Despite being widely regarded as a success, Tom never shied away from sharing the personal challenges that shaped his journey—career transitions, family hardships, health scares, and deep reflections on purpose and identity. These experiences fueled his conviction that mental health isn’t just important—it’s foundational to living a full, meaningful life. His openness inspired others to embrace vulnerability, seek support, and find strength in community.

Income from gifts to this fund will support mental health and awareness programs across the Kelley School, providing vital resources for students while also equipping faculty and staff with the tools they need to better support student well-being.

Support from this fund helps sustain initiatives such as:

• The Failing Successfully Summit, an annual Kelley program that Tom not only founded, but also helped shape and grow. The summit encourages students to reframe failure as a part of the learning process by promoting honest conversations, reflection, and insights from experienced industry professionals.
• Kelley-to-Kelley, a peer-to-peer student mentorship program.
• Mental wellness coaching and consulting for student organizations and all students in the Kelley community.
• Balance Week programming: Held the week before final exams each semester, this effort is themed around wellness. Through special events and additional resources, Kelley students are encouraged to be mindful about healthful eating and stress release.
• The Balance Room: This space serves as a place for students to take a break—physically and mentally. It also reflects the school’s commitment to helping students manage stress and achieve balance.
• Balance at Kelley: This student organization is dedicated to reducing the stigma surrounding mental health by raising awareness, supplementing education, providing resources, and simply starting the conversation.

These initiatives represent just part of the fund’s impact, which continues to strengthen and expand mental wellness opportunities across the Kelley School. By supporting this fund, you’re not just honoring Tom’s legacy, you’re helping build a culture where vulnerability is met with compassion, and where mental health is treated not as an afterthought, but as a foundation for success.

If you believe every student deserves to feel seen, supported, and strong, then this fund is a meaningful way to show it. Make your gift today to help create a more caring, resilient Kelley community!

Please note, the name and purpose of the fund displayed on this page constitute the authorized description of the fund by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc. Your gift supports the fund as described herein.

This account is an endowment. Your gifts to this fund will be invested in perpetuity to provide annual income to support the purpose of the account. Per Indiana University Foundation, Inc. policy, endowment accounts which do not ultimately become fully funded at the required minimum through pledges/gifts will be converted to an expendable account supporting the same purpose as the original endowed fund.