Alumni Today Jamie Meece ’05, history, is a staff archaeologist and lithic analyst at Cultural Resource Analysts in Hurricane, West Virginia. Kalie Ackerman Naas ’05, elementary education/French, is a teacher/coach for Avon Community School Corporation in Avon, Indiana. Rhonda Powell Welch ’05, social work, is a social service clinician with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Henderson, Kentucky. Brooke Decker Arterberry ’06, English/ psychology, graduated from Indiana University with a master’s degree in counseling in May 2010. She was accepted into the University of Missouri-Columbia doctoral program in counseling psychology. David Bothast ’06, elementary education, is the director of Goodwill Family Center in Evansville. Courtney Carrico ’06, chemistry, is a medical student at DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harrogate, Tennessee.
Loretta Young Heidorn ’06, Master of Business Administration, has been named director of performance management and continuous improvement for the Vectren Corporation in Evansville. Elise Campbell Schutt ’06, nursing, ’10, Master of Science in Nursing, has taken the position of nurse practitioner at Plaza Park Family Practice in Evansville. Amanda Kelly Certain ’07, accounting and professional services, has taken the position of vessel database operator for SABIC Innovative Plastics in Mount Vernon, Indiana. Brian Reine ’07, computer science, has joined Keller Schroeder as a member of the Network Solutions Group in Evansville. Brandon Robbins ’07, economics, is a homeland security planner for Indiana Department of Homeland Security in Indianapolis, Indiana. Terrance Smith ’07, marketing, has joined American General Life and Accident as an insurance agent in Evansville. Tajee Goldsberry Wathen ’07, elementary education, was promoted to reimbursement services manager at Progressive Health in Evansville.
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Amy Aders ’08, accounting, is an accountant for the City of Huntingburg in Huntingburg, Indiana. Derrick Coy ’08, communications, has joined Management Recruiters of Newburgh as an executive recruiter, specializing in biotech/biomedical industries in Newburgh, Indiana. Stephanie Elam ’08, radio and television, is a production assistant at WSJV Fox 28 in Elkhart, Indiana. Jason Hurst ’08, history, is a banker at First Vincennes Savings Bank in Vincennes, Indiana. Joseph Love ’08, biology, presented research in May at the Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference in Amsterdam. He is a post-baccalaureate trainee in the research laboratory of Dr. Joey Barnett ‘81 at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Quintin Myers ’08, elementary education, is a fourth grade teacher for Washington Community Schools in Washington, Indiana.
Alumnus named to Country Radio Hall of Fame
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Dale Carter ’88, program director and morning show host at KFKF in Kansas City, Missouri, has been inducted into the Country Radio Hall of Fame. He was recognized in March at a ceremony in Nashville as a 2011 On-Air Personality inductee. Carter began his career in country radio in 1979 at WROZ in Evansville and later worked at WROZ and WYNG. Prior to joining KFKF, he was program director and on-air personality with WWYZ in Hartford, Connecticut. Carter is a District 1 City Councilman in Blue Springs, Missouri, and Carter the stadium voice for the Kansas City Chiefs.
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March 2011
Myra Wetzel ’07, health services, has been appointed clinic manager for the Saint Mary’s Pulmonary Care, Rheumatology and Sleep Center Physicians in Evansville.
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