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REC-CENTER PRACTICE FACILITY • WORTHEN ARENA

THE FACILITIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS QUICK MEDIA NOTESFacilities3 Rec-center practice facility 5 Irving Gymnasium

2016 Cardinals 8 2016 Schedule9 Senior Gymnasts11 2016 Gymnasts

Coaches & Staff19 Joanna Saleem20 Justin Wolford

Brittany Montalbano Coaching History

Tradition22 Ball State Records23 Honors & Achievements25 Team Awards

Ball State27 The President29 The University30 Board of Trustees

Notable Alumni31 Athletics

Ball State University:Location Muncie, IN 47306Founded 1918 Enrollment 21,196Nickname CardinalsColors Cardinal and WhiteFacility Rec-Center Affiliation NCAA Division IConference Mid-American ConferencePresident Dr. Paul W. FergusonAthletics Director Mark Sandy

Ball State Gymnastics Coaching Staff:Head Coach Joann SaleemAlma Mater Indiana, 2004Assistant Coach Justin WolfordAlma Mater Aquinas CollegeAssistant Coach Brittany MontalbanoAlma Mater Texas Women’s University, Bachelor’s 2013,

Master’s 2015Gymnastics Office Phone 765.285.1221

Ball State Gymnastics History:First Year of Program 1976All-Time Overall Record 271-385All-Time Conference Record 73-141NCAA Appearances 1MAC Championships 1MAC Tournament Championships 1 Ball State Gymnastics Team Info:2015 Record 3-10 2015 Conference Record 2-4Letterwinners Lost 5Letterwinners Returning 17Newcomers 4

PRACTICE FACILITYREC-CENTERPRACTICE FACILITY


The Ball State Gymnastics facilities, located in the rec center, are less than two years old. The practice facility features five beams, two vaults, a floor, two uneven bars, two single bars, six pits, a tumble track and an in-ground trampoline.

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WORTHEN ARENAAll home Gymnastics competitions will be held in Worthen Arena this season.

CARDINALS2016

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2016 SCHEDULETHURSDAY, JAN. 8KENTUCKY@ Lexington, Ky. | 7:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14KENTUCKY@ Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 17TOWSON@ Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14LINDENWOOD@ Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, JAN. 22ILLINOIS STATE@ Normal, Ill. | 8:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB.19NORTHERN ILLINOIS@ Dekalb, Ill. | 8:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24EASTERN MICHIGAN@ Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28BOWLING GREEN@ Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 24ILLINOIS STATE@ Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAR.4OREGON STATE@ Corvallis, Ore. | 10:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 31CENTRAL MICHIGAN@ Mt. Pleasant, Mich. | 1:00 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAR.4SEATTLE PACIFIC@ Corvallis, Ore. | 10:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 6WESTERN MICHIGAN@ Kalamazoo, Mich. | 4:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 14KENT STATE@ Muncie, Ind. | 1:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAR. 12NC STATE@ Raleigh, N.C. | 7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAR. 19MAC CHAMPIONSHIP@ Muncie, Ind. | 2:00 p.m.

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SENIOR GYMNASTS

Yorktown, Va. (Tabb)World Class Gymnastics

1 letter

Angela Durkac Bars

Yorktown, Va. (York)World Class Gymnastics

3 letters

Brooke Evans Vault • Balance Beam • Floor

Frederick, Md. (Tuscarora)Frederick Gymnastics Club

3 letters

Katie Honarmand Bars • Floor

Rhinebeck, NY. (Red Hook)World Class Gymnastics

3 letters

Erin Patchey Vault • Balance Beam • Floor

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Roanoke City, Va. (Patrick Henry)Roanoke Academy of Gymnastics

3 letters

Denasiha Christian Vault • Balance Beam • Floor

2015 Notes:• Career high 9.875 on vault vs

Northern Illinois• Career high 9.825 on the

balance beam at Bowling green

2015 Notes:• Career high 9.825 on the uneven

bars against Kentucky and Pitt• One of the season’s top scorers

on the uneven bars on the team

2015 Notes:• Competed in 9 meets, including

the MAC Championships• Career high 9.725 on the floor at

Illinois State


the MAC Championships• Career high 9.750 on the uneven

bars vs Central Michigan

2014 Notes:• Career high 9.800 on vault at

Bowling Green• Career high 9.875 on floor vs.

