Indiana University East

Summer enrollment at Indiana University East has increased relative to the same time last year. The first summer session, which began May 13, has increased in both credit hours and the number of students taking summer courses.

For the first summer session, enrollment has grown 15.6 percent in credit hours and 18.3 percent in student headcount. IU East had the highest percentage growth in enrollment of all Indiana University campuses.

Since 2007, IU East has experienced a continuous increase in enrollment from the same semester the previous year.

Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Larry Richards attributes the growth to a variety of factors.

“Certainly the change of mission to a baccalaureate and graduate institution has been a major factor, but we have also been creative in how we have pursued this new mission, developing innovative degree programs, focusing our marketing and recruiting efforts, and retaining students from one semester to the next,” Richards said. “IU East is truly a different institution than it was in 2007 and is now serving quite different needs in the region and beyond.”

IU East is continuing to register students for the upcoming second summer session that will start July 2, and for the fall semester, which begins August 27.

Enrollment figures are not official until approved by the President of Indiana University.

For more information on admission to IU East, contact the Office of Admissions at (765) 973-8208 or visit iue.edu/admissions.

Indiana University East will feature artist Ryan Logan in an upcoming exhibit to open soon in The Gallery. “Unplotted” will be on display from May 28 to July 6 in The Gallery, located in Whitewater Hall.

Logan, formerly of Richmond, is an adjunct faculty member at the Roski School of Fine Arts at the University of Southern California. He has a collection at the Portland Art Museum in Oregon as well as with other private individuals in Los Angeles.

“Over the past 10 years I have been creating parts to be used later in collages and small sculptures,” Logan said. “Sometimes organic and other times industrial, each of these parts have been attached with adhesive and pins or suspended with wire to create abstractions which attempt to show a tension between forms we create and what already exists in nature. The resulting collages and sculptures seem to be both forming and disintegrating. They appear to be in a state of constant flux while remaining still.”

His solo exhibits include “Of Other Places” at Curve Line Space and “Membrane” at Newspace, both in Los Angeles, and “Flittering Filters” at the Woodbury School of Architecture in San Diego. Most recently, he has participated in group exhibits at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana, Calif., the Adjunct Faculty Show at the University of Southern California Lindhurst Gallery and “SIZEable” at the Fluxco gallery, both located in Los Angeles.

“We are excited to host this exhibit that promises to be engaging and thought-provoking,” said Katherine Frank, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences at Indiana University East. “The exhibit also provides the opportunity for us to welcome Ryan Logan home to Richmond and to celebrate the work of one of our local artists.”

Logan holds an M.F.A in Ceramics from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and his B.F.A. in Ceramics from Indiana University.

Visitors are welcome to view the exhibit during gallery hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, call Ed Thornburg, gallery curator, at (765) 973-8605 or visit iue.edu/gallery.

Indiana University East students who take 12 or more credit hours and complete the semester with a grade point average of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale are named to the Indiana University East Chancellor’s List. The following is the spring 2012 Chancellor’s List. The list is sorted by the student’s listed hometown.

ILLINOIS
Monticello
Kristie Montgomery

INDIANA
Aurora
Rachel Murphy

Batesville
Mary Baer

Boonville
Gina Pardue

Brookville
Amanda Godsey, Steven Grant, Evan Leffingwell, and Amber Surguy

Carthage
Lori Stephens

Centerville
Mariah Mason, Shawna Sparks, and Misty Stroh

Connersville
Margaret Bloom, Rachel Buckmeier, Erin Futrell, Ricky Higgs, Brianna Keener, Trisha May, Elizabeth Reed, Jennifer Smith, and Mara Sullivan

