Trends: Fall 2011 (Volume 8, Issue 1)

Homecoming Fun 2011

Students Score Big Hit with Law Enforcement

Academic Evolution

Enrollment Hits Record High

Paris, Istanbul Trip Gives Ph.D. Students International Perspective

Volume 8, Issue 1 / Fall 2011The Magazine for Students, Alumni & Friends

new academic centerPresident Snyder Announces Plans for a

See the story on page 18…

Greetings,

Another academic year is off to a great start here at Indiana Tech! A wonderful group of new students has helped us set a record for enrollment. See page 14 for more information on this year’s numbers. Along with our rapid growth comes a need for facilities to accommodate all these learners and the new degree programs being added. I am pleased to announce that our Board of Trustees has approved the construction of a new academic center. You’ll find more details about this state-of-the-art building on pages 18–21.

In addition to welcoming our new students, we also are excited to welcome several new academic lead-ers. Meet our vice president for academic affairs, dean of general studies, dean of business, and other faculty members on pages 22–26.

In addition to kicking off a fresh academic year, fall gives us the opportunity to celebrate past years and reconnect with old friends at Homecoming. It was amazing to see so many members of the Class of 1961 return for their 50-year reunion. For younger alumni, we tried some new events including a late night party in the Rec Center and a 1970s flashback party downtown. And, as always, the annual TWIST golf outing was a huge success. Check out pages 6–7 for some highlights of the weekend.

All of our students, past and present, have one thing in common: a desire for successful personal and professional lives. This issue of Trends includes several stories about successful Warriors including alumni Aaron Bare and Max Baumgartner; two students who developed software for the Fort Wayne Police Department; and a group of students who served summer internships in the Fort Wayne area. Their accomplishments make our work at the university worthwhile.

There are many more exciting things to come for Indiana Tech. You can keep up with the news through Trends, but it’s even better to pay us a visit to see for yourself what a thriving community we have be-come. I look forward to seeing you here soon.

Sincerely,

Dr. Arthur E. Snyder President

Letter from the President

1Fall 2011Volume 8, Issue 1

Departments 2 Tech Happenings 16 Warrior Athletics 34 Richter’s Notes 35 Alumni News 36 In Memoriam 37 Faculty & Staff News

Features 4 New Warsaw Site is Bigger and Better 5 Baumgardner Hand-Crafts Gift 6 Homecoming 2011

2011 CPS (College of Professional Studies) Alumnus of the Year 2011 G.O.L.D. (Graduate of the Last Decade) Alumnus of the YearIndiana Tech Alumni Volunteer of the Year

2011 Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee

12 Students Score Big Hit with Law Enforcement 14 Enrollment Hits Record High 18 Keeping Pace: New Academic Center

Takes Shape 22 Academic Evolution

Perry Takes Lead of Growing, Changing Faculty and Programs Latuszek Tackles General Studies

Zimmerman Ready for Business

27 Walls Tapped as Best in Nation 28 Careers Come Alive for Interns30 Paris, Istanbul Trip Gives Ph.D. Students

International Perspective 32 Education is Key to Alum’s Success 33 Wind Turbine Next for Energy Students 35 You’ve Never Seen an Alumni Site Like This! 22

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Welcome Week Gets Year Off to a Fun StartIt may be called Welcome Week, but seven days just weren’t enough to fit in all of the great activities planned by Student Life this year. The annual celebration for new and re-turning students started with a Welcome Party on August 23 and concluded with a com-muter lunch and Convocation on September 6. Events in between included Commuter Coffee Carts, the Metanerd Club Cook Out, free bowl-ing and games in the Rec Center, a free movie, the first Rec Center Café of the year, and the always popular Casino Night.

“Turnout for our events was wonderful, and students really had a good time,” said Andrea Check, student life coordinator. “Casual, fun activities like these are especially important for our new students so they have a chance

to meet new people outside of classes or their residence hall.”

The free activities on campus are also popular with returning students.

“Some events have become such traditions that students ask me about them before we’re even finished planning,” Check said. “Skipping Casino Night would be like skipping Thanks-giving.”

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Tech Happenings

Tech Named ‘Military Friendly’G.I. Jobs, the premier magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life, has awarded Indiana Tech the designation of Military Friendly School. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service mem-bers and veterans as students.

Indiana Tech’s military friendly features include: › Degrees offered in traditional and accelerated formats › The ability to mix online and face-to-face classes › Generous Yellow Ribbon Program benefits › Scholarships for service members and their spouses › Warrior Vets student organization

G.I. Jobs is published by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business which also publishes The Guide to Military Friendly Schools, Military Spouse and Vetrepre-neur magazines. Victory Media also annually rates the nation’s “Military Friendly Employers,” “Military Spouse Friendly Employers” and “Best Corporations for Veteran-Owned Businesses.”

The university’s annual Convocation marks the ceremonial start of the academic year with fac-ulty dressed in academic regalia and traditional students packed into the Schaefer Center gym in search of inspiration for the upcoming semesters.

President Arthur Snyder delivered the keynote speech himself this year, warning students that the pace of change in the world is accelerat-

ing and urging them to be prepared for what is ahead of them. “Change is every day, you have to be ready for it, you have to have focus, disci-pline and determination,” he said.

Before the close of the Convocation, the Leepoxy Faculty Award for Innovative Practices was pre-sented to Jerome Heaven, assistant professor of mathematics.

Convocation Speech Stresses Preparation


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Students and staff have quickly settled into the uni-versity’s new facility in Warsaw after outgrowing the previous location.

The College of Professional Studies moved from its six-year-old facility on North Point Drive to a more visible, accessible location at 2928 Frontage Road in late August. The new site is about 67% larger, growing from 4,300 square feet to 7,200 feet. The additional space was needed not only to accommodate an overall enrollment increase, but also to meet the needs of the extremely suc-cessful industrial and manufacturing engineering (IME) program in which several classes meet twice a week.

The previous facility in Warsaw had four classrooms, with one equipped as a desktop computer lab. The new Frontage Road facility has five classrooms, two of them equipped as desktop computer labs. This creates not only more classroom space, but more flexibility as to which courses can be scheduled in which rooms. The site also has its own chemistry and physics equipment plus a six-laptop portable computer lab for the engineer-ing students. The technology in all of the classrooms has

been upgraded to include ceiling mounted projectors, enabling instructors to more easily incorporate multi-media teaching tools.

The benefits of the larger space go beyond the classroom, however.

“Students really like the building because we have a break room area for them and a lobby area,” said Jeri Burkhart, enrollment manager for CPS in Warsaw. “Those may seem like little things, but they go a long way toward making students feel welcome and comfortable.”

The increased visibility of the new site is also a plus. The building faces U.S. 30, giving travelers and commuters a great view of the Indiana Tech sign.

“Prospective students are coming into the building who did not know that we were in Warsaw,” Burkhart said.

For more information on CPS locations and programs, visit www.IndianaTech.edu/CPS.

New Warsaw Site is Bigger and Better


It is partially in thanks to alumnus Max Baumgardner that Indiana Tech has one of its latest additions to the beautifica-tion of the Fort Wayne campus. The new gazebo, which sits on the west side of the Wilfred Uytengsu, Sr. Center, was erected to house the amazing table and benches that Baumgardner hand-crafted from wood recovered from the renova-tion of the Uytengsu Center.

Baumgardner earned his mechanical engineering degree in 1956 from Indiana Tech. He grew up in the small Indiana town of Yoder and played basketball at Ossian High School. In his senior year of high school, the team had a record of 24–0 before losing in the regional tourna-ment to Hartford City. At that time, Indi-ana basketball legend Murray Mendenhall was the Indiana Tech basketball coach. It was a big day in Yoder when Mendenhall came recruiting Baumgardner. Because of his respect for Mendenhall and the fact

that he was offered a scholarship, Baum-gardner committed to make the move to the big city of Fort Wayne.

While at Tech, Baumgardner was not only a standout on the basketball team, but he also made his mark on the Indiana Tech baseball team under the leadership of Ben Dow. During his second year of college, Baumgardner was instrumental in helping Mendenhall recruit two of his former Ossian teammates, Dale Graft and Boyd Byerly. These three men formed the nucleus of an outstanding basketball team. Each of these three alumni is now in the Indiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame. Baumgardner was inducted in 2001, and Graft and Byerly followed in 2010.

Baumgardner was so thrilled about being inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame that he helped to establish the Athletic Hall of Fame Scholarship. This is one way that he felt he could give back to the

school for the education that he received on a basketball scholarship.

