Spring 2011 - University Of Southern Indiana

From the editorReady for the worldAn increased emphasis on preparing students with the internationaland intercultural knowledge they need to succeedand compete in today’s world is moving forward throughout theUniversity. This emphasis has many aspects — enhancing theculture of diversity on campus, integrating more internationalcontent into the curriculum, boosting the global competency offaculty, and continuing to increase experiential learning opportunities,including study abroad, for students.A new opportunity for students in occupational therapy representsthe kind of experience that gives USI graduates a competitiveedge. At press time, Dr. Barbara Williams, program directorfor occupational therapy, was preparing to take five students on aneight-day visit to Honduras where they would provide occupationaltherapy services to children whose developmental delays or physicalimpairments affect their school performance. The programwas designed to offer students an international perspective on theprofession and insight into an alternative setting.Read about new and longstanding components of USI’s focuson preparing for life and work in a global society in PresidentLinda L. M. Bennett’s column (p. 2), the “Meet the provost”article (p. 10), and the “Going global” stories (p. 12). The USIFoundation pages tell about a graduate’s success in Switzerlandand new activity in Canada. Our sports pages profile two studentathletes from other countries.New initiatives reflect goals and strategies in the 2010-15strategic plan. To learn more, visit www.usi.edu/president/strategicplan.Betty R. VawterUSI Magazine is published three times annuallyby the University of Southern Indiana for itsalumni and friends.Vice President for Governmentand University RelationsCynthia S. BrinkerAssistant Vice President forMarketing and CommunicationsTodd A. WilsonDirector of News and Information ServicesKathy FunkeDirector of Alumni and Volunteer ServicesNancy Johnson, ’83 M’95EditorBetty R. VawterContributing EditorsWendy Knipe Bredhold ’98Taylor LutkewitteRay SimmonsArt Direction and DesignChristopher M. Norrick ’98PhotographyElizabeth CourtneyLaVerne Jones ’05MaCabe BrownAdministrative AssociateSarah HarlanAdministrative AssistantBarbara GoodwinSend editorial information to the Office ofNews and Information Services. Send alumniinformation to the Office of Alumni andVolunteer Services. Send donor information andaddress changes to the USI Foundation Office.AddressUniversity of Southern Indiana8600 University BoulevardEvansville, IN 47712TelephoneUSI Magazine 812/465-7005Other University phone numbersAlumni and Volunteer Services 812/464-1924USI Foundation 812/464-1918Admission 812/464-1765Athletics 812/464-1846It is the policy of the University of SouthernIndiana to be in full compliance with all federaland state non-discrimination and equal opportunitylaws, orders, and regulations relating to race, sex,religion, disability, age, national origin, sexualorientation, or status as a disabled veteran orveteran of the Vietnam era. Questions or concernsshould be directed to the Affirmative ActionOfficer, USI Human Resources Department,University of Southern Indiana, 8600 UniversityBoulevard, Evansville, Indiana 47712.www.usi.edu

Volume 44 Issue 2 • March 2011MagazineFEATURESMeet the provost 10Ronald S. RochonGoing global 12Increasing international dimensionsDEPARTMENTSPresident’s Perspective 2Reflecting on trip to ChinaCampus News 3Michael Aakhus named deanUSI Foundation News 8First Shaw Biology LectureSports 20Basketball players from far away placesAlumni Today 22Current news on classmates4USI-Escalade Sports Ideation ContestPresidential Scholar alumnus8Cover Photo by MaCabe BrownOn the CoverThe 97-foot-tall campus tower anchors the newlyexpanded University Center. The tower covering ismade of castoff limestone from B.G. HoadleyQuarries. Rough and irregular outside faces of largeblocks were cut into pieces 2 ¼-inch high and ofvarying lengths to form the walls of the conical tower.See page 6.National championship rings21

President’s PerspectiveChina trip: learning from international studyUSI’s strategic plan emphasizesthe importance of “experientiallearning.” Enhancing internationalstudy opportunities is onepart of this goal. Most programdevelopment focuses on students,but a college president can learna great deal from a study-abroadBennettopportunity, too! I was delightedto have just such an opportunityin October when I traveled to Beijing, China, for ahigher education conference and student recruitmentexposition.The Beijing student recruitment “Expo” broughttogether more than 35,000 Chinese students and parentsto explore educationalopportunities at universitiesaround the world. Iwas proud to see the USIbanner posted in therecruitment booth whereI worked representingstate college and universitiesin the United States.Watching students millingfrom booth to booth,I thought about the 23students from Chinaby Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett, PresidentLinda Bennett, second from right, tours Minzu University in Beijing.already on USI’s campus. After five days in China, Icould appreciate how challenging it must have been forthem to move so far from home, adjust to a different cultureand language, and absorb the knowledge necessaryto continue their education.The highlight of our sightseeing tours was, withoutquestion, visiting the Great Wall — a remarkable edificethat took more than 2,000 years to build. It snakes alongmountain ridges as far as the eye can see. I also wasdelighted to have the opportunity to visit with the presidentand administrative team from Minzu University inBeijing, where I attended an art exhibit and toured animpressive campus museum featuring costumes of thediverse peoples of China.I left China with the hope of returning to learnmore. With USI’s selectionas one of 10 universitiesin the nation toparticipate in a programto develop partnershipswith Chinese universitiesthrough the Institute ofInternational Education,that hope will be realizedand shared with facultyand students. Learning isgoing global at USI!President’s Perspective appears in each issue of USI Magazine.March 20112University of Southern Indiana

Campus NewsAakhus named dean of College of Liberal ArtsMichaelAakhus, a memberof the USIArt Departmentfaculty since1977, has beennamed dean ofthe College ofLiberal Arts. TheAakhusappointment waseffective March 1.The selection of Aakhus wasannounced by Dr. Ronald S. Rochon,provost, following a national search.“This is wonderful news for USI,”Rochon said. “Michael is respected byfaculty peers, national and internationalartists, and individuals throughout ourcommunity. He has shown great leadershipin the College of Liberal Arts.”Aakhus had been associate deanof the college for five years beforebeing appointed interim dean in2010. Throughout his career, Aakhushas served on numerous Universitycommittees and been active in communityorganizations at local, state, andnational levels.He currently is on the EndeavorCommittee for faculty and studentresearch, the Academic PlanningCouncil, the Academic Affairs Council,and the Graduate Programs Committeeand the Executive Committee forthe College of Liberal Arts. He is amember of the Center for CommunalStudies Board of Directors, the ArtsCouncil of Southwestern IndianaBoard of Directors, and the Art forLife Committee of the AIDS ResourceGroup in Evansville.Known as a scholar of the ancientart of Mexico and a Maya expert,Aakhus regularly leads study trips toMexico and Central America. His ownart, represented in public and privateart collections throughout the UnitedStates and abroad, has been displayedat invitational and juried exhibitionssince 1975. He was named the 2009Artist of the Year by the Arts Councilof Southwestern Indiana.Aakhus earned the Master ofFine Arts degree at Southern IllinoisUniversity at Edwardsville and anundergraduate degree from BemidjiState University.“I am honored to have beenselected to serve as dean of the Collegeof Liberal Arts,” Aakhus said. “Aboveall, I value the foundations of academiclife which support teaching, scholarship,creative work, and service to theUniversity and community. The collegehas a great team. As we move forwardour agenda, I look forward to workingwith such exceptional people to shapethe future.“Throughout the community,region, and state, the University ofSouthern Indiana has established a reputationfor dedication to student learningand engagement, quality programs,and effective use of resources,” Aakhusadded. “We are a young institution witha history of phenomenal growth andinnovation, led by a dynamic, optimistic,and creative team. The Universityis at a crucial and exciting moment inits development, as it moves from stateand regional recognition to status in thenational and international arena.”New name, new space for University’s outreach programsThe Division of Extended Services has a new name — Division of Outreach andEngagement. In addition, the staff has relocated from Orr Center to University CenterEast. To learn more about the Division of Outreach and Engagement, visit www.usi.edu/outreachCampus will be tobacco freeThe University of SouthernIndiana campus will become tobaccofree July 1 when an updated smokingpolicy goes into effect. Smoking and theuse of other tobacco products will beprohibited except in personal vehiclesand in designated outdoor spaces in thestudent housing areas.The policy applies to all Universityowned,-operated, and -leased propertyand vehicles. It updates smoking andtobacco-use regulations that went intoeffect in 2005.Tobacco-Free USI“This new policy is a step forward,”said USI President Linda L. M. Bennett,“in providing a clean, healthy workingand learning environment for everyonein the campus community.”Members of the University communitywho wish to curtail their useof tobacco are encouraged to attendcampus cessation programs, employother resources available on campus andthrough the community, and otherwiseprepare for the tobacco-free campus.Visitors, prospective students andparents, fans, and patrons also areexpected to follow the directives of thetobacco-free policy. Learn more aboutTobacco-Free USI online atwww.usi.edu/tobaccofree.University of Southern Indiana3 March 2011

Campus News‘Throw-copter’ cinches game-design contest sponsored by Escalade SportsTake a whirlybird-type projectile,toss it into a target with multiple scoringoptions, add teams of players, andyou have “Throw-Copter.” That’s theworking name for the game conceptthat won top honors for a team of threestudents in a game-design contest sponsoredjointly by the College of Businessand Evansville-based Escalade, Inc.Members of the winning team inthe USI-Escalade Sports IdeationContest are Sarah Krampe, freshman,marketing, Evansville; Michaela Hahn,junior, finance, Scottsburg, Indiana; andLucas Ball, junior, marketing andfinance, Newburgh, Indiana. The teamreceived $1,000 and the opportunity formembers to interview for an internshipin the Product Development Group ofEscalade Sports.Robert J. Keller, president and chiefexecutive officer of Escalade, introducedthe competition while serving as executivein residence for the College ofBusiness. The challenge was to developa competitive outdoor game thatEscalade Sports can produce and market.Escalade hopes to manufacture andsell one or more of the resulting ideas inthe future.Each student team designed a productconcept and developed a marketingplan for its product. Six teams wereselected in preliminary judging byCollege of Business faculty to pitchtheir proposals to a panel of judges representingEscalade Sports and thecommunity.“It’s amazing how well these youngentrepreneurs have adapted the principlesof product innovation and brandmarketing to the outdoor game category,”Keller said at the final presentation.“Clearly they understand what people oftheir generation desire as an alternativeto video games and other less socialactivities. Today we have witnessed thegreat potential this next generation ofbusiness leaders holds in shaping thefuture of consumer products.”The contest encouraged innovationEscalade’s Robert J. Keller, right, presents prize money to Lucas Ball, Michaela Hahn, and Sarah Krampe.and offered an opportunity for experientiallearning. USI faculty and experts atEscalade mentored the students.Dr. Chad M. Milewicz, assistantprofessor of marketing, was the USI liaisonfor the contest. “The ability for studentsto interact with experts, ask themquestions, and learn from their feedbackis truly invaluable,” he said.Evan Lederman, category managerfor Escalade Sports, facilitated studentcontact with company engineers, marketingspecialists, and other professionalswho consulted with the students asthey conducted research and developedtheir product ideas.Hahn met her teammates throughthe Marketing Club. One of her goalswas to get to know more students andbusiness professionals by participatingin the project.Jared Neible, a senior marketingmajor from Evansville, was named runnerup in the contest. Players of hisDisk It! game catch a plastic disc on astick.Fifteen teams with a total of 38 studentsfrom academic disciplinesthroughout the University entered thecompetition. Twenty-seven studentswho participated are pursuing the minorin entrepreneurship introduced in thefall by the College of Business.A global company, Escalade is theworld’s largest producer of table tennistables and one of the largest marketersof premium basketball systems, playgroundequipment, and archeryproducts.March 20114University of Southern Indiana