Danville    
Annette Henshilwood

Dillsboro
Sheri Hardin

Economy
Dorene Hayes

Farmland
Cameron Cox

Fountain City
Misty Gray

Hagerstown
Emily Phillipy

Hanover
Anna Conover

Indianapolis
Chelsea Murray

Jasonville
Elizabeth Luper

Kirklin    
Matthew Coyle

Laurel
Hubert Branstetter and Richard Lewis

Lawrenceburg
Lauren Bosse, Stephen Courter, Ryan Downard, and Alesa Hamilton

Liberty
Amanda Kurtz

Lynn
Hannah Beckley and Rhonda Wassom

Magnet
Catherine Ward

Milton
Jessica Price

Mishawaka
Annita Iseminger

Moores Hill
Kristen Wright

Muncie
Earl Shreves

New Castle
Jennifer Bennett, Heather Farr, Kaitlyn Ferrell, Glenda Reece, and Amy Willis

Richmond
Tyler Anderson, Ann Barrett, Richard Carrera, Stephanie Dargie, Courtney Ecker, Anna Harrison, Victoria Hicks, Jeramie Horn, Ronald Jarvis, Ryan Lacey, Margaret Lane, Michael McCulloch, Carolyn Mitchell, Emily O’Brien, Sergio Santiago, Sandra Spencer, Kasey Stolle, Cara Tegeler, Erin Trotter, Amy Vance, Jessica Wilburn

Rising Sun
Abigail Fox

Spiceland
Danielle Reamer

Sunman
Emily Batta

Winchester
Tracie Edwards

KENTUCKY
Ashland
Abby Daniel

MICHIGAN
Berrien Springs    
Carolyn Hearn

NEW YORK
Williamsville
Jennifer Sroka

OHIO
Arcanum
Joshua Burns

Bradford
Chelsea Brand

Camden
Brittany Hostetler and Samantha Powers

Cincinnati
Jeffrey Davis

Eaton
Kari Bowman, Kristie Kiracofe, Rachel Selby, Taleitha Selby, Brittany Phelps, Jennifer Williams

Fairfield    
Gena Maras El Raey

Greenville
Christina Shafer and Kathryn Yohey

Lewisburg
Nathaniel Akers

New Madison
Kendra Beran and Abbey Fields

New Paris
Toni Holzapfel, Zach Mogle, and Brianne Simpson

Seven Mile
Anne Ewen

Troy
Brianna Strete

West Alexandria
Kelly Coffman and Bambi Sharrett

VIRGINIA
Farmville
Katie Leve

SOUTH KOREA
Paju Kyonggi-do
Wooje Kim

Indiana University East students who take 12 or more credit hours and complete the semester with a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale are named to the Indiana University East Dean’s List. The following is the spring 2012 Dean’s List. The list is sorted by the student’s listed hometown.

CALIFORNIA
Morgan Hill
Kristin Larsen

San Marcos
Samira Elmarry

Vista
Sarah Llano

Yuba City
Tiara Mickle

COLORADO
Boulder
Robin Tayal

FLORIDA
Freeport
Malissa Parks

ILLINOIS
Peoria
Weston Crawmer

Urbana
Damian Delporte

INDIANA
Albany
Kylee Buckmaster and Megan Fox

Anderson
Jacob Newby

Aurora
Cameron Dunlap, Brian Hochstrasser, Christopher Kaffenberger, Jacob McGraw, Michael Ray, Evelyn Santiago, April Satchwill, Kristen Selmeyer, and Zachary Vonderheide

Bloomington
Joshua Long and Elizabeth Stringer

Brookville
Mary Bennett, Brittney Caylor, Katie Davis, Kaitlin Fohl, Mark Hughes, William Kelley, James Maune, and Samantha Roberts

Cambridge City
Arianna Cook, Nicole Kuhn, Stephani-Lee Love, Matthew Munchel, Krista Sparks, and Kristen Wilkinson

Carmel
Katerina Billeisen

Carthage
Bridget Ralston

Cedar Grove
Rachael Money

Centerville
Leslie Bell, Morgan Godsey, Tyler Harrell, Cheltsi Hinners, Daniel Husted, Layne Husted, Kalin Johnston, Jordan Kearney, Lauren Marsh, and Aaron Stiner

