MURRAY, Ky. – In the final day of the Jan Weaver Invite, University of Evansville senior Sophia Rohleder paced the team with a 77 to lead the Purple Aces to a 9th place finish at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
UE wrapped up the tournament with a 316 on Saturday to score a 932 over the three rounds. The Aces came in one stroke ahead of Dayton and one behind Georgia State.
Rohleder carded a 5-over 77 on Saturday to clinch a tie for 4th place. Her 223 was seven off of the champion – Taylor Ledwein of Bradley. Ledwein had a 216 and defeated Belmont’s Delia Gibbs by three strokes.
Second for UE was Mallory Russell. Her final round came in at a 79 and her tournament tally of 236 tied her for 41st. Allison Enchelmayer finished one behind Russell. A 78 in round three gave her a 237, which tied her for 46th.
Caitlin O’Donnell recorded an 81 on the final day to finish with a 242 while Alyssa McMinn’s 82 on Saturday saw her finish with a 243. Carly Frazier rounded out the UE contingent. Her final round of 84 gave her a 3-round total of 240, which was tied for the 4th-best individual score.
Murray State took the team championship, defeating Central Arkansas by two strokes. The Racers posted a 299 on Saturday to finish with a 3-round total of 898.
The spring season wraps up on April 19 and 20 at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship in St. Charles, Mo.
Izzy Vetter and Sarah Harness battled it out in a pitcher’s duel before Southern Illinois hit a walk-off home run to defeat the University of Evansville softball team by a 3-1 final on Saturday afternoon at Charlotte West Stadium.
Both pitchers allowed just one run through the first six frames, but it was SIU (27-6, 9-3 MVC) who would win in the 7th when Jenny Jansen hit a 2-run home run to clinch the 3-1 win. Vetter struck out five hitters for UE (17-12, 5-5 MVC) while Harness fanned 11 batters.
Eryn Gould picked up two of the Purple Aces’ six hits on the day while Marah Wood, Jessica Fehr, Lindsay Renneisen and Hannah Hood recorded one hit apiece. The Salukis also finished the day with six hits. Gould started out strong, leading the game off with a double, but was stranded on the bases to wrap up the inning.
Southern Illinois broke through with a run in the second when Maddy Vermejan drew a bases loaded walk to score the first run of the game.
Evansville got the run right back in the third when Hood led off with a single before advancing to third on another double by Gould. Katie McLean converted a successful squeeze play to score Hood and tie the game. That is when the pitchers took over, keeping the opposing offenses off the board, but in the seventh, the Salukis came through. Vermejan led off with a walk before Jansen homered on a 1-0 pitch to seal the game.
On Sunday, the squads meet up for a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m. CT.
INDIANAPOLIS—The House Elections and Apportionment Committee passed Senate Bill 353Thursday after amending the bill to remove a provision that would limit the authority to change the “time, place or manner of holding an election’’—including the loosening of requirements for absentee voting—to the General Assembly.
Early voting during the 2020 election at the Johnson County courthouse. Photo by Isaac Gleitz, TheStatehouseFile.com
The amendment deletes the language that prohibits a governor from rescheduling or expanding absentee voting in an election. In 2020, Gov. Eric Holcomb delayed the primary election from May until June and loosened restrictions on absentee voting as Indiana coped with the outbreak of COVID-19.
The bill is developing at the same time as fallout from a similar bill in Georgia and as Kentucky’s governor signs a bill that will expand voting.
Georgia’s election bill has caused businesses like Coca-Cola and JPMorgan Chase to release statements against the bill and Major League Baseball to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta. While the bills have significant differences—for example, Indiana’s does not include the provision that voters cannot be offered food or water while waiting in line at the polls—both require additional documentation when applying for an absentee ballot. Nationwide 47 states are looking to pass similar election bills.
Meanwhile, Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky signed a bill Wednesday that will allow three days of early voting, online absentee registration, and drop boxes for ballots. The bipartisan bill passed the Kentucky House last month and the Senate followed shortly after.
In criticizing the original provision removing the authority of the governor or Indiana Election Division to reschedule elections, Rep. Matt Pierce, D-Bloomington, argued that having lawmakers go into session to change the time, date, and location of an election just isn’t timely enough. He mentioned by way of example that in southern Indiana, there is a fault line that could potentially cause an earthquake that would disrupt everyday life.