Camp for high school girls promotes STEM careersHoliday World and Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, willserve as a laboratory for experiments and activities this summer when48 high school girls participate in a camp that promotes careers inSTEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields.The GO (Girls Only) STEM! Camp will be held June 5-10. Theprogram is provided by the Pott College of Science and Engineering andthe Southwest Indiana STEM Resource Center. Young women who arerising sophomores or juniors at high schools in the Tri-state are eligibleto apply. A teacher recommendation is required.A grant from the Alcoa Foundation will support the camp thisyear. There is no fee for participants. Begun last summer, the programexpands from three to five days for its second year. Participants willspend a day at the theme park gathering samples and data and plan tocomplete experiments in chemistry, nutrition, mathematics, biology, andengineering/applied physics in Pott College facilities. Female facultymembers in STEM fields instruct the program, and female USI studentsmajoring in STEM fields mentor the campers, who stay overnight inresidence halls.For more information, contact Dr. Shelly Blunt at sblunt@usi.edu.USI mathematics major Jessica Seyler, left, and Samantha Shirk, the Kent FamilyEndowed Presidential Scholar, center, mentor Janay Sharp, of Evansville DaySchool during the 2010 GO STEM! Camp.USI hosts first regional SeaPerch underwater robotics challenge for area studentsTwenty-two teams from 12 middleschools and high schools competedrecently in the first Southwest IndianaRegional SeaPerch Competition, held atCompetitors deploy their underwater robots.the USI Physical Activities Center pool.Participants designed and builtremotely operated underwater vehiclesat their schools prior to the contest.A national robotics program fundedby the Office of Naval Research,SeaPerch teaches basic engineering andscience concepts with a marine engineeringtheme.The Southwest Indiana STEM(SwISTEM) Resource Center sponsoredthe regional competition, includingtraining for teachers. The contestattracted 88 students competing on 13middle school teams and nine highschool teams. Kits for building therobots were provided with support fromthe Naval Surface Warfare Center -Crane Division and an IndianaSeaPerch grant.Students learn about water sampling,habitat, buoyancy, electrical wiring,the evolution of oceanic exploration,and other subjects through theSeaPerch experience.Regional winners will advance tothe state competition April 16 inBloomington, Indiana. State winnerswill attend the National SeaPerchChallenge May 23-25 in Philadelphia.University of Southern Indiana5 March 2011

Campus NewsLandmark University Center Expansion openUniversity Center East is a new facility on campus with ties to theheritage of USI and the surrounding region. The original UniversityCenter (now UC West) was completed in 1974 with an additioncompleted in 1996. It was joined to the original USI library by anelevated corridor containing four conference rooms.With the new David L. Rice Library dedicated in 2006, theold library building could be repurposed to become UC East. Theconstruction increased the total size of the University Center complexto 173,904 square feet, including• 100,801 square feet of the original University Center that has beenmodestly updated;• 59,720 square feet of reconstructed building space (former librarybuilding); and• 20,815 square feet of new multi-story link and tower construction.The UC East expansion was carefully conceived by HolzmanMoss Bottino Architecture. Partner Malcolm Holzman said, “Thebuilding’s new spaces and wide range of multiple vistas providemany inviting opportunities for congregation and interaction bystudents and faculty. By combining new and reclaimed materials andincorporating regional references in unexpected ways, our goal wasto create moments of discovery throughout the structure to develop asense of connectivity fueled by shared experience.”One component in particular has historical significance to theUniversity and to the community, the Orr Iron arch.Orr Iron Arch used as portalThe Orr Iron Arch serves as a portal into the central two-storystudent lounge in UC East. The Orr Iron Arch was the main entranceto the 1912 Orr Iron Company headquarters at Fulton Avenue.Samuel Orr founded the company in 1885 and was succeeded byhis son Robert D. Orr, who was governor of Indiana from 1981 to1989 and signed the legislation creating the University of SouthernIndiana in 1985.The Orr Iron Arch was salvaged by USI and the state highwaydepartment when the Orr Iron Company building was demolished in2008. New limestone blocks, identical to the originals, were addedat the jambs increasing the height of the arch.Local materials incorporatedThe standard manufactured materials of Can Clay Corporationof Cannelton, Indiana; Alcoa Warrick Operations in Newburgh,Jasper Chair Company of Jasper, Indiana, and Berry PlasticsCorporation in Evansville are used in innovative ways as constructionmaterials in UC East. Photos of the materials and details are availableonline as part of the web-only magazine content.Mark Rozewski, vice president for Finance and Administration,said, “With a range of local products and artifacts used in theconstruction, the building is one that is uniquely at home in Evansvilleand Southwestern Indiana. As the University’s presence constantlyexpands beyond our regional beginnings to statewide and nationalstature, this building will remind us of where we came from. Itscreativity, energy, and design will be a built reminder of what it willtake to move us forward.Supplied by Willard Library ArchivesGo to www.usi.edu/magazinefor expanded web-only contentOrr Iron Co. employees outside their building in 1949. The buildingwas erected in 1912 and razed in 2008 to make way for expresswayconstruction.

Elliot Wasserman named artistic director for New Harmony TheatreElliot Wasserman, chair of theDepartment of Performing Arts, hasbeen named the producing artisticdirector for New Harmony Theatre.The 2011 season offers three playsthat will provide a roller coaster ofemotions. Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkerscombines emotional honesty withsentimental comedy. The 39 Steps,adapted by Patrick Barlow from thenovel by John Buchan, is a fast-pacedparody of the classic Alfred Hitchcockfilm by the same name. The musicalAvenue X by John Jiller and Ray Lesleerecalls the early days of doo-wop music.“These plays are recent, writtenduring the last two decades,”Wasserman said. “I love the classics,but in my first summer, I wanted tooffer our audiences a look at the currenttheatre, even as we set about chartingWassermanNew Harmony Theatre’s future.”Wasserman also directs the USITheatre program. He joined theUniversity in 1991.Angela Torres is the new managingand marketing director for NewHarmony Theatre.A change in this summer’sperformance schedule is designed toallow more theatre-goers to enjoy thehistoric town of New Harmony by day.Saturday matinees will replace Thursdaynight performances.New Harmony Theatre is aprofessional Equity theatre produced byUSI. For more information on the 2011season, see back cover.Psychology faculty receive USI Foundation teaching awardsThe USI Foundation has awarded its 2011 Outstanding Teaching Awards to twofaculty members in the Department of Psychology.Dr. Aimee Mark, assistant professor of psychology, is the recipient of theOutstanding Teaching by a New Faculty Member Award. Mark joined USI in 2007after teaching at Transylvania University, University ofKentucky, and Eastern Kentucky University.One student said, “She always has new and interestingways for us to learn the material, whether this is through groupin-class activities or something we do on our own. She brings acertain excitement and energy to every class.”Mark will receive a $1,000 cash stipend and a faculty developmentgrant of $1,000.Paul Kasenow, instructor in psychology, received theMarkOutstanding Teaching by an Adjunct Faculty Member Award.Kasenow has taught at USI almost everysemester since fall 1988.A former student said, “He has a gift for taking complicatedmaterial and breaking it down into smaller parts for students tobetter understand. It’s been a while since I took his course and Istill remember so much, thanks to his methods.”Kasenow is a professor of psychology and serves as divisionchair for Social and Behavioral Sciences at HendersonCommunity College, where he has taught since fall 1989.He will receive a $500 cash stipend and a faculty developmentgrant of $500.KasenowSteve Bridges namedassistant vice presidentSteven J. Bridges has been namedassistant vice president for Finance andAdministrationand assistanttreasurer forthe Universityof SouthernIndiana. He hasbeen the controllerand BusinessOffice director atUSI since 2006.Bridgesjoined theBridgesUniversity in 1989. He has held thepositions of staff accountant, chiefaccountant, controller, and director ofthe Business Office.A USI alumnus, he earned a bachelor’sdegree in accounting in 1989 anda master’s degree in business administrationin 1995.Bridges received the Rising StarAward from the National Associationof College and University BusinessOfficers in 2007.University of Southern Indiana7 March 2011

Foundation NewsFormer Presidential Scholar headed to Canada for postdoctoral researchFormer USI Presidential ScholarBruce L. Yoder ’02 finished a doctorate inJuly in physical chemistry at Switzerland’sEcole Polytechnique Fédérale deLausanne, one of the world’s leadinginstitutions of science and technology.His next stop is the University of BritishColumbia in Vancouver, where he will bea postdoctoral research fellow. The SwissNational Science Foundation is fundingthe project.Yoder returned to Indianarecently to visit with family and friends inWashington, Indiana, and came to USIto see former faculty members and friendBruce Baker.Along with a bequest from HaroldW. Ashley, Bruce Baker and his wife,Carol, established the Harold W. AshleyEndowed Presidential Scholarship thatYoder received at USI. He considers thescholarship a first step in his success ofreceiving grants and other funding for hiswork.“The Presidential Scholarship wasone of the best things to happen,” he said.“It gave me the ability to take classes Iwanted while at USI. I didn’t take thefastest avenue through college. I was ableto obtain a second major in Spanish, andI was not strapped by financial concerns.My receiving it convinced decision makersthat people believed in what I couldaccomplish. It said to others, ‘he has goodideas and he means to execute.’ I’m sure itwas useful as I applied for other funding.”Doctoral researchIn his PhD research Yoder usedlasers to control reactions between gasBruce Yoder, right, visits campus with Bruce Bakermolecules and catalytic surfaces. His workwas aimed at a fundamental understandingof methane reformation to producehydrogen fuel.Part of his doctoral thesis work waspublished as an article in Science, a leadingjournal of original scientific research,global news, and commentary. Dr. EvanMillam, assistant professor of chemistrywho taught Yoder, said, “The publicationis the top peer review journal for thefield. It publishes research that is groundbreakingin a significant way.”Engaged studentYoder discussed his research withDr. Mark Krahling and Dr. Tom Pickett,faculty members in the Pott College ofScience and Engineering. Krahling said,“The Presidential Scholarship was one of the best things to happen.It gave me the ability to take classes I wanted while at USI. I didn’ttake the fastest avenue through college. I was able to obtain a secondmajor in Spanish, and I was not strapped by financial concerns.”—Bruce Yoder“Dr. Yoder described an experiment and itbecame quickly apparent that his curiosityled him to ask complicated, fundamentalquestions about chemical reactions.”Millam had Yoder in class duringundergraduate days. He said, “I knew hewould do something interesting. I recallhe would come in my class, sit at the backof the class, peel a grapefruit to eat, andnot take notes. And he was the mostengaged student in the class.”While studying in Switzerland, Yodertaught quantum mechanics in French. Heis accustomed to working in French andcan converse in Spanish. He earned amaster’s degree at Indiana University andbegan a doctoral program there beforemoving to Switzerland in 2006.The futureYoder’s research in Vancouverwill focus on contributing to the fieldof atmospheric science by producing abetter understanding of ultrafine aerosolparticles. His career goals are to conductresearch and/or teach at a top researchuniversity or to be a consultant.For recreation, Yoder plays soccer.He played on an amateur team inBloomington and in Switzerland.March 20118University of Southern Indiana

