1979
Anna Marie Fisher, Myron C. Knauff,
Stewart W. Mattix, and Theodore J. Perry

Myron C. Knauff of Valparaiso is one of the 1979 recipients of the Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award.

Knauff graduated from Deedsville High School in 1937, received his A.B. from Franklin College in 1941, attended UCLA before earning his M.S. in 1948 from Ball State and attended Purdue University in 1954 and 1970.

In addition to being an aerological engineer for the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, Knauff has been a teacher and coach in Richland (from 1941-1943), a teacher and coach for Monroe Township from 1946 to 1949, a math teacher and principal for Adams Township from 1949 to 1954, and principal of Hebron in Porter County from 1954 to 1968. Since 1968, he has been the assistant superintendent for Porter County Schools of Valparaiso.

Mr. Knauff was a member of ISTA from 1941 to 1970; the State and National Secondary Principal Association from 1949 to 1968; IHSAA Council from 1963 to 1973, serving as president during 1966-67; member of the IHSAA Board of Control during 1967-1968 and 1972-1973; and a Vale Day School Board member from 1964 to 1970, including a year as president in 1967. He has been a member of Phi Delta Kappa since 1970, the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents since 1969, a member of the American Legion since 1954 and vice president and president-elect of the Valparaiso Kiwanis Club since 1969.

Some other honors Knauff has received include the 1966, 1968, and 1970 Award of Appreciation from the United Fund of Porter County; the 1975 Outstanding Urban and Community Contribution and the 1978 Distinguished Service Award, both from the Kiwanis Club of Valparaiso.

One fan of his says, "Myron Knauff is very special to many [people] in Valparaiso because of this involvement in the community. He is a member of Kiwanis, helps with Opportunity Enterprises, and volunteers as a greeter one morning a week at Valparaiso High School. He loves going to almost every music or sporting event at the high school, especially when his grandchildren are participating."

1978
Earl Floyd, Loren Jones, David LeShana,
and Ivory Toldson

Earl C. Floyd, associate professor in the School of Education at Indiana University, was one of four recipients to receive a Ball State University Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award.

In 1969, Floyd received the Indiana University Standard Oil Award in recognition of distinguished teaching.

Floyd is a native of Muncie. After graduating from Muncie Central in 1940, he received a four-year art scholarship to Ball State University from the Muncie Art League.

After finishing his freshman year at Ball State, he served in the Navy in the South Pacific during WWII until his discharge in 1946. Then, he returned to Ball State and finished his bachelor's degree in art education in 1948. He earned his master's of art education in 1949. After completing his master's degree, Floyd began teaching art in the School of Education at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He returned to Muncie that summer to work on his doctorate. Dr. Floyd started teaching at his current position in 1954.

While at I.U., he served as a consultant to public schools for designing art facilities. He engaged in layout illustrations, graphs, studio design, and work in metal sculpture and furniture. He served on the I.U. Faculty Council in 1969. He also helped education student teachers and judged scholastic shows in Indiana.

In the early 70s, he taught a class weekly at Auburn University and judged art shows at Texas Tech University and Auburn University.

According to his wife, he always felt he received a good education at Ball State University. She wishes to recognize Dr. Alice Nichols for her help with Mr. Floyd's education and assistance after returning home from World War II.

Loren S. Jones, principal of Leo High School, received a Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award on April 24, 1978. He graduated from Ball State University in 1940.

David C. LeShana was named a Teachers College Outstanding Alumnus for the year. He is president of George Fox College in Newburg, Oregon.

Ivory L. Toldson is chairman of counselor education at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is the recipient of a 1978 Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award.

1977
Dean Christakis, Albert Jabs, Elizabeth Lemon,
and K. Patricia (Beardsley) Lowry

Albert E. Jabs is a recipient of a Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award. He earned his bachelor's degree from Valparaiso University, his master's degree from Ball State University, a doctorate equivalent from Kent University, and his doctorate from the University of South Carolina. His main areas of expertise include speaking, writing, and dramatic role play.

