A Ball State University Alumni Association Publication March 2008 Vol. 65 No.5
The Ball State experience
pen point
Ball State ALUMNUS
Executive Publisher: Edwin D. Shipley
Editor: Charlotte Shepperd
Communications Assistant: Julie Johnson
Alumnus Assistants: Denise Greer, Jessica Riedel
Graduate Communications Assistants:
Danya Pysh, Katherine Tryon
Undergraduate Communications Assistant:
Sarah Davison
Contributing Writers: Thomas L. Farris
Photographers: Sarah Davison, Steve Fulton,
Mike Hickey, John Huffer, Robin Jerstad
(Indianapolis Business Journal), Ernie Krug,
Don Rogers
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Special Collections; Ball State Photo
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Sarah Davison, Robin Jerstad (Indianapolis
Business Journal)
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Edwin D. Shipley, Executive Director; Steve
Fulton, Director, New Media; Denise Greer,
Alumnus Assistant; Michelle Harrell, Information
Coordinator; Tracy Hendricks, Director, Alumni
Outreach; Julie Johnson, Communications Assistant;
Michelle Johnson, Director, Special Events; Ernie
Krug, Director, Alumni Activities; Erin Lambert,
Executive/Financial Assistant; Deborah Linegar,
Director Alumni Services/Executive Assistant,
Alumni Council; Jessica Riedel, Alumnus
Assistant; Charlotte Shepperd, Director, Alumni
Communications/Editor, Ball State Alumnus; Sue
Taylor, Director Alumni Reunions/Constituent
Relations; Laura Waldron, Program Coordinator;
Kate Webber, Director Alumni/Student Programs
2008 Alumni Council:
Officers: Thomas L. Farris, President; Jo Ann
Johnston, President-Elect; Charles E. Green,
Past President; R. Wayne Estopinal, Foundation
Representative; Terry R. Coleman,Vice President;
Frederick E. Cox, Jr., Vice President; Douglas W.
Reddington, Vice President; Kimberley A. Stout,
Vice President; Edwin D. Shipley, Executive Director.
Other members: James A. Andrew, Thomas L.
Andrews, John S. Bergman, John H. Bowles, Julie C.
Bradshaw, Jennifer J. Budreau, Michael L. Chisley,
Thomas D. Cochrun, Thomas L. DeWeese, Ronald N.
Duncan, Jr., Jerilyn K. Giska, Richard J. Hall, Kerry
L. Hendel, Hollis E. Hughes, Jr., Kathy I. Hutson,
James J. Ittenbach, Jacqueline J. Johnston, Jenell
Joiner, James C. Lake, Holly R. Mahnensmith, Sarah
A. Maisto, Michael M. McMillen, Philip L. Metcalf,
Larry W. Metzing, Annette A. Munoz, Michael L.
Shumaker, Edward M. Sitar, III, Robin L. Sparks,
Vincent J. Von Der Vellen, Stephanie M. Walton,
Lori K. Wean
Ball State Archives and Special Collections
Alumni Association Staff:
f you don’t pass history on, it’s gone," according to 1959 Ball State graduate Linda
Huge. She has made it her full-time mission to educate Hoosiers on the history of
their state as curator of a one-room schoolhouse in Fort Wayne. Huge’s story, on
pages 4-5, describes how the self-appointed schoolmarm takes her personal passion for
history and instills listeners, both young and old, with knowledge.
Ball State’s history as a public institution dates to 1918 when the Ball Brothers, after they
had purchased it in 1917, gave 64-plus acres and two buildings to the state. Thereafter, we
became the Eastern Division of the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute.
Thousands of individuals call Ball State “alma mater.” Though they’ve graduated over the
course of many decades, there are common experiences, from the first days on campus
through commencement, they all have had. We
asked representatives from classes since the 1930s
for their college memories. Their comments begin
on page 18.
As history does repeat, the Cardinals experienced
a successful football season this year, culminating
with an appearance in the International Bowl,
their fourth Bowl berth. Some fans who traveled
to Toronto, Canada to support the team in person
share their experiences on pages 16-17.
The date for Homecoming has been set for
Saturday, September 27, and Ball State’s opponent
will be MAC rival Kent State. The 2008 football
season schedule is on page 28. Updates may occur
and will be posted on the Ball State sports Web site:
www.ballstatesports.com.
In addition to those stories, we present a slice of
This 1951 student reads a magazine while
what’s
happening right now on our ever-vibrant
enjoying a few moments of relaxation.
Students from the 1930s to today share
campus. Here's only a small sampling: Both Ball
memories of their time on campus,
State and affiliated individuals are in the news, from
beginning on page 18.
appointments, honors, and awards to inventive
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Aristotle said: “If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its
development.” Between the covers of this magazine, we offer that opportunity to you.
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Living History
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Linda Huge keeps Hoosier history alive through her role as
self-appointed school marm at a one-room schoolhouse
Toronto Bound
16
Ball State football fans traveled to Canada for the
Cardinals’ International Bowl appearance
3
The Ball State Experience: Then and Now
Letters
18
Alumni and current students recall their college life
and campus experiences
departments
16
Comment: Thomas L. Farris
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Letters
Beyond the Classroom: Electronic Author Visits
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Toronto Bound
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Alumni Connection
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Ball State: Then and Now
6
Across Campus
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Sidelines
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Class Notes
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comment
Council upholds university, association vision
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our Alumni Council, the elected group of 39 members who represent 146,454 alumni with known
addresses, met on campus February 1-2. The 119th meeting of the Alumni Association’s governing
and visionary body began Friday afternoon with a tour of Ball State’s new David Letterman
Communication and Media Building. An environmentally friendly facility, the building represents
innovation and insight, designed by the architects for optimum functionality blended with pleasing
aesthetics.
When David Letterman told Oprah Winfrey on national TV that no university
had better telecommunications and broadcasting technology than Ball State, he was
absolutely correct. Our students learn on equipment better than what is found at many
commercial operations.
No wonder BSU graduates are in such demand. They enter their jobs with a level of
proficiency that others can only dream about. And for sports fans, student-operated
WCRD-93.1 FM covers 18 BSU sports live, and via its Web site, you can get your
Cardinal athletics fix. I’ve been listening. The broadcast teams do an excellent job.
Our Friday dinner meeting was in one of the classic buildings on campus, the Fine
Arts Building. A reception for Alumni Council members and guests in the Museum
of Art provided a nice opportunity to catch up on friendships, while viewing the
museum’s new exhibition of Japanese art. Thanks to generous benefactors and prudent
management, the Ball State University Museum of Art is recognized as one of the
leading public university collections. Be sure to plan a visit to the museum, in
person or online.
A welcome by Muncie’s new mayor and Ball State graduate, Sharon McShurley,
preceded dinner, which was followed with music by the Cardinal Five, an
a cappella student group. Football highlights and a recruiting update by Coach Brady Hoke and a capital
campaign report by Vice President of University Advancement Ben Hancock completed the program.
After early morning executive and committee meetings on Saturday, the general session convened, at which
we reviewed and approved our 2008 budget and carried out the business, mission, and vision of the Alumni
Association. Steve Fulton, Director of New Media for the BSUAA, gave an excellent presentation about how
the Alumni Association is utilizing new media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Second Life, and others). As technology
evolves, the BSUAA is positioned on the leading edge to serve our growing global alumni base.
Following a special executive session and reports from committees, constituent groups, and professional
societies—we covered an immense amount of business—we adjourned to lunch and a tour of the new Park
Residence Hall. Another environmentally friendly building, it was designed to provide the ultimate in both
function and beauty. With Park Hall, who would want to live off-campus?
As students benefit from the experiential process of immersive learning, we thought the 2008 Alumni
Council could gain a greater insight into our university by involving ourselves in our own immersive learning
process. From the comments received from Council members, it was worth the effort.
Thanks to the BSUAA staff and the university for organizing the two-day program. As representatives of you,
our alumni, increased BSU engagement is our goal. I’ll appreciate hearing your ideas about how we can better
serve you.
Thomas L. Farris, ’67, President
Ball State University Alumni Association
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letters to the editor
Ball State ALUMNUS
’31 grad, J.B. Stephens, celebrates 100th birthday
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
No evidence that society
causes climate change
As I read the article, “Ball State’s Vision of
Sustainability,” by Katherine Tryon (January
2008), I caught myself shaking my head.
The quote by John
ALUMNUS
Vann, “If we don’t get
the climate right, then
these other things
like fresh water, food
and land, and water
pollution are not going
to matter.” The greatest
danger we face is not
climate change, it is ignorance of facts about
climate change.
As a graduate of Ball State’s biology
department, I was trained well in
investigation using the scientific method
for research, training which has been
applied to the climate change issue for over
two decades.
The most troubling “fact” about global
warming is the notion that we are the cause
of it. There is ample scientific evidence
that climate changes on a cyclical basis,
completely independent of our influences.
These climatic variability patterns have
mirrored the solar output levels as far back
as we have data.
There is no conclusive evidence that we
humans are causing the temperature to rise,
or change for that matter, by increasing the
level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
There is good data, however, that shows
doubling the carbon dioxide level actually
improves plant growth.
I am all for reducing pollution and
living a life of moderate, sustainable
consumption. It is unfortunate that the
true science of climatology has fallen prey
to a strong political element which uses
false assumptions and distorted data to
incite fear in order to effect change.
Chris Krauskopf, ’87
Louisville, KY
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J.B. Stephens, ’31 (seated left), is surrounded by friends who joined to help him
celebrate his 100th birthday in December 2007. Stephens , a former teacher and school
superintendent, has a school named in his honor in Greenfield, where he resides. His
daughter, Linda McMinn, ’57 (first row, far right), responded to a special greeting and
gift of a Ball State throw sent to Stephens from the Alumni Association: “Our parents
always enjoyed receiving cards. They read them many times and would keep a running
count of how many they had received. Thank you for the blanket and birthday card,
which all the staff members signed. He was thrilled to be recognized by Ball State. “
International Bowl trip
deemed great success
Editor’s note: David Abernathy and his
wife Barbara were among those who
joined the Alumni Association on the
charter trip to Toronto for the Cardinals’
International Bowl appearance. His
message reflects the sentiments expressed
by others on the trip. A story on the
International Bowl is on pages 16-17.
The Alumni Association did an
outstanding job of putting everything
together [for the Bowl trip]. It’s very
difficult to move five busloads of people
in and out of places.
When we got to the hotel, they were
there, they were at the door, they had
our luggage out, we had our room keys,
and they had us all pre-registered. The
next day, we were on our own, which was
great. The breakfast Saturday morning
ran very smoothly, with feeding 500
people in a short amount of time.
I’ve coordinated activities nowhere
nearly that size, and I know how difficult
it is to get everything in order. There
wasn’t a glitch anywhere. It worked out
very well. The Association should be
commended for that.
David Abernathy, ’81
Elwood
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on the
the scene
scene
on
“C
an you save history
if you don’t pass it
on?” asks volunteer
historian Linda Huge.
“No. Of course not.”
And so goes Huge’s mission, to
educate Indiana students of all ages on
exactly what it means to be a Hoosier
and an individual among history.
Huge, who graduated from Ball
State in 1959, is the caretaker and
self-appointed schoolmarm of Aboite
Township’s one-room schoolhouse in
Fort Wayne.
She, Southwest Allen County School
superintendents Dave Hales and Brian
Smith, and others have actively worked
Linda Huge
Keeping the rich history
of one Indiana schoolhouse
alive for visitors
Story and photos by Sarah Davison
to keep the school alive and serving
the surrounding community.
Center School was built in 1893
in the middle of Aboite Township,
functioning as an actual school until
1946. In the late 1960s, it became
a meeting location for the Aboite
Township Community Association.
The one-room schoolhouse played the
role of town hall until 1970, when a
high school was erected, becoming the
new community meeting place.
In the 1970s, Huge was involved with
Settlers, Inc., a historical association
in Fort Wayne, when a teacher
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on the scene
approached her about presenting
Indiana history in Center School. “One
of my teacher friends said, ‘You’ve got
all those funny clothes. Would you
teach my students?’” Huge recalls.
More than 30 years later, Huge has
become known as the “Aboite Answer
Lady,” turning a part-time hobby into a
full-time mission.
Huge, who affectionately refers to
the schoolhouse as “The Old Girl,”
champions her cause of educating
Hoosiers on the history of their
state, which Huge says is not taught
thoroughly enough in schools.
“We’ve done a terrible job,” she says.
“All kinds of things are not being
passed on.”
She says that most students who
come through Center School, along
with many chaperones, don’t know
basic Indiana facts, like that the
Maumee River flows north, or that the
continental divide runs through Fort
Wayne.
“Sometimes [history is lost] because
nobody cares and nobody speaks up,”
Huge says. “If you don’t pass history
on—it’s gone.”
Huge explains to her students,
“History is horrible at times. It’s not
always kind, it’s cruel, but it’s always
interesting and it’s always a part of you.”
The schoolhouse itself is brimming
with tales from history, such as the
story of teacher Mary Kennedy, who
was mysteriously removed by the town
sheriff in the middle of lecturing and
placed in a mental health institute.
Faded, shabbily framed pictures of
former classes line the room, resting on
the lip of the chalkboard. Paintings of
Thomas Jefferson, who was responsible
for establishing the public school
system in America in 1787, and George
Washington hang proudly at the front
of the room, just above a tattered
American flag. And a bust of Abraham
Lincoln rests solemnly on a shelf,
guarding Huge’s collection of dusty
books.
Huge’s books symbolize the delicate
enough today,” Huge says. “I don’t
balance between history and oblivion.
treat the little folks any different than
One day she received a call from a
the big folks. The big words, I just
former student of Center School who
explain them. I tell students there’s a
was in failing health. Huge recalls the
big basket in the sky called ‘Lexicon,’
conversation she had with the woman.
and all the words in the world are up
“She said, ‘If you can come down
there. When you want a word, you put
and get up in my attic, you can have
your hand up there, and you take it
whatever you want.’”
down and you learn to pronounce it
Huge says the woman was afraid
and spell it, and then it’s yours for the
that her children would either sell
rest of your life.”
or burn her pool of materials, so
Huge believes that treating each
Huge salvaged the collection for the
student as an equal inspires curiosity
schoolhouse. Within the mass of paper, and intrigue about history. “You never
she discovered a ledger of school
know what they’re going to say,” she
attendance, beginning September
says. “Students ask me, ‘When did
1, 1866, the first time students were
history happen?’ Then I clap and say,
allowed back in school after
“History is horrible
the Civil War was over.
“They put all 72 [students]
at times. It’s not
in a one-room schoolhouse
always kind, it’s
because that’s all they could
cruel, but it’s
afford,” Huge says. “What
always
interesting
if that [information] had
and it’s always a
disappeared?”
part of you.”
Huge is not the only person
pulling for the success of the
—Linda Huge
schoolhouse. Fort Wayne’s
architectural preservation organization ‘Did you
ARCH honored Center School with its hear it?
coveted ARCHie award in 1995. ARCH Can you hear it now? It’s history.’”
supports the building as a historical
Of course, The Common School
contribution to the community. Center Journal has a level of disconnect
School received the 1995 Leonard
from today’s education: It asks
G. Murphy Award after extensive
students to extract the square root
renovations, including slate roofing
of 39,394 on paper, and its ideas on
and landscaping, were completed.
gender are largely outdated. But,
Inside the schoolhouse, an aged book like the one-room schoolhouse, at
lies on Huge’s desk at the front of the
the heart of the journal is a drive to
room. The Common School Journal,
encourage educators to, “always teach
a primer on successful teaching, was
something,” and the sentiment that a
published in the early 1800s for the
teacher “should love his business.”
country’s first public school educators.
Huge’s attachment to education
Under the section, “Qualifications
runs deeper than her own passion for
of Teachers,” the journal has several
history. It extends to the satisfaction she
standards, one being to, “Make no
receives from instilling knowledge in
effort to simplify language.” Huge is of
the next generation of great thinkers.
the same mind.
“I cannot tell you the hugs and love I
She treats every student who walks
have received,” she professes.
through the school’s doors as an equal,
As for the future, Huge says she’ll
regardless of age. “We don’t expect
continue teaching about times past.
“I’ll just keep doing what I do
until I can’t do it anymore.” ■
Linda Huge displays her historic
collection of books, desks, and
ledgers in Center School.
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 5
alumni
CONNEC TION
Professional societies
plan reunions, more
Alumni societies are
gearing up for spring with
plans for award presentations,
banquets, and outings.
