1920s

Cordelia (Wheaton) Hull-Robinson, '28, Mesa, AZ, celebrated her 100th birthday October 5.

1940s

Ruthanna (Keffaber) Christle, '46MAE76, Wabash, has retired after 25 years in education. She also served as Wabash city court judge.

1950s

Jack Peckinpaugh, '50, Muncie, has received the 63rd annual John Newton Russell Memorial Award. Jack is the president of Peckinpaugh & Beasley, Inc. He also is a Ball State Distinguished Alumnus, Benny Award recipient, and a member of the Miller College of Business Hall of Fame.

Lois J. Pogue, '57, Lebanon, has retired after 35 years of teaching in the Lebanon Community School Corporation.

Chester R. Kubit, '58MA61, Indianapolis, is a volunteer at Westlane Middle School. He is a physical plant manager at Cottonwood Gulch's summer camp in New Mexico.

Michael H. Prosser, '58MA60, Beijing, China, is an emeritus professor of rhetoric and communications studies at the University of Virginia. He is currently teaching in China. Prosser is a Ball State Distinguished Alumnus.

1960s

Linda S. (Gambee) Henry, '62, Payallup, WA, has coauthored the book The Soul of the Caring Nurse, Stories and Resources for Revitalizing Professional Passion. She is a marketing and communications consultant.

Ruth Ann (Whittig) Myers, '65MA67EdD87, Crowley, TX, has retired from teaching. She is employed with H&R Block and is an ad agent for Guardianship Services, Inc.

Karen F. Galinowski, '66, St. Petersburg, FL, has recently retired after 45 years with the YMCA.

Robert M. Coatie, '68MA72, Hialeah, FL, is senior director of multicultural programs and services at Florida International University in Miami. Robert is a Ball State Outstanding Black Alumni Award recipient.

L. Lynn Davis, MA68, Omaha, NE, recently retired after 30 years in the railroad industry.

Arthur D. Gies, MA68, Gainesville, FL, has retired from the State of Florida Department of Children and Families.

Gary L. Curtis, '69, Brentwood, TN, has retired after 26 years as a pilot for Delta Airlines.

Sherry L. (Shugert) Macy, '69, Cary, NC, is an administrative assistant for an architectural design company in Raleigh, NC.

Jeanne H. Sheridan, '68MA69, Fort Wayne, has been appointed assistant professor at the University of St. Francis.

Danny L. Taylor, '69, Muncie, has received distinguished membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

1970s

Karen L. (Simon) Goldstein, '70, Noblesville, has been awarded the Golden Apple Teacher recognition. She is a resource teacher of special education for Carmel and Clay schools.

Joellen S. (Irby) Scott, '70MAE74, Anderson, recently retired after 34 years of teaching.

Sharon K. Blair, '71MA76, Portland, OR, has retired after 22 years with the Federal Government. She is the founder of Blairwear.

Linda J. (Rosenbrock) Hardin, '71MA71EdS75, Ketchikan, AK, has been awarded a lifetime membership at the Oxford Roundtable with Oxford University in England.

Charles P. McBride, MA71, Anchorage, AK, has been awarded the 2004 President's Medallion for lifetime achievement and service to Catholic communications.

Stephen W. Short, '72MAE77, New Palestine, has returned from active duty with the U.S. Army Reserve. He served as the joint operations detention group command sergeant major. Short, awarded numerous medals for his outstanding service, is the chief administrative officer of the American Legion of Indiana.

Steve Gookins, MAE73EdS80, Muncie, has been selected as Indiana District VI Superintendent of the Year. He is the superintendent for Delaware Community Schools corporation.

Steven L. Yager, '73, Fort Wayne, has been selected as North Central Indiana District II Superintendent of the Year. He is the superintendent for Northwest Allen County Schools. Steven is also a current member of the Ball State Teachers College Alumni board.

Michael E. Carrier, MA74, Salem, OR, is the natural resources policy director for the State of Oregon. He also is a recipient of the Ball State NREM Award of Distinction.

