DECEASED:

Mary M. (Coen) Short, '29, Plymouth, October 22, 2002...

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1930s

DECEASED:

Alma (Roush) Petro, '31, Muncie, October 29, 2002...Irma K. (Mitchell) Lare, '33, Muncie, October 25, 2002...Verna R. (Reynolds) Byers, '34, Muncie, October 15, 2002...Mary E. (Lang) Beall, '36, Wheaton, IL, November 19, 2002...Nondas I. (Harmeson) Kessler, '36, Bloomfield Hills, MI, October 9, 2002...Laverne M. Harader, '37MA43, Fort Wayne, November 16, 2002...Paul H. Robb, '37MA81PhD88, Muncie, October 11, 2002...

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1940s

Joseph S. Fragomeni, '46, South Bend, was inducted into the South Bend Community Hall of Fame...

DECEASED:

Myrtle Standiford, '41, Franklin, October 13, 2002...Eva M. (Penn) Rifner, '42MA61, West Lafayette, October 21, 2002...Alfred M. Rinker, '42, Anderson, November 23, 2002...Betty (Vice) Fluke, '43, Bluffton, October 21, 2002... Betty (Hummel) Reinish, '44 Holland, PA, November 20, 2002...Lucille P. (Reed) Romine, '44, Hartford City, November 13, 2002...Patricia J. (Waggoner) Connor, '47, Topsham, ME, September 19, 2002...Maxine Y. (Vanderburg) LaFollete, '48, San Diego, CA, June 30, 2002...Jacquolyne T. (White) Werner, '49MA55, Muncie, October 16, 2002...

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1950s

Max D. Fraley, '57, Costa Mesa, CA, has retired after 45 years of teaching...Charles R. Avery, '59MA62, Hagerstown, a retired teacher and author, has received the Sagamore of the Wabash award from the governor. Charles writes a column that appears in several eastern Indiana newspapers...

DECEASED:

Robert W. Garrett, '50MS55, Muncie, November 1, 2002... Jerry L. (Day) Davis, '53, Paola, KS, October 14, 2002...Robert E. Pence, '53, Chesterfield, November 28, 2002...Doral L. Daniels, MA54, Kokomo, October 20, 2002... Jacque W. Palmer, '54MA60, Lebanon, October 24, 2002...Wilson F. Corn, MA55, South Bend, October 30, 2002...Donald C. Kutchback, '57MA63, Maineville, OH, November 28, 2002...Edward F. Wood, '58, Sioux Falls, SD, November 16, 2002...James R. Miller, '59, New Castle, October 26, 2002...

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1960s

Paul E. Snyder, '60, Irvine, CA, is the superintendent of the Coastline Regional Occupational Program...Robert J. Murphy, '63, Fort Wayne, and Marcia A. Gevers, '69, Fort Wayne, are co-authors of Teaching the Student with A Visual Impairment, A Primer for the Mainstream Teacher...Larry K. Greenwalt, '65, Zionsville, has been elected chairman-elect of CPA Associates International...Karen F. Galinowski, '66, St. Petersburg, FL, vice president of programs at the Jim and Heather Gills YMCA, recently received a YMCA service award...David J. Spittal, '66MA67EdD75, resides in Central, SC and has been president of Southern Wesleyan University since 1994...Robert E. McKenna, '68, Ludington, MI, has been promoted to senior project manager at International Profit Associates...Terry L. Fasel, '69MA72, Lake Wales, FL, is an associate professor and director of teacher education at Warner Southern College...

MARRIAGES:

Candice E. (Dunsizer), '69, South Bend, to Terry Engle, June 8, 2002...

