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Category: Cardinal Directions

  • Jaelyn Winkle on the “electricity” of teaching
    April 12, 2016 by

    Jaelyn (Saulmon) Winkle is a Fall 2013 graduate of Ball State University. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in English Education and an Honors College certification. Currently, she is a 7th grade English Language Arts teacher in Piqua, Ohio and resides in Vandalia, Ohio with her husband, a law student at the University […]

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  • Lauren Lutz: Content Strategist in Marketing
    March 15, 2016 by

    Lauren Lutz is a content strategist for Cleriti, an inbound marketing agency in Cincinnati. She graduated in 2014 from Ball State with a degree in English Studies. She’s passionate about her career, national parks, traveling, and food. How would you describe your job? I’m a content strategist for an inbound marketing agency, so I’m responsible for […]

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  • Alyssa Allyn: Student Affairs at Interlochen
    February 12, 2016 by

    Alyssa Allyn is originally from Culver, Indiana, but is now a resident of Michigan. During her time at Ball State she majored in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Graphic Arts. She graduated in May 2014. Since graduating, she’s moved to Interlochen, Michigan and is now in her second year […]

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  • Diana Pharaoh Francis: Fantasy Novelist
    January 22, 2016 by

    Diana Pharaoh Francis (Ph.D. 1999) is a successful fiction writer who taught for 14 years at the University of Montana-Western. She now lives and writes in Oregon, and is the author of over a dozen novels in the fantasy genre. http://www.dianapfrancis.com/about/. You earned your PhD in 1999, correct? What was the title? Did you get […]

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  • Dustin Tipton on finding your passion
    November 17, 2015 by

    Dustin Tipton graduated from Ball State in 2012. He has a Bachelor of Arts in English with a focus in Creative Writing and Literature. He is the Chief Engineer for Hilton Garden Inn West Chester and KB Hotel Group. He lives in Cincinnati with his fiance, and they are expecting their first child, Zoe Loraine.  […]

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  • Krishna Walker: Attorney for Non-Profits and Businesses
    November 3, 2015 by

    When we interviewed Krishna Walker in 2015, she was an attorney at Bryan Cave, LLP in the firm’s St. Louis, Missouri office. Today, she’s the General Counsel at CareVet, a rapidly growing veterinary practice management company. Ms. Walker focuses her practice on complex transactional and business counseling matters. Her industry specialization includes financial services and […]

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  • Tim Macy: Architect and Project Manager
    October 20, 2015 by

    Before he started working at FXFOWLE Architects in New York City, Tim Macy majored in English at Ball State. He was a freshman in 1981– the first year Rai Peterson ever taught at BSU. He also came back to Ball State to teach while he got his master’s degree in architecture. Today, Tim tells us […]

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