▁Sh arp , ▁Senior ▁Judge , ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Indiana , ▁ten ure ▁ 1 9 7 3 - 2 0 0 9 ; ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 1 9 9 6 ▁ ▁Other ▁ ▁Marvel la ▁Bay h , ▁late ▁wife ▁of ▁long - time ▁Indiana ▁Senator ▁Bir ch ▁Bay h ; ▁mother ▁of ▁current ▁Indiana ▁Senator ▁Bir ch ▁Evans ▁Bay h ▁III ; ▁instrument al ▁in ▁establish ing ▁Ho os ier ▁Girls ▁State ▁at ▁Indiana ▁State ▁University ▁▁ ▁W illa ▁Brown , ▁African - American ▁a eros pace ▁pione er ; ▁first ▁African - American ▁woman ▁commercial ▁pilot ▁in ▁United ▁States ; ▁first ▁African - American ▁female ▁officer ▁in ▁Civil ▁Air ▁Pat rol ▁ ▁P . ▁P ete ▁Chal os , ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Ter re ▁Ha ute , ▁Indiana ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 1 9 9 6 ▁ ▁Jeff ▁Papa , ▁first ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Z ions ville , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Kenneth ▁L . ▁Pe ek , ▁Jr ., ▁Lieutenant ▁General , ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force , ▁former ▁ 8 ▁AF ▁Commander ▁▁ ▁Ch uck ▁Smith , ▁Mayor , ▁Wood m ere , ▁Ohio , ▁ 2 0 0 9 – Pres ent ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Current ▁▁▁ ▁Charles ▁" Ch uck " ▁Johnson , ▁President , ▁V inc ennes ▁University ▁( 2 0 1 5 – present ) ▁ ▁Ron ald ▁L . ▁V aug hn , ▁President , ▁University ▁of ▁T ampa ▁( 1 9