Clarence W. Boone Sr.

Dr. Clarence Boone of Gary, a former Indiana University trustee, reminded that some of the recommendations proposed may require amending the Indiana state Constitution by public vote.

Clarence W. Boone, M.D., is a retired physician.He received his undergraduate and his medical degree from Indiana University.Boone is a member of the Indiana University board of trustees.He is a life member of the NAACP, the National Medical Association, and the IU Foundation.Boone also serves as director of the Gary Citywide Development Corporation.He has received numerous honors including a Sagamore of the Wabash.Boone resides in Gary with his wife Blanche.They have two sons.He enjoys photography, travel and jazz music.

Indiana Right to Life on Tuesday called for Indiana University Trustee Clarence Boone to resign for his involvement with abortions at a Planned Parenthood clinic in northwestern Indiana.

This year's recipients include Clarence W. Boone Sr., of Gary; Gayle Karch Cook, of Bloomington; Alecia A. DeCoudreaux, of Indianapolis; Larry R. Ellis, of Atlanta; and Patricia R. Miller, of Fort Wayne, according to a statement released by the IU Alumni Association.
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Boone earned his bachelor's degree in anatomy and physiology in 1953 and earned an M.D. in 1956 from the IU Medical School.He worked as a physician in northwest Indiana until his retirement in 1999.Boone has served IU's Northwest campus in several capacities, including two chancellor search committees and on the IU Northwest Chancellor's Advisory Committee.Boone also served his community by working on a number of projects, including the Gary Community School Corporation's Drop-out Prevention program.