Since 1971, he has been an associate professor at Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina. Previously, he was the dean of students, director of student teaching and an assistant professor at Newberry College in South Carolina. He also spent six years as a teacher/coach/athletic director at secondary, junior high, and intermediate schools.

Other recognitions include Professor of the Year at Lithuania Christian College, Outstanding Alumnus at Immanuel Lutheran Alumni Association, Distinguished Teaching Award, Honor Society from Shaw University; he was nominated for the Martin Luther King Award by The Carolinian for Campus and Community Service; and he received the Kiwanis Award for Leadership in New Life Program, the UNCF Mellon Award at Benedict College, and the Distinguished Teaching Award for Voorhees College NAACP.

1976
Robert Doan, Marilyn McFadden,
and Claude Vandevender

Robert L. Doan is one of the recipients of the 1976 Ball State University Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award. He currently is the associate professor of elementary education at Indiana University in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

He earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees all from Ball State University Teachers College (in 1955, 1962, and 1968, respectively).

Doan is conducting research on pre-school and kindergarten learning and has had writings in such publications as Parent Educator. He has assisted in developing the Austin-Doan Phonics Games for help in teaching reading.

Aside from being a consultant and speaker for many in-service workshops for teachers, Doan is a training instructor for Fort Wayne's Head Start Program.

Marilyn Joyce (Bowers) McFadden is a recipient of the Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award. For the past 12 years, she has been a first-grade teacher at Dwight D. Eisenhower School in Crown Point, Indiana.

She earned her degree from Ball State University in 1959.

Other awards include being named the 1976 Indiana Teacher of the Year.

She has developed many innovative educational practices for her classroom including utilizing learning stations for her first graders. She has also conducted career education sessions for her students and involves their community as well as their parents and grandparents in them. She tells us that "schools exist for children—not to give jobs to teachers."

Claude E. Vandevender, recipient of the Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award, is director of continuing education for Proviso Township High Schools.

Vandevender earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Ball State University (in 1954 and 1957, respectively). He is in his third year as president of the District 93 Board of Education and was nominated for the award by residents of Hillside. Those that nominated him claim that "he has devoted hundreds of hours to help lift our elementary schools out of a rut" and that he is "a unique human being [with] the ability to listen to people and really hear what they are saying."

In the last 10 years, Vandevender has served in several capacities including class counselor at Proviso West High School to dean of students, chairman of guidance, and the director of testing.

1975
Dwaine Bell, Harold Gallagher, and Miriam Hunter

Dwaine C. Bell is a teacher, coach, and athletic coordinator at Lawrence Central High School, Indianapolis. A 1958 Ball State graduate, he is described by his nominators for the 1975 Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award as "a great teacher, courageous man, excellent coach . . . held in high esteem by students, fellow teachers and all patrons. Though some seven years ago Coach Bell lost his right arm as a result of cancer, he still is considered a master in athletic coordination."

Harold Gallagher, assistant superintendent for elementary education in Anderson Public Schools, was the recipient of a Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award. He earned his B.S. in 1949, M.A. in 1951, Ed.D. in 1965 from Ball State University. He is cited as "an active leader in efforts to improve elementary education in Anderson. Through him, Ball State University has enjoyed a productive professional relationship with the Anderson Public Schools, the most notable expression of this being the Prospective Teacher Fellowship Program."

Miriam Hunter, an art consultant, designer, and associate professor of art at Wheaton College, has been named one of the Teachers College Outstanding Alumni for 1975. She is a 1947 graduate of Burris Laboratory School, earned her bachelor's degree at Ball State in 1950, M.A. in 1951, and another master's degree at Wheaton College, Illinois. Her award winning artwork has been exhibited in several galleries and universities. Most important for this award—her students describe her as "setting an example in being cheerful, patient, and an understanding teacher."

Ms. Hunter has been tour guide for several art galleries in Europe and the United States. She has been an instructor at Wheaton since 1952 and spent the summer of 1963 at the teaching training colleges and giving lectures in Kenya and the Philippines and China. She has been listed in Who's Who in the United States, Dictionary of International Biography, The National Register of Prominent Americans, and Community Leaders and Noteworthy Americans. She is a member of the art fraternity Delta Phi Delta, the honorary education fraternity Kappa Delta Pie, and the national honorary English fraternity Sigma Tau Delta.

