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Reception, Terrace Lounge
Dinner, Cardinal Hall
Welcome, Dr. Beverley Pitts, Associate Provost
Moment of silence
Dinner
Musical selections
Remarks, Dr. John E. Worthen, President
Presentation of Omegas, Dr. C. Warren Vander Hill, Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Conferral of emeritus status, Dr. Worthen
Omega photographs in Music Lounge
Menu
Chicken Veronique
Long Grain and Wild Rice
Fresh Asparagus
Mandarin Spinach Salad with Almonds
Whole Wheat Rolls
Angel Food Cake with Strawberry Sauce
Omegas
George W. Jones
Lorraine J. Jones
Kenneth L. Joy
M. Ellen Lacey
Robert L. Lawson
Lois M. Nelson
Morton M. Rosenberg
Philip G. Van Every
Nyal Z. Williams
Leland G. Brown
Suzanne V. Drake
Thelbert L. Drake
Wyman E. Fischer
Patricia M. Gibby
Lawrence J. Graham
A. Stephen Higgins
Richard A. Hoops
Kuang-Liang Hsu
George T. Yeamans
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Omegas
Leland G. Brown
Leland G. Brown, affectionately known to many colleagues as "Bones"
Brown, has been a member of the Muncie community since birth. He has
been a member of the Ball State University community since 1936 when he
completed his undergraduate degree here before going on to medical school
and completing orthopedic residency. After serving in the Navy, Dr. Brown
returned to Muncie and started Orthopedics Associated in 1949. He continued private practice until joining the Ball State University Health Center staff
in 1984.
Dr. Brown is an accomplished physician. His diagnostic abilities often
exceed those of x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs. He has been a willing volunteer
to this community and has restored health and brought healing to many.
His commitment to his patients, the results of his work, and his unwavering observance of the highest ethical standards qualify him for a place
among the fathers of medicine. He sets an example worthy of the respect and
admiration of younger colleagues. Ball State is honored to have been Dr.
Brown's choice for his second career.
Suzanne V. Drake
Since 1978, Suzanne Drake has served Ball State University and the
Department of Elementary Education with distinction in a variety of roles.
She can be proud of her accomplishments.
Suzanne provided excellent instruction to students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, having worked with a number of doctoral students. Throughout her career Professor Drake has written numerous articles
and served as an editorial advisor for professional journals. Within the department she served as director of the EXEL Program and as assistant to the chairperson. Most recently Dr. Drake conducted research on behalf of the Visual
Learning Materials Project.
Professor Drake takes great joy in her students' success, and continues to
receive letters from students thanking her for the help she has given them
throughout the years. Her colleagues and students will miss her and join in
wishing Suzanne Drake much happiness in her retirement.
Thelbert L. Drake
Dr. Thelbert Drake, professor of educational administration and supervision
and chairperson of the Department of Educational Leadership, has spent
eighteen years at Ball State University. He came to the Teachers College as
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dean in 1977. While serving as dean, he was instrumental in keeping Burris
Laboratory School open amidst efforts to close it.
At the same time he established expectations that led to significantly
increased scholarly productivity among faculty in the college. In addition to
his full-time responsibilities as dean, he demonstrated the level of scholarship
he expected from others by publishing a book on principalship that is considered a leader in the education textbook market.
Dr. Drake made significant service contributions at the state and national levels. He served as an active member of the research committee of the
Association of School Business Officials, provided support for the Upper
Wabash Study Council as its executive secretary, and while executive secretary
of the Indiana Middle School Association increased its membership from
thirty to six hundred in a four-year period.
Dr. Drake has always maintained the respect of his colleagues because of
his commitment to scholarship and his expertise, forthrightness, high level of
organization, energy, leadership, and advocacy for faculty members and students.
Ted Drake will be truly missed. We wish him well in his retirement.
Wyman E. Fischer
Dr. Wyman Fischer, professor of psychology—educational psychology in the
Department of Educational Psychology in Teachers College, has served Ball
State for thirty-one years. For seventeen of those years he demonstrated outstanding leadership as department chairperson, a position he has held since
1978.
The faculty have entrusted him with this leadership position because of
his reputation among campus colleagues and peers in his discipline and his
work ethic, efficiency, and attention to detail. More important, he has served
as chairperson because of his fairness, warmth, compassion, and advocacy for
faculty and students. Students praise him for his knowledge, insight, care, and
high expectations.