After graduation, Baumgardner went on to a very successful career working on jet engines for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft in Connecticut. He then spent 25 years at GE Aircraft Engines in Cincinnati and retired as director of engineering at GM Locomotive Group in LaGrange, Ill.

Baumgardner and his wife, Sally, live in Franklin Grove, Ill., where Max enjoys woodworking and restoring a Model T automobile. Sally enjoys working with flowers and exploring the nature and crea-tures on their natural prairie property.

Baumgardner Hand-Crafts Gift

Max Baumgardner and his wife, Sally, join Dr. Snyder under the gazebo.

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presiDent’s club Dinner

class oF 1961

scholarship luncheon


homecoming 1970s party

t.W.i.s.t. golF outing

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2011 G.O.L.D. (Graduate of the Last Decade) Alumnus of the Year — Jill Foxworthy

2011 CPS (College of Professional Studies) Alumnus of the Year — Tamra DominiqueTamra Dominique received both an under-graduate degree and an MBA through Indiana Tech’s College of Professional Stud-ies. She earned her bachelor’s degree in busi-ness administration in 1994 and returned to earn her MBA in 2001. While pursuing her degrees she owned and operated two busi-nesses and raised four young children. Dom-inique also earned her Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) certifica-tion during her time at Indiana Tech. Her exceptional grades earned her a place in the Alpha Chi Honor Society, too.

This bright businesswoman owned and operated Domino’s Pizza franchises for 24 years and received numerous sales and achievement awards for her success. For the

past four years, she has served as controller for Union Tool Corporation. Dominique continues to be a member of SHRM and IMA — The Association for Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business.

Dominique has been a great supporter of her alma mater. For several years, she donated pizzas to the alumni board and for alumni events from her Domino’s franchise. She has volunteered for and attended many alumni events and served on the Alumni Board of Directors. Dominique has played an important role in the planning and execution of Homecoming events and the annual Alumni Association Wine Tasting.

Jill Foxworthy earned her accounting de-gree from Indiana Tech in 2001. She went on to earn her MBA from Tech in 2006 with concentrations in human resources and management.

Her work history is an impressive display of upward mobility. Foxworthy has worked for General Electric since graduat-ing 10 years ago. She began as a financial analyst and after one year was chosen as one of a select few to enter the GE Plant Finance Leadership Program. From there she quickly advanced to business develop-ment financial analyst, then special proj-ects – controllership, and now she serves as a global senior accounting manager.

Her list of awards and recognition is equally impressive:

■ Six Sigma Green Belt Certified ■ Honored for several work-related

projects ■ Received numerous management

awards for her innovative and cost-saving ideas

She has continued to demonstrate support for and service to Indiana Tech in numer-ous ways including serving on the Alumni Board, speaking to prospective students, and attending many alumni events.


David Barrett is a 1977 alumnus who earned his degree in electrical engineering. He went on to earn additional edu-cation at the University of Oklahoma and the U.S. Postal Service Tech School. Barrett then spent 33 successful years as an electrical technician for the U.S. Postal Service. His main role was trouble shooting, which amounts to reverse engineering.

Some of the awards and recognition that he earned with the U.S.P.S. are:

■ National Letter of Recognition—Postal Service Data System Install

■ State Letter of Recognition—Safety Program Development

■ On Site Maintenance Certification Instructor (Electronics)

Since retiring from the U.S.P.S, Barrett has become involved in the insurance business and is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He also has been involved with the Knights of Columbus, president of his homeowners association, and currently serves as vice president of our Alumni Board of Directors.

Barrett has served on the board since 2003 and is an ex-tremely active member. He’s helping to revamp the way the board handles finances and has been instrumental in the planning and execution of many alumni events, including the Road Warrior Cruise-in. Each year, for the past three years, he has driven countless miles from one car show to another handing out about 2,500 flyers to car enthusiasts to promote the cruise-in.

Anytime there is an activity on campus that calls for alumni help, especially when it involves serving students, Barrett is one of the first to volunteer to serve.

Indiana Tech Alumni Volunteer of the Year — David Barrett

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The Alumni Hall of Fame was initiated in 2005, so that each year we may honor an outstanding Indiana Tech graduate who has reached an ex-ceptional level of professional achievement. This year’s inductee is an alumnus with a distinguished career of both personal accomplishment and service to our country.

Rear Admiral David J. Nash grew up in the small community of Mount Vernon, Ohio, and came to Indiana Tech to earn his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, graduating in 1965. While at Indiana Tech, he was very involved in campus life, and was, in fact, one of the founding members of the university’s chapter of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

His education laid a firm foundation not only for his licensing as a professional engineer, but also for his career in the U.S. Navy. In 1966 he was commissioned into the Navy’s Civil Engi-neer Corps.

During his illustrious 33-year career in the U.S. Navy, he earned the rank of 2-star Rear Admiral. His career with the Navy and in the private sector has taken him all over the world.

By 1995, he was serving as Commander, Pacific Division Naval Facilities Command. At this point, he was responsible for the Navy’s facilities across 11 time zones in the Pacific Command region, including command of the Third Naval Construction Brigade in Pearl Harbor.

Named chief of civil engineers, he ascended to the top of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps as Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Organization. In this capacity, he led the Navy’s 2,000 military engineers and an organization of 20,000 people responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of the U.S. Navy’s shore installations worldwide.

Most recently, Nash was called upon to serve as the director of the Iraq Program Management Office (PMO) under the Coalition Provisional Authority and later as director of the Iraq Recon-struction Management Office (IRMO) under the U.S. State Department.

Under his direction, these organizations managed the $18.4 billion Iraq infrastructure reconstruc-tion program. His task was to get the airports, ports, railroad and all surface transportation in Iraq functioning again and under control of their future government.

Among the unit and individual military commen-dations that have been awarded to Rear Admiral Nash are:

■ The Distinguished Service Medal ■ Two Legion of Merit Awards ■ A Defense Meritorious Service Medal ■ Three Meritorious Service Medals ■ Three Navy Commendation Medals including

one with “V” for valor

Nash retired from the Navy in 1998. Since then, he has extended his leadership in the private sec-tor, directing large building programs in a variety of executive positions.

He served as program director of Parsons Brinkerhoff for the billion dollar renovation of General Motors’ Warren Technical Center Cam-pus in Warren, Mich.

He joined BE&K, Inc. in Birmingham, Ala., as president of the Government Group in 2004, and became chairman and CEO of Jordan–BE&K Federal Group, LLC in 2005.

In 2004, Nash also established his own consult-ing firm, Dave Nash and Associates International. Through his firm, he leads a team of experts in

2011 Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee — Rear Admiral David J. Nash


strategic planning, project development, and program management of complex infrastructure and energy projects.

Now living in Virginia, near Washington, D.C., in 2010 he was named senior vice president of MELE Associates, where he is focused on building the company’s alternative energy portfolio and its program and project management capabilities.

Nash has received numerous professional honors and awards:

■ In 2003, he was elected to the National Acad-emy of Construction.

■ In 2005, he was named “One of the 50 Top Newsmakers” by Engineering News-Record.

■ In 2007, he was elected to the National Acad-emy of Engineering and also was awarded the Carroll H. Dunn Award of Excellence by the Construction Industry Institute.

Nash is Chairman of the Federal Facilities Council of the National Research Council Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environ-ment, a Life Member and Fellow of the Society of American Military Engineers, and also a member of many professional associations.

In addition to his BSEE from Indiana Tech, he holds a master’s degree in financial management from the Naval Postgraduate School. And in 2005, Indiana Tech awarded him an honorary doctorate in civil engineering.

Nash established the David J. Nash Scholarship, which is awarded annually to an Indiana Tech student majoring in engineering and dedicated to academic excellence.

We congratulate Nash on his induction into the Alumni Hall of Fame.

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Indiana Tech students Ben Swygart and Nathan Whetstone have been spending a lot of time with police officers lately. But, they’re certainly not in trouble with the law. In fact, they are in high demand thanks to a unique software system they helped develop through Indiana Tech.

The software system, called Emergency Services Communication for CRTs, is designed for law enforcement Crisis Response Teams, which handle hostage situations and standoffs. The unique system is already in use by the Fort Wayne Police Department with several other law enforcement agencies extremely interested in the software. It’s an impressive accom-plishment for a couple of college students.

It all began back in 2005 when John Bowers of the Fort Wayne Police Depart-ment approached Indiana Tech about helping the department with a problem. During crisis situations, events unfold quickly. The officers and negotiators on the scene don’t have time to take elaborate notes. Somewhat surprisingly, there isn’t a system for detailing events; they simply jot down notes on legal pads. This low-tech system of commu-nication and timeline creation caused several problems, most notably in court. Defense attorneys could easily call the notes and timelines into question. After

a particularly frustrating day in court, Bowers turned to Indiana Tech.