Charlestown
Heather Bowen

Clinton
Kelly Cardenas

Connersville
Eric Allen, Addison Baker, Jessica Best, Amanda Briar, Jessica Bunyard, Cierra Caldwell, David Chupp, Melissa Clark, Vicki Colley, Michelle Cook, MacKenzie Crutchfield, Nicolette Davis, Annette Doerflein, Chase Eversole, Ashley Hall, Sadie Harmeyer, Zachary Hufferd, Courtney Hurst, Charlene Hymer, Vanessa Lucas, Shelia Martin, Tammy Mathews, Sarah Mitchell, Chelsy Nichols, Zachary O’Neal, Logan Orr, Julie Phillips, Kristina Precht, Teresa Price, Jeffrey Pruet, Natalee Reed, Daniel Richmond, Louella Schoenfeld, Devin Short, James Snyder, Lori Wagner, Melissa Walker, and Joshua Zimmerman

Daleville
Mary Estridge

Dillsboro
Miccah Roberts

Dublin
Ashton Adams and Chelsea Gabbard

Dupont
Denise Feltner

Economy
Kristin Watts and John Wilson

Evansville
Deborah Sines

Fort Wayne
Cameron Brower and Christine Buchholz

Fountain City
Brandon Brockman, Amanda Hammock, Cody Harris, Billie Isaacs, and Dylan Newman

Georgetown
Cody Banet

Glenwood
Kodi Smith and Eric Venable

Greendale
Teresa Bradshaw Grace, Karen Havlin, Amanda McCarty, Katlyn Weber, and Amber Whitmire

Greenfield
Kyla Cecil, Abby Hardin, and Whitney Workman

Greensburg
Jordan Haworth

Hagerstown
Jason Byrd, Dava Couch, Hannah Loudy, William McCall, and Denise McDaniel

Huntington
Melanie Brown-Partin

Indianapolis
Thomas Beery, Andrew Hall, Nichole Hall, Kristin Pierle, and Brooke Sahm

Knightstown
Kristen Florea, Courtney Isaacs, and Benjamin Wright

Lafayette
Sarah Lee

Lake Station
Ian Enriquez

Laurel
Breanna Raible

Lawrenceburg
Jamie Baer, Rachel Cooper, Joseph Garvey, Elizabeth Grouse, Shelley King, Megan Mardis, Tyler Rainey, and Jami Wilson

Liberty
Allison Barley, Amber Brown, Melissa Davis, Christina Frame, Rodney Hoppes, Megan Hughes, Caitlin Hunter, Kathleen Kassens, Amanda Mathews, Taylor Richardson, Andrew Spohn, and Ricky St. John

Lynn
James Ashbaugh, Lorrick Gibson, Laura Olsen, Shawna Smith, and Joshua Wert

Madison
Ashley Ball, Nathan Bear, John Brim, Ryan Feider, and Jennah Green

Metamora
Kayleigh Cummins and Nikolas Natali

Milan
Lacee Alloway

Milton
Michael King

Mishawaka
Rodney Iseminger

Moores Hill
Janice Laker-Core

Muncie
Michael Kinnett, Kylee Lipscomb, Jennifer Pinon, Jamie Privett, Kristin Waechter

Nashville
Chase Chambers

New Castle
Scarlet Alton, Brittany Burns, Whitney Catron, Violet Corn, Matthew Davis, Kimberly Denney, Joshua Gard, Sarah Mackey, Amanda Mastin, Kirstyn Shafer, Ryan Sidwell, Laura Thompson, Jennifer Webb, Christina White, Trevor Williams, and Cecily York