Western Michigan

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2016 GYMNASTS

2015 Notes:• Career high 9.650 on the vault

vs Kentucky and Pitt• Career high 9.800 on the floor

at Eastern Michigan

Jeffersonville, ind. (Jeffersonville)Southern Indiana Gymnastics School

Junior | 2 letters

Shelby Arms Vault • Floor

2015 Notes:• Career high 39.175 in the All-

Around• Career high 9.850 on balance

beam at Bowling Green

Cincinnati, Ohio (Lakota West)Perfection Gymnastics School

Junior | 2 letters

Kayla Beckler All-around

2015 Notes:• Career high 9.825 on the

balance beam at Kent State• Placed first with 9.800 on

balance beam vs N. Illinois

Noblesville, Ind. (Noblesville)DeVeaus’ School of Gymnastics

Sophomore | 1 letter

Baylee Bell Balance Beam • Floor

2015 Notes:• Career high 9.525 on vault

against Kentucky and Pitt• Career high 9.800 on the

uneven bars vs C. Michigan

Loveland, Ohio (Loveland)Queen City Gymnastics

Junior | 2 letters

Juliana Booth Vault • Bars • Floor

High School/Club Notes:• Vault champion in four meets,

including the Illinois State Championship in 2014

Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge)Trinity GEMS Gymnastics


Clare Collins All-around







2016 GYMNASTS

2015 Notes:• Career high 9.600 on the

uneven bars at Southern Utah• Career high 9.825 on the floor

vs Central Michigan

New Castle, Ind. (New Castle)Anderson GymnasticsSophomore | 1 letter

Jillian Hacker Vault • Bars • Floor

High School/Club Notes:• Competed at Prestige

Gymnastics for Jen and Tony Fatta

• 2015 State Champion

Hummelstown, Pa. (Lower Dauphin)Prestige Gymnastics

Freshman | High school

Morgan Fridey All-around

High School/Club Notes:• First place balance beam

champion at the National Invitational Tournament as a junior

Greenwood, Ind. (Perry Meridian)Wright’s Gymnastics Academy


Sydney Fink All-around

2015 Notes:• Career high 9.825 on vault vs

Northern Illinois• Career high 9.825 on the

balance beam at Bowling Green

Whiteland, Ind. (Whiteland)Wright’s Gymnastics Academy

Junior | 2 letters

Sarah Ebeyer Vault • Balance Beam • Floor

High School/Club Notes:• Level four, five, six and eight

state all-around champion• Five time regional qualifier

Massillon, Ohio (Jackson)Perfect Balance


Jackie Duffy Balance Beam • Bars







2016 GYMNASTS

Hamilton, Ohio (Fairfield)Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy


Madison Howell All-around

2015 Notes:• Career high 9.800 on balance

beam at Eastern Michigan• Season high 9.650 on the floor

vs Florida

Woodward, Iowa (Woodward-Granger)Success Gymnastics

Junior | 2 letters

Miranda Kuehl Bars • Balance Beam • Floor

Downers Grove, Ill. (South)Naperville Gymnastics Club


Kaitlyn Menzione All-around

2015 Notes:• Career high 9.775 on vault at

Iowa with Michigan State• Career high 9.725 on floor at

Iowa with Michigan State

Aurora, Ill. (Waubonise Valley)Phenom GymnasticsSophomore | 1 letter

Jordyn Penny All-around

High School/Club Notes:• Competed at Cincinnati

Gymnastics for Coach Whitney Showden

• Three time State Champion

High School/Club Notes:• Level 9 National vault

champion in 2010• National team member 2013

and 2015





STAFFCOACHING

JOANNA SALEEM • JUSTIN WOLFORD • BRITTANY MONTALBANO • COACHING HISTORYBALL STATE GYMNASTICS MEDIA GUIDE 201617

2016 GYMNASTS

High School/Club Notes:• State champion on the bar as a

junior• 2010 national qualifier• Eight-time regional qualifier

Madison, Ind. (Madison Consolidated)Madison Gymnastics World


Kelli Tereshko Bars • Floor


the MAC Championships• Career high 9.825 on vault at

Kent State

Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)Wright’s Gymnastics Academy

Junior | 2 letters

Jala Washington Vault • Balance Beam • Floor



Joanna Saleem enters her third year as Ball State’s head women’s gymnastics coach in 2014-15, building on a vast coaching experience with high level NCAA teams.

