Projects Funded by Women of Beneficence

2024 - $75,423 (total)

• Bria Zolman–The Guardian Scholars ($30,000)
• Brittany Dale and Kim Zoder-Martell–CASD Parent Training Program for Educational Advocacy ($26,812)
• Kelsey Spurgin–The Language and Learning Center ($18,611)

2023 - $82,846 (total)

• Mary Ewing–Ball State University Dysphagia Clinic ($30,000)
• Wilisha Scaife–Muncie's First Freedom School ($30,000)
• Brandy Rocheleau–Virtual Reality Courtroom ($22,846)

2022 - $39,800 (total)

• Maria Hernandez Finch—Parent Play Lab ($25,000)
• Kirsten Smith & David Hua—Muncie Community Near-Peer Mentoring Program ($14,800)

2021 - $24,248

• Scott Truex—Discovery Urban Planning Initiative

2020 - $61,664 (total)

• Jennifer Palilonis & Kate Shively—Professor Garfield Institute ($25,000)
• Rachel Cohn & Michael Lorsung—Community Engaged Art in the Public Sphere ($17,914)
• Raileen Peterson—Book Arts Club for Muncie Central High School: Better Together! ($18,750)

2019 - $48,494 (total)

• Carolyn Dowling—Urban Health in Muncie, IN: Pb in the Soils ($18,818)
• Gennifer Mager—Ball State University Fall STEM Educator Exchange ($8,968)
• Shannon Powers—Cardinal Wellness: A community-based interprofessional experience for College of Health students ($8,710)
• Jennifer Warrner —Let's Build ($11,998)

2018 - $31,804 (total)

• Tom McConnell and Barbara Giorgio-Booher—Conservation Tales: Developing Community Outreach for Environmental Education and Literacy ($15,261)
• Stacey Allred—Summer Learning Fun at Camp Adventure ($16,543)

2017 - $63,288 (total)

• Susan Johnson and others—To the "Stars" and Back: Exploring Our Planetary Backyard - Science Camp for Middle School Girls ($25,000)
• Cathy Whaley and others—DISCOVERY of Underrepresented Groups in Healthcare Research: Signature initiative of the Newly Established College of Health ($17,181)
• Thomas Henning Horan—Discovery New Play Festival ($21,107)

2016 - $48,021 (total)

• College of Sciences and Humanities—Student Farm ($25,000)
• Teachers College —Facilitating the Inclusion of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders in College Settings ($23,021)

2015 - $73,214 (total)

• Teachers College —High Riding Art, Science, and Equestrian Camp ($20,000)
• Northeast Indiana Area Health Education Center, Building Better Communities—Ball State Collegiate Health Service Corps ($19,992)
• Teachers College—Schools Within the Context of Community ($17,100)
• College of Sciences and Humanities—Pathways to Scientific Teaching: Improving STEM Education Through Graduate Training in Science Education ($16,122)

2014 - $63,746 (total)

• College of Sciences and Humanities—RiverPACE - A Nationwide Riverine Pharmaceutical Assessment, Collection, and Education Project ($19,972)
• Communication, Information & Media—Student Media Research and Analytic's Agency ($13,500)
• College of Sciences and Humanities— Paradise, Playground or Wood Pulp - Indiana State Forests in Crises ($20,000)
• College of Applied Sciences & Technology—Summer Infant Toddler Program Training and Courses Based at the Child Study Center ($10,274)

2013

• College of Sciences & Humanities—Publishing +BSU Students ($15,398)
• College of Sciences & Humanities—Teaching Elementary and Middle School Science Using Interactive Digital ($20,000)
• College of Fine Arts— Discovery New Musical Theatre Festival ($19,383)

2012

• College of Sciences & Humanities/Teachers College—Making Algebra Add Up ($15,749)
• College of Fine Arts—Musica in Situ ($16,443)

2011

• Teachers College—Schools Within the Context of Community ($17,580)
• College of Fine Arts—The Circus in Winter ($25,000)
• College of Fine Arts—Inspired By Glass - An immersive community outreach & opportunity for glass and art education students ($23,245)

2010

• College of Applied Sciences and Technology, Department of Family and Consumer Science—Smart Dressing: Learning Lessons from the Past to Make Wise Decisions in the Future ($18,896)
• College of Fine Arts, Department of Theatre and Dance—Ball State Downtown Dinner Theatre ($25,000)
• College of Architecture and Planning, Institute for Digital Fabrication—Re-Using Waste in Industry ($24,200)

2009

• College of Sciences and Humanities, Department of Geography—High-Altitude Atmospheric Balloon Launch ($14,200)
• College of Sciences and Humanities, Department of Chemistry—The Future of Biochemistry Education at Ball State ($17,432)
• Career Center—Professional Experience Exploration Program ($10,000)
• College of Sciences and Humanities, Department of Sociology and History—Adolescent Well-Being in Muncie, Indiana: An Analysis of the Effect of Neighborhood and Community ($18,735)

2008

• College of Communication, Information and Media—Stories Along the Indiana National Road ($15,629)
• College of Sciences and Humanities—Development of an Immersive Student Experience in Homeland Security Science ($16,133)
• College of Sciences and Humanities—Establishing Long-Term Immersive Experiences in Aquatic Biology ($24,080)

2007

• College of Fine Arts Rapid Prototyping Equipment ($24,900)
• College of Fine Arts Theatre Showcase Program ($25,000)
• College of Sciences and Humanities Digital Forensics ($23,254)
• Miller College of Business Business Assistants Program ($24,450)

2006

• School of Extended Education—Bachelor of General Studies Fast-Track Initiative ($32,500)
• College of Sciences and Humanities—The Next Wave of Biotech at Ball State ($35,000)

2005

• Department of Telecommunications—NewsLink Indiana: Interactive Television Design ($25,000)
• Graduate School—New Directions in Graduate Education: A Think Tank Model 1 ($19,500)
• The Center for Gifted Studies and Talent Development Project—GIFT: Getting Instruction to Foster Talent ($24,920)
• Student Life Student Leadership Action Team ($19,080)

2004

• College of Architecture & Planning, Miller College of Business, College of Applied Sciences & Technology—Cardinal Health - Health by Design: Alternative Health Care Futures (2 years) ($35,000)
• College of Communication, Information, and Media—Indiana Outdoors ($15,160)
• College of Sciences & Humanities—Undergraduate Research Program ($25,380)

2003

• Miller College of Business Advanced Professional Certification ($8,000)
• Department of Biology Biotechnology Certification Program ($30,000)
• College of Sciences and Humanities & Teachers College Urban Experience Program ($42,000)