FCS: The Family and
Consumer Sciences Alumni
Society board of directors
will host a spring brunch,
Saturday, May 17, at the
Alumni Center. Details will
be sent to home economics
and FCS alumni.
The Department of Family
and Consumer Sciences
is preparing to launch an
electronic newsletter. Alumni
who would like to receive
news and opportunities or to
share news with others are
asked to provide updates at
www.bsu.edu/alumni/fcsinfo/.
Journalism: The Journalism
Alumni Society board of
directors has appointed four
new members: Sam Keyes,
’04; Emily Schilling, ’81;
Shavonne Tate, ’06; and Greg
Weaver, ’83.
Keyes is a market graphic
specialist for Duke Realty
Corporation in Indianapolis;
Schilling serves as editor for
Electric Consumer magazine
in Indianapolis; Tate is
assistant media planner for
Mind Share in Chicago,
IL; and Weaver is deputy
public service editor for the
Indianapolis Star and News.
During its January 12
meeting, the board of
directors approved nominees
for the Outstanding Young
Alumnus Award, Outstanding
Journalism Alumnus Award,
and Hall of Fame. Awards
will be presented during the
annual Journalism Awards
luncheon, Wednesday,
April 2, at the Alumni Center.
Justin Gilbert, ’97, and
Heidi Monroe-Kroft, ’00,
were selected for the
Outstanding Young Alumnus
Award. Gilbert is an editorial
artist for Newsday in New
York, NY. An award-winning
graphic artist, he has been
at the scene of some of the
country’s most devastating
events, including Ground
Zero after 9-11.
Kroft is co-founder and vice
president of BLASTmedia in
Fishers. Her company recently
expanded to the West Coast.
Jason Whitlock, ’90, will be
honored with the Outstanding
Journalism Alumnus Award.
A columnist for the Kansas
City Star and sports radio
commentator at ESPN,
Whitlock has been voted
one of the ten best sports
columnists in the country.
Tony Majeri, retired senior
editor at the Chicago Tribune,
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Finals Week is April 28-May 2. You
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and will be delivered to
students by StART members
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The Student Alumni Relations Team (StART)
was created in 1984 to increase awareness
of alumni programs and promote
interaction between students and alumni.
n Senior Congrats Party—An annual event
for more than 20 years! This year it is Friday,
May 2, 2008. The farewell party is planned and
staffed entirely by StART. The event is hosted
prior to each spring commencement
to welcome our new alumni and
showcase all the Alumni
Association has to offer.
n Student
Ambassadors—StART
members serve as hosts for
visiting alumni and friends
at more than 200 alumni
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will be inducted into the
Journalism Hall of Fame.
Majeri has a long association
with the Department of
Journalism, working with
students and faculty both on
campus and at the Tribune.
There will be a journalism
alumni reunion, Saturday,
June 21, on campus. Details
will be mailed, or can be
accessed online,
www.bsu.edu/alumni/events/
blockparty08.
MCOB: The Miller College
of Business Alumni Society
will host its annual Alumni
Dialogue Days, Tuesday and
Wednesday, March 4-5, in the
Whitinger Business Building.
MCOB alumni who are
interested in speaking to
students about their careers
and opportunities in their
fields may contact the BSUAA
for details. Last year more
than 100 alumni participated
in the event.
Alumni enjoyed a
networking reception at
Conseco Fieldhouse in
Indianapolis and then watched
the Indiana Pacers play the
Cleveland Cavaliers,
February 20. Plans are under
way for the annual alumni
awards dinner in the fall.
NREM: Natural Resources
and Environmental
Management alumni and
friends will gather for their
annual awards dinner, Friday,
April 18, at 6:00 p.m.
at the Alumni Center,
following a student award
ceremony hosted by the
NREM department.
Professors Hugh Brown and
Tim Lyon will be recognized
as they plan to retire from
their positions, and three
alumni will receive awards for
their successful careers and
community involvement.
did you know?
The Alumni Association offers Notary Public services to all alumni
free of charge. For more information contact the Alumni Association.
“Born to be
a Cardinal”
membership
includes a Ball State
bib, a magnetic
photo frame, and
a $10.00 custodial
account through the
Ball State Federal
Credit Union.
Need more event information?
Visit us online or contact the
Alumni Association
phone: (765) 285-1080
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“To be an advocate for alumni,
to enrich their lives,
and involve them with
Ball State University.”
The Award of Achievement
will be presented to Roger
Hedge, ’78, ecologist with
the Indiana Natural Heritage
Data Center, Department of
Natural Resources, Division
of Nature Preserves. The
Award of Merit will go to
Amy Butcher Dillon, ’99, and
Kevin Rhodes, ’03.
Dillon is executive director
of the Shelby County Plan
Commission, Shelbyville.
Rhodes is an instructor
for agriculture and natural
resource classes at
Shawnee Community
College, Ullin, IL.
Nursing: The Nursing Alumni
Society will host its annual
alumni banquet, Saturday,
April 26, at the Alumni
Center. A reception will begin
at 5:30 p.m., with dinner
following at 6:30 p.m.
The 2008 Outstanding
Nursing Alumni Award
recipients and the 2008
Nursing Alumni Scholarship
Award recipients will be
honored during the banquet.
The nursing class of 1958
will celebrate its 50-year class
reunion at the banquet.
A reservation form and
banquet announcement will
be included in the spring
nursing alumni newsletter.
Teachers College: Teachers
College alumni, family, and
friends are invited to attend
an outing at the Children’s
Museum of Indianapolis,
Saturday, March 29, from
6:30-10:00 p.m.
Admission to the museum
is free, and the event is
co-sponsored by the Teachers
College Alumni Association
and the Department of Special
Education and Educational
Psychology. Information will
be sent to Teachers College
alumni.
The Teachers College
Alumni Association board
of directors is seeking
nominations for the Teachers
College Outstanding Alumni
Award and the Innovative
Education Grants.
Alumni chapters plan
spring, summer outings
Chapters have kept busy
with plans for spring events,
from golf outings to an
afternoon of theatre.
Adams-Wells: The AdamsWells Alumni Chapter will
have an Adopt-A-Highway
pick-up day Saturday,
April 19. Volunteers will meet
at 9:45 a.m. at the Preble
BSU welcomes newborns
into the Cardinal Family
The Ball State University Alumni Association welcomes
newborns into the Cardinal family. In partnership with the Ball
State Federal Credit Union (BSFCU), the Alumni Association
administers the program.
“Born to be a Cardinal” is designed for babies from birth to
12 months, who are the children or grandchildren of Ball State
alumni.
The program was established as an alumni service to
recognize the university’s newest legacies, honor alumni
families, and promote pride in Ball State. It provides the family a
mechanism to save for college through the BSFCU.
Cost of basic enrollment is $15.00. New members in the basic
plan will receive a Ball State bib, a magnetic photo frame with
the “Born to be a Cardinal” logo, and a $10.00 custodial account
opened in the child’s name at the BSFCU.
Members may opt to increase the minimum for their savings
plan. Amounts greater than $15.00 will be deposited directly
into the custodial account.
The enrollment form is available through the Alumni
Association Web site: www.bsu.edu/alumni.
Introducing our new members
• Jackson Alexander, Alexandria, born May 14, 2007
(Jennifer (Wood) Alexander, ’98, mother)
• Cameron Lich, Palm Harbor, FL, born December 5, 2007
(Jennifer Lich, ’94, mother)
• Ace Neff, Muncie, born January 31, 2008
(Aaron Neff, ’02, father)
• Brayden Pickett, Statesboro, GA,
born October 12, 2007
(William (Bill) Pickett, ’00MA02, father)
• Jack Reese, Seaside, CA,
born December 8, 2007
(Jill White Reese, ’98MA01, mother;
E. Charles White, ’65MA71, grandfather)
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 7
don’t miss these
COMING EVENTS
Greater Indianapolis: The
Greater Indianapolis Area
Alumni Chapter will host
its annual theater outing,
Sunday, March 2, at the
Indiana Repertory Theatre for
the performance of August
Wilson’s, The Piano Lesson.
Michiana: The Michiana
Alumni Chapter will host its
annual casino night, Saturday,
April 19. More information
will be mailed to area alumni.
Northeastern: The
Northeastern Indiana
Area Alumni Chapter has
scheduled a summer golf and
dinner outing, Wednesday,
July 16, at Cherry Hill Golf
Club. For more information
contact Matt Momper, ’83,
(260) 432-7543.
Keep up-to-date
with alumni news
Read our blog: A great
way to keep tabs on
what’s happening with
the Alumni Association
is to read our blog. Go
to www.ballstateaa.
wordpress.com.
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• Teachers College
Children’s Museum Outing
Saturday, March 29, Indianapolis
• Natural Resources and Environmental
Management Awards Dinner
Friday, April 18, Muncie
• Adams-Wells Adopt-A-Highway
Pick-Up Day
Saturday, April 19, Bluffton
Ball State University Alumni Association
Fireman’s Park, and clean-up
will be from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
At noon, Mike Pettibone,
’76, and Carol Pettibone, ’70,
will host a cookout at their
home for all volunteers.
For more information
contact Holly Mahnensmith,
’92, (260) 622-6188, or e-mail,
holly@onlyinternet.com.
The chapter’s annual golf
and dinner outing is planned
for Thursday, June 19, at
Timber Ridge Golf Club.
Registration will begin at
noon, with golf at 1:00 p.m.
and dinner at 6:00 p.m.
REUNIONS
(Above, from left) Karen
Shelnick, Cathy Andrews,
and Julie Daringer show
off their prizes from
Casino Night at Jillian’s
in Indianapolis. (Right)
Cardinal-to-be Amelia
Schultz and Charlie
Cardinal pose for a
photo before the
Adams-Wells family
bowling outing.
Class of 1958
Golden Anniversary Reunion
Thursday and Friday, June 19-20
Alumni Center
www.bsu.edu/alumni/reunions/1958/
Journalism Alumni Society
Block Party/Reunion
Saturday, June 21, Campus
Roast of Mark Popovich,
entertainment, campus tour
www.bsu.edu/alumni/events/
blockparty08
P O S T- I T S
Black Alumni: New officers
for the Black Alumni
Society are Pamala Morris,
’69MAE71, president; Joyce
Jamerson, ’97, vice president;
and Keith Robinson, ’95,
vice president. Mike Chisley,
’73, serves as Alumni
Council representative, and
Ben Robinson, ’70, is past
president. New members
are Carl Radford, ’87, and
Ebonee Cooper, ’06.
The Black Alumni Society
is making arrangements to
participate in a United Way
breakfast at the Indiana
Black Expo. A committee
was formed to plan a
summer social event in
Indianapolis for alumni.
The board is also planning
to assist the university in
recruiting minority students
and to provide funding
for a student scholarship.
Charles Haynes, associate
director of Admissions,
was the guest speaker at the
meeting.
The biennial Black
Alumni Reunion is set
for the first weekend in
August, 2009.
Class of 1958 Social
Committee: The Class of
1958 reunion planning
committee includes Norm
Beck, ’58MA62PhD71;
Carol Buttell,
’58MA60EdD00; Wayne
Campbell, ’58; Jack Cruse,
’58; Stephanie Davids,
’58MA74; Leigh Morris,
’58; Earl Muterspaugh,
’58MA63; Paul Parkison,
’58MA61; Tim Wagley, ’58;
and Betty Workman, ’58.
They will meet Wednesday,
March 5, at the Alumni
Center.
Members of the class of
’58 are encouraged to attend
their 50th anniversary
reunion on campus,
Thursday and Friday,
June 19-20.
Education Redefined:
Join President Jo Ann
M. Gora and other Ball
State representatives for
the Atlanta Area Alumni
Education Redefined
Reception at the Carter
Center in Atlanta, GA,
Friday, April 11. The
reception will begin at
5:30 p.m., and guests will
be able to tour the center.
Dinner will be at 7:00 p.m.
Job Fair: The annual
BSU Teacher Fair will be
Wednesday, April 30, and
is open to undergraduate
students and alumni who
will be certified to teach this
year. School corporations
will conduct interviews
Thursday, May 1. Contact
the Career Center,
(765) 285-1522 for more
information or to register.
alumni council
MEET YOUR 2008
ALUMNI COUNCIL
REPRESENTING
ALUMNI
INTERESTS
AT BALL STATE
The Ball State
University Alumni
Association
currently serves
146,454 alumni
with known
addresses. The
Alumni Council is
the Association’s
governing body.
Tom Farris, ’67, is
this year’s president.
New officers are
Terry Coleman,
’84, and Fred
Cox, ’74. John
Bergman, ’71, and
Jim Ittenbach,
’71, are newly
appointed Council
representatives.
Thomas L. Farris, ’67
president
Terry R. Coleman, ’84
vice president
Frederick E. Cox, Jr., ’74
vice president
John S. Bergman, ’71
Natural Resources
Farris, president
of T. L. Farris
and Associates,
has served as an
active Alumni
Council member
for more than a
decade, initially
as a representative
from the Miller
College of
Business.
Coleman
previously served
as the Natural
Resources and
Environmental
Management
representative.
He is the north
region supervisor
for the Indiana
Department of
Natural Resources.
A member of the
Black Alumni
Constituent Society,
Cox previously
served on the
Council as an
at-large member.
He is business
communications
manager for
General Motors in
Marion.
Bergman is past
president of the
NREM Alumni
Society board of
directors. He is
assistant director
of the Division
of State Parks
and Reservoirs
for the Indiana
Department of
Natural Resources.
W. James
Ittenbach, ’71
Miller College
of Business
A past president
of the Miller
College of
Business Alumni
board, Ittenbach
is president and
CEO of Strategic
Marketing and
Research in
Carmel.
2008 ALUMNI COUNCIL
OFFICERS
President
Thomas L. Farris, ’67, Muncie
President Elect
Jo Ann Johnston, ’85MA88, Fort Wayne
BSU Foundation Representative
R. Wayne Estopinal, ’79, Jeffersonville
Past President
Charles E. Green, ’72MAE75EdD82,
Fort Wayne
Vice President
Terry R. Coleman, ’84, Fremont
Vice President
Frederick E. Cox, Jr., ’74, Indianapolis
Vice President
Douglas W. Reddington, ’78, Indianapolis
Vice President
Kim Stout, ’82, Granger
Executive Director
Ed Shipley, ’68MA71, Muncie
Board of Trustee Representatives
Thomas L. DeWeese, ’68MBA69, Muncie
Hollis E. Hughes, Jr., ’65MA73, South Bend
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Architecture
James C. Lake, ’95, Jeffersonville
Miller College of Business
W. James Ittenbach, ’71, Pendleton
Family and Consumer Sciences
Jacqueline J. Johnston, ’64MA67, Muncie
Journalism
Sarah A. Maisto, ’96, Avon
Natural Resources
John S. Bergman, ’71, Fishers
Nursing
Kathy I. Hutson, ’80MA82AS92, Daleville
Teachers College
Philip L. Metcalf, ’70, North Webster
ALUMNI CHAPTERS
Adams-Wells
Holly R. Mahnensmith, ’92MAE96, Ossian
Indianapolis
Michael L. Shumaker, ’73MAE77, Indianapolis
Michiana
Vincent J. Von Der Vellen, ’87, Elkhart
Northeastern Indiana
Michael M. McMillen, ’67, Fort Wayne
CONSITUENT SOCIETIES
Alumni Ambassadors
Thomas L. Andrews, ’77, Brownsburg
Black Alumni
Michael L. Chisley, ’73, Indianapolis
Cardinal Football Alliance
Ronald N. Duncan, Jr., ’88, Noblesville
AT-LARGE MEMBERS
James A. Andrew, ’71, Lafayette
John H. Bowles, ’67, Muncie
Julie C. Bradshaw, ’80, Avon
Jennifer J. Budreau, ’84, Fishers
Thomas D. Cochrun, ’68, Cambria, CA
Jerilyn K. Giska, ’84, Lawrenceburg
Richard J. Hall, ’89, Carmel
Kerry L. Hendel, ’96, Cincinnati, OH
Jenell Joiner, ’65, Gary
Larry W. Metzing, ’71, Zionsville
Annette A. Munoz, ’02, Rockville
Edward M. Sitar, III, ’94, Chicago, IL
Robin L. Sparks, ’89, Troy, NY
Stephanie M. Walton, ’92, Lafayette, CO
Lori K. Wean, ’85, Greenfield
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 9
beyond the classroom
Ball State, Simon and Schuster, and Booksource present
Electronic
Author Visits
EAVs provide opportunities
for children to meet and interact
with best-selling children’s authors
by Katherine Tryon
I
n 1996 Andrew Clements introduced
Nicholas Allen, a spirited fifth grader
who invented a new word in his first
novel, Frindle. Twelve years later, Ball
State, in partnership with Simon and
Schuster, Inc., and The Booksource, Inc.,
is introducing best-selling authors such
as Clements to children across North
America through Electronic Author Visits.
