Eugene R. Tempel
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Eugene R. Tempel, Ed.D. is Professor of Philanthropic Studies, Founding Dean Emeritus of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and President Emeritus of Indiana University Foundation. Professor Tempel has three decades of philanthropy leadership, administration and fundraising experience. He played an integral role in establishing the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s precursor, the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and served as the center’s executive director from 1997 through 2008, transforming it into a leading national resource and the world’s first school devoted to the study and teaching of philanthropy. Committed to strengthening the philanthropic sector, Professor Tempel chaired the national Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Ethics Committee and served as a member of Independent Sector’s Expert Advisory Panel, which created national guidelines for nonprofit governance and ethical behavior. He is a past chair of the Indiana Commission on Community Service and Volunteerism. He has mentored many of the nation’s most successful executives in philanthropic fundraising. Professor Tempel served as the Indiana University Foundation president between 2008 and 2012 before being named founding dean of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Under his guidance, the foundation completed IU Bloomington's $1.1 billion Matching the Promise campaign, exceeding the goal by more than $40 million and launched and completed the $1.25 billion IMPACT campaign at IUPUI.. Despite a difficult economy, Indiana University recorded the second and third highest total voluntary support numbers during his tenure. Tempel currently serves on the Board of Governors for the Riley Children’s Foundation and Antioch University. He provides probono consulting to the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand Indiana where he is Chair of the Executive Advisory Committee and to the Indiana Repertory Theatre where he chaired a recently completed capital campaign. He earned a B.A. degree in English and philosophy from St. Benedict College, an M.A. in English, and a doctorate in higher education administration from Indiana University.