Expert in forensic DNA typing opens Shaw Biology Lecture SeriesDr. John M. Butler, an internationalauthority on forensic DNA typing, isthe inaugural speaker for the annualMarlene V. Shaw Biology Lecture Series.The series is funded by an endowmentestablished by Dr. Shaw who retired in2009 from USI after 36 years.Butler’s lecture “Beyond CSI: ExcitingApplications of Forensic DNA” at 7 p.m.March 29 in Mitchell Auditorium of theHealth Professions Center is open to thepublic. He will deliver a second lecturecalled “Biology, Technology, and Geneticsof Forensic DNA Typing” the followingday to USI students and faculty.STR Data BaseButler earned a doctorate in 1995from the University of Virginia fordissertation research completed at theFBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Asa postdoctoral fellow at the NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology(NIST), he designed and built the ShortTandem Repeat Data Base (STRBase)containing standardized informationused in human identity applications.He is author of the internationallyacclaimed textbook Forensic DNATyping, now in its third edition.Currently, Butler leads the effortsin human identity testing at the NISTBiotechnology Division in Gaithersburg,Maryland. As a member of the WorldTrade Center Kinship and Data AnalysisPanel, he aided the New York City officeof chief medical examiner in identifyingthe remains of victims of the 9/11 terroristattacks.Solving crimes“The popular TV series ‘CSI:Crime Scene Investigation’ has giventhe impression to the general publicthat science is used to solve crimes ina matter of minutes,” Butler said. “Thetruth is that data take a little longer tocollect and are often not as conclusiveas represented on TV. However, over thepast two decades, DNA typing methodshave revolutionized the law enforcementcommunity with the ability to solvecrimes involving biological evidence.“In the past few years, the generalpublic has become more familiar withthe power of DNA evidence as the mediahas covered the O. J. Simpson murdertrial, the identification of the remains inthe Tomb ofthe UnknownSoldier, andefforts toidentify thevictims ofthe terroristattacks fromButlerSeptember 11,2001.”In his lecture, Butler will reviewbasic issues with the biology, technology,and genetics of STRs using a number offorensic DNA cases as examples.Giving backThe lecture series will featurespeakers based on their scholarship andexpertise at the crossroads that biologyshares with other academic disciplinesand community interests.“Students, colleagues, and friendshave enriched my time at USI,” saidShaw, professor emerita of biology.“This annual lecture is a way for me togive back to current and future students,alumni, colleagues, and the community.I gratefully thank those who supportthis annual lecture.”Support the leaders of tomorrowwith a gift to the Annual FundYour gift to the USI Annual Fund goes to work immediately to provide leadership training for students, cutting-edgetechnology for classrooms and labs, grants for faculty research, programs and activities that enrich student life, andmany more resources.“Last summer, eight students accompanied me to Oxford and London, England,where they did research at the British Library, Bodleian Library, Pitt Rivers, andBritish Museum. They were privileged to study medieval manuscripts andartifacts to which graduate students and established scholars rarely have access.Our trip made an enormous difference to their learning goals. Opportunities likethis would not be possible without the generous support of University friendsand alumni who make gifts to the annual fund.”Patricia AakhusDirector, Center for Interdisciplinary StudiesProgram Director, International Studies majorAssociate Professor of EnglishHow to make a gift to the Annual FundBy secure ONLINE givinghttps://www.usi.edu/onlinegivingBy PHONE812/464-1918By MAILUSI FoundationUniversity of Southern Indiana8600 University BoulevardEvansville, IN 47712

Ronald Rochon and his wife, Lynn, have a daughter, Nia, and a son, Ayinde.the program. Assistance with travelexpenses will be available from theOffice of the Provost.“This kind of experience doesn’tcome along every day,” Rochon said.“Learning more about the economy —especially a competing economy — atan international level, will allow ourstudent to come back better informedand better prepared to serve ourcommunity.”Educational policyAn interest in educational policywas the trigger that influenced Rochonto pursue a career in higher education, achange from his original career plan. Heearned a bachelor’s degree in animalscience at Tuskegee University and amaster’s degree in animal sciences withan emphasis in reproductive physiologyat the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He holds a doctorate ineducational policy studies from Universityof Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.The low high-school graduationrate across his hometown of Chicagoconcerned him. He became interestedin finding out how educational policycould assist families in exercisingchoices that yield healthy educationaloutcomes.“I wanted to know how I couldbecome a servant in this area — inparticular, with respect to students fromurban and rural communities,” he said.“Quite often young people do not seethemselves as being worthy of going tocollege. We must continue to beattentive and supportive of firstgenerationcollege attendees. I was afirst-generation college student. Peoplereached out and pushed me to succeed.”Rochon’s research and teachinginterests include topics relating toculturally responsive education andadministration. He came to USI fromBuffalo State College of the StateUniversity of New York, where he wasthe inaugural dean of the School ofEducation for five years. He has previous“People reachedout and pushedme to succeed.”experience at the University ofWisconsin-La Crosse, where he wasdirector and cofounder of the ResearchCenter for Cultural Diversity andCommunity Renewal, among otherresponsibilities. At his previous posts, hewas instrumental in developingexchange programs with universities inGhana, England, and China. He alsohas served at Texas A & M Universityand Washington State University.Greater communityRochon began to learn about theUniversity of Southern Indiana when acolleague and mentor in higher educationcircles, knowing his experience and skills,brought the search for provost to hisattention. Dr. Kay Schallenkamp, presidentof Black Hills State University, told himabout the University, its growth, and thesurrounding community. Rochon visitedcampus as a finalist for the position.“Immediately, I sensed a communityof concerned individuals,” he said, “anda sincere desire on the part of everyoneto help students succeed.”During his visit, he also felt theUniversity’s strong commitment tocommunity outreach and engagement.At the national level, Rochon hasrepresented USI as chair of the board ofthe American Association of Collegesfor Teacher Education. His one-yearterm ended in February. Hisparticipation in the professionalorganization brought him face to facewith U.S. Secretary of Education ArneDuncan and legislators who makenational education policy. It enabledhim to exchange information withscholars from other countries who areadvocates for teacher education.Settling into Evansville, theRochon family feels the welcoming armsof the community. Rochon’s wife, Lynn,holds a master’s degree in education. InBuffalo, she served at a communityhealth center as an advocate fornoninsured and underinsuredindividuals. The Rochons have a son,Ayinde, 13, and a daughter, Nia, 11.University of Southern Indiana11 March 2011

Throughout the University, faculty andstudents are becoming more globallyaware. A wider range of internationalactivities reflects concerted efforts tointegrate global learning into allaspects of the USI experience. Newand strengthened partnershipsthroughout the world provide bothopportunities abroad and enrichmentfor the campus community.“Everywhere one looked were trees,rice fields, groves of fruit and vegetables,temples, contemporary buildings and historicalmonuments, the oceans, and clay.”— Leonard Dowhie, professor of art, photographed TianyuanTemple during a summer experience as guest lecturer at auniversity and museum in Taiwan. See more, includingexcerpts from his trip journal on page 19.

Enhancing the University’sinternational dimensionsA guest lecturer from Germany explains the universal healthcaresystem in his country. One marketing class analyzes an internationalmarket basket of products with students in the Netherlandsand Denmark while another compares branding strategies withstudents in Germany. A teacher education student observes classesin Finland’s highly rated schools. Administrators and faculty travelto Europe and Asia exploring linkages for study and research.In all corners of the University, new initiatives combine withlong-standing programs to prepare graduates for the global societyand the global marketplace. Technology, including videoconferencing,inspires new ways of connecting people and curriculum indistant locations while traditional travel and study abroad still rateas premier ways to develop global awareness.Institutional commitmentTwo of six goals in the University’s 2010-15 strategic plan focusdirectly on international issues. One is to enhance experientiallearning opportunities. Strategies to reach this goal include promotingand integrating global experience in the curriculum and increasingstudy-abroad opportunities. Another goal calls for increaseddiversity of faculty, staff, and students. Strategies here includeenhancing support networks for faculty, staff, and students of diversebackgrounds and providing more international programming.“We feel that we are in a whole new phase,” said Heidi Gregori-Gahan, director of International Programs and Services, the departmentthat supports and coordinates international activity across campus.Continued

USI chosen for nationalprogram focusing on ChinaAs the University ratchets up itsinternational focus, one of the mostexciting developments is the opportunityto participate in the InternationalAcademic Partnership Program (IAPP),funded by the U.S. Department ofEducation. The program is sponsored bythe Institute of International Education(IEE), the organization that administersthe Fulbright program.USI was chosen in January asone of 10 universities nationwide forthe 2011 IAPP Program which willfacilitate the formation of internationalpartnerships with institutions in China,an economic and world power. Theprogram will include a study tour thisspring to visit institutions of highereducation in China. Webinars, mentoring,and other services will foster thedevelopment of partnerships, facultydevelopment, and the understanding ofhigher education in China.“Studentinterest instudy abroad, ingeneral, and inChina, in particular,has grownsteadily in thepast three years,”Gregori-GahanGregori-Gahansaid. “Our enrollmentin Chineselanguage (whichwas introduced in 2009) remains strong.More USI faculty than ever before areinterested in developing short-term programsabroad — ranging from businessto public health to education.”USI offers a major in internationalstudies through the College of LiberalArts. The College of Business is developinga major in international business.Gregori-Gahan said the experiencein China will provide a template thatcan be replicated as the Universitydevelops initiatives in other strategicregions of the world.Guest lecturer Johannes Grundmann compares the German national healthcare system to the privatized system in the United States.Osnabrück and other initiativesThe international focus includesthe revitalization of a long-standingpartnership with the University ofOsnabrück and the University ofApplied Sciences in Osnabrück,Germany. Dr. Silvia A. Rode, chair ofthe Modern and Classical LanguagesDepartment, visited the universities fouryears ago to promote new collaboration.“They were tremendously eager,”she said.Since that time, the deans andother representatives of the USI Collegeof Business and College of Nursingand Health Professions have visitedOsnabrück, and USI has hosted returndelegations.The conversations have paid off.Dr. Brandon M. Eggleston, USI assistantprofessor of health services/administration,taught international publichealth last year at the first annualInternational Summer University,sponsored by the University of AppliedSciences. He will return for summer2011. Five USI students attended the2010 program. USI students may applyfor financial support to complete theprogram, which includes courses inlanguage and culture as well as weekendtrips to Paris and Berlin.Eggleston traveled to Osnabrückfor a week in December to teach aboutthe U.S. healthcare system and to talkwith faculty and students interestedin attending programs at USI. Severalexchanges are under development fornext year.Most recently, the College ofNursing and Health Professions hostedJohannes Grundmann, a doctoralcandidate and lecturer at the Universityof Applied Sciences, for a 16-day stayduring which he taught students aboutthe German system of healthcare.“We learn about the strengths andweaknesses of healthcare systems in theUnited States and Germany and howwe solve problems differently,” he said.“We learn what we can pick up fromeach other.”Dr. Kevin J. Valadares, directorof the USI health services and healthadministration programs, taught atthe University of Applied Sciences inMarch 201114University of Southern Indiana

