Wildermuth decision will be discussed Monday

A decision might come about renaming the Ora L. Wildermuth Intramural Center on Monday, said Terry Clapacs, head of the All University Committee on Names.

Clapacs, also Vice President and Chief Administration Officer for IU, said the decision could come if committee members decide they don’t need more time to do research and think.

In an April 2007 column, former Indiana Daily Student columnist Andrew Shaffer brought to light separate letters between Ora L. Wildermuth, for whom the building is named, and former IU President Herman B Wells, as well as former IU comptroller Ward G. Biddle. In the letters, Wildermuth expressed strong segregationist views.

In an interview Oct. 8 with the IDS, Clapacs said the decision would come within two weeks – or by Oct. 22.  On Oct. 22, Clapacs told the IDS the University would need more time.