[dropcap]A[/dropcap]lmost 30 years ago, an Army battalion commander told a young second lieutenant from Darlington, South Carolina, he would make sure she would never be promoted to first lieutenant because women had no place in the Army. Twanda (Williamson) Young, MA ’92, said that negative comment, so early in her career, only deepened her determination […]
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen asked where she sees herself in 10 years, Allison Tourville, ’07 MA ’11, responds that, with the speed at which digital media changes, that question is unknown. But thanks to her Ball State education, she feels equipped to carry herself confidently in any direction life takes her. With both a bachelor’s and master’s degree […]
Submit an “In Memoriam” entry 1930s Mary B. (Swynehardt) Thistlethwaite, ’38 MAE ’47, DeKalb, Illinois, November 30, 2017. Edith (Johnson) Guthrie, ’39, Muncie, February 6, 2018. 1940s Lois L. (Campbell) Galliher, ’42, Fort Wayne, Indiana, March 21, 2018. Lela A. (Shroyer) Herr, ’42, Cambridge City, Indiana, November 6, 2017. Lavon A. (Anderson) Logsdon, ’43, Milroy, Indiana, March 23, 2018. Vida […]
Submit a Class Notes entry 1960s Laurie Lindberg, ’69 MA ’79 PhD ’84, Muncie, retired after completing 21 years of service at Ball State, most recently asa faculty member in the Honors College. A recipient of the Vander Hill Award for Distinguished Teaching in Honors Education, she directed numerous senior Honors College theses and creative projects, directed the University’s London […]
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ichele (Boggs) Koken has made a career doing what she loves – interior design. But she’s not only a designer, she’s an entrepreneur who is the founder and owner of Indianapolis-based MB Designs. This venture has kept her busy for the past 11 years designing residential and commercial spaces. Starting the business at age 27, […]
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]avid A. Northern Sr. is often introduced as “the first.” He is the first African-American to become chief executive officer of Lake County (Illinois) Housing Authority (LCHA), one of the leading housing authorities in the nation, serving Chicago’s northern suburbs. And he is the first African-American elected to the Board of Education of Community Consolidated […]
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hile the financial world has been on a roller coaster since 1980, Barb Zipperian, ’80, and Ken Zipperian, ’79, have weathered the ride with Ball State accounting degrees that helped each become an influential business leader in two states. They’ve also balanced jobs and a relationship, which began when freshman Barb Dunn’s car broke down near […]