December during a week-long blockprogram that included 40 seminars,many taught by international faculty.“It was a diverse group that Igot to know,” he said. “Faculty camefrom countries such as South Africa,Indonesia, and Slovakia.”Valadares found students inOsnabrück surprised to learn that formost individuals between ages 18 and64 in the United States, health insuranceand thus healthcare are tied tobeing employed.“That’s not the way it is inGermany,” he said, “although individualscan get added features by beingemployed.”Faculty need experience in othertraditions to be effective internationalstudyteachers. Dr. Hilary Braysmith,associate professor of art history, completedthe Asian Studies DevelopmentProgram at East-West Center lastsummer in preparation to teach anon-western art history seminar andother courses. Eastern traditions can beincorporated into the material to internationalizethe content. The programcovered topics such as the graphic novelsof India (similar to U.S. comic bookart), traditional theatre in the East, andmonuments of the East. Though thedevelopment program is located in theUnited States, the teaching faculty wereexperts from across the globe. She hadteachers from India and Pakistan.Braysmith experienced anexchange of influences. “You learnhow to introduce a subject and howother teachers organize materials. And,because each participant gives a presentation,you learn from your classmates,”she said. “Even teachers who are passionateabout teaching need intellectualstimulation to pump up their interestand reinvigorate their work.”Besides being the focus of the IAPPProgram, China is an area of interestfor the USI education and social workprograms. A delegation representingthe Bower-Suhrheinrich College ofEducation and Human Services andthe Evansville Vanderburgh SchoolCorporation may go to China on aContinuedStudents develop competitive edge with study abroadIn today’s highly competitive andglobal marketplace, graduates need aprofessional edge. Study abroad canmake the difference, says Dr. SilviaA. Rode, chair of the Modern andClassical Languages Department.“Regardless of location, companiesoperate in a global economy,” she said.“They look for employees who canunderstand and communicate withtheir counterparts all over the world.Cultural confrontation raises awareness,increases sensitivity, and gives graduatesthe ability to function in a globalsociety.”A native of southwest Germany,Rode came to the United States as anundergraduate student, studying initiallyin Florida. “I thought it was an exoticwonderland,” she said. “Everything wasnew and exciting.” She earned bachelor’s,master’s, and doctoral degreesat the University of California, LosAngeles.Rode encourages students to investtime in another country, especiallyin programs where they can immersethemselves in the language and culture.Students have been successful in applyingfor nationally competitive scholarships.The German government generouslysponsors a range of scholarshipsand awards for undergraduate study.Hollan Staker, a German and Englishmajor, spent the 2009-10 academic yearat the University of Osnabrück. Shereceived a full scholarship from theGerman Academic Exchange Service(known as DAAD).Rode provides opportunities forstudents to think globally and learnlocally. She uses technology in thelanguage lab to bring individualsfrom European universities into theclassroom. Last semester students in herclasses encountered well-known writersin the Netherlands and Switzerlandthrough videoconferences.Four years ago, Rode visited theUniversity of Osnabrück and theUniversity of Applied Sciences, alsoin Osnabrück. She encouraged newpartnerships with these longtime USIeducation partners. USI colleagues followedup on the visit. Collaboration isflourishing with creative opportunitiesunder development or in progress.“The ties we have with Germanyare very strong from Evansville to NewHarmony to Osnabrück,” she said. “Wehave a strong German tradition.”Osnabrück is a partner toEvansville through the Sister CitiesInternational program.Rode, associate professor ofGerman, taught at Central Collegein Iowa prior to joining USI in 2007.She also has held teaching positions atVanderbilt University and directed itsstudy-abroad program at the Universityof Regensburg in Germany.Silvia Rode brings Swiss writer Rolf Hermann to class via videoconference to respond to student questions on literature andpoetry in German-speaking countries.University of Southern Indiana15 March 2011

International students share their culture with the University community at the International Food Expo.weeklong fact-finding trip this summer.“We want our graduates to havethe skills to work with a diverse bodyof students,” said Dr. Michael L.Slavkin, associate dean of the college.“It’s imperative that we prepare youngpeople to work in a multicultural world.Our goal is to help them explore what itmeans to be a part of a global society.”Participants plan to take beginningChinese language and cultureclasses and tour cultural sites nearBeijing, including the Great Wall andTiananmen Square. During their timein China, they would seek opportunitiesfor collaboration and exchangewith various schools in Zhengzhou andShanghai. Their aim will be to developa cultural exchange that will allow USIfaculty and students, along with areateachers and social workers, to partnerwith K-12 schools in China duringthe academic year as well as for shorttermsummer programs. They want toarrange distance education opportunitiesas well as traditional exchanges.Other exploratory trips and discussionsare contributing to global learningefforts of the University. USI PresidentLinda L. M. Bennett participated inOctober in a Presidential Mission tripto Beijing sponsored by the AmericanAssociation of State Colleges andUniversities (see p. 2). Dr. Ronald S.Rochon, provost, traveled to Mumbaiand New Delhi to explore partnershipsin India (see p. 10), along with Dr.Sudesh N. Mujumdar of the Collegeof Business and Dr. Nadine Coudretand Dr. Ann White of the College ofNursing and Health Professions. A newpartnership with Izmir University ofEconomics in Turkey, proposed by Dr.Mehmet Kocakulah of the College ofBusiness and Gregori-Gahan, is currentlyunder discussion.Virtual collaborationTechnology offers new ways forstudents and faculty divided by oceansto collaborate. Marketing students ofVirginia Weiler in the USI Collegeof Business analyzed an internationalmarket basket of products last semesteralong with students at the Universityof Applied Sciences in Amsterdam andBusiness Academy Aarhus, AarhusTech in Denmark. Students exchangedinformation electronically. Each of thethree faculty members videotaped alecture for all students to access online.Danish professor Ulrik Bisgaardbelieves more work of this sort —people working on the same projectacross borders and cultures — will benecessary and common in the future.“I think my students gained languageskills, a better understanding of commonproblems in virtual project work,and also a view of two cultures differentfrom the Danish,” he said.Students in marketing alsoparticipated last semester in a virtualcollaboration to compare the differencesin how branding is used by corporationsand politicians. The project wasdesigned by Dr. Chad Milewicz andDr. Carl Saxby, USI faculty members,in coordination with Dr. Kai MichaelGriese, professor of international marketingmanagement at the University ofApplied Sciences in Osnabrück. Griesegot to know Milewicz and Saxby as amember of a delegation that visited USI.More study abroad: a national trendUSI is not alone in its focus on wideningand encouraging students to pursueinternational experiences. Nationally,participation in study abroad more thandoubled from 1989-90 to 2008-09. Morethan 260,000 U.S. students studied abroadfor academic credit in 2008-09.At USI, participation in semesterlongstudy-abroad programs has morethan doubled in the past five years, reachinga record number of 49 semester placementsthis year. Although the number ofshort-term programs led by USI facultyvaries each year, the number of studentsparticipating in these has increased by 80percent in the past five years. In 2009-10,114 students earned academic credit forsemester or short-term study abroad.Increasingly, USI students chooseprograms in nontraditional locations, suchas Uruguay, South Africa, Ghana, andBulgaria. This year USI students attendprograms in 19 countries.Study-abroad programs at 281 locationsin 60 countries are available to USIstudents. The University partners withorganizations such as the InternationalStudent Exchange Program to provide awide array of undergraduate opportunities.With advance planning, students in anyfield can find a program that fits theirneeds. In many cases, costs are based ontuition, room, and board at USI. SinceMarch 201116University of Southern Indiana

participants pay program fees to USI andreceive USI credit, they can continue toapply their scholarship and other financialaid toward those fees.International students at USIWhile USI students take advantageof study programs in other countries,the University attracts progressivelymore students from abroad. This, too,follows a trend. Nationally, over the pastdecade international student enrollmentincreased by more than 26 percent toalmost 691,000 students. Internationalenrollment at USI has risen by 75 percentin the past three years. In fall 2010,197 students representing 45 countriesenrolled at USI. Their fields of studyextended throughout all colleges of theUniversity.The diversity of the internationalstudent population enriches Universityand community life. Internationalstudents share their culture in programsand events throughout the year.International students also have asignificant economic impact. In fall2010, international students at USIcontributed more than $4 million to thearea economy.Campus opportunitiesIn 2009-10, the Office ofInternational Programs and Servicessponsored more than 75 programsand activities on campus and in thecommunity.USI students learn to appreciateand understand individuals of anotherculture through residence life by participatingin the Global Communityprogram, a multicultural living-learningcommunity where American freshmenand international students interact on adaily basis.The International Club, one of themost active student organizations oncampus, also promotes understandingand unity. American and internationalstudents develop friendships throughactivities such as weekend trips and theannual International Food Expo.ContinuedFinland: an unforgettable experience in and out of the classroomElementary education major JessicaRoos got a look at one of the world’shighest-ranked educational systemslast semester while she studied abroadthrough the International StudentExchange Program (ISEP).A sophomore, Roos studied at theUniversity of Jyvaskyla in Jyvaskyla,Finland. She observed in many classroomsbut concentrated on a sixth-gradeclass and a class in English as a secondlanguage. She also had opportunities toteach.An article in the October/November 2010 issue of NEA TodayMagazine touted Finland’s educationreform. Its students rank first among alldeveloped nations on an internationaltest for 15-year-olds in language, math,and science literacy.Roos said elementary classroomshad a relaxed atmosphere. Students areencouraged to ask “why” questions.“In the sixth grade, students areasking and answeringquestions of eachother,” she said. “Thishelps them developconfidence.”Roos taughtfourth- and fifth-gradersabout Americanculture, including theThanksgiving tradition.“They were ableto carry on a conversationin English,” shesaid. “That impressedme.”Through aprogram called EachOne Teach One, Rooshelped other collegestudents learn English.“It became more ofa friendship than aclass,” she said. “Wesat down together andtalked in English.”Roos choseFinland for studyabroad as a personalchallenge. “I wanted to get out of mycomfort zone,” she said.During her semester abroad, shetook in sights near the university andtraveled to other locations.“I visited museums in my town andwent to a chocolate factory right outsideof town,” she said. “Finnish chocolate isthe best.”She visited the Aland Islands inthe Baltic Sea on a trip sponsored bythe university and spent four days inRussia.“I saw many things that I thoughtI would see only in books,” she said ofRussia. “I will never forget my time there.”On a trip to Lapland, she saw thenorthern lights and experienced dogsledding.Roos is historian for the USI StudentAlumni Association. She graduated as avaledictorian from Evansville’s CentralHigh School in 2009.Jessica Roos withstands the frigid temperatures of the Arctic Circle.University of Southern Indiana17 March 2011

Strategic directionsNew directions in enhancing andintegrating global awareness into thefaculty and student experience combinewith long-established opportunities atUSI. Many faculty members involvestudents in research with far-reachingimpact. Dr. Joseph A. DiPietro’s geologicresearch in the Himalayas of Pakistan,for example, has enriched his teachingfor many years. Dr. Wendy Turner-Freyof the social work faculty leads anannual service-learning trip to Jamaica.The College of Nursing and HealthProfessions adds a new study programin Osnabrück this summer whilecontinuing a long-standing summerexperience that provides a firsthandlook at the healthcare system in theUnited Kingdom. USI students and facultyprepare to contribute more to theglobal society through a growing arrayof international opportunities.Business graduate represents Evansville company around the worldAlumnus Trenton Christian knew as a student he wanteda career involving international travel. Today he is a sales representativein eastern Asia and Australia for the InternationalOperations Department of Red Spot Paint and Varnish.Based in Evansville, Christian travels out of the countryabout 75 days a year. He devotes much of his time to managinga joint venture in South Korea and supporting affiliatesthroughout China.Learning about other cultures is fascinating to him. “Everycountry is different,” he said. “The overarching thing I’velearned is to keep my eyes and ears open. I try to observe andlisten. It’s not a time to be individualistic. As the relationshipgrows stronger, you can let more of yourself out. Colleagues willrespect that.”A 2007 graduate, Christian completed a major in businessadministration with an emphasis in international business anda minor in economics. As a student, he prepared himself to beready for any international opportunity that came along. Heparticipated in a summerstudy-abroad experiencein Heidelberg, Germany,in 2005, traveling independentlyin Europebeforehand. Courses ininternational businessincluded an independentstudy on internationaltrade theory with Dr.Peter Cashel-Cordo. Hecompleted five semestersof German at USI (inaddition to a Germanlanguage component in theHeidelberg program) andstudied Japanese for onesemester. In summer 2006,he completed an internshipfor Toyota supplierMillennium Steel Service.Learning during his senioryear that Red Spot wasexpanding internationally,Trenton Christian and his wife, Julie ’04, visit Sensoji Temple in Tokyo.he contacted company officials. They were interested in hisqualifications and created an internship. Christian worked sixmonths as an intern and stepped into a full-time position upongraduation.Recently, he served as alumnus in residence for the Collegeof Business. He advised students that — no matter what theirfield — their future job may include some element of internationalbusiness. Christian wants to be involved in an advisorycapacity as the college develops a major in internationalbusiness. He serves on the board of the Tri-State World TradeNetwork.Christian has walked on the Great Wall of China, run a10K along the barb-wired North Korean border, and visited theTaj Mahal. Still, he values most of all the personal relationshipshe has developed halfway around the world.“Being able to see all these places is great,” he said, “buthaving dinner at the end of a day with my friends and colleagues— that’s rewarding for me.”March 201118University of Southern Indiana

