Awards

Bicentennial Medal - 2020

IU Kokomo Alumni Hall of Fame - 2013

About Alex D. Huskey

Alex D. Huskey currently serves as chairman of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, and is an ordained minister, serving as pastor of the New Bethany Church of God in Christ, Marion. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1983-1993. When he left active duty, he enrolled at IU Kokomo, and earned a bachelor's degree in general studies. Later, he returned to campus to earn a Master of Public Management degree in 2010. He had a distinguished career with the Marion Police Department, where he was deputy chief. In 2004, he was the first African American appointed superintendent of the Indiana Excise Police, a position he held until former Gov. Mitch Daniels appointed him to the alcohol and tobacco commission. Daniels also honored him with the Governor's Distinguished Service Medal in 2013.

Alex Huskey received the IU Bicentennial Medal in January 2020 in recognition of his distinguished service to Indiana University Kokomo.