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Ashley Brinkman ’13, Emeran Irby ’14, Felicia Nguyen ’15 Jingyi Wang ’15 Casterline, Tom Fougerousse,Dave Howard, Patrick Pfister, contributing photographers
Acea Holland ’15, Dee Ann Adams, contributing writers
2013-14 Alumni Association Board of Directors
Barb Alder ’77
president
Shannon Veach Gibbs ’91 past president
Misty Wick ’02 president elect
Jason Crawford ’11
Bonnie Wible Dyar ’82
Darin Edwards ’90
Ben Gunning ’08
Don Kobak ’89
Walter Kropp ’75
John Maudlin ’61
Kip McDonald ’07
Ali Gantz O’Leary ’09
Chris Powell ’97
Hunter Rackley ’04
Chris Richardson ’98
Angela Semrau ’08
Joshua Smith ’01
Jeff Tucker ’83
Nick Walter ’06
Jon Welty ’92
John Wittich ’79
In this issue Features
2 Do you eat to live or live to eat?
President DeWine writes how food plays a major part in many areas of our lives.
ArounD The QuAD AnD To The PoinT
CAMPAiGn uPDATe 13 Shelf space
When a big food chain needs a manufacturer to produce products under their store’s brand label, they hire people like this alum to make it happen.
14 A degree of growth
Raising and selling produce from her family’s farm is how this student pays for college.
16 Striking at the roots
Becoming a gentleman farmer healed what ailed this doctor. Now he hopes to educate others to do the same.
Hanover Club of Southeastern Indiana
Dottie Burress ’50, president
Hanover College provides equal opportunity in education and employment.
19 The brewmeisters
These alumni tap into the booming beer business with a master mix ofscience and creativity.
On the cover:
Whether we grow it ourselves or buy it off the shelf, we all follow the food chain.
22 hanover’s foodies
A quick look at Hanoverians who have immersed themselves in the food business.
22 Athletics
23 Athletic honors
Four seniors take top spots at this year’s awards banquet.
24 Sports wrap-up
A look at the winter and spring seasons.
28 ALuMni neWS
33 enD PieCe
Being a resident assistant has taught me important life lessons
Being an RA has given this sophomore more than an education in getting along with others.
Do you eat to live or live to eat?
Why is it that party guests always congregate in the kitchen? Even when you put food in other rooms, there is something comforting about this spot that serves as a magnet and draws people in. It is the site of collaborative creativity and the place where we build lasting bonds, develop friendships and strengthen family ties.
Recently, the 1965 Phi Mu sorority pledge class came to campus for a weekend reunion. I also had lunch off campus with the 1962 Alpha Delta Pi pledge class. Renewing friendships started over dinner and continued well into the evening. Going out to eat together, coming to my home for wine and cheese, and dining at a garden-style restaurant provided a focal point around which the sisters relived precious memories and created new ones.
I watch students eating in the dining room in twos, threes and large groups where food provides a common link to either share experiences or complain about them! This year, the kitchens in three fraternity houses have undergone renovations, which means all Greek groups are once again eating in their houses. Everyone agrees that eating together at least two times a day cements fraternal bonds.
One complaint we heard from students about dining services a few years ago was that we did not provide enough vegan options in the dining room. Since my husband Mike is the cook in our family and comes from a family in the restaurant business, he took on the task of working
with our dining service to improve vegetarian and vegan options on campus. More students every year are interested in these kinds of healthy eating options, and we need to respond to those interests.
Food, and the smell of food, serves as a direct link to long-ago memories. If you tried, you could probably smell the burgers cooking at Hinkle’s or The Cabin, the pizza at Jendy’s, or more recently, the food at The Shoebox. These memories come connected to people you saw in these places, the time of night you were there and the relationships you formed while in these traditional Hanover eating spots.
We celebrate with food. Mike and I have a tradition of hosting sports teams who won their championships in our home for a chili dinner with Bananas Foster for dessert (one of Mike’s specialties). So far, in six years, we have hosted 14 teams. Having a special meal for these high-achieving student-athletes is a great way to let them know how proud we are of them.
Food is also used on campus to help educate students. At the Fall Gala, (seen in the photo above) we serve fabulous exotic food, and students dress up in fancy clothes and have fun dancing. Working with Sodexo, who hosts the event, we provide students with more sophisticated food choices to introduce them to foods that might be new to them.
We often use food as an introduction to a new culture. For example, Associate Professor of Philosophy Aimin Shen
teaches the May-term course, “Taoism and Cooking,” which introduces students to Chinese culture by preparing authentic meals. In addition, our international students spend many hours creating dishes from their native countries for Hanover’s annual International Banquet, one of the highlights of the year.
So, the answer to the question, “Do we live to eat, or eat to live” is a complicated one. Food is directly related to building relationships, celebration, cultural education or as a way to make a living. At Hanover College, we think all of these outcomes are important and a part of the full experience of attending a residential college. After all, that’s what a liberal arts education is all about: developing the whole person so he or she can lead a productive and fulfilling life.
Brewer, Ye, Bettler and Aguilar-Monsalve lead honors recipients
Seniors Guyu Ye and Chris Brewer, along with Associate Professor of Communication
Bill Bettler and Associate Professor of Spanish Luis Aguilar-Monsalve, led a list of award recipients at Hanover College’s 76th annual Honors Convocation. The event took place Thursday, April 11, in Fitzgibbon Recital Hall.
Ye, from Xiangfan, China, is a double-major in economics and mathematics. She earned the Henry C. Long Citation for Scholarship and General Excellence as the outstanding senior female.
Brewer, a philosophy major from Trafalgar, Ind., received the John Finley Crowe Citation for Scholarship and General Excellence as the outstanding senior male. He also received a Scholarship-Leadership Award.
Bettler took the Arthur and Ilene Baynham Outstanding Teaching Award. A ballot of currently enrolled students and alumni from the past two graduating classes select the honor, established in 1969. To be eligible, a faculty member must be in at least the fourth
year of teaching at the College. The winner receives a bronze medallion and a cash prize. Aguilar-Monsalve earned the Daryl R. Karns Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity. Established in 2011 and later re-named in honor of the biology professor who died that year, the award recognizes sustained scholarly or creative achievement. Faculty members nominate colleagues for the award and send them to three judges at liberal arts colleges similar to Hanover. The winner receives a bronze medallion and a cash prize.
Students demonstrate artistic prowess in annual event
Hanover students displayed their talents in music, art, creative writing and theater April 13 at The President Honors the Arts, held annually in Fitzgibbon Recital Hall.
Receiving the 2012 Hanover College Medal for Excellence in the Arts were Madison, Ind., residents Nathan Montoya and Annette Vestuto, founders of The Village Lights Bookstore, which has become a center for literary, spoken, visual and musical arts.
Bettler Aguilar-Monsalve
Baladino
Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., CFA
An exhilarating Israeli world music fivemember ensemble, Baladino takes its audience on a joyful journey through music of the Mediterranean region. They bring these sounds together in a mesmerizing mix of hip rhythms and lilting vocals.
Broadway's Next Hit Musical
Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m., Parker Auditorium
NYC's original, award-winning improvised musical comedy! The show’s first act is an award ceremony spotlighting audiencecreated song titles, and the second act is the entire musical based on the winning song from act one.
Ariel String Quartet
Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m., CFA
Characterized by youth, brilliant playing and soulful interpretations, the Ariel Quartet brings the magic of an all-Beethoven program. They have won a number of international prizes, including the Grand Prize at the 2006 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the Székely Prize.
Le Vent du Nord (THe NorTHerN WiNd)
Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m., CFA
With its mix of fiddle, piano, accordion, guitar, Irish bouzouki and rollicking vocals, French-Canadian Le Vent du Nord captures the energy and mirth of a Saturday night kitchen party, infusing old Québec with a breath of fresh, cosmopolitan air.
Just Beautiful Singing:
Timothy Noble and His Studio
Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., CFA
Baritone Timothy Noble, distinguished professor of voice at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, has performed more than 50 leading roles in major opera houses around the world.
Tamara dearing and Her Band
March 7, 7:30 p.m., CFA
Talented singer-songwriter Tamara Dearing ’02 brings a mix of soulful ballads and country funk back to her alma mater, along with a selection of pop and country standards by Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn.
The People, Yes by Carl Sandburg
Directed by Jim Stark
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70 Scenes of Halloween by Jeffrey M. Jones
Directed by Jim Stark
The importance of Being earnest by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Mark Fearnow
Harvest by Manjula Padmanabhan
Directed by Paul Hildebrand
Zastrozzi:
The Master of discipline by George F. Walker
Directed by Jim Stark
All theatre productions begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free to CAS Guest Artist Series season subscribers.
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Choral Concert – 2 p.m.
Jazz Band – 7 p.m. Campus Center
Hanover College - Madison Area orchestra – 7:30pm Concert Band – 7:30pm
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Choral Concert – 2 p.m.
All events are in Fitzgibbon recital hall or Lynn Center for Fine Arts, unless noted otherwise.
our Man in Havana directed by Carol Reed (U.K., 1959)
Lemon Tree directed by Eran Riklis (Israel, 2008)
The Necessities of Life, directed by Benoît Pilon (Canada, 2008)
Monsieur Verdoux, directed by Charles Chaplin (U.S.A., 1947)
All films begin at 7 p.m. in Fitzgibbon recital hall, Lynn Center for Fine Arts.
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I am thrilled to invite you to our 61st season of great entertainment and culture! I have been having a blast working with our team to put together a season that is a worthy successor to the wonderful work carried out by those before me.
