$3 Million Gift Names Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic
David Elmore, JD'58, and his son, D.G. Elmore, JD/MBA'84, announced a $3 million gift to the
IU School of Law—Bloomington to fund scholarships for Entrepreneurship Law Clinic students, joint
JD/MBA candidates, and students demonstrating a strong interest in business law.
A ceremony including remarks by IU President Michael McRobbie marks the formal dedication of the newly renamed Elmore Entrepreneurship Law Clinic on Friday, Oct. 5.
"Dave and D.G. Elmore have made a transformational gift, one that will assure that this unique and path-breaking clinic continues into the future and that the Law School can recruit the very best students to take advantage of the educational opportunities the clinic offers," said Indiana Law Dean Lauren Robel. "We are profoundly grateful for this stunning commitment."
The clinic is a collaboration of the School of Law and the IU Kelley School of Business. Unique in the country, it provides JD/MBA joint-degree students the opportunity to assist high-growth potential start-up ventures with both legal and business planning.
About David and D.G. Elmore
David Elmore owns and chairs the Elmore Sports Group, a highly successful conglomerate in
the sports and entertainment industry. The company owns five minor league baseball teams and a
hockey team, as well as several ventures in areas that include travel, special events
management, and sports marketing. In 1989, he was named IU's "Entrepreneur of the Year."
He was inducted into the Law School's Academy of Law Alumni Fellows in 2006.
D.G. Elmore is chairman and owner of two minor league baseball teams as well as
industry-leading companies in corporate travel management, software development, micro
staffing, education publishing, and manufacturing. He chairs the Law School's JD/MBA Advisory Board.