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School of Business Lecture Series Starts Today At Ivy Tech

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Annual Lecture Series, this year featuring Chamber CEO

6 p.m., Wednesday, April 10

Ivy Tech Community College

Vectren Auditorium (Room 147)

President and CEO of the Southwest Indiana Chamber Tara Barney will be the culminating speaker in the 2019 School of Business Speaker Series at Ivy Tech Community College on Wednesday, April 10. This presentation in the annual series, sponsored by Banterra Bank, will be at 6 p.m. in Vectren Auditorium.  It is free and open to the public.

Barney will present the keynote address, “Intentional Collisions.”  She said the topic will address how to apply the science of “thinking outside the box” by seeking out spontaneous opportunities to build a stronger community in the workplace. “As you put yourself out there with diverse thinkers, you will find your superpower, your unique leadership skill,” Barney said. She will address how to pick up some ideas on how to identify it, harness it, and hone it to build your personal career brand.

 

Students Prepare for EMT Testing-April 11


What:Paramedic Training (hands-on; live)


When: Thursday, April 11, 9 a.m.


Where: Ivy Tech Community College
3501 N. First Avenue
Room 219

Background: Thursday is the final paramedic training event prior to Ivy Tech students taking the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Psychomotor Skills Exam on Saturday. The Paramedic Science program prepares students to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies in pre-hospital and clinical settings. Includes instruction in emergency surgical procedures; medical triage; rescue operations; patient stabilization, monitoring, and care; drug administration; identification and preliminary diagnosis of diseases and injuries; and professional standards and regulations. There are more than 220 openings annually for positions in this field. Students benefit from 360 hours of clinical experience, 400 hours of an internship using hands-on experiences in actual patient care settings. The curriculum is a careful mix of lecture, demonstration, in-class skill practice sessions and clinical rotations. Through all of these experiences, students obtain the knowledge and skills to allow them to function in the ever changing world of Emergency Medical Services.

The Paramedic Science program is a selective admission program. When students apply to the College, they will be accepted into Healthcare Specialist with a concentration in Paramedic Science while you complete the prerequisite requirements. The Paramedic Science program accepts a limited number of students each year and there is a separate application process.

This year’s class of students are benefitting from the generosity of long-time Ivy Tech Donor Gayle Rood. She is funding the cost of the Psychomotor Skills Exam for students in their final semester. Rood began a scholarship endowment in 2008, in memory of her late husband, Joe.

Joe was certified as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) instructor and as an EMT-Paramedic in 1970. He founded the Wisconsin EMT Association and served as the editor of the Wisconsin EMT Association Journal from 1971 to 1975. In 1975, he moved to College Park, MD, to become the senior instructor and coordinator of EMT training for the University of Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. Joe joined the staff of Deaconess Hospital in 1977. During his 28-year career at the hospital, he served as Emergency Medical Services Coordinator and a Clinical Quality Improvement Analyst. He also served as the external liaison for emergency communications.

 

Contact at the Event: Chuck Dietrick, assistant professor and program chair of Paramedic Science

 

Go IVY Day-April 12


What:High School Students Interested in Attending Ivy Tech Work Through Enrollment Steps


When: Friday, April 12, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.


Where: Ivy Tech Evansville Campus
3501 N. First Avenue, Evansville


Background: Approximately 170 area high school students will work though the enrollment process, do breakout sessions on all things involving enrollment, financial aid, transferring credits, etc. Best photo/video opportunities will be around noon during lunch. Fun activities, games, giveaways, etc… will take place in the Koch Student Center (Commons).

 

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Rayven N. Crook: Murder

Christopher Rashad Jones: Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 2 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 3 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 4 Felony), Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon (Level 4 Felony), Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 5 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 5 Felony), Dealing in a schedule I controlled substance (Level 5 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 5 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Level 5 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a schedule I controlled substance (Level 6 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony), Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)

Angelstar Sparkle Heaven Payne-Brown: Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 2 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 3 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 4 Felony), Unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon (Level 4 Felony), Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 5 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 5 Felony), Dealing in a schedule I controlled substance (Level 5 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 5 Felony), Dealing in marijuana (Level 5 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a schedule I controlled substance (Level 6 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony), Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony), Conspiracy Dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Level 6 Felony)