This season adds an international flair. We begin our partnership with Arts Midwest World Fest in bringing delightful musical groups this season from Israel and Quebec, and next season from China and Brazil. We have also joined with Hanover’s Modern Languages department to offer four films with high-quality
projection on the big screen in the Lynn Center for Fine Arts’ Fitzgibbon Recital Hall. Cinema is the most popular art form of our time, and we are excited to respond to requests to add this feature to our season.
Please come and join us in this celebration of arts and culture. I hope to see you there!
Sincerely,
Mark Fearnow Producer for CAS
More than 200 students walked across the stage on a gorgeous afternoon for Hanover’s 180th Commencement. The ceremony took place May 25, 2013 at The Point.
Celebrating College Day
Angie French Costello ’04 teaches fifth grade in Aurora, Colo., at a school where 98 percent of all students are on free and reduced-price lunch programs, and college is not considered a viable option. That didn’t stop her from sharing some love for her alma mater at the school’s College Day earlier this year.
“I proudly wore my worn-out Hanover hoodie,” said Costello. “We discussed Hanover at length, and I showed them pictures and the video of Hanover on Youniversitytv.com. Several students showed interest in Hanover, so I sent an email to the admissions department to see if some pencils could be mailed to me for the students.
“I was overjoyed when someone from admission responded and sent me pencils, folders, etc. My students couldn’t believe that someone from Hanover cared enough
Richmond earns Woodrow Wilson fellowship
Governor Mike Pence ’81 has named Kaitlin Richmond ’12 to the 2013 class of Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows. The Bloomington, Ind., native is one of 30 recipients from nearly 800 applicants from around the country who are top graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Richmond will receive a $30,000 stipend to enroll in a special intensive master’s program at Ball State University, which has redesigned its teacher preparation to focus on a yearlong experience in local classrooms, as well as specific STEM teaching approaches.
“Indiana has the best teachers in the nation, and this class of the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows will add to that talent pool,” said Pence. “I am pleased to recognize the great academic accomplishments of our state’s future teachers and to celebrate the dynamic leadership they will bring to the important task of educating Hoosier students.”
After Richmond completes one year of classroom-based preparation, she will commit to teach for at least three years in a high-need Indiana school, with ongoing support and mentoring. Richmond began her master’s
to send them these items! Just a month ago, they had never heard of Hanover. And now, some of them are already talking about going to college there. It truly is music to my ears.”
Costello hopes to continue to give Hanover memorabilia to her students in the future.
“This type of exposure to my students, even at 11 years old, could bring one of them to Hanover — you never know,” she said. “I sincerely appreciate (program assistant) Barbara Sims sending me these items so that I can spread the good word about Hanover.”
program in May and will be ready to enter her own classroom in fall 2014.
One hundred percent of the fellows certified to date have placements, with a retention rate of 90 percent in the third year of the program, as compared with a 50 percent to 65 percent national retention rate for teachers in their first three years in the profession.
Founded in Indiana in 2007, three additional states — Ohio, Michigan and New Jersey — have also established the program, all of which receive funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. and supplemental state support.
“We estimate that the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellows named to date will reach more than 22,000 students every year,” said Arthur Levine, president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, which administers the program. “Veteran teachers (report) that even in their clinical year, fellows are an extraordinary resource in the classroom. Beyond that, the four university partners have enhanced the way they prepare STEM teachers, and that, too, has a ripple effect for the other teachers they graduate, and for classrooms around the state.”
Richmond, to Pence’s left, with her fellow winners.
Garvey retires after 36 years at Hanover AROUND THE QUAD and
Professor of Communication
Barbara Garvey has retired after close to four decades of teaching and studying political rhetoric, especially the impact of gender on politics.
Her scholarship includes the rhetorical criticism of former governors Martha Layne Collins of Kentucky and Ann Richards of Texas. Garvey has also studied Hillary Rodham Clinton and Elizabeth Dole, and traveled with them during their senatorial campaigns.
Additionally, she has researched several first ladies, including Clinton, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama. Garvey is in
demand nationally as a speaker on political communication.
In 2009, she developed a new interest in post-tenure review and engagement of senior faculty, and has published research and speaks frequently at conferences on this topic.
Garvey began her career at Hanover in 1977. She earned the Arthur and Ilene Baynham Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1987 and was a four-time finalist for the award.
She earned a bachelor’s degree from Transylvania University, and her master’s and doctorate from The Ohio State University.
And the winners are …
Congratulations to Lindsay Clark Bilyeu ’93, Michael Ripley ’08 and Lauren Ferguson ’07, who each won a $250 Visa gift card for completing our 2013 Alumni Census! Thank you to everyone who has responded so far.
If you haven’t filled out your copy, you can still send it in by mail, or go online to hanover.edu/alumnicensus to complete the census electronically. The final deadline is Aug. 31, 2013. We plan to report the results in the fall 2013 issue of The Hanoverian.
Campaign Update
Lynn Hall event brings back memories and laughter
Hanover ushered in a new era in its athletic program, commencing with a celebration of the rich history of Lynn Hall. The event took place over the weekend of May 10-11.
The building, which will undergo a transformation into a unique student housing and classroom facility later this fall, was the site of almost 50 years of Panther athletics, as well as cheerleading and intramural sports such as handball and racquetball. The Soda Bowl, which contained a three-lane bowling alley and adjoining food bar, was home to many funfilled memories of playing billiards, ping-pong and cards.
Serving as emcee was Associate Director of Athletics and Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach John Jones. In addition to a symbolic groundbreaking, the nearly 150 alumni and guests who attended were able to share happy memories. The College also auctioned a number of items of memorabilia, including a toupee once worn by legendary baseball coach Dick Naylor that fetched $400!
Hanover dedicates Ward and Jo Ann Withrow Student Activities Center
Saturday, May 11, students were able to thank Jo Ann Flubacher Withrow ’63 for her generous gift that led to the creation of the Ward and Jo Ann Withrow Student Activities Center. Hanover dedicated the new student-centered place, which is now also home to Student Life and the Haq Center.
The Withrow Center features a computer lab, pool tables, a study area, craft room, a movie viewing area and meeting space. One of the student speakers, Rudy Uhde ’14, said the new facility would become a great place for more student events. That feeling was echoed by Withrow herself, recalling fond memories of Hanover where she met her husband, Ward, a member of the class of 1960.
to its outdoor athletic facilities with a groundbreaking ceremony May 11.
More than 150 people attended the event, which featured remarks from Hanover President Sue DeWine, Athletic Campaign Co-chairs Steve Smith ’64 and Mark Gabriel ’70, Athletic Director Lynn Nichols Hall ’82 and two-sport student-athlete Devon Sharpe ’13. Also on hand for some digging were Mark ’71 and Marabeth Ice Levett ’71 and Board of Trustees Chair Phillip Scott ’64. The amount raised to date does not include interior equipment for the completed structure, nor does it reflect significant naming opportunities still available, so Hanover’s fundraising efforts will continue in order to make this facility the best that it can be.
Construction on the new stadium begins this summer, taking a brief recess to allow for the 2013-14 football season starting in September. After the season, the project will resume and is slated for completion by fall 2014.
Additional campus upgrades have begun
Construction has already begun to upgrade the heating, cooling and lighting systems over the summer in 13 campus buildings. The $2.8 million project will be complete by the time students return this fall.
Eleven buildings will have new heating systems installed; several will also have improvements made to their cooling systems. The HVAC project will pay for itself within six-and-a-half years, according to Director of Operations Scott Klein. The upgrades will help the college save around $400,000 a year in heating costs after the project is paid off.
The Campus Center dining room is also undergoing a transformation. The $1 million project, sponsored by Sodexo, includes removing walls near the food service lines to allow for more space and opening the offices near the area to account for the extra space added to the food service lines. Scheduled for completion in midAugust, there will also be new seating and furniture.
Campaign
regional events are a success!
Thank you to all the volunteers who graciously hosted regional events around the country, featuring President Sue DeWine, who spoke about the impact of Live Our Loyalty. Several students attended each event and shared their Hanover experiences.
Austin, Texas — Hank ’70 and Nikki Hadden Faulkner ’71, Ken ’74 and Kendal Hegamaster Gladish ’75
Baltimore — Stacy Kalamaros Skalski ’85, Peggy Miller Hinshaw ’85
Chicago — Greg ’72 and Kris Rector Gleason ’73
Cincinnati — Jo Ann Imbler Clarke ’79, Eric ’78 and Jan Patterson Haas ’79, Kevin ’82 and Jill Philbrick Keefe ’83, Faye Haas Wendel ’80
Columbus, ohio — Andy ’58 and Ann Taff Anderson ’58, Bob ’68 and Jane Thorn White ’68
Washington, d.C. — Patricia Wyche Calore ’83
dayton, ohio — Kevin and Mary Makarius McDonald ’76
denver — Graeme and Carol Fairweather (Parents of Neil ’89, Alison Fairweather Hollibaugh ’93, Lesley ’99 and Mark ’04)
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Marty and Susanne Talmage Ellman ’65, Nick ’63 and Tricia Rutsis
Hilton Head, S.C. — Jim ’67 and Kate Gaunt
indianapolis (October 2012) — Brick ’72 and Judy Warren
indianapolis (April 2013) — Don ’55 and Marge Christie Dietel ’56, Beth Bodkin Bedwell ’64, Nina Vaughn Budd ’65, D. Wade Clapp ’77, Rick ’87 and Nikki Gray Shoultz ’89, Chris ’91 and Ann Archibald Stark ’93, Nate ’05 and Lauren Williams Littlefield ’04
Louisville, Ky. — Bix ’72 and Jane Barnes Howland ’72, Steve ’72 and Barbara Ellis
Naples, Fla. — Bart ’64 and Linda Patton Luedeke ’64, Ross ’74 and Diana Hubbard
New York — Hanover College Business Scholars
Tampa, Fla. — Alex and Sue Seifert Williams ’65
Top left: Jim Gaunt ’67 and Chase Ingle ’14
Top center: Allyson Craig ’13, Mackenzie Pheifer ’13, Shivesh Ram ’88, M. E. Zell Ram ’89, Jim Hammond ’79, Polly Sallee Hammond ’78, Alex and Sue Seifert Williams ’65, Monte Lengacher ’92, Regina Iovine, Tam Polson ’52, President DeWine.