New Palestine
Michelle Sharp

Newburgh
Hannah Fichter

Osgood
Elizabeth Kissell

Parker City
Hailee Martin and Timothy Weaver

Pennville
Kimberly Nibarger

Portland
Andrew Houck, Cameo Newton, Ranae Ray, Alexis Rowles, and Seth Scott

Richmond
Heather Antras, Mathew Ashby, Erik Baker, Kate Beard, Denise Bond, Courtney Bowling, Lauran Caudill, Kala Coblentz, Corey Coby, Allison Cook, Chelsea Cornell, Lauren Crump, Jessica Curts, Hannah Dalbey, Edward DeLaPaz, Chaz Dickerson, Dylan Doner, Mark Duncan, Cinnamon Duncil, Susana Dunn, Leigh Ernst, Kaylyn Flora, Danielle Hahn, Richard Hale, Nikolas Hall, Trevor Hall, Jennifer Hartman, James Healton, Mike Hunsinger, Anna Hunt, Alexis Hurd, Paulina Jarrett, Danielle Johnson, William Juday, Samantha Kittle, Sean Klaine, Courtney Klingman, Stephanie LaShell, Julie Liddell, Evan Livingston, Kayla Manley, Kristina Maxwell, Rea McQueen, Jessica Melendez, Amber Moore, Chelsea Nolte, Jessica Nuss, Magen Olson, Tiffany Ombrello, Christina O’Sullivan, Jason Owens, Kaly Reichter, Lyndsey Rohrer, Rebekah Ross, Allyson Roth, Brooke Sanford, Matthew Schroeder, Sarah Shilling, Carl Siders, Jessica Skinner, Kristin Smith, Deanna Spradling, Britany Swallow, Lindsey Tandy, Lloyd Tate, Michael Teufel, Donna Thompson, Katey Tolly, Matt Tucker, Courtney Washington, Erika Wesley, Whitney Wesley, Heatherlynn Whitby, and Courtney Wigner

Ridgeville
Richard Collins, Victoria Goodhew, and Ronald Harris

Rising Sun
Amanda Bolton, Melissa King, Courtney Lamkin, Jennifer Parsons, and Sarah Young

Rochester
Jennifer Morgan

Rushville
Christopher Hundley, Katherine Meyer, and Wendee Pickett

Scottsburg
Teresa Basham

Sellersburg
Tina Johnson

Spiceland
Kayla Protsman and Stacey Waters

Sulpher Springs
Clayton Fairchild

Sunman
Rick Lohrum and Jess Wynn

Terre Haute
Lawrence Dull

Union City
Sophia Binkley, Rhonda Fields, Brian Frantz, and Kathy Moore

Vevay
Natalie James

West Harrison
Chelsea Dietz and Susan Heeney

West Lafayette
Angela Borchert

Westfield
Jennifer Schlenger

Williamsburg
Amber Beach, Terri Hart, and Steven Whitehouse

Winchester
Austin Davis, Wanda Eley, Bryant Gentry, Jared Govin, Michaela Hirschy, McKenzie Kirby, Drew Moody, Andrea Newman, Jessica Ramos, Ray Slick, and Tracy Smith

Wolcott
Michael Luck

KENTUCKY
Brooks
John Hutchinson

Louisville
Robert Ivey

MARYLAND
Frederick
Amy James

NORTH CAROLINA
Mount Pleasant
Gary Stackhouse

OHIO
Arcanum
Shelby Anderson, Kara Beatty, Daniel Printz, and Cody Schellhaas

Celina
Meagan Stoker

College Corner
Kristen Roell

Eaton
Christopher Carr, Ashley Caudill, Nicole Dickson, Emily Floyd, Brooke Guenther, Kevin Gutman, Amy Howard, Elyse Inman, Jesse Keller, Mariah Marshall, Amber Mason, Nichole McCoy, Cory McKinney, Richard McKinney, Erin Montgomery, Billie Moreland, R. Dustin Nutt, Christina Perkins, Kaitlyn Pugh, Tina Pugh, Kelsey Rubright, Courtney Scholl, Clint Shepherd, and Jacob Smart

Eldorado
Caitlyn Davis

Greenville
Logan Brubaker, Frances Gagnon, Amber Plessinger, Kacey Ritz, and Kelsey Wolfe

Hamilton
Kathleen Jordan

Harrison
Hilda Palacios

Hollansburg
Kathryn Osborne

Lewisburg
Dessica Sykes

New Madison
Shelly George

New Madison
April Osborne

New Paris
Aubrey Dunn, Donielle Harleman, Clayton Hurd, John Mahaffey, and Mara Pennycuff

Pittsburg
Tyler Hofacker

Union City
Chanda Hunt

Versailles
Craig Subler

TENNESSEE
Nashville
Samuel Pipkin

Paris
Qin Yang

Larry Richards has been appointed interim chancellor of Indiana University East, university officials have announced. He will take over from Chancellor Nasser Paydar, who has led the campus since 2007 and who has taken a new leadership role at IUPUI.