1974
Ronald Lightfoot, Roger Manges,
Merritt Reed, and A. Dean Speicher

Ronald F. Lightfoot, director of elementary education at New Castle Community Schools, was nominated for the 1974 Teachers College Alumni Award by New Castle elementary teachers. He was cited for encouragement of innovative programs and his concern for teacher welfare and teaching conditions.

Roger J. Manges has been named one of the 1974 Teachers College Alumni Award recipients. He is employed by Indiana Rehabilitation Service, Blind Division, South Bend District. Though blindness cut short his classroom teaching career, he turned his talents in other directions, toward helping the blind.

Merritt C. Reed, retired Delaware County superintendent of schools, has been named one of the Teachers College Outstanding Alumni for 1974. Cited for his 37 years of contributing to the education of Delaware County school children, he served as superintendent of Delaware County Schools for 24 of those years.

A. Dean Speicher has been named a Ball State University Teachers College Outstanding Alumnus.

Upon graduation from Middlebury High School in 1955, Speicher attended Ball State University where he earned degrees in journalism and business administration.

Speicher's career in education began with the School Town of Highland in Lake County, Indiana where he taught business and journalism from 1959-1965. During that time, he also earned a master's degree in journalism from Indiana University at Bloomington, Indiana. He completed his doctoral degree in educational administration from Ball State University in 1967. He then returned to Highland, Indiana, where he served as assistant superintendent from 1967-1971. The Penn-Harris-Madison community in the South Bend, Indiana, metropolitan area welcomed Speicher as its third superintendent in 1971.

The accomplishments of the Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation under Speicher's leadership included major commitments and improvements to attracting, employing, and developing personnel; restructuring the instructional program from pre-school through 12th grade; and major improvements and expansion of all educational facilities, which included state-of-the art technologies. He also helped the school district and the Penn-Harris-Madison Teachers Association create the Career Development Options Plan, a unique staff development and employee's incentive program.

While serving as superintendent, Dr. Speicher received numerous awards and honors. He served on the Ball State University Board of Trustees and was selected to Northern Indiana Superintendents Club in 1975. He was a past president to the Ball State University Alumni Association, a fellow in the College of Communication Sciences and Information, and a member of the Indiana Department of Education Curriculum Advisory Council, Technology Committee, and Indiana Lieutenant Governor's Jobs Council.

1973
Geraldine Demaree, Norman Smith,
Martha Kirkpatric Habegger, and Peggy Ransom

1971
Eleanor Bly, Janet Lee Gorrell McCarthy,
and Kenneth M. Schultz

Eleanor Bly was one of three 1971 Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award recipients. She is now retired after having taught at Muncie Central High School for 39 years.

Janet Lee Gorrell McCarthy received an Outstanding Teachers College Alumni Award. She is currently an associate professor at Indiana State University. She did her undergraduate study at Franklin College and Ball State University. She received her B.S. and M.A. in elementary and early childhood education. She earned her Ed.D. in early childhood education from Indiana University.

Her previous teaching experiences include kindergarten and first grade in Columbus, Ohio, Hartford City and Muncie, Indiana, as well as the University of Chicago. In the summer of 1971, she conducted six graduate seminars studying abroad with visitations and studying at preschools, child care centers, and playgrounds in England, Denmark, Sweden, France, Belgium, Germany, and Switzerland.

She has received several Head Start Training Grants as curriculum coordinator for Indiana State University. Dr. McCarthy has been active in program developments and special projects in early childhood education. One such special project is the Ruth Runke Early Childhood Conference, which she has been the chair of since 1967. This conference plans an annual statewide conference for personnel working with young children from birth through age five.

Very active in state committees, she is a member of the Midwest Association for the Education of Young Children, Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children, the Indiana State Teachers Association, the National Science Teachers Association and many other organizations.

Dr. McCarthy has written several monographs, articles, recordings, and book chapters. She has been appointed by government or agency officials to a number of committees, including advising the governor while on the Governor's Commission on Child Care for the State of Indiana since 1969.

