being presented with the 2016 International Citizen of the Year Award.IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie mingle following the 2016 International Citizen of the Year dinner and ceremony.From left to right: Vice President of Communications, Pacers Sports and Entertainment Quinn Buckner, Vice Chairman, Pacers Sports and Entertainment Jim Morris, Ambassador Randall L. Tobias, IU President Michael A. McRobbie, The Honorable Richard G. Lugar and K.P. Singh, an award-winning artist and architect.IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie (center) pose for a photo with their family.IU President Michael A. McRobbie accepts the 2016 International Citizen of the Year Award, which honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the globalization of Indiana. Ambassador Randall L. Tobias (left) presented the award to President McRobbie earlier in the evening.