Leonard Dowhie: Taiwan touches the heartEach day brought new experiences forLeonard E. Dowhie, professor of art, last summerwhen he traveled to Taiwan to presentguest lectures and workshops at Taipei NationalUniversity of the Arts and the Yingge CeramicsMuseum.Taiwan native Ray Chen, a faculty memberin ceramics at Indiana State University, arrangedand led the 26-day trip. The group included SalaWong and Peter Williams, faculty members inDowhieart from Indiana State and DePauw universities,respectively; Deborah Ball, a 2005 USI art graduate and a 2011 Masterof Fine Arts graduate from Indiana State; and Karen Page, a student atIvy Tech Community College.A prolific ceramicist, Dowhie found a shared appreciation for theart of the teapot, a form that he favors in his studio work. Dowhie metTaiwanese master teapot maker and sculptor, Tang Kuo-Liang, andpresented workshops to his students.Excerpts from Dowhie’s detailed trip journal give insights into the culturalimmersion and its impact.The ceramics. The teapot and teacup are intricately woveninto the Taiwanese culture. As master Tang says, you cannotmake teapots until you understand tea and understandingtea takes more than merely sipping it during dinner.... Thedifferences and the subtleties of tea are something one learnsthrough time and study. Tea is such an important cultural activitythat individual artists can make their entire living making andselling nothing but tea sets.Back home. It will be exciting to see how and when we beginto see the influence our journey has given us. While I do notexpect radical changes in the art works of any of us, I do expectthat our attitudes toward our (and others’) work will change.As for me, I know the extraordinary kindness shown us by thepeople of Taiwan has begun to influence how I think about myteaching. I also believe the determination of the Taiwanese artistshas made me rethink how I approach my own studio work....Our individual and collective memories will be with us for life....Indeed, Taiwan is in our hearts.For additional photos and impressions on the culture, the Joy Hotel,scooters, the countryside, food, workshops, and the museum, see onlineUSI Magazine content.Go to www.usi.edu/magazinefor expanded web-only contentDowhie joined USI in 1978. He is on sabbatical during springsemester and plans to retire July 1.An 80-year-old resident potter at Shueili Snake Kiln, a pottery arts park, demonstrates his art.University of Southern Indiana19 March 2011

Sports NewsSometimes it’s the journeyStudent athletes learned basketball in other countries before arriving at USIthrough the first 14 games of last yearand became a starter late in the season.Senior Mohamed Ntumba has played a major role in making the Screaming Eagles a top-10 team in the NCAA II this season.Major contributorIn 2010-11, Ntumba has becomea dominant force for the Eagles and isa co-captain with senior guard KevinGant. He is second on the team inscoring with more than 13 points pergame. He leads in rebounds with nearly10 per appearance. Shortening his firstname, USI fans chant “Mo-Mo” whenhe dunks the ball.While he would like to play professionalbasketball, earning a degreein computer science is his top goal.“Computers are a growing field,” he said.“I will take what I have learned backto the family business (a conglomeratethat includes transportation and farmequipment).”To stay in touch with his family,Ntumba talks face-to-face by Skype, afree web videoconferencing program.“Calling is very expensive, but we can‘Skype’ for hours,” Ntumba said. “I canstay up to date with the family and seethem much more.”Most University of SouthernIndiana men’s basketball players considera road trip of a few days a longtrip, but for senior center MohamedNtumba of the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo and freshman guard EduardoGallina of Brazil, road swings are just apart of the journey.Ntumba took the first steps towardUSI in Kinshasa, Congo, with the helpof former USI player, Ilo Mutombo ’92.“My family moved to the capital(Kinshasa) and I discovered basketballat the park,” said Ntumba. “I met Iloand his brother Dikembe (a formerNBA star) in Africa while they weredistributing basketball shoes andequipment.”Coaches from club teams noticedNtumba, but the women triggered histrip to the United States. “Women fromthe club team played for the Africachampionship and were recruited bySoutheastern Illinois College (SIC),”Ntumba said. “They did very well atSIC and had the men’s coach asking ifthere were any men players.“I sent a player profile to the SICcoach and received an invitation tocome to the United States. I had alwayswanted to further my studies, but goingto school in Europe was going to costtoo much. When I was offered theathletic scholarship at SIC, I decided tocome to the United States.”After two successful seasons atthe community college in Harrisburg,Illinois, the 6-foot-7-inch, 230-poundcenter transferred to USI. He was amajor factor off the bench for the EaglesBrazil basketballGallina traveled a different pathto USI, leaving home at age 13 to playbasketball at an academy in Sao Paulo,Brazil.“My parents are physical educationteachers in Brazil, so I’ve been in sportssince the beginning,” Gallina said.“When I was 11, my dad said I had topick a sport, so I chose basketball.“I moved to Sao Paulo fromFlorianopolis (in southern Brazil) toconcentrate on school and basketball. Itwas like being in college at 13. I lived ina dorm near the gym with seven otherguys. I never thought about coming toAmerica, but I have wanted to go prosince I was young.”Three years later, he played forReserve Christian School in Reserve,March 201120University of Southern Indiana

Louisiana. He would have finished hisprep career there after helping the teamwin the Class C state title in 2009, butthe school closed its doors due to therecession.Gallina moved to RiversideAcademy, just blocks away fromReserve. He helped that team win theClass 2A state crown.With each progressive level of play,Gallina has lived with fewer roommates— seven in Sao Paulo, three inLouisiana, and now two at USI.Gallina plans to study engineering.“I want something I can use in Americaor in Brazil since I don’t know where Iam going to be,” he said.The 6-foot-4-inch freshman has abrother, Lucas, who plays for Our Ladyof Mount Carmel High School in Essex,Maryland. Eduardo, Lucas, and theirparents, Doutel and Clarice, spent thewinter holidays in Maryland.The USI experienceIn their first game as USI teammates,Ntumba and Gallina enjoyed thegood-natured taunting of University ofFreshman Eduardo Gallina comes off the bench for the Eagles.Illinois students at Urbana-Champaign.“When the crowd started yelling ‘USA’,I said ‘wow, they are getting political’and thought it was funny,” said Ntumba.“Before the game the students weremessing with us,” Gallina said. “Theysaid ‘you’re from Brazil. You need to playsoccer.’ One fan emailed me throughFacebook to apologize and to say I reallyplayed well.”Although both Ntumba and Gallinahave been at USI for a short time, theyhave found a home in Evansville.“At USI, I have met people andmade friends from all over the world,”Ntumba said. “USI is established to helpinternational students.”Gallina, who has not been in oneplace more than three years in the last10 years, said, “I thought all the citieswould be bigger, like New York. Plusin this area, there are deer all over theplace.”While Ntumba is finishing hiscollege career and Gallina is just beginninghis, both will be capitalizing onwhat they learn and will take a piece ofUSI into a larger world.NCAA announces findingsregarding 2008-09 violationsThe NCAA Committee onInfractions released its findings and placedthe University of Southern Indiana onprobation for one year due to violationsinvolving the men’s basketball programduring the 2008-09 academic year. Thecommittee also levied a $2,500 fine andaccepted USI’s vacating of all victories(27) during the 2008-09 season. No additionalpost-season bans were added pastthe GLVC-imposed penalty in 2009-10.“The Committee on Infractionsand the NCAA investigators commendedour extraordinary cooperation,”said USI President Linda L. M. Bennett,“and praised our diligence in dealingwith these violations.”The report concluded that theUniversity maintained “institutional control”and instituted corrective measures assoon as the violations were discovered.Baseball players presented championship ringsUSI celebrated the baseball team’s first national title with the presentation of the championship rings to players and coaches athalftime of the Screaming Eagles basketball game on December 4. The Eagles defeated the University of California-San Diegolast spring to win the NCAA Division II Championship.University of Southern Indiana21 March 2011

Alumni TodayAlumni Council2010-11OfficersKevin L. Hammett ’90PresidentJina L. Campbell ’01 M’03President ElectCaron J. Leader M’96SecretaryMark A. Chandler ’01TreasurerH. Alvin Basham ’00Immediate Past PresidentRonald D. Romain ’73Alumni TrusteeTarrie Kendall Crist ’94Indianapolis ChapterBrian E. Pauley ’00Louisville ChapterLana J. Abel ’06 M’10Jean M. Blanton ’01Ann M. East ’91 M’96Neil J. Fortwendel ’05Charlene F. Kaufman ’76 ’09Tina M. Kern ’86Douglas A. Knight ’72Rebecca S. Korba ’95Lauren C. Lesher ’04 M’05Bradley D. Morton ’92J. Scott Mullins ’00Cindy L. Ohl ’80Benjamin J. Schmitt ’02Patrick R. Sullivan ’86 ’90Jennifer L. Titzer ’00 ’08Eileen M. Weber ’98Kyle S. Wininger ’012011 AlumniCalendar of EventsApril 16April 17April 21May 7May 8June 5June 9June 18June 26-July 5July 21USI Day at the Zoo, Mesker Park ZooSpruce Up...time to refurbish campus trails, 4–6 p.m.Indianapolis Chapter After-hours7 p.m., Ted’s Montana Grill, IndianapolisUSI Alumni Association Annual MeetingFollowed by Class of 2011 GraduationCelebration Reception and DinnerUSI University CenterUSI Spring Commencement3 p.m., Roberts StadiumAlumni Picnic, 4-6 p.m., USI QuadIndianapolis Chapter Cook-out6:30 p.m., Bob ’71 and Mary Roeder HomeUSI Day at Churchill Downs, Louisville, KYShades of Ireland, USI Alumni Association TripUSI Eagle Hour, 5-7 p.m., Ri Ra Irish PubUniversity StaffNancy L. Johnson ’83 M’95Director of Alumni andVolunteer ServicesKira Vaal ’03Assistant Director of Alumniand Volunteer ServicesDeb C. SchmuckSenior Administrative AssistantJuly 30August 19September 16USI Night with the Otters6 p.m., picnic and baseball game, Bosse FieldIndianapolis USI Scholarship Golf ScrambleNoon, Eagle Creek Golf Club, IndianapolisAlumni Golf Scramble11:30 a.m, Helfrich Hills Golf Course812/464-1924www.alumni.usi.eduSeptember 24-25 Parents & Families WeekendAll alumni are invited to attend these events.March 201122University of Southern Indiana