Bryton Dejuan Tucker: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

Edward L. Payne Jr.: Attempt Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Ebonee Christina Gross: Aiding Murder, Contributing to the delinquency of a minor (Level 5 Felony), Attempt Obstruction of justice (Level 6 Felony)

Christine Marie Welborn: Intimidation (Level 6 Felony)

Kenneth Wayne Walters: Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Leaving the scene of an accident (Class B misdemeanor), Disregarding a stop sign (C infraction)

Bryson Eugene Lowe: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person with a passenger less than 18 years of age (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor), Operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license (Class C misdemeanor)

Drew Michael Ellis: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Dylan Michael Alexander: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Neglect of a dependent (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Curtis Daniel Nichols: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Molly Marie Walker: Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Edward Agustin Suarez: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Amber Aud: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Neglect of a dependent (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Milana S. Miller: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Anthony Barnett: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class A misdemeanor)

Kiara Jane Patterson: Criminal trespass (Level 6 Felony)

Elijah I. Parchment: Murder, Attempted Murder (Level 1 Felony), Attempt Aggravated battery (Level 3 Felony), Criminal recklessness (Level 5 Felony)

Mandy Lee Saxer: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony)

William Charles Hamer Jr.: Dealing in a narcotic drug (Level 3 Felony), Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 5 Felony), Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Level 5 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor)

Softball to take on Indiana State on Wednesday at Cooper Stadium

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Aces take on in-state rival

With a 2-week road trip completed, the University of Evansville softball team returns home for its next five games, beginning on Wednesday with a doubleheader against in-state rival Indiana State.  ESPN+ will have live coverage of both games.

Last Week

– The Purple Aces wrapped up their road trip with a 3-game series at Southern Illinois

– The Salukis took the opener by a 6-3 score before finishing the series sweep with 2-1 and 2-0 wins in Saturday’s doubleheader

– Allison Daggett recorded three hits in nine at-bats to lead UE with a .333 average; Halie Fain was just behind with a .300 average, posting three hits

– Emily Lockhart made three appearances and one start, giving up two earned runs in eight innings of work

Leading the Way

– Allison Daggett picked up three hits in nine at-bats against Southern Illinois to lead the team with a .333 average in the series

– It improved her season average to .303, which is third on the team

– Following the March 16 game against Illinois State, Daggett’s average stood at .231, but since then, she has gone 11-of-27 to raise her season tally back above .300

No-No

– Emily Lockhart is enjoying a strong senior season that has seen her pick up a no-hitter and five victories in the circle

– In the 33 1/3 innings entering the weekend series at Southern Illinois, Lockhart gave up 34 earned runs in her previous 33 1/3 innings in the circle

– She did a nice job of getting back on track in Carbondale, allowing two earned runs in eight innings as she appeared in all three games

– In a start on Sunday, Lockhart gave up two runs in six inning

 

Scouting the Opponent

– Indiana State enters the doubleheader with a 13-23 mark and are 1-10 in league play

– The Sycamores are led by Leslie Sims and Bailey Martin, who are batting .362 and .350, respectively

– Sims has scored a team-best 34 runs while Martin has six doubles and 20 RBI

– The duo has combined for 34 stolen bases

ADOPT A PET

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Little Bear is a sweet little 1 ½-yr-old female black cat. She is an affectionate and low-key girl. She has lived with several other cats at River Kitty Cat Café. Visit her there and adopt her for $40, already spayed & ready to go! Contact VHS at (812) 426-2563 or River Kitty at (812) 550-1553.

 

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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 Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Victor Ceja: Dealing in marijuana (Level 6 Felony), Operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Class C misdemeanor)

Corrina Maria Correa: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Larry Allen Weatherford Jr.: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Anthony B. Roy: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Andrea D. Williams: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Roger Dale Madison: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 5 Felony)

Ronald Pierre Lawrence: Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Theft (Class A misdemeanor), Criminal mischief (Class B misdemeanor)

Magan Brittaney Smithhart: Domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury (Level 6 Felony)

Cody A. Davis: Theft (Level 6 Felony)

Jason Wayne Dugger: Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Carrying a handgun without a license (Class A misdemeanor), Refusal to identify self (Class C misdemeanor), Failure to yield left turn (C infraction), Address or name change violation (C infraction)

Matthew Thomas Nalley: Criminal recklessness (Level 6 Felony)