Paul D. Wilson, '74MA80, Carmel, is vice president of global human resource services for Guidant Corporation.

Rebecca M. (Moore) Thompson, '75MAE80, Albany, is principal at Muncie Southside High School.

Bruce E. Konkle, '76, Columbia, SC, was awarded the Laurence R. Campbell Research Award for 2003-04 by the  Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's Scholastic Journalism Division. He is an associate professor at the University of South Carolina. Konkle also is a former Ball State Journalism Outstanding Alumnus.

Gregory L. Dyer, '77, O'Fallon, MO, has been elected president of the St. Charles County Association of Realtors.

Holly (Gooding) Miller, MA77, Anderson, has coauthored the textbook Feature and Magazine Writing: Action, Angles and Anecdotes. Holly is a former of the Ball State Distinguished Alumnus Award and is a member of the Journalism Hall of Fame.

James J. Suding, '77MAE80, Muncie, is principal of Cowan Junior-Senior High School.

Howard F. White, '77, Monee, IL, is lead negotiator for private commercial agreements with SBC-Industry Markets in Chicago, IL.

Sam F. Carman, MS78, Pittsboro, is the education director for the Forestry Division of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. He is also a recipient of the Ball State NREM Award of Distinction.

Paul B. Grayson, '78, Indianapolis, is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Indianapolis Zoological Society. He also is a recipient of the Ball StateNREM Award of Distinction.

Ellen F. Rainier, '78, Carmel, received the Above and Beyond Award from Ivy Tech State College for excellence in instruction.

Cynthia K. (Lewis) Reed, '78MA90, Muncie, presented a keynote presentation at the University of Louisville's Take Back the Night March and Rally.

Harold D. Blackwell, '79, Ochlocknee, GA, is the assistant director of nursing at Archbold Medical Center.

Stuart L. Engle, '79, is the author of I Can't Hear America Singing. He is the newspaper advisor and Web director at Lewis Cass High School.

1980s

Peggy L. Apple, '80, Indianapolis, has been awarded a doctorate of philosophy in education. She is a visiting professor in curriculum and instruction for Indiana University.

Karen A. (Higgs) Duncan, MA80, Greenwood, is the author of Healing from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Journey for Women.

Christy A. (Swing) Lehnertz, '81, Muncie, is a director of University Development at Ball State.

Joseph M. Olah, '81, Highland, has received the Middle School Art Educator award from the Art Education Association of Indiana. He is a teacher at Lakeridge Middle School.

Allen W. Berentes, '82, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, is principle aviation planner for HNTB Architecture, Inc.

James T. Passmore, '82MA92, Winchester, is principal at Driver Middle School.

Gary J. Catalano, MAE83MA84, Marshfield, WI, is president of the Marshfield Area Catholic Schools.

Alicia L. Gahimer, '84, Indianapolis, is grants development coordinator at Indiana University/Purdue University in Indianapolis.

Beth A. (Harmsen) Perkins, MA84, Wabash, received the Outstanding Service Award from the Indiana Learning Disabilities Association. She is a teacher at Northfield High School.

Dean E. Hill, '85MLA96, Fishers, is a landscape designer and is co-hosting the television show "Grounds For Improvement."

Timothy K. Taschwer, '85, St. Louis, MO, is a sales manager for Marriott. His wife Elisa (Abner) M. Taschwer, '87, is a human resources recruiter for SSM Rehab.

Julie D. (Burress) Hale, '86, Daleville, is an instructor of sport and exercise science at Ball State.

Daniel R. McKibben, '86, LaPorte, has been appointed dean of students at Westville High School.

J. Arthur Bond, '87, Camarillo, CA, is an assistant professor at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, CA.

1990s

Angelin A. Chang, '90BM91, Cleveland Heights, OH, is the co-editor-in-chief of Me magazine.

Louise K. Conley-Jones, PhD91, Fort Wayne, has been named dean of adult education and professor of English at Concordia College.

