Macedo and Feliciano earn MVC awards
Both players set records for Aces in 2019
 University of Evansville volleyball stars Melanie Feliciano and Gabriela Macedo garnered Missouri Valley Conference recognition on the opening day of the 2019 MVC Volleyball Championship.
Feliciano earned a spot on the All-Freshman Team along with the All-Conference Second Team. Macedo joined Feliciano on the All-Conference Second Team.
The top libero in the Missouri Valley Conference also has an argument to be the top libero in the country as Gabriela Macedo is coming off of one of the best seasons in MVC history. Macedo finished the regular season with a total of 681 digs, translating to 5.97 per set. That tally led the conference by 0.62 per set while her total was 65 more than anyone else. It finished sixth in the entire nation. She upped her game even more in conference play, posting 6.65 per set.
That was 0.95 more than anyone else while her total of 472 was 90 more than her nearest competition. Macedo was the only player in the MVC to be recognized with three Defender of the Week awards. Her total of 681 digs surpassed the previous Evansville mark of 656 and is one of the top ten totals in Valley history.
Her current total is 10th all-time in a single season and she is just 19 away from being just the 7th player in the history of the league to record 700 digs in a season. Macedo tallied 46 digs in the home match against Drake; it was the second-highest total in conference history and the most in any 5-set match in the NCAA in 2019.
Evansville freshman Melanie Feliciano was the leading freshman in the Missouri Valley Conference and one of the top five in the country, posting 4.18 kills per set. She finished the season second in the conference with her kill average and was 32nd in the nation.
Her total was third-best among all freshmen in the NCAA. Feliciano’s total of 456 kills set the Evansville program mark for a freshman; the previous record of 434 came in 1997 by Jessica Kiefer. Feliciano tied for the conference lead with four Freshman of the Week awards. Her top performance came against Eastern Illinois where she posted what at the time was a program record of 36 kills. It is tied for the third-highest amount in a single match in the history of the league. She had 95 attempts in the match, setting the UE and MVC records.
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Gov. Holcomb Makes Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.
 Fire Prevention & Building Safety Commission
The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve until Aug. 31, 2022:
- James Greeson (Indianapolis), former Indiana State Fire Marshal
 Governor’s Commission on Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises
The governor made two reappointments to the commission, who will serve until Sept. 30, 2023:
- Remo Mezzetta (Indianapolis), director of business development for Mezzetta, Inc.
- Frances Vega-Steele (Portage), retired associate vice-chancellor of student affairs with Ivy Tech Community College
The governor also made three new appointments to the commission, who will serve until Sept. 30, 2023:
- Ellen Dunnigan (Carmel), founder and president of Accent on Business, LLC
- Rebecca Kubacki (Syracuse), former Indiana state representative
- Litany Pyle (Covington), attorney with Elizabeth A. Justice, Attorney at Law
 Healthy Hoosiers Foundation Board of Directors
The governor made four reappointments to the board, who will serve until Oct. 31, 2022:
- Daniel Evans, Jr. (Indianapolis), former CEO of Indiana University Health
- Dr. Paul Halverson (Indianapolis), founding dean and professor at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
- Dr. Maria Del Rio Hoover (Evansville), medical director of the St. Vincent Center for Children
- Amy McConkey Robbins (Indianapolis), private practice speech-language pathologist
The governor also made two new appointments to the board, who will serve until Oct. 31, 2022:
- Mark Andersen (Zionsville), CFO of Indiana Biosciences Research Institute
- Dr. Kristina Box (Indianapolis), State Health Commissioner
 Indiana Arts Commission
The governor made three reappointments to the commission, who will serve until Nov. 30, 2023:
- Libby Chiu (Ogden Dunes), adjunct professor at Goucher College
- Ruth Ann Cowling (Jeffersonville), longtime art educator
- Yolanda Stemer (Chesterton), director of special events with Brian Atwood Designs
The governor also made three new appointments to the commission:
- Greg Hull (Indianapolis), the Valerie Eickmeier professor in sculpture and fine arts department chair at the Herron School of Art + Design, who will serve until June 30, 2020
- Walter Knabe (Indianapolis), renowned Hoosier artist, who will serve until June 30, 2021
- Jake Oakman (Indianapolis), communications professional and former special assistant to Gov. Holcomb, who will serve until Nov. 30, 2023
 Indiana Land Resources Council
The governor also made one new appointment to the council, who will serve until Nov. 30, 2023:
- Richard Beck (Fort Wayne), Allen County Commissioner
 Indiana Schools for the Deaf and the Blind or Visually Impaired Task Force & Advisory Committee
The governor made four appointments to the new task force, who will serve until Dec. 31, 2020:
- Greg Gantt (Indianapolis), representing alumni of the Indiana School for the Deaf
- James Michaels (Brownsburg), representing alumni of the Indiana School for the Blind or Visually Impaired
- Arin Sparger (Avon), representing parents
- Joyce Wade (Indianapolis), representing parents
The governor also made four appointments to the task force advisory committee, who will serve until Dec. 31, 2020:
- Kymberly Gaff (Fort Wayne), representing parents
- Melissa Keyes (Carmel), representing Indiana Disability Rights
- Joshua Smith (Indianapolis), business development professional at Butler, Fairman and Seufert, Inc.
