Jayma Meyer, a visiting clinical professor and a member of the first graduating class from the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been honored with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from Indiana University.
The award recognizes outstanding alumni who are leaders in their chosen fields who make significant contributions benefitting their community, state, nation, or university. It is the highest accolade reserved solely for alumni. Meyer is counsel at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York City, with a focus on antitrust and Title IX law. She advocates the power of sport to bring about social change, with a special emphasis on achieving gender equality in sports through education, activism, and litigation.
Meyer was a world-class swimmer in the 1970s, but a lack of competitive swimming opportunities for women at the college level forced her out of the pool. That experience inspired her to go on to a career in law, where she built a reputation as a fierce antitrust litigator before shifting her focus to gender equality in sports. She has since become a strong advocate for Title IX violations in sports and has provided pro bono representation in a variety of cases.
“Jayma Meyer is the embodiment of leading for the greater good,” said Siân Mooney, dean of the O’Neill School. “She is richly deserving of the Distinguished Alumni Service Award, and she serves as a great example of the impact a determined individual can have on the world.”
Meyer previously received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the O’Neill School in 2014 and is currently the chair of the Dean’s Council.
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