In her first season, Saleem led the Cardinals to a fifth place showing at the 2014 Mid-American Conference Championships -- the highest finish for Ball State since the 2011 season. Under her guidance, then sophomore Denasiha Christian tallied a 9.925 on the floor exercise to win the MAC Floor Championship. Christian was named to the 2014 All-MAC Second Team and the MAC All-Tournament Team.

“Throughout the 2013-14 season, we believe it was important to teach each of our student-athletes how to be consistent in performance, both in the practice gym and on the competition floor not only as individuals but more importantly as a team,” Saleem said. “It is about laying out expectations for the program and helping these young ladies understand they need to be competitive in the classroom, in the gym and in their personal lives as they strive for excellence and never giving up.”

The 2014 season saw the Cardinals earn one MAC Gymnast of the Week, two MAC Specialists of the Week and defeat Big 10 Conference opponent Iowa. The Cardinals posted the highest team beam score since 2004, while 24 career high scores were recorded by the student-athletes.

HEAD COACH

JUSTIN WOLFORD

BRITTANY MONTALBANO

ASSISTANT COACH

ASSISTANT COACH

Justin Wolford was named Ball State’s women’s gymnastics assistant coach beginning with the 2013-14 season.

Wolford spent 2010-13 as the head coach and vice president at Flights Gymnastics where he led athletes in training, conditioning and preparation for competition. In addition, Wolford managed the program’s quarterly budgets, planning activities and college recruiting.

In 2007, Wolford served as an assistant coach at Central Michigan, while spending the 2005 and 2006 campaigns as the head gymnastics coach at Rockford High School.

Brittany Montalbano joined the Ball State gymnastics coaching staff prior to the 2015-16 season.

Montalbano competed for Texas Woman’s University, where she was a part of five runner-up teams at the USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships. She was an all-conference performer on the floor in 2014.

A Scholastic All-American, Montalbano earned her bachelor’s degree in 2013 and completed her MBA at TWU in 2015.

She has coached at a variety of levels, most recently working with Kurt Thomas Gymnastics in her hometown of Frisco, Texas.

Third Season

First Season• Ball State

(2014–present)• West Virginia

(2002–2008)• Iowa (1999–2001)• North Carolina State

(1997–1998)• IU Pennsylvania

(1996–1997)• Bloomington North High

School (1993–1995)

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COACHES

JOANNA SALEEM

Third Season

PAST COACHES

COACHING AWARDS

Sharon Burgess1976-1977 14-11

Lisa Simonton2006-2007 6-27MAC 2-12

Mary Roth1986-2005 169-202 MAC 47-72

Nadalie Walsh2008-2013 26-63MAC 10-26

Joanna Saleem2014-present 2-13MAC 0-6

MAC Coach of the Year1989 Mary Roth

NCAA Region IV Assistant Coach of the Year2000 Don Hanson

Georgia Nesladek1978-1985 50-59MAC 13-21


RECORDS • HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS • TEAM AWARDS

TRADITION22

BALL STATE GYMNASTICS RECORDSTotal Score1. 195.500 at Kent State (2015)

2. 195.475 at Bowling Green (2001) 195.475 at Illinois-Chicago (2001)

4. 195.375 at MAC Championships (2002)


Floor Exercise1. 49.400 vs. Cardinal Classic

(2001)2. 49.350 vs. Western Mich. &

SEMO (2001)3. 49.300 at MAC

Championships (2002)4. 49.200 at Circle of Stars

(2002)5. 49.175 at North Carolina

State (2000) 49.175 at Kent (2001)

Balance Beam1. 49.125 at MAC

Championships (2000) 49.125 at Bowling Green (2015)

2. 49.050 at MAC Championships (1996) 49.050 at Illinois State (2004)

5. 49.900 at Kent State (2015)

Uneven Bars1. 49.275 at Illinois-Chicago

(2001)2. 49.175 at MAC

Championships (2003)3. 49.150 vs. Western Mich. &

SEMO (2001)4. 49.100 at Kent State (1999)

Vault1. 49.100 at Northern Illinois

(2015)2. 49.900 at Kent State (2015)3. 48.900 at MAC

Championships (2000) 48.900 at Missouri (2002)


Vault1. 10.00 Sarah Mikrut at Kent

State (1997)2. 9.950 Jenna Tarkington at

MAC (2004)3. 9.900 Kathie Smith vs. Illinois

State (1994) 9.900 Nicole Allen at MAC (2011) 9.900 Nicole Allen at Michigan State (2012)

Floor Exercise1. 9.950 Sarah Mikrut vs.