The school was able to help. Student Nick Roethemeier designed a software system that kept a running log of events. Work-ing with a team of other students, he installed the software into the Fort Wayne Police Department’s Crisis Response Team (CRT) van. While the system was far better than legal pads and Post-it notes, other law enforcement agencies didn’t like the fact that it had to be manu-ally installed at the university. They did not want to turn over their servers and desktops, filled with classified informa-tion, and then wait for installation. So the software did not go any further.

Then, early this year, Bowers again contact-ed Indiana Tech. This time he had a “wish list” of improvements and upgrades for the system. Associate Professor of Computer Science Julie Mansfield told him she would find the right team to make it happen.

First, she contacted Ben Swygart. A senior at Indiana Tech majoring in information systems, he was looking for an intern-ship that would be both challenging and rewarding. He definitely found it with this. “I’ve always been interested in law enforcement,” he says, “so this project was a great opportunity for me.”

The original software was designed in a computer language Swygart was not familiar with, so before he could start on the programming, he had to spend many hours in Indiana Tech’s networking lab. Once he was up to speed, he was able to complete several upgrades to the initial system. “The original was just a table that logged events,” he explains, “We added several components that made it more user-friendly. It’s the little things that re-ally make a big difference.”

Once the software was designed, it need-ed to be packaged. The goal was to be able to hand the system out at an upcoming conference. Mansfield selected Nathan Whetstone for this job. Whetstone, a sophomore majoring in communications networking, jumped at the chance. “One of the things I love about Indiana Tech is that you can jump right into your major. I got a taste right away of the type of work I would be doing after graduation.”

After months of work, the software system was complete. Whetstone and Swygart presented it at the Indiana Association of Hostage-Crisis Negotiators (IAHCN) conference in Indianapolis to more than 200 law enforcement professionals.

The software they showcased is a sophis-ticated communications system which

Students Score Big Hit with Law EnforcementStudent-designed Software Package Eases Hostage Crisis Communications

By Mary Kinder


connects everyone on the scene of a crisis situation through computers installed on the CRT bus and a wireless network, including mobile devices. The software keeps track of all information and events quickly and easily. Officers simply enter brief notes and the software tracks the time for each entry. It not only creates a timeline of negotiations and events, but also is able to upload and disseminate vital informa-tion such as photographs and maps to all CRT members. Another key component is a chat feature that provides a fast and secure way to communicate. There also is a running timer of the entire event so nego-tiators are always aware of how much time has elapsed, an important factor in crisis negotiations. In addition, all pertinent information is listed at the top of the page, so team members can get up to speed with just a glance at the screen.

Two other big advantages of the upgrade are ease of installation and the ability to save files offline. Everything connected with a particular case can be easily downloaded for a presentation in court,

providing visual documentation to cor-roborate and expand on officer testimony. This is more effective and is more difficult to debate.

Following their IAHCN presentation, Swygart and Whetstone were “im-mediately swamped with questions” as agencies from around the state were very interested in the software. The students handed out the 200 CDs and 150 infor-mation folders. They installed the system on three laptops at the conference and fielded calls from many agencies, includ-ing the Plainfield Correctional Facility. Swygart believes the software can make a big impact at correctional facilities, too, helping connect all personnel to one overall system.

John Bowers and the Fort Wayne Police Department use the Emergency Services Communication as part of their new state-of-the-art CRT bus. Indiana Tech hopes this is only the first of many agen-cies throughout the state and around the country who make use of their free

software. Indiana Tech plans to make the Emergency Services Communication an ongoing project, promoting the software and making upgrades as needed.

Both Swygart and Whetstone credit Indiana Tech with providing them with the education they needed to undertake a project such as this. They are also quick to recognize Mansfield for helping them along the way. “She is so good at looking out for students,” Whetstone says. “It makes a big difference.” He adds that he was lucky to have her for his advisor as well, saying, “She’s a big reason why my experience here has been so good.”

As for the future, neither student knows what’s in store. Swygart would love an opportunity to work for a federal agency such as the FBI, saying he can’t picture working in a cubicle all day. With more than two years of school left, Whetstone hasn’t chosen a direction yet. However, both say this project is a big plus for their rèsumès and their futures — just like their college of choice, Indiana Tech.

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Enrollment Hits Record High

Indiana Tech is continuing its growth trend with record numbers for new students this fall and total enrollment increasing 7.4% to an all-time high of 5,437.The university is welcoming 492 new students for fall 2011 to bring total enrollment in the tradition-al program at the main campus in Fort Wayne to 1,137 – an increase of 10.9% over fall 2010. The previous record for new students was 416 in 1965.

Indiana Tech also expects to serve more than 4,300 students in the College of Professional Studies (CPS) during the 2011–12 academic year through accelerated degree programs at more than a dozen locations and online. The acceler-ated programs offer multiple start dates through-out the year, so enrollment fluctuates as students begin and complete their degrees at various times.

“Our continued enrollment growth reinforces our belief that today’s students are seeking the type of career-oriented degree programs and personal attention that we are focused on providing,” said President Arthur E. Snyder.

During the past seven years, Indiana Tech has carried out several successful strategic initia-tives to become more comprehensive and increase enrollment including the expansion of academic offerings, physical improvements on the main campus, development of extensive online programs, openings of several CPS locations, and addition of new athletic teams. Enrollment in traditional programs has nearly doubled from 633 in fall 2005 to 1,137 this fall. Enrollment in CPS has grown 27% from 3,388 in 2005–06 to a projection of more than 4,300 this year.

“We’ve gotten a lot of praise for the look of our Fort Wayne campus, but our achievements really go much deeper and further than that,” Snyder explained. “We’ve added new degrees in criminal justice, education, and innovative engineering fields, and we’ve expanded the number of stu-dents we can reach through online programs and additional CPS locations.”

The university’s Ph.D. in Global Leadership also has been successful, growing from 33 students at its August 2009 launch to 86 students this year.

“The cumulative effect of these improvements is the enrollment growth that comes from greater awareness and recognition of the quality educa-tion we provide,” Snyder said.


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Above: Indiana Tech 2011–2012 Wrestling Team

WARRIOR ATHLETICS

Watch the Warriors OnlineLive online video streaming is now available for select Indiana Tech sports events. The free service will provide fans everywhere the opportunity to watch Warrior teams in real time on their computer.

During the rest of the 2011–12 academic year, all home regular and postseason volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball games will be available via the live video stream combined with play-by-play audio broadcasted from our ITSN staff.

Fans can access the live video streamed games from either the team’s schedule page on www.IndianaTech.edu/athletics or visit www.livestream.com/indianatechwarriors.

Wrestlers Ready to Hit the MatsWarrior wrestlers officially made their debut with an upset win during a home match vs. Lindsey Wilson College on Nov. 3. Lindsey Wilson finished with two All-Americans in 2010–11 and was ranked third in the country in preseason polls. The Warriors will host a second home meet vs. Calumet College of St. Joseph on February 10.

The team’s full schedule for its first season includes four teams that finished the 2010–11 season ranked in the top 6 of the NAIA Wrestling Coaches’ Top 20 Poll: Grand View University, Lindenwood University, Missouri Valley College, and Campbellsville University.

The Warriors also will take on several NCAA Division I opponents, participating in the Eastern Michigan University Open on November 5, the Michigan State

TECH


Go Warriors!

University Open on November 12, and the EMU Duals on January 15.

“We feel we have put together a schedule that will challenge us to perform at our best every time we step on the mat,” Head Coach Mike Ester said. “We are looking forward to competing next year and feel that by the end of the season we will be battle tested enough to make a run at putting All-Americans on the podium.”

For a full wrestling schedule and roster, visit www.IndianaTech.edu/athletics/ wrestling.

Volleyball Starts StrongThe Warrior volleyball team started the 2011 on a hot streak, winning its first 19 matches. That success gained national recognition for the Warriors as they rose as high as #9 in the Tachikara–NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The team posted a perfect 9-0 record in regular season conference play and went 31-5 overall. Visit www.IndianaTech.edu/athletics/volleyball for postseason news.

Snyder Re-Elected to NAIA CouncilIndiana Tech President Dr. Arthur E. Snyder has been re-elected by the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference presidents to a second three-year term as the WHAC representative on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Council of Presidents. This will extend Snyder’s term through Dec. 31, 2014.

“One of the more effective ways to influence NAIA policy is through

your representative on the Council of Presidents,” said Jim Carr, president and CEO of the NAIA. “I am confident Dr. Snyder will continue to serve your conference well.”

