Awards
- Presidents Circle Laurel Pin - 2024
- Benefactor
- Partners in Philanthropy - 2023
- Keystone Award
- Bicentennial Medal - 2020
About Pamela Meyer Yttri
Pam Meyer Yttri, a native of Munster, Indiana, attended IU Bloomington from 1963–68, attaining both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in special education. This education was a springboard for her teaching career throughout the country; she taught in California, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Following her teaching tenure, she spent 29 years as a director with a national bank. Now retired, Pam enjoys living in Estero, Florida, and Michigan City, Indiana.
Pam’s energetic support of IU spans more than 50 years. Currently, she is on the Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council, actively attends Winter College and Mini University, and participates in the Women’s Colloquium. Pam was inducted into the President’s Circle in 2021. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Advisors at IU Northwest.
Pam’s philanthropic generosity creates opportunities for students ranging from pre-K to med school. She endowed three scholarships at IU Northwest: one for first generation students, one for those traveling abroad, and one for education majors. Recently, Pam created a legacy that will endure at IU through the Kinsey-Kelley Center for Gender Equity in Business. The Center brings together faculty at the Kinsey Institute and the Kelley School to collaborate on addressing sexual harassment, pay inequities, and other areas where leaders can bring more fairness to business. Having experienced gender inequity in the workplace, this was a serendipitous opportunity for Pam to enact her vision of counteracting inequity. Through work in the classroom and with research faculty and corporate partners, the Center creates initiatives to improve the experiences of women in business. It helps ensure that students––future business leaders––are prepared to make work better for everyone.
In addition to education and philanthropy, Pam’s passions include travel and her family. She has ventured to over 100 countries and enjoys exploring other cultures. She even climbed Mount Kilimanjaro at the age of 61. Her son, Eric, is a professor of neuroscience, her daughter-in-law, Jen, has a Ph.D. in immunology, and her daughter, Emily, is a Ph.D. student in information systems. Clearly her passion for education continues.