Cardinal Classic (1997) 9.950 Jenny Gantt vs.

Cardinal Classic (2001) 9.950 Jenny Gantt at Kent

State (2001) 9.950 Jenny Gantt vs.

Northern Illinois (2001) 9.950 Denasiha Christian at

Southern Utah (2013)Uneven Bars1. 9.925 Renee Planck at

Illinois-Chicago (2001) 9.925 Jessica Surridge at

California (2004)3. 9.900 Colleen Currens at SE

Missouri St. (1995) 9.900 Laura Szczepanski at

Missouri (2000) 9.900 Renee Planck at MAC

(2002)

All-Around1. 39.375 Sarah Mikrut at MAC

(1997)2. 39.350 Laura Szczepanski at

MAC (2002)3. 39.300 Brittney Emmons at

Illinois State (2010)4. 39.275 Sarah Mikrut at

Michigan State (1997)5. 39.250 Sarah Mikrut vs.

Bowling Green (1997)

Balance Beam1. 9.900 Laura Szczepanski at

MAC (2000) 9.900 Amy Bodus at Bowling Green (2001) 9.900 Jenna Tarkington at Illinois State (2004) 9.900 Quiana Williams at Michigan State (2005) 9.900 Jessica Leko at MAC Championships (2015)

5. 9.875 Sarah Mikrut at Michigan State (1996) 9.875 Amy Bodus at Northern Illinois (2000) 9.875 Amy Bodus at Illinois-Chicago (2001)

9.875 Quiana Williams at Kentucky (2002) 9.875 Renee Planck at Missouri (2002) 9.875 Quiana Williams vs. Cardinal Classic (2003) 9.875 Angie Hosbach vs Western Michigan (2014)


5. 49.050 at MAC Championship (2002)

INDIVIDUAL

Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame2007-2008: Sarah Mikrut2011-2012: Laura Szczepanski

NCAA Championships1996: Sarah Mikrut — 30th in AA1997: Sarah Mikrut — 24th in AA

NCAA Central Regional1996: Sarah Mikrut — 7th in AA1997: Sarah Mikrut — 9th in AA2000: Laura Szczepanski —

11th in AA2001: Jenny Gantt — 10th on

FX Amy Bodus — 15th in AA

2002: Renee Plank — 12th on UB2003: Quiana Williams — 10th

in AA Amy Bodus — 13th in AA Cassie Anthony UB & BB2009: Brittney Emmons — V & FX Teresa Phipps — AA Bibiana Rodriguez — UB2010: Tiffany Brodbeck — FX Brittney Emmons — AA Bibiana Rodriguez — UB2011: Nicole Allen — AA Brittney Emmons — AA2012: Nicole Allen — 14th tie

in AA

MAC Gymnast of the Year2000: Laura Szczepanski

MAC Senior Gymnast of the Year2013: Brittney Emmons

MAC Bob James Scholarship1997: Sarah Mikrut2000: Laura Szczepanski

MAC Coach of the Year1989: Mary Roth

NCAA Region IV Assistant Coach of the Year2000: Don Hanson

All-MAC First Team1983: Jennifer Mills1985: Dawn Helsten1989: Cari DuBois1990: Michelle Owens1992: Lori Cummings Cari DuBois Jenny Lippert1994: Teresa Ijams Sarah Mikrut1995: Sarah Mikrut1996: Colleen Currens Laura Hambly Sarah Mikrut1997: Jodi Duelge Sarah Mikrut1999: Laura Szczepanski2000: Laura Szczepanski2002: Jenny Gantt Renee Planck2004: Jenna Tarkington2005: Jessica Surridge2007: Jenna Tarkington Kelly Watson2009: Bibiana Rodriguez2011: Nicole Allen2012: Brittney Emmons