Kristi R. (Bowman) Deetz, '91, Vincennes, is the communications manager for Vincennes University.

Eric S. Stampfli, MA91, Greenwood, is a personal financial anaylst with Primerica Financial Services.

Elizabeth R. (Phillips) Clark, '92, Fishers, received the Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship Grant. She is a high school teacher in the Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation in Fortville.

Paul E. Kruse, '92, is the senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Cynthia R. (Muhlenkamp) Mick, '92MA01, Parker City, is assistant principal at Driver Middle School, Winchester.

Emma G. (Bowen) Meyer, '93, Anderson, is the author of a suspense novel, Fiery Dark Secret.

Julie L. Roland, '93, Avon, has been named the National Republican Congressional Business Woman of the Year.

Matthew S. Collins, '94, Cincinnati, OH, is a library services assistant with the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

Janet M. (Maurer) Hambrock, '95, Fort Wayne, is recruiting manager with ExactTarget.

 

Amy Rhodes, '95, South Bend, is arts/crafts and recreation coordinator at the Family and Children's Center in Mishawaka.

Jonathan M. Wearly, '95MA03, Pendleton, is director of network and marketing development for Methodist Occupational Health Centers, Inc., Indianapolis.

Krista L. (Knepper) Cocks, '96, Fort Wayne, is senior manager at Applebees.

Bryan L. Bain, '97MA99, Oshkosh, WI, is assistant director of academic advising for the Undergraduate Advising Resource Center at the University of Wisconsin.

Chad M. Clark, '97, Lafayette, is a residenial life manager at Purdue University.

Sarah E. (Gates) Haley, '98MS00, Chesterfield, is an honors college advisor at Ball State.

Eric L. Hunter, '98, Takoma Park, MD, is president of the graduate student government at the University of Maryland. He has co-authored the publication Civil-Military Relatons in an Era of Bioterrorism: Crime and War in the making of Modern Civil-Military Relations.

Kristine N. Kalb, '98, Chandler, AZ, is an assistant director and teacher at A Step Ahead Preschool and Montessori in Phoenix, AZ.

William E. Wyatt, '98, Muncie, is a teacher at the McKenzie Career Center for Lawrence Township Schools.

Gina L. (Gresh) Behrman, '99MA03, Muncie, is a recipient of the Volunteer Recognition Award at Saint-Gobain Corporation. She is the marketing research and communications coordinator for Saint-Gobain Containers.

Kristine L. Harris, DA99, Gainsville, GA, is an associate professor of music and chairman of the Division of Music and Fine Arts, Truett-McConnell College.

2000s

Jeanne A. (Eliason) Ferguson, MA00, Centerville, has been promoted to assistant professor of anatomy/biology at Ivy Tech in Richmond.

Stephanie A. Humbert, '00, Bowling Green, KY, is a human resource representative for Trace Die Cast, Inc.

Sarah A. (Truett) Shively, '00, Warsaw, is the coordinator of global strategic planning and business development with Zimmer.

Matthew G. Miller, MAE01, Delphi, is assistant principal at Clinton Central Elementary School in Michigan Town.

Jason D. Brocklesby, '02, Mishawaka, is the late-news producer at WSBT-TV in South Bend.

Jenna L. (Stage) Mercer, '02, Greentown, is a medical marketing representative for Positive Results Therapies.

Amanda D. Wingrove, '02, Elwood, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard recruit training center in Cape May, NJ.

Joshua A. Wilson, '03, Greenwood, is the leadership and education consultant for Theta Chi International Fraternity in Indianapolis.

Karen A. Meiring, MM04, Fort Recovery, OH, is a professor of music appreciation and director of the university chorus at Wright State University.

Samuel N. Dragoo, '04, Moran, WY, is a sales and marketing director for the Grand Teton Lodge Company.

Laurel E. Peffer, '04, Fishers, is the housing coordinator with Alpha Chi Omega national headquarters in Indianapolis.

Emily S. Wilson, '04, Bloomington, is a contract specialist for National Services.