Christina M. Persinger: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 3 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony), Possession of a synthetic drug or synthetic drug lookalike substance (Class A misdemeanor), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

Ricky Lamont Lockridge: Battery against a public safety official (Level 6 Felony), Intimidation (Level 6 Felony), Resisting law enforcement (Class A misdemeanor)

USI’s EdD Program admitted to Carnegie consortium on analyzing doctorate in education

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The University of Southern Indiana Teacher Education Department’s Doctor of Education (EdD) Program has been chosen as one of nine new members of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED). USI will join 105 current institution members in the important work of redesigning professional practice preparation in education for the improvement of PK-20 education and the organizations that support it.

“This is a very prestigious honor to be accepted as a member of the CPED project,” said Dr. Tori Colson, USI assistant professor of teacher education. “The Teacher Education Department is very excited to utilize the CPED Framework to design, evaluate, and improve the Doctor of Education degree program.”

CPED is the knowledge forum on the EdD with a membership of over 100 colleges and schools of education, which have committed resources to work together to undertake a critical examination of the doctorate in education through dialog, experimentation, critical feedback and evaluation. New members were chosen through a rigorous application process and evaluated by a membership committee composed of leaders of current CPED institution members.

“A major benefit of being a CPED member is access to a supportive and resourceful community of colleagues from schools of education in three countries that is dedicated to transformative work,” said Colson.

“We’re very excited to welcome these new institution members to CPED’s growing consortium and to see the contributions they will make in transforming the EdD to meet the educational needs of the 21st century,” said Dr. Jill A. Perry, CPED executive director.

USI launched its EdD Program in fall 2018 in response to requests from area education professionals for an education doctoral program. The program is geared toward working adults, with classes being offered in eight-week terms during the evening and through online delivery. Students choose between concentrations in administrative leadership or pedagogical leadership and complete a total of 45 hours of coursework and field experience. The program culminates with a dissertation, which may be completed individually or as part of a small team.

For more information about the EdD Program, contact Dr. Bonnie Beach, USI associate dean of Teacher Education, at blbeach@usi.edu.

Benefit Auction Features One-of-a-Kind “Adventures” and Exciting Items

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Thursday, April 11, 5 – 9 pm, Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Evansville

The unique experiences and signed memorabilia available at Youth First’s 17th Annual Passport to Adventure Auction will no doubt attract theater, sports and travel enthusiasts to the Double Tree Hotel Thursday evening. The benefit auction also features gift baskets, artwork, jewelry, designer bags, home décor, and gift certificates for restaurants and services.  Admission is FREE.

 

Fans of unique experiences, sports, music, and more will enjoy:

 

  • The Diamond Galleria Evening of Excellence on May 19
  • Vacations – Aruba condo, Fort Myers Beach condo, Royal Caribbean Cruise
  • Tickets to the NCAA Final Four Championship in Atlanta in 2020
  • Yankees Spring Training Inside Experience in Tampa in 2020
  • Broadway in Chicago Package
  • Wilde Horticulture Landscaping package
  • Kanpai Sushi Making Experience with Jayson Munoz
  • Just Rennie’s 5-Course Dinner with Celebrity Guests Rodney & Carol Watson
  • Create an Azzip “Pizza of the Month” with Friends in the Azzip Test Kitchen
  • Indy 500 Qualification Tickets
  • Aching Acres Premium Chocolate Mulch package
  • Miami Marlins Tickets with Don Mattingly meet-and-greet
  • Gift baskets and restaurant gift certificates
  • Kate Spade, Coach, Tory Burch and Michael Kors designer handbags, sunglasses, jewelry and much more for her!
  • Artwork and home decor
  • Concert tickets
  • Sports tickets and signed memorabilia

 

The annual auction, presented by Edward Jones, supports Youth First’s efforts to transform lives and strengthen young people and their families, resulting in more positive, productive citizens and a stronger, healthier community. The agency is best known for embedding Youth First Social Workers in 76 schools across 10 Indiana counties, along with family programs, community prevention coalitions, and strategies to prevent underage substance abuse.

 

For more information about the Passport to Adventure Auction or to RSVP or place an online bid, please visit www.youthfirstinc.org/auction or call 812-421-8336.