DECEASED:

Rachel R. (Schafer) Adams, '60MA66, Muncie, October 21, 2002...Nancy A. (Lewis) Hood, '62MAE71, Muncie, November 2, 2002...Elizabeth L. (Sage) VanNess, MA62, Anderson, October 25, 2002...Raymond E. Barton, '63MA66, Lebanon, November 25, 2002...Mary R. (Addison) Gaddis, MA63, Summitville, November 12, 2002...Frederick J. Ginther, '63MA66, Muncie, November 15, 2002...Sharon K. (Horine) Thompson,'64, Fort Wayne, November 30, 2002...Thelma L. (Wright) Hippensteel, MA65, March 20, 2002...Patricia A. (Beal) Barnes, '68MA72, Muncie, November 15, 2002. She was a member of the Ball State Family and Consumer Sciences Alumni Society board...David R. Jones, MA68, Greenfield, October 28, 2002...Russell Green, MAE69, Brownsburg, November 14, 2002...Cornelius D. Hagen, MAE69, Morristown, November 24, 2002...William J. Phillips, MA69, LaPorte, November 15, 2002...J. Elliott Pulliam, '69, Muncie, November 17, 2002...

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1970s

Virginia L. Dickerson, '70, New Castle, is an assistant professor and has been an advisor to a director and choreographer for several musicals that have been recommended to be presented at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC...Niel C. Ellerbrook, '70, Evansville, chairman and CEO of Vectren Corporation, has been appointed to Old National Bancorp's board of directors. He is also a recipient of the Ball State Distiguished Alumni Award, the College of Business Award of Distinction, and has been inducted into its Hall of Fame...Gregory A. Schenkel, '70, is the new president and CEO for the Indy Partnership. Schenkel, who lives in Indianapolis, is also a member of Ball State's Board of Trustees...Timothy K. Williamson, '71MAE75, Long Beach, CA, is a consultant for the Los Angeles County Office of Education Elementary Science...Betsy M. Ross, '72, Bristol, has recently left ESPN to launch a sports marketing and public relations firm called Game Day Communications. She is a former recipient of the Ball State Benny Award, Distinguished Alumni Award, and a member of the Journalism Hall of Fame...Paul A. Barnes, MA72, Fernandina Beach, FL, is the owner of The Amelia Island William's House, voted best bed and breakfast on Amelia Island... Pamela (Delamaide) Light, '73, Santa Ana, CA, a principal in the architectural firm of Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, has been promoted to senior vice president. She has also been inducted into the College of Fellows for the International Interior Design Association...Theodore E. Austin, '74, Indianapolis, has been named to the executive board of AdClub Indianapolis...Barbara L. (Shepherd) Kruzick, MAE75, Culver, was recognized as the 2001-02 Teacher of the Year by Eastern Pulaski Community Schools...Diane E. (Schmidt) Hall, '76, Houston, TX, was selected as one of the Ten Women of Achievement by the Houston YWCA for her leadership in Athletics...R. Todd Corn, '77, Bloomfield, is a private practice lawyer... Charlotte Gorman, MA77EdD78, Cleburne, TX, has been selected to be in the 2003 edition of Who's Who in America. She is extension agent for family and consumer sciences in the Texas A&M University System...Jon H. Yiesla, '77, Noblesville, has been promoted to systems group team leader at Mid America Clinical Labs. He recently received the Kohai title with the Christian Martial Arts Fellowship...Carol S. (Schoelkopf) Sergi, '78MA79, Indianapolis, has been named to the executive board of AdClub Indianapolis...Steven W. Hays, '79, Wilsonville, OR, was honored as a 2002 highest representative in the nation for Johnson & Johnson Corporation, Ortho Division...Mary B. (McClendon) Johnson, MA79PhD96, Fort Wayne, is the author of How to Overcome Depression...Kathy Robinson, '79MA90, Zionsville, has been named to the executive board of AdClub Indianapolis...

DECEASED:

Ronald W. Hoffer, '70, Princeton, November 4, 2002... C. Michael Pitts, '70, Indianapolis, November 27, 2002...John J. Benson, III, '71MA71, Muncie, October 13, 2002... Edmund R. Burke, '71MA76, Colorado Springs, CO, November 7, 2002... Michael D. Jacobs, '71, Muncie, October 19, 2002...Roger H. Livingston, '71MA72, Durham, NC, June 21, 2002...Joan R. (Lynch) Tierney, MAE71, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, November 13, 2002...Ricki V. Cramer, '73, Cincinnati, OH, September 20, 2002...Rexanna A. (Eckhardt) Hamm, '73MAE79, Knightstown, October 29, 2002...Ralph C. Inman, MA73, Worthington, November 26, 2002...William K. Schell, '76, Anderson, October 24, 2002...Faith E. (Charnley) Jernigan, '74MLS78, Indianapolis, November 16, 2002...Michael H. Troxler, '79, Los Angeles, CA, October 17, 2002...