Top right: Kendal Hegamaster Gladish ’75 and Professor Emeritus of English Jim Ferguson
right: Rachel Slade ’13, Faye Haas Wendel ’80, Carol Smith
Schiering ’80, Tami Ferguson Wittich ’81, Jo Ann Imbler Clarke ’79, Jill Philbrick Keefe ’83, Jan Patterson Haas ’79
Bottom right: Anthony Harcourt ’13, Stuart Bild ’07, President DeWine, Clint Horine ’13
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Retailers who need someone to make products under their store’s brand label hire people like this alum to make it happen.
When food manufacturers want to get their products onto store shelves, they look to brokers like Mike Zeddies Jr. ’77 as an integral part of their sales strategy. Working with clients both large and small to make store brand food — called private label in the trades — he’s been part of an industry that last year reached nearly $60 billion in sales.
As the president and owner of Midland Marketing, Inc., the firm founded by his father, Zeddies’ role is to create sales for his customers by calling on corporate buying departments. With a current staff of six, he and his partner have represented both multiple clients looking to sell within the Chicago area and single entities who want to go nationwide.
“When I got into this business, the people who made store brands were smaller companies and they were typically family owned businesses,” he said, noting that very few of the large national brand manufacturers made private label back then because it would compete with their own products.
Consolidation has created significant changes over the years. Now major food manufacturers want a piece of the private label pie. Zeddies shared the following:
“I went down to Quaker’s offices in downtown Chicago, and I started with one guy, and he took me to his boss, and pretty soon I was moving up the Quaker tower. Finally, I found a guy who would listen to my story, and I said, ‘Look, this is a customer who has no interest in buying your Quaker Aunt Jemima label, but they would be interested if you would make that same product under their private brand.’”
He was able to convince the cereal giant that even if they couldn’t get Aunt Jemima waffles into the prospect’s market, they could still make significant sales under the retailer’s own label.
“It was a unique situation,” he said. “I was pretty proud to be able to get people at a straight-laced company willing to do something that wasn’t really part of their business model.”
Changes in the industry haven’t always been kind to independent brokers like Zeddies, however. Stores like Kroger couldn’t tell a large manufacturer like Proctor & Gamble or Campbell’s Soup who to employ as their broker, but they did have that power with smaller players.
At one point, two mega-firms were able to lock in almost all the business from the private label manufacturer by offering financial incentives; a number of independent brokers like Zeddies got forced out.
The situation also created an endemic conflict of interest, since the firms, which became in-house brokers, would represent every single manufacturer within a category.
“Let’s say there are three manufacturers of liquid laundry detergent, and the same broker represents all three of them, then how does the retailer know he’s getting the right price or quality?”
Thankfully, a number of Zeddies clients stuck by him and a major one made him their exclusive sales agent. It’s allowed him to call on retailers as a national accounts manager, rather than representing his own firm.
“I am protected from the retailer saying, ‘Oh, you’re a broker; we don’t want you calling on us,’” he said. “That’s given me a second life.”
Competition has become even more intense with dollar stores entering the battle for a slice of the food business. Zeddies doesn’t see that trend changing anytime soon.
“The grocery industry isn’t getting any bigger,” he said. “The pie is just getting split up more.”
A degree of growth
It’s a gorgeous spring day, but the last thing on Megan Hackman’s mind is the sun. The rising sophomore’s shoulders are still tender from a burn she got the day before after spending four hours making friends with a hoe on her family’s 1500-acre farm in Vallonia, Ind., about an hour northwest from campus.
It’s a pain she’s willing to bear, since managing the produce side of the business — from seeds to sales — is how Hackman is able to attend Hanover. With help from her three younger siblings, her goal is to be successful enough to pay for their education as well.
During Hackman’s childhood, the farm raised corn, soybeans, wheat and hay; her father, Tom, also has 500 head of cattle. Two years ago, when approached by another farmer to grow watermelons and cantaloupes — the region’s soil produces an exceptionally sweet crop — on contract, she said yes, even though there were a lot of early doubts.
“Actually, I didn’t want to do it,” she said. “We have these huge competitors right next door and (I thought) ‘We’re just these four kids, we don’t know what we’re doing. If we try this, we’re just going to fail.’”
By the middle of that first summer, those fears abated when the siblings had their first $1,000 day in sales.
To make the move to retail last year, the siblings transformed a garage on the property into a produce stand with a major cleanup and paint job, along with building a cool room, installing new doors and building shelves.
Raising and selling produce from her family’s farm is how this student pays for college.
A loan from their parents took care of seed, fertilizer and equipment, all of which the four had paid off by summer’s end with enough left over for Hackman’s first year at Hanover.
Their mother, Ruth, who has raised a one-acre garden for many years and is the district conservationist for Washington County, provided expertise.
“My mom taught me to garden,” said Ruth Hackman to Farm Indiana magazine last year. “That’s what the kids have grown up with. It’s something they’ve been around all their lives. It’s the way Tom grew up, the way I grew up.”
An attention to customer service is part of the reason for the Hackmans’ early success. Customers told them they didn’t mind coming out of their way or paying a little more for quality produce, supplied by teenagers willing to take the time to visit and make them feel welcome.
“I can’t even tell you how much we learned, just in one summer,” she said. The amount of neighbors and community support (was) astounding. They appreciated (the personal touch) and the freshness. They literally watched us pick it.”
Each of the siblings is responsible for a part of the business. Jacquelyn, 18, helps her sister with the website, making deliveries and planning the day’s schedule. Allison, 16, grows and sells herbs. The youngest member of the family, Victor, 13, takes care of spraying the crops. Hackman also has five paid staff.
“To get it all done, we have to work together,” she said. “It takes that many hands to get as much out of the field every day as we need.”
This past winter, they added a greenhouse for crops with longer growing seasons — tomatoes, peppers, okra, eggplant and herbs — to be ready by spring. Beginning with tomatoes in mid-February, Hackman’s brother and one of the staff got them started, then she was there during the first week of May to transplant everything from the greenhouse into the field. Other crops, including cucumbers, zucchini, strawberries, peppers and potatoes, among others, went into the ground in increments.
Like any farmer, Hackman and her siblings are subject to changes in weather. On days when it’s pouring rain, they pick as much as they can or sell anything usable from the previous day.
The family starts the day at 7 a.m. in the fields, getting organized and picking until 10 a.m. while another hired staffer opens the market at 9 a.m. After a short break, the Hackmans go back out to the field, hopefully finishing their picking before it gets too hot.
Each afternoon, Hackman makes deliveries, contacts current and potential customers or works the stand until they close at 7 p.m. She follows this routine every day; Sundays, the family staggers their attendance at church services so they can open the market by 10 a.m.
With that kind of schedule, there’s not much room for being a kid and having fun.
“There’s no spending the night anywhere,” she said. “If you want to go somewhere, you have to be back that night or your friends come to you. There’s a running joke (in the family) that if people want to see Megan they need to go to her, but be prepared if you spend the night that she’ll put you to work the next day.”
Decisions are made by a majority rule, and like typical siblings, the four don’t always agree, so that’s when Dad or Mom steps in. But Hackman’s father had nothing but praise for his young brood.
“They’ve got some talent,” he said. “Give any kid an opportunity, and they can take advantage of it.”
“We want to pull out each other’s hair at least once a week,” added Hackman. “Sometimes, once a day. But at the end, you can’t get rid of them because they’re blood. And I love working with my brother and sisters.”
During the academic year, the younger siblings work after school and on weekends, and Hackman goes home to help when she’s able. A communication major and member of Hanover’s Business Scholars Program, Hackman also runs track, sings in the choir and is a member of Chi Omega sorority.
Given her schedule, it’s surprising she fits everything in. Hackman said an occasional cancelled class or event has allowed her to make a quick trip home; the four used those times to launch a website this winter, as well as create business cards and t-shirts.
“That was kind of difficult to do from an hour away,” she said. “(We used) email for most of it. I guess it’s a lot easier (at Hanover) rather than living in northern Indiana and trying to get it done. I can still make it home and get back the same night or the next morning.”
She plans to use her experiences to satisfy her internship requirement. Eventually, she’d like to go into the management side of the business.
“If Dad had his way, we would just make this a huge enterprise and live here forever on the farm with him,” joked Hackman. “I’m sure he wants me to live in his house for the next 80 years.”
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Victor, Megan, Allison and Jacquelyn Hackman (l to r).
n the surface, Todd Boling ’90 seemed to have the perfect life. He was a successful surgeon living in Homer, Alaska, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places in the world, and happily married to his wife of more than 10 years with two great kids.
Long hours, stress and hospital politics took their toll, however. He gained 40 pounds on his slight frame, wasn’t taking care of himself and rarely spent time doing the outdoor activities that drew him to the Alaskan lifestyle.
“I got to the point where I just hated it, where I just could not stand the thought of being in an operating room,” said Boling. “I got burned out, there’s no other way to say it. Even though the practice was successful, I was just unhappy.”
A lover of the outdoors raised on a turkey farm in Salem, Ind., Boling decided to return to his roots and in 2007, purchased a 300-acre farm about a mile from where he grew up.