In addition to administration and teaching, Dr. Fischer has served as a
researcher and contributor of numerous articles in professional journals, editorial board member and reviewer, and consultant to schools and other agencies. He has exemplified the concept of teacher-scholar.
Dr. Fischer will long be remembered for his contributions to Ball State,
the Teachers College, his department, and to his profession.
Patricia M. Gibby
As director of Publication Services for the last thirteen years, Pat Gibby served
as the university's "editorial conscience." She has been an editor par excellence, casting a sharp eye and an even sharper pencil over official documents,
publications, and written presentations of every stripe.
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Whether it was the president's Annual Report, admissions materials, the
Ball State University Catalog, the B-book, or scholarly manuscripts and books,
Pat Gibby ensured that every publication met the highest critical standards
for content, style, grammar, spelling, and construction. She was relentless and
uncompromising in maintaining those standards, and the high quality of Ball
State publications since 1982 is a tribute to her skills.
But Pat Gibby is more than an editor without equal. She is a gentlewoman who viewed her co-workers as her family and cared about them as a
mother cares for her children. We wish for her a massed chorus singing "Ode
to Joy" in celebration of the retirement she has earned and richly deserves.
Lawrence J. Graham
A native of Michigan, Larry Graham began his teaching career at Ball State
University in 1969. After completing his undergraduate degree in art education, Larry received an M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Before
his appointment as professor of photography, Larry taught drawing and creative arts in the public schools, at Schoolcraft College, and at Eastern
Michigan University.
His first love is photography, and his work has gone through several
complex changes since he arrived at Ball State. At first he exhibited large documentary murals, gradually combining his enthusiasm for drawing with photography. The combination resulted in a series of mural photo-manipulated
drawings. Next Larry began to experiment with combining slide photography
and music, culminating in several performances. Most recently, Larry studied
computer design and won recognition for "Best of Year Show" with several of
his computer graphics.
Larry has been cited in The Complete Book of Photographers and is a member of the Society for Photography Education. He loved suggesting visual
ideas to students to enrich their lives as artists. Because of his contributions,
Larry Graham will be missed by the faculty and students in the Department
of Art.
A. Stephen Higgins
Stephen Higgins served the Department of Secondary, Higher, and
Foundations of Education in important ways during his twenty-year career at
Ball State.
One of his major contributions has been developing and furthering the
higher education program serving graduate students. He also demonstrated a
useful adaptability to the department's changing curricular needs by undertaking specialties in computers and media.
Steve has offered dedicated and careful service and leadership in key
departmental committee activities, principally on issues of salary. Beyond his
academic accomplishments, his wry sense of humor is very much appreciated and will truly be missed by his colleagues.
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Richard A. Hoops
Since 1956, Richard Hoops has been an integral member of the Department
of Speech Pathology and Audiology at Ball State University. Whether serving
as chairperson or director of the Speech and Hearing Clinic, for thirty-five
years Dick played a significant role in helping to build the department into
an outstanding clinical program. Through his dedication and guidance, he
has been the cornerstone of the program.
Dick wrote several books in speech science and hearing disorders and
edited a series of books in neurolinguistics. He is currently researching the
changes in critical thinking skills in student clinicians and has been involved
in both national and state speech and hearing associations.
Dick's renown throughout the state of Indiana is evidence of the number of speech-language pathologists and audiologists that he has influenced.
He will be missed by his students and his colleagues. We join in wishing Dick
much continued success and happiness in his retirement.
Kuang- Liang Hsu
Since 1973, Dr. Kuang-Liang Hsu, known to his friends and colleagues as
Leon, has served the university with industry, intelligence, a fine sense of
scholarship, and quiet humor. Dr. Hsu, who holds a doctorate in Library
Science and a masters in Computer Science, began in Library Science and
transferred to University Computing Services in 1986.
To his work in academic computing Dr. Hsu brought the same creativity
and high standards of scholarship that characterized his entire academic and
professional career. He founded, planned, and convened the Ball State
Hypermedia Conference for four years. The conference regularly drew a
unique and international mix of participants from elementary, secondary, and
higher education and has deservedly won national acclaim. A second significant legacy that Dr. Hsu leaves to Ball State is the Academic Courseware
Development Program. Since its beginning in 1992, the program has funded
more than forty faculty projects in instructional computing and multimedia,
many of which have been presented at national and international conferences.