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1980s

Gene B. Burton, '80, Muncie, has been named director of Public Safety at Ball State... Peggy A. (McNeal) Farlow, '80MAE83, Fort Wayne, owner of Farlow Music Therapy Services, is a board-certified music therapist...Thomas M. McLauglin, Jr., '80MA81, Burlington, WI, is Great Lakes marketing manager for Schwan's Ice Cream in Madison, WI... Gregory W. Dominick, '81, Logansport, is the varsity volleyball coach at Logansport High School and a fourth-grade teacher at Landis Elementary School. He was also chosen as a recipient of the 2002 Pillars of the Community award by the Logansport Community School Corporation...Mark D. Guyer, MA81, Canton, OH, is the author of A Concise Guide to Getting Grants for Nonprofit Organizations...Josephine Hinds Krumal, MM82, Dayton, OH, performed in the film Fearless and is in a new film scheduled for release in 2003, which is produced by Dreamworks... David R. Boers, EdD83, Ripon, WI, is author of the book, Lost and Found: CARTIE Classrooms for Reclaiming Students...Jeffery S. Slaven, '84, Indianapolis, has been named to the executive board of AdClub Indianapolis...Pamela J. (Brown) Stazesky, '84, Newark, DE, has been promoted to associate director of the Delaware Education Research & Development Center at the University of Delaware...Grant T. Barbre, '85, Franklin, TN, is the director of sales, marketing and sponsorship development for NorthStar Studios...Richard L. Bevelhimer, III, '85, Englewood, CO, has been promoted to regional financial services manager of Allstate Financial Services, LLC...Thomas R. Filus, '86, Fort Wayne, has been promoted to vice president for enrollment management at Indiana Institute of Technology...Darin K. Lawson, '87, Columbus, is president of Lawson Auction Service, Inc., and has been elected president of the Indiana Auctioneers Association...Amy J. (Westergren) Amlicke, '88MA91, Acworth, GA, has received her PhD from Auburn University. She is a student affairs counselor and substance abuse prevention specialist at Kennesaw State University Counseling Center in Kennesaw, GA...Martin O. Gomez, '88, San Francisco, CA, is an account executive for KGO-TV... Christopher B. Allen, '89BS90, Warsaw, has joined Kimball Midwest as a sales representative for the north-central/northeast Indiana region...Tammy Y. (Smith) Allen, '89, Warsaw, is the marketing and sales administration manager at Superior Wood Products Custom Cabinetry of Warsaw...Shannon M. (Quick) Farber, '89, Gaston, is director of development for the College of Fine Arts in the department of University Development at Ball State...

MARRIAGES:

Cindy K. (Bradford), '88, Fishers, to Anthony Sales, May 11, 2002...Lewis P. Gravis, '88MA91, Star, NC, to Tammy (Boone), September 28, 2002...Jennifer L. (Milliken), '94, to Jeffrey L. Strycker, '89, Noblesville, April 20, 2002...

NEW ADDITIONS:

Karen (Hoemig) Moussou, '83, and husband Ferdinand, Fort Wayne, a son, September 21, 2002...Alan L. Blunk, '84, and his wife Holly, Fishers, a daughter, August 13, 2002...Carolyn R. (Bennett) Alvey, '87, Dallas, TX, a son, September 9, 2002...Christina B. (Faust) Wessling, '87, Louisville, KY, a daughter, May 2002...Pamela J. (Pickett) Rosentreter, '88, and her husband Paul, Wauconda, IL, a daughter, September 6, 2002...

