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Office of the President, Michael A. McRobbie

Director Peter Bogdanovich Honored at IU Cinema Dedication

  • Members of the platform party enter and prepare to dedicate the new Indiana University Cinema, January 27, 2011.
  • President McRobbie heralds the arrival of the new 260-seat IU Cinema, one of the best-equipped university cinemas in the nation.
  • President McRobbie presents an honorary degree to internationally renowned filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich in recognition of his achievements as a film director and for his major contributions to the scholarship of film.
  • Two-time Academy Award nominee and IU’s newest alumnus Peter Bogdanovich acknowledges the audience upon receiving an honorary degree from the university.
  • IU Bloomington Provost Karen Hanson discusses the power of film and the campus’ newest artistic treasure.
  • IU Cinema Director Jon Vickers thanks supporters of the new IU Cinema.
  • IU Bloomington graduate student Amanda Keeler of the Department of Communication and Culture talks about how IU students will benefit from the university’s newest cultural resource.
  • City of Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan discusses the cultural impact the new IU Cinema will have on members of the local community.
  • Peter Bogdanovich sits between IU Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Multicultural Affairs Edwin Marshall (left) and Professor Emeritus James Naremore (right), one of the nation’s foremost scholars of film.
  • IU Trustee Bill Cast accepts the key to the new IU Cinema.
  • President McRobbie presents the key to the new IU Cinema to members of the audience.
  • Peter Bogdanovich shares a light moment during dinner.
  • President McRobbie toasts guest-of-honor Peter Bogdanovich during a celebratory dinner following the dedication of the cinema.
  • IU Cinema benefactor Jane Jorgensen with Curt Simic, president emeritus of the IU Foundation.
  • IU alumnus Peter Bogdanovich graces the new theater with his legendary cinematic presence.
  • A plaque on the wall of the Jorgensen Lobby acknowledges the contributions made to the new IU Cinema by philanthropists Jane and Jay Jorgensen.
  • A full house awaits the formal dedication of the new cinema.