One of Dr. Hsu's less well-known talents is his mastery of Chinese calligraphy. He has created fine artistic productions in that traditional and exacting art form.
Dr. Hsu's colleagues will remember him with fondness and gratitude and
wish him well in what can only be an active and happy retirement.
George W. Jones
George Jones has been a loyal and enthusiastic employee of Ball State
University since 1964 when he began his service as the director of Religious
Programs.
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George's work with religious organizations and Ball State's United Way
campaign has been personally and professionally meaningful. Students and
advisors have enjoyed their friendship with George and have demonstrated
their respect for his work on many occasions. During the last few years, he
advised the Alpha Lambda Delta freshman honorary. George takes great pride
in knowing that, under his advisement, the honorary was recognized as the
number-one chapter in the nation.
George is respectfully known as our resident historian. Colleagues and
students will miss the Ball State historical perspective he has been able to give
on every issue. We all wish George the very best in his retirement and new
endeavors.
Lorraine J. Jones
Lorraine Jones has given more than twelve years of service to the Ball State
University School of Nursing. She joined the university in the fall of 1982
teaching primarily in community health nursing.
She earned advanced degrees at the University of Maryland and West
Virginia University. Lorraine also earned a doctoral equivalency from Ball
State. She was promoted to associate professor in 1990.
Lorraine has been described as a standard bearer and activist. Of special
note is her level of involvement with community agencies, which include various health task forces. She has worked with the State Board of Health and
the American School Health Association. She has been an advocate for the
health care needs of this area, especially regarding AIDS issues.
She continues to be a prolific writer, particularly for refereed journals,
and includes a textbook among her writing accomplishments.
Both colleagues and students wish her well in the golden years of retirement.
Kenneth L. Joy
Dr. Kenneth Joy, professor of psychology—educational psychology, spent
twenty-eight years of his professional life at Ball State University. During that
time he was engaged in a number of activities that enhanced the quality of
the institution he served. Dr. Joy was an active and influential participant in
the development of the school psychometry program—the forerunner of the
nationally recognized school psychology programs presently housed in the
educational psychology department. In addition, he served as department
chairperson, school psychology clinic director, researcher, and teacher of
graduate and undergraduate courses.
Dr. Joy practiced what he preached. He maintained an active private
practice in psychological consultation and became the resident expert in
forensic psychology. Such real life experiences provided much of the grist for
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the classes he taught. His students received more than armchair philosophy;
they experienced theory in action.
Dr. Joy will be missed by his students and colleagues. We wish him well
in his retirement years.
M. Ellen Lacey
For thirty-six years Ellen Lacey has been part of the Ball State family as a professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (Home
Economics). During this time she served for seven years as administrative
assistant, directed the home management houses for thirty years, oversaw the
planning and construction of the home management complex on Riverside
Avenue, and directed the High School Workshop for the last twelve years.
Concentrating in management and consumer education, Ellen also has
been active in the American/Indiana Home Economics Association and the
Electrical Women's Roundtable. In 1977 she was presented the Honor Award
by the Indiana Home Economics Association. Her love of pets has evolved
into her presentations and poster sessions on "Pet Therapy for Older Adults."
Although Ellen is retiring, she will remain active and continue helping
others. She will be missed by her students and colleagues who wish her much
happiness in retirement.
Robert L. Lawson
Bob Lawson's affiliation with Ball State began when he earned a bachelor's
degree in 1955. He also received a master's degree from Ball State in 1957,
then returned as an assistant professor of economics in 1963. Dr. Lawson,
who earned a Ph.D. at the University of Iowa, has seen many changes at Ball
State. Economics was originally in the Department of Social Science.
Through a series of transitions it finally became a department within the
College of Business. Bob also witnessed the expansion of this institution from
a teachers college to a university.
His career is underscored by his loyalty to his department and the university. He served as a member of the University Senate, Professional Policies
Council, and Finance Council at the university level. At the department level
he has been an administrative assistant and acting chairperson. He has performed public service as a board member to the Area 6 Council on Aging.