The NAIA Council of Presidents is the primary governing body of the NAIA, which oversees athletic programs at its nearly 300 member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

Softball Assistant HonoredAssistant softball coach Lloydene Searle was inducted into the Utah State University Hall of Fame in September as part of the 1980 and 1981 national championship softball teams.

In 1981, first-year head coach Lloydene Searle led Utah State to its second-straight national championship in softball, and the only back-to-back national championships in school history as USU posted a 5–1 record in the AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) National Tournament.

Searle kept the Utah State softball program nationally prominent for the next 17 years, guiding her teams to a final eight showing at the NCAA Championships, the HCAC (High Country Athletic Conference) Championship, and Big West Conference Championships.

In the fall of 2005, Searle joined the coaching staff at Indiana Tech, where she earned an MBA and teaches in the School of Education.

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At the President’s Club dinner on September 15 and the Alum-ni Association meeting on September 17, President Arthur Snyder shared news of our university’s growth and the plans to accommodate ever increasing enrollment and expansion of degree programs: a new academic center will be built.

To be constructed north of the Wilfred Uytengsu, Sr. Center, the new building will have an academic wing and a library wing, joined at a rotunda area with a multi-flex auditorium and theater.

The academic wing will have two stories plus an unfinished low-er level for future completion as needed. It will house Indiana Tech’s fastest growing college, the College of General Studies. Included in this wing will be multimedia-equipped classrooms, as well as laboratories for the School of Education and the Cen-ter for Criminal Sciences, two of the university’s programs that are increasing the most in enrollment. The academic wing also

Keeping Pace:

New Academic Center Takes Shape


will have student study rooms and offices for the vice president for academic affairs, and the dean and faculty of the College of General Studies.

The library wing also will have two levels. Since today’s in-formation is largely digitally based, the library will have two state-of-the-art computer facilities. It also will have techni-cally enhanced spaces for collaborative research and learn-ing, with a multi-functional seminar room for instruction, faculty development, and video conferencing with satellite campuses. There will be group and individual study rooms, space for traditional print media, and offices for the library director and staff.

The rotunda will accommodate gatherings, a café, and space for art exhibitions, while the two-story multi-flex auditorium and theater will provide space that is adaptable for specific perfor-mances, presentations, seminars, and lectures.

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“It is our plan to provide stimulating programs for artistic expression and social commentary, not only to afford our students a well-rounded educational experience, but also to provide the greater Fort Wayne community with cultural opportunities on our campus,” explained Dr. Douglas Perry, vice president for academic affairs.

Approximately 60,000 square feet in size with an estimated cost of $15 million, the center is being designed by Schen-kelShultz Architecture, and construction will be overseen by Michael Kinder & Sons. Both firms are based in Fort Wayne.

Architectural drawings are not yet finalized, and a ground-breaking date has not yet been determined, but once begun, the construction timeframe is expected to be 18 months.

If interested in viewing the preliminary floor plans, please contact Mark Richter, vice president of institutional ad-vancement, at 260-399-2816 or [email protected].

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This past May we had the largest graduating class in our history — 830! This fall we have our largest incoming class — 492 new students! Our total enrollment is now more than 5,400.

We have added new degree programs and improved upon existing programs. We will have our first graduate at the Ph.D. level next year and have 86 enrolled in that program, which just began in 2009.

Our rapid growth is placing demands on our facilities. For example, in each of the past four years we have added a residence hall on campus. This year

we turned our attention toward planning a new academic center. The fact is, given our current rate of growth, we will run short of classroom space and office space in a couple of years.

Our plans are moving forward. As we develop these projects, we remain committed to our core purpose of providing career-focused, professional programs of higher education.

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At first glance, a man with a background heavy on health sciences might seem like an unusual choice to lead academics at a university known mostly for engineering, business, and computer sciences. But when you talk to Dr. Doug Perry for a few minutes you realize he fits the role of vice president for academic affairs.

Perry came to Indiana Tech in July from Northern Kentucky University where he was the founding dean of the College of Informatics. Prior to his position at Northern Kentucky, Perry worked for 15 years at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in a variety of faculty and administrative posts including associate dean for graduate studies and research. In an academic career spanning more than 35 years, he also has held faculty and administra-tive positions at State University of New York–Stony Brook and University of Albuquerque and has taught anatomy, physiology, and other courses for health sciences students.

“My career trajectory has always been related to sci-ence and health sciences, and it’s always been related to technology and professional education,” Perry says.

“The things that are taught here, the academic mission, are exactly in line with my academic career.”

He noted that every significant career move he has made has been to start fresh at a new institution with a new opportunity, and the natural next step is VPAA. The allure of moving to Fort Wayne also drew him to Indiana Tech.

“I love Indiana. Born in San Francisco, lived in Manhattan many years, moved to Indy, and I’ve been in the Midwest ever since. Even Cincinnati and northern Kentucky are different from Indiana,” he explained. “I’ve always liked Fort Wayne. It has every-thing that I like or is near things that I like.”

His career path, the university’s academic focus, Fort Wayne… these are just pieces of the puzzle that add up to an intangible sense that Perry and Indiana Tech are right for each other.

“The fit of me with this job, my constitution for it, my heart for it,” Perry says in trying to sum up why he pursued and accepted the position as VPAA, “sinking into Indiana Tech as a family, as a cause, embracing it, benefitting thousands of people.”

One reason he speaks of Indiana Tech as a family and embracing it is his belief in the concept of relationship-based education and the way it drives the university.

Perry Takes Lead of Growing, Changing Faculty and Programs

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Dr. Doug Perry, vice president of academic affairs

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“I’ve seen already over and over again, that it’s abso-lutely real,” he says. “The final registration day of the summer, I observed. Those kids come in brand new, come to a very different world, where they’re going to be all alone – the way they were treated, they weren’t processed. They were accepted, supported, faculty and staff would help them feel welcome. I knew then it was real.”

He has already had a chance to experience relation-ship-based education himself.

“I’ve connected more with students now than I ever did at NKU, just sitting down with them,” he says with a smile.

Just a few months into the job, Perry has a firm grasp on some of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Among his priorities are launching a new bachelor’s degree program in fashion marketing and management, strengthening online components of engineering programs, assisting as needed with the establishment of Indiana Tech’s law school, and fur-ther developing existing programs with exceptional promise for growth.

“There are success stories waiting to happen,” he says. “We have these programs that are very good, but they’re undersubscribed.”

Perry takes a big picture view of academics, readily grasping the role it plays in melding the disparate worlds of traditional students and those in the Col-lege of Professional Studies.

“They’re different educational venues, different edu-cational experiences,” he explains. “But the unifying thread is academics – the degrees we offer, the cur-riculum we deliver, educational quality, the transfor-mational power of what we provide.”

That unifying thread includes continued growth in all modes of course delivery—in class, online, and blend-ed—to meet student needs and market demands. In Perry’s description, the road to academic strength is paved by a range of concerns that must be balanced to serve students.

“Tradition and innovation, physical and virtual, his-tory and future, credibility and marketability,” he says.

“There must be a broad enough spectrum of oppor-tunities to learn to reach the broadest spectrum of individuals, from 18-year-olds to mid-career working professionals at the top of their game. The degrees they are getting are all Indiana Tech degrees.”

With his background in informatics, it seems natu-ral to ask how that field can be applied to Indiana Tech’s programs.

Perry defines informatics as “all things digital, mean-ing digital technology in its broadest sense—digital technology applied to arts, sciences, professions and commerce to further those demands.”

He enthusiastically cites examples in medicine, humanities, history, and e-commerce, but is hesitant to jump into ideas for new applications of the field at Indiana Tech.

“I’m very careful of that,” he explains. “It would be very foolish of me with all that’s going on here to come in and say, ‘We should do this, we should do that.’ ”

Instead, he is focused on continuing the great strides that have already been made in academic develop-ment. In addition to program updates and additions, he’s also looking forward to being involved with plan-ning for a new academic center (see page 18).

“The new academic center will help further define what Indiana Tech does. It will offer new dimen-sions of experience for students,” he says. “The library (which will relocate to the new building) is the heart and soul of any university. I really want very much to be involved with that.”

Perry’s interest in the library may also be personal, as he calls himself and his wife, Meg, “unabashed biblio-philes,” reading almost everything—history, philoso-phy, poetry, fiction, biography, science.

“Right now I’m reading two novels and one book of poetry,” he says, noting that he gets up early every morning to have time to read. “At any given time I’m reading three or four books.”

He and Meg also love to travel (“both peaceful vaca-tions and adventure travel”), and are self-described

“culture vultures.”