1970sDoug Joest ’75, accounting, was namedmanager of the Evansville Regional Airport.Ken Sendelweck ’76, accounting, wasappointed an officer for the Dubois CountyArea Development Corporation in Jasper,Indiana.Alan Smith ’77, art, is founder of AlanSmith Graphic Design in Sunnyvale,California.Dan Green ’78, psychology, is a mortgageservicing unit manager at Bank of Americain Frisco, Texas.1980sJeanne Dewig Mesker ’82, dental hygiene,is friends and alumni coordinator at MaterDei High School in Evansville.Mark Schultz ’82, marketing, has joined thesales staff at Piranha Mobile Shredding inEvansville.Kathy Kuebler Oeth ’83, communications,has taken the position of administrativeassistant in the USI College of Liberal Arts.Mary Beckman ’84, psychology, ’94,occupational therapy, was promoted tooccupational therapy manager atHealthSouth Deaconess RehabilitationHospital in Evansville.Trudy Williams Stock ’86, accounting, hasbeen named president and CEO of Harding,Shymanski & Co., in Evansville.LaDonne Craig ’87, communications, waspromoted to general manager of TownsquareMedia, a seven-station radio cluster inOwensboro, Kentucky.Gretchen Wallace Brennan ’88,communications, is senior counsel forCitiBank, N.A. in O’Fallon, Missouri.Michael Roeder ’89, communications, waspromoted to vice president of governmentaffairs and corporate communications atVectren Corporation in Evansville1990sMike Hensley ’90, English, has beennamed the project manager for The NatureConservancy’s Green River Project in BocaGrande, Florida.Jeffrey Somers ’90, economics/politicalscience, has been promoted to vicepresident, cash management services atAmeriana Bank in New Castle, Indiana.Daryn West ’90, business administration,’10, accounting and professional services,joined Sanders Accounting as a certifiedpublic accountant in Evansville.Jane Crowley ’91, Master of BusinessAdministration, has joined RE/MAXMidwest Real Estate as a sales associate inEvansville.Mike Beamer ’92, psychology, ’05, nursing,has taken the position of clinical applicationspecialist at Draeger Medical in Telford,Pennsylvania.John Gillespie ’92, social work, has beenhired as a transitional residential therapistat Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.in Evansville.Katherine Brizius Peak ’93, radiologictechnology, is the technical director forthe vascular lab for Evansville SurgicalAssociates.Jason Smith ’94, biophysics, ’00, geology, ismanager of production and development atCountryMark Energy Resources in Evansville.Christopher Combs ’96, elementaryeducation, is a seventh-grade remedial aideand sixth-grade boys’ basketball coach atCastle South Middle School in Newburgh,Indiana.USI Alumni Today is online!www.alumni.usi.eduSubmit your news online and stay in touch withfriends and former classmates.• Professional news• Education updates• Engagements and marriages• Births and adoptionsTo access the password-protected area of the site,sign up by answering the personal security questions.If you need assistance, contact Alumni and VolunteerServices at 812/464-1924 or alumni@usi.edu.Send your email address to alumni@usi.eduto help us Go Green with Red, White, and Blue.The new community features allow increased onlinecommunication to and between alumni, and saveon printing and postage costs.

Alumni Today40 Years of ConnectionsHow do YOU stay connected to USI?Organized with the first graduating class in 1971, the USI AlumniAssociation commemorates 40 years in 2011. Alumni tell us the manyways they stay connected to USI. Some ways are easier to achieve ifyou live in or around Evansville while others will connect youwith USI from just about anywhere in the world.“ I stay connected through the Internet and through my granddaughter,Stephanie Orsburn, who is a student at USI.”Dennis Orsburn ’71, retired, Springfield, Missouri“ I stay connected by: a) reading e-news, b) attendingthe basketball game- USI vs University of Indianapolis,c) attending other events held in Indy, and d)communicating personally with other USI people.”Harolyn Atwater Torain ’71, retired assistantprincipal, Ben Davis Junior High School,Indianapolis“ I will always stay connected to my University. Weespecially like to attend basketball and baseballgames, but other school-related functions as well.We make financial contributions where we can. Ithink it’s important to stay involved so my employerwill see the value in continuing to support USIfinancially in the many ways it has over the years.Doug Claybourn ’77, assistant vice president,relationship manager private banking, Fifth ThirdBank, Evansville“ Since I’m in Texas, I stay in touch through thealumni magazine and annual donations.Alan Tompkins ’83, vice president/general counsel,Unity Hunt Inc., Dallas, Texas:“ I have remained in contact through the AlumniAssociation and by volunteering and contributing to theUSI Foundation. The association and foundation host greatevents, and I have benefitted from the association discounts.”Jamie Wicks ’91 M’97, assistant vice president/trust officer, FifthThird Bank, EvansvilleMarch 201124University of Southern Indiana

“ I speak to USI students and alumni, proudly display my USI license plate,donate funds, and attend alumni chapter meetings and events like theGreater Indianapolis Golf Outing to raise funds for student scholarships.I stay connected with fellow USI alums and “like” USI on Facebook.”Tarrie Kendall Crist ’94, co-owner, Bladz Lawn Care and DecorativeConcrete Curbing, Indianapolis“ I have stayed connected through Career Services. My businessparticipates in annual job fairs, mock interviews, and classes foroutgoing seniors entering the job market.”Thomas Burkhardt ’96, general manager, C. H. RobinsonWorldwide, Evansville“ I stay connected through the USI Speakers Bureau,donations, and attending USI events.”Amy Lutzel ’96, personal trainer, Ivy TechCommunity College, Evansville“ I enjoyed so much my experience as a student,that after graduation my goal was to work for theUniversity. Thus, I stay connected by being oncampus each day, participating in events, andseeing how my financial contributions are put togood use.“Jenny Medcraft ’98, computer systems analyst, USI“ I have stayed connected with USI by servingon the Advanced Manufacturing and IndustrialSupervision Advisory Board and the USI AlumniCouncil. I have also had the privilege to be amentor in the Career Mentor Program and havehelped recruit some of the nation’s top accountingstudents to work at our firm, Harding Shymanski &Company.”Kyle Wininger ’01, advisory services manager,Harding Shymanski & Company, Evansville“ I stay connected by pursuing a Master of BusinessAdministration degree at USI.”Josh Ellard ’04, project engineer, Burlington Civil, Inc.,Evansville“ I have contracted with the USI Center for Applied Researchto do a research/survey for the City of Evansville/Department ofMetro Development.”Lana Abel ’06 M’10, redevelopment specialist, Department ofMetropolitan Development, City of EvansvilleUniversity of Southern Indiana25 March 2011

Alumni TodayJohn Phipps ’96, business administration,has joined Heritage Federal Credit Union aschief lending officer in Evansville.Christina Beeler ’98, social work, ’00,Master of Social Work, is a clinical socialworker at Southern Hills Counseling Centerin Rockport, Indiana.Mitchell Deep ’98, Master of Social Work,is an associate manager for AmericanGeneral Life and Accident InsuranceCompany in Evansville.Angela Hanes Torres ’98, communication/economics, ’07, Master of BusinessAdministration, has been named managerand marketing director of the UniversityTheatres at USI.Rick Fiene ’99, physical educationteaching, is a teacher at Elkhart CommunitySchools in Elkhart, Indiana.Katie Sprouls ’99, psychology, is the chiefexecutive officer/psychologist at EleutheriaL.L.C. Special Education Services inAvondale, Arizona.Julie Stilger Willoughby ’99, healthservices, is a registered nurse at FloydMemorial Hospital in New Albany, Indiana.2000sScott Bishop ’00, English, was appointed tothe design team of E.W. Scripps’ CentralizedServices Group in Evansville.Katherine TenHave Haraburda ’00,mechanical engineering technology, is aprocess engineer at Sony DADC in TerreHaute, Indiana.Jill Zimmerman Harbison ’00,occupational therapy, is a policy analyst forthe U.S. Census Bureau in Washington,D.C. She earned a master’s degree insociology from the University of Louisville.Jason Hudnall ’00, communications, hasjoined Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance as anagent in Evansville.Amanda Schreiber ’00, elementaryeducation, is a second-grade teacher at ScottElementary School in Evansville.Anita Shaw ’00, social work, ’02, Master ofSocial Work, has been hired as an addictionservices coordinator at SouthwesternBehavioral Healthcare, Inc. in Evansville.Kara Baskett ’01, business administration,is a senior recruiter for Playdom (a Disneysubsidiary) in the Greater Seattle area.Richard Bennett ’01, biology, completed adoctorate in cellular molecular biology in2007 at the University of Cincinnati. He isan assistant professor of biology at USI.Lucas Franklin ’01, mechanicalengineering technology, is the manager ofthe fossil hydro outage managementdepartment at Duke Energy Indiana in NewAlbany, Indiana.Sara Hilderbrandt ’01, public relations andadvertising, was promoted to accountingmanager at U.S. Surveyor in Evansville.Nursing pass rate is No.1 in stateUniversity of Southern Indiana is ranked No. 1 in Indiana forlicensure exam pass rate by the National Council of State Boards ofNursing.The 2010 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates had a99 percent pass rate on first attempt for the NCLEX exam, a test forentry-level nursing competencies of candidates for licensure.“We’ve been informed that based upon this pass rate, USI isranked No. 1 in Indiana and is in the top 10 percent in the nation,”said Dr. Ann White, associate dean of the USI College of Nursingand Health Professions. “A majority of graduates from nursingprograms in the nation sat for the RN licensure exam between Apriland September 2010, as did USI students. For this same time period,the average pass rate for all schools in Indiana was 83 percent andthe national average was 87 percent.”“This ranking is important to USI and the College of Nursingand Health Professions,” said Dr. Nadine Coudret, dean of the college.“It speaks to the excellence of programs within the college andthe dedication of our faculty, the partnership with our communityhealthcare providers, and the generous support of donors.”The nursing program is celebrating more than 20 years of excellencesince its start in 1988 when USI responded to the demand fora state-supported university four-year nursing program in southernIndiana. Coudret was appointed dean of the College of Nursing andHealth Professions and still serves in that capacity.International Alumni NetworkAttentionFormer International StudentsAre you interested in becoming part of aUSI International Alumni Network? Renewfriendships and meet other USI alumniaround the globe.Would you be interested in attending agathering of international alumni in NewYork in 2012?To indicate your interest and learn more,contact Heidi Gregori-Gahan, director ofInternational Programs and Services,gahan@usi.edu.International Alumni NetworkMarch 201126University of Southern Indiana

Kyle Wininger ’01, accounting, has receivedthe certified valuation analyst designationfrom the National Association of CertifiedValuation Analysts. He is employed withHarding, Shymanski & Co., P.S.C. inEvansville.Jessica Sallee Cottone ’02, businessadministration, is the operations supportsupervisor at Professional Transportationin Evansville.Heath Powers ’02, finance, has joinedIndiana Farm Bureau Insurance as an agentin Evansville.Kimberly Armstrong ’03, English, hasjoined USI Outreach and Engagement asan administrative assistant.Jennifer Jones Chansler ’03, accounting,is the controller at SCHOTT GemtronCorporation in Vincennes, Indiana.April Beasley Forker ’03, public relationsand advertising, has joined Tri-State AthleticClub as a concierge and marketing agent inEvansville.Joshua Gessling ’03, political science,has joined the Evansville law firm ofKahn, Dees, Donovan & Kahn, LLP,as an associate attorney in the firm’slitigation department.Joshua Hodge ’03, finance, is anadministrative coordinator at InnovativeConsulting Group in Evansville.Jarod Morrison ’03, finance, is the directorof financial planning and analysis atMasterBrand Cabinets in Jasper, Indiana.Caitlin Poe ’03, political science, ’08,Master of Public Administration, has beenappointed by Lieutenant Governor BeckySkillman to serve on the Indiana MainStreet Council. She is the executive directorof Historic Newburgh, Inc.Ryan Rubenacker ’03, political science,is the owner of Rube’s Liquor Locker inHamilton County, Illinois.Michael Shirrell ’03, political science, ’06,Master of Business Administration, is aproject manager at Klipsch Group, Inc.in Indianapolis.Julie Heil Stucki ’03, health services, is acardiac rehabilitation exercise specialist atThe Heart Hospital in Evansville.Richard Clements ’04, Master of BusinessAdministration, has been appointedassistant vice president and commercialrelationship manager at Fifth Third Bankin Evansville.Travis Clowers ’04, political science, waselected Posey County prosecutor in MountVernon, Indiana.Shawn Collins ’04, art, is founder and chiefexecutive officer of EXTEND Interactivein Evansville.Emily Dunbar-Daugherty ’04, publicrelations and advertising, has joinedInformation Technology Architects, Inc.as an account executive in Evansville.Sarah Hogg ’04, political science, is amanager at Fleishman-Hillard, acommunications agency, in Saint Louis,Missouri.Jim McGillem ’04, health services, has beenappointed director of facility and real estateoperations for Saint Mary’s Health Systemin Evansville.Matt Overley ’04, biology, is a familymedicine resident at Saint Vincent Hospitalin Indianapolis.Kimberly Nall Stambush ’04, management,has received the 2010 Emerging LeadershipAward from the Indiana Credit UnionLeague for leadership skills and outsideaccomplishments. She is the manager ofEvansville Teachers Federal Credit UnionCall Center.Seven inducted into Athletic Hall of FameFive former student athletes and two past directors ofathletics are the newest members of the USI Athletic Hall ofFame.The 2011 class includes Chad Gilbert ’97, men’s basketball, 1994-96; KeilKaiser ’97, men’s cross country and track, 1992-97; Jason Krack ’96, baseball,1992-95; Karianne Osowski ’95 M’97, softball, 1993-95; Meagan Russell ’00,women’s soccer, 1996-99; Dr. Donald Bennett, director of Athletics, 1992-95,and vice president for Student Affairs, 1970-95; and Wayne Boultinghouse,men’s basketball coach and director of Athletics 1974-81.The new members were inducted in a ceremony during Homecoming Weekin January. Photos and more are available online.Go to www.gousieagles.comfor expanded web-only contentWendy Hudson Youngblood ’04, computerinformation systems, has joined InformationTechnology Architects as an IT technicianin Evansville.Kyle Bernhardt ’05, sociology, has beennamed property manager for F.C. TuckerEmge Realtors’ Property ManagementSolutions Division in Evansville.Bryce Corbin ’05, engineering, an engineerwith Hafer Associates in Evansville, passedthe professional engineering test.Kyle Dodd ’05, marketing, was promoted tovice president/relationship banker/commercial lending at First Federal Savingsin Evansville.Andy Lannert ’05, accounting andprofessional services/finance, was promotedto audit supervisor at Dauby O’Conner &Zaleski, LLC in Evansville.University of Southern Indiana27 March 2011

