Awards

IU Indianapolis Spirit of Philanthropy Award - 2012

About William L. McBride

Professor William L. McBride earned his PhD in philosophy from Yale University in 1964. He began his professional career at Yale University as an Associate Professor, before receiving a position at Purdue University in 1973. He remained at Purdue and is now the Arthur G. Hansen Distinguished Professor of Philosophy. During his career, McBride served as the president of the North American Society for Social Philosophy, as president of the International Federation of Philosophical Societies, and co-founded the North American "Sartre Society."

Mcbride and his wife, Angela, have donated to Indiana University for over three decades. Recipients of their generosity include the Bepko Scholars and Fellows Program, Center on Philanthropy, Chancellor's Circle Fund, and the Schools of Medicine, Liberal Arts, Science, Public and Environmental Affairs, and Nursing. Their commitment to the School of Nursing includes support for the Emily Holmquist Professorship, the School of Nursing Fund, the Sonna Merk Lectureship, diversity enrichment, and the John and Mary Barron Quality of Life Investigator Research Fund, created in honor of Angela's parents.