“We love the performing arts. Love the fine arts too,” he enthused. “We take in as much of that as we can.”

Perhaps Indiana Tech has found a Renaissance man to lead the way to the future.


Indiana Tech may not be larger than Dr. Doty Latuszek’s previous employers, but it’s definitely a bit different. The new dean of the College of General Studies most recently served as provost and vice president for academic affairs for Gate-way Community and Technical College in Covington, KY.

“My career history has been at two-year public institutions,” she said. “This was an opportunity to come to a four-year private institution and bring the skills I had developed.”

Bachelor’s degrees and graduate pro-grams aren’t the only difference between Indiana Tech and her community col-lege experiences.

“I’ve never worked at a college with athletic programs,” Latuszek observed.

“Sports are a great way to get students to connect to the university, and connect-ing is so important to their success.”

The College of General Studies encom-passes the School of Education and the Center for Criminal Science; degrees in psychology, communication, recreation management, and therapeutic recre-ation; and core courses required for all Indiana Tech degrees such as math, Eng-lish and humanities. Latuszek said the key to balancing the variety of courses

and programs is to respect the diversity of interests represented.

“I view the College of General Studies as life. It has reading, writing, math, art, literature, communication… all those things that are necessary for life,” she said. “The College of General Studies supplements other colleges, but in a way it is vital to our humanity.”

Indiana Tech’s enrollment boom, es-pecially the large number of incoming students, kept Latuszek busy during the summer hiring faculty and ensuring that enough sections of various courses were scheduled. Looking ahead, she’d like to focus on assessment of student learn-ing outcomes and building professional families of full-time faculty and adjuncts in specific disciplines within the college.

“I want to create a solid foundation of consistency and strengthen what has already taken place,” she said.

Spare time was rare during Latuszek’s first few months at Tech, but if she ever has any she likes to walk, read, and spend time with family and friends. She’s also an avid movie-goer.

“I have to see all of the movies nomi-nated before the Academy Awards,” she said with a smile.

Latuszek Tackles General Studies

Additional New Faculty › Celia Stall-Meadows, Ed.D., director

of fashion marketing and management › Timothy Mirtz, Ph.D., assistant professor

of education › David Rumsey, assistant professor

of mathematics › Brad Yoder, Ph.D., director of teacher

education › Yulia Tolstikov-Mast, Ph.D., assistant

professor, Ph.D. program › Brian Trill, D.B.A., assistant professor

of accounting

Fashion Marketing and ManagementIndiana Tech will launch a bachelor’s degree in fashion marketing and manage-ment in spring 2012, giving students with a flair for style an opportunity to prepare for a career in the fashion industry.

The program will teach students how to gen-erate innovative solutions to address market needs. Whether a graduate wants to own a fashion business or work in management for a corporation, this major will offer a diverse education that will expose students to many facets of the global fashion industry.

A core of strong business courses will be paired with industry-specific courses such as: › Fashion innovation and marketing › Textiles and apparel evaluation › Visual merchandising › Fashion event planning and promotions › Fashion forecasting

Students also will complete an internship in a fashion business.

Graduates will be prepared for careers in: › Retail store management › Buying › Visual merchandising › Store planning › Special events coordinating › Product development and sourcing

For more information on this program, visit www.IndianaTech.edu/admissions and click on Degree Programs.

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Dr. Jeffrey Zimmerman saw the position as dean of the College of Business at Indiana Tech as an opportunity to gain new experience. Although his previous employers

— Clarkson College and Methodist University — offered similar programs in business and engineering, they did not have extensive online programs or satellite campuses.

“I wanted to do some stuff I’d never done before,” he explained.

Zimmerman’s new role puts him in charge of the largest of Indiana Tech’s colleges and the one with the most ties to the College of Professional Studies. However, he sees more similarities than differences in traditional day students and the working adults in CPS.

“A lot of our day students are student-athletes. They have to focus on athletic endeavors along with their stud-ies,” Zimmerman explained. “CPS students have more commitments to their families and jobs. So they’re very similar in the amount of time they can commit.”

Whatever life stage the students are in, Zimmerman is committed to providing practical, career-oriented education.

“There are a lot of similarities in what they need academi-cally,” he said. “I’d like to see complete consistency in what we offer.”

Indiana Tech’s commitment to serving students is one of the things that have impressed him most during his first few months.

“Relationship-based education is not just lip service. It’s something we actually deliver,” Zimmerman said. “Every person I’ve talked to mentioned students.”

He plans to spend a significant amount of time in his first semester on strategic planning and developing a vision for the College of Business.

“I’m looking forward to opportunities to bring the com-munity into what we do,” he said. “We’re forming an advisory board to help ensure our programs are meeting the needs of businesses.”

Zimmerman’s wife and four daughters (the oldest of which is attending University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) keep him pretty busy, but he makes time for cycling, playing golf and indulging in spy novels and legal thrillers. He’s looking forward to supporting War-rior athletics and getting to know Fort Wayne.

“Fort Wayne is really nice,” he observed. “Of course, I don’t know whether I’ll be saying that in January when the snow hits.”

Zimmerman Ready for Business


Almost everyone who has attended Indiana Tech’s Fort Wayne campus in the past 20 years or so knows, or knows of, Dr. Jeff Walls. Since joining the university in 1989, he has taught a wide range of undergraduate and graduate business classes in both the traditional program and the College of Professional Stud-ies; served as advisor to the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity; served as advisor to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) student organization; sponsored a variety of student events; and co-founded the annual Trask/Walls Invitational Student Tournament (TWIST) golf outing.

One of those roles has now gained him national acclaim: Walls was named 2011 Advisor of the Year at the national SHRM conference in Las Vegas in July.

“It was a pretty big surprise,” he said. “I never think about awards like this. It was very humbling.”

Walls credits the students for his success as a SHRM chapter advisor.

“In sports, a coach doesn’t win coach of the year without great players,” he explained. “That’s what this is.”

Walls is a rare breed in the realm of faculty: tremendously popu-lar with students but also known for being challenging. He’s frequently nominated for the Faculty of the Year Award and has won the student-selected honor more than once.

SHRM has certified that Indiana Tech’s human resources pro-gram aligns with the recommended requirements for HR degree programs as outlined in the SHRMHR Curriculum Guidebook

and Templates, a designation which sets the university apart from other schools. Walls was instrumental in developing the program in spring 1990 and took his first group of students to the SHRM convention in 1993. The trip has been a highlight of the program ever since then.

“When I take them to the conference, we’re the largest school group there,” he said. “Most schools have one or two students, and they pay for them to go.”

Indiana Tech students pay their own way, and each year more than 20 students jump at the opportunity to network with thou-sands of HR professionals. Walls always has his group sit in the front row for the convention speakers and says it’s an experience they don’t soon forget.

“You’re in the front row and Jack Welch (former CEO of GE) is right in front of you talking for an hour and a half without a script,” he explained. “You can’t get that in a classroom.”

Just as students are in awe of a speaker like Welch, Walls is still amazed by the Advisor of the Year honor months after the announcement.

“I’m overwhelmed,” he said. “This is not just our conference or just small schools, this is national.”

In his mind, however, the award isn’t just for him.

“We’ve got great students, and we’ve got a great program,” he said. “That’s where the recognition comes from.”

Walls Tapped as Best in NationWork with SHRM Chapter Earns Recognition

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Careers Come Alive for InternsCommunication Skills Highlighted as Necessity

By Heather Burgette Internship Coordinator/Career Advisor

It’s the best part of my job… students landing internships at great companies and learning how their classroom knowledge directly applies to the work in front of them. In summer 2011, interns took advantage of experiencing this type of work with companies that were as varied as the majors of these students, from a mid-sized credit union to a global steel manufacturer to a small biomedical laboratory. Eight of these companies hired multiple students, and a number of them offered continuing internship positions into the fall semester.

I drove out to Columbia City on a very hot summer day to visit Jeff Powell, senior computer engineering student, at Parkview Health’s latest building project. He had landed an internship with Havel through a professional connection and was the only intern on staff this summer. His project consisted of setting up systems which managed the airflow, heating and cooling throughout the hospital.

“I gained experience working hands-on with building automa-tion systems at the hardware and software levels and was able to experience first-hand how disciplines that I had thought of as being typically separate in industry can come together in ways I wouldn’t expect,” Powell said. I was impressed with the way his supervisors bragged about his ability to be professional and follow through with his tasks.

Although the summer heat didn’t improve, my round of visits only got better as I stopped to say “hi” to four students intern-ing at Fort Wayne Metals, a global leader in medical grade wire and cable. Jacob Harris, Michael Russell, and Kate Whitacre all worked in the engineering areas, while Alyssa Priebe, a junior marketing student, learned the sales and marketing side.