“Kids will always love to read,” Laurie
Mullen, associate dean for Teacher
Education, says. “I think that any of us,
when we meet the person behind a book,
someone we have an affiliation with, that
encourages [us] not only to read more, but
perhaps to write.”
The Electronic Author Visits (EAVs) are
the first presentations of their kind and
are designed to allow elementary students
the opportunity to interact with authors.
Simon and Schuster approached Ball State
Photos courtesy, Simon and Schuster
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beyond the classroom
with the innovative idea because of the
university’s Electronic Field Trip series.
“They saw what we were capable
of doing with our Electronic Field
Trip series, and wondered what it
might look like if that similar format
were taken with bringing authors to
children,” Mullen explains.
Mary McAveney, vice president of
marketing for Simon and Schuster,
notes that traditionally, authors
have traveled to schools and talked
with students about being an author
or about their books. She believes
the EAV venture will enhance that
experience.
“[Students] really love to be able to
meet the authors of the books they
are reading,” McAveney says. “So,
obviously, Ball State’s outreach through
their EFT program was a very nice way
of making it possible for kids to meet
[authors] virtually.”
The EAVs will be free to schools,
which Michelle Fadlalla, Simon
and Schuster director of marketing,
education, and library, suggests is a
great benefit of the series.
“This really allows a lot of the schools
and libraries, regardless of their budget,
to meet some of these best sellers and
award winners,” Fadlalla says.
Simon and Schuster’s announcement
of the EAVs at the American Library
Association Conference in January
sparked a great deal of interest
from other publishers and authors,
according to Mullen, who says just two
weeks after the announcement nearly
a hundred schools from the United
States and two from Canada had signed
up to participate in the first event.
The EAVs will be dispersed
over the course of the next three
academic years. Clements, the first
of at least nine authors, will be on
campus Monday, March 17 through
Wednesday, March 19. During his
visit, he will deliver an interactive
presentation and be available at
a book signing for the Muncie
community. The next day, he will
deliver his presentation again, but it
will be broadcast live to schools across
North America that will tune in via
“Kids need to be fluid in
computer technology, but the
skills needed to be successful,
no matter how you slice it, are
still surrounding the literacies
of reading and writing. [The EAV
experience] is just one other way
to encourage kids to open a book
and to read it.”
—Laurie Mullen
the Internet or Public Broadcasting.
Finally, there will be three video
conferences with four to six schools
participating in each.
After each EAV, interviews and
presentations will be repackaged into a
Web presentation, a ‘Webisode,’ similar
to an Electronic Field Trip, and put on
the EAV Web site, www.bsu.edu/
myvisit/.
Elementary students are not the
only ones benefiting from the EAVs.
Ball State education students will have
practical experience through creating
materials that will coincide with the
each author’s visit. Teams comprised
of two Ball State education students
and a practicing classroom teacher
will work with each author and Simon
and Schuster to create lesson plans and
Andrew Clements is the first
author in the Electronic Author
Visit series, scheduled for
Monday through Wednesday,
March 17-19. Clements’ first
novel, Frindle, has sold more than
two-million copies.
modules for teachers to implement in
their classes.
Mullen gives high praise to the
additional benefit for Ball State
education majors. “This is [an
opportunity] that we are really
excited about because it does position
[Ball State] students in authentic
professional situations, working with
a very big publishing house and highlevel authors,” she explains. “We are
preparing them to write high-quality
curricula, and this allows students a
real, authentic opportunity to use them.”
Once the materials are written,
teachers from Muncie-area schools will
test them in their classrooms and give
feedback.
“When the modules go up online they
are not just [lessons] that we’ve written,
but they are [lessons] that we’ve tested
out in schools with real kids and real
teachers. [The materials] have been
refined and shaped,” Mullen says.
Mullen believes the EAV program
provides a competitive means for
teachers to get the point across to their
students that reading is important.
She points out that there are many
technologies, such as television, video
games, and computers, that compete for
children’s attention outside of school,
and although they can be used for
educational purposes, nothing replaces
the basic skills of literacy.
“Kids need to be fluid in computer
technology, but the skills needed to be
successful, no matter how you slice it,
are still surrounding the literacies of
reading and writing,” she says. “[The
EAV experience] is just one other way
to encourage kids to open a book and to
read it.” ■
D.J. McHale is the second author in
the Electronic Author Visit series.
He is scheduled to be on campus,
Monday through Wednesday, April
28-30. Pendragon, his first book
series, is a number-one New York
Times best-selling series.
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across
C A M PUS
University to grant honorary doctorates to Bell, Ellerbrook
An acclaimed journalist
and an Indiana business
executive responsible for
directing the multi-billiondollar Vectren Corporation
will be recognized with
honorary degrees from Ball
State during its annual spring
commencement exercises,
Saturday, May 3.
The Ball State board of
trustees has approved granting
honorary doctorates to former
ABC network newsman
Steve Bell and Vectren
Corporation chairman Niel C.
Ellerbrook, ’70.
For 20 years beginning in
the late 1960s, Bell helped
bring the news of the world
into America’s living rooms as
a national and international
correspondent for ABC News.
Among his many
assignments for the network
was covering wars in Vietnam
and Cambodia from 1970 to
1971 and again as chief Asia
correspondent based in Hong
Kong during the period
1972-73.
In between the overseas
tours, he served as ABC’s
southern correspondent
and Atlanta bureau chief,
documenting the continuing
civil rights struggle of
African-Americans in
the Deep South and the
presidential campaign and
attempted assassination of
former Alabama Governor
George Wallace.
The network in 1974 named
Bell to be its correspondent
at the White House, where
he covered the Watergate
scandal and the resignation
of former President Richard
Nixon. The following year, he
was tapped as news anchor
for the network’s broadcast
day starters Good Morning
America and World News This
Morning, positions he retained
until leaving ABC in 1987.
After a five-year stint as
news anchor at KYW-TV
in Philadelphia, PA and
national correspondent for
Westinghouse Broadcasting,
Bell joined the faculty at
Ball State as the Edmund
F. and Virginia B. Ball
endowed chairman of
telecommunications. He
retired from active teaching
last year, but maintains his
association with the university
as professor emeritus of
telecommunications.
Ellerbrook worked for
the national firm Arthur
Andersen and Co. for ten
years before joining a small
local utility company called
Indiana Energy, where he
rose steadily through the
management ranks. He was
ultimately named president
and chief operating officer in
October 1997.
By June of 1999, Ellerbrook
had steered the company
toward a merger with
SIGCORP, the holding
company for Southern Indiana
Gas and Electric. The resulting
partnership created what
is now known as Vectren
Corporation.
Ellerbrook was named
chairman of the board and
Governor appoints two Ball State trustee members
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Frank
Bracken, who
has served
on Ball State’s
board of
Bracken trustees since
1980, has been
reappointed
and Matt
Momper,
’83, has
Momper been named
a new member of Ball
State’s board of trustees.
The appointments
were made by Indiana
Governor Mitch Daniels.
Momper replaces Gregory
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Fehribach, ’81MA83,
whose term expired
December 31, 2007.
Bracken, Indianapolis, is
vice president of the board
of trustees and a member
of the Ball State University
Foundation Board of
Directors. A private
attorney, he formerly served
as deputy secretary of the
U.S. Department of the
Interior.
Bracken earned his
undergraduate degree
from Carleton College and
his law degree from the
University of Michigan.
Momper is president
of Momper Insulation
in Fort Wayne. He
received Ball State’s
Distinguished Alumnus
Award, the highest honor
bestowed by the Alumni
Association, in 2007.
He currently serves on
the boards of directors for
the Ball State University
Foundation and the
Northeastern Indiana Ball
State Alumni Chapter.
Momper has a master’s
degree in business
administration from
Drake University.
chief executive officer of the
new venture, headquartered
in Evansville. Although he
has since relinquished his
CEO responsibilities, he
remains the corporation’s
chairman.
His pending honorary
degree caps a progression of
recognitions that Ellerbrook
has received from Ball State
since 1995, when he was
chosen by the Miller College
of Business for its Award of
Distinction.
He was admitted to the
Business Hall of Fame
in 1999 and received a
Distinguished Alumnus
Award in 2001, for
outstanding service to the
university and Alumni
Association.
in other
NEWS
Bowen Center awarded
grant to examine
local voting facilities
Ball State’s Bowen Center
for Public Affairs will assess
the potential use of vote
centers in two Indiana
counties as part of a major
national initiative to improve
U.S. elections.
The Pew Center on the
States’ Making Voting Work
initiative and the JEHT
Foundation have awarded
the Bowen Center $202,600
to weigh the use and
effectiveness of conveniently
located voting facilities
piloted in Wayne and
Tippecanoe counties in 2007.
The assessment will
examine the impact on voter
turnout, cost, efficiency on
election day operations,
and public opinion. A
Ball State
fun facts
decision is expected in 2009
about whether to allow other
counties to adopt vote centers.
Raymond Scheele, Bowen
Center co-director and
political science professor,
said states are grappling
increasingly with the problem
of overcrowded, inconveniently
located, and poorly designed
polling places.
Indiana is one of several
states experimenting with
voter centers that replace
neighborhood precincts and
allow voters to cast ballots at
larger, more centralized polling
facilities.
The voting center assessment
is the first major project for
the Bowen Center, which was
established last year to provide
training to public officials
and provide university-based,
nonpartisan research aimed
at improving the performance
and delivery of government
services. The operation honors
former Indiana Governor Otis
R. “Doc” Bowen, LLD78,
for his many years of public
service benefiting the residents
of Indiana.
BSU Police become
first in state to gain
accreditation
Ball State’s commitment
to improve campus safety
recently took a major step
forward when the Department
of Public Safety received
accreditation from the
Commission on Accreditation
for Law Enforcement Agencies
(CALEA), based in Fairfax, VA.
The department becomes the
first such unit at a college or
university in Indiana to receive
the organization’s national
stamp of approval. In order
to receive accreditation, Ball
State police had to demonstrate
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The statue of Beneficence, dedicated in 1937, is the last
commissioned work of Daniel Chester French, best known
as the sculptor of the Abraham Lincoln statue in the Lincoln
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
compliance with more than
400 CALEA benchmarks.
CALEA approved Ball
State’s accreditation during
its fall conference in
Colorado Springs, CO. The
commission has accredited
about 600 police agencies,
including 47 campus law
enforcement departments.
Ball State approves
four charter schools
Ball State has approved
four new charter schools
to open in the fall of
2008: Imagine Schools
on Broadway in Fort
Wayne, Imagine Indiana
Life Sciences AcademyEast in Indianapolis,
Hoosier Academy-Muncie,
and Hoosier AcademyIndianapolis.
Based upon a charter
school review panel
recommendation and after
receiving community input at
each school’s public meeting,
President Jo Ann M. Gora
approved the sponsorship of
the schools.
Imagine Schools on
Broadway will begin serving
students in grades K-5 in the
fall of 2008, with a proposed
enrollment of 550 students.
By 2013, the school plans to
expand its enrollment to 600
students.
Imagine Indiana Life
Sciences Academy-East will
serve students in grades K-5,
with a proposed enrollment
of 575 students. It plans to
expand to 1,025 students in
K-8 by 2013.
Hoosier AcademyIndianapolis will serve
students in grades K-10 with
a proposed enrollment of 400.
It plans also to expand to 800
students in grades K-12
by 2013.
Hoosier Academy-Muncie
will serve students in grades
K-10 with proposed
enrollment of 200 students.
It plans to expand to 400
students in grades K-12
by 2013.
General smoking ban, new core curriculum,
distance ed nursing program meet trustees’ approval
Ball State will observe
a general smoking ban
on campus starting
Monday, March 17, with
the resumption of classes
after spring break. Plans
for making Ball State
largely smoke-free in 2008
received the enthusiastic
backing of the university’s
board of trustees during
its December 2007
meeting, when the trustees
voted their unanimous
endorsement.
With the policy in
force, smoking will be
prohibited in all buildings
and outdoor campus
areas except in designated
locations. Specific university
apartments, selected by
the Office of Housing and
Residence Life, will be
exempt.
Anyone who fails to
comply with the antismoking policy may be
fined $50 per occurrence.
Fines will be used to fund
health and wellness programs,
including smoking cessation.
A University Senate
proposal making the first
comprehensive changes to Ball
State’s Core Curriculum in
two decades also received the
board’s assent.
The new Core Curriculum is
designed to develop students’
critical thinking skills needed
to succeed in the 21st century.
The plan calls for greater
depth and rigor in written
and oral communication,
natural and social sciences,
and fine arts. Traditional
classroom information will be
connected to problem-solving
experiences that transform
information into judgment.
Consistent with the
university’s strategic plan,
the new curriculum calls for
a capstone experience that
demonstrates a student’s
ability to actually
transform information into
knowledge, knowledge into
judgment, and judgment
into action.
A new Web-based
distance education program
leading to a doctor of
nursing practice degree also
was approved.
With the university’s
housing and dining
expenditures expected to
increase by approximately
3.7 percent next year,
the board also approved
changes in undergraduate
student room and board
contracts for the
2008-09 academic year.
The net financial impact
on in-residence students
will vary according to
their respective room and
board plans, although the
standard, double-room rate
will increase from $7,240 to
$7,598.
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Burris Laboratory School
has been listed among the
nation’s best high schools in
a “2008 Best High School”
analysis by U.S. News and
World Report.
Burris, which serves as
a laboratory for Ball State’s
teaching majors, received a
silver rating. It was one of
only eight schools in Indiana
to be awarded gold or silver
status. The honor went to less
than three percent of schools
nationwide.
U.S. News analyzed academic
and enrollment data from
more than 18,000 public high
schools across the country and
issued gold, silver, and bronze
ratings to top schools.
Burris also was recognized
as a Blue Ribbon School by the
U.S. Department of Education
in September 2007.
Burris, the state’s only K-12
public school, enrolls about
500 students.
Weaver to step down as TC dean
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U.S. News ranks
Burris among best
Former BSU director, Marie Fraser,
leaves legacy of dedication
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Delta Kappa Gamma, Altrusa
International, Historic
Muncie, Inc., and Historic
Landmarks Foundation of
Indiana.
In addition, she served as
president for Women’s Press
Club of Indiana, Women
in Communications, Inc.
(WICI), and Indiana High
School Press Association.
For service to the state
of Indiana, Fraser was
honored with the Sagamore
of the Wabash, the highest
honor bestowed by Indiana’s
governor.
In 1961, for outstanding
service to Ball State, her
community, and her
profession, Fraser was
honored by the Ball State
Alumni Association with
the Distinguished Alumnus
Award.
Retiring from the university
in 1987, she was recognized
with a 1988 Benny Award,
acknowledging her long
and dedicated service to the
university and the Alumni
Association.
initiatives that have shaped
the college into one of the
premier education schools
in the country.
Under his leadership,
Teachers College has
developed several nationally
recognized programs,
including the Electronic
Field Trips and its
Professional Development
Schools (PDS) network.
In addition, it created
the Indiana Academy for
Science, Mathematics, and
Humanities.
Also during Weaver’s
tenure as dean, Ball State
became one of the first
schools in the nation
to require laptops for
enrolling teacher education
majors and is currently the
only Indiana university
authorizing charter schools.
Provost honored by Japanese University
Ball State Photo Services
Marie Fraser, ’45, Ball
State’s director emeritus of
Public Information Services,
died January 21, in Muncie.
While a student at
Ball State, Fraser studied
journalism and served as
editor-in-chief of the Ball
State News. She joined the Ball
State staff in 1961. As director
of the News Bureau and Photo
Services, she oversaw news
dissemination to all media
contacts nationwide on behalf
of the university.
Fraser began her
professional career as a
teacher of journalism, English,
and photography at Southport
High School in Indianapolis.
For a time, she worked for
the Indianapolis News and
represented the newspaper
at the coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II in 1953.
A prolific freelance writer,
Fraser had articles published
in magazines, both in the
United States and abroad.
She belonged to a host of
professional organizations,
including National Federation
of Press Women, the Delaware
County Historical Society,
After 14 years
of leading Ball
State’s Teachers
College, Roy
Weaver,
’68MAE71, will step down
as dean in order to devote
more time to teaching and
conducting research. He
will remain in his current
position until a successor has
been found.