 

EVSC to Host Theatre Summer Camp

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Students currently in grades first through fifth are invited to participate in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s first ever Theatre Summer Camp. The camp is for students interested in learning more about theatre arts and will be led by Broadway Veteran and Summer Musical Director Robert Hunt.

 

The camp will be divided into two sessions. The first camp will be for students currently in first and second grades and will run from June 3 – 7 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Cost is $50. The second camp is for students in grades third through five and will run from June 10 – 14 from 9 a.m. to noon. A snack will be provided. Cost is $100.

 

All camp activities will be based on Indiana Academic Theatre standards and will include:

  • Discovering and creating characters

  • Finding imagined worlds through improvisation

  • Collaborating as a team to tell a story

  • Fostering empathy while finding yourself in a character

 

Each camp is limited to 20 students. Sign up at www.EVSCschools.com/2019TheatreSummerCamp or call 812-435-0946. Deadline to register is April 15.

USI set for showdown with front-running Quincy

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The University of Southern Indiana baseball team starts a three-game set with GLVC front-running and fourth-ranked Quincy University Saturday and Sunday at the USI Baseball Field. The series starts Saturday with 2 p.m. doubleheader and concludes Sunday with a noon single game.

Following the USI’s three-game set with Quincy, the Screaming Eagles finish the five-game homestand April 16 with a non-conference game versus Kentucky Wesleyan College. The final game of the homestand is scheduled for 6 p.m.

Coverage of the Screaming Eagles baseball games this season can be found on GoUSIEagles.com.

SCREAMING EAGLES BASEBALL NOTES:

Eagles start week with a victory. Sophomore outfielder Aaron Euler hits a pair of home runs and led the Eagles to a 16-7 victory over McKendree University to start a five-game homestand. Euler, who finished the game with four hits, three runs scored, and five RBIs, highlighted USI’s six-run first inning with a three-run blast and sent his third hit of the game over the right-center fence for a two-run blast.

USI rolling along. USI has been rolling through the schedule since snapping a six-game losing streak in early March. The Eagles have won 14 of the last 19 games that included winning streaks of four and five games. The USI bats are hitting .320, 19 points better than the season average (.301), and averaging 9.1 runs per game, one run better than the season average during the 19-game stretch.

Hitting Leaders. Junior rightfielder Manny Lopez and freshman catcher/third baseman Lucas McNew lead the Eagle hitters with .356 and .355 batting averages, respectfully. Senior first baseman Nathan Kuester had a team-best 33 RBIs, while Lopez and McNew are tied for second with 30 RBIs each.

McNew going deep. Freshman catcher/third baseman Lucas McNew leads the Eagles with seven home runs this season, followed by sophomore outfielder Aaron Euler with six round trippers.

Euler has the hot stick. Sophomore outfielder Aaron Euler has had the hot stick for the Eagles over the last four games. The left-handed hitting outfielder is batting .444 (8-18) with six runs scored, one double, four home runs (of the five hit by USI as a team), and eight RBIs.

Multi-Home Run Games for USI. Three USI hitters – junior rightfielder Manny Lopez, sophomore leftfielder Aaron Euler, freshman catcher/third baseman Lucas McNew – have combined for five multi-home run games this season. Euler and McNew have a pair of two-home run games each, while Lopez has one.

Pitching Leaders. Senior right-hander Austin Gossmann leads USI with a 5-1 record and 50 strikeouts and a season-best 4.20 ERA. Gossmann is followed in the win column by senior right-hander Austin Krizan, who is 4-0 and has struck out 44 batters.

Barnett’s first two collegiate starts. Freshman left-hander Sammy Barnett is 2-0 in his first two collegiate starts, both wins over McKendree University. He is 3-1 overall this spring, appearing in five games total.

Archuleta at USI. USI Head Coach Tracy Archuleta is USI’s all-time winningest coach with a record of 467-248 in 12-plus seasons and is 615-372 in 17-plus seasons all-time as a head coach. He has been named the ABCA Division II Coach of the Year twice (2010 and 2014) after leading the Screaming Eagles to a pair of national championships and the ABCA Division II Midwest Region Coach of the Year after leading USI to the regional crown in 2007, 2016 and 2018. Archuleta also has earned a pair of GLVC Coach of the Year awards (2011 and 2014) at USI.

