Day by day, Kathy Dang watched and learned as her mother found ways to make her nail business a success. Thuy Nguyen left Vietnam when she was 18 years old and eventually settled in Greenville, Ohio, where she worked hard to provide a good life for Kathy. She stressed excellence in education, but left Kathy ...
Grace Streck fondly remembers the care – and the caring – she received at age 14 when she was a patient at Dayton Children’s Hospital. She was treated there eight years ago while battling a serious leg infection. “I had to stay a few days to get some antibiotics,” Streck remembers. “I met some really ...
Wait, there’s just one more thing before it’s over. Brooklynn Cromwell’s life as an Indiana University East student-athlete will not be ending as she is set to graduate with a major in Business Administration with minors in Communications, Criminal Justice, Psychology along with Sports Marketing and Management on May 9. “Brooklynn has had an outstanding ...
Kana Turben never expected to be an online-only college student. Nor did she expect the significant life changes brought by the COVID pandemic. Nor did she expect to work full time right out of high school. So, it follows that she never expected to be named the 2024 Naomi Osborne Scholarship winner as the graduating ...
A pair of basketball shoes and a jersey are on display in an office on the Indiana University East campus. However, the exhibit isn’t located in an athletic facility. Tim Scales, who is the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at IU East, is in possession of the reminders from the basketball career of 2024 ...
You know that adage that someone has a full plate? Well, that’s not the case with Jordan Junod: She has a full platter. The 24-year-old from Richmond spends nearly every waking minute feeding her desires to achieve her many goals, to broaden her knowledge, to be self-sufficient, to make someone else’s life better. She will ...
Haden Dickerson was a typical kid who had a passion for video games. But, in the decade afterward he’s forged an atypical passion – and career path – in using computers in a scientific way. He’s traveled from Minecraft to math acclaim at Indiana University East and is headed toward doctorate-level studies in computational chemistry. ...
Amonette Theron learned to love every minute as a student and tennis player at Indiana University East. But, it took time. The native of South Africa got off to a bumpy start in her freshman year – 2020-21 – because of homesickness and the COVID pandemic. She had to make adjustments to live in a ...
It was an obvious choice for Haley Dickerson to pursue an elementary education degree from Indiana University East. Why? Nothing compares to what students find here, she believes. Lower costs. Smaller classes. Nearer her home. Better flexibility with online and on-campus classes. And better yet: It’s a place that just feels right, like being around ...
Wayne County ATHENA Leadership Awards will accept nominations beginning today (April 29) for its ATHENA Leadership Award, ATHENA Young Professional Award, and the ATHENA Organizational Leadership Award. Nominations will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 7. Nomination forms are available at waynecoathena.com. All ATHENA award recipients will be announced before the dinner. The awards ...
