Awards

Z.G. Clevenger Award - 2018

About Edward M. Warm

Ed Warm turned the experience he gained in the 1980's as an IU football manager into a successful career as an entrepreneur, bar owner, and country-music promoter. Warm is a partner at Joe's Bar in Chicago and an organizer of the Windy City Smokeout, an annual Chicago BBQ and country music festival.

A three-time Academy of Country Music Promoter of the Year Award winner, Warm was an IU football letterman as a manager from 1983 to 1986. He served as senior manager for Coach Bill Mallory in 1986 when the Hoosiers participated in the 1986 All-American Bowl.

A life member of the IU Alumni Association and the I Association, as well as an IU Varsity Club donor, Warm is a loyal longtime IU season ticket holder in football and basketball. Joe's Bar is a regular spot for many Chicago Chapter of the IU Alumni Association events and hosts IU football and basketball game watch parties each season.