USI vs. Quincy. USI trails in the all-time series with Quincy, 43-37, and since 2015, 7-4. The Hawks also have had good fortune at the USI Baseball Field, winning four of the last five matchups.

Quincy in 2019. The Hawks are 25-7 overall and 17-4 in the GLVC after winning their mid-week game at Truman State University, 9-5. Quincy is ranked fourth nationally in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Top 30 poll and 12th nationally in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 25.

USI vs. Kentucky Wesleyan. USI holds a 98-74 lead in the all-time series with KWC and has won four-of-five meetings since the Panthers left the GLVC in 2014. The Eagles also hold a series advantage at the USI Baseball Field since 2014, winning all three meetings.

Kentucky Wesleyan in 2019. The Panthers, who host Cedarville University for a four-game series this weekend, are 14-16 overall and fifth in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference with a 9-7 mark.

COA hears case of denied police records in death investigation

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Katie Stancombe for www.theindianalawyer.com

An Indiana Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Monday concerning a grieving father’s denied request for public records related to the mysterious death of his daughter.

Specifically, questions were raised before the panel about law enforcement’s discretion to withhold records from the public under the investigatory records exception of the Indiana Access to Public Records Act.

The issue stems from the unresolved disappearance and death of Kristy Kelley, who went missing in August 2014 and was found inside her car two months later at the bottom of Warrick County lake. Within 24 hours after then-27-year-old Kelley’s body was recovered, the Warrick County Sheriff’s Department closed her case, issued an accidental death ruling, and sealed the investigation files.

Kenneth Scales, Kelley’s father, sought some of those records from the WCSD, but his request was denied. Scales filed a petition in the Warrick Superior Court for access to the records under APRA, but was denied again.

Pleading his case before an appellate panel Monday, Scales argued the trial court erred when it granted the WCSD’s motion for summary judgment. He contends the records were not investigatory and therefore could not be withheld.

“In this particular case, it was a missing person investigation from start to finish; we don’t have to wonder about that,” Boonville attorney April Edwards argued on behalf of Scales. “It’s a closed case, it will never be opened again. There’s no purpose in having this file closed.”

Edwards noted that the term “investigatory records” is defined in APRA as an investigation by law enforcement of a criminal matter, which she argued would stop the sheriff from claiming the investigatory exception in the present case.

But Craig McKee, counsel for the sheriff’s department, contended that it would make no difference if the case had been a considered a homicide rather than a missing persons investigation.

“There are only three cases that shine on this in the past 30 years,” McKee said. “The whole notion that it must be the investigation of a crime is overruled in all counts.”

McKee argued that it did not matter that the Indiana State Police produced requested documents to Scales, as each law enforcement agency is entitled to exercise its own discretion.

He noted that Scales’ request of the sheriff’s department included access to video surveillance footage during the investigation, copies of all police reports and supplements, interview statements, all evidence logs, documents transmitted by other law enforcement agencies, and “copies of all evidence generated during the investigation of the disappearance of Kristy Kelley and investigation of her death.”

“Our contention is that it is not necessary to produce the file and produce an inventory of the file when the request on its face seeks the entirety of the investigation,” McKee said.

He further stated that then-Warrick County Sheriff Brett Kruse was not prepared to reveal any statements procured by law enforcement due to the large scale of the case and the number of individuals who assisted, and that Kruse therefore properly exercised his discretion to withhold the reports.

But Edwards maintained that the sheriff’s department improperly relied on conclusory statements in an affidavit submitted by Kruse, and that the decision to withhold the records was arbitrary and capricious.

She also disagreed with the sheriff department’s assertion that Scales would harass individuals investigated in Kelley’s case, arguing that claim was without merit and mere speculation.

Arguments were posed Monday to a panel consisting of appellate judges John Baker, Melissa May and Elaine Brown at the University of Southern Indiana.

“This truly is a case of first impression in Indiana,” Brown said. “There is not factual scenario just like this. There have been other cases decided under APRA, but not one that fits these facts, with a private individual seeking a file from the sheriff’s department from a closed investigation that was never a criminal investigation at all.”

Edwards agreed, pointing out that very little caselaw exists for the interpretation and application of APRA in cases such as Kenneth Todd Scales v. Warrick County Sheriff’s Department, 18A-MI-01590.

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