Richards currently serves as executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of informatics and management at IU East. Pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees, he will become interim chancellor on June 15.

A nationwide search for a new chancellor will begin this summer, with the goal of having a new chancellor in place by July 1, 2013.

“Chancellor Paydar leaves behind a truly impressive legacy at IU East,” said John Applegate, executive vice president for university regional affairs, planning and policy. “I am confident that Interim Chancellor Richards, who is highly respected by the campus and community, will continue that good work, and that a new chancellor will build on that foundation.”

Paydar was selected to serve as executive vice chancellor of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis after a national search, IUPUI Chancellor Charles R. Bantz announced Monday. Paydar succeeds Uday Sukhatme, who is leaving to become the provost at Pace University.

Richards, whose academic background is in engineering, business management and operations research, has served as vice chancellor and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at IU East since 2004.

“The task for this coming year is to continue the momentum that has been building for the past five years under Nasser Paydar so that a new chancellor will inherit a four-year and graduate institution whose vision of growth, academic excellence and innovation is still intact,” Richards said. “I look forward to working with all the faculty and staff, the students and the community to achieve that goal. It will be a great challenge to fill the shoes left by a leader of Nasser’s caliber. I thank President Michael McRobbie and Executive Vice President John Applegate for the opportunity.”

Richards’ research interests include cybernetics and systems theory, policy-level decision making, and social design/change. He served as founding dean and professor in the School of Management and Aviation Science at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Mass., and founding chair and professor in the Department of Engineering Management at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va.

He has a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maine, master’s degrees in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida and business administration from Mississippi State University and a Ph.D. in operations research from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

He has served as president of the American Society for Engineering Management and the American Society for Cybernetics. He received the Norbert Wiener Medal from the American Society for Cybernetics and was named a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Chancellor Charles R. Bantz has announced Nasser Paydar, chancellor of Indiana University East and professor of mechanical engineering, as IUPUI’s next executive vice chancellor effective June 15, pending approval by the Trustees of Indiana University.

Paydar was selected for the post after an extensive national search, chaired by William Blomquist, dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI and professor of political science. Paydar succeeds Uday Sukhatme, who is leaving to become the provost at Pace University.

As executive vice chancellor, Paydar will play an important role in developing and guiding the implementation of the campus’s academic plans and programs. Additionally, he will oversee the process for the recruitment, hiring and advancement of the faculty, including promoting the continued success of the campus’s efforts to increase the quality and diversity of faculty.

“Nasser is a well-respected leader within Indiana University and the state and brings a strong record of administrative and academic accomplishments to IUPUI,” Bantz said. “We know his collaborative and dynamic leadership style will not only benefit our students, faculty and staff, but the greater Indianapolis community.”

Paydar joined IUPUI in 1985 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering. Since that time, he has risen through the ranks as a faculty member and held various administrative positions including department chair, associate dean, executive associate dean, vice chancellor at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus and his current position as chancellor at IU East, which he has held since 2007.

At IU East, Paydar implemented a campus strategic plan focused on enrollment growth and shaping, academic excellence, reputation-building and resource enhancement; employed a new business model to generate new revenues and cost-control strategies; led an image makeover to attract top high school students; implemented online programming to expand reach and attract out-of-state students; and promoted academic excellence and nurtured faculty growth.

“Under Nasser’s tenure at IU East, student enrollment increased 68 percent,” said John Applegate, IU’s executive vice president for university regional affairs, planning and policy. “His creativity and support for the Blueprint for Student Attainment, which charts a path to greater success for students at IU regional campuses while addressing the evolving role and growing importance of the campuses to the state and regions they serve, will truly benefit the IUPUI campus.”