2013: Brittney Emmons

All-MAC Second Team1998: Laura Szczepanski Suzanne Racz2000: Amy Bodus2001: Amy Bodus2003: Amy Bodus2005: Kelli Davis2010: Brittney Emmons2011: Brittney Emmons2014: Denasiha Christian

MAC Academic Honor Roll2000: Trina Denison Jodi Duelge Jenny Gantt Jamie Irwin Renee Planck Laura Szczepanski2001: Heather Berry Amy Bodus Kim Cromer Trina Denison Jenny Gantt Jamie Irwin Lindsey Kohout Renee Planck Jenny Taylor Courtney Vojtasek2002: Cassie Anthony Amy Bodus Kim Cromer Jenny Gantt Carrie Groves Jamie Irwin Lindsey Kohout Renee Planck Courtney Vojtasek

Academic All-MACHonorable Mention1990: Patty Johnson1992: Cari DuBois Wendy Kamper1995: Ange Sunier1996: Colleen Currens1998: Laura Gregg1999: Heather Berry Trina Denison2012: Angie Hosbach Brooklyn Schumacher Madison Shorts

Individual MAC Champions1983: Jennifer Mills — FX1989: Cari DuBois — V1990: Michelle Owens — AA1992: Cari DuBois — FX1994: Teresa Ijams — UB1995: Sarah Mikrut — FX1996: Laura Hambly — BB1997: Sarah Mikrut — BB1997: Sarah Mikrut — FX2000: Laura Szczepanski — UB2000: Laura Szczepanski — BB2002: Jenny Gantt — FX Renee Planck — UB2004: Jenna Tarkington — V2005: Jessica Surridge — V2007: Jenna Tarkington — V2009: Bibiana Rodriguez — UB2011: Nicole Allen — V2011: Nicole Allen — FX2012: Julie Cotter — UB2014: Denasiha Christian — FX

MAC Presidential Award for Academic Excellence1989: Ronna Broyles1990: Ronna Broyles Jill Doms1991: Robin Wallner

1992: Wendy Kamper Mary Picconatto1996: Stacie Slater Ange Sunier1997: Amy Jo Fink Laura Hambly Sarah Mikrut1998: Carisa Geary1999: Laura Gregg Nikki Horney2000: Jodi Duelge Laura Szczepanski2001: Trina Denison2002: Jamie Irwin Renee Planck2003: Kim Cromer Colleen Dupuis2004: Jenny Taylor Courtney Vojtasek Carrie Groves2005: Kelli Davis Colleen Dupuis

MAC Commissioner’s Award for Academic Excellence1990: Wendy Kamper Mary Picconatto Robin Wallner1991: Wendy Kamper Mary Picconatto1994: Nicki Heath Tammy Tyillian1995: Laura Hambly Nicki Heath Sarah Mikrut Tammy Tyillian1996: Amy Jo Fink Carisa Geary Laura Gregg Laura Hambly Sarah Mikrut1997: Carisa Geary Nikki Horney Tracy Owens1998: Jodi Duelge

Laura Gregg Nikki Horney Laura Szczepanski1999: Trina Denison Jodi Duelge, Laura Szczepanski2000: Trina Denison Jamie Irwin2001: Kim Cromer Jamie Irwin Renee Planck, Jenny Taylor Courtney Vojtasek2002: Cassie Anthony Kim Cromer Courtney Vojtasek2003: Colleen Dupuis, Jenny Taylor2004: Kelli Davis Colleen Dupuis2005: Jenna Tarkington Kelly Watson Lauren West

Individual MAC Runner-Up1985: Dawn Helsten — V1990: Michelle Owens — FX 1990: Michelle Owens — V1992: Lori Cummings — FX1992: Jenny Lippert — FX1994: Sarah Mikrut — BB 1994: Sarah Mikrut — AA1995: Sarah Mikrut — AA1996: Colleen Currens — UB1996: Sarah Mikrut — AA 1996: Sarah Mikrut — FX1997: Sarah Mikrut — AA1998: Laura Szczepanski — FX2000: Laura Szczepanski — AA2000: Kim Cromer — V2002: Cassie Anthony — UB2007: Kelly Watson — AA

