Mary Keller Ade
1926
After graduation from Indiana University, Dr. Ade pursued a degree in
medicine from Indiana University where she graduated cum laude. She was
the assistant director of Fletcher Sanitorium in Indianapolis before
returning to Lafayette in 1939, when she opened a medical practice with
her husband. Dr. Ade remained active in medicine, retiring in 1987.
During her career she delivered 3305 babies.
She was active in medical organizations, serving on state and local
boards. She was also very involved in the community, serving as a board
member and officer of many organizations, including her church, the
Tippecanoe County Medical Society, the Indiana State Medical Society,
the American Medical Association, the Pan-American Medical Women's
Alliance, the Nu Sigma Phi medical sorority, the A.O.A. medical
honorary, Altrusa International, and the Wesley Foundation Board. She is
also a life member of Indiana University Alumni Association.
She received the 1962 Woman of the Year Award, sponsored by Business and Professional Women.
Paul L. Bergren
1967
After graduating from Purdue University, Paul joined Exxon as an
engineer. In 1977, he joined Ford Motor Company as a senior financial
analyst. In 1980, he joined Ingersoll-Rand Company as Director of
Budgeting and Analysis at its world headquarters in New Jersey. He was
promoted to controller of the company's Centrifugal Compressor Division
in Kentucky in 1982. He was appointed to vice-president and general
manager of the division in 1989. In 1992, Paul was promoted to president
of Ingersoll-Rand's Air Compressor Group and was also elected a
vice-president of the Ingersoll-Rand Company.
Recognizing Paul's accomplishments on behalf of the Air Compressor
Group in the world market place, the company appointed him president of
Ingersoll-Rand Europe, Inc. in 1994, in addition to his positions as
company vice-president and group president. Currently, Mr. Bergren is
responsible for corporate staff activities, management of the Air
Compressor Group's worldwide operations, and leadership of the company's
overall operations in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
James F. Riehle
1948
After graduation from Purdue with a degree in economics, Mr. Riehle
served in the United States Navy for four years, including 3 1/2 years
aboard the Battleship Wisconsin during the Korean War.
After the war, he entered the field of politics, where he served as
6th District councilman for four years before being elected in November
1971 as the mayor of Lafayette.
Mr. Riehle has served as president of the Indiana North Central
Mayors Roundtable, as the governor's appointee on the 77 Fund Advisory
Board, as as a delegate of the Indiana Democratic Convention. In
addition, he has been a member of the Indiana Association of Cities and
Towns Executive Committee, the Indiana Labor-Management Committee for
Police and Fire, and the Community Development Committee of the United
States Conference of Mayors.
Mr. Riehle was mayor of Lafayette from 1971 until 1996, serving more terms than any other previously elected mayor.
Robert V. Rohrman
1952
After graduation, Mr. Rohrman served two years in the army before
returning to his hometown of Lafayette. He began his career in the
automobile business working for a local Ford dealer for seven years
before opening his own used car dealership in 1962. In 1969, he obtained
his first new car franchise, Toyota. Today he is the owner and operator
of the Bob Rohrman Automobile Dealerships, consisting of 23 new car
franchises with sixteen separate dealerships in nine different market
areas in Indiana and Illinois. He also owns his own advertising and
training companies.
Mr. Rohrman represents his industry by serving on various stat and
national boards. He actively supports community organizations in all the
market areas of his business. In addition, he has established a
foundation to help fund many charitable causes.
He was a finalist for the 1991 Indiana Entrepreneur of the Year.