Awards

IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award - 2025

About David C. Campbell

Dave and Peggy Campbell are longtime donors to the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law. They met while pursuing their undergraduate education at Indiana State University. Dave went on to graduate summa cum laude from IU McKinney Law in 1974. He practiced law for many years at Bingham, Summers, Welsh & Spilman, now Dentons in Indianapolis. Dave is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers (Ret.) and has served in numerous volunteer roles throughout the state, including the Board of Trustees and the Foundation Board for Indiana State University, the Indianapolis Legal Aid Society, the Julian Center, and the Indianapolis Bar Association Pro Bono Committee.

Peggy was an educator for Indianapolis Public Schools and was a dedicated community volunteer. Their son, Andrew, graduated from IU McKinney Law in 2005. In an interest to help future IU McKinney Law students lessen the financial burden of a legal education, Dave and Peggy created the Campbell Scholarship for Public Interest at the law school in 2021 and continue to support it annually. The scholarship helps law students who are interested in pursuing a career in legal aid, public interest, or public service law focusing on assisting individual clients in civil matters.