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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

MAC All-Tournament Team1983: Jennifer Mills1985: Dawn Helten1989: Cari Dubois1990: Michelle Owens1992: Lori Cummings Cari Dubois Jennifer Lippert1994: Teresa Ijams Sarah Mikrut1995: Sarah Mikrut1996: Colleen Currens Laura Humbly Sarah Mikrut1997: Jodi Duelge Sarah Mikrut1999: Laura Szczepanski2000: Laura Szczepanski2002: Jennifer Gantt Renee Planck2004: Jenna Tarkington2005: Jessica Surridge2007: Jenna Tarkington Kelly Watson2009: Bibiana Rodriguez2011: Nicole Allen2012: Julie Cotter2014: Denasiha Christian

ESPN The MagazineAcademic All-America At-Large Second Team1997: Sarah Mikrut

ESPN The MagazineAcademic All-District At-Large1992: Mary Picconatto1997: Sarah Mikrut

Academic All-MAC1991: Wendy Kamper Mary Picconatto Robin Wallner1992: Mary Picconatto1994: Teresa Ijams Ange Sunier1995: Teresa Ijams Jenny Lippert Sarah Mikrut1996: Sarah Mikrut1997: Laura Hambly Sarah Mikrut1998: Carisa Geary Laura Szczepanski

1999: Laura Gregg Suzanne Racz Laura Szczepanski2002: Cassie Anthony Amy Bodus Kim Cromer Jenny Gantt Jamie Irwin Lindsey Kohout Renee Planck Courtney Vojtasek2003: Cassie Anthony Kim Cromer Jenny Taylor2004: Courtney Vojtasek2005: Kelli Davis Jenna Tarkington2006: Kelly Watson Lauren West2007: Kelly Watson2008: Erica Gilkerson2010: Ashley Jacob2011: Nicole Allen Morgan Coslow Kayla Kmiecik2012: Brittney Emmons2013: Brittney Emmons

TEAM AWARDS 1996: National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches — Academic Team

1999: NCAA Region Team Championships — 4th place

2002: Russ Vernon Award — Community Service

25THE PRESIDENT • THE UNIVERSITY • BOARD OF TRUSTEES • BALL STATE ATHLETICS

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P aul W. Ferguson began his service as the 15th president of Ball State University in August 2014. An accomplished scholar with a record of achievement spanning more

than three decades, President Ferguson has a demonstrated record of transforming universities, especially in the areas of academic quality and student success, increased research and economic development, partnerships between the university and community, and faculty development.

Since his arrival at Ball State University, President Ferguson has initiated a new and refreshed vision for Ball State as well as a refocused strategic plan in preparation for the institution’s 100th anniversary, The Centennial Commitment (18 by ’18). President Ferguson has encouraged campus constituencies to embrace the legacy of beneficence and spirit of entrepreneurship by promoting the good in and for others in a learning environment of creativity, nurtured risk, and success. Under President Ferguson’s leadership, Ball State “aspires to be the model of the most student-centered and community-engaged of the 21st Century public research universities transforming entrepreneurial learners into impactful leaders-committed to improving the quality of life for all.”

Prior to his arrival at Ball State, he served for three years as President of the University of Maine. As President, Dr. Ferguson led a remarkable strategic planning process known as the Blue Sky Project, which was created to promote student success and community service. The Blue Sky Project

succeeded quickly as an inclusive, creative, and integrated approach to campus planning and implementation. The University enjoyed unprecedented success in facilities improvements, undergraduate student recruitment, retention, and graduation rates.

Before assuming the Presidency, Dr. Ferguson served in several strategic leadership positions including Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Louisiana, Monroe.

PRESIDENT PAUL W. FERGUSONPresident Ferguson began his academic career as Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Louisiana, Monroe (ULM) College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. There, he established the first undergraduate toxicology program in the South while leading research and outreach efforts aimed at assessing potential risks form chemical exposures throughout Louisiana. After five years working as Senior Toxicologist for Unocal Corp. in Los Angeles, he returned to ULM where he received awards for teaching and research excellence as Professor and Head of the Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology. Dr. Ferguson has been continuously certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology since 1985.

A Southern California native, President Ferguson

graduated from Whittier College with a B.A. in Biology (Highest Honors) and later earned a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of California, Davis in 1981.