“I am extremely honored to be selected as executive vice chancellor,” Paydar said. “IUPUI’s role as a vibrant and growing urban research campus is critical to the overall success of IU, and I look forward to working together with the entire IUPUI community as we build on its strong foundation.

“I take comfort in the fact that together, with my friends and colleagues at IU East, we accomplished so much in the last five years and that I leave the campus much stronger than I found it many years ago,” Paydar added. “Our student body increased dramatically in this period and student retention and graduation rates also increased significantly. As they graduate and remain in the community, they will contribute enormously to the economic development of this region and enhance the quality of life of its citizens.”

Paydar holds a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Syracuse University, was the principal investigator on 18 grants totaling more than $1.3 million in funding and has been published numerous times in a variety of scientific journals.

The interim chancellor for IU East will be named in the near future.

The pinning ceremony for Indiana University East nursing graduates on Friday, May 11, begins at 2:30 p.m. with a slide show followed by the ceremony at 3 p.m. The annual ceremony for nursing students will be held at the Central United Methodist Church, located at 1425 E. Main Street in Richmond.

Graduates will receive their pin to wear for commencement which will be held that night at 6 p.m. at the Richmond High School Tiernan Center. Also at this ceremony, nursing awards will be given to students. This year, 64 nursing students will graduate with Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees.

Karen Clark, dean of the School of nursing, said the pinning ceremony is a time-honored tradition which signifies a rite of passage into the nursing profession. Each school’s pin represents historical facts about the school or nursing program from which the student graduates. The IU School of Nursing BSN pin is designed to represent the seal of the School of Nursing that was adopted in 1970 at the time of the 150th anniversary of Indiana University.

“We are proud of all of our 2012 graduates. As they continue their journey as professional nurses, they will positively impact health care and the clients for which they care,” Clark said.

Kristin Francis of West Harrison, Ind., is the Elizabeth Grossman Award Nominee. Each year Elizabeth Grossman, former dean of the Indiana University School of Nursing, recognizes a student from each program who has maintained the highest Nursing Grade Point Average (NGPA) on all IU campuses. These students will be placed in a pool with other IU students with the highest NGPA and the winner will receive a small cash award and an award certificate.  The overall winners will be announced later this month.

The School of Nursing will recognize the students who received outstanding awards during the Honors Convocation held April 19. Francis was the recipient of the Chancellor’s Scholar Award and Robin Brunk, Eldorado, Ohio, received the Outstanding Bachelor of Science in Nursing Student Award and Ramona Bezold, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Outstanding RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Student Award.

During the pinning ceremony, students inducted to the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Chapter, will be recognized. Bachelor of Science in Nursing student inductees to the honor society are Robin Brunk, Eldorado, Ohio, Danielle Dixon, Brookville, Ind., Jessica Emrick, Winchester, Ind., Kira Haubach, Eaton, Ohio, Anthony Moore, Connersville, Ind., and Nicole Patterson, Milton, Ind. Inductees in the Registered Nurse to Bashelor of Science in Nursing program include Keri Amberger, Sunman, Ind., Jeanna Dunn, North Vernon, Ind., Julie Frossard, Pendleton, Ind., Vienna Honacker, Connersville, Ind., Jennifer Keith, Rising Sun, Ind., Julie McConnell, Sunman, Ind., Loretta Murray, Aurora, Ind., Sheree Neuman, Milan, Ind., Tina Pugh, Eaton, Ohio, Sherrie Romans, Vevay, Ind., Sherry West, Madison, Ind., and Maryellen Zepczyk-Race, Greendale, Ind.

For more information, contact the School of Nursing at (765) 973-8213 or visit iue.edu/nursing.

Indiana University East will host its 41st Commencement Ceremony at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 11, at the Richmond High School Tiernan Center.

This year, the university will confer 445 baccalaureate degrees and 16 master’s degrees. The awarding of the degrees is a significant increase for IU East. In 2005, the university conferred 156 baccalaureate degrees and 86 associate degrees. IU East no longer offers associate degree programs and conferred its final four associate degrees in 2011.

Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie and IU East Chancellor Nasser H. Paydar will preside and address the 461 graduates eligible to receive IU degrees during the ceremony. The figures include degree recipients from December 2011 and candidates for May, June and August 2012.

The ceremony will be broadcast via live stream video at iue.edu/live. The website also includes live commencement updates and commentary via Twitter and Facebook. Richmond residents can also watch the ceremony live on WCTV Channel 20.

As part of the ceremony, Indiana University East will award an Indiana University Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree to Paul W. Lingle, president of Lingle Real Estate and member of the IU East Board of Advisors. The honorary degree, the highest academic recognition Indiana University can bestow, is awarded to individuals who demonstrate the highest standards of personal integrity and sincere concern for the public good.

Nicole Dickson of Eaton, Ohio, will address fellow classmates during the ceremony as the student speaker. Dickson will receive a Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and was selected to address the 2012 class after auditioning for the honor.

Roger Crane of Richmond, Ind., is the recipient of the Naomi Osborne Award, an honor given to the graduate with the highest grade point average, and will lead the graduating class during the alumni induction ceremony.

For more information, visit iue.edu/commencement.

Indiana University East celebrated the accomplishments of its students during the annual Honors Convocation held April 19.

Chancellor’s Scholar Awards are campus-wide awards, presented to the highest achieving seniors, by academic school. Chancellor’s awards were presented to:
Michael McCulloch, Richmond, Ind., School of Business and Economics
Bridget Nichole Rinehart, Eaton, Ohio, School of Continuing Studies
Ashley Hartsock, Greenville, Ohio, School of Education
Teresa Price, Connersville, Ind., School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Codie Kirby, Williamsburg, Ind., School of Natural Science and Mathematics
Kristin Francis, West Harrison, Ind., School of Nursing
Ashley Baker, Liberty, Ind., School of Social Work

Outstanding Student Awards were given to individuals in their degree programs who displayed outstanding academic achievement at IU East. Students receiving awards are the following:

School of Business and Economics
Todd Moistner, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Accounting
Trevor Dailey, Madison, Ind., Outstanding Student in Business Administration
Kristin Watts, Economy, Ind., Outstanding Student in Finance
Matthew Coyle, Kirklin, Ind., Outstanding Student in Informatics

School of Education
Lori Deaton, Eaton, Ohio, Outstanding Student in Elementary Education
Chad Leduc, New Castle, Ind., Outstanding Student in Secondary Education
Heather Toney, Greenfield, Ind., Outstanding Graduate Student in Education
Brittany Baker, Liberty, Ind., The Indiana Association of College Teacher Educators Outstanding Student Teacher Award-Elementary
Gavin Glasscoe, Arcanum, Ohio, The Indiana Association of College Teacher Educators Outstanding Student Teacher Award-Elementary

School of Continuing Studies
Carrie Coyle, Kirklin, Ind., Outstanding Student in General Studies

School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Nicole Dickson, Eaton, Ohio, Outstanding Student in Communication Studies
Ashley Bullock, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Criminal Justice
Holly Walls, New Castle, Ind., Outstanding Student in English
Angela Appleberry, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Fine Arts
Jason Coblentz, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Humanities
Rachel Selby, Eaton, Ohio, Outstanding Student in Political Science
Heather Farr, New Castle, Ind., Outstanding Student in Psychology

School of Natural Science and Mathematics
Blythe Keener, Connersville, Ind., Outstanding Student in Biology
Ryan Lacey, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Biochemistry
Alisha Sintz, Brookville, Ind., Outstanding Student in Biotechnology
Tamara (Kay) Brown, Lynn, Ind. Outstanding Student in Mathematics
Aaron Duffey, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Natural Science and Mathematics

School of Nursing
Robin Brunk, Eldorado, Ohio, Outstanding Bachelor of Science in Nursing Student
Ramona Bezold, Lawrenceburg, Ind., Outstanding RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Student

School of Social Work
Mona Rowland, Connersville, Ind., Outstanding Student in Social Work

Purdue University College of Technology at Richmond
Jacob Terhaar, Richmond, Ind., Outstanding Student in Computer Graphics and Engineering Technology
Danylle Harman, Hagerstown, Ind., Outstanding Student in Technology Leadership and Innovation