“Even when I was a little kid, I liked to grow (things),” he said. “I liked to grow a pumpkin, I liked to grow vegetables, and to me, it’s always been fascinating the time (I spend) off in the yard, out in the garden raising something. To do it as a living? If I could pick any idea for something that I could do the rest of my life, that I just truly love doing, that would be it. And I like surgery, but it’s stressful, and it’s indoor work.
Now, one of Boling’s biggest challenges is trying to balance living in three places simultaneously — Alaska, Indiana and Europe — where he has investments exporting gravlax, or smoked salmon, to Switzerland, as well as importing truffles from France.
“It gives us an excuse to go to Europe a lot and eat very, very good meals,” he joked.
Time abroad is what sparked Boling’s love of food and the desire to produce it himself. He called it quality agriculture, not commodity agriculture.
“You never have a farmer in this country come up to you say, ‘Taste this corn — this is the best ear of corn you’ll ever eat.’
Becoming a gentleman farmer is how this doctor healed what ailed him. Now he hopes to educate others to do the same.
Here, it’s all about quantity. Farmers will tell you how much they produced with pride, but not about the quality of the food itself.”
He started a small vineyard last year, with several types of grapes, including Chambourcin, Traminette — considered Indiana’s signature wine and the one Boling thinks has the most promise — and Regent. Boling also has a few Concord vines, for eating or making jam and jelly.
It will be three years before he’ll know whether or not the grapes will make a good wine, at which point he may try planting in another area to see if it makes a difference. Once Boling has established viability, he plans to apply for a winery license and construct a designated building dedicated solely for wine tasting and sales.
“There’s a lot of sitting and waiting and hoping the deer don’t eat things, and that the bugs don’t take over,” said Boling.
In February, he spent two weeks on the farm working day and night on the intense process of producing maple syrup: tapping the trees, boiling the sap, filtering the syrup and decanting it in wine bottles. Boling returned in April to take cases of the finished product to sell back in Alaska for $25 each. The profits from the syrup take care of the small mortgage he has on the land.
In addition to syrup and hopefully wine, the business sells hay. Future plans include meat and artisanal cheeses.
To maintain his two-week on, two-week off schedule, Boling partners with William and Rebecca Byler, an Amish family who live year-round on the Salem property — called Twin Ridge Farms — and manage day-to-day activities in caring for the crops along with three dairy cows.
Everything the farm produces is non-GMO (genetically-modified organisms), free-range, with attention to getting the best quality possible. He admits he’s learning a lot of it as he goes by reading voraciously and bringing in outside experts when necessary.
Boling’s obsession with food also stems from his desire to help prevent the problems leading to the surgeries he often performs.
“I hope to strike at the root of the diseases, instead of the branches”
“Americans have to change the way they think about food (and) we have to change the way we think about our health,” said Boling. “For example, I would say 70 percent is a good number for the (surgeries) I do that are entirely preventable. Diverticulosis of the colon, so many of the stomach problems, irritable bowel syndrome are food related. (They’re) not a surgical disease.”
Though unsure about the specifics, Boling said he would like to educate people and “strike at the root of the diseases, instead of the branches” through surgery. He believes that comes from people learning where and how their food is produced, and by enjoying really good food instead of meals made by mass production.
Hiw own health has improved in the past six years. Boling lost the excess weight, which he attributes to healthier eating and less stress from reducing the hours given to medicine, as well as the natural exercise he gets from all the required physical labor at the farm.
“I exercise, but at the same time, to pay to go to the gym in the winter, it doesn’t make much sense,” he said. “Look at William. In a way, he’s an athlete. There’s not an ounce of fat on that man. I have to work at it, but his (comes from) his life. “He can’t eat enough to keep up (his weight), where I have to really watch my diet. I can’t eat like a (stereotypical) farmer, like my Grandmother cooks — biscuits and gravy, sausage and ham — it’s not realistic for a person who’s sedentary.”
At Hanover, Boling was a psychology major, with minors in chemistry and English. A member of three honor societies —
Mortar Board, Gamma Sigma Pi and Psi Chi — he ran cross country for his first two years, and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
After graduating from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1994, Boling performed a surgical residency in St. Louis, then moved to Soldotna, Alaska, on the Kenai Peninsula. In 2005, he moved to his current location in Homer.
Eventually, Boling would like to retire from full-time surgery and practice instead in the off-season with a volunteer organization like Doctors Without Borders. His only rule is that the farm has to be self-sustaining before he can give up his day job.
“It can’t just be a hobby,” said Boling. “I’d like to see this become an active retirement, moving to a completely different field and maybe educate people into moving toward healthy food.”
Twin Ridge may be in its infancy, but being a gentleman farmer has given him a start on achieving his dream. For now, the fulfillment Boling derives is enough.
“This is a much better return on my investment, because it’s my lifestyle, it’s my health,” he said. “I get to see turkeys in the morning, I hear owls at night. There’s no better way that I can think to invest than in land, where you’re the steward of the property.”
These alumni tap into the booming beer business with a master mix of science and creativity.
These alumni tap into the booming beer business with a master mix of science and creativity.
hen it comes to having a great meal, for many people, it can mean washing it down with a beer. But while most people drink without ever thinking about the origin of their beverages, Caleb Staton ’01, Dave Colt ’90 and Eric Haas ’78 immersed themselves in beer-making, turning it into big business.
At Hanover, Staton majored in communication, Colt in business and Haas in speech — not exactly typical paths to making beer for a living. But now, they all operate highly successful breweries, and do so while enjoying a healthy balance of work and life.
Staton got hooked on beer making soon after graduating from Hanover, and now serves as master brewer and partner at Upland Brewing Co. in Bloomington.
Intrigued by the scientific process, a sense of satisfaction overwhelmed him when he tasted his first batch.
“I thought it was the best thing ever made,” he said. “I was really proud of it, kind of like a carpenter is proud of his first chair, even if it has three legs.”
Friends jumped at the chance to be taste testers and gave Staton honest feedback about his creations. A few batches even made appearances at Hanover tailgating parties.
“I learned what worked and what didn’t,” he said. “If I had a batch that no one would drink, I drank my mistakes and figured out little changes to make the next one better.”
Colt said he was hooked even before he could taste his first batch, which he actually mixed in a craft brewery while working as a bartender.
“Something magical happened,” he said. “I was mixing water with grain and then cool, hot cereal formed. I breathed in deeply and said ‘I know what I want to do for the rest of my life. I can make a career out of this.’”
For the next three years, Colt and his business partner, Clay Robinson, worked long hours honing their skills at a tiny brewery in Indianapolis, while also developing their own business plan and seeking investors.
The result was Sun King Brewery, the first full-scale production of its kind in Indianapolis since 1948. Opening in 2009, the startup cranked out 1,000 kegs that year of “Johan the Barleywine,” developed in memory of a close friend. It landed them three Great American Beer Festival awards and remains a popular offering.
Nick Rose ’13 spent last summer interning at Sun King, fulfilling one of the requirements for Hanover’s Business Scholars Program. Witnessing the business side of beer first hand, he discovered that craft beer customers are often those who turn to an independently produced product when they tire of the big-name brands or want to support local businesses.
Not only did the niche customer following surprise Rose, so did the level of brand loyalty after only three years of operation.
“When (Sun King) taps a new beer, people line up out the door,” he said.
Pitching product at a beer festival isn’t a bad way to spend a summer Saturday, since
festival-goers tend to flock to the beer booth. Rose said he learned quickly how to market a product without a large budget at those community events, and through special promotions and social media. He plans to put those skills to good use in a sales career.
While on a European singing tour with his family as part of the Northern Kentucky Community Chorus in 1997, Haas visited the legendary Hofbräuhaus in Munich,
which produces its brew from recipes more than 400 years old. The traditional beer hall and its live entertainment gave him the idea for a for a perfect business in a vacant building he owned in Newport, Ky.
“I had an ‘aha’ moment before I drank the beer,” he said. “After I drank the beer, I had an ‘oh wow!’ moment.”
It wasn’t easy, however. The historical brewery and restaurant are government owned and protective of its traditions. He also had to convince the city of Newport to embrace the idea as well as stave off competition from neighboring Cincinnati, who claims Munich as a sister city.
To achieve his vision, Haas had to spend the next six years in lengthy negotiations, relocate five families and have their dilapidated houses removed, have the inside of the Newport building repaired and work with Hofbräuhaus in Germany to ship all furniture, lighting fixtures and even the wood paneling to the U.S.
The hard work paid off when Haas and his partners opened Hofbräuhaus Newport in 2003 to much success. An equally successful Pittsburgh location launched in 2009 and they have plans for another building in Columbus, Ohio.
Haas attributes his success to the difference in quality between his beer and some commercially produced options, but admitted he has had to adapt his location to American taste buds.
One of his challenges was convincing the Munich leaders to create a recipe for a lite beer option, a best seller for Haas for more than a year. The restaurant menu features more salads and sandwiches, as well as items that appeal to American tastes, such as Bier Cheese Fries and Dunkel Bourbon Salmon.
When Staton made the leap from homebrewer to head brewer at Upland Brewing Co., he also quickly learned the scale and reach of its products. He had seen the customers at the company’s Bloomington Brew Pub, but watching people enjoy his creation at an old Hanover stomping ground held special meaning.
While strolling through the RiverRoots Music and Folk Arts Festival, held each year in Madison, Ind., Staton spotted Upland Wheat on tap at The Historic Broadway Tavern.
“(I thought) ‘Wow, our beer is everywhere,’” he said. “It was cool to see it at a bar I had visited in college.”
Loyalty may run deep with craft beer drinkers, but developing innovative products and services remains crucial to driving business. Fortunately, creativity flows freely for Colt.
“Brewing is like ‘chef meets mad scientist,’” Colt said. “Ideas come to me from all over the place.”
