Fundraising
Meals on Wheels to benefit from 40th Birthday Bash on Nov. 4, at 6:30 -11:30 p.m. at The Riverwalk in Broad Ripple. Visit www.charityauctionstoday.com/store/mealsonwheels. Contact Barb Renshaw at 252-5558 or brenshaw@mealsonwheelsindy.org.

Families First to benefit from 18th annual “Stand Up For Families” on Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency downtown .Tickets purchased at www.familiesfirstindiana.org, or from Anita Owen at 644-7230.

St. Mary’s Child Center to benefit from the Miracle Ball on Nov. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ritz Charles. For reservations, contact Dana Smith at 361-4883 or dsmith@stmaryschildcenter.org.

United Way of Central Indiana to benefit from Oscar® Night America on Feb. 26, 2012 from 5:30 to midnight at the Indianapolis Marriott downtown. Contact vwww.uwci.org.

Fundraising Results
Indiana AIDS Walk raised $201,398.14, surpassing its goal.

In Recognition
Franciscan St. Francis Health was named among the top 5 percent in the nation for its cardiac services by HealthGrades. Additional honors for the cardiac program included a Five-Star rating and the No. 1 rank in Indiana.

William Kulsrud, Kelley School, has been named the inaugural Katz Sapper & Miller Faculty Fellow.

MaryEllen Kiley Bishop received an Indiana Woman of Achievement award from Ball State University’s College of Sciences and Humanities for distinction in the legal profession.

Dr. Bryan Schneider received the 2011 Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast Cancer from the Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

James F. Ludlow was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 in the field of Personal Injury Litigation.•