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Archived Alumni News
Winter 2007
Listed by degrees:
- Accounting/Accounting & Professional Services
- Applied Computer Science
- Business
- Business Administration
- Computer Information Systems
- Economics
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Master of Business Administration
Accounting/Accounting & Professional Services
Brandie Bethe Claborn ’05 is a senior financial analyst
with Tech Data Corporation in Saint Petersburg, Florida.
Jeremy M. Schmitt ’05, double major with finance, has been promoted to senior financial
analyst with GE Plastics in Mount Vernon, Indiana.
Derek J. Adams ’03 has been promoted to senior accountant at BKD, LLP in
Evansville.
Michelle Davidson Harris ’01 is a corporate accountant with Cummins,
Inc., in Columbus, Indiana.
Holly England Vote ’01 is a senior auditor for Carolinas Healthcare
System in Charlotte, North Carolina.
John M. Schenk ’99 has been promoted to vice president, internal audit
manager at Integra Bank in Evansville.
Farrah L. Stichler ’99 is a manager of consultative sales with Healthcare
Insights LLC in Chicago.
Tonya Hufnagel Borders ’99 has taken the position of vice president,
chief operations officer at Integra Wealth Management in Evansville.
Alisha Chappell Clark ’97 is an accounting manager for GAF Materials
Corporation in Mount Vernon, Indiana.
Sharon Sartore ’89,has been selected to membership on the USI College of
Business Board of Advisors. She is senior vice president of Rogers Jewelers in
Evansville.
Constance Pope Peckenpaugh ’87, double major with finance, has been promoted to
controller at Tradewinds, Inc., in Indianapolis.
Jean Devine ’86 is assistant director of Development and has
been associated with USI since 1986, most recently as USI Foundation accountant.
Greg A. Miller ’82 is postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service in Rockport,
Indiana.
Harold E. Campbell, Jr. ’79 is chief financial officer at Tucker
Publishing Group in Evansville.
Gina G. Berridge ’77, double major with elementary education in 1989, received the
Doctor of Philosophy degree from Indiana State University in May 2006. Berridge
is the superintendent for Northern Wells Community Schools in Ossian, Indiana.
Delmar D. Bromm ’76 is a real estate broker for Hoffman & Mullen Realty
in Jasper, Indiana.
Ken Sendelweck ’76 of Jasper, Indiana, has been named to the Indiana
Commission for Higher Education. Governor Mitch Daniels made the appointment
August 1. Sendelweck replaces John Fernandez, who resigned from the commission
earlier in 2006. Sendelweck will serve the remainder of the term which will
expire on July 1, 2008. He will be eligible for reappointment at that time.
Sendelweck is president of German American Bank and treasurer of the Dubois
County Economic Development Corporation. He recently was named the 2006 USI
Distinguished Accountant by the College of Business accounting program and the
Accounting Circle. The award recognizes professional achievement, service to the
region and/or the University, and service to the accounting profession.
Applied Computer Science
C. Michelle Chappell ’05 is a network administrator for Bancsource, Inc., in Henderson, Kentucky.
Business
Todd H. Pickelheimer ’02 was
recently promoted to vice president, deposit coordinator at Old National
Bank in Evansville.
Mark A. Funkhouser ’94 is the chief probation officer for Posey
Superior Court in Mount Vernon, Indiana.
Steve Dealph ’88 presented the opening session, “Extreme Leadership
and the Radical Leap,” at the 2006 Fall Student Leadership Conference on
campus. Dealph is director of the Cliff Alexander Office of Fraternity and
Sorority Life and Leadership at Miami University of Ohio. He has been a
fraternity/sorority advising professional for more than 15 years and has
worked in that capacity at Longwood University and Northwestern
University. He also served as director of leadership education for the
North-American Interfraternity Conference and coordinated such programs as
the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI), Futures Quest, and
IMPACT. Dealph earned a bachelor’s degree in business from USI and a
master’s degree in college student personnel from Bowling Green State
University. While at USI, he served as president of Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity, Inter Fraternity Council president, Spring Week and Eagle Gran
Prix chair for the Activities Programming Board, resident advisor, and
AMIGO.
Paul D. Medcalf ’86, business, is the chief executive officer for
Mobility Matter, Inc., in Newburgh, Indiana.
Michael R. Koressel ’82, business, has been promoted to vice
president, director of insurance services with Old National Bank in
Evansville.
Business Administration
Amanda L. Diehl ’05 has accepted a new position in
management development with Centier Bank in Crown Point, Indiana.
Jennifer M. Hunt ’03, business administration, has been promoted to
the rank of lieutenant with the Evansville Fire Department.
Lisa Ward Zimmer ’03 has joined Ivy Tech Community College as a
student recruiter in Evansville.
