Alumni Council2007-08<strong>Of</strong>ficersJessica A. McCarthy ’00PresidentJean M. Blanton ’01President ElectAmy B. Lutzel ’96SecretaryH. Alvin Basham ’00TreasurerGeoff A. Gentil ’92Immediate Past PresidentFrank F. McDonald II ’73Alumni TrusteeTarrie Kendall Crist ’94<strong>Indiana</strong>polis ChapterBrian E. Pauley ’00Louisville ChapterSteven R. Bass ’75Sandra L. Bosse ’97Stephanie S. Buchanan ’97Jina L. Campbell ’01, M’03Kevin L. Hammett ’90Karla L. Horrell ’77Tina M. Kern-Raibley ’86Kent L. Kleiman ’97Cindy L. Ohl ’80Ryan J. Robertson ’01. M’07John M. Schroder ’71, ’03Donald O. Stucki ’98, M’06Sarah M. Wagner ’94Lynell J. Walton ’91Debra E. Wells ’00Steven R. Wozniak ’97<strong>University</strong> StaffNancy L. Johnson ’83, M’95Director of Alumni andVolunteer ServicesLisa J. Schaefer ’98Assistant Director of Alumniand Volunteer ServicesDeb C. SchmuckSenior Administrative AssistantTEL. 812/464-1924www.usi.edu/alumniAlumni<strong>2008</strong>January 8January 12January 17January 19February 8February 9March 11April 19April 24May 10May 11June 8Alumni Council Meeting5:45 p.m., USI FoundationVarsity Club and Alumni Chili Supper5:30 p.m., USI Physical Activities Center 200<strong>Indiana</strong>polis Alumni Gathering at Comedy Sportz7:30 p.m.Louisville Alumni Gathering at Molly Malone’s Irish Pub8 p.m., following USI at Bellarmine <strong>University</strong> basketballgamesAthletic Hall of Fame Induction Dinner6 p.m., Carter HallHomecoming <strong>2008</strong>: Week of the BeakTailgate Tent, Noon to 3 p.m.Alumni Party, 5:30 to 7 p.m.AMIGO Reunion, 7 p.m.Alumni Council Meeting5:45 p.m., USI FoundationUSI Day at the Zoo, Mesker Park ZooGreater <strong>Indiana</strong>polis Alumni Chapter Gathering, 7 p.m.,Union Jack Pub-Broad RippleUSI Alumni Association Annual MeetingFollowed by Class of <strong>2008</strong> Graduation CelebrationReception and Dinner; USI <strong>University</strong> CenterUSI Spring Commencement3 p.m., Roberts StadiumAlumni Picnic4 p.m., <strong>University</strong> Center MallAll alumni are invited to attend these events.December 200722<strong>University</strong> of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>
1970sFrank F. McDonald II ’73, marketing, hasassumed a new role as director of governmentalaffairs and business development atEnvironmental Management Corporationin Evansville.Greta R. Mounts ’73, accounting, hastaken the position of controller at HRSolutions in Evansville.Marion L. Shuler ’74, business, has retiredafter 32 years with GE Plastics (now SaudiBasic Industries Corporation – SABIC) inMount Vernon, <strong>Indiana</strong>.Corliss E. Chastain ’78, art, will go toTokyo as a participant in the JapanFulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program.She is an art teacher at Maranacook HighSchool in Readfield, Maine. A panel of educatorsselected Chastain for the honor froma national pool of more than 1,700 applicants.The program allows distinguishedprimary and secondary school educators inthe United States to travel to Japan forthree weeks to promote interculturalunderstanding.Betty Madden Peppiatt ’79, elementaryeducation, has joined ERA First Advantageas a sales associate in Newburgh, <strong>Indiana</strong>.1980sPhyllis L. Truitt ’81, business, was honoredwith the National Association of CreditManagement Strength in NumbersRecognition Award. She is the director ofcredit at Atlas Van Lines in Evansville.Joe A. Hargis ’82, communications, is theassociate vice president for ExternalRelations at Carleton College in Northfield,Minnesota.Moulton “Mo” Cato ’85, communications,has taken the position of assistant soccercoach for <strong>Indiana</strong> <strong>University</strong>-Purdue<strong>University</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>polis. Cato is a formermember and assistant coach of the USImen’s soccer team.John P. Devine ’85, biology, was promotedto general manager at BASi Evansville, Inc.,in Mount Vernon, <strong>Indiana</strong>.Looking back at the Early YearsCourtney D. Watt ’85, sociology, is theauthor of The Journey That Led Me to JesusChrist, an autobiography. The book is publishedby Xlibris. Watt lives in Mesa, Arizona.Missing a yearbook? Buy one nowTony Aylsworth ’87, political science, waspromoted to senior vice president, corporatecompliance director at Old National Bankin Evansville.Now you have a chance to look back at your college years.Copies of yearbooks from 1971 to 1991 are available for purchase.Quantities are limited.Hardbacks - $10Paperbacks - $1Purchase onlinewww.usi.edu.alumni/saa/yearbooks.aspFor more informationLisa Schaefer at 812/465-1215 orljschaefer@usi.eduProceeds benefitStudent Alumni AssociationRetired businessprofessors LarryArp and HarlanVan Over enjoyphotos in a USIyearbook withKelly Wilkinson’81 at theCelebrate theEarly Years receptionfor facultyand alumni fromthe 1965 to1984 era. Thecampus tour andreception wereheld inSeptember.More photos from the Celebrate the Early Years Receptionwww.usi.edu/newsinfo/photos/EarlyYearsCelebration2007/continued on next page<strong>University</strong> of <strong>Southern</strong> <strong>Indiana</strong>23 December 2007