“Somebody is going to have to step in and make some very quick decisions,†Pierce said. “I think allowing the election division in both parties unanimously being able to decide what to do is the way to go.â€
Rep. Ethan Manning, R-Denver, voted against the amendment, saying he thinks it’s proper for the General Assembly to choose the time, date, and manner of an election and that he liked the bill in its original form.
“If there are emergencies, I still think it is important for the legislature to be the primary driver of those policies,†Manning said.
The bill now moves out of committee and is headed for a second reading in the House.
FOOTNOTES: Alexa Shrake is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.
An executive session and a closed hearing will be held prior to the open session.
The executive session and hearing are closed as provided by:
I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(5): To receive information about and interview prospective employees.
I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(6)(A): With respect to any individual over whom the governing body has jurisdiction to receive information concerning the individual’s alleged misconduct.
I.C. 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(9): To discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees. This subdivision does not apply to a discussion of the salary, compensation, or benefits of employees during a budget process.
OPEN SESSION:
CALL TO ORDER
ACKNOWLEDGE GUESTS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
March 8, 2021Â (Cook, Scott, and Hamilton)
APPROVAL OF CLAIMS
PROBATIONARY OFFICER UPDATE:
Officers in the Field Training Program. Â
Final probationary interviews for Officer Jaylen Blair
Officers in SWILEA.
PENDING DISCIPLINARY MATTERS:
21-PO-06 – Officer Nathan Jones, Badge Number 1399, 5-day suspension. Appeal filed on February 3rd. Matter is set for hearing on April 12th.
21-PO-08 – Officer Amanda Epmeier, Badge Number 1407, 3-day suspension. Appeal filed on February 15th. Matter is set for hearing on April 26th.
APPLICANTS:
21-071
21-061
21-025
21-161
21-158
MERIT AWARD RECOMMENDATION:
Officer Cage Street – for actions taken on March 21, 2021 in reference to a suicidal subject.
APPLICANT PROCESS:
Certification of scores from applicants who completed the selection process on April 8th and 10th. These scores will be added to the current eligibility list and will be good for one year from certification.
RETIREMENTS:
Officer Shawn Clark, Badge Number 1128, retired effective April 3rd, 2021 after serving 29 years and 3 months.
Officer Keith Whitler, Badge Number 1217, retired effective April 10th, 2021 after serving 23 years and 17 days.
RESIGNATIONS:
Officer Brandon Brauser, Badge Number 1506, resigning effective April 15, 2021 after serving 10 months and 13 days.
Officer Cody Smith, Badge Number 1434, resigned effective April 3, 2021 after serving 3 years, 8 months, and 23 days.
REMINDERS:Â The next meeting will be Monday, April 26th at 4:00pm.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers have been temporarily permitted to expand their services by utilizing virtual consultations, known as telehealth, to provide Hoosiers with more accessibility to safe and convenient health care.
Our state has benefited greatly from that temporary expansion, and Senate Enrolled Act 3 would ensure Hoosiers maintain this access to improved health care post-pandemic.
SEA 3 would put legal safeguards in place for Hoosiers receiving virtual care and require telehealth medical records to be created and maintained under the same standards of practice patients in an in-person setting receive.
SEA 3 would also expand the application of the telehealth statute currently in place to include more licensed practitioners and specify the various activities that would qualify as health care services under telehealth law.
I am pleased to have voted in support of SEA 3, and I look forward to seeing this bill further improve Hoosiers’ access to affordable and high-quality health care.
SEA 3 recently passed out of the General Assembly and will now go to the governor for consideration.
COVID-19 Resources
As of Wednesday, March 31, all Hoosiers who are 16 years of age and older are eligible to receive the vaccine. Learn more here.
he Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the University of Evansville Physician Assistant program sponsored by the University of Evansville. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be March 2031. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
“Since the program’s establishment in 2016, our department faculty, administration, and staff have worked tirelessly to earn this accreditation,” said Andy Lampkins, PhD, associate chair of the Physician Assistant program. “It has been very rewarding to achieve this status, and we look forward to welcoming future generations of students to this program.”
