Bayh Family Dedication

On April 16th, Indiana State University dedicated the College of Education to the Bayh family, who the building is named after. Evan Bayh's great grandmother Kate Ward and grandfather Birch Evan Bayh both attended Indiana State Normal School. Birch also founded the Student Athletic Associaton at ISU. Evan launched the school's 21st Century Scholars Program. This helped Indiana State University in moving from 40th to 9th in in the nation in students pursuing higher education. During the dedicaton, ISU president Dan Bradley presented an honorary doctorate in honor of Senator Evan Bayh's mother, Marvella Bayh who attended Indiana State Teachers College and passed away in 1979. "This would mean the world to my mo," Evan Bayh said. "This means the world to me. It will allow me to go home and tell my kids that her memory lives on in some significant way."