She has numerous other awards including the Governor's Proclamation for Service for the State of Indiana in 1971.

Kenneth M. Schultz, recipient of an Outstanding Teachers College Alumni Award, is associated with the Division of Innovative Programs, Institute for Development of Educational Activities, Inc., an affiliate of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. As part of the Ohio staff, he defined, designed and produced teaching in-service support materials and training strategies for IDEA's Change Program for Individual Guided Education.

Dr. Schultz earned his B.S. in music education from Indiana State University in 1952. In 1960 he earned his M.A. from Ball State University in elementary education administration and supervision. Soon after, Mr. Schultz became Dr. Schultz by earning his Ed.D. from Ball State University in elementary education and educational psychology and curriculum.

After earning his Ed.D., Schultz worked as an elementary school teacher and the assistant director of research and development at the Miami-Dade Public Schools in Miami, Florida.

He has been the primary author of 5 in-service teacher education textbooks, the director of 19 teacher education filmstrips and has directed 2 teacher education motion pictures. He has also managed an Overseas School Project designed to assist and continuously improve school staffs with individualizing instruction.

1970
Dr. Ann L. Shubert, Harold S. Brubacker,
and Merrill Dailey

Ann L. Shubert, professor of elementary education at Herbert H. Lehman College in New York City, received a Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award for 1970. She was Ball State University's first recipient of a doctorate degree (Ed.D.) in elementary education in 1963. She also received her M.A. degree in education from Ball State.

A former member of the Teachers College faculty, Mrs. Shubert accepted a professorship at Hunter College in New York City in 1966. In 1969 she went to Herbert H. Lehman College. Prior to receiving her doctorate, Dr. Shubert taught in the elementary schools in Hartford City. Dr. Shubert is co-author of The American Book Company Elementary School Language Arts Series, the most widely used language arts series in America.

Harold S. Brubacker is the recipient of a 1970 Teachers College Outstanding Alumni Award. Brubacker is the former principal of Portland High School, retiring in 1969 after 50 years in education. He started his teaching career at Center School in Green Township with 10 weeks of college education from Indiana State Normal School, now Ball State University.

Following his military service during World War I, he returned to teaching and coaching at Pennville High School. While there, he earned his degree from Indiana State Normal School.

Mr. Brubaker then became principal and coach at Madison Township. During his 17 years at Madison Township, he received a master's degree from Indiana University. From 1940 until his retirement, he was principal of Portland High School.

C. Merrill Dailey has been named the Teachers College Outstanding Alumnus for the year. Originally from Summitville, Indiana, he currently is superintendent of the Crawfordsville Community School Corporation.

Mr. Dailey received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1949 and a Master of Arts degree in 1950, both from Ball State. He did his student teaching in New Castle and was employed by them after earning his masters. During his twelve years there, he served as a high school teacher; city-wide director of curriculum, special education, guidance and testing; high school dean of boys; and elementary principal. He also taught advanced shorthand to secretaries in the adult evening school programs.

During summer sessions, Mr. Dailey returned to the Ball State campus and taught seminars in guidance and counseling with Dr. Joe Hollis and Dr. Carson Bennett. Mr. Dailey also taught summer classes at Butler University. Mr. Dailey is an Army veteran who served as a finance specialist with the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt under the Eisenhower Administration. While in Cairo, he taught evening classes at the American University in Cairo.

Mr. Dailey is a founding member of the Indiana Personnel and Guidance Association. He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, Delta Phi Epsilon, and the American Association of School Administrators. He was elected Secretary of the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents and the Northern Indiana Superintendents Club. Mr. Dailey was appointed superintendent of the Manchester Community Schools in North Manchester in 1962. He then accepted the position of superintendent in Crawfordsville in 1965.

Community activities include vice president of the Crawfordsville Public Library Board, president-elect of the Rotary Club, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Medical Services Committee, member of the Junior Achievement Board, member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, vice president of the Wabash Valley Hospital Board, and chairman of the Community Economic Development Commission.

Mr. Dailey is currently involved in a four-year study on the teaching of spelling as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Education Degree at Indiana University.