IU East Honors Program Graduates
Zachary Bishop, Connersville, Ind.
Roger Crane, Richmond, Ind.
Joshua Hardwick, New Castle, Ind.
Brittany Hostetler, Camden, Ohio
Blythe Keener, Connersville, Ind.
Terri McGunegill, Richmond, Ind.
Bob McKinley, New Castle, Ind.
Sidy Sidibe, Noblesville, Ind.
Carla Sturm, Shirley, Ind.
Holly Walls, New Castle, Ind.

Indiana University East recognized several faculty and staff with awards for their service to the university during the Honors Convocation ceremony held April 19.

Rob Tolley, senior lecturer in anthropology and sociology, is this year’s recipient of the Helen Lees Award, established in 1991. Professor Emeritus Lees passed away in 1992, but her spirit continues in this annual award to honor a full-time faculty member who has taught at least 10 semesters at IU East.

Tolley received the award for his significant reputation among students for his inspiring lectures, his leadership of exciting trips to the American West, and his online videos. He also serves as the interim chairperson for the Department of Social Sciences. This role has allowed him to serve officially as a mentor to other faculty, something he has been willing to do more informally for many years.

Jean Harper, associate professor of English, received the Award for Excellence in Research. This award recognizes excellence in research and/or creative work by a full-time faculty member over a sustained period of time.

Harper has received many honors and accolades for her work from her first book, Rose City: A Memoir of Work, which won the Mid-List Press First Series Award for Creative Nonfiction, to her many essays, fiction and poetry, published in journals and magazines, and for her work on the documentary “1:47,” documenting the explosion in downtown Richmond in 1968. Her most recent project is her book, Horses and Divorces, partially supported by a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. A distinguished writer and researcher, Harper has also received grants to support a program called “Literacy through Photography,” in which IU East students serve as mentors for elementary school students.

Karen Clark, dean of the School of Nursing, received the Distinguished Faculty Service Award. This award recognizes distinguished service, either one-time or sustained, by a full-time faculty member above and beyond the expectations of any compensation or release time provided for the service.

Clark contributes to university, professional and community service. She has been instrumental in leading the development of new graduate, off-campus and online programs. Professionally, she serves on the Board of Directors for the Indiana Center for Nursing and is President-Elect of the Indiana League of Nursing. To name only a few of her more recent community service contributions, she serves on the Board of Directors for Reid Hospital & Health Care Services, the Board of Directors for the East Indiana Area Health Education Center, the Nursing Advisory Board for Ivy Tech Region 9, the Board of Directors of Youth as Resources, and the Advisory Committee for Wayne County Health Vocations.

Jerry Wilde, professor of educational psychology received the Chancellor’s Faculty Award. This award recognizes outstanding all-around achievement, either short-term or sustained, by an IU East faculty member, and can be awarded for any combination of research, teaching, and service.

Wilde has distinguished himself in multiple areas of performance including teaching, research and service. He has a reputation as an outstanding teacher, someone to whom students go for help with their most difficult problems. He has several research publications and presentations. His service is a model for others to emulate, according to Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Larry Richards.

Christie Joy is the recipient of the part-time Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is also an advisor for First-Year Seminar.

Awards were presented to an outstanding support staff member and professional staff member who have made significant contributions to IU East during the past year. Rebeckah Hester, director of the Office of Campus Life, received the Professional Council Service Award and Mandy Hoadley, student records specialist, received the Staff Council Service Award.

Hester is known for her positive attitude, commitment, teamwork, and innovative ideas for campus life programming.

Hoadley, an active member of Staff Council and past president, was recognized for an exemplary work ethic and pride in her job.

Ryan Lacey is the recipient of the Student Employee Service Award. He works in the Office of Admissions and is an Admissions Ambassador, Student Government Association member, Supplemental Instructor and tutor in the science field. He plans to pursue a Doctorate in Pharmacy at Purdue University following graduation this May as IU East’s first student to receive a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry.