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Junior Kevin Williams wins Udall Scholarship

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Fund established to advance accounting

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

The Jim & Rita Myers Fund for Accounting Excellence has been established with $30,000 in contributions.

Fund for faculty established in honor of chair emerita

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Alumnus Mike Smith has donated $125,000 to establish the Marilyn Weaver Faculty Fellowship.

Faculty emeriti establish fund for student athletes

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Retired faculty members Don and Sue Whitaker have donated $25,000 to establish the Donald R. and Sue H. Whitaker Scholar-Athlete Endowment for incoming freshmen.

Benefactor establishes nursing professorship

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Longtime benefactor Mary Jane Sursa has given a $350,000 gift to the university's College of Applied Sciences and Technology (CAST) to be used for the establishment of the Mary Jane Sursa Distinguished Professorship in Nursing.

Scholarship for Ball State 4-H students from Delaware County

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Lions Delaware County Fair Inc. dedicates $60,000 to create a scholarship for students from Delaware County.

Funds donated to Emens Scholarship by various donors in honor of retiring employee

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Funds donated to the Emens Scholarship in honor of Ball State University Foundation president emeritus.

Estate gift from emeritus vice president and foundation director adds to scholarship

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Vice president emeritus Robert E. Linson has donated $25,000 through his estate to increase funds for a scholarship assisting Ball State students involved in alumni activities.

Muncie residents estate gift increases scholarship funds in journalism medical education

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Late Muncie resident and Burris alumnus William F. Stout has donated $25,000 through his estate to increase funds for scholarships assisting Ball State students in journalism and medical education.

Ball State alumnas estate gift increases scholarship fund for Union School Corp grads

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Ball State University alumna Dorothy A. Golliher donated more than $90,000 through her estate to increase funds for the Golliher Family Scholarship. The award is given to recent Union School Corp. graduates attending Ball State.

Ballet scholarship established by Ball State dance professor

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Lou Ann Young, a retired Ball State dance professor who was at the forefront of developing the university's dance program, has contributed to the establishment of a scholarship fund in her name that will benefit Ball State students studying dance.

Muncie resident establishes scholarships for incoming Ball State freshmen

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Longtime Muncie resident Barbara Lowe has donated more than $390,000 through her estate to establish two Ball State scholarships for incoming freshmen.

Alumnus creates scholarship in honor of business professor mentor

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

In honor of Miller College of Business professor William Moser, Ball State alumnus Robert Shipley has dedicated $50,000 to create a scholarship recognizing Moser’s contribution to Ball State University.

Honors College supporters establish scholarship fund

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Joe and Carol Trimmer continue to demonstrate their support for Ball State University's Honors College with a $52,000 contribution to fund a scholarship in their name for students of the college.

Mathematics major joins ranks of Goldwater Scholars

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

A Ball State student is among more than 280 in the country to earn a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.

Nontraditional architecture student wins prestigious Udall Scholarship

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Architecture major is sixth Ball State student to win a prestigious Udall award since 2005.

Tony Award winner Sutton Foster to address Class of 2012

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Tony Award-winning actress Sutton Foster and businessman and philanthropist Leland Boren will receive honorary degrees; longtime tennis coach Bill Richards will receive the President's Medal.

Holmes Scholarship established for business and elementary education students

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Robert and Emma Holmes have donated more than $300,000 through their estate to establish the Robert Thomas Holmes and Emma Bauman Holmes Scholarship to assist students at Ball State University.

Alumna establishes three Ball State scholarships

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Alumna Georgia M. Burns has donated more than $76,000 through her estate to establish three scholarships that will assist Ball State students.

Lighting design and technology scholarship established in memory of alumna

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Lindsay "Spike" Van Dyke Scholarship in Lighting Design and Technology has been established by gifts in excess of $25,000 from friends and family of Lindsay Van Dyke.

Alumna and foundation board member establishes scholarship for outstanding students

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Kelli and G. Steven Burrill have committed $50,000 to establish the Burrill Scholarship to recruit outstanding students to Ball State.

English emerita professor promotes research opportunities by establishing award

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Hanson Rhetoric and Composition Award has been established with more than $25,000. Awards will be made to master's and doctoral students conducting research for the Ball State University Department of English in the area of rhetoric and composition.

Professor emeritus creates scholarship for aquatic biology and fisheries students

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Biology professor emeritus Thomas McComish and his wife, Carol, have contributed $26,500 to create a scholarship for Ball State University students pursuing an aquatic biology and fisheries degree.

Alumni donate funds to establish fine arts scholarship for Huntington County students

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Alumni Walter and Juanita Young have donated more than $63,000 through a gift of their estate to establish the Walter M. Young and Juanita A. Young Huntington County Scholarship to assist Ball State students from the county.

Alumna donates to establish new Teachers College scholarship

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Alumna Grace Jackson donated more than $215,000 through her estate to establish the Grace Jackson Teachers College Scholarship to assist students at Ball State University.

Alumnus and former vice president furthers legacy by establishing student scholarship

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Thomas J. Kinghorn Scholarship has been established with more than $35,000 in contributions.

Ball State announces unprecedented tuition savings of nearly 6000 including Completion Scholarship

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Ball State University announces comprehensive tuition savings of nearly $6,000 for Hoosier families. Four initiatives will help students graduate in four years or fewer and reward those who do with reduced tuition.

Scholarship created in honor of noted Ball State alumnus A Umit Taftali

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

In honor of A. Umit Taftali, one of Ball State University's most noted alumni, J. Richard Emens and Beatrice Emens Wolper have contributed $25,000 to create a scholarship recognizing Taftali's dedication to the university and the Ball State University Foundation

Scholarship fund for incoming freshmen created by noted alumnus Kent Oz Nelson

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Noted Ball State alumnus, Kent "Oz" Nelson has committed $250,000 to create a scholarship fund to support the Emens Scholarship program for incoming freshmen at Ball State University.

Scholarship opportunity for nontraditional freshmen created by Margaret L Hosey

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A scholarship fund has been created by Margaret L. Hosey, professor emerita of psychology and educational psychology.

Other student academic achievements in 2011

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Other student academic achievements in 2011

Being named Olmsted Scholarship national finalist a rare feat for Ball State undergrad

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Abigail Shemoel, '11, is named a national finalist for the Frederick Law Olmsted Scholarship presented annually by the Landscape Architecture Foundation. She becomes one of just two undergraduate students in history to earn the honor. Earlier in the year, she was named one of Ball State's first two finalists for a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

Two Ball State students receive Goldwater Scholarships

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

For the first time in university history, two Ball State students have received Goldwater Scholarships in a competition honoring only 275 students around the country.

Casazza family donates 25000 to assist Delaware County theater students

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Carol and Clarence Casazza have donated a $25,000 gift to assist theater students in Delaware County.

A 30000 gift was donated to assist student needs

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Marilyn Buck has donated a $30,000 gift to create the Dr. Marilyn M. Buck School of Physical Education Teaching Scholarship to assist students at Ball State University.

Political science major and hunger relief advocate named Indianas Truman Scholar

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Megan Whitacre is Indiana’s 2011 recipient of the Harry S Truman Scholarship, one of the most prestigious scholarships in the nation, given to students committed to careers in public service.

Information systems student earns national scholarship

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Ball State information systems student is one of two to win a national scholarship.

55 new scholarships celebrate success of Ball State Bold campaign

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Almost six years to the day after introducing 25 Inauguration Scholars during ceremonies in the Indiana Statehouse, President Jo Ann M. Gora returned to the capitol on March 17 to announce 55 Bold Celebration Scholars, among the first beneficiaries of the $200 million Ball State Bold capital campaign approaching its conclusion in June.

Physiology and health science scholarship created in honor of retired professor

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Scholarship created by anonymous alumnus in honor of retired Ball State professor.

Health science scholarship created in honor of professor

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Scholarship created by anonymous alumnus in honor of a Ball State professor.

Scholarship created to honor Joseph W Jackson professor emeritus of ac

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Niel C. and Karen M. Ellerbrook have committed a $250,000 gift to honor Joseph W. Jackson.

Scholarship created to honor June Gadbury Howell

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Joseph F. Howell donates $50,000 to honor his mother, June Gadbury Howell.

Scholarship created to honor Carl and Marjorie Strohm

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Paul and Leslie Strohm donate $25,000 gift in memory of Carl and Marjorie Strohm.

Speech pathology and audiology scholarship created by alumnus

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Speech pathology and audiology scholarship created by alumnus.

Estate creates fund to assist Miller College of Business

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The James W. and Joyce L. Parks Excellence Grants for Curriculum Enhancements Fund has been created through the estate of James W. and Joyce L. Parks.

Biology landscape architecture students named Rhodes Scholarship finalists

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Throughout its nearly century-long history, Ball State has produced just a handful of semifinalists for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. This year, for the first time, it advances two candidates to the final round of the selection process.

Nursing and special education scholarships created in honor of two families

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Nursing and special education scholarships are created by alumni in honor of their families.

Scholarship created to honor distinguished professor of statistics

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Mir Masoom Ali has been honored by family and other donors with the creation of a scholarship fund in his name for graduate students in statistics.

Elementary education scholarship established by alumna

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Elementary education scholarship created in memory of Ball State alumna Mary Elizabeth Steiner Babcock.

Financial aid changes mean increased student opportunities at Ball State

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Starting this fall, Ball State will offer qualifying recipients of certain external scholarships such as the 21st Century Scholarship, annual $3,000 room and board scholarships following approval of a change in financial aid policy by the university's Board of Trustees. The university's 2010-11 general fund and auxiliary fund budgets and 2011-13 legislative requests received favorable action, as well.