Gov. Holcomb Makes Appointments to Various Boards & Commissions
Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.
Board for Proprietary Education
The governor made two new appointments to the Board for Proprietary Education, with terms expiring September 30, 2022:
- Anne Shane (Indianapolis), former vice president of BioCrossroads, will join the board.
- Jean Putnam (Noblesville), executive vice president and chief nursing officer with Community Health Network, will join the board.
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Early Learning Advisory Committee
The governor made three reappointments and four new appointments to the Early Learning Advisory Committee, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor:
- Betsy Delgado (Carmel), vice president of mission and education initiatives at Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, will join the committee.
- Mary Gardner (Indianapolis), government affairs director at Stand for Children, will join the committee.
- Dr. Nancy Holsapple (on behalf of the Department of Education), State Director of Special Education, will join the committee.
- Lacey Kottkamp (on behalf of FSSA), Head Start State Collaboration Director for FSSA, will continue her service on the committee.
- Nicole Norvell (on behalf of FSSA), director of the Office of Early Childhood and Out of School Learning at FSSA, will continue her service on the committee.
- Christopher Stokes (Indianapolis), senior director of neurosciences sales with Eli Lilly & Company, will continue his service on the committee.
- Kerri Wortinger (Gas City), preschool director at Marion Community Schools, will join the committee.
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Environmental Rules Board
The governor made one new appointment to the Environmental Rules Board, with a term expiring September 30, 2021:
- Paul Gilson (Indianapolis), director of Environmental Affairs Global HSE for Eli Lilly, will join the board.
Fire Prevention & Building Safety Commission
The governor made three reappointments to the Fire Prevention & Building Safety Commission, with terms expiring August 31, 2022:
- Gregory Furnish (Memphis), president of Upright Builders, will continue his service on the commission.
- James “Wes†Jordan (Carmel), vice president at Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc., will continue his service on the commission.
- Jessica Scheurich (Waterloo), formerly with Keller Development, will continue her service on the commission.
Great Lakes Commission
The governor made five reappointments to the Great Lakes Commission, with terms expiring December 31, 2022:
- Sharon M. Jackson, deputy general counsel for the Office of the Governor, will continue her service on the commission.
- Bruno L. Pigott, commissioner of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, will continue his service on the commission.
- Jody W. Peacock, vice president of the Ports of Indiana, will continue his service on the commission.
- Steve Fisher (Washington, D.C.), executive director of the American Great Lakes Ports Association, will continue his service on the commission.
- Kay L. Nelson (Portage), director of environmental affairs for the Northwest Indiana Forum, will continue her service on the commission.
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Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Board of Trustees
The governor made one reappointment to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute Board of Trustees, with a term expiring July 31, 2022:
- Rebecca Humphrey (Lafayette), executive director of the Cary Home for Children, will continue her service on the board.
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Indiana School for the Deaf Board
The governor made one reappointment to the Indiana School for the Deaf Board, with a term expiring August 31, 2022:
- Terri Miller (Carmel), assistant director of special education for Hamilton-Boone-Madison Special Services Cooperative, will continue her service on the board.
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Indiana Worker’s Compensation Board
The governor made four reappointments and two new appointments to the Worker’s Compensation Board:
- Daniel Foote (Indianapolis), will continue his service on the board. His term expires August 31, 2021.
- Linda Hamilton (Ft. Wayne), will continue her service on the board and will continue as chair. Her term expires January 1, 2023.
- Diane Parsons (Indianapolis), will continue her service on the board. Her term expires August 31, 2022.
- Bridgett Repay (Schererville), will join the board. Her term expires January 1, 2023.
- Kyle Samons (Greenville), will join the board. His term expires August 31, 2022.
- James Sarkisian (Valparaiso), will continue his service on the board. His term expires August 31, 2022.
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Vincennes University Board of Trustees
The governor made one reappointment to the Board of Trustees for Vincennes University, with a term expiring September 30, 2019:
- Brianna Jobe (Vincennes) will continue her service on the board as Student Trustee.