- MaryBeth Staub (Westfield), representing parents
 Indiana Standardbred Advisory Board
The governor made five reappointments to the board, who will serve until Nov. 30, 2022:
- Pam Cross (Middlebury), nurse with Elkhart Regional Hospital
- Tim Graber (Goshen), general manager of Forest River, Inc.
- Byron Hooley (Fort Wayne), retired
- Faron Parr (Portland), president of Faron D. Parr Enterprises, Inc.
- Dwayne Rhule (Pendleton), retired
Judicial Nominating Commission
The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve until Dec. 31, 2022:
- Katie Glick (Columbus), agribusiness strategy manager at Ice Miller
 Manufactured Home Installer Licensing Board
The governor made one reappointment to the board, who will serve until Nov. 30, 2023:
- Evor Johns (Goshen), president of Progressive Engineering, Inc.
 Mental Health Medicaid Quality Advisory Committee
The governor made one new appointment to the committee, who will serve until Oct. 31, 2023:
- Wendi Powell (West Lafayette), director of clinical pharmacy for MDwise
 Quarter Horse Breed Development Advisory Committee
The governor made three reappointments to the committee, who will serve until Nov. 30, 2023:
- Chris Duke (Whiteland), owner of Duke Racing
- Lance Finlinson (Greenwood), owner of The Apparel Company and Finlinson Racing Stables
- Randy Thompson (Brazil), retired
 State Employee Appeals Commission
The governor made one new appointment to the commission, who will serve until June 30, 2020:
- Tom Hanahan (Indianapolis), partner at Wooden McLaughlin, LLP
 Statewide Child Fatality Review Committee
The governor made four new appointments to the committee, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor:
- Jenny Durica (Indianapolis), director of Maternal & Child Health with the Indiana State Department of Health
- Dr. Roland Kohr (Terre Haute), forensic pathologist at Terre Haute Regional Hospital
- Nick Miller (North Vernon), general manager of Ireland Home Based Services
- Paul Miller (Crawfordsville), EMS division chief with the Crawfordsville Fire Department
The governor also made two new appointments to the committee, who will represent state agencies and serve at the pleasure of the Governor:
- Jason Marer, school safety and wellness specialist representing the Indiana Department of Education
- Terry Stigdon, director of the Department of Child Services
 Thoroughbred Breed Development Advisory Committee
The governor made two new appointments to the committee, who will serve until Nov. 30, 2023:
- Blaine Davidson (Terre Haute), retired
- Tianna Richardville (Shelbyville), owner of Thirstyacres Racing, LLC
 Vincennes University Board of Trustees
The governor made one new appointment to the board, who will serve until Oct. 4, 2020:
- Don Villwock (Edwardsport), former president of the Indiana Farm Bureau
New Media Investment Group And Gannett Finalized Their Merger
CEOs Of New Gannett: ‘Pivot’ Needed For Digital Transformation As Merger Is Completed
USA TODAY
New Media Investment Group and Gannett finalized their merger Tuesday, putting top executives in position to move ahead with plans they believe will transform the new company’s local and national news brands, including USA TODAY, into a reinvented digital media powerhouse.
The merger creates the largest U.S. media company by print circulation and one that will vie for the nation’s biggest online news and information audience.
The new company’s CEOs – Mike Reed, who will lead the overall public entity under the name Gannett Co., and Paul Bascobert, who will lead an operating company called Gannett Media Corp. – told USA TODAY in a joint interview that they have a compelling opportunity to reinvent the business and expand digital revenue. Both said the company will continue to focus on its journalistic mission.
“Our mission is to connect, protect and celebrate our local communities,” Bascobert said. “Great journalism really is the core of that mission. The question really becomes, what’s the sustainable and exciting business model that powers that mission?”
Deal approved:Shareholders of USA TODAY owner Gannett and New Media Investment Group approve merger
The more than 250 daily publications that are part of the new Gannett – such as the Detroit Free Press, The Columbus Dispatch, The Arizona Republic and the Austin American-Statesman – and several hundred weekly publications have cultivated online brands in local markets. Now, Gannett needs to find ways to turn those connections into more revenue.
Outlining A Strategy
Bascobert outlined a strategy based on lead generation in local markets – similar, he said, to the approach taken by home services site Angie’s List and Yelp, a reviews and directory service.