Weaver will continue his
service to the university
as professor of curriculum
in the Department of
Educational Studies—the
same role in which he began
his career at Ball State in
1980.
Weaver was promoted to
dean in 1993, following ten
years as associate dean of
Teachers College. He leaves
his mark on a number of
the college’s programs and
Ball State
Provost Terry
King has earned
international
honors
from Japan’s Osaka
Prefecture University
for his distinguished
service, dedication, and
contributions to education,
science, and technology.
King, a chemical
engineer, was awarded
the second Honorary
Professorship Award,
following Sir John M.
Thomas of Cambridge,
considered a pioneer in the
field of modern solid-state
chemistry.
King’s contributions
to industry, academic
research, and higher
education administration
all contributed to his
selection for the award.
At Ball State, he has
played a pivotal role in
guiding the university’s
efforts to enhance STEM
(science, technology,
engineering, and math)
education through the
university’s development
of young teachers.
Prior to coming to
Ball State, King was
the distinguished
Leroy C. Paslay chair
in engineering at
Kansas State University,
while also serving as
dean of the College of
Engineering.
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T
Cardinal
fans reflect
on their trip
north for the
International
Bowl game
16 Ball State Alumnus / March 2008
Bound
d
by Danya L. Pysh
I
n their first Bowl game appearance
since 1996, the Ball State Cardinals
battled with the Scarlet Knights
of Rutgers in Toronto, Canada,
January 5, in the second annual
International Bowl.
“I’ve been fortunate to coach
in eight other bowl games, and I
was proud of Ball State to have an
opportunity to play a great team like
Rutgers,” says Head Football Coach
Brady Hoke. “The best moment for
me was getting the Bowl bid and the
reaction of the kids in this program.
It’s been five years of hard work by a
lot of people.”
More than 2,000 Ball State fans
traveled north to enjoy the festivities
associated with the game. From places
far and wide, they arrived by plane, by
bus, and in individual vehicles.
Ball State’s Alumni Association
chartered five buses that arrived in
Toronto on Thursday evening after
an eight-hour journey. Along the way,
travelers amused themselves with books,
videos, and conversation. After crossing
the Canadian border, Lewis Gillespie,
who traveled on one of the buses with
friends Steve and Kay Anderson,
remembers finding another pastime.
“Of course, when we got into
Canada, we saw all the mileage signs
that say, ‘kilometers.’ So we tried
to figure out how many miles, [for
example], 200 kilometers would be.”
They arrived in Toronto enthusiastic,
despite bitter-cold temperatures of
16 degrees and lower, which provided
a wintry backdrop to the fifth-largest
city in North America.
Those who arrived earlier in the
week, including the players, took
advantage of the opportunity to see the
sights of the city, including the worldfamous CN Tower, Canadian Hockey
Hall of Fame, Casa Loma, and Toronto
Harbor.
Peggy Briner, making her first trip to
Toronto, noted that it’s a progressive,
interesting, and vastly international
city, “with pride in its diverse ethnic
backgrounds and a wide range of
languages.”
sports feature
Alumni David and Barbara
Abernathy had visited the city a year
before, but had never seen the “hidden
gem” of Toronto, the underground.
With its 16 miles of walkway packed
with 1,200 shops and links to some
of Toronto’s major attractions, it is a
sizeable network.
“We went into the underground and
spent a lot of time walking around
in amazement about how they could
build that. It was interesting,” David
Abernathy observes.
On the eve of game day, events
associated with the International Bowl,
including the Battle of the Bands, were
in full swing.
“Both bands were similar in size,
around 180 members,” says Gillespie.
“At the end, the announcer called it a
tie. I guessed that would happen. Why
would they pick one over the other?
They were both excellent.”
Following the band competition,
the International Bowl Preview Show,
featuring Coach Hoke, Athletics
Director Tom Collins, and Executive
Director of Cardinal Varsity Club Jerry
Peirson, was well-attended by fans in
Toronto and broadcast in Muncie by
WIPB-TV.
“Friday night, the hotel was
buzzing with Ball State people,” Hoke
acknowledges. “The pre-game show was
packed. That was neat to experience.”
In preparation for the noon kick-off
at the Rogers Centre on Saturday, the
Alumni Association hosted a pre-game
rally at Windows, a restaurant within
the stadium. Gillespie describes it as a
unique experience.
“That was wonderful. The food was
great, and you could actually look out
[over the field] while eating breakfast
and see the team warming up.”
According to Ken Briner, who along
with his wife Peggy traveled with the
team, it was quickly evident the players
were focused. “All the players and
coaches had a work-type attitude,” he
says. “They knew they had a job to do.”
As fans took their seats in the
stadium as part of a crowd of 31,455,
they noticed a number of unfamiliar
faces that had joined them to cheer for
the Cardinals.
“Sitting out among the Ball State
fans, there were several rows of
Canadian people,” observes Laura
Hoke, the coach’s wife. “They were very
supportive, and they really knew their
American football.”
Despite Ball State’s best effort to
overcome their opponent, the final
score was 52-30, in Rutgers’ favor. The
Cardinals finished their 2007 season
7-6 overall, with a 5-2 record in the
MAC.
Hoke, though disappointed with the
Bowl loss, was not discontented with
the performance of his team. “The goal
was to win, so we didn’t achieve our
goal, but I was proud of how our team
represented Ball State and how they
represented this program,” he says.
Since their return from Canada,
outstanding players on the team have
received accolades.
Two weeks after the Bowl, nine
student-athletes were selected to the
first and third All-MAC teams by
the league’s 13 head coaches. Also,
the American Football Coaches
Association selected Chris Miller,
junior punter, to the All-America
Team, the only All-America team in
the country chosen exclusively by
collegiate head coaches.
With players earning national
attention, Ball State is continuing to
expand and increase the depth and
breadth of its football program. A 2008
recruiting class of 21 outstanding high
school players will join many returning
players. The Cardinals are already in
winter conditioning, preparing for
their annual spring football game,
Saturday, April 12.
In an assertion of good news for fans
and promise for the future, Hoke says
the program’s progress is evidenced
through this year’s International Bowl
appearance. “This was a learning
process for us as a program, and as
a team, for what we’d like to make a
yearly venture,” Hoke concludes. ■
Photos in this feature are by Ball State
Photo Services and the Ball State Alumni
Association.
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 17
compiled by Denise Greer and Jessica Riedel
N
ervous anticipation on the first day of college;
the thrill of activity during Homecoming;
a feeling of satisfaction after doing well on a final;
thoughts of professors who leave a lasting mark; a sense
of accomplishment at commencement. These memories are
the common threads woven in the fabric of college life
for generations of Ball State students. With the university’s
90th anniversary on the horizon, representatives from classes
since the 1930s reflect on their own college experience.
Ball State’s 2007 Homecoming
opening day festivities included
an evening bonfire.
Don Lemish, ’65; Sue Lemish, ’67
Harrisonburg, VA
Retired college administrator
and athletics director; retired
elementary school teacher
Chris Courtney, ’88
Naples, Italy
Political Advisor, NATO
A group of 1950s students
roast marshmallows
on the Quad.
Velma Grischke, ’32
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Retired teacher
Chris Clark, ’01MA02
Norfolk, VA
Senior Marketing Intelligence
Manager, Ferguson Enterprises
Betty Rybolt, ’45
Muncie
Director Emerita of Residence Halls
Ball State University
Brian Geiselhart
Langhorne, PA
Senior, entrepreneurship major
Leigh Morris, ’58
LaPorte
Executive Director
Indiana Toll Road
Ebony Strong
Indianapolis
Junior, marketing major
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 19
V
elma Grischke, who graduated
in 1932 from Ball State Teachers
College, recalls working her way
through school and spending a great
deal of time in the library. “I studied
at night,” she says, because, “I worked
in a restaurant from five to eight in
the mornings.”
Though she says it’s been “too many
years” to vividly recall some facts,
at age 97, Grischke still has fond
memories of her time on campus,
including remembering some of her
favorite professors. “Miss Beeman
was my home ec teacher and Dr.
Mink was my Latin teacher,” says
Grischke, who majored in Latin and
taught Latin after leaving Ball State.
She lived off-campus in a private
home, but Grischke explains she
took full advantage of her time at
Ball State, focusing on academics,
participating in social activities,
and taking part in her graduation
ceremony.
“Yes, I did attend commencement,”
she says with pride. “I loved my
college days. I just loved going to
school there.”
Grischke’s college experience was
not unlike that of other students
throughout Ball State’s history.
From their first days on campus
through commencement, students
face the challenge of balancing work,
classes, and fun. They broaden their
horizons through academic pursuits,
personal interactions with professors
and friends, and immersion into a
full scope of activities.
Fittingly, the graduates and
students featured here recall pivotal
Flappers. Prohibition. The first
talking movie. At Ball State and
throughout the nation, the 1920s
was a period of change, growth,
and prosperity. What began the Jazz
Age as the Indiana State Normal
School, Eastern Division, had become
Ball State Teachers College by the
time the stock market crashed in
1929. In between, the university
20 Ball State Alumnus / March 2008
Cheerleaders promoted enthusiasm at activities that preceded the 1951
Homecoming game. Ball State played Indiana State Teachers College.
moments that defined their time, like
thousands of others, at Ball State.
Note: Respondents’ answers are in
order according to graduation year.
Welcome to Ball State
Q
The first college experience
for many students is orientation,
introducing freshmen to campus
life. What do you remember of
orientation?
A Chris Clark, ’01MA02: I
remember being awed at the size of
Ball State. I came from a very small
high school and a smaller town in
expanded facilities by 350 percent,
adding a central heating plant, the
Science Building (now the Burkhardt
Building), Ball Gymnasium, the
Library and Assembly Hall (now
North Quadrangle), Lucina Hall, and
Burris Laboratory School.
When, in the mid-20s, Robert S.
and Helen M. Lynd came to Muncie
and began their famous Middletown
southern Indiana and I found Ball
State kind of intimidating.
Q A sense of urgency to enroll early
for classes before they are closed has
been common through the years, but
the way registration is conducted has
evolved. What do you recall of how
you registered for classes?
A
Leigh Morris, ’58: I remember a
lot of paperwork and the importance
of registering early in order to get the
classes and the professors you really
wanted. Everything was done by
hand.
Don Lemish, ’65: We would register
by speaking to an advisor. The advisor
Studies, the small school consisted
of two buildings in the middle of
a cornfield—hardly a factor in the
local economy. But as time passed
and students and faculty flocked to
the town, the significant influence
of the college institution on the
surrounding community would be
revealed.
Homecoming has been a focal event on campus for more than 80 years.
The bed race, begun in 1981, is one of the more popular activities.
helped us fill out a schedule and then
we would go to a long line in a place
called The Tally.
Brian Geiselhart, senior: Basically,
I can go online and look for
different classes. I can click on a
course description, and find out the
professors who are teaching
[the course].
Q
The excitement of class on the
first day can be intimidating and
exhilarating at the same time. What
do you recall of your feelings on your
first day of classes?
A
Lemish: [My first class] was an
8:00 a.m. intermediate swimming
class, taught by Coach Fred Kehoe.
I hated the class because it was too
cold to be swimming that early in the
morning.
Clark: My first day on campus, I was
completely overwhelmed until I met
up with two other students I went to
high school with. We immediately
started hanging out together.
Ebony Strong, junior: I even
remember what I had on, a pink shirt
and blue jeans. I remember I was
walking down the street and I looked
over at the bell tower and I thought,
“I am in college, oh my goodness.”
Academics
As the nation struggled through
the Great Depression, Ball State
continued to flourish throughout
the 1930s. Though some projects
on Ball State’s campus were delayed
because of lack of funding, the
decade saw major expansion. New
Yorkers constructed the Empire
State Building in 1931, while in
Muncie, the Fine Arts Building, the
Museum of Art, and Elliott Hall were
being completed. The community
banded together to erect the
Beneficence statue in 1937, and the
landmark still looks over campus
today.
Because times were tough, most
students had to balance work and
classes, but there was still fun to be
had nearby. Popular hangouts of
the day included The Pine Shelf and
The Tally-Ho, where students could
socialize, play cards, and dance.
Q
Classrooms, whether big or
small, remain the havens of learning
on campus. Describe what your
classrooms were like.
A
Betty Rybolt, ’45: Oh [class sizes]
weren’t too big. I suppose 20-some
people, maybe not even that big.
Morris: Classes were generally small
and the professors got to know their
students well.
Strong: My first class in college was
History 150, and it was in TC 114.
That room fit about 70 people, and I
thought, “I’m at least going to sit in the
front row, because if the teacher doesn’t
remember anybody in here, maybe
he’ll remember me.”
Q
Resources inside and outside of the
classroom have evolved over time, and
technology has helped shape the college
learning environment, from the days
of dictaphones to wireless Internet.
Describe your class materials and
resources.
A Rybolt: I had a notebook for each
class that I took.
Morris: Textbooks were colorless and
drab, but pertinent and to the point.
Lemish: Technology was an opaque
projector and electric typewriter.
Chris Courtney, ’88: [Textbooks
were] big and expensive. [Computers
were] slow and complicated, no
Windows back then.
Clark: We mainly used hardcover
textbooks. I did use one of the
e-books when I was in grad school.
I was among one of the first classes to
use the Internet as references. I also
remember e-mail. The first time I got
an attachment e-mailed to me,
I didn’t know what to do. I had to call
for help.
Geiselhart: Blackboard [an online
class resource] makes it easier for
students to access information
quickly. If you’re taking notes and you
forget something, the professor’s notes
are online so you can get them later.
If you lose your syllabus, it’s there, it’s
ready to go. If you want to e-mail the
entire class because you’re sick, you
can do that.
Strong: My laptop is attached to me
at the hip, and so is my cell phone.
[We have] three or four textbooks for
a class. For one of my French courses,
I had four CDs and I actually had to
listen to them all to be prepared.
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 21
World War II shaped the
1940s across the nation, and
Ball State was no exception.
During the pre-war years, record
numbers of students registered
for classes. Campus activities
were abundant, and included
football games, and sorority and
fraternity dances.
Betty Rybolt, ’45, remembers
taking part in fall leaf-raking
Q Though students take dozens of
courses, there are always professors
who leave lasting impressions. Who
were some of your favorite professors,
and why?
A Rybolt: I remember having Dr.
LaFollette for a teacher, and he had a
terrific memory. When you would go
to his class for the first time, he would
learn all of your names. When I would
pass him on campus, he would say,
“Hello, Miss Rybolt.” We all went by
“Miss” or “Mister.” They didn’t use first
names.
Morris: I was exceptionally privileged
to have classes with absolutely
outstanding faculty members. In
mentioning names, it would be very
hard to name a favorite, but Dave
Shepard would probably be at the
top of this list. One of the things that
reminds me of my age is when I realize
that I knew personally nearly every
faculty member and president after
whom a building is named on campus,
except Dr. Burris and Dr. Wagoner.
Don Lemish: Lou Ingelhart will always
be my favorite professor because
he influenced me in so many ways.
Duane Diedrich in speech was another
favorite. I also need to mention Nancy
Linson as a favorite. I had a square
dance class with her.
Sue Lemish, ’67: Only Nancy Linson
could make you learn so much from
a dance class, and her energy was
endless.We were, by all means, the
1960s version of Dancing with the
Stars.
22 Ball State Alumnus / March 2008
sessions in the Quad with her sister
Virginia Rybolt, ’47.
But when America joined the war, the
campus contributed to the war effort,
housing hundreds of Army and Navy men
during training and displacing many of
the students housed on campus. Varsity
sports were suspended for two years
since there were fewer than 100 civilian
men on campus, and throughout the
nation, goods including meat, sugar,
Courtney: Dr. Dorothy Rudoni,
political science, took such a special
interest in challenging each student in
a way you could not help but respond
to. Political science professor Dr. John
Cranor had a passion for the subject.
As Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and
Buddy Holly shook up the music
world, change and expansion again
rocked the Ball State community
during the 1950s. It was a booming
decade, continuing a spike in
births nationwide, and the campus
population expanded in kind, with
enrollment doubling to 6,500 by
1960. The campus itself also grew
tremendously, from 100 to more
than 400 acres. Other developments
included the beginning of the Ball
State radio station, WBST, in 1950,
the granting of the university’s first
Master of Arts degree in 1953, and
the beginning of a PhD program in
1957.
The demand for university
education continued to grow across
the country as many veterans took
advantage of the GI bill, which
helped with college expenses.
Leigh Morris, ’58, remembers his
first-quarter fees were $50, but says,
“They went all the way up to $75” for
a full student load.
butter, coffee, gasoline, tires, shoes,
and clothing were rationed.
Campus and the nation soon
regained their footing after the war
ended in 1945. Veterans returned
home and to campus, and the college
continued to gain respect. By 1949,
Ball State’s enrollment had nearly
doubled since pre-war days, to almost
3,000 students.
His experience, his insights, and his
complete dedication to his students
made him a very special professor.
He taught me critical thinking, a gift
which has served me well ever since.
I took Don Shondell’s volleyball
coaching classes 20 years ago and
have coached scores of boys and girls
with these techniques ever since.
Strong: So far it has been Dr.
Maria Williams-Hawkins. She has
challenged me to achieve my utmost.
She has pushed me to learn how to
put events together, learn how to
contact professionals, and learn how
to be professional.
Q What are your recollections of
how and where you studied?
A Morris: I have always been a
“library rat,” so I spent a lot of time
in the library. I even got acquainted
with Marion Grady, librarian. She
was a powerhouse! Dean Noyer was
frequently in the library, and I was
delighted to get to know him.
Lemish: Susy [Sue Lemish] and I
studied together almost every night,
either in the dorm study lounge or
at my fraternity house. Normally, we
would take a break about an hour
before “dorm hours” and go get a
Coke.
Courtney: [I went to the library]
daily. It was my second home. I
always wondered when they would
start charging rent.
Clark: I went into Bracken Library
at 7:00 p.m. to the 24-hour section
with the awful coffee, and sometimes
Dictaphones and typewriters were once the new
wave of technology.
didn’t leave until noon the next day.
Somehow it worked for me.
Living
Q
Where one lives as a student helps
shape the college experience. Where
did you stay?
A Rybolt: I lived at home. My
hometown was Muncie.
Morris: I lived off-campus for
the first two years. The next year,
Fred Mossburg, whom I met
during orientation, and I rented an
apartment. Our elderly landlady, Mrs.
Gertrude Nichols, lived downstairs,
and I think she really enjoyed having
Change was in the air during the
1960s. Social and political upheaval
was the norm, and the U.S. saw the
rise of hippie counter-culture, an
anti-war movement, and the civil
rights movement. What was once
thought impossible became reality
when, in 1969, man walked on the
moon. There were milestones closer
to home, too: Ball State’s enrollment
doubled again, and Emens
Auditorium, Cooper Life Science
Building, and four residence halls
emerged near the scramble light at
Today’s students can access the Internet wirelessly
from anywhere on campus.
a couple of young guys in the house.
When we got phone calls, she
pounded on the wall with her shoe to
let us know.
Lemish: I lived in Wagoner Hall my
freshman year and in Williams Hall
when it opened. Susy and I met when
she was a freshman living in Brady
Hall and I was a junior living in
Williams.
Courtney: I lived at home one year, in
the Delt house [Delta Tau Delta] for
three, then in an off-campus apartment
for my fifth. One year, a few of us
decided to live in the annex at the Delt
house. One night we were listening to
“Paint it Black” by the Rolling Stones.
the center of campus, which officially
became Ball State University in 1965.
Sadly, the decade also included the
Vietnam War and much turmoil on
the homefront. The deaths of Medgar
Evers, President John F. Kennedy and
his brother Robert, Malcolm X, and
Martin Luther King, Jr. rocked campus
and the nation.
Don Lemish, ’65, and his wife
Sue Lemish, ’67, remember the
day President Kennedy was shot. “I
had just finished taking a final,” Don
Lemish recalls, “and walked past the
We painted the cinder block annex
black.
Clark: I lived in LaFollette my first
year and then I was an RA in Noyer
my second year. When I moved into
LaFollette, it felt like we had gone
through a time machine back to 1978.
Geiselhart: I lived on campus all four
years. Now I am in Park Hall. Believe
it or not, my roommate was my
brother for three years. During that
time, we learned to get along.
Strong: I lived in LaFollette for two
years and then I moved off-campus.
I loved the residence hall, but I love
living off-campus too. It’s a different
kind of freedom.
window of the (Associated Press)
Machine at the radio station. I heard
bells and dings like I had never heard
before. I stopped, went into the room
and read the AP wire stating that the
president had been shot. At WBST, we
went on the air early with our version
of the news (I doubt that anyone
was listening to us) for hours. It really
didn’t sink in until I left the studios
of WBST and Susy and I went to the
Theta Xi house to watch more on
television.”
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 23
Homecoming
Q
Homecoming has always been a
major campus attraction. What do
you recall about Homecoming?
Ball State students in the 1970s
took charge of their futures, reflecting
the mood of the times. Protests were
the norm: many students boycotted
the 1970 Homecoming parade, and
Veterans for Peace dug a bomb crater
in the lawn of the Administration
Building to protest the Vietnam War.
As the ’70s marched forward,
the campus continued to expand
(a six-story architectural building
and Bracken Library opened) and
students mellowed. Greek life
enjoyed renewed popularity, and a
record crowd of 18,000 attended the
Homecoming football game in 1975.
A Morris: Gosh, Homecoming was
great! One way or another, I was a
direct participant, riding or walking
in the parade. One of my most
vivid recollections was riding in a
convertible with Kathleen Meehan,
a retired teacher and Distinguished
BSU Alumna. You would have
thought she was the Homecoming
queen, because so many of her
former students were cheering her
on!
Lemish: Our best recollections are
of Homecoming’s association with
the fraternity and sorority activities.
Building floats was a lot of late-hour
work and socializing. We had to
make sure the fraternity house was
“spic ’n’ span” for alumni visitors.
There was always a Homecoming
dance.
Courtney: I grew up in Muncie and
my parents took me to the parade
and game each year. Once I was a
student, it felt natural. From 1985 on
I was on the Homecoming Steering
Committee. In 1987, the women of
Alpha Chi Omega nominated me
for Homecoming king. The night of
the crowning when they called my
name [as king], there was a moment
of disbelief.
Geiselhart: I was general chairman of
Homecoming last year. Being involved
in Homecoming has been one of the
best decisions I ever made, because
[what I learned was that] it was like
running a business.
Dining and Hangouts
Q Describe your eating arrangements
or relate an anecdote about your
favorite food while at Ball State.
A
Rybolt: I used to visit at Lucina.
When we would get hungry at night,
Students in 1932 registered for classes by standing
in long lines at Ball Gym.
24 Ball State Alumnus / March 2008
For those in the Ohio Valley and Great
Lakes regions, the Great Blizzard of
1978 was one of the more memorable
experiences of the decade.
Wade Holbrook, ’78, was on campus
during the blizzard. He remembers
being in the library at the first signs
of the storm. As he drove home, he
recalls seeing huge snowflakes and
thinking, “I’ve never seen snow this big
in Indiana.”
The next morning, when he looked at
the scene from his balcony, a snowdrift
covered the road. Tops of light posts
peeked out of the mounds of snow, and
the entire city stood still for days.
there was a little restaurant downtown,
called the Kewpie Doll. We would
order sandwiches. The taxi driver
would bring them. Then we would
put money in a pillowcase and put it
out the window for him. He’d put the
sandwiches in the pillowcase, and we’d
bring them up to our room.
Morris: Until my senior year, I usually
ate in the cafeteria in the Student
Center or at the UniMart in the
Village.
Lemish: We ate in the residence hall
dining facilities. When I moved into
Today, class registration is as easy as logging onto
Ball State’s Web site during a specified time frame.
Q Students often remember the
Yuppies. The Rubik’s Cube.
Big hair. Pac-Man. Fashions like
leg warmers, parachute pants,
Members Only jackets, Swatches,
and jelly shoes. The decade
unquestionably had a strong
identity. Likewise, Ball State’s
modern identity was materializing.
A semester calendar was
adopted, graduation was
decentralized, and the popular
Homecoming bed race began. Ball
State basketball came into its own
and the Cardinals experienced their
first MAC championship and first
NCAA Tournament wins.
Academically, Ball State was
finally gaining much-deserved
respect. It was emerging as a
multifaceted institution, the
“premier teaching university of
the Midwest.” President John
Worthen noted, as the university
launched its first comprehensive
capital campaign, that Ball State
was “poised to soar to new heights
of academic and intellectual
achievement.”
places where they met friends after
a long day of classes. What were
popular student hangouts?
A Rybolt: We went to the Tally,
which was the Tally-Ho. It was a
storefront, where the parking garage
is now for the student center, and we
played bridge and danced.
Morris: The Tally-Ho was very
much the on-campus hangout, but I
have to confess to having had many
an enjoyable evening at the Bird
(The Flamingo), the Big O (Oasis),
and the V (Italian Villa). Many of
us vividly remember Marge, who
played the piano at the Italian Villa.
We murdered many a song with her!
Lemish: Tally-Ho, The Bird
(Flamingo), and Pizza King.
Clark: I went to The Locker Room a
lot. Scotty’s had just opened but we
didn’t go there as much because we
couldn’t afford it. I went to Greek’s
from time to time.
Strong: The Atrium. My freshman
year, our hangout was in front of
LaFollette in the little circle area
where everyone used to come
outside and play music and games.
Work and
Transportation
Q For many students, working
the Theta Xi house, I started living
off pizza and subs. My favorite was
Pizza King. I actually tried to get
by on a dollar a day, so I cooked a
lot of meals from a can or box in a
popcorn popper.
Courtney: No question, my favorite
was Greek’s pizza.
Clark: I ate at Noyer’s dining hall.
I was there the year that Noyer
reopened after it was renovated.
There was a wrap section. The wraps
were huge and you could buy one
and eat it for a day and a half.
Strong: I eat in the Atrium [in the
Art and Journalism Building] a lot
because it is so convenient. I like
Woodworth because there is such a
healthier variety now. Off-campus,
I have three favorites—Johnny
Carino’s, Scotty’s, and BW-3s.
while in school provides a way to
pay for tuition or living expenses.
Did you work during college?
A Morris: I worked quite a lot
in the BSU bookstore for Ruth
Kitchin. What an experience that
was. She and her sister Martha were
mainstays of Ball State for decades.
I also worked one summer in the
social science department, helping
Dr. Painter with research.
Courtney: I did every kind of job
you can imagine and took any work
I could find, all for minimum wage:
cleaning out experimental rat cages
at the medical center, working at
the map collection (a wonderful
experience), working on the grounds
and moving crews, making deliveries
as a BSU courier, sorting mail,
selling shoes, etc.
Clark: I had several while I was in
college. I worked at Old National Bank
and Eddie Bauer. I also worked for the
Alumni Association.
Q How did you get around campus
and town?
A Rybolt: I took the bus from along
University. I remember there were
some awfully cold days.
Morris: I had a 1952 Chrysler named
“Gloria” during my Ball State days,
The Internet would revolutionize
modern culture during the 1990s,
as personal computers were
widely adopted. Ball State students
reaped the benefits of vastly
expanded access to information,
and many Web sites became
valid sources for research. E-mail
and instant messaging became
popular, ushering in a new online
lingo, including emoticons and
abbreviations like LOL and J/K.
Socially, the Village was still
popular with the college set, with
new additions like MT Cup and
Scotty’s Brewhouse appearing
alongside classic hangouts like
The Chug, The Locker Room, and
Greek’s Pizzeria. After a long night,
students could enjoy a chili cheese
dog sold by Mark Carter from his
cart at the intersection of Dill Street
and University Avenue.
Economic prosperity abounded
nationwide, and campus
prospered too. In 1992, a total of
91 construction and renovation
sites were in progress on campus.
The addition of the College of
Communication, Information, and
Media near the end of the decade
was a significant reminder of the
university’s stature: It had grown
from a single college in 1952 to
seven colleges with dozens of
departments.
A new alumni center opened
in 1997, welcoming all Ball State
alumni, whose numbers topped
100,000 by the mid-’90s.
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 25
In 1942, the Pine Shelf was a popular place for
students to socialize off-campus.
so getting around wasn’t a problem,
although there was a good city bus
system in those days.
Lemish: I had a car, even as a
freshman. I found an elderly lady two
blocks north of the science building
who allowed me to keep my car in
her driveway in exchange for me
shoveling her sidewalks and driveway
when it snowed.
Courtney: Walking, I never had a car.
Clark: On foot.
Strong: In the beginning it was MITS
and the shuttles, since that was the
easiest way to get around campus.
Since I live off-campus now, I do
drive more.
Scotty’s Brewhouse in Ball State’s Village is a
popular hangout for today’s students.
Commencement
Q Commencement is the culmination
of years of effort. What do you
remember about commencement?
A
Morris: I vividly remember
commencement. I was senior class
president. It rained and it was beastly
hot. The ceremonies had to be moved
from the Arts Building plaza on
campus to the North Walnut Street
Fieldhouse. Harlan Hatcher, president
of the University of Michigan, was the
speaker, and he droned on and on and
on. I remember absolutely nothing that
he said!
Lemish: It rained and the ceremony
was moved into Men’s Gym.
Courtney: It was on the Quad on
a nice June day in 1988. I was glad
to sit near lots of friends I had met
during my years at BSU. It was
exciting and frightening all at once:
a feeling of accomplishment, but also
the realization that it’s time to face the
real world.
Clark: Hearing my name called was
great. I wanted to stop and wave
from the stage, but they called the
next name right after, so I had keep
moving. It gave me butterflies. ■
Photos for this feature are provided by Ball State Photo Services, Archives and Special Collections, and our respondents.
The tragedy of September 11, 2001
brought the nation together. Chris
Clark, ’01MS02, recalls that day as the
defining moment of his generation.
“I was in awe of everything that
had happened,” he says. “The entire
campus had come to a standstill.”
Collectively, as the country moved
forward, Ball State continued its
long history of excellence. Today, the
university offers 170 undergraduate
majors and preprofessional programs
and more than 100 master’s and
doctoral degrees. Several programs
26 Ball State Alumnus / March 2008
are consistently ranked among the best
in the nation. A 2005 survey conducted
by Intel Corporation rated Ball State as
the number one wireless campus in the
nation.
Since the beginning of the decade,
the face of campus has changed
remarkably. Shafer Tower, the Art and
Journalism Building, the David Letterman
Communication and Media Building, Park
Residence Hall, and the newly renovated
Scheumann Stadium are dramatic
reminders that Ball State is a continually
evolving, progressive campus.
Just as campus has expanded,
the educational experience has
transformed. BSU now offers online
and distance learning courses,
and with a new emphasis on
“immersive learning,” many classes
have a real-world focus. Ball State’s
newly redesigned Web site defines
immersive learning as “an intense,
real-world transformative experience
that results in a tangible product.
And that product lives on and has a
purpose beyond the duration of the
experience itself.”
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SIDELINES
Brady Hoke signs
extended contract
with Cardinals
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Brady
Hoke,
’82, Ball
State head
football
coach,
has signed an enhanced
contract.
Hoke, who was given
a three-year extension
in November of 2006, is
under contract through the
2010 season.
The contract increases
Hoke’s salary to $240,000
per year, and includes
additional incentives. It
also includes a buyout
clause in the event
Hoke leaves before its
completion.
A four-year football
letterman at Ball State
from 1977-80, and a team
captain for the Cardinals as
a senior, Hoke was named
Ball State’s head football
coach in December 2002.
The past season, he led
Ball State to a 7-6 overall
record, a Mid-American
Conference West Division
co-championship, and a
place in the International
Bowl.
The Bowl berth was the
first for the Cardinals since
the 1996 campaign, while
the seven wins were the
most for a Ball State team
since 1996, when the squad
was 8-4.
Ball State will open the
2008 season with a home
game vs. Northeastern,
Thursday, August 28.
28 Ball State Alumnus / March 2008
BSUAA names 2008 Coach of Year winners
The Ball State Alumni
Association has announced
six fall 2007 sports high
school Coach of the Year
awards. The honors are
presented to Indiana high
school head coaches in all
IHSAA-recognized sports.
Recipients are nominated
and selected by colleagues
throughout the state and Ball
State athletics representatives.
This year’s recipients are:
Randy Ecker, ’79; Ken Kelly,
’79MA90; James Sensibaugh,
’96; Randy Fife, ’82; Steve
Lewark, ’68; Craig Krull, ’00;
and Larry “Bud” Wright, ’63.
Ecker, the boy’s tennis
coach at Centerville High
School, has been coaching
there for 27 years. The
Bulldogs had a season winloss record of 22-1, which
included sectional, regional,
and Merrillville Invitational
wins. Conference champions
for their eighth consecutive
year, they had 18 shut-out
(5-0) victories.
