Honoree

Alecia A. DeCoudreaux
AWARDS
  • Distinguished Alumni Service Award (2003)

BIOGRAPHY
DeCoudreaux, a 1978 graduate of the IU School of Law-Bloomington, is secretary and general counsel for Eli Lilly and Co.

In her service to IU, she has served as chairwoman of the IU School of Law-Bloomington board of visitors and as a member of the school's search committee for a dean. She is also a member of the IU Foundation board of directors.

For her efforts she has been inducted into the Academy of Law Alumni Fellows and has received IUPUI's Spirit of Philanthropy Award. She has also received the Indiana State Bar Association's Women in the Law award.

In the Indianapolis community, she has been a director of United Way and of Indianapolis Downtown Inc. She has been a member of the advisory board of the Women's Fund of Central Indiana and the Center for Urban Policy and the Environment.

In 1996, she was named one of the most influential women in Indianapolis, and in 1997 Girls Inc. of Indianapolis presented her with its Touchstone Award for inspiring young women with her commitment, determination and achievement.