One of his favorite ideas surfaced while cleaning the grain-handling area in the brewery. Sweeping and singing scat jazz, Colt thought about the legendary Mel Tormé whose nickname was “The Velvet
Fog.” The moniker inspired him to reverse engineer a beer recipe for it.
For Sun King’s annual St. Patrick’s Day beer, Colt had a formula for an Irish dry stout, but it was Google that led him to the perfect name — “Ring of Dingle” — after a road surrounding the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland. Colt also turns to local ingredients for inspiration. He created Popcorn Pilsner to pay homage to Indiana, the Popcorn Capital of the U.S.
Haas, Colt and Staton’s breweries deliver more than refreshing beverages. Upland Brewing Co. supports local musicians and artists, raises money for nonprofits, and sources local ingredients and materials whenever possible. About five years ago, the company installed a solar water-heating system, one of only a few U.S. breweries using the green technology.
Last year, Sun King donated $20,000 in gift bags for nonprofit silent auctions. Also, it supports more than 150 community partners through social media and events.
Hofbräuhaus Newport hosts community events throughout the year, including pub nights for Hanover alumni and parents.
Sun King Brewery, Upland Brewing Co. and Hofbräuhaus have all flourished despite difficult economic times. At a time when most other U.S. companies are struggling, craft brewing grew by 15 percent in volume during 2012.
“In good times, people drink beer. In bad times, people drink more beer,” said Haas.
Though these three alumni made their way into the world of brewing through different paths, they do have a couple of things in common. They take their business seriously and enjoy themselves every step of the way.
“Most people picture some big burly guy sitting around barrels drinking beer all day,” explained Staton about the misperception surrounding brewmakers. “But, it’s really like any other food science, just a lot more fun.”
Chefs
Vince Kinkade ’83 — Indianapolis division of U.S. Foods
Lisa Lewis Wilson ’90 — savoringthyme.org
Food sellers
Callis Orchards, Bedord, Ky. — Bob Callis ’60
LocaLou Local and Natural Foods, Prospect, Ky. — Cindy Youngblood ’92
research
Bruce Hamaker ’77 — director of the Whistler Center for Carbohydrate Research at Purdue University
restaurants
Looking for a great meal or a little treat?
Check out these establishments:
The Bakery and Delicatessen at Geist, Indianapolis — Ron Woods ’92
City Barbecue, Indianapolis, Lexington, Ky., and multiple locations in Ohio — Jim Budros ’67
Franco’s Family Restaurant, Madison, Ind. — Alberto Lubrano ’10
Iron Brew Coffee, Blythewood, S.C. — Megan Patterson Hammond ’04
Qdoba Mexican Grill, multiple U.S. locations — Greg Willman ’85
Zinszer's Cookies and Bakery, Anderson, Ind. — Judy Webb Zinszer ’65
If you have a restaurant or food establishment you’d like to share, send it to us on our Facebook page. facebook.com/hanovercollege
Gage Richardson ’16 prepares a meal in “Taoism and Cooking,” taught by Associate Professor of Philosophy Aimin Shen.
Women earn second all-sports trophy
For the second consecutive year, Hanover College’s women’s athletic program has earned the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s AllSports Trophy.
The effort marks the fifth time Hanover’s program has captured the women’s allsports trophy in the past 20 years. The Panthers also earned the HCAC’s award in 2011-2012, 2000-2001 and 19992000, as well as in 1994-1995 when the league was known as the Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference.
During the 2012-2013 academic year, Hanover’s women’s teams won Heartland Conference championships in indoor track & field and outdoor track & field, as well as posting second-place finishes in both golf and cross country.
The all-sports race focuses on the total points an institution’s teams receive based the finish in the final HCAC standings for each sport.
Hanover earned 61.0 points with their collective finishes in the Heartland Conference standings. The Panthers held off Franklin College and Transylvania University (Ky.) to claim the award.
McCulloch, Nowicki take top athletic honors
Senior athletes Kaitlin McCulloch and Ryan Nowicki highlighted the award recipients at the Hanover College Athletic Honors Banquet. The annual event took place Thursday, May 16, in the Horner Health & Recreation Center.
McCulloch became the first all-American in Hanover’s 18-year soccer history when the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s selected her to its third-team after her senior season.
She also earned academic all-American honors from the coaches’ association. A biology major with a 3.77 grade-point average, the NSCAA named her to its
second team. McCulloch was one of just 39 athletes to earn the college-division honor, which includes players from NCAA II, NCAA III and NAIA institutions. A four-time all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference performer, the HCAC named her its defensive player of the year as a junior and senior.
Nowicki took the title of most valuable player for Hanover’s basketball squad as a senior and also received the squad’s Student-Athlete Award for the highest grade-point average.
A three-time all-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference selection, Nowicki totaled 345 points during his final season to become the 35th player in school history to record more than 1,000 career points. He capped his career 19th on Hanover’s scoring list with 1,241 points.
Nowicki earned the program’s Marty Brennan Hustle Award as a freshman and picked up its John Collier Mental Attitude Award as a sophomore.
During his season, he was second on the Panthers with 12.3 points per game and also added 2.6 rebounds per outing.
In other honors, senior Jennie Dumaine, a member of Hanover’s soccer and track & field teams, earned the Mildred Lemen Mental Attitude Award. Classmate Andy Orem, a four-year member of the Panthers’ track & field squad and a three-year cross country runner, received the Glen and M.J. Bonsett Track & Field Award.
Football team earns community service honor
Hanover’s football team has earned recognition for outstanding community service by the Lide White Memorial Boys and Girls Club in Madison, Ind.
Guided by Head Coach Steve Baudendistel, the team received the Volunteer of the Year Award for “exceptional achievement on behalf of the Boys and Girls Club Movement and the youth of the community.”
Coordinated by assistant coach André Nash, members of the Hanover squad visited the boys and girls club weekly throughout the recent winter term to assist area elementary students with homework, reading and art projects, as well as participate in board and athletic games, during the organization’s after-school program.
Dumaine
Orem
Sports wrap-up
Women’s Basketball
Hanover captured the Heartland Conference tournament championship to earn the program’s third trip to the NCAA III national tournament. The Panthers finished 21-8 overall to post a fourth straight 20-win season and set a school record for wins in a four-year span (87).
Hanover was third in the HCAC standings with a 12-6 mark, but rolled to wins against Rose-Hulman, Franklin and Transylvania in the league tourney to earn a national tournament clash with No. 3 Ohio Northern. The Panthers fell to the Polar Bears, 86-68, in the opening-round game in Holland, Mich.
Three members of the squad received post-season honors. The conference named both senior forward Courtney Prater and sophomore guard Alicia Hopkins to its first-team all-HCAC.
Senior forward Katie Gahimer received honorable mention and garnered a spot on the all-sportsmanship unit.
Men’s Basketball
Hanover posted an 18-9 overall record and finished second in the Heartland Conference standings with a 14-4 mark. The Panthers advanced to the championship of the HCAC tournament for the second time in the past three seasons.
Senior guard Ryan Nowicki, senior forward Brian Gunter and sophomore guard Tim Bass led five members of the team who received post-season honors from the Heartland Conference.
Nowicki, Gunter and Bass each nabbed spots on the second-team all-HCAC by the league’s 10 head coaches. Senior guard Drake Hendricks earned honorablemention recognition, while sophomore guard Kyle James took a spot on the HCAC’s all-sportsmanship unit.
Nowicki, a three-time all-conference selection, became the 35th player in
The Heartland Conference named Prater, a four-time all-league honoree, to its first team for the second straight season. She led Hanover with 16.3 points and 7.0 rebounds per game to become just the third player in school history to amass more than 1,200 career points (1,289) and 700 rebounds (764).
Hopkins earned a slot on the league’s first team after another record-setting season in Hanover’s backcourt. After setting the school’s single-season record as a freshman with 93 steals, she re-established the mark with 128 this past winter.
She also led the Panthers with 4.6 steals and 3.5 assists per outing and was second on the team with 12.8 points per game.
Gahimer averaged career highs with 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per contest. She netted a career-high 28 points to spark the Panthers in the HCAC tournament championship against Transylvania and the conference named her the event’s most valuable player.
school history to record more than 1,000 career points. He capped his four seasons 19th on Hanover’s scoring list with 1,241 points.
He was second on the Panthers with 12.3 points per game and added 2.6 rebounds per outing.
Gunter earned a slot on the all-HCAC squad for the first time in his career. He posted career highs with 10.4 points and a team-leading 7.0 rebounds per contest.
The conference selected Bass for its all-league team for the first time. He led the Panthers in scoring, assists and steals, averaging 13.2 points, 4.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
Hendricks posted a career-best 8.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per outing. He also was second on the team with 46 steals and 13 blocked shots.
James, who came off the bench in all but two contests, averaged 7.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. He also ranked second on the squad with 2.4 assists per outing.
Katie Gahimer
Drake Hendricks
Track & Field
She set a league record in the 60-meter dash after cruising to victory in 8.05 seconds, breaking her own Hanover mark and established a conference record in the 200-meter dash in 26.84 seconds.
Teaming with Vincz, Slade and Moseby, Chambers notched a first-place finish in the 4x200-meter relay. The foursome set a Hanover record with a time of 1:48.25, improving the 2012 mark of 1:49.89.
Chambers, Vincz, Slade and Nugent set a fieldhouse record while winning the 4x400-meter relay in 4:13.91.
Panthers’ squad to receive the honor. Jaeger won the high jump with a 1.93-meter leap. Arbaugh, meanwhile, finished second in the shot put (12.13 meters), third in the discus (33.57 meters) and sixth in the hammer (36.27 meters).
Along with Jaeger, Chambers, Vincz, Leslie and Boyd each claimed a spot on the all-HCAC team with first-place finishes at the championship.