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The Indiana Supreme Court heard argument Tuesday contending the appointment of a deceased man’s father as the special administrator of his wrongful-death estate should not have been reconsidered, despite counter-arguments that he was not the best fit for the appointment.
Justices heard In the Matter of the Unsupervised Estate of Orlando C. Lewis, Jr., Orlando Lewis, Sr. v. Shana Toliver and Kathy Calloway, 18S-EU-00507. In that case, Orlando Lewis Jr., and his wife were killed in an auto accident in July 2017. His father, Orlando Lewis Sr., was appointed as the administrator of Jr.’s estate to pursue wrongful death claims on behalf of the deceased’s minor children.
Extended family members Kathy Calloway and Shana Toliver — who separately serve as guardians to Lewis Jr.’s dependent children — intervened. The women argued that because they were the children’s legal or court-appointed guardians, they should be co-special administrators, and the Johnson Superior Court ultimately granted their motions and removed Orlando Lewis Sr. The Indiana Court of Appeals then affirmed that ruling in July, noting the trial court merely reconsidered his appointment.
Daniel Zlatic, counsel for Lewis Sr., argued to the Supreme Court that the decision conflicted with prior authority stating that where the original appointment of a special administrator was valid, subsequent removal must follow the provisions of the removal statute.
Specifically, Zlatic argued that precedent from In re Estate of Hammar, 847 N.E.2d 960, 962 (Ind. 2006), conflicted with the appellate decision; the same caselaw the COA relied upon in its determination.
“… The facts in Hammar are distinguishable from those in the present case to show that while the matter of the appointment of the special administrator in Hammar was in fieri, the facts in this case do not support such a finding in this case.â€
However Chief Justice Loretta Rush stated she wasn’t seeing the difference between the cases, and asked Zlatic when the court would lose its authority to reconsider.
“The moment when the relevant action had been decided,†he answered. “In this case it was decided by the trial court.â€
Justice Steven David then posed the question of whether Zlatic’s position was that because Lewis Sr. was first to the courthouse, he was the ultimate winner of the appointment.
“That’s not the basis of our argument,†Zlatic said. “The trial court found he was qualified in his order and that undoubtedly Lewis Sr. had the kids’ interests at heart.â€
But counsel for Calloway and Toliver argued that the high court reaffirm the trial court’s use of Hammar, arguing the case illustrates the ability of trial courts to reconsider in case information is withheld from the decision making.
“Other times the trial court may not know about other claimants. Without the ability to reconsider, they may not have the best administrator,†Edward McGlone argued, as Calloway’s counsel.
McGlone further contended the first person to arrive at the courthouse should not be the key consideration of who is best-suited to be charged with administering an estate.
“We should look at who is the best special (administrator) to the case,†he said.
Rachel Tam named to MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team
Junior was one of the top offensive players in the nation
 Twelve Missouri Valley Conference volleyball student-athletes have been named to the 2018 MVC Scholar-Athlete First-Team by a vote of the league’s volleyball sports information directors, with approval from head coaches. An additional 10 student-athletes have earned honorable mention, the league office announced today.
Included on the First Team was Purple Aces junior Rachel Tam. The Exercise Science major has posted a 3.76 GPA in her time at UE. Tam posted 4.21 kills per set in 2018, ranking second in the MVC. She had a total of 492 kills and set her career mark with 29 against Western Illinois.
This year’s first-team includes seven players that have received previous MVC volleyball scholar-athlete recognition, including five repeat first-team honorees, including Bradley’s Erica Haslag, Illinois State’s Ali Line and Courtney Pence, Missouri State’s Emily Butters and Valparaiso’s Allison Ketcham. Illinois State’s Ali Line and Missouri State’s Emily Butters are three-time first team honorees. One member of the first team boasts a perfect 4.00 GPA, in Illinois State’s Ali Line.
Four Valley first team scholar-athletes – Bradley’s Haslag, Illinois State’s Line and Valparaiso’s Ketcham and Rylee Cookerly – were also members of their respective CoSida Academic All-District Teams.
Forty-two student-athletes were nominated for the Valley’s scholar-athlete team. The criterion for the honor parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Google Cloud Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75-percent of the regular-season matches. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore status in both athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen were not eligible).