“The most beneficial part I learned was how I really love the work and the people I work with,” Priebe said. “This experience has painted a picture as to what I see myself doing in the future. Experience is really the only way to find what type of job fits you best.”

Fort Wayne Metals hosts about 20 interns each summer and certainly draws from the best of the best at Indiana Tech.

“Communication is so important and necessary in any career. If you are an engineer and think you’ll get to sit and design things and work out equations all day, you are sadly mistaken,” Harris, a senior mechanical engineering student, noted. “People skills are required, especially if you want to move up the ladder.”

My next stop was Navistar, a close friend of the Career Planning & Development Center. Two of their human resources staff members are Indiana Tech alumni, and they hired five interns from Indiana Tech this summer. Because they have 20 to 30 col-lege interns at any point during the summer, they also have an HR intern coordinate the activities for these interns. This again was a Tech student, Stephanie Long, human resources major.

Tara Hanna and supervisor Margie Kidd at Vera Bradley

Adrianna Michel works the TinCaps Ticket Office


“My professors always told me that communication was the most important aspect of every business relationship,” she said. “This experience really made that come alive for me and affirmed my major choice. I recently decided to go to law school for labor relations.”

On the other side of town, I visited one of Vera Bradley’s offices to talk with Tara Hanna, a business administration stu-dent who graduated in May 2011. Her work in the customer service department enabled her to learn all aspects of what it takes to run a business by hearing weekly presentations from various departments.

“Most importantly, I learned how crucial company culture and core values are,” Hanna said. “This experience gave me the opportunity to discover what I’m passionate about and how to carry that into my career.”

Downtown Fort Wayne boasts of a championship baseball team, the TinCaps, where Adrianna Michel, senior sports manage-ment student, has interned in the ticket sales office for the past nine months.

“How to work in a professional environment with different departments all working towards the same goal – this was the most beneficial aspect for me,” Michel said. “It gave me a lot of confidence in networking with CEOs and business owners. I even gained experience in sales and cold-calling which I didn’t think I’d ever learn.”

Another downtown intern was Daniel Freer, junior networking student, who worked at Symantec as a quality assurance tester and programmer. Once again, realizing the importance of good communication skills was a key part of this intern’s experience.

“If you have a process to troubleshoot a problem and develop a solution, you can be effective in fields you may not be trained in, thus increasing your value to your company,” Freer noted.

My last stop was Do it Best Corp. world headquarters, wedged between the railroad tracks of New Haven. David Dalman and Corey Schwartz were both hired in the web development depart-ment. Schwartz, who had a second internship this summer, noted,

“I learned how important it is to be professional at all times, requiring me to have proficient communication skills, so that I could coordinate with my co-workers in completing complex projects. I have become a whole lot more focused in my career goals because of my experience with these two internships.” Their supervisor has solely worked with Indiana Tech to hire interns, and so far he’s had great success each summer.

Many more students interned at companies such as Allied Pay-ment Network, Carrier, Bright Automotive, DeKalb County Probation Department, FWPD Hostage Response, Steel Dy-namics, and even the U.S. Marshall Program. The average pay was $12 to $13 per hour with the highest being $16.50 per hour.

Even better than hearing what students learned was hearing from the supervisors how much they enjoyed working with their interns and how much the students had grown during their experience there.

If you are interested in learning more about partnering with Indiana Tech, please contact the Career Planning and Development Center at 800.937.2448, ext. 2217 or [email protected].

Corey Schwartz & David Dalman

Daniel Freer (2nd from the left) with Indiana Tech alums and Symantec employees (from left) Tommy Rodda, Aaron Diers, and Kelley Marvin

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From left: David Pitcher, Sharon Hardy, Joe Lestrange, Stacey Little, James Gordon, and Dr. Ken Rauch attended the Global Business and Technology Asso-ciation annual conference as part of the Ph.D. in Global Leadership.

Paris, Istanbul Trip Gives Ph.D. Students International Perspective

The global practicum exceeded expectations and provided a

contextual, cultural, and intellectual bridge to continue my

development of a global mindset. I believe that this type of

education exceeds all possibilities found in textbooks.

— Joseph Lestrange, Ph.D. student


When the Indiana Tech Ph.D. in Global Leadership started in the summer of 2009, the aim was to prepare scholar leaders for roles in complex organizations. The heart of the program encompasses understand-ing the global environment with its complexity; situational and environmental challenges and opportunities; the interac-tion between cultural, social, political and economic trends; the organizational envi-ronment in its totality; and leading with a global mindset in the 21st century.

A group of Indiana Tech students recently returned from the first international Ph.D. global practicum study trip. The group visited the HEC Institute in Paris and attended the Global Business and Technol-ogy Association conference in Istanbul, Turkey. About 350 participants from more than 40 countries attend the GBATA con-ference each year.

“The global practicum trip was the oppor-tunity of a lifetime,” said David Pitcher, an Indiana Tech Ph.D. student who presented a paper at the conference. “It provided cul-tural interaction and immersion, network-ing, and valuable insight into international travel.” Pitcher said the practicum is an essential part of the program. “I cannot imagine graduating with a doctorate in global leadership without having this expe-rience. It provides a richness and depth to your graduate education. The trip to Paris and Istanbul was unbelievable.”

The trip was led by Dr. Ken Rauch, director of the Ph.D. in Global Leadership, and Dr. Samir Moussalli, dean of the School of Business and Professional Studies and Business Chair at Huntingdon College in

Montgomery, Ala., and adjunct professor in the Indiana Tech global leadership Ph.D. program.

“Global travel within our Ph.D. program is perhaps the most instructive element within the global education of our stu-dents,” Rauch explained. “Capital, technol-ogy, and information do not have nation-alities anymore. They flow essentially freely in and out through national borders. In effect this has created a ‘borderless world.’ I believe we need a framework that ties ev-erything together, that allows us to under-stand society, the world, and our place in it, and that could help us to make the critical decisions that will shape our future.”

Rauch said international trips such as the conference in Turkey help students think with a global perspective.

“It helps to synthesize the wisdom gath-ered in the different societies,” he said.

“Rather than focusing on our individu-ally held, small segments of reality, it provides us with a picture of the whole. Such a conceptual framework allows for expanded understanding to a new global view. Travel and study within a global practicum setting provides an excellent start to the development of this new global mindset.”

The Indiana Tech doctoral degree program has grown to 86 students as it begins the third year of delivering the first Ph.D. in northeastern Indiana. The program has attracted students from 14 states and two countries, and planning is under way for another global practicum excursion in the summer of 2012.

The global practicum was more

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invaluable than I could have

ever expected or predicted. The

real-life cultural experiences, the

networking opportunities and

the ability to participate as a

discussant are only a few of the

takeaways from this great ex-

perience. I knew this was going

to be a great opportunity, I just

didn’t realize how great.

— James Gordon, Ph.D. student

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“Everything else can be taken away from you, but no one can take away your education.” These words from Indiana Tech professor Dr. Jeff Walls made a great impact upon a young man studying busi-ness at Indiana Tech. Aaron Bare doesn’t just believe that education is key; he has truly made this a part of his lifestyle. Due to his interest in international business, Bare spent a semester at sea during his undergraduate days at Tech.

After graduating from Indiana Tech, Bare spent time as a management consultant for Accenture and a money manager with the Vanguard Group. His desire to learn propelled him to earn a Master of Arts in Economic Development from Indiana University. Then he continued his educa-tion by earning an Executive MBA from the prestigious Thunderbird School of Global Management where he graduated Beta Gamma Sigma.

His education has led him to become a very successful and global entrepreneur who has sold six companies and currently has interest in 30 more. Bare is also the founder and owner of Buzz Mouth, a social media optimization firm. Buzz Mouth helps organizations more effec-tively use social media and other digital forms of communication to create brand awareness, promote sales, engage clients, and improve overall return on investment.

Bare’s success in the world of entre-preneurship has garnered much praise, awards, and recognition. His technol-ogy projects have won him an ADDY, a Webby, a Telly, a video award, and several web awards. In 2008, the state of Arizona named Bare to the “35 Under 35” Entre-preneurs in Arizona. Just this year, the Phoenix Business Journal honored Bare in their annual “40 under 40” list which rec-ognizes young professionals with strong leadership and forward-thinking skills. This is quite an accomplishment consider-ing that Phoenix is the sixth largest city in America. Thunderbird School of Global Management, which is recognized as the

top MBA school for international busi-ness, has named Bare as Entrepreneur in Residence.