Hanover’s women’s track & field team maintained its grip on the Heartland Conference, winning the league’s indoor and outdoor championships. The Panthers’ men’s squad placed sixth at both meets. The teams combined to set 29 school indoor and outdoor records, and the HCAC named Head Coach Brian Power the women’s coach of the year for the second consecutive season.
Sophomore sprinter Briahna Chambers was named the HCAC’s track athlete of the year after leading Hanover to its second straight indoor title. High jumper Nick Jaeger and thrower Ashlee Arbaugh were tabbed the HCAC’s most outstanding freshmen athletes.
Senior thrower Emily Boyd, senior sprinters Lexi Vincz, Khrystal Nugent and Rachel Slade, and sophomore sprinter Jordan Moseby joined the trio on the all-Heartland Conference team.
Sophomore distance runner Mackenzie Dye and freshman jumper Holli Leslie were each second-team all-HCAC selections.
Sophomore high jumper Frannie Larson garnered a spot on the conference’s allsportsmanship team.
Chambers was the Heartland Conference’s top athlete after posting victories in two individual events and two relays.
Jaeger grabbed the top freshman honor after setting a school record with a first-place finish in the high jump. His winning leap of six-feet, 6.75-inches (2.00-meters) was three-quarters of an inch higher than the Hanover mark he shared with Brandon Otter ’09. Arbaugh was named the top freshman after earning a conference championship in the shot put with a record-setting heave of 39-feet, eight-inches (12.09-meters). She also placed second in the weight throw, covering 45-feet, 1.75-inches.
The HCAC named Jaeger and Arbaugh its newcomers of the year in the outdoor season. Their selection marks the third year in a row for a member of the
Chambers coasted to victories in the 100-meter dash (12.48 seconds) and 200-meter dash (26.07). She also ran the anchor legs for the school-record-setting 4x400-meter relay (4:04.12) and the second-fastest 4x100-meter relay in school history (49.64).
Vincz, who joined Chambers on both relays, shattered her own HCAC record to win the 400-meter hurdles in 1:02.95.
Leslie won the triple jump with a 10.88-meter leap.
Boyd posted a victory in the hammer throw with a 43.09-meter toss. She followed with a runner-up finish in the discus with a personal-best heave of 37.29 meters.
Arbaugh, Slade, Dye, Nugent, senior Julie Miller, senior Kris Jenkins, freshman Jack Schoening, senior Andy Orem, junior Tyler Arceneaux and freshman Joe Feldmann earned secondteam all-Heartland Conference honors with second-place finishes at the meet.
Schoening and sophomore Claire Hinshaw named to the HCAC’s allsportsmanship team.
Briahna Chambers
Lexi Vincz
Kris Jenkins
Baseball
Hanover capped the season with a 16-22 record. The Panthers were eighth in the Heartland Conference standings with a 9-16 mark, including a six-game winning streak in league play.
Sophomore shortstop Ryan Johns earned first-team all-conference honors, leading five members of the squad who earned post-season recognition.
In addition to Johns, junior outfielder Kolton Chapman and sophomore infielder Matt Newman took secondteam all-HCAC. Senior outfielder Kevin Sears and junior pitcher Mitch Hunnicutt received honorable mention.
Johns, who started all 38 games at shortstop, ranked second on the squad with
Softball
Hanover was 13-19 overall, swept four doubleheaders and posted a five-game winning streak – the program’s longest
a .350 batting average. He led the Panthers with 55 hits, 16 doubles, three home runs, 38 runs-batted-in and 30 runs scored.
Chapman started 36 games in leftfield and led Hanover with a .368 batting average. He totaled 46 hits, including six doubles, a teamhigh three triples and two homers. He also knocked in 15 runs and scored 25 times.
Newman split time at third base, second base and designated hitter. He hit .338 with 45 hits and 25 runs scored. He had 14 doubles, shared the team lead with three homers and was second on the squad with 37 RBI.
Sears, a three-time all-conference honoree in centerfield, ranked second on the team with 51 hits. He batted .317 with nine doubles, a triple, one home run and 24 runs-batted-in. He tallied a team-
Sophomores Leah Kemmerer, Abby Murphy and Breann Truelove received post-season recognition from the Heartland Conference.
Kemmerer, a pitcher, earned first-team all-HCAC honors after setting school records with a 1.85 earned run average with a league-best 112 strikeouts. She was 9-7 overall, including five shutouts and 12 complete games, with two saves.
Ryan Johns
high seven stolen bases and also led the Panthers’ outfielders with five assists.
Hunnicutt posted a 4-4 record and 3.29 earned-run average in 12 appearances for the pitching staff. He logged a team-high 68.1 innings with a team-leading 44 strikeouts.
At the plate, Kemmerer batted .297 with five doubles, two home runs and a teamhigh 30 runs-batted-in.
Murphy, who played third base and shortstop, picked up second-team allconference honors. She hit .292 with a team-leading 25 runs scored in 30 games on the left side of the Panthers’ infield. She had 28 hits, including seven doubles and a team-best three triples.
The Heatland Conference named Truelove to its all-sportsmanship team.
Men’s Tennis
Hanover capped the season with a 5-13 overall record. The Panthers were fifth in the Heartland Conference with a 5-4 mark to earn a slot in the league’s post-season tournament.
Senior Steven Gilliam tabbed a spot on the HCAC first-team, while sophomore Brian Clark and his brother, freshman Reid Clark, were second-team honorees.
Gilliam, an all-HCAC selection for the third time, was 8-7 in the No. 1 singles position, including a string of five consecutive victories. He posted a 5-3 mark in conference matches.
Brian Clark earned an 8-8 singles record while playing in the Nos. 1-3 slots. He had a pair of three-match winning streaks and finished with a 7-2 mark in HCAC matches. In addition to second-team honors, he also earned a spot on the conference’s all-sportsmanship team.
Leah Kemmerer
Lacrosse
Hanover posted a 5-11 record in its third season as an intercollegiate program. The Panthers were eighth in the Midwest Lacrosse Conference standings with a 3-7 mark.
Sophomores Nick Hermes, Luke Karnick and Matt Weber combined for 98 goals.
Hermes and Karnick each tied the school scoring record with 33 goals, matching Josh Green’s output in 2012, while Weber netted 32 goals. Hermes, an attacker, also set Hanover records for assists (24) and points (57).
Karnick and junior defender Sam Kampert each earned honorablemention all-MLC.
A midfielder, Karnick led the Midwest Lacrosse Conference and set school single-season records with 163 shots and 92 shots on goal.
Men’s Golf
Hanover placed second at the 72-hole Heartland Conference championship.
Junior Robert Bader and senior Marcus El each posted top-finishes to earn allHCAC honors and lead the Panthers, which totaled 1,214 strokes (303-297314-300).
A two-time all-league honoree, Bader fired a one-over 73 to close the tournament and finished second with a four-day total of 295. El, who earned all-conference honors for the second time in his career, was fifth among 39 athletes with a 298.
Bader also took all-region honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America for the second year in a row. He was one of only 12 athletes named to the PING all-Great Lakes Region team.
20 caused turnovers and also collected 42 ground balls and an assist.
Sophomore Addison Sears led the Panthers’ goalies with 128 saves.
Additionally, Bader led Hanover and ranked second in the Heartland Conference with a 73.9 stroke average. He captured medalist honors at the Hanover Invitational, placed second in five tournaments and posted seven top-
Reid Clark was 6-11 in the Nos. 2-3 singles positions. He was 5-4 in league matches. The Clarks also teamed for a 7-7 record in doubles matches, including a 5-4 mark in HCAC action.
ALUMNI NeWS
We remember
KELSO MYERS SLAYMAN ’34, of North Manchester, Ind., died April 1, 2013 at age 101.
MILDRED WOOD ROBISON ’37, of Pemberville, Ohio, died Jan 3, 2013 at age 97.
MARGARET BRAND SPANDAU ’39, of Mooresville, Ind., died Dec. 30, 2012 at age 95.
GERRY EWING TILLEY ’39, of Paducah, Ky., died Jan. 21, 2013 at age 94.
JANE MENKE MEEK ’40, of Sun City Center, Fla., died Nov. 13. 2010 at age 92.
BOB BRISCOE ’41, of Fort Collins, Colo., died Jan. 24, 2013 at age 93.
DOROTHEA NANCE JOHNSON ’41, of Highland Park, N.J., died May 4, 2013 at age 96.
RUTH WALLACE BROOKER ’42, of Liverpool, N.Y., died Dec. 28, 2012 at age 91.
DELLAS ROSS ’42, of Dillsboro, Ind., died Feb. 22, 2013 at age 93.
BOB AMICK ’44, of Georgetown, Ind., died Dec. 14, 2012 at age 90.
BETTY CAPPER LEY ’46, of Melbourne, Fla., died Oct. 9. 2011 at age 87.
JANICE BAKER WARRICK ’47, of Fort Myers, Fla., died Nov. 14, 2011 at age 86.
DORIS FEASTER ARMSTRONG ’48, of Ellicott City, Md., died March 17, 2013 at age 86.
LUCILLE GWINN BROWNE ’48, of Madison, Ind., died Feb. 2, 2013 at age 87.
KATHLEEN FLANAGAN GRAY ’49 of Belvidere, Ill., died Feb. 27, 2013 at age 85.
BARBARA HOSLER HAINES ’50, of Escanaba, Mich., died March 24, 2013 at age 85.
WIB HEITZ ’50, of Madison, Ind., died Jan. 7, 2013 at age 92.
DUANE RATZ ’50, of Estes Park, Colo., died Jan. 10, 2013 at age 87.
TOM SAUNDERS ’50, of Elkhart, Ind., died April 21, 2013.
