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Engagement and Impact

Category: Features

  • Young Alumni Council Welcomes New Members
    August 16, 2023 by

    Ball State’s young alumni are an important part of the Cardinal family, and those who have graduated within the past 15 years are invited to join Ball State’s Young Alumni Council (YAC), a group of alumni volunteers seeking to remain engaged and empower others to do the same. The mission behind YAC is to foster a […]

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  • August Foundation Board Profiles
    August 14, 2023 by

    Get to know our board members! Each month, the Foundation will be featuring three of its esteemed board members for you to get to know a little bit better. Below are some fun facts as well as a peek into what each of these board members do in their professional careers.  Mary Sissel (1993-2004)  Mary […]

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  • July Foundation Board Profiles
    July 21, 2023 by

    Get to know our board members! Each month, the Foundation will be featuring three of its esteemed board members for you to get to know a little bit better. Below are some fun facts as well as a peek into what each of these board members do in their professional careers. Richard Marshall (1997-2007) Richard […]

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  • Representing BSU on the West Coast: Emmy-nominated Austin Hepp
    July 13, 2023 by

    Austin Hepp is an Emmy-nominated video creative with twelve years of professional post-production experience reaching a global audience via broadcast television, streaming platforms, marketing campaigns, and social media. After graduating from Ball State in 2010, Austin has gotten to work on many amazing teams and projects including the Ellen Show and new Roku releases. Currently […]

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  • Josh Swank & His Inspired Innovation
    June 26, 2023 by

    Josh Swank is presently the Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Philippi-Hagenbuch, Inc. located in Peoria, IL. In addition, he is also the Founder and CEO of Virtual Halo, a personal protection app designed for the Apple Watch and iPhone. After patenting Virtual Halo in 2015, Josh has continued to develop his technology to […]

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  • June Foundation Board Profiles
    June 26, 2023 by

    Get to know our board members! Each month, the Ball State University Foundation will be featuring three of its esteemed board members for you to get to know a little bit better. Below are some fun facts as well as a peek into what each of these board members do in their professional careers.   Stefan […]

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  • May Foundation Board Profiles
    May 10, 2023 by

    Get to know our board members! Each month, the Ball State University Foundation will be featuring three of its esteemed board members for you to get to know a little bit better. Below are some fun facts as well as a peek into what each of these board members do in their professional careers.   […]

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  • Experience is Everything with Dawn Hutchison
    April 19, 2023 by

    Dawn (Vaughn) Hutchison is a senior director of communications for business administration at Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. Her education from Ball State in communications and advertising has allowed her to lead a gratifying career with much diversity. Dawn has worked for over 34 brands  including McDonald’s, Georgia-Pacific, Emory University, Toyota, John Deer, Verizon, Coca-Cola […]

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