Kelly is the girl’s golf coach
at Carmel High School. The
Greyhounds had a season
record of 7-4. They were the
Mid-Indiana Conference
champions, sectional and
regional champions, and
placed ninth at the state
finals.
Sensibaugh is the soccer
coach at Chesterton High
School and has a career
coaching record of 59-16-5.
The Trojans had a season
record of 18-4-2 and was
IHSAA state runner-up at
their first appearance in the
state finals. The team also
was ranked in the top-20
all season.
Fife is the boy’s cross
country coach at Seymour
High School. The Thunder
were sectional and regional
champions. They were
semi-state runners-up, and
placed 19th at the state finals.
Lewark is girl’s cross
country coach at West
Lafayette High School. He
is a five-time recipient of
Ball State’s Coach of the
Year award. The Red Devils
had a season record of
223-15. The team was the
conference, sectional, and
regional champions. They
also placed second at semistate and eighth at the state
finals.
Krull, volleyball coach at
Bellmont High School, has
a career coaching record
of 126-19. The Braves and
Squaws hold a season
record of 31-5, and were
conference, sectional, and
regional champions.
Wright is the football
coach at Sheridan High
School and is an Indiana
Hall of Fame coach. He
has won more games than
any other active coach
in Indiana high school
football. The Blackhawks
have a season record of
15-0 and won the state
championship for the ninth
time, a state record.
in other
NEWS
Cardinal baseball
chooses two captains
The Ball State baseball
team has named Kyle Heyne
and Tyler Pritchard as team
captains for the 2008 season.
Heyne, a fifth-year senior
closer, decided to return for
his final season at Ball State
after the Minnesota Twins
drafted him in the 27th
round of the 2007 draft.
He enters the 2008 season
tied for first place on Ball
State’s all-time saves list,
with 24 in his career. Last
season, also as a captain,
Heyne compiled ten saves
Ball State 2008 Football Schedule
August
September
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6
13
20
27
October
4
11
25
November
Northeastern
Navy
at Akron*
at Indiana
Kent State*
(Homecoming)
at Toledo*
at Western Kentucky
Eastern Michigan*
(Family Weekend)
5
Northern Illinois*
12
at Miami*
19
at Central Michigan*
25
Western Michigan*
* denotes Mid-American Conference opponents
Former BSU coach,
Wave Myers, dies
Charles “Wave” Myers,
’50, former head football
coach at Ball State from
1965-70, died February
14 in Muncie.
Myers initiated his
coaching career by
starting the football
program at Carmel High
School and coaching in
high schools throughout
Indiana. He started his
collegiate coaching career
at Ball State in 1965,
coached through 1970,
and retired from the
university’s Department
of Physical Education in
1986.
A member of the 1949
undefeated football team,
he was inducted into the
Ball State Athletics Hall
of Fame in 1989. In 2006
he was inducted into the
Indiana Football Hall of
Fame.
Myers was a WWII U.S.
Army veteran, serving in
Burma and India.
Five exceptional Ball State alumni accept
university’s highest athletics honor
Five outstanding
alumni were inducted
into the Ball State
Athletics Hall of Fame
February 8. Inductees
include: Brent Baldwin,
’96MA99 (football); Brad
Maynard, ’96 (football);
Phil Eatherton, ’97
(volleyball); Sarah
Mikrut, ’97 (gymnastics);
and John Noble, ’90
(tennis).
Baldwin was a
member of the Cardinals’
1993 and 1996 MidAmerican Conference
Championship football
teams and helped them
travel to the Las Vegas
Bowl in each of those
seasons.
Maynard completed
his 11th year as a punter
in the National Football
League, and his seventh
season with the Chicago
Bears in 2007. In his
collegiate career, he
lettered in football for the
Cardinals from 1993-96,
and was the first punter
ever named an NCAA
Division I-A conference
player of the year. He was
selected in the third round
of the 1997 NFL Draft
by the New York Giants,
where he spent his first
four professional seasons.
Eatherton was a
four-year letterwinner
for the men’s volleyball
team from 1993-97 and
assisted in two Midwest
Intercollegiate Volleyball
Association titles and
two trips to the NCAA
championship.
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and a 5-3 record to go
along with a 2.31 ERA.
Pritchard, a senior
right-handed pitcher, has
been in the Cardinals’
weekend rotation for two
seasons. He made only
eight starts in an injuryshortened 2007 season,
but bounced back with
a strong fall campaign
to earn the team’s Most
Valuable Pitcher award.
In his last full season as
a starter, Pritchard went
7-3 with a 4.93 ERA as a
sophomore in 2006.
Brent Baldwin, football; Sarah Mikrut, gymnastics; John Noble,
tennis; Brad Maynard, football; and Phil Eatherton, volleyball
(not pictured) were inducted into the Ball State Athletics Hall
of Fame in February.
After his collegiate career,
he was only the third former
Ball State student-athlete
to appear in the Olympics
when he was named to the
2004 U.S. Men’s Volleyball
Team.
Eatherton is a recipient
of the Sagamore of the
Wabash Award, the
highest honor bestowed by
Indiana’s governor. He is
in the middle of his third
season as a member of Azs
Czestochowa in Poland.
Mikrut earned four letters
for the Ball State gymnastics
team from 1993-97. She was
the first gymnast in school
history to tally a 10.0 score
and qualify for the NCAA
Championships. Mikrut is
now the head gymnastics
coach at her alma mater,
Carmel Catholic High
School, in Illinois.
Noble helped the
Cardinals to four straight
MAC Championships
and earned four letters in
tennis from 1986-90. As a
senior, he won the MAC’s
No.1 singles title and was
named to the all-league
squad for the second
consecutive year.
Noble compiled a 10453 overall singles record in
his four seasons.
In addition, Noble
has produced and
participated in more than
20 theatrical productions
across the U.S. and
overseas. He is a twotime Tony Award winner
in production for Best
Revival of a Play (One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s
Nest) in 2001, and Best
New Musical (Thoroughly
Modern Millie) in 2002.
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Ball State
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for children ages 13 and under. For more information visit
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BUZZER
Football: Twenty-one
student-athletes have
signed national letters
of intent to attend Ball
State and compete on the
Cardinals’ football team.
The recruits include:
Jeff Barker (Lowell
H.S./Lowell); James
Cravens (Centerville
H.S./Centerville, OH);
Andre Dawson (Olentangy
H.S./Lewis Center, OH);
Trorieal Gibson (Glenville
H.S./Cleveland, OH);
Jeremy Hill (Marietta
H.S./Marietta, GA); Kyle
Hoke (Clements H.S./Sugar
Land, TX); Austin Holtz
(Holt H.S./Holt, MI);
Joshua Howard (Inkster
H.S./Inkster, MI); Scott
Kovanda (Detroit Catholic
Central H.S./Hartland, MI);
Cameron Lowry (Pike H.S./
Indianapolis); Dan Manick
(Lake Central H.S./Dyer);
Robert Martin (Pike H.S./
Indianapolis); Adam Morris
(Scioto H.S./Dublin, OH);
Briggs Orsbon (Crestview
H.S./Convoy, OH); Kelly Page
(Mesquite H.S./Sunnyvale,
TX); Blaine Schafer
(Plymouth H.S./Plymouth);
Steven Schott (Washington
H.S./Massillon, OH); Joshua
Smith (Withrow H.S./
Cincinnati, OH); Cory Sykes
(Thornton H.S./Harvey, IL);
Rashaad White (Stockbridge
H.S./Rex, GA); and Steve
Yoder (Massillon Washington
H.S./Canal Fulton, OH).
Softball: The Ball State
softball team has signed four
student-athletes to join its
program in 2009. The players
are: Kim Mazzapica (East
Lake H.S./Palm Harbor,
FL); Katie Rynex (Herndon
H.S./Herndon, VA); Amanda
Montalto (Palo Verde
H.S./Las Vegas, NV); and
Lisa Cappa (Harrison H.S./
Lafayette.) All four students
have signed a national letter
of intent to attend Ball State.
Women’s Volleyball: The
Ball State women’s volleyball
team has signed Alisha Green
(Hillcrest H.S./Country Club
Hills, IL) for the 2008 season.
Green transfers from the
University of Tampa.
Soccer: Four studentathletes have signed
national letters of intent to
the soccer team. They are:
Jackie Arroyo (Princeton
H.S./Cincinnati, OH);
Abby Milillo (Badin
H.S./Fairfield, OH); Sarah
Orisich (Columbus North
H.S./Columbus); and
Alison Ramsey (Brecksville
H.S./Brecksville, OH).
Ball State junior
midfielder Annie Aiello has
been named Third Team
All-Great Lakes Region
by Soccer Buzz. She also
received All-Region honors
this season and is only
the third Cardinal to be
recognized by Soccer Buzz.
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CLASSNOTES
1930s
In Memoriam
Gilbert M. Peart, ‘34, Morro Bay, CA,
December 10, 2007.
June (Jones) Miller, ‘36, Garrett, October 2,
2007.
Ellen A. (Howell) Povalac, ‘38MA59,
Charlestown, December 25, 2007.
Robert E. Burton, ‘39, Bloomington,
December 15, 2007.
1940s
In Memoriam
Hilda (Thomas) Martindale, ‘40, Sarasota, FL,
December 10, 2007.
Kenneth Wasson, ‘40, Indianapolis,
January 4.
Mary L. (Denney) Mielke, ‘41, Crawfordsville,
October 26, 2007.
Lowell LaMotte, ‘42, Edenton, NC,
December 8, 2007.
Berniece H. (Bayman) Dietz, ‘43, Lacrosse,
WI, December 19, 2007.
Marie L. (Olinger) Doty, ‘43, Port Orange, FL,
December 18, 2007.
M. Marjorie (Macklin) Sweeney, ‘44,
Alexandria, November 28, 2007.
Madelon (Palmer) Landis, ‘45, Hibbings, MN,
December 16, 2007.
John C. Mitchem, ‘47, Humble, TX,
September 1, 2007.
Cleon Ginn, ‘48MA54, Leesburg, FL,
December 10, 2007.
Robert W. Stewart, ‘48, Daleville, January 7.
Carol M. (Hoover) Greeson, ‘49, Albion,
January 5.
1950s
News
Dona G. (Parish) Henricks, ‘53, Mongo, has
taught band, choir, and general music for 29
years.
Donald C. Lacy, ‘54MA58, Muncie, has a
published book, More Fast Food for the Soul.
In Memoriam
Meryce L. Lewis, ‘50MA58, Fort Wayne,
August 29, 2007.
Carl L. Wiseman, ‘50, Mishawaka,
September 23, 2007.
Clyde M. Colvin, ‘51MA65, Muncie,
December 31, 2007.
Barbara N. (Nixon) Mathias, ‘51, South Bend,
November 18, 2007.
Reginald C. Parkison, ‘51, Olympia, WA,
December 10, 2007.
William F. Peterson, ‘51MA59, Anderson,
November 23, 2007.
Philip A. Swinford, ‘51, Euless, TX,
December 24, 2007.
Donald R. Inglis, ‘54MA61, Danville,
December 27, 2007.
Robert A. Lewis, ‘54MA59, Marion,
December 11, 2007.
Ann Uhlir, ‘55, Denton, TX, November 28,
2007. She was a 1990 recipient of Ball State’s
Distinguished Alumni Award.
Benson F. Frye, MA56, Mount Vernon,
November 23, 2007.
Marilyn S. (Sharpe) Clark, ‘58, Indianapolis,
December 31, 2007.
Richard R. Keithley, ‘58, Pendleton,
December 18, 2007.
Daniel P. Ort, ‘58, Cheshire, CT, September
3, 2007.
Richard D. Sutton, ‘58MA62, Indianapolis,
December 26, 2006.
1960s
News
Walter C. Moore, ‘61, Kokomo, has retired
from Preferred Enterprises, Inc., which he
founded in 1976.
Judith C. (Canada) Butcher, ‘64, Tipton, has
retired from Tipton Community Schools after
42 years of teaching.
Jean W. (Kellogg) Oberholtzer, ‘64MAE75,
Huntington, has been awarded the Thanks
Badge, Girl Scouting’s highest award, after
volunteering in various positions for more
than 25 years.
Richard J. Reeves, Jr., ‘66, West Lafayette, has
retired from the West Lafayette Community
Schools after 40 years of teaching and 26
years of coaching.
Ardis C. (Perkins) Entzminger, ‘67, Conway,
SC, has retired after 36 years of teaching in
South Carolina. She owns and operates a
photography business.
Dale L. Flesher, ‘67MA68, Oxford, MS, is the
Arthur Andersen Professor of Accountancy
and associate dean at the University of
Mississippi. He had two books published in
2007. His wife, Tonya K. (Maloney) Flesher,
‘71, has published Concepts in Federal
Taxation.
Charles O. Montgomery, ‘67, New Palestine,
has retired after 26 years of teaching at
Indianapolis Public Schools.
Leslie M. (Mayer) Von Bergen, ‘67, Sherman,
TX, has retired after 38 years as a speech
pathologist in a variety of hospitals and
nursing/rehab facilities in Louisiana and
Texas. She specialized in adult neurological
disorders.
Sharon R. Butler, ‘68, Colorado Springs,
CO, has received an award from Pikes Peak
Community College for her work with at-risk
students. She is a professor of mathematics at
the college.
Dale L. Cayot, ‘68MA69, Lebanon, OH, has
retired from the United States Alcohol Tax
and Trade Bureau after 37 years of service.
In Memoriam
Marjorie L. (Goss) Daubenspeck, MA60,
Cape Coral, FL, December 19, 2007.
Lee N. Dreiman, MA64, Shelbyville,
December 13, 2007.
Glorian A. Kalil, ‘64MA68, Muncie,
December 23, 2007.
L. Beth (Azimow) Nysewander, ‘64MAE75,
Dalton, GA, September 26, 2007.
Thomas A. Slinkard, ‘64, Brownsville, TX,
November 24, 2007.
Mark K. Broaddus, MA67, Connersville,
December 30, 2007.
Patricia J. (Clifford) Lathrop, ‘67,
Indianapolis, December 5, 2007.
Janice (Robey) Slaybaugh, MA67,
Connersville, December 18, 2007.
Robert R. Wickersham, Jr., ‘67MA71,
Muncie, November 23, 2007.
Charles A. Kuhn, EdS68, Muncie,
November 16, 2007.
Paul D. Hurst, MA68, Powell, OH,
December 4, 2007.
Donald L. Garris, EdD69, Chambersburg, PA,
December 14, 2007.
James F. Pickett, ‘69, Schaumburg, IL,
December 2, 2007.
1970s
News
Niel C. Ellerbrook, ‘70, Evansville, will
receive an honorary degree from Ball State
during the May commencement ceremonies.
Ellerbrook, chairman of Vectren Corporation,
received Ball State’s Distinguished Alumnus
Award in 2001.
Rebecca A. (Harris) Nickoli, ‘70MA84EdD93,
Fishers, is the vice president of workforce
and economic development at Ivy Tech
Community College in Indianapolis.
John R. Burns, III, ‘71, Fort Wayne, has been
appointed to co-chair the American Bar
Association of Litigation Bankruptcy and
Insolvency Litigation Committee.
David A. Perry, ‘71, Chesterton, has been
promoted to city president of 1st Source
Bank, Indiana in Porter County.
Sally A. (Barr) Ebest, ‘72MA78, St. Louis, MO,
is co-editor of the recently published Too
Smart to be Sentimental: Contemporary Irish
American Women Writers.
Katherine S. (Nalley) Schembra, ‘72MA77,
Indianapolis, has retired from coaching high
school volleyball at Roncalli Catholic High
School in Indianapolis.
Joseph B. Shapiro, MAE73EdD75, San
Diego, CA, has been named a San Diego
Metro Mover to Watch in 2008 by San Diego
Metropolitan magazine. He is dean of San
Diego State’s College of Extended Studies.
Richard B. O’Brien, ‘74, Saint Augustine, FL,
is mayor of Saint Augustine.
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 31
Jean A. (Park) Remley, MAE74, Swansea,
SC, retired after more than 21 years with the
Naval Constructon Battalion Center, Gulfport,
MS. She was the public affairs officer for
the center.
Martin F. Cziraky, MA75, Brooklyn, NY, is
retiring from his career as a nursing home
administrator.
Michael B. Hall, ‘75, Spring, TX, has been
honored by the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice as a finalist for a Teacher of the Year
award. He teaches at the Kegans State Jail in
Houston, TX.
Patrick J. Timpe, ‘75, Indianapolis, has joined
BSA LifeStructures’ architecture department
as a project manager.