The Physician Assistant program at UE is a seven-semester graduate program. Students receive a blend of classroom lecture and hands-on learning from faculty members who provide a wealth of knowledge as medical professionals and educators. During the final three semesters, students complete 12 months of supervised clinical experiences in a variety of medical specialties. The program is nationally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the ARC-PA.
Classes for the Physician Assistant program are held at the Stone Family Center for Health Sciences, located in downtown Evansville. This state-of-the-art facility is equipped with modern technology and offers the unique opportunities for interprofessional and real-world experiences while preparing for a medical career. The Stone Family Center, which was opened in 2018 thanks to a generous gift from Bill and Mary Stone, serves as a collaborative effort for health science education alongside Indiana University and University of Southern Indiana.
Physician assistants, or PAs, are nationally certified and state-licensed healthcare professionals who provide direct patient care across a broad range of medical services. PAs work in a wide variety of health care settings and specialties. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of PAs is projected to grow 31 percent from 2018 to 2028, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. In 2019, the profession provided a median salary of $112,260. To learn more about the Physician Assistant program at UE, visit evansville.edu.
Students at the University of Evansville shape powerful and enduring change. UE is the first in Indiana to be designated as an Ashoka U Changemaker Campus, and its changemaking culture empowers students to improve the world around them as UE Changemakers. UE has an array of majors in business; engineering; the arts and sciences; and health science programs. UE has a diverse student body that represents 44 states and 52 countries. U.S. News & World Report recognizes UE as the #4 Best College in the Midwest among private schools. For more information, please visit evansville.edu.
Indiana’s new Hoosier Talent Network is bringing more than 135,000 job openings to Hoosiers.
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development’s new online tool connects those seeking work directly to employers in their desired location. Companies and recruiters can also use this website to connect with potential candidates.
The Hoosier Talent Network partnered with Eightfold AI to analyze a job seeker’s skills and match them to relevant opportunities. Individuals looking for work can get started by creating a profile and answering a few questions about themselves. Based on qualifications and capabilities, job recommendations will appear. The platform is so detailed that it may even recommend jobs you didn’t think you could do.
Hoosiers and employers alike are encouraged to use this tool to find new opportunities and candidates.
Harrison High School Announced Its 2021 Athletic Hall of Fame Class Â
This year’s Athletic Hall of Fame inductees are as follows:
Greg Fenner ’67 – football, basketball
Kevin Eastridge ’72 – football, CC, basketball, track
Tony Suggs ’75 – football, track
Scott Marsh ’82 – football
Defferen Jones ’83 – football, basketball, track
Jennifer (Allen) Raibley ’83 – tennis
Brad Brownell ’87 – soccer, basketball
Chris Lowery ’90 – basketball
Natalie Bradley ’94 – soccer
Jared Williams ’97 – football, wrestling
Drew Cole ’98 – soccer
Jo Ann Rawlings (Head Coach) -  track, volleyball, gymnastics
“This class is amazing.  As you look at the rich athletic history of our fine institution, these twelve individuals (eleven athletes and one head coach) exemplify all the many proud things that make Harrison such a wonderful school—on and off the athletic fields,†said Ben Shoulders, Athletic Hall of Fame Chair.
“It is an honor to celebrate the Athletic HOF class of 2021. Their contribution to the legacy of Harrison High School Athletics, both on and off the field, is astonishing. I am really looking forward to celebrating them in August,†said Andre Thomas, Harrison High School Athletic Director.
The Harrison High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee is compromised of eight individuals; Ben Shoulders; Chair, Andre Thomas; Director of Athletics, Josh Heldt, Bryan Speer, Greg Charnes, Brad Spencer, Tristian Gregory, and Jonathan Lee.
The Hall of Fame induction is every three years and commenced in 2012; this is the fourth Athletic Hall of Fame class (2012, 2015, 2018, 2021).  The ceremony will take place at the Crescent Room on Friday, August 27th with doors opening at 4:30 pm.  Tickets are available at the Harrison Athletic Department at 812-477-1046 Ext. 77011.  $30/ticket or $50/couple or $200/family (up to 8) (includes game ticket).  The inductees will then be honored at halftime of the Harrison Warriors vs Jasper Wildcats football game that evening at Romain Stadium.  The kickoff is at 7 pm CST.