DECEASED:

Ronald J. Richardson, '80, Lake Worth, FL, October 13, 2002...Dawn L. (North) Hall, MLS82, Indianapolis, November 14, 2002...Ruth E. Brookman, '85, Muncie, November 26, 2002...Kevin B. McCormick, '85, LaGrange, November 20, 2002...Maryellen Ryan, '85, Indianapolis, October 19, 2002...

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1990s

Timothy C. Berneche,'90, Chesterton, is a senior associate for Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc...Stephen W. Hyvonen, '90, Kinnelon, NJ., is executive producer at MSNBC...Beth (Lively) Riga, '92MA93, Indianapolis, has joined the law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP as an associate in the litigation group...Todd W. Rottmann, '92, Westfield, is president of Rottmann Architects, Inc...Matthew W. Usher, '92, Wauwatosa, WI, is the editor of Drive Magazine published by Subaru of America...Harsha D. Abeyaratne, MM93DA01, Huntington, WV., is an assistant professor of music at Marshall University...Donna S. Frederick, '93, Davenport, IA, is attending Palmer College of Chiropractic... Jim Gavin, III, '94, Morristown, is public information specialist at the American College of Sports Medicine...David M. Reuille, '94, Dayton, OH, a member of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, choreographed an original work at Ball State in November 2002...Jeremy D. Silage, '94, Englewood, CO, is pursuing a master's degree at the University of Colorado at Denver...Joseph H. Wright, '94, Highland, IL, is director of marketing for Madison County Transit & Ridefinders, the St. Louis regional carpool program... Carmen M. Mann, '95, Columbus, has been selected as the 2002-03 Arvin Teacher of the Year. She teaches journalism and advises the yearbook and newspaper staffs at Franklin Community High School... Christopher A. Saur, '95, Columbia, SC, is a statistical healthcare analyst for Palmetto Government Benefits Administrators, LLC...Morgan C. Jones, '96, Middletown, OH, is an operational manager in the central information-technology group for Cap Gemini Ernst & Young U.S. LLC...Lee Ann (Weitzel) Roeder, MA96, Newburgh, has been selected as a member of the 2002-03 class of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series... Timothy A. Stratton, '96, Crystal Lake, IL, has joined the law firm of Chapman and Cutler as an attorney in the public finance department...James D. Fields, '97, Hinsdale, IL, has received his MBA and accepted a position with CharterHouse, a strategy-consulting firm to the healthcare industry. His wife, Kiley (Piper) Fields, '98, is a substitute teacher...Amy L. Smitter, MA97, Albion, MI, is a director at Michigan Campus Compact...Scott J. Lambert, '98, Memphis, TN, head athletic trainer at Christian Brothers University, has received his MBA...Michelle A. (Shawger) O'Keefe, '99, Indianapolis, is the executive director of telethon activities for Wishard Health services in Indianapolis...

MARRIAGES:

Matthew R. Bellina, '91MA99, South Bend, to Suzanne (Smith), June 1, 2002...Melinda A. (Holland), '91, Lafayette, to Samuel E. Major, September 7, 2002...Joka (Ljuboja), '93MS94, Dyer, to Brian L. Emerick, '93, October 12, 2002...Lisa J. (Gaddis), '93MA99, Avon, to Randall Tarter, July 31, 2002...David E. Custer, '94, Mishawaka, to Diana (Kudelka), April 20, 2002...Kerry (Cottongim), '96, Richmond, to Ray George, February 9, 2002. She is executive assistant at Jentleharts Consulting, Inc. She is also pursuing a nursing degree at Indiana University...Sarah A. (Shrode), '96, Avon, to Brad R. Maisto, October 12, 2002. Sarah is a member of Ball State's Journalism Alumni board... Angela M. (Weiss), '96, Winter Park, FL, to Matthew Brandt, October 19, 2002...Tammy Y. (Adams), '97, Alexandria, to Michael M. Goins, March 2, 2002. Tammy is the senior compensation analyst for Great Lakes Chemical Corporation... Angelina A. (Chang), '97, Muncie, to Ronald Escopete, October 5, 2002...Lucianna D. (Lewis), '97, Fishers, to Chad Sperry, August 31, 2002...Natalie J. (Beatson), '98, Noblesville, to Aaron B. Pence, August 10, 2002...Angela J. (Cool), '98, Greenfield, to Danny J. Blackburn, August 24, 2002...Aimee E. (Jones), '98, Marion, to Richard Marroni, October 12, 2002. She is an office assistant with Marion Family Practice in Gas City...Daniel L. McCloskey, '98, Indianapolis, to Karmen (Fink), July 20, 2002...Sarah G. (Wyatt), '98, Indianapolis, to Scott Turner, '96, May 25, 2002...John A. Carrithers, MS99, Little Rock, AR, to Mary H. (Morse), September 28, 2002...Nicole A. (DeStefano), '99, Granger, to Chris Duff, July 27, 2002...Carrie M. (Parsons), '99, Westfield, to Adam Ruble, August 31, 2002...Britton A. (Shupert), '99, Mishawaka, to Chad A. Odle, June 15, 2002...Kelly L. (Stark), '99, Indianapolis, to Scott Visser, '99, September 6, 2002...Stacey (Turner), '99, Richmond, to Toby Spencer, September 7, 2002...