BOB WOOD ’50, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., died March 8, 2013 at age 84.
BARNEY SCOTT ’51, of Seymour, Ind., died March 13, 2013 at age 85.
BOB RICE ’52, of Indianapolis, died Feb. 6, 2013 at age 84.
BOB SHOEMAKER ’52, of Knoxville, Tenn., died Dec. 3, 2012 at age 82.
PAT SCANLON FISHER ’53, of Houston, died Dec. 15, 2012 at age 81.
DONALD STINE ’53, of Indianapolis, died Dec. 16, 2012 at age 84.
MARION W. MCCOY ’57, of Charleston, S.C., died March 16, 2013 at age 77.
MARCIA SHEPHERD VOLPE ’57, of Louisville, Ky., died Jan. 11, 2013 at age 77.
PHYL BATCHELOR HICKEY ’59, of Coldwater, Mich., died Dec. 29, 2012 at age 84.
JOHN ROOF ’59, of Danville, Ind., died March 17, 2013 at age 75.
MARCIA MASTERS HOUSEL ’61, of Harford, Pa., died March 6. 2013 at age 73.
Trustee Emeritus CARROLL W. CHEEK, of Clearwater, Fla., died May 27, 2013 at age 92. Born March 21, 1931, in Columbus, Ohio, he served with distinction during World War II. Afterward, Cheek went on to earn an MBA from the University of Michigan. He then started and ran a highly successful restaurant, and by age 29, was one of the founders of Bowling Green Banking Company.
During this period, Cheek taught part time at Bowling Green State University and earned his CPA degree, opening several branch CPA offices in northwestern Ohio. He also established Bowling Green Lumber Company and purchased department stores known as the Charles Company. In 1962, Cheeck started a supermarket chain in Ohio under the names Great Scot, Sac N’ Save and Food World; he later opened Great Scot and Mr. C’s Warehouse Foods in Florida.
Cheek served on Hanover’s Board of Trustees from 1970 to 2001 when the College honored him with emeritus status. Surviving are his wife; two children, including son Mike ’70: son-in-law Mike Needler Jr. ’64; six grandchildren, including LINDSAY CHEEK NEEDLER-TURNER ’99 and MICHAEL NEEDLER JR. ’04; and 11 great-grandchildren.
DAVID RIESS ’62, of Mobile, Ala., died Oct. 16, 2010 at age 71.
PHYLLIS EVANS RIESS ’63, of Galesburg, Ill., died Jan. 3, 2013 at age 71.
GERALDINE TIPPETT ROSS ’63, of Orlando, Fla., died Feb. 3, 2011 at age 70.
JIM DAVIES ’65, of Martinez, Ga., died April 26, 2013 at age 70.
GORDON WOLF ’65, of Palm Springs, Calif., died Feb. 21, 2013 at age 70.
WILLIAM SNYDER ’68, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died on May 9, 2013, at age 67.
CHIP FIORDALIS ’69, of South Bend, Ind., died Dec. 24, 2012 at age 65.
MARK CHAPPELL ’72, of Indianapolis, died March 12, 2013 at age 62.
KATHY O’NEAL HARDIMAN ’73, of Haubstadt, Ind., died Dec. 4, 2012 at age 61.
KELLY PAUL ’97, of Rockville, Ind., died Feb. 19, 2013 at age 37.
Former Instructor of Mathematics EDWARD BEARDSLEE, of Wrightsville, Pa., died Feb. 7, 2013 at age 71.
Former choir director DONALD MORRISON, of Rock Island, Ill., died March 29, 2013 at age 81.
Former chaplain COVAL MACDONALD, of Houston, died March 26, 2012 at age 82.
Associate Professor Emeritus of Classics JOHN M. TROUT, of Hanover, Ind., died April 12, 2013 at age 74. After earning a bachelor’s degree from Carleton College (Minn.), a master’s from Harvard University (Mass.) and a doctorate from Rutgers University (N.J.), he came to Hanover in 1970 to start a 30-year career in the classics department.
In addition to teaching courses in classics, ancient and medieval history, and Greek and Latin, Trout took students to study abroad in England and Greece. He is the author and illustrator of several books including, “Princess Fanisha: The Road to Meroe” and its sequel, “Princess Fanisha: The Whispering Waters,” published in the 1980s by Conch Magazine (Nigeria).
Trout retired from Hanover in 2000. Surviving are his three children, three grandchildren and former spouse.
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c lass notes
1950
JOHN SELIG writes, “My wife and I still live here west of Hanover on the family farm, which we moved to after we retired in 1992. We are somewhat disabled and don't attend the Hanover activities like we used to; I developed prostate cancer and am doctoring it at the IU Cancer in Indy. I worked with NASA and did research for the U.S. Army. I look forward to seeing our grandson graduate from Vanderbilt University with a doctorate in neuro-science this fall. He's also getting married; I hope I will be able to attend.”
1953
SHIRLEY HUNGATE WEERSING
writes, “My husband Clark and I enjoyed a group trip to Washington, D.C., last year with a stop at Jefferson’s Monticello before crossing the Potomac to tour the Air and Space Museum, the Capitol and all the monuments, etc. We were sobered by the sight of 285,000 honored dead in Arlington, Va., and watched the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. Recently I talked to MARIELLEN BERG BEEM in Florida, who still keeps in touch with her former roommate
SUZIE GROB MCFALL. Jerry and BARB STUHLMACHER HEESCHEN returned to Midland, Mich., last year where he had worked with Dow and where their son Bill lives. My email address has changed to shirleyweersing@att.net.”
FRED HARLOW writes, “Ardythe and I are well, considering our years. Grateful for being together. We married late and only celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary a year ago. Both of our children and their families are in the West. Our daughter, Elizabeth, is in Grand Junction, Colo., and our son, Chuck, is in Alameda, Calif. Chuck’s oldest started BYU this fall and is doing well. His other daughter is a freshman in high school. Elizabeth has two families, her four older boys are in their late 20’s, all in the Denver area. She also has a 13- and 11-year-old (boy and girl) still at home. We have been in the Atlanta area for 24 years now, having moved here
for my work in 1988. We stay busy with church work, walking, yard work in the summer and reading.”
VERA MAE GRABERT RENSCHLER has moved to a retirement village in Evansville, Ind. Her granddaughter is a junior at Hanover and a member of Alpha Delta Pi. She writes, “Even though I transferred to the University of Evansville and received both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees there, I have many fond memories of Hanover and hope to attend the 60th reunion.” Contact her at 1519 McDowell Rd., Evansville, IN 47712.
1963
MELINDA WALKER EDGERTON and her husband, Lee, have retired from the University of Kentucky. They enjoy spending time with their granddaughters who live out-of-state, as well as volunteering and taking classes. She writes, “We are fortunate to have good health and a long list of places to visit.”
1968
WordTech Communications has selected SANDRA STOREY’s book of poetry, “Every State Has Its Own Light” for publication in 2014. Having sold the local newspaper company she founded in 1990, Storey has retired from her role as editor and publisher of two Boston neighborhood newspapers. She also co-authored a non-fiction book about ordinary people influencing public policy published in 1992.
1969
GLEN and CATHY DEUBER BENGSON ’69 announce the birth of their third grandchild, a boy, Elan, born to their son, John, and his partner, Anat Schechtman, last July. The child joins granddaughters Madison, 14, and Meghan Fleckenstein, 10, daughters of LISA BENGSON ’97. The girls live down the street from Grandma and Grandpa. and their mother teaches second graders in the Westerville, Ohio, district.
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1973
BILL BAKER has written “The Butterfly,” originally a parable for his teenage daughter to help her through a difficult experience. You can purchase a copy on amazon.com or for a personalized and signed copy, contact him at bakerbutterfly@gmail.com.
Governor MIKE PENCE ’81 named JIM NIXON ’73 a Distinguished Hoosier, March 28, at a surprise, school-wide celebration. Nixon plans to retire this spring after 36 years in education, as both principal and classroom teacher. His staff at South Side Elementary (Kendallville, Ind.) and members of the community nominated him for this honor, facilitated by State Senator Susan Glick. Nixon's wife, JULIA WENDT NIXON ’73 will also retire after 27 years in public school service, having worked as a classroom teacher, a media specialist and in a literacy professional
development position.
1978
MIKE BUSH has become the chief medical officer for St. Vincent Healthcare and Holy Rosary Healthcare, serving both Billings and Miles City, Mont. He writes, “I did not anticipate that my career would take me in this direction but I really enjoy working on physician leadership development and the quality agenda for 600 docs for/to whom I am now responsible.” Bush’s wife, SUSANNAH SCHREINER BUSH ’80 just started working at the only teacher book store in Montana and Wyoming. She has enjoyed helping new teachers plan what they need to set up their classrooms. The couple became empty nesters and loved it until some of their boys returned home. They also welcome visits from any Hanoverian friends.
1980
BILL CRAWFORD has sold his plastics coating company, Waytek, in Franklin, Ohio, and continues to work for the new owner in a technical support function.
1986
REBECCA CHISM was a finalist for the Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award for 2012 at Kent State University. She was one of 10 finalists from 250 nominations.
1987
CATHERINE HARLAN BASTIN has joined the Indiana University School of Philanthropy in Indianapolis as associate director of The Fund Raising School. Her focus will be on curriculum and faculty development. Bastin moved to this position after 10 years as executive director of
Hendricks College Network, a nonprofit educational network serving adults and nontraditional students. Contact her at cjbastin@iupui.edu.
1988
MATT FOX married Amy Steketee, Oct. 6, 2012. The couple plans to reside in Celina, Ohio. Fox took office as Mercer County, Ohio prosecuting attorney Jan. 1, 2013, where he has served in the assistant capacity since 1998.