Through his education, experience, and endeavors to better his community and the world, Bare was invited to join the exclusive organization Gen-Next. This is a group of highly successful individuals who study and engage with economic, educational, and international security issues and challenges in order to provide a better tomorrow for future generations. Bare also was invited to take part in the Google Ideas Summit Against Extreme Violence in Dublin, Ireland, this past June. This conference brought together a variety of high-level thinkers and innovators with former members of extremist groups to work on developing new ways to solve the problems of violence in the world. “I view problems as opportunities to overcome, adjust, and learn new lessons on how to become better,” Bare stated.

Bare is active in trying to use technology and social media to bring positive change to the world, too. Social philanthropy, political freedom, educational solutions and improvements, democracy, and more fiscal responsibility in government are some of the areas where he enjoys focus-

ing his time, resources, and talents. He even serves as the co-chair of the technol-ogy department of the Arizona Republi-can Party. Bare also has been active with Movements.org which is a U.S.-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to assist with the process and engagement of international digital activism.

A scholarship to play soccer helped guide Bare’s decision to attend Indiana Tech. Bare credits his success in business to the excellent foundation that his Indiana Tech education provided which opened many doors of opportunity. In his current capacity as founder of Buzz Mouth, Bare has people with Harvard MBAs working for him. He is proud of the continued development and growth of Indiana Tech and its educational degree programs.

“Everyone should set goals and keep pick-ing them off one at a time,” Bare advises.

“Follow your dreams, and think on a larger scale. Try to make the time to travel out-side of the country.”

These are not just mere words for Bare as he has traveled to more than 60 countries around the world, and he is working on accomplishing one of his next goals – writing and publishing his own book.

Giving back to the community and working to make the world a better place continue to be of high importance for Bare.

“Everyone can make a difference. Discover what your passion is, and get involved!”

Bare certainly gets involved and makes the most of his education. He continues to expand his knowledge and uncover new areas of involvement. “Get engaged through social media in the conversa-tion of using your passions to facilitate change in your community and in the world,” he recommends.

Aaron Bare and his wife, Jennifer, live in Phoenix, Ariz., with their daughter, Bali, and dog, Buddy. To learn more about Buzz Mouth, visit www.buzzmouth.com.

Education is Key to Alum’s Success


The answer to sustainable energy questions may or may not be blowing in the wind, but Indiana Tech students will soon have the opportunity to find out. The Fort Wayne Board of Zoning Appeals recently approved the university’s plan to install a wind turbine on the Fort Wayne campus.

The wind turbine tower will be 120 feet tall, and the blade will have a diameter of 26.5 feet making the total height about 134 feet. A turbine of that size is expected to generate between 700 and 1,000 kilowatt hours per month, which is about the amount of energy used by the average household in the United States, said John Renie, associate professor of mechanical engineering.

Indiana Tech launched a bachelor’s degree in energy engineering in 2008, and the wind turbine on campus will offer those students firsthand study of wind power. The operation of the turbine also will have applications in the mechanical engineering and electrical engineering programs.

The equipment for the wind turbine has been ordered, and the univer-sity hopes to have it installed prior to the spring semester. A $300,000 gift from the Steel Dynamics Foundation in 2010 established the Steel Dynamics Energy Engineering Laboratory, and that gift also will cover the $110,000 cost of the equipment, installation and software for the wind turbine.

“This is the next step in our study of renewable energy sources,” said Dave Aschliman, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Sci-ences. “Our students are already involved with solar energy through solar powered water heaters in our lab and geothermal energy through the systems installed on campus in 2010.”

The wind turbine will be located on Maumee Avenue, next to the Zollner Engineering Center. During public meetings on the zoning issue, one neighbor had a concern about the possible noise of the turbine, Renie said. “For the size and height of this turbine, noise would be minimal

— no louder than the outdoor air conditioning units next to the existing Indiana Tech buildings,” he explained.

The power produced by the wind turbine will flow back to the power grid because the university does not have any storage capacity, Renie said, and it will be credited to Indiana Tech’s electric bill.

Wind Turbine Next for Energy Students A charitable gift annuity is a specific form

of planned giving. In the gift annuity program, Indiana Tech will send you an income check every quarter in exchange for your gift. A sub-stantial income tax deduction also is generated, which can reduce your taxes.

Here is an example of how it works:

Bob, who is 65 years old, makes a $25,000 gift to the university. He and the university sign an agreement that says that Bob will receive $331.26 every quarter from Indiana Tech for the rest of his life. This is an annual payout rate of 5.3%. His charitable gift for tax purposes works out to be $6,000.

This is a good deal for Bob and for Indiana Tech. Bob’s payout rate is based on his age. The older you are at the time you make the gift, the higher your payout rate. Here are some selected ages and payout rates:

AGE PAYOUT RATE

60 4.8%

65 5.3%

70 5.8%

75 6.5%

80 7.5%

We would like to prepare an example for you that will show you the benefits you will receive from our gift annuity program. This is a simple and straightforward arrangement. There is no fine print or legalese.

Call, write, or e-mail Mark Richter, and he will prepare an example for you to review. Richter’s direct line is 260.399.2816, his e-mail address is [email protected], and his mailing ad-dress is 1600 E. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46803.

Your Gift To Indiana Tech Can Provide You With Income

Your SuccessI am extremely pleased to report that in September the Momen-tum Campaign surpassed its $25 million goal. This significant accomplishment was made possi-ble through the generous support of many individuals, foundations, and corporations. Our sincere thanks and heartfelt gratitude is extended to all.

The support that has been received has been overwhelm-ing since the day we started the Momentum Campaign, and it is immensely gratifying to consider the permanent impact this effort will have on our students, both now and in the future.

A Bit of HistoryFollowing several years of plan-ning, the Momentum Campaign was publically launched at Homecoming in 2008. Dr. Snyder announced to a large and enthu-siastic crowd on September 19, 2008 that this would be the larg-est fundraising campaign in the school’s history. The campaign’s stated goal was to raise $19 mil-lion by June 30, 2012.

He said at the time, “Because we had developed so much synergy on our campus, so much positive activity, we felt we should name the campaign Momentum, be-cause of the momentum we have established.”

The momentum that he spoke of has continued to accelerate. Two years later, at Homecoming 2010, Snyder was able to report that the initial $19 million goal had been reached. He told the large crowd that had assembled for the

school’s 80th anniversary gala, “While we celebrate and most definitely appreciate these results, we will not just stop and rest here. Because what these results tell us is that this university is held in such high esteem, that so many others see the vision, too, that we must keep moving forward. So, yesterday our Board of Trustees voted to set a new goal. By the end of the campaign in June 2012, we plan to reach $25 million.”

And reach it we have. This year at Homecoming it was announced that the $25 million goal has been accomplished with nine months remaining on the cam-paign schedule.

Momentum Campaign AccomplishmentsI want to share with you a recap of some of the things made pos-sible by this campaign:

Scholarship Support for Students › Fourteen new endowed schol-

arships have been funded › The Scholars Leadership Pro-

gram was established

Student Support Services › Three major grants were

received to support student academic success

› The Career Planning and De-velopment Center received a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment

New Laboratories Added › James and Joan Bard Life Sci-

ences Laboratory › Steel Dynamics Energy Engi-

neering Laboratory › Uytengsu Computer Science

Laboratory

› Mimi and Ian Rolland Educa-tional Resource Center

McMillen Library Enhancements › Several significant gifts and

grants were received, including a large grant from the McMillen Foundation

Academic Program Support › American Electric Power Foun-

dation provided significant support for the energy engi-neering program

Student Residences Constructed › Frank and Anne Oropeza Hall › Evans-Kimmell Hall › Warrior Row A and B

Campus Facilities Built › Wilfred Uytengsu, Sr. Center › Warrior Athletic Center at the

west end of campus › Geothermal heating and cooling

system installed to service the buildings on the east end of campus

› Maximus Patio overlooking the baseball field

› Gazebo in the center of campus

The Bottom LineWe thank you for your generosity and faith in this university!

Your support has enabled us to overachieve our initial goal of $19 million by 33% to attain our current total of $25.3 million. As a result, we are ensuring that our students will have the resources available to obtain a top-flight education at Indiana Tech.

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Richter’s Notes

Momentum CampaignCrosses the Finish Line

Mark Richter, vice president of institutional advancement

› Edward Loescher, BSCHE 1964, is an adjunct professor for Embry-Riddle University in Houston. He earned a master’s de-gree (with distinction) in aeronautical science at Embry-Riddle in 2010.