NEW ADDITIONS:

Brian H. Simper, '90MBA01, and his wife Maria, South Bend, a daughter, July 20, 2002...Karla R. (Buening) Brown, '91, and her husband Eric, Rochester, MI, a son, September 11, 2002...Ryan D. Oldfather, '91, and his wife Candy, Indianapolis, a son, September 15, 2002...L. Jon Cleaver, '92, and his wife Jennifer, Indianapolis, a daughter, September 14, 2002...Jill S. (Sabatino) Lacy, '92, and her husband Peter, Alexandria, VA, a son, August 18, 2002...Julie A. (Marks) Miller, '92, and her husband Timothy J. Miller, '95, Indianapolis, a son, October 11, 2002...Shonda M. (Black) Royal, '92MAE95, and her husband Chris, Flora, a son, April 4, 2002...Elizabeth A. (Horn) Cohagan, '93, Rochester, a son, July 11, 2002...Sandra L. (Scott) David, '93, and her husband Arthur, Westfield, a daughter, September 4, 2002...Catherine E. (Pence) Koenig, '93, and her husband Bob, Hilliard, OH, a son, August 15, 2002...Jennifer L. (Hurd) Walker, '93, Bedford, a daughter, May 31, 2002. Jennifer is the director of the Lawrence County Juvenile Boot Camp and an officer for the Lawrence County Juvenile Probation Center...Stephanie A. (Gallagher) Chamberlin, '94, and her husband Don, Cave Creek, AZ, a son, August 28, 2002. Stephanie works in pharmaceutical sales for Johnson & Johnson...Rachel A. (Duguid) Keys, '94, Muncie, twins, October 27, 2002...William A. Smitley, '94, and his wife Heidi, Grandville, MI, a son, August 13, 2002...Shana L. (Welton) Markle, '95MA98, and her husband Larry L. Markle, Jr, '93MA00, Muncie, a son, August 3, 2002. Larry is assistant director of Disabled Student Development at Ball State... Amy L. (Hamm) Peckinpaugh, '95, and her husband Bradley D. Peckinpaugh, '95, Fort Wayne, a daughter, September 12, 2002. Bradley is an assistant vice president at Swiss Reinsurance... Carrie A. (Quintero) Quinmore, '95, and her husband John L. (Wetmore) Quinmore, '95, Scottsville, NY, a son, February 20, 2002. John is a technical editor for Eastman-Kodak. Carrie works in the payroll department of Frontier Telephone of Rochester... Margaret A. (Kirkwood) Quintana, '95, and her husband Juan, Mishawaka, a son, July 26, 2002...Jennifer K. (Fields) Read, '95, and her husband Ryan W. Read, '95, Fishers, a daughter, October 2, 2002... Tammy J. (Frye) Seraphin, '95, and her husband Bryant, Urbana, IL, twins, May 31, 2002... Laura L. (Massey) Brumback, '96BA99, and her husband Geoff, Anderson, a daughter, August 2, 2002...Sarajane E. (Paulausky) Koehl, '96MA97, and her husband John F. Koehl, '96MS97, Raleigh, NC, twins, August 26, 2002... Kami L. (Quast) Laux, '96, and her husband, Tony M. Laux, '95, Fishers, a son, September 25, 2002...Erik F. Purvis, '96, Indianapolis, and Melissa Marks, a daughter, October 22, 2002... Jennifer R. (Meyer) Wells, '96, and her husband Timothy T. Wells, '96, Kendallville, a son, January 27, 2002. Jennifer is a French teacher at Hamilton Junior-Senior High School. Timothy is manager of Raricks Rent-To-Own...Stephanie K. (Grimes) Bullard, '97, and her husband Ben, Anderson, a son, December 31, 2001...Kimberly D. (Christian) Longbrake, '96, and her husband Robert A. Longbrake, '97, Littleton, CO, a daughter, July 17, 2002...Genevieve M. (Heinrich) Fite, '97, and her husband Brent, Hillsboro, OH, a son, November 10, 2002...Angela M. (Sharp) Schwarz, '98, and her husband David J. Schwarz, '98, Indianapolis, a son, January 3, 2002...Bart D. Harvey, '99, and his wife Kelly A. (Lawson) Harvey, '97, Wolcott, a son, June 29, 2002...Dawn R. (Burkholder) Thomas, MAE99, and her husband Scott, Millersburg, a daughter, September 12, 2002...

