IU School of Music Dean Gwyn Richards, Barbara Richards, IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie pose for a photo before the pinning ceremony begins.IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie mingle with guests during the reception in the Musical Arts Center.Performers from the group "For Good" perform during the reception prior to the Presidents Circle Laurel Pin conferral.Bill McCutchen and Renie McCutchen pose for a photo with IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie during the reception.IU President Michael A. McRobbie mingles with guests during the reception at the Musical Arts Center.IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie receive their Presidents Circle Laurel Pins. In September 2015, the McRobbies pledged $1 million to endow two professorships on the IU Bloomington campus. Dan Smith, president and CEO of the IU Foundation, talks about IU President Michael A. McRobbie and IU First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie's support after they receive their benefactor level pins. The McRobbies were one of 30 households that received a benefactor level pin during the ceremony. The benefactor level of philanthropists have given $1 million to Indiana University.A harpist with the IU Jacobs School of Music performs during dinner.IU graduate student Trey Smagur performs a selection from the opera "Carmen" during the Presidents Circle Laurel Pin conferral dinner. IU student and Cox Research Scholar Samantha Young talks about the impact philanthropy has made on her life. The Cox Scholar program, created with $92 million in gifts to the university from the late Jesse H. Cox and Beulah Chanley Cox of Indianapolis, provide opportunities for hard-working students to meet the full cost of attending IU through a combination of scholarships and part-time jobs or service activities. With five scholarship programs bearing the Cox name, it is the largest IU scholarship program on the Bloomington campus.IU President Michael A. McRobbie delivers his remarks during the Presidents Circle Laurel Pin dinner.IU President Michael A. McRobbie and First Lady Laurie Burns McRobbie pose for a photo during the reception for the Presidents Circle Laurel Pin conferral. The Presidents Circle Laurel Pin commemorates the remarkable impact of Indiana University's most generous philanthropists. Administered through the IU Foundation, the Laurel Pin was created in 2013 and is presented during an exclusive presidential conferral held on the stage of the Musical Arts Center on the Bloomington campus.