Alumni TodayJamie Meece ’05, history, is a staffarchaeologist and lithic analyst at CulturalResource Analysts in Hurricane, WestVirginia.Kalie Ackerman Naas ’05, elementaryeducation/French, is a teacher/coach forAvon Community School Corporation inAvon, Indiana.Rhonda Powell Welch ’05, social work, is asocial service clinician with the Cabinet forHealth and Family Services in Henderson,Kentucky.Brooke Decker Arterberry ’06, English/psychology, graduated from IndianaUniversity with a master’s degree incounseling in May 2010. She was acceptedinto the University of Missouri-Columbiadoctoral program in counseling psychology.David Bothast ’06, elementary education,is the director of Goodwill Family Centerin Evansville.Courtney Carrico ’06, chemistry, is amedical student at DeBusk College ofOsteopathic Medicine in Harrogate,Tennessee.Loretta Young Heidorn ’06, Master ofBusiness Administration, has been nameddirector of performance management andcontinuous improvement for the VectrenCorporation in Evansville.Elise Campbell Schutt ’06, nursing, ’10,Master of Science in Nursing, has taken theposition of nurse practitioner at Plaza ParkFamily Practice in Evansville.Amanda Kelly Certain ’07, accounting andprofessional services, has taken the positionof vessel database operator for SABICInnovative Plastics in Mount Vernon, Indiana.Brian Reine ’07, computer science, hasjoined Keller Schroeder as a member of theNetwork Solutions Group in Evansville.Brandon Robbins ’07, economics, is ahomeland security planner for IndianaDepartment of Homeland Security inIndianapolis, Indiana.Terrance Smith ’07, marketing, has joinedAmerican General Life and Accident as aninsurance agent in Evansville.Tajee Goldsberry Wathen ’07, elementaryeducation, was promoted to reimbursementservices manager at Progressive Health inEvansville.Myra Wetzel ’07, health services, has beenappointed clinic manager for the SaintMary’s Pulmonary Care, Rheumatology andSleep Center Physicians in Evansville.Amy Aders ’08, accounting, is anaccountant for the City of Huntingburg inHuntingburg, Indiana.Derrick Coy ’08, communications, hasjoined Management Recruiters of Newburghas an executive recruiter, specializing inbiotech/biomedical industries in Newburgh,Indiana.Stephanie Elam ’08, radio and television,is a production assistant at WSJV Fox 28 inElkhart, Indiana.Jason Hurst ’08, history, is a banker at FirstVincennes Savings Bank in Vincennes,Indiana.Joseph Love ’08, biology, presented researchin May at the Weinstein CardiovascularDevelopment Conference in Amsterdam.He is a post-baccalaureate trainee in theresearch laboratory of Dr. Joey Barnett ‘81 atVanderbilt University School of Medicine.Quintin Myers ’08, elementary education,is a fourth grade teacher for WashingtonCommunity Schools in Washington, Indiana.License to LearnSupport and promote the University of SouthernIndiana. When you purchase a USI collegiate platefor your vehicle, you show pride in the University andprovide scholarships for deserving USI students.The USI plate has a new design!Order or renew your plates www.alumni.usi.eduby mail, or at your local license branch.Alumnus named to Country Radio Hall of FameDale Carter ’88, program director and morningshow host at KFKF in Kansas City, Missouri, has beeninducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. He wasrecognized in March at a ceremony in Nashville as a2011 On-Air Personality inductee.Carter began his career incountry radio in 1979 atWROZ in Evansville and laterworked at WROZ and WYNG.Prior to joining KFKF, he wasprogram director and on-airpersonality with WWYZ inHartford, Connecticut. Carteris a District 1 City Councilmanin Blue Springs, Missouri, andthe stadium voice for theCarterKansas City Chiefs.March 201128University of Southern Indiana

Jennifer Kluesner Titzer ’08, nursing, ’10,Master of Science in Nursing, has taken theposition of full-time faculty member in theundergraduate nursing program at USI.Jennifer has been accepted into the Doctorof Nursing Practice program at USI.Lacey Wheeler ’08, public relations andadvertising, is a graphic designer at TheJournal Review in Crawfordsville, Indiana.David Wilson ’08, management, has joinedWhayne Supply Company as an agri-specialistin Evansville.Mandy Chinn ’09, accounting andprofessional services, has joined RegencyProperties as a financial analyst in Evansville.Anthony Delp ’09, political science, is amanagement assistant at the United StatesCensus Bureau in Jeffersonville, Indiana.Shauntrece Crider Deters ’09, nursing, ’10,Master of Science in Nursing, is a nursepractitioner at Plaza Park Family Practicein Evansville.Joshua Dodd ’09, visual art teaching, hastaken the position of art instructor at JasperHigh School in Jasper, Indiana.Michael Hawa ’09, nursing, is thefirst recipient of the DAISY Award forExtraordinary Nurses at Saint Mary’sMedical Center in Evansville.Kimberly Hayes ’09, occupational therapyassistant, is an occupational therapy assistantat Transcendent Healthcare in Owensville,Indiana.Kimberly Davis Hill ’09, mathematicsteaching, has taken the position of mathteacher at Heritage Hills High School inLincoln City, Indiana.Betty Brown heads national professional groupBetty Brown ’92 M’04 is president elect of theNational Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ),the nation’s leading organization for healthcare qualityprofessionals. Brown is senior vice president and chiefquality and safety officer for Parkview Health in FortWayne, Indiana.BrownAn NAHQ fellow since 2006, she is co-chair of theorganization’s national Fellowship Review Board. She has held several positionswith NAHQ and has been active in the state affiliate for Indiana. NAHQ hasmore than 4,000 professional members and 100 institutional members.Rick Reed’s first novel publishedRick Reed ’92, a retired Evansville Police Departmentdetective, is the author of The Cruelest Cut, published inNovember by Kensington Publishing Corporation of NewYork.The novel, Reed’s first, features fictional hero JackMurphy, a detective in Evansville’s violent crime unit.Reed is working on two more books in the Jack Murphyseries. He is co-author with Steven Brown of the 2009book Blood Trail, the story of Indiana serial killerJoseph W. Brown. Reed majored in sociology at USI.Deidra Conner receives Distinguished Accountant AwardDeidra R. Conner ’87, president and executive directorof Evansville ARC, Inc., has been named University ofSouthern Indiana Distinguished Accountant for 2010.The award recognizes professional achievement,service to the region and/or the University, and service to Connerthe accounting profession. The USI College of Businessaccounting program and the Accounting Circle, an advisorygroup, presented the award.Conner joined Evansville ARC in 2001 as director of finance and waspromoted to her present position in 2002. The nonprofit organization providesprograms and services for individuals with developmental disabilities.ReedLesley Lockhart ’09, radiologic technology,is a computed tomography technologist atMethodist Hospital in Henderson, Kentucky.Daniel Lucky ’09, Master of Science inNursing, is a police academy graduate and apublic health nurse practitioner with theCeres Police Department in Ceres,California.Kathy Schoettlin named ATHENA winnerKathy Schoettlin ’92 was named the 2010 ATHENAAward recipient in Evansville.Named for the Greek goddess of wisdom, the awardpromoting women’s leadership is administered each year bythe Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana.Schoettlin is the chief marketing and communicationsofficer and an executive vice president for OldNational Bank.SchoettlinUniversity of Southern Indiana29 March 2011

Alumni TodayRon Romain inducted into Evansville Business Hall of FameRonald Romain ’73, president of United Companies in Evansville, is a 2010inductee into the Evansville Business Hall of Fame. The awards are sponsoredby the Evansville Business Journal and Junior Achievement of SouthwesternIndiana.United Companies, a transportation and commercialfinancing firm operating throughout North America, islisted as one of Indiana’s top 100 privately held companies.It includes Professional Transportation, Inc., UnitedLeasing, Inc., and Romain Automotive Group.Romain also was honored recently with the Dr.William Wooten Champion of Youth First Award for hisphilanthropic support of youth and families through YouthFirst and other causes. A marketing graduate, Romain is amember of the USI Board of Trustees.Peggy Hollis named USI Distinguished Nursing AlumnaPeggy F. Hollis, a specialist in wound, ostomy, and continence care at St.Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, is the 2010 recipient of the DistinguishedNursing Alumna Award presented by the USI NursingAlumni Society.She was honored in the fall at the organization’sannual dinner. Her service to the College of Nursing andHealth Professions includes assistance in developing acontinuing education program in wound management thathas been completed by nurses across the United States andfrom other countries. She teaches USI nursing students inthe clinical setting.Hollis earned a bachelor’s degree in 1999 and a master’sdegree in 2003 from the USI nursing program.Leukemia Research Foundation recognizes Jennifer TornattaRomainJennifer Tornatta ’05, advanced practice nurse/clinical manager at RushUniversity Medical Center in Chicago, is one of two nurses selected as the 2010Nurse of the Year by the Leukemia Research Foundation,based in Wilmette, Illinois.The award recognizes the contributions of hematology-oncologynurses to the care of patients with leukemia,lymphoma, and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).Nominations from dozens of hospitals, doctors’ offices, andhematology/oncology clinics throughout Illinois and partsof Wisconsin and Indiana are submitted annually for theTornattaaward.Tornatta earned degrees in nursing and health servicesat USI and a master’s degree in nursing from IndianaUniversity.HollisJacob Minniear ’09, public relations andadvertising/international studies, has joinedthe USI English Department as aninstructor in English as a Second LanguageInternational. He teaches three courses to40 students from nine countries.Carol Vermilye Periou ’09, social work, ’10,Master of Social Work, was hired as anintensive outpatient therapist at SouthwesternBehavioral Healthcare, Inc. in Evansville.Craig Prindle ’09, public relations andadvertising, is an account executive atFOX 7 WTVW in Evansville.Nick Sallee ’09, marketing, has been nameda power systems rental representative forWhayne Supply Company’s western region.Erik Scheub ’09, public relations andadvertising, is the director of media andpublic relations at the Indiana CoalitionAgainst Sexual Assault in Indianapolis.Julie Talbot ’09, radiologic technology, is adiagnostic medical sonographer and vasculartechnologist at Evansville Surgical Associatesand Deaconess Hospital in Evansville.Adam Trinkel ’09, political science/publicrelations and advertising, has joined the USIDevelopment office as an annual giving officer.Brandon Whobrey ’09, marketing, is anavy representative for the U.S. Navyin Indianapolis.Stephanie Wilson ’09, chemistry, has beenawarded a Graduate Fellowship in Science,Mathematics, and Engineering from theU.S. Department of Energy. She is a graduatestudent at Texas A&M University, studyinginorganic/organometallic chemistry.Jeff Alexander ’10, management, has takenthe position of corporate operationsmanagement trainee at Kerry Ingredientsand Flavours in Evansville.Samantha Davis ’10, health services, is amarketing assistant at Wabash Valley EyeCenter in Vincennes, Indiana.Brady Edwards ’10, elementary education,is a kindergarten teacher at Van BurenElementary School in Plainfield, Indiana.March 201130University of Southern Indiana