DECEASED:

Jeffrey J. Wein, '93, Lowell, December 14, 2001...Mary F. (White) Lowe, MAE95, Winchester, November 13, 2002...

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2000s

Sherry L. Grate, EdS01, Avilla, has been awarded the inaugural Lewis C. Bose Scholarship for Educational Leadership by the law firm of Bose McKinney & Evans LLP...Justin T. Herber, '01, Fort Wayne, is a photojournalist at NBC33 television station...Lucy A. Bansley, '02, Chicago, IL, an actress, has been cast for the role of a high school cheerleader in the NBC drama, American Dreams. She also had roles in several Ball State University Everything You Need television commercials... Sharon L. Brown, '02, Mexico, is a paralegal for a law firm in Peru...

MARRIAGES:

Ryan V. Commiskey, '00MS01, Pendleton, to Mindy Jo (Anderson), August 3, 2002... Ann L. (Fox), '00, Gig Harbor, WA, to Brian Slosman, June 2, 2002. She is a client relations representative for Keybank of Washington...Jill S. (Unger), '00, to Erik E. Kropa, '00MS02, Decatur, GA, August 10, 2002...Darrah L. (Addington), '01, Indianapolis, to Greg S. Franks, October 5, 2002...Kristen M. (Cleveland), '01, Hollister, MO., to Michael H. Perkins, July 6, 2002...Angela M. (Hoeping), '01, to Bradley J. Krohn, '02, New Albany, July 27, 2002...April L. (Rittenhouse), '01, to Michael D. Guiden, '00, Fishers, October 19, 2002...Brett E. Schurman, '01, Lafayette, to Elizabeth (Kniffin), August 10, 2002... Kelly M. (Clark), '02, Cambridge City, to Steven Dungan, June 29, 2002... Timothy L. McVey, Jr., '02, Muncie, to Sarah A. (Nelson), October 5, 2002...Jennifer A. (Viney), '02, Bringhurst, to Joseph C. Armstrong, August 10, 2002...Sarah A. (Wood), '02, South Bend, to Scott Quinn, July 6, 2002...

NEW ADDITIONS:

Brooke (Fusiek) Yeater, '00, and her husband Adam, Tucson, AZ, a son, May 3, 2002... Cynthia J. (Meyer) Wilson, '01, and her husband Michael, Muncie, a son, June 24, 2002. She is an architect at JRA Architecture in Indianapolis... Brian J. Kay, '02, and his wife Tye E. (Keith) Kay, '01, New Haven, a daughter, October 5, 2002...

DECEASED:

Gregory S. Nixon, MS02, Wabash, October 17, 2002...

