Submit an In Memoriam entry 1930s Ramona J. Holsinger, ‘37, Angola, Indiana, June 13. 1940s Richard Baker, ‘40, Winter Park, Florida, September 25. Alice M. Lauterbur, ‘40, Crown Point, Indiana, July 7. Genevieve L. (Addleman) Good, ‘41, Salem, Oregan, June 25. Mary L. (Smith) Locke, ‘41, Henryville, Indiana, April 22. Ruth (Clarkson) Grieger, ‘43, Hanna, Indiana, June 25. Charles W. […]
In Memoriam | Fall/Winter 2017-18
Submit an In Memoriam entry 1930s Ramona J. Holsinger, ‘37, Angola, Indiana, June 13. 1940s Richard Baker, ‘40, Winter Park, Florida, September 25. Alice M. Lauterbur, ‘40, Crown Point, Indiana, July 7. Genevieve L. (Addleman) Good, ‘41, Salem, Oregan, June 25. Mary L. (Smith) Locke, ‘41, Henryville, Indiana, April 22. Ruth (Clarkson) Grieger, ‘43, Hanna, Indiana, June 25. Charles W. […]
Professor Simon Balto: Learning African-American History Benefits All Students
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ur Fall-Winter 2017-18 Ball State University Alumni Magazine includes a new department, “5 Questions,” featuring a Q & A with one of Ball State’s thought leaders. For the department’s launch, Assistant History Professor Simon Balto discussed his leadership in bringing the African-American studies minor back to Ball State, the program’s broad appeal, its relevance to current events and more. […]
Student’s Larger-Than-Life Image Boosts Both Dance and Ball State
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]iara Borg is 5-foot, 3-inches tall, but at Ball State University she is the tallest student on campus. The Ball State junior dance major’s image graces a 60-foot-long statement banner hung on the side of 10-story Teachers College , one of the University’s iconic buildings, as part of a new marketing campaign, “ We Fly. ” Ciara — one of […]
“Modern Family” Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson Coaches Acting Students
During a December campus visit, TV and stage star Jesse Tyler Ferguson offers ideas and insights to Ball State acting majors.
Architecture Student Hopes to Make Her Passion a Career
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]eonna Huddleston started drawing at age 5 by tracing coloring books with her brother at their home in Indianapolis. Now a freshman at Ball State University, she loves drawing so much, she does it in her free time. Eventually, she hopes use her architecture major and business minor to start her own architectural firm, where […]
Many Among IndyCar TV Crew Launched Careers at Ball State
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]his past September, Bryan Mattingly, ’91, took advantage of a unique opportunity to capture a portrait of Ball State alumni at work. Mattingly was in Sonoma, Calif., preparing for his job as technical director of the Verizon IndyCar Series “a couple days before the season finale and championship race,” he recalled. “I realized that we […]
African American Studies Minor Returns to Ball State
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]imon Balto joined Ball State’s history department in 2015 with a mission in mind: to bring back the university’s African American Studies minor. “We’re a growing institution with an increasing number of minority students,” Balto said of Ball State, “and because we live in an increasingly diverse world, employers want students who can think in a broader […]