› Steven Michalkowski, BSACC 1994, was recently hired as a financial representative at AXA Advisors in Manasquan, N.J.

› Martin Stout, MBA 2001, is director of operations for Wright and Lerch: Attorneys at Law in Fort Wayne and has been named to the board of the Saint Meinrad Alumni Association. He earned his undergraduate degree from Saint Meinrad.

› Chris Snyder, BSBA 2005 and MBA 2010, is now corporate partnerships manager for Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla.

The stadium is the spring training site for the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals as well as the home of two A-league teams, the Jupiter Hammerheads and the Palm Beach Cardinals.

› Deborah Allison, BSBA 2006, is an accountant in construc-tion/development for Van Rooy Properties in Indianapolis.

› Kenny Odle, BSBA 2006, is an IT project manager for Medical Protective.

› Jennifer Carrell, BSHSM 2010, is an employment specialist for Pathfinder Services and was recently named head coach of the cheerleading program at Huntington University. She lives in Huntington, Ind.


Wouldn’t it be great, someday, to have a website where Indiana Tech alumni and friends can not only read about the uni-versity, but interact too? Well, “someday” is today!

The new Alumni and Friends website was launched September 30, and it offers a whole new experience, unlike any you’ve seen from Tech before. Here are just a few of the things you’ll be able to do through the site:

› Share your thoughts about Tech news and events

› Comment on feature stories › Submit an idea › Suggest an event › Watch videos › Flip through photo galleries and

yearbooks

Yearbooks?! Yes, you’ll find issues of the classic Kekiongan right there on the alumni website.

The university magazine Trends and the e-newsletter Tech Aluminati are there too.

Now, you’ll also be able to link to Tech’s social media sites like Facebook and Twitter directly from Alumni web pages.

And you’ll find sections where you can submit your own story. Maybe you have a recollection of your days at Tech that you’d like to share. Maybe you’ve contributed to the university, and you want to tell the story about what inspired you to give. You may want to let us know of your success so the Tech community can celebrate with you!

Of course, the new and improved site still brings along the “hafta-see-it” highlights that you’re used to: current news about the university, feature stories about our alumni, details about resources and benefits for Alumni Association mem-bers, event calendar, contact info for staff, Alumni Board listings, helpful guidance for giving, registration forms, and more.

It’s all easy to find, right there in one user-friendly place. We’ve made it simple for you to reconnect with former classmates, reminisce, find ways to become involved with the university, shop Tech Treasures, and click on links throughout the site for more info. You’ll even find a few surprises that are sure to bring a smile.

The snazzy new look to the site leads the way to a whole range of special features. Be sure to check it out!

You’ve Never Seen an Alumni Site Like This!Momentum CampaignCrosses the Finish Line

Alumni Updates

www.indianatech.edu/alumni

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Earnest A. AlbertDayton, OHBSEE 1940

George C. BartholomayMount Joy, PABSEE 1959

Horace F. BreedloveAlbany, NYBSEE 1950

Charles A. BrokerAnchorage, AKBSCE 1951

Robert E. BuddeLexington, KYBSCHE 1945

William R. CalhounBeaver, WABSEE 1958

Winton L. ChanceSault Sainte Marie, MIBSEE 1948

Phlegar E. ComptonGibbsboro, NJBSEE 1949

Jack V. DierkesFremont, INBSEE 1961

Edwin Eugene ElmgrenMinneapolis, MNBSME 1951

Gordon L. FergusonNaperville, ILBSME 1958

John J. Gavin, Jr.Bristol, CTBSCE 1949

Phillip E. HoltEl Segundo, CABSEE 1961

Steve V. KerstnerWalnut Creek, CABSME 1948

Carl D. KolbeLos Altos, CABSANE 1943

Lowell W. KratzerDefiance, OHBSEE 1950

James C. KriegBucksport, MEBSEE 1962

Albert T. LacatskiWest Palm Beach, FLBSRE 1951

Brian James LahrColumbus, INBSBA 2010

John H. LambertAustin, TXBSEE 1961

Joseph E. LandiRichmond, VABSEE 1949

David E. Laywell, Jr.Springfield, OHBSME 1958

Juan H. LealHouston, TXBSME 1960

Howard E. LehrDallas, TXBSEE 1958

Edmund A. LobaczFort Wayne, IN BSME 1958

William R. McSherryLandisburg, PABSEE 1949

Leo R. MiletteFramingham, MABSCE 1952

Gerald W. MillerSimi Valley, CABSEE 1957

Dianne Joyner Hairston MossFort Wayne, IN BSBA 1999

L. C. NicholsSpringville, TNBSCE 1949

Thomas F. PreusserLargo, FLBSME 1959

Edward W. RoyHolyoke, MABSEE 1955

David L. Stewart, Sr.Kansas City, KSBSCE 1950

Donald E. StinsonFort Wayne, INBSEE 1952

Howard Robert SwadenerBeech Grove, INDMS 1946

Virginia ThomaFort Wayne, INWidow of former Indiana Tech President Edward Thoma

J. Arnold VoehringerBelchertown, MABSCE 1965

Robert B. J. WarnarMesa, AZBSEE 1961

Richard C. WeisenbargerSaint Marys, OHBSME 1958

In Memoriam If you would like to send a memorial gift to honor someone, please contact Michael Peterson at 800.937.2448, ext. 2418.

We have learned of the deaths of the following alumni and friends.

Staff Earn Promotions › Martin Neuhoff was appointed director of athlet-

ics. Neuhoff joined Indiana Tech in 1996 as women’s soccer coach and has been the men’s soccer coach for 13 years. He has proven to be a leader among the coaching staff. “Coach Neuhoff’s teams have excelled on the field and in the classroom, and he has leveraged that mindset throughout our athletic de-partment,” President Arthur Snyder said in announcing the promotion. “He is a committed and loyal Warrior who brings significant ability and organizational skills.”

› Judy Roy has been promoted to executive vice president for finance and administration. She has been with Indiana Tech for nearly six years. “Judy has been a leader among the management team,” Snyder said. “The new title is an indication of the confidence I have in her knowledge, skills, and abilities.”

Other promotions include: › Jennifer Gaff promoted to staff accountant–payroll › Mhariel McDonald promoted to staff accountant › Emily Franze-Knickrehm and Laura Booker promoted

to admissions counselor

Allwein Earns Distinction › Tim Allwein, associate professor

of business, has been awarded the designation of Certified Workers’ Compensation Profes-sional (CWCP) by the School of Human Resources & Labor Rela-tions at Michigan State University.

› Allwein also chaired a Higher Learning Commission team that has recently completed its analy-sis and made recommendations for improvements in nine college-wide systems at the Nebraska College of Nursing and Allied Health, Omaha, Nebraska.

Roy Named Officer of Board › Judy Roy, executive vice president for finance and ad-

ministration, has been named treasurer for the Questa Foundation for Education board of directors.

University Welcomes New StaffThe following people have recently joined the Indiana Tech team: › Denise Andorfer, associate vice president of

institutional advancement › Rhea Archer, Academic Resource Center specialist —

Greenwood › Amber D. Birky, assistant volleyball coach › G. David Bokhart, men’s soccer head coach › Stephanie Booher, Academic Resource Center

specialist — Huntington › Zachary Brown, assistant baseball coach › Jean A. Cane, Academic Resource Center specialist —

Mishawaka › Mark A. Childs, assistant golf coach › Melissa Eaton, administrative assistant — New Albany › Gralan Early, assistant wrestling coach › Paulette Eldridge, business office assistant › Chris Haight, administrative assistant — Elkhart › J. Alexander Hall, Academic Resource Center

specialist — Warsaw › Jennifer Hines, assistant librarian › Rich Kavalauskas, assistant men’s basketball coach › Johnathon Kimmel, assistant track coach › Gregory Kirnberger, assistant bowling coach › Samantha Larson, assistant volleyball coach › Dana L. Lawdenski, Academic Resource Center

specialist — Mishawaka › Cynthia Lipocky, assistant volleyball coach › Brenda Lucas, administrative assistant — Indianapolis › Justin Medeiros, assistant baseball coach › Adrianna Michel, assistant cheerleading coach › Jason Mutzfield, server administrator › Todd Nichols, enrollment manager, College of

Professional Studies — Louisville › Nikole Patrick, accounts receivable specialist › Thomas A. Pompei, assistant wrestling coach › Benjamin Schroeder, Academic Resource Center

specialist — Warsaw › Jennifer Schuler, career services assistant › Nickolas D. Sharin, assistant track coach › Debra Williams, Academic Resource Center specialist — Fishers

› Jonathan Williams, administrative assistant/bookroom assistant — Indianapolis


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