Meral El Ramahi ’10, biology, is a recipientof a nationwide Tylenol Scholarship. She is amedical student at the University of IowaCarver College of Medicine in Iowa City,Iowa.Robert Hafner ’10, Master of Science inNursing, has accepted the position of acutecare nurse practitioner with CenterpointMedical Center in Independence, Missouri.Eric Knepp ’10, art, has taken the positionof designer at Gray Loon Marketing Groupin Evansville.Jennifer Lowe ’10, elementary education,has taken the position of site coordinator forthe 21st Century After-School Program atSprings Valley Elementary School in FrenchLick, Indiana.DeAndra Magdaleno ’10, health services,is a dental assistant with Meyer & Hall inBedford, Indiana. She also works in theemergency room and front-desk registrationat Monroe Hospital in Bloomington, Indiana.Kacheyta McClellan ’10, management,was promoted to assistant director of theMulticultural Center at USI.Leah Oeth ’09, health services, ’10,radiologic technology, is a sonographerat The Women’s Hospital in Newburgh,Indiana.Bryan Smith ’10, business administration,has joined Naval Surface Warfare Center,Crane Division as a program analyst inCrane, Indiana.Katlyn Thais ’10, dental hygiene, is adental hygienist at Herman Family Dentalin Vincennes, Indiana.Nick Wildeman ’10, businessadministration, was elected auditor of PoseyCounty. He is the youngest person to beelected county auditor in the state ofIndiana. He resides in Mount Vernon,Indiana.William Yu ’10, Master of Social Work,has been hired as an intensive outpatienttherapist at Southwestern BehavioralHealthcare, Inc. in Evansville.MarriagesMichele Rodriguez ’99, elementaryeducation, and Kenny Mansfield,November 6, 2010Jennifer Craig ’01, health services, andJake Williams ’07, finance, ’10, Master ofBusiness Administration, March 5, 2011April Hecker ’04, exercise science,and Adam Alday, October 9, 2010Stephanie Hummel ’05, public relationsand advertising, and Zack Starkey ’06,engineering, October 23, 2010Rhonda Powell ’05, social work, and JeffreyWelch, December 12, 2009Nate Willis ’05, accounting and professionalservices, and Samantha Keller, June 12, 2010Jason Goodwin ’07, social science teaching,and Jaqueline Eguia, July 23, 2010Amanda Wilson ’07, health services, andTroy Helm ’04, business administration,October 4, 2008Amy Aders ’08, accounting and professionalservices, and Nicholas Stevens, September4, 2010Kimberly Davis ’09, mathematics teaching,and Garren Hill ’08, sociology, March 27,2010Joshua Dodd ’09, visual art teaching, andMegan Wagner, July 3, 2010Matthew Staller ’10, radio and television,and Amber Davis, July 24, 2010BirthsRandall Harris ’87, communications, andDenise welcomed Jenna Denise, October 12,2010Amy Huebschman Lutzel ’96,communications/German, and Johnwelcomed Breanne Elizabeth, adoptedSeptember 14, 2010Erin Wilson Stump ’98, elementaryeducation, ’05, Master of Science inEducation, and Steven Stump ’99,communications, ’09, Master of BusinessAdministration, welcomed LaurenElizabeth, November 17, 2010Lori Logan Craig ’99, occupational therapyassistant, and Grant Craig ’02, businessadministration, welcomed Evan Andrew,August 19, 2010James Myrick ’99, physical educationteaching, and Melodie welcomed SawyerAllen, June 23, 2010Danielle Hargis-Scott ’00, occupationaltherapy, and Sanford welcomed AnsleyDanielle, June 10, 2010Jamie Gregory Mullins ’00, elementaryeducation, and Scott Mullins ’00, politicalscience, welcomed Hollis Elliot, November21, 2010Jean Cunningham Blanton ’01, politicalscience/public relations and advertising, andJared Blanton ’05, marketing, welcomedHaley Jane, September 8, 2010Mark Chandler ’01, business administration,and Renee welcomed Mallory Ann,December 1, 2010Krista Schmutzler Downey ’01, nursing,and Josh Downey ’03, exercise science,welcomed Cooper Alan, March 18, 2010Kari Bryant Kirsch ’02, businesseducation, and Kevin, welcomed Ellie Faith,September 23, 2010Erin Smith Watjen ’02, marketing, and Jesswelcomed Elaina Marie, June 10, 2010Mark Brendel ’03, art, and Nikki welcomedMicah Joseph, April 8, 2010Tori Owens Osban ’05, accounting andprofessional services/computer informationsystems, and Christopher welcomed ParkerBrian, August 26, 2010Reyne Padgett Vollmer ’05, elementaryeducation, and Scott welcomed CooperHenry, February 13, 2010University of Southern Indiana31 March 2011

Alumni TodaySarah Chandler Burke ’06, elementaryeducation, and Bart Burke ’05, elementaryeducation, welcomed Olivia Loraine, April18, 2010Jonathan Helm ’06, radio and television,and Mary welcomed Navy Ann, September4, 2010Sara Droege Wininger ’06, accounting andprofessional services, and Kyle Wininger ’01,accounting, welcomed Emma Christine,August 19, 2010Kara Dyhrkopp Brass ’07, radiologicimaging, and Derek welcomed Olivia Hope,October 12, 2010Rachel Scheu Stratman ’07, healthservices, ’08, nursing, and Chris welcomedCameron Alan, October 24, 2010Jeanette Schafer Hay ’08, nursing, andEdward welcomed Lillian Grace, July 27, 2009Cindy Robertson Callahan ’09, elementaryeducation, and Tony welcomed AndrewJoseph, August 16, 2010Ann Sisk Moore ’09, social work, andCharles welcomed Mailey Nicole, July 6, 2010In MemoriamRalph Dierlam ’71, management, of RockIsland, Illinois, died May 10, 2010. He was amember of the Posey County Masonic Lodgein Poseyville, Indiana. Dierlam had beenemployed by Swanson Nunn Electrical,Alcoa, Montgomery Ward, and Sears.Richard Hettenbach ’73, business, ofEvansville, died August 24, 2010. He retiredas the director of career and employmentservices from Ivy Tech Community College.At the time of his death, he was theadmissions tele-counselor at Ivy Tech. Heformerly worked at Mead Johnson andMedco. Hettenbach was active in thecommunity, serving on many boards, clubs,and committees.Spruce UpApril 17Time to refurbish campus trails!Volunteer USI is nearing 1 millionhours of service in 2011. Help usreach this milestone by participatingin trail cleanup.Ready to volunteer?Call 812/464-1924 or email alumni@usi.edu.Sherry Miley Huck ’73, elementaryeducation, of Evansville, died August 34,2010. She taught at Tekoppel ElementarySchool for 23 years.William Fox ’75, sociology, of Evansville,died October 23, 2010. A green beret in thearmy, he received a Purple Heart for hisservice in the Vietnam War. Fox worked forthe U.S. Postal Service for 30 years, first as aclerk, and the last five years in the Passportand Claims Office.Ruth Blythe Cobb ’77, elementaryeducation, of Evansville, died December 8,2010. She was a teacher for the EvansvilleVanderburgh School Corporation, teachingat Scott and Harper elementary schools.James Parrent Jr. ’77, art, of MountVernon, Indiana, died January 13, 2011. Hetaught drawing and design at USI for manyyears. Parrent was deeply connected tonature and owned James Parrent GardenDesign for the past 10 years. His favoriteprojects were the Lenz House Garden inNew Harmony and the grounds of WillardLibrary in Evansville.Gene Holtry ’81, English, of Evansville,died August 14, 2010. He was a radioannouncer at WRAY Radio in Princeton,Indiana. He worked at Central and WillardLibraries.Cobb (Nick) Tait II ’82, sociology, ofEvansville, died October 27, 2010. He was aretired executive director of Echo HousingCorporation. He served on the board of theEvansville Zoological Society and ECHO.Tait was a former member of the North ParkKiwanis Club.Linda West ’82, accounting, of Boonville,Indiana, died August 23, 2010. She was anoffice manager at Just for Kids Dentistry for15 years.Dian Killough Troutman ’85, accounting,of Henderson, Kentucky, died August 12,2010.Joseph Jacobs ’93, philosophy, ’96, Masterof Liberal Studies, of Evansville, diedJanuary 11, 2011. He was an organist at HolyRedeemer Church.Phyllis Dawson ’94, nursing, of Newburgh,Indiana, died November 15, 2010.Jerry Clark II ’99, communications, ofChandler, Indiana, died November 8, 2010.Lindsey Franklin ’04, business administration,of Evansville, died October 21, 2010. Sheworked as a server at O’Charley’s.We want to hear from you!Do you have professional news about yourself to share with fellow graduates? Have you moved? Do you have a suggestionfor a story? Let us know! We value your comments via mail (Alumni and Volunteer Services Office, 8600 University Boulevard,Evansville, IN 47712), phone (812/464-1924), FAX (812/464-1956), or email (alumni@usi.edu).March 201132University of Southern Indiana

Enjoy activities inNew Harmony, IndianaHeritage Artisans WeekApril 12-169 a.m.-4 p.m.Celebrating 19th century crafts with more than 20authentic craftsmen. For adults and children. There is a fee.Fourth of July CelebrationPatriotic speeches, music, and community picnicArchiCampJuly 15-16A day camp for children ages 8 to 12 who want to learnabout architectureView labyrinths in the makingLabyrinth enthusiasts and experts met in New Harmony in Novemberto celebrate the use of labyrinths and to see a variety of labyrinthscreated during the annual gathering of the Labyrinth Society. NewHarmony is home to the Harmonist Labyrinth and the CathedralLabyrinth.Photos of the work of artist-in-residence Jim Buchanan also areavailable online. His work was installed at a historic log cabin onWest Street in New Harmony as part of the Society’s gathering.Go to www.usi.edu/magazinefor expanded web-only contentHistoric New Harmony, an outreach program of theUniversity of Southern Indiana in partnership with theIndiana State Museum and Historic Site, preserves theutopian legacy of New Harmony through its programs,retreats, and tours. Engagement opportunities areavailable year round for students and faculty of USIand visitors to the town.

10001-02050FPOV10-9069University of Southern Indiana8600 University BoulevardEvansville, Indiana 477122011 SeasonLost in YonkersA comedic drama by Neil SimonJune 17-26The 39 StepsA fast-paced comedy adapted by Patrick Barlow,from the novel by John BuchanJuly 8–17Avenue XAn a capella musical with concept,book and lyrics by John Jiler,and music and lyrics by Ray LesleeJuly 22-August 7Producing Artistic Director – Elliot WassermanManaging/Marketing Director – Angela Torreswww.newharmonytheatre.com877/NHT-SHOWCicily Daniels in Ain’t Misbehavin’ New Harmony Theatre 2010