TROPICANA EVANSVILLE CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT THIS SATURDAY!
Tropicana Evansville’s inaugural Cornhole Tournament will be held this Saturday inside their Riverfront Event Center on the beautiful Ohio Riverfront.
On November 24th, teams of two may register with a $40 Entry Fee beginning at 10:30AM in the Riverfront Event Center. The Tournament starts at 12 Noon. Players must be 18 years of age or older to enter and compete.
Event coordinator, Tom Todrank is excited to bring this unique sport to Tropicana Evansville. “There are many serious Cornhole players in the Tri-state, so the level of competition will be pretty high.â€
Standard Cornhole Tournament rules will apply. The Winners bracket will be the best two out of three games. The Losers bracket will be single elimination.
Prizes include:
1st Place: Tropicana Evansville Overnight Package + $300 Cash Prize*
2nd Place: Le Merigot Overnight Package + $100
3rd Place: Dinner for Two at Tap House + $100
4th Place: Two $25 Tropicana Evansville Gift Cards
A full cash bar is available for participants and spectators 21 years of age and older and concessions will be sold during the competition. Free parking is available in the attached parking garage.
USI squares off with LSSU in Indianapolis Eagles are back home versus OCU next week
University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball travels to Indianapolis Friday to square off with Lake Superior State University in a neutral site match-up at the University of Indianapolis. Tipoff is slated for noon (CST).
Following the neutral site game, USI returns to the friendly surroundings of the Physical Activities Center November 27 when the Eagles host Oakland City University for a 7 p.m. contest. The USI-OCU game marks the start of a three-game homestand for the Eagles that includes the GLVC 2018-19 opener December 1 versus preseason top-ranked Bellarmine University.
Game coverage for all of USI’s regular season games, including live stats, video stream, and audio broadcasts, is available at GoUSIEagles.com. The games also can be heard on ESPN97.7FM and 95.7FM The Spin.
USI Men’s Basketball Week 4 Quick Notes:
USI opens home schedule with a win. The University of Southern Indiana opened the home schedule with a victory for the 35th-straight year after defeating Martin Methodist College, 90-72. Junior guard/forward Kobe Caldwell led five players in double-digits with 24 points, while senior guard Alex Steinand sophomore forward Emmanuel Little followed with 16 points and 11 points, respectively.
Reaching career-highs. USI senior forward Jacob Norman tied a career-high with 11 rebounds in the victory over Martin Methodist, while sophomore guard Mateo Rivera grabbed a career-best six boards in the win.
Stein in the top five. Senior guard Alex Stein is in the Eagles’ top-five all-time for scoring with 1,532 points. Stein is 30 points behind fourth-place Cris Brunson (1,562 points, 2001-05). Stein also is 87 points behind third-place Stan Gouard (1,619 points, 1993-96).
USI vs. Lake Superior State. USI will play a neutral site game versus Lake Superior State University November 23 (the day after Thanksgiving) at the University of Indianapolis. The Eagles are 1-1 against the Lakers after winning last year’s match-up, 94-77. Senior guard Alex Stein led the Eagles’ offensive attack with 31 points on seven-of-12 from the field, three-of-five from beyond the arc, and a record-setting 14-of-14 from the stripe.
Lake Superior State in 2018-19. The Lakers are 2-0 after sweeping through Alaska last week. LSSU defeated the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, 85-63, to open the season and finished the northern road trip with a win over the University of Alaska-Anchorage, 67-58.
USI on neutral sites. The Eagles are 1-1 on a neutral court this season and are 29-16 since 2009-10.
USI vs. Oakland City. USI leads the all-time series with Oakland City University, 35-10, since the beginning of the Screaming Eagles’ NCAA varsity program in 1970-71. The last time USI and Oakland City matched-up was in 2005-06 when the Eagles defeated the Mighty Oaks, 114-56. USI also has won the last 12 meetings, dating back to 1990-91.
Oakland City in 2018-19. The Mighty Oaks are 0-2 to start the season and is concluding a two-game road swing to Hawaii versus Hawaii Pacific University Tuesday evening.