Rachael Harris Gaffin ’02 is a labor analyst with Walt Disney Company
in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Michelle L. Hill ’01, business administration, has been appointed
town clerk, collector-treasurer, in Southwick, Massachusetts.
Shaun A. Short ’01, double major with economics, is a financial manager for
Renovated Home in New York, New York.
Nathan R. Lengacher ’00 is chief operations officer for EvanTell in
Dallas, Texas.
H. Larkin Lottes ’00 has taken the position of sales representative
for Teknor Color Company in Evansville.
Andrew N. Skillman ’00 received a master’s degree in business
administration from Butler University in May 2006. He is a banking center
manager with Fifth Third Bank in Indianapolis.
Jason M. Fisher ’98 has been promoted to assistant cashier at Fifth
Third Bank in Evansville.
Jason T. Rogers ’97 is the director of operations at Bay Dock in
Tampa, Florida.
David B. Hawkins ’95 has been promoted to vice president, performance
leader at Old National Bank in Evansville.
Darren W. Spainhoward ’94 has been promoted to president at Old
National Bank in Henderson, Kentucky.
Tina Deal Spears ’94, was recently promoted to assistant vice
president at Integra Bank in Evansville.
John J. Hays ’92 has been promoted to director of the Emergency
Responder Division at E.D. Bullard Company in Cynthiana, Kentucky.
Kelly Dillon ’92 has been selected to membership on the USI College
of Business Board of Advisors. She is manager of public affairs and
purchasing for Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana.
Deborah Baumgart Fleck ’91, Master of Business Administration in
2000, was recognized at the Indiana Society for Human Resource Management in
August as the 2006 winner of the Professional Excellence Award. She was
recently promoted to manager, performance and rewards administration for
American General Financial Services in Evansville.
John P. Wible ’90 is a project manager with Mead Johnson Nutritionals
in Evansville.
Computer Information Systems
David L. Ramsey ’05 recently accepted the position of
business analyst for Federated Department Stores in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Michael T. Blume ’01 is an investment representative for Edward Jones
in Evansville.
Scott K. MacArthur ’01 is a security risk compliance consultant for
Humana Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky.
Amy Harris Sims ’01 is a support analyst for Suro Surgical Systems in
Indianapolis.
J. Michael Sims ’01 has taken the position of operations manager for
e-biofuels, LLC in Indianapolis.
Thomas P. Jung ’96 is a Netweaver product manager with SAP in Jasper,
Indiana.
Scott M. Heneisen ’86 has been promoted to national account manager
in the Aerospace & Defense Group at UGS in Carmel, Indiana.
Economics
Neil J. Fortwendel ’05, double major with finance, is a
financial representative for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in
Evansville.
Shaun A. Short ’01, double major with business administration, is a financial manager
for Renovated Home in New York, New York.
Andrew S. Perry ’99 is the owner/principal of Perry Purchasing Solutions
in Evansville.
Randall J. Russell ’94 is the controller at Memorial Hospital in Jasper,
Indiana.
Michael C. France ’92 is a managing partner at J. Anderson Enterprises in
Henderson, Kentucky.
Finance
Charles W. Pride ’04, finance, has
taken the position of finance officer for the City of Evansville.
Neil J. Fortwendel ’05, double major with economics, is a financial
representative for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Evansville.
Ryan D. Hasler ’05 is a credit manager for Wells Fargo Financial in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jeremy M. Schmitt ’05, double major with accounting and professional services,
has been promoted to senior financial analyst with GE Plastics in Mount
Vernon, Indiana.
Constance Pope Peckenpaugh ’87, double major with accounting, has been promoted
to controller at Tradewinds, Inc., in Indianapolis.
Steven H. Baker ’82 is a senior consultant with Norman Backues and
Associates in Evansville.
Management
James F. Jaquess ’71 is an attorney with the Electric Power Research Institute in Suwanee, Georgia.
Marketing
Matthew R. Buechler ’06 is a professional sales coordinator for
National Office Furniture in Jasper, Indiana.
Jill R. Forcum ’06 has taken the position of inside sales representative
with Dell, Inc., in Nashville, Tennessee.
Terry E. Lewis ’90 graduated from Cumberland University in May 2006 with
a Master in Public Service Management degree. He is an assessment specialist
with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office in Nashville, Tennessee.
Glenn C. Owens ’89 is a property claims adjuster for Indiana Insurance in
Evansville.
Robert W. Wallace ’74 is an assistant vice president at Cincinnati
Insurance Company in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Master of Business Administration
Deborah Baumgart Fleck ’00, business administration major in 1991, was recognized at the Indiana Society for Human Resource Management in August as the 2006 winner of the Professional Excellence Award. She was recently promoted to manager, performance and rewards administration for American General Financial Services in Evansville.