Harold E. Voight, ‘75, Charlotte, NC, has
retired from Marathon Oil after 31 years of
service.
Curtis H. Heaton, MA76, Dayton, OH,
has retired from the US Department of
Agriculture.
Dlynn L. (Baughman) Melo, ‘77MS96,
Muncie, has received the Professonal Award
from Indiana Women and HiTech for 2008.
Charlene Faris, ‘78BS79, Zionsville, has an
oil painting in Eli Lilly’s “2006 Oncology on
Canvas” exhibit.
In Memoriam
Jeanne E. Forkner, ‘70MAE73, Kokomo,
December 28, 2007.
Julia F. (Drew) Francis, ‘71MAE76,
Hagerstown, November 23, 2007.
Pauline G. (Carroll) Kinner, ‘71, Jonesboro,
November 25, 2007.
Michael J. McDonald, ‘71, Gas City,
January 1.
Mark E. Dinius, ‘72, Valencia, CA, November
17, 2007.
Evelyn I. Firch, MA72, Alpha, IL, December 26,
2007.
Willard A. Tolliver, MAE73, Miami, FL,
January 4.
Beverly A. (Shumaker) Blood,
‘74MAE75EdS80PhD89, Warsaw, January 5.
Cynthia F. (Barnes) Lee, ‘76, Kentwood, MI,
December 15, 2007.
Gerald H. Berry, EdD77, Lebanon, December
8, 2007.
1980s
News
Robert G. Agnew, ‘80, Indianapolis, has been
named hearing examiner for the Marion
County Property Tax Assessment Board of
Appeals.
Daniel D. Brown, ‘80, Indianapolis, has been
named director of finance at Venture Logistics.
Jeffrey E. Cannon, ‘80MA82, St. Louis,
MO, is the associate dean and director of
undergraduate programs in the Olin Business
School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Jeff S. Swim, ‘80, has been promoted to
treasury director at ADESA and Automotive
Finance.
William P. Vitek, ‘80, Englewood, CO, has been
named a Fellow of the American Society of
Landscape Architects. He is regional vicepresident for EDAW in Denver, CO.
32 Ball State Alumnus / March 2008
Brian A. Gallagher, ‘81, Chevy Chase, MD, is
chief executive of the United Way of America.
He was recently featured in the Wall Street
Journal.
Christopher H. Hepp, ‘81, Fortville, is regional
business director of Acorda Therapeutics.
Darla J. (Burdette) Kelsay, ‘81, Pearcy, AR, is
communications coordinator with Garvan
Woodland Gardens, a department of the
University of Arkansas.
Dennis E. Plummer, ‘81, and Julie M.
(Engelbrecht) Plummer, ‘80, Muncie, own
Miller Tire Co. in Muncie. Dennis is CEO and
Julie is secretary/treasurer.
Sharon M. (McCoy) Ketner, ‘82, Indianapolis,
has been promoted to credit analyst at the
National Bank of Indianapolis.
Mary S. (Shannon) McGillen, ‘82, Shelbyville,
KY, was featured in the November 2007 issue
of Shelby County Life.
Joni L. (Burlison) Blickendorf, ‘83, Wheeling,
IL, has been named manager of bookstore
operations at Harvest Bible Chapel in
Rolling Meadows, IL. Her husband, James M.
Blickendorf, ‘82, has been named director
of operational accounting at Forsythe
Technology in Skokie, IL.
Laurel A. (Eppich) Canan, ‘83MPA92,
Janesville, WI, was named 2007 Woman of
Excellence by Forward Janesville, Inc., and a
member of “50 Who Matter” in the Janesville
community by The Janesville Gazette. Laurel
is the executive director of the Janesville
Performing Arts Center.
Dana D. (Achterberg) Waddeu, ‘83, Colorado
Springs, CO, has been selected as vice
president of finance and CFO for Colorado
Springs Health Partners, a physician group.
Daniel A. Hill, ‘84, Seymour, has received his
master’s degree in industrial engineering.
Greg B. Muirhead, ‘84, Verona, NJ, works with
the Rees Jones Golf Course architecture and
planning firm in Montclair, NJ.
Keith R. Wander, ‘84, Morgan Hill, CA, has
published the book Codename Honey Pot. He is
a captain in the Navy Reserves.
Ned M. Crankshaw, ‘84, Winchester, KY,
received an award in the analysis and
planning category of the American Society of
Landscape Architect’s National Design Awards
Program for 2007. He is an associate professor
of landscape architecture at the University of
Kentucky.
Kathryn J. Frederick, ‘85MS96, Muncie,
executive director of Muncie’s Innovation
Connector, was a finalist for the Risk Taker
Award from Women and HiTech.
James R. Funk, ‘85, Fishers, has been
promoted to senior associate in the K-12
Education Studio of CSO Architects.
Gary D. Huey, ‘86, Farmers Branch, TX, has
been promoted to clinical educator at the
Medical Center of Lewisville in Lewisville, TX.
He is a clinical instructor at El Centro College
and Texas Women’s University, both in Dallas.
Huey is a past member of Ball State’s Nursing
Alumni Society board of directors.
Hiroyuki Kitamura, ‘86, Saqa-ken, Japan, is
a teacher at the Ureshino Special Support
School in Japan.
Bernie B. Pesut, ‘86, Zionsville, is director of
sales and marketing at Weihe Engineers.
Cheryl L. (Rinehold) Hamlin, ‘87, Pleasant
Lake, has been hired as the Prairie Heights
High School varsity softball coach. She is
a third-grade teacher at Prairie Heights
Elementary School.
Timothy D. Holtke, ‘87, Chesterton, is in Iraq
as an executive garrison commander near
Baghdad.
Kathryn S. (Hiser) Lee, ‘87, South Bend, has
been certified as a fund-raising executive
by CFRE International. She is the manager
of development for the Foundation of Saint
Joseph Regional Medical Center in South
Bend.
Robert A. Sexton, ‘87MAE88, Seymour, has
been honored with the Seymour Chamber of
Commerce Teacher of the Year award.
David W. Shepherd, ‘87, Bluffton, has been
elected president of the Indiana Association
of Nurse Anesthetists.
Lewis H. Strouse, DA87, Pittsburgh, PA, has
been elected to the board of directors of the
Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and
Teacher Educators. He is associate chairman
of music education at Carnegie Mellon
University in Pittsburgh.
Matthew T. Chapman, ‘88, Santa Cruz, CA, is
founder and president of a professional auto
buyer Web site.
David M. Jessup, ‘88MAE07, Brownsburg,
received his master’s degree in educational
administration and is a certified athletic
trainer at Brownsburg High School. His wife,
Kathryn L. (Stevens) Jessup, MAE05, is
assistant principal at White Lick Elementary
School in Brownsburg.
Timothy E. Morgan, ‘88, LaPorte, has
received the top state award from the
Indiana Park and Recreation Association for
his outstanding professionalism. He is the
LaPorte County Parks superintendent.
Jon M. Salzmann, ‘89, Chicago, IL, has been
promoted to partner at Eastlake Studio in
Chicago.
New Additions
Susan M. Tancock, ‘84, Pendleton, a daughter,
November 5, 2007.
Mary (Geitz) Willis, ‘88, and Todd A. Willis,
‘88MA91, New Castle, a daughter, March 7,
2007. Mary is the Henry Circuit Court Judge.
Martha E. (Lacy) Graham, ‘89, Fishers, and
her husband Jeff, a son, December 12, 2007.
In Memoriam
Virginia L. (Collins) Ware, ‘80, Greenfield,
January 8.
Nelda P. (Pettigrew) Wells, MA80, Pendleton,
December 22, 2007.
Ian M. McLeod, ‘81, Fort Collins, CO,
December 3, 2007.
Marianne K. (Grossman) Musick, ‘84, Fort
Wayne, December 28, 2007.
Kathleen M. (Mihal) Reifers, MS84,
Indianapolis, December 14, 2007.
Lisa L. (Russell) Bornman, ‘87, Fort Wayne,
December 13, 2007.
Kristen E. Kemper, ‘87, Madison,
December 23, 2007.
Frederick A. Woodress, EdD89, Muncie,
December 25, 2007.
1990s
News
Lisa L. (Hunter) Casteran, ‘90, Fishers, has
been promoted to vice president of The PRG
Companies in Indianapolis.
Kimberly S. (Kohn) Deaton, MA92, Fountain
Inn, SC, has published a children’s book, The
Ghostly Mist.
Lola D. (Hall) Drake, ‘92, Muncie, has earned
certification as a senior professional in
human resources. She is the leave programs
specialist/worker’s compensation coordinator
in University Human Resources at Ball State.
Sandra J. (Himelick) Morris, ‘92, Cambridge
City, has been promoted to finance manager
at Richmond Power and Light in Richmond.
Ross R. Richardson, ‘92, Manchester, MO, is
a landscape architect for Poynter Landscape
and Construction, near St. Louis, MO.
Shawn M. (Yancy) Wiseman, ‘92, Bethesda,
MD, won an Emmy for her outstanding
news anchor perfomance with Fox News in
Washington, D.C.
Darcy L. (Wilkinson) Keith, ‘93, Fishers, has
been promoted to business analyst at State
Auto Insurance. She received an Indiana
Heroes Award from the Indiana Pacers in
January. Wilkinson is a 2000 GOLD Award
winner.
Justin E. Darling, ‘94, Delphi, has been
appointed chief of police in Delphi.
Melanie A. (Miller) Hollcraft, ‘95, Indianapolis,
has completed her MBA at Indiana Wesleyan
University.
Frank E. Ross, ‘95MA00, Indianapolis, has
been promoted to assistant vice chancellor
for Student Life and Learning at Indiana
University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Jon T. Stangel, ‘96, Troy, OH, has been
admitted as a partner to Kentner Sellers, CPAs.
Rachel M. Hurst, ‘97, Louisville, KY, has been
named founding director of Breaking New
Grounds, a non-profit organization dedicated
to growing food, connecting neighbors, and
transforming waste into wealth.
E.L. Doc Hunter, ‘98, Marion, is director of
the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of
Delaware County. His wife, Emily R. (McIntire)
Hunter, ‘01, is a staff nurse at the Muncie Eye
Center.
Pamela K. Lamaster-Millett, ‘98, Chicago, IL, is
a principal in the Chicago-based architecture
firm of Searl Lemaster Howe Architects.
Peyton C. Bailey-Brown, ‘99, Indianapolis, is
the marketing and public relations manager
for Synergy Marketing Group in Indianapolis.
Marriages
Randal D. Ulrey, ‘93, to Kathleen S. (Kelly),
‘01, December 29, 2007. Kathleen teaches
English as a second language at Ball State.
Randal works at Praxis Consulting in Muncie.
The couple resides in Muncie.
Christopher M. Morris, ‘97, to Melissa J.
(Goebel), July 20, 2007. The couple lives in
Cincinnati, OH.
Jacqueline M. (Gamroth), ‘98, to Michael P.
Reimann, August 21, 2007. Jacqueline works
for CVS/Caremark in Northbrook, IL. The
couple lives in Hoffman Estates, IL.
Five BSU alumni honored
among Indy’s “Forty under 40”
For the 16th year The Indianapolis Business Journal has published its annual “Forty under
40” honorees. IBJ staff chose the 2008 class from more than 200 nominations with the
goal of selecting those who have made significant achievements and will continue to
achieve. Five of those recognized in the 2008 class are Ball State alumni. (Photos, courtesy
of Robin Jerstad/Indianapolis Business Journal.)
Emily Griffin, ’97, Baker’s Edge
Emily Griffin is the chef at Baker’s Edge located in
Carmel. She and her husband, Matt Griffin, ’98, a Forty
under 40 pick in 2007, are the inventors of the Edge
Brownie Pan, which is designed to allow chewy edges
to all brownie slices. The pan has garnered national
attention and is available through more than 75 retailers.
Robert Haecker, ’96, Tri-Phase Technologies
Robert Haecker founded Carmel-based Tri-Phase Technology
from his award-winning business plan, which he developed in
the entrepreneurship program at Ball State. His custom audio,
video, security, and IT systems company generates an annual
revenue of $6 million. Haecker serves on the board of Ball State’s
entrepreneurship program. He and his wife Shanna volunteer
with the Marion County child advocate program.
Karen Mangia, ’97MS98, Cisco
Karen Mangia is the senior manager at Cisco, a company that
designs and sells networking and communication technology
hardware internationally. Mangia is based in Indianapolis,
though Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, CA. Her Indiana
team “grew the market 40 percent from 2006 to 2007 and was
one of the top-five sales teams in the country,” according to The
Indianapolis Business Journal. Mangia is involved with Y-Me of
Central Indiana, an organization that donates hats to women
going through breast cancer treatment.
Tadd Miller, ’98, T.M. Enterprises and Kosene and Kosene
Tadd Miller began T.M. Miller enterprises, a construction,
property management, and real estate acquisition company,
as a way to help him financially in college. Since then T.M.
Enterprises has partnered with Kosene and Kosene, a real
estate development company, to redevelop the inner core of
Indianapolis. He also has co-founded Wellfount Pharmaceuticals,
a senior-care pharmaceutical company based in Indianapolis.
Scott Wise, ’95, Scotty’s Brewhouse
Since opening the original Scotty’s Brewhouse in
Muncie in 1996, Scott Wise has expanded his business
to other college towns, including Bloomington and
West Lafayette, and to the north side of Indianapolis.
His enterprise will expand again this summer when he
opens a Scotty’s in downtown Indianapolis and in the
Lincoln Park area of Chicago.
Ball State Alumnus / March 2008 33
Nicole E. (Rodino), ‘99, to Sean K. Cantzler,
November 24, 2007. Nicole is a credit
assistant at Conn-Selmer, Inc. The couple
resides in Elkhart.
Douglas S. Miltenberger, ‘99, to Devonna L.
(Grimes), ‘97, November 10, 2007. Devonna
is a science teacher for Lawrence Township.
Doug a vice president for National City
Bank’s private client group. The couple
resides in Indianapolis.
New Additions
Erik J. Pedersen, III, ‘90, Frederick, MD, and
his wife Stacy, a son, July 17, 2006. Erik is a
principal research scientist at Battelle.
Paul M. Schipper, Jr., ‘90MPA92, Clearwater,
FL, and his wife Heather, a son, November 13,
2007.
William W. Gooden, ‘92, Indianapolis, and his
wife Alicia, a son, January 30, 2007.
Joelle L. (Dooley) Johnston, ‘92, and Todd
A. Johnston, ‘91MS92, Weston, FL, a son,
December 31, 2007.
Beth L. (Lively) Riga, ‘92MA93, and Stephen
A. Riga, ‘94, Indianapolis, a daughter, August
29, 2007. Stephen practices employee
benefits law at Sommer Barnard, P.C. in
Indianapolis. Beth is an associate with
Threlkeld Reynolds, LLP, an insurance defense
firm in Indianapolis.
Molly M. (Wolfrum) Garner, ‘93, Carmel,
and her husband Steve, a son, September 18,
2007.
Mark E. Connors, ‘94, and Natalie N.
(Banner) Connors, ‘97, Valparaiso, a son,
October 30, 2007. Mark is the pre-press
manager at his family’s printing business
in Valparaiso. Natalie is a human resource
manager with Sherwin Williams in Chicago.
Jennifer L. (Zent) Call, ‘95, and Randall A.
Call, ‘88, Fort Wayne, a daughter, September
22, 2007.
Dalaena L. (Hall) Johnson, ‘95BS06,
Indianapolis, and her husband Steven, a
daughter, October 24, 2007.
Donald K. Mitchell, Jr., ‘95, Fort Wayne, and
his wife Kelly, a daughter, October 7, 2007.
Amy R. (Snapp) Miller, ‘96, Wabash, and her
husband Ron, a son, January 18.
Catherine L. (Hicks) Stovcsik, ‘96, and
Matthew J. Stovcsik, ‘96, Charlotte, NC, a son,
October 8, 2007.
Kristina J. (Friedersdorf) Conrad, ‘97, and
Michael L. Conrad, ‘97, Elizabethtown, a
daughter, December 27, 2007. Michael is an
automation engineer at Stanley Bostich.
Sarah B. (Mikrut) Doyle, ‘97, Wauconda, IL,
and her husband, a son, October 23, 2007.
Jennifer J. (McCalvin) Ford, ‘97, Indianapolis,
and her husband Robert, a son, June 4, 2007.
Sandra D. (Garrett) Grimm, ‘97, Fishers, and
her husband Bryan, a daughter, December
31, 2007.