President Ferguson and his wife, First Lady Grace Ferguson, have been married for 40 years and have three children. Dr. David Ferguson, the eldest, is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Michigan State University. The Ferguson’s second child, Dr. Kathryn Bowman, is a resident physician living in New York City with her husband, Bobby Bowman, a Doctoral Candidate in cancer biology at Sloan Kettering. Jenny Desmond, the youngest, who with her husband, Logan Desmond, are graduate students at Ball State University in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education and Sports Administration, respectively.

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Marianne GlickAssistant Secretary

Indianapolis

Thomas C. Bracken SecretaryMuncie

R. Wayne EstopinalMember

Jeffersonville

E. Renae ConleyMemberIllinois

Rick HallChair

Carmel

Frank HancockVice Chair

Indianapolis

Hollis E. Hughes Jr.Member

South Bend

Matt MomperMember

Fort Wayne

Dustin MeeksStudent Member

Fishers

“Among our more than 152,000 living alumni are renowned entertainers, top corporate executives, leading educators, and members of the Indiana General Assembly.”

David LettermanHost of “The Late Show with David Letterman”

Jim DavisFamed Cartoonist and Creator of “Garfield”

Angela Ahrendts ’81 VP Retail and Online Stores,Apple Inc.

Blaine Bishop ’93 11-year NFL & 4-Time Pro Bowl Player

Bryan Bullington ‘02Major League Baseball No. 1 Overall Draft Pick

Brian Gallagher ’81 President CEO, of United Way of America

Doug Jones ’82 Actor, Played the Silver Surfer in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

J. Wayne Leonard ’73 CEO of Entergy Corporation

Tim Liddy ’81 Golf Course Architect, Liddy Associates

Kent C. (Oz) Nelson ’59 Former CEO of United Parcel Service Chairman, Ball State Bold Campaign

Roger Neuenschwander ’73 President of TVSDesign

Brad Maynard ’96 16-year NFL Punter,Member of 2000 NY Giants Super Bowl Team

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

NOTABLE ALUMNI

Penny Ralston ’71 Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Human Sciences, Florida State

Ball State began as a private normal school in 1899. Eventually the campus and buildings were purchased by the Ball brothers, a group of Muncie industrialists, and given to the state of Indiana in 1918.

The institution was named Ball Teachers College in 1922 and Ball State Teachers College in 1929. The school became a university in 1965 and its 660-acre residential campus now includes more than 60 buildings and 300 additional acres of research property.

Ball State has seven academic colleges and a graduate school with over 150 majors offered, including business, education, sport administration, telecommunications, exercise science, criminal justice, communication studies, journalism, political science and construction management.

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Mid-American Conference Jacoby Trophy for Overall Excellence in Women’s Sports

2002-03, 2001-02, 2000-01 1999-00, 1997-98

1974-75 Men’s Golf

1975-76 Men’s Cross Country

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Women’s Basketball %

2007-08 Soccer

Football $ Women’s Basketball %

2008-09 Football %

Men’s Basketball $ Women’s Basketball %

Baseball % Softball

2009-10 Softball

2010-11 Women’s Volleyball

Men’s Tennis

2011-12Softball

2012-13Softball

Men’s Tennis

2013-14Women’s Volleyball%

Men’s TennisBaseballSoftball

2014-15Softball

Women’s Basketball%

* Co-Champions - Overall % West Division Champions $ Co-Champions - Division

Mid-American Conference Reese Trophy for Overall Excellence in

Men’s Sports

1997-98, 1992-93, 1989-90, 1988-89

BALL STATE ATHLETICS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL2008-09, 2015 MAC West Champions2009 MAC Tournament Champions2009 NCAA Tournament2013, 2014, 2015 WNIT

MEN’S TENNIS2011 MAC Tournament Champions2011 NCAA First Round2014 MAC Tournament Champions2014 NCAA First Round

FOOTBALL2008 MAC West Champions2008 GMAC Bowl2012 Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl2014 Go Daddy Bowl

SOFTBALL2009, 2010, 2012 & 2013 MAC Champions2010, 2015 MAC Tournament Champions2010, 2015 NCAA Championships

BALL STATE RECENT ATHLETIC SUCCESS

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