1997
Patriot Engineering, LLC has promoted CHARLIE SCHEUERMANN to manager of operations. His wife, AIMEE RUST SCHEUERMANN ’96, continues to serve as director of admission at Butler University. Contact them at 5005 East 72nd Place, Indianapolis, IN 46250.
1998
AJ SELVEY and his wife, Katie, announce the birth of their second child, daughter Kira Jayne, Oct. 12, 2012, 7 lbs., 6 oz., 19.25 in. 2000
ERIC BRUNS and his wife, Karina, announce the birth of their son, Cooper Joseph, Nov. 4, 2012.
Lexington, Ky., Mayor Jim Gray has appointed CRAIG CAMMACK to serve as a Lexington-Fayette County Human Rights Commissioner. In December 2012, he became the 2013 vice chair of the Human Rights Commission. Cammack also ended his three-year term as chair of Lexington Fairness, Central Kentucky’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender advocacy and outreach organization. He is currently a foster parent with his partner, Joseph.
1976
ROGER KING left IBM after 25 years and has retired to the far western North Carolina mountains. He writes, “I’ve taken classes at the local tech school and might teach there part time next year. I’ve also been divorced for 12 years after an 18-year marriage. My son is finishing his cellular biology degree at Appalachian State in Boone, N.C., and my daughter will finish her associate degree this spring. I have spent time wood working, learning to weld, playing guitar, studying photography and astronomy, and traveling whenever I can.” Contact him at rogerk3899@gmail.com.
2002
2005
SETH and ABBY FLINT LENTZ ’04 showed off their Panther pride on the summit of Mount Rainier last summer, raising money for Big City Mountaineers. The organization provides wilderness mentoring for at-risk inner city youth. The Lentz’ raised close to $8,600.
2002
STACY SELLINS SHADIX and her husband, Steve, announce the birth of their second child, daughter Abigail Grace, July 3, 2012. She joins big sister Ella, 3. Sellins writes, “Life is a little crazier with two, but we are so blessed.”
2006
NICK and HEATHER ESAREY DYER ’05 announce the birth of their first child, daughter Elliot “Ellie” Grace, April 3, 2012, 8 lbs., 12 oz., 21.5 in. She is a happy, healthy and very active little girl.
2004
MEGAN PATTERSON married J.J. Hammond of Columbia, S.C., June 25th, 2011. Hanoverians who attended were MEGAN BOHLANDER, AMBER SCHMAHL LYNCH, LARA PHILLIPS CATRELL, NATALIE JONES GREEN ’05, MEGAN MCGORMELY ’05, RYAN HAAS ’07, ERIN HAAS ’12, CODY ’01 and SAMI HUNT PATTERSON ’01, VANCE ’72 and MARY JO CODY PATTERSON ’75, ERIC ’78 and JAN PATTERSON HAAS ’79, DON ’71 and MARTY GILL PATTERSON UNGER ’70, MARK ’75 and CHRISTY LEHMAN FINEGAN ’74
NATALIE JONES
GREEN and her husband, Nathan, announce the birth of their first child, son Quinn Alexander, July 16, 2012. She writes, “Quinn is our little leprechaun and a joy to have around. Pseudo-aunt CASEY ROSEBERRY HECKLER ’00 was one of his first visitors.” Green returned to her classroom in October for her 6th year at Trimble County High School in Bedford, Ky.
2005
JULIE
HADEN VILLIER ’07 announce the birth of their first child, daughter Charlotte Alice, March 9, 2013, 6 lbs., 13 oz., 19.5 in. They write, “We are doing well and look forward to Charlie’s first Hanover visit at Homecoming this fall.”
ADAM ’03 and HOLLY ROWLAND VAUGHT announce the birth of their first child, son Turner Alan, March 7, 2013, 9:37 p.m., 8 lbs., 7 oz., 21.5 in.
LARRY HENRY ’73 and LYNNE BURTON ’75. The couple also announces the birth of their first child, daughter Charlotte Jo, Dec. 18, 2012.
2003
LARRY and ERIN BRODEUR ECKERT ’04 announce the birth of their son, Charles
class notes
The family currently resides in Phoenix.
2007
PAM FARMER TIDROW and her husband, Luke, announce the birth of their first child, son Mason Wayne, Aug. 17, 2012.
ASHLEY MCINTYRE married
Clint Nelson Nov. 16, 2012 in Louisville, Ky. Hanoverians who attended were DREW ’08 and AIMEE CHOMEL KARACIA. McIntyre serves as assistant director at the Clark County Youth Shelter and Nelson works for Ford Motor Company.
2008
JESSICA JOURNEY and her husband, Eddie, announce the birth of their first child, daughter Jocelyn Cordes, March 7, 2013.
EMILY LOZON and her husband, William, announce the birth of their first child, son John William, called Jack, Jan. 2, 2013.
WILLIAM ’08 and ERIN
ECKERTY STOFFEL announce the birth of their first child, son Thomas Benjamin, Feb. 14, 2013.
2010
MEGAN WILKENING earned her juris doctor from Valparaiso University School of Law, May 2013. An Indiana CLEO Fellow and Lake County Bar Association Scholarship recipient, she plans to take the Indiana bar examination.
2012
ALLIE GULLETT married
MATT STRANDMARK
May 11, 2013. Hanoverians who attended include SARA BAILEY, KATIE ARTHUR,
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KYLE BOHNERT, CARRIE BURKHARDT, CLINT BURNEY, CHRIS CASON, MADDIE GUY ’13, KALYNNE MILLER ’15, MEGAN HACKMAN ’16, LEVI HAMNER, SARAH DAVIS, SAM POLLOM ’11, BROCK HARKNESS ’13, MEGHAN FOX ’16, KIRK ’10 and CECILIA WEIHE HERRMANN ’11, BRAD NEWBOLD,
ASHLEIGH BURAKIEWICZ ’13, MEGAN PRIEST, JAN REISSER ’14, ELLEN BATES, JAKE
WASHBURN, KEATON and TIFFANIE PATTON WORLAND, and TOM BRUNER ’61.
Being a resident assistant has taught me important life lessons
By Acea holland ’15
“I accidentally locked myself out of my room, could you let me in?” “Do you know what time the library closes?” “What do I do about (insert situation here)?” “I can’t stand my roommate, I need to move!” “Where is (insert place here)?”
As college students, current or not, we have all asked a question similar to this. And who usually answers them? People like me; resident assistants (RAs). It always seems like the RAs have the answer and if not, they go on a search.
Being an RA in a first-year residence hall is no easy task; I have to be accessible 24/7, and if I am not anywhere close, I have to let my residents know where I am going and when I will be back. At times it can be a demanding position, but I think it is also one of the most rewarding jobs that a student can have at Hanover College.
One of the biggest benefits are the relationships I have made with other students, as well as faculty and staff, especially when it comes to getting things done. For example, a resident once asked me if I knew how to go about making a class eligible to become a Liberal Arts Degree Requirement (LADR).
I had absolutely no clue, but, I did know of a professor who had just recently helped create the gender studies major, so I suggested that she talk with that professor to get more details. Without my connections, I would never have been able to answer this question for my resident, who ultimately learned she would not be able to count the class toward the requirement.
decide that they want to talk to you for hours and hours. I do not have a problem with this because I love my residents, and who doesn’t love a study break?
Sometimes, though, I get a little stressed out and have to ask them to leave so I can work. However, when a resident comes to me with a serious issue, it is extremely difficult to make the decision between homework and the job. I am always told that I am a student first but when you have the opportunity to help someone do you take it or let it pass by?
I have learned to take people’s complaints or concerns more seriously because although they may seem silly to me, I now realize they mean something greater to the person who shares them. I have also become more aware of people and their behaviors, which definitely will come in handy in my future classroom since I hope to become a teacher.
But most importantly, this job has helped me to step into the leadership shoes that I have been too scared to try on all of my life. Now, I love to take charge, but in a healthy way.
“ Make good choices!”
Some people may say that I am not enjoying my college life enough by taking on a mom or cop role, but I disagree. It’s more like a big sister position where I am not going to tell anyone what to do, but I will say, “Make good choices!”
As great as developing friendships with so many people is, sometimes it can add to your stress level. Every RA has experienced that one horrible night when you are on duty and have a major assignment due the next morning. I have experienced this not just once, but multiple times.
Even when you’re not on duty, you might have a major assignment due the next morning and your residents
Secondly, I have experienced plenty of healthy fun by having an amazing and diverse group of friends who keep me entertained and occupied.
When people think of RAs, some assume that we are sticklers for the rules, but that is not the case. We are just normal college students with the little extra responsibility that requires us to be a little more serious. We are just trying to look out for others and grow a little ourselves in the process.
Acea Holland is an elementary education major from Louisville, Ky. She is also part of the Benjamin Templeton Scholars program.
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homecoming at hanover in the fall is a special experience alumni cherish each year. it’s a time to reconnect with lifelong friends and get away from the hectic pace of everyday life.
We hope you'll return to your alma mater this fall to relive those precious memories from one of the most special times in your life. explore the Daryl r. Karns natural history Trails, see the new Withrow Student Activities Center or take in the original, award-winning, improvised musical comedy, “Broadway’s next hit Musical!
Live Concert: Donner Lawn
SATurdAY, oCToBer 19: The SCeniC: A 5k with a View Withrow Student Activities Center open house All-Alumni Tailgate Cookout
reunion Celebrations: Class years ending in three and eight Football vs. Bluffton at 1:30 p.m. Step Show 2013
SuNdAY, oCToBer 20: Fall Choral Concert
For up-to-the-minute information, please visit: hanover.edu/homecoming
FridAY, oCToBer 18: John Finley Crowe induction Ceremony
