Behind the Scenes, Ball State Alumni Make the Indy 500 Happen
David Letterman isn’t the only Cardinal with ties to the Indy 500. Businessmen Dan Towriss and Craig Dobbs are also involved through sponsorships.
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About Nick Werner
Nick, ’03, is a contributing writer for Ball State Magazine and a staff member of the University’s marketing and communications team. Nick has lived most of his adult life in Muncie, although he grew up on a Southern Indiana cattle farm. He enjoys fly fishing and being outdoors with his wife and two children.
Entries by Nick Werner
Suffrage Expert Maps “A Woman’s Place” in Historic Movement
100 years after passage of the 19th Amendment, Melissa Gentry explains the crucial role Muncie women played in helping win the right to vote.
TCOM Alum Who’s Helping Bring Varsity Esports to Ball State Sees ‘Almost Limitless’ Potential
This Fall, the University will compete against 11 other members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the newly created Esports Collegiate Conference (ESC). Ball State’s Alex Kartman was one of the people who helped make it happen. An associate lecturer of telecommunications , Kartman is also director of Sports Production and oversees the nationally acclaimed Sports Link program for the College of Communication, Information and Media . Known as […]
From Survivor to Warrior: Theresa Flores Helps Victims of Sex Trafficking Find Justice
Theresa Flores, ’87, endured sex trafficking as a teenager. Now she’s helping others find justice.
King of the Wheel: Student Christian Dixie Is ‘What the World Needs Right Now’
In the middle of the coronavirus outbreak, a Yahoo.com news article called Ball State student Christian Dixie “precisely what the world needs now.”
How Ball State Helps Muncie Residents Improve Their Neighborhoods
Heather Williams moved to Chicago after graduating from Ball State in 2002. Surprisingly, she felt limited in a metro area with more than nine million people. She struggled to find work that paid the bills and was also rewarding. So, she returned to Muncie, population 70,000. Muncie was an unexpected land of opportunity. She earned […]
Mooving Up: Dietetics Alumna Jenni Browning Is Indiana Dairy’s Biggest Fan
The temperature was 95 degrees outside the dairy cow costume and who knows how hot on the inside. That blazing August day portraying Buttercup, the Indiana dairy mascot, in a Wells County parade stands out among Jenni Browning’s memories. At the time, she was a master’s student in Ball State’s dietetics program . There is a picture of me […]