Bob has also been known as .a professor who brought energy to his teaching, and conveyed enthusiasm for his subject and concern for his students and
colleagues. He will be missed by both. We wish him well in his retirement.
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Lois M. Nelson
Lois Nelson has given more than twenty-three years of faithful service to the
Ball State University School of Nursing. Her affiliation with Ball State goes
back even further than that, however. After earning her R.N. at the Ball
Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, she went on to get her B.S. in 1972
and M.A. in 1974 at Ball State. She earned an Ed.D. at Indiana University in
1979.
Throughout her nursing career Dr. Nelson has performed many varied
jobs. She considered community health and maternal-child nursing her specialties, but she did private duty, staff, and surgical nursing; was a school and
camp nurse; and was a supervisor for the Visiting Nurses Association.
During her career at Ball State, Lois Nelson did valuable work in curriculum development. She also consulted at Florida Atlantic University while
they worked toward accreditation.
Students invariably describe Dr. Nelson as a caring faculty member. She
coordinated one of the first campuswide blood pressure screenings at Ball
State for nursing students in 1981. Her caring ways also included service on
school, college, and university committees. In addition, she has been an advocate for women and infant health issues at the state level.
We wish her good health and much enjoyment during her retirement.
Morton M. Rosenberg
Since arriving at Ball State University in 1961, Mort Rosenberg has been a
prominent member not only of the Department of History, but also of his
college and the university as a whole.
Chairperson of the history department from 1976 to 1980, he also
served as chairperson of the University Senate and of the College of Sciences
and Humanities' Promotion and Tenure Committee. In addition, he has
served on many other department, college, and university committees. In
1987 Dr. Rosenberg received Ball State's Outstanding Faculty Service Award.
Colorful and sometimes outspoken, particularly when the issues concern
the rights or privileges of students, Mort has always been a source of excellent
quotations for the Daily News. Having given his professional life to Ball State
University, Dr. Rosenberg leaves with an enviable record: well-liked by his
students, admired by his colleagues, and respected by the administration.
Philip G. Van Every
Dr. Philip Van Every has been an important member of the faculty of the
Department of Special Education for many years. He has demonstrated continued excellence in his primary teaching areas of human relations, mental
retardation, research, and general special education.
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Dr. Van Every has been well respected and well liked by his students. The
faculty will sincerely miss his intuitive, reasoned, and insightful contributions
to departmental policies and programming.
It will be impossible to find another person with his unique combination
of knowledge, wisdom, and concern for students.
Nyal Z .Williams
Nyal Williams has made many contributions to the University Libraries and
Ball State University since his arrival twenty-four years ago from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to music librarian,
he also served as acting head of reference services, acting university librarian,
and chairperson, of the Department of Library Service.
He established and maintained the Music Listening Center and the
music research collection. While acting university librarian he successfully
initiated a period of significant organizational change for the University
Libraries, including guiding the organization through a detailed management
review study. The stewardship he exhibited during his thirteen years as
department chairperson will continue to influence the library positively for
many years. Throughout his career he displayed great integrity, diplomacy,
charm, civility, and an unquenchable sense of humor.
It is with deep gratitude and appreciation that we thank him for his
many contributions as librarian, scholar, administrator, mentor, and friend.
We shall miss him, and we wish him well in his future endeavors.
George T. Yeamans
Since 1958, George Yeamans has been an integral part of Ball State
University. With much of his work in Library Science, Dr. Yeamans concludes his Ball State career as a professor in the Department of
Telecommunications.
George brought concern and understanding to the classroom. He was
tireless in his preparation for class, spent the necessary time on details he
knew students needed, and always maintained a focus on providing good
instruction and information students could use in the job market.
Students have consistently said that Professor Yeamans is always there to
spend extra time helping, demonstrating, and just plain chatting. Students
can rely on him to offer useful information and go the extra mile on their
behalf.
Students, friends around campus, and the staff and faculty in the
Department of Telecommunications will clearly miss George's work on various committees, his willingness to help with a variety of projects, and his
upbeat enthusiasm about making the program work.
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OMEGA DINNER COMMITTEE
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Sandra Marsh, Cochairperson
Sue Whitaker, Decorations
Jeffrey Alford, Citations
Denise Jones and Ron McVey, Programs
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