Rebecca K. (Kappel) Houk, ‘97, and Brent
D. Houk, ‘97MS98, Indianapolis, a daughter,
August 9, 2007.
John J. Mooney, ‘97, Blairstown, NJ, and his
wife Jennifer, a son, September 25, 2007.
Lori E. (Morgan) Beaupre, ‘98, Indianapolis,
and her husband Patrick, a son, July 14, 2007.
Jeffrey A. Chandler, ‘98, Jenks, OK, and his
wife Jennifer, a daughter, December 20, 2007.
34 Ball State Alumnus / March 2008
Nicole A. Collucci, ‘98, Fishers, a daughter,
September 7, 2007.
Rebecca L. (George) Yagelski, ‘98, and Brent
M. Yagelski, ‘99, Fishers, twin sons, December
17, 2007.
Ashlee N. (Arnett) Bachmann, ‘99MAE05,
and Jeffrey D. Bachmann, ‘01, Fishers, a son,
October 3, 2007.
Jason A. Dudley, ‘99MAE04, Muncie, and
his wife Amy, a daughter, December 20,
2007. Jason teaches fourth grade at Selma
Elementary School.
Brad J. Justus, ‘99, Pendleton, and his wife
Jennifer, a son, June 6, 2007. Brad is a financial
advisor with Raymond James and Associates
in Carmel.
Brody R. Komp, ‘99, South Bend, and his wife
Jessica, a daughter, August 6, 2006.
Bethany J. (Farver) Miller, ‘99, Muncie, and
her husband Patrick, a daughter, December 6,
2007.
Jennifer R. (Shickell) VanDeVanter, ‘99, and
her husband Duane, a son, November 29,
2007.
In Memoriam
Beverly S. (Brown) Brenner, ‘90, Indianapolis,
December 19, 2007.
William A. Carnes, ‘90, Indianapolis,
December 3, 2007.
Carrie E. (Cole) Fogleman, ‘91, Carmel,
December 10, 2007.
James A. Nickel, PhD93, Moline, IL,
January 9.
Michael J. Tinder, ‘99, Indianapolis, December
23, 2007.
2000s
News
Bryan D. Conn, ‘00, Indianapolis, has
joined Baker and Daniels, LLP as a land use
consultant in the real estate and land use
practice group.
Jeremy A. Gicale, ‘00, Evansville, works as an
account executive for Combined Worksite
Solutions.
Jessica M. (Kovacevich) Moore, ‘00, San
Antonio, TX, has obtained a master’s degree in
library science from Texas Women’s University
in Denton, TX.
Shannon M. O’Dell, ‘00, Baumholder,
Germany, is a literacy coach at Wetzel
Elementary School in Germany. She was
selected as the 2008 Kaiserslautern District
Teacher of the Year and also as a top-three
finalist for the 2008 Department of Defense
Education Activity Teacher of the Year award.
Kelly K. Burns, ‘01, Indianapolis, is a realtor
with Century 21 Scheetz, LLC. She received a
sales leader award for her efforts in December
2007.
Joshua I. Marszalek, ‘01, Rushville, has been
promoted to associate at CSO Architects in
the Higher Education and Research Studio.
Wendy D. (Wolfred) Mehringer, ‘01MA03,
Indianapolis, has been named director of
public relations at Willow Marketing.
John R. Anderson, ‘02MA05, Dunkirk, has
published a book, The Empowered Parent: How
to Parent Without Frustration, Anger and Guilt.
Nicholas A. Jenkinson, ‘03, Bloomington, is
the public address announcer for Edgewood
High School girls basketball and softball
in Ellersville. He also works for Cooll, Inc. in
Bloomington.
Jennifer D. Lawson Williams, ‘03, Nashville,
TN, is a community brand supervisor for
North Star Destination Strategies in Nashville.
Susan C. Peterson, ‘03, Deland, FL, teaches
second grade near Daytona Beach, FL.
Katie D. Shea, ‘03, Royal Oak, MI, received
her doctoral degree in physical therapy from
Oakland University in Rochester Hills, MI. She
works at the Detroit Medical Center.
Michael D. Arthur, ‘04, Alexandria, VA, has
joined the U.S. Census Bureau in Suitland, MD
as a geographer.
Amanda J. Billings, ‘04, Pendleton, is the
director of marketing and communications
for Ivy Tech Community College in
Bloomington.
Nicholas R. Zuniga, ‘04, College Station,
TX, has been named co-chairman of the
2009 National Association of Student Affairs
Professionals National Summit on Black and
Hispanic Greek-Letter Organizations.
Ellen R. Schnier, ‘05, Cincinnati, OH, is a
member of the winning Cincinnati Choir from
Clash of the Choirs.
Brady P. Akers, ‘06, Pine Village, is the group
outreach manager for ViewMyLife. He has had
two stories published in the book
20-Something Manifesto.
Alex N. Wenning, ‘06, Coldwater, OH, has
been promoted to assistant director of the
university honors program at Wright State
University in Dayton, OH.
Tiffany E. Schroer, ‘07, Irvine, CA, has been
promoted to select account executive II at
AT&T Mobility. She also has a role in the film,
Fly.
Jayme L. Winebrenner, ‘07, Fort Wayne, has
started training for Americorps in Maryland.
Marriages
Jaime H. McCord, ‘00, to Peter T. Kapur, May
12, 2007. Jaime is a third-year general surgery
resident at the University of Wisconsin
Hospital. She was published in the November
2007 Journal of the American College of
Surgeons. The couple lives in Madison, WI.
Kristy S. (Pajakowski), ‘00, to Adam Reese,
July 7, 2007. Kristy is an account manager
for Richard Harrison Bailey/The Agency. The
couple resides in Mishawaka.
Amanda S. (Curts), ‘00BS06, to Lucas A.
Toole, December 15, 2007. Amanda is a
communications administrator at the
Community Foundation of Muncie and
Delaware County, Inc. The couple resides in
Muncie.
Kristine J. (Yoder), ‘00, to Quentin K. Tanko,
March 10, 2007. Kristine is a registered nurse
for Spectrum Health. The couple resides in
Grand Rapids, MI.
Dawn M. (Alexander), ‘02, to Christopher
Winings, October 20, 2007. The couple resides
in Indianapolis.
Emmie J. (Lancaster), ‘03MS05, to Peter A.
Wingler, ‘02MA06, October 20, 2007. Emmie
was promoted to public relations manager
for the Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, CA. The
couple resides in Marina del Rey.
Bonnie L. (Klim), ‘04, to Kevin Gillespie,
October 20, 2007. The couple resides in
Rensselaer.
Matthew A. Ramey, MS04, to Katelyn (Pierce),
November 3, 2007. Matthew works in IT
Advisory for KPMG. The couple resides in
Dallas, TX.
Sarah L. (Niswonger), ‘05, to Casey Anderson,
June 9, 2007. Sarah is a registered nurse with
Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. The couple
resides in Indianapolis.
Bethamy A. (Green), ‘05, to Daniel R. Combs,
December 8, 2007. The couple resides in
Merrillville.
Amy M. (Pressley), ‘05, to James A. Guffey,
‘05, August 5, 2006. The couple lives in Olney,
MD.
Melissa M. (Shoemaker), ‘05, to Jason
W. Gray, April 27, 2007. The couple lives in
Newark, OH.
Nicole (Spears), ‘05, to Adam Yunker,
October 20, 2007. Nicole is an import analyst
for Limited Brands. The couple resides in
Columbus, OH.
Amanda J. (Rohdert), ‘06, to Kyle Addison,
October 20, 2007. The couple resides in
Nashville, TN.
Stephane L. (Erdmann), ‘06, to Eric Carlson,
November 3, 2007. The couple resides in
Channahon, IL.
Shannon R. (Stacier), ‘06, to Jeffery Hill,
December 28, 2007. Shannon is a project
associate at Cole + Russell Architects. The
couple resides in Cincinnati, OH.
Laura S. (Dragoo), ‘06, to Alex Mickler,
January 26. The couple resides in Muncie.
George K. Newell, MS06, to Jennifer
(Bobson), July 20, 2007. The couple resides in
Bluffton, SC.
Janna M. (Gentis), ‘07, to Nicholas R.
Higdon, ‘05MS07, December 15, 2007. Jenna
is a nurse with Community North Hospital,
Indianapolis. Nicholas is employed with
Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. The couple
resides in Marion.
Upcoming Events
March
April
New Additions
Kelly G. Komp, ‘00, La Porte, and his wife
Nadia, a daughter, April 23, 2006. Kelly owns
Tandemodus Design Firm in Chicago, IL.
Jeffrey J. Lathrop, ‘00MS01, Indianapolis, and
his wife Jennifer, a daughter, October 30, 2007.
Jeff is an audit manager at Dauby O’Connor &
Zaleski, a CPA firm in Indianapolis.
Jennifer L. (Haag) Lulfs, ‘00, and Alan B.
Lulfs, ‘99, Greenwood, a son, November 20,
2007.
Amanda K. (Peyovich) Maynard, ‘00,
and James R. Maynard, IV, ‘99, Portage, a
son, November 1, 2007. Amy is executive
director of the Challenger Learning Center of
Northwest Indiana in Hammond.
Laura E. (Ferrell) McCollum, ‘00MA03, and
David S. McCollum, ‘03, Redkey, a son, July
31, 2007.
Christina E. (Neighbors) Rutledge, ‘00,
Knoxville, TN, and her husband Jason, a son,
December 6, 2007.
Michael E. Bishop, ‘01, Evansville, and
his wife Kelly, a daughter, March 21, 2007.
Michael has been promoted to Joint Task
May
2 Greater Indianapolis Area Alumni Chapter
Theatre Outing at IRT
3 Michiana Area Alumni Chapter
Board of Directors Meeting
5 Class of 1958 Social Committee Meeting
12 Greater Indianapolis Area Alumni Chapter
Board of Directors Meeting
29 Teachers College Alumni Association
Indianapolis Children’s Museum Outing
2 Journalism Alumni Awards Luncheon
2 Journalism Alumni Society
Board of Directors Meeting
3 NREM Alumni Society
Board of Directors Meeting
5 Black Alumni Society
Board of Directors Meeting
11 Atlanta Area Alumni
Education Redefined Reception
12 Cardinal Football Alliance
Spring Football Game
18 CAP Alumni Society
Board of Directors Meeting
18 NREM Alumni Awards Dinner
19 Michiana Area Alumni
Casino Night
19 Adams-Wells Area Alumni
Board of Directors Meeting
19 Adams-Wells Area Alumni
Adopt-A-Highway Outing
26 Nursing Alumni Society
Alumni Banquet
26 Class of 1958 Nursing Reunion
25-26 Alumni Council Weekend
1 Nursing Alumni Society
Pinning Practice
2 Nursing Alumni Society
Pinning Ceremony
3 Spring Commencement
8 Northeastern Indiana Area Alumni
Board of Directors Meeting
17 Family and Consumer Sciences
Alumni Awards Brunch
Indianapolis
Elkhart
Alumni Center
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Alumni Center
Alumni Center
Alumni Center
Alumni Center
Atlanta, GA
Schuemann Stadium
Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Elkhart
Bluffton
Bluffton
Alumni Center
Alumni Center
Alumni Center
Emens Auditorium
Emens Auditorium
Campus
Fort Wayne
Alumni Center
Alumni Association Contact Information
For information on any event, contact the Alumni Association.
phone: (765) 285-1080; toll free: 1 (888) I-GO-4-BSU;
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Force as a Canine Narcotics Detective for the
Vanderburgh Co. Sheriff’s Department.
Holly J. Garringer, ‘01, Indianapolis, and her
husband Jason Meinerding, twin daughters,
December 5, 2007.
Justin D. Klefeker, ‘01, and Christina M.
(Bennett) Klefeker, ‘00MA01, Fairfield, OH, a
daughter, November 18, 2007.
Teresa A. (Kelly) Klemme, ‘01, Wade, NC, and
her husband Patrick, a son, June 6, 2007.
Emily M. (Rignall) Lamott, ‘01, and Andrew
W. Lamott, ‘01, Farmington Hills, MI, a
daughter, October 6, 2007.
Leanne M. (Boarman) Oliver, ‘01,
Indianapolis, and her husband Jarl, a
daughter, September 12, 2007.
Katie M. (Wampler) Ortiz, ‘02, Plymouth, and
her husband Abdon, a daughter, December
28, 2007.
Michelle R. (Petsel) Takach, ‘02, and John T.
Takach, ‘01, Alexandria, KY, a son, January 9.
Lauren A. (Wagner) Thompson, ‘02,
Clarksville, TN, and her husband Josh, a son,
October 13, 2007.
Meghann M. (Bova) Triggs, ‘02, and Evan L.
Triggs, ‘03, Indianapolis, a daughter,
January 1.
Lisa A. Rauch, ‘03, Westfield, a son,
October 5, 2007.
Jami L. (Coon) Soultz, ‘03, and Jeremy A.
Soultz, ‘01, Muncie, a son, July 27, 2007.
Lisa M. (Naville) Zwissler, ‘03, and James
Zwissler, ‘03, Fishers, a son, August 24, 2007.
Carrie L. (Clampitt) Wiant,‘04MAE07, and
her husband Walter, a son, October 8, 2007.
She is the accounting/Microsoft Office
program teacher at Miami Valley Career
Technology Center. She also is an advisor for
Business Professionals of America.
Krista M. (Pomeroy) Kuhns, ’00, Fairfield,
OH, and her husband John, a son, August 10,
2007.
Kristie J. (Terrell) Belt, ‘05, and Travis A.
Belt, ‘05, New Castle, a son, June 21, 2007.
Jessica L. (Gooselaw) Walter, ‘05,
Georgetown, and her husband PJ, a daugher,
November 19, 2007.
Rachel A. (Bielenberg) Christenson, ‘06,
Pendleton, and her husband Adam, a son, July
26, 2007.
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1. Sweatshirt by Cotton Exchange. In red (S7) or grey (S8) with embroidered Cardinal logos. (Red-M, XL, XXL; Grey-S, M, L, XL, XXL)
2. Ball State Cardinals sweatshirt by Lee. Mostly cotton. In red with black and white lettering (S1) and in grey with black and red lettering (S2). (M, L, XL, XXL)
$29.95
3. Fruit of the Loom T-shirt, 100% cotton. In red (T5) or grey (T6) with “Ball State University‘’ silkscreened on left chest. (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
$10.38
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4. Ball State fringed throw, depicting various scenes of campus, with Beneficence in the center. Natural with red accents, 100% cotton, 50”X69”, (TH1).
$59.95
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$48.00
6. Assorted hats. Black with white “B” (H1); red with Cardinal logo (H3); red with “Ball State” and Cardinal logo (H4); stone with “Ball State” and
$14.95
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7. Sweatshirt by Cotton Exchange. Red with “Ball State University”embroidered in white (S6). (M, L, XL).
8. T-shirt, 100% cotton. In red with black and white Benny logo (T4). (S, M,L, XL, XXL)
$29.95
9. BSU “Hoodie.” Red with “BSU Cardinals” embroidered (S10) and BSU sweatshirt, grey with “BSU Cardinals” embroidered (S9) (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
$36.99
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$37.95
11. Women’s Tiger Mountain fitted zip fleece. In red with “Ball State” embroidered on front and “Alumni” and Cardinal logo embroidered on back (F1) (S, M, L, XL, XXL)
$47.95
12. Kids short sleeved T-shirt by Third Street Sportswear, 100 % cotton. In red with “Ball State” in black and white writing (K1). In grey with “Ball State in black
$10.38
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13. Kids “Hoodie” by Third Street Sportswear, cotton/poly blend. In red with “Ball State Cardinals” written in black and white. “Ball State” is printed inside the
$21.95
hood lining in red (K3). (2T-Youth XL)
14. Bib with snap fastener by Third Street Sportswear, cotton/spandex. In red with “Ball State” written in white (K4).
$7.55
15. Kids short-sleeved T-shirt by Third Street Sportswear, 100% cotton. In red with “My First Ball State T-Shirt” in white writing and Charlie Cardinal logo
$10.38
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16. License plate frame by Stockdale. In mirrored chrome with “ALUMNI” and “BALL STATE” (L1). In chrome with “ALUMNI” and “BALL STATE” reflective lettering
$12.95
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17. 60” Hurricane Golf Umbrella. In red and white with Ball State Alumni Association logo (U1).
$29.95
18. Slide top stainless steel travel mug with handle. In red, with Charlie Cardinal logo in white and “Ball State Alumni” written underneath in white (M1).
$9.99
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$29.95
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