Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler honored Ball State president Jo Ann Gora with the Spirit of Chief Munsee Award this morning.
In a small ceremony in City Hall, Gora received a plaque for the highest award the mayor can give a citizen.
Gora was honored for “her caring of the citizens of Muncie … her wisdom and council and her unselfish leadership to her community,” according to the inscription on the plaque.
“I can’t think of anybody more deserving,” Tyler said.
After the announcement, Gora and Tyler reminisced about the relationship Ball State has had with Muncie over her decade as president.
“It has been such a great partnership with the city of Muncie,” Gora said.
Gora became president of Ball State in 2004. As the university’s 14th president, she was the first female president of a public university in the state.
In October 2013, she announced she will retire June 30, 2014. The Ball State Board of Trustees selected Paul Ferguson to be her successor.
Past honorees of the Spirit of Chief Munsee Award have been Charles V. Sursa, Edmond Ball and Thomas J. Kinghorn.
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