Drew Carey, '87, can remember sitting in the classroom and listening to guest speakers while an undergraduate at Ball State more than 20 years ago.

It was there he gained knowledge to turn a dream that began at the age of 12 into a successful career. Carey works for radio stations Q95 and WNDE in Indianapolis, where his work days often extend into work-nights. Responsible for the daily operations for WNDE, he is on call 24 hours a day. As the producer of The Bob and Tom Show, Carey corresponds with stations across the country where the show is heard.

Carey credits Ball State with preparing him for his career in radio. "I have told people that I wouldn't be where I am today without Ball State," he says. He also expresses admiration to his parents. "My mother and father were just the best," he says, explaining that he gained organizational skills and a strong work ethic from them.

His avid interest in radio started during his junior year at Pendleton Heights High School, where he learned the basicsfrom cutting and splicing tape to spinning records and being an on-air personality. From that experience, Carey realized he wanted to go to a school that would help him enter the professional radio industry.

"I knew I wanted to work in radio and be in charge," Carey says. After careful consideration and advice from a school counselor, Carey decided to attend Ball State. "Having worked in radio some before I started college allowed me to take full advantage of the more advanced opportunities at the radio and television stations on campus," Carey says.

In addition to his radio work, Carey and his wife Peri plan to open their own interior decorating business. But for now, Carey is content in his current career. "I can see myself in radio in ten years. I have goals for myself in this business, and right now I'm building for the future," Carey says.

Despite his busy schedule, Carey still finds time to return to Ball State to speak to students. He stresses the importance of gaining a broad experience. "I tell them to do a little bit of everything [which makes them more marketable]," he says.

Carey believes that learning innovative technologies is something that Ball State students should take advantage of. He also advises students to keep learning once their college time is complete. "There is a misnomer that once you leave school you are done learning. You never stop learning. In this business, if you stop learning new technologies, then you might as well get out of it," Carey says.

Carey attributes his own success to the same values that he shares with students: lay a foundation, work hard to achieve your goals, and be persistent.

by Ryan Falquist

Warren Jackson, '93, has always found a way to entertain an audience. Whether it is in front of a group of elementary school children, on camera in the telecommunications department, or on stage in a theatrical production, Jackson has always been in the limelight.

Jackson entered Ball State as a telecommunications major with a minor in theatre. He did not realize his passion for acting would turn into a career until his senior year.

He claims he was first interested in acting at the age of seven. "My stuffed Pooh Bear and I acted out some really great scenes," he says. It was not until he was in his high school's show choir that he discovered his desire to be on stage.

As a theatre minor at Ball State, Jackson participated in several productions, but did not make it onto the university stage until the end of his sophomore year in The Clouds. From that point Jackson balanced his busy schedule of acting, being a resident assistant, and keeping up with his demanding TCOM studies.

During Jackson's senior year he realized that telecommunications was not what he wanted to do. "I wasn't happy. I didn't feel I had prepared myself well enough with that major to enter the job market," he says. After several meetings and many discussions with counselors, Jackson laid out a plan to graduate one year later with a degree in theatre performance. "My teachers and peers provided me with the tools and support, the courage, I needed to begin building my career as an actor," he says. It is that group of people, he acknowledges as helping him to not only become an actor, but also an artist.

After leaving Ball State Jackson performed on stage while pursuing his master's degree at the University of Arizona. Currently, he keeps his passion for the theatre alive by acting out lessons to a room full of fifth-grade students. As a teaching assistant, Jackson uses his theatrical skills to entertain his classes. "I rely on storytelling tools to create a world for them in which they might understand the subject better," he says. He is also an advocate of literacy and operates the Story Bus, a traveling library for a Chicago pre-literacy program. He drives the bus of books throughout the Chicago Public School System reading to children and promoting literacy.

Jackson still finds time for the stage and says he plans to continue his career in acting, "The theatre is such a needy mistress. I hope to continue to challenge myself and take my work to another level," he says. Eventually he would like to teach theatre at the university level, but for now he is content with his work with school-age children.

by Laurel Peffer