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Bueltel elected SGA president

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Plans to help students utilize USI’s resources


Alexa Bueltel, a senior management major and marketing minor, has been elected Student Government Association (SGA) president for 2015-2016. Bueltel holds a 3.5 GPA and received both the Provost’s Top Student Leader Award and the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Award in 2015.

With a passion for leadership, she has stayed involved with many campus clubs and activities throughout her time at the University of Southern Indiana including: SGA, Emerging Leaders, Camp Eagle Flock Leader, Welcome Week Leader, Spring Fest Executive Committee member, as well as the Honors Program.

She also serves on the Student Government Coalition Board of Directors as the conference director.

During her time as SGA president, Bueltel says she wants to be a strong advocate for students. “I really hope I can make students aware of the resources USI has to offer and enhance their college experience,” she said. “I want to make it easier for students to voice concerns they have with the campus by SGA having a stronger presence on campus.”

She plans to do that by attending more USI campus events. She says this will “allow students to see who is representing them and know exactly who to go to for particular issues.” She also plans to implement more late night events as well as more frequent Council of Presidents meetings.

Bueltel has been the recipient of the William D. and Kathryn Wilhite Endowed Business Scholarship for two consecutive years (2014-2015). She also is a member of Delta Epsilon Iota Honors Society, in which has received the Delta Iota National Leadership Award in 2014.

Growing up in Newburg, Indiana she attended Mater Dei High School. She also has three siblings, two with ties to USI; older brother, Brett, a USI alumni, and younger sister, Katelyn, who will be a freshman at USI this upcoming fall.

This summer she will be an intern at Springleaf Financial Services in the Human Resources Department. Upon graduating, she plans to continue following her passion for leadership with a career in higher education in student affairs.

Supreme Court suspends Vanderburgh County attorney for 240 days

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Jennifer Nelson for www.theindianalawyer.com

A southern Indiana attorney has been suspended for violating several professional conduct and discipline rules after he failed to adequately manage his trust account and neglected a client’s case, among other actions constituting misconduct.

The Indiana Supreme Court handed down a 240-day suspension without automatic reinstatement for Andrew D. Thomas after finding he engaged in attorney misconduct. He was charged with multiple rule violations, but the hearing officer did not find Thomas violated Counts 2 through 6 of the complaint filed by the Disciplinary Commission. The counts alleged are: mismanagement of Thomas’ trust account (counts 1 and 2); Thomas’ failure to list his attorney trust account in his bankruptcy disclosures (Count 3); payments of his personal expenses from the trust account (counts 4 and 6); using client funds deposited into his operating account to purchase credit reports (Count 5); and failure to file an answer in representing a client sued by a bank (Count 8).

Count 7 was withdrawn by the commission at the beginning of the hearing.

The Disciplinary Commission asked the Supreme Court to review the hearing officer’s adverse findings and conclusions on Counts 2 through 6 as well as several mitigating factors found by the hearing officer.

In the per curiam decision in In the Matter of: Andrew D. Thomas, 82S00-1305-DI-386, the justices noted that Thomas expressly stipulated in advance of the hearing that he committed conversion, and in doing so, violated Professional Conduct Rules 8.4(a) and 8.4(b). Thomas is bound by these stipulations, and the hearing officer erred by not giving them effect, the opinion notes.

The justices also found that Thomas violated his duty of candor toward a tribunal under Professional Conduct Rule 3.3(a)(1) by failing to list his attorney trust account in his bankruptcy schedules and SOFA. While in most instances, an attorney’s trust account will not vest in the bankruptcy estate because it contains property of other people, Thomas’ account at the time was in such shambles that he could not adequately identify whose money was in the account.

Thomas violated Professional Conduct Rule 1.15(a) and Admission and Discipline Rule 23(29)(a)(4) by improperly commingling client funds with his own when purchasing credit reports. Money he received from clients should have been deposited into his trust account and withdrawn only as expenses incurred instead of depositing these advanced fees into his operating account, the justices ruled.

The hearing officer recommended Thomas receive 90 days suspended without automatic reinstatement; the Disciplinary Commission wanted at least three years, without automatic reinstatement. The justices’ discipline met somewhere in the middle, suspending Thomas for 240 days without automatic reinstatement beginning June 23.

YWCA 26th Annual Tribute to Achievement will honor Dan & Kim Hermann

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Evansville Country Club
Thursday, May 14, 2015
5:30 p.m. social; 6:30 p.m. dinner; 7:30 p.m. program

Tickets: $75.00

The YWCA is pleased to honor Dan & Kim Hermann at its 26th Annual Tribute to Achievement to be held on May 14, 2015 at the Evansville Country Club. Over the past 26 years, the YWCA Tribute to Achievement has recognized individuals and organizations that have made a significant difference in our community. The funds raised by this inspiring event have been used to support critical programs for the YWCA.

Dan and Kim Hermann have built a life focused on their family and those less fortunate in the community. Both Dan and Kim are actively involved with Evansville’s hospitals. Kim was instrumental in leading the campaign for Evansville’s Ronald McDonald House. At the time it was built, Evansville was the smallest community to undertake such an endeavor. Youth organizations are at the top of the couple’s philanthropic and volunteer activities. Dan is a Life Board Member and past president of the Boys and Girls Club. A new preschool at Holy Rosary parish will benefit from a recent capital campaign under Dan’s leadership. Kim is a long‐time board member and past president of the YWCA, where she left her mark through the start‐up of a valuable college scholarship program for at‐risk girls and numerous other activities. Many other local organizations have—and continue to be—recipients of the Hermanns’ generosity, ultimately making southwestern Indiana a better place to live, work, and raise a family.

Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will be on hand to present a special proclamation honoring the Hermanns for their service to the Evansville community. The YWCA will also award the annual Berkley Ann Branson scholarships to Young Women of Promise who have graduated from our Live Y’ers program. The fund was created in memory of one of Evansville’s most promising young women to help other promising young women achieve their vocational dreams. Since spring 2002, the YWCA has awarded over $250,000 in scholarships to 91 graduates of the Live Y’ers program.

The event is open to the public and tickets are available through the YWCA of Evansville. Contact the YWCA at (812) 422‐ 1191 for more information about tickets, corporate tables and sponsorships.

The YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all. The YWCA has been serving the Evansville area since 1911 and from its inception has provided housing and services for women and girls. The Evansville YWCA is a member of the YWCA of the U.S.A., the oldest and largest women’s membership movement in the country.

Over the years, YWCA programs have changed to meet the evolving needs of women and girls. In 1979, the YWCA opened the first domestic violence shelter in Evansville. Other current programs include a Transition Housing Program for women in recovery, Emergency Shelter for homeless women and children, an after‐ school and mentoring program, called Live Y’ers, for at‐risk girls in grades three through 12, and a Summer Fun day camp for school‐aged children. Special programs and events for the general public are also offered. Visit www.ywcaevansville.org for more information.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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Daily Off Topic Forum May 13, 2015

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Blackberry Smoke Coming to Victory Theatre Friday, August 14 at 8PM

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Blackberry Smoke

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14 8PM
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MAY 15 AT 10AM

Evansville, IN – Blackberry Smoke is coming to Evansville to perform at Victory Theatre on Friday, August 14. Tickets will go on sale Friday, May 15 at 10 AM. The five musicians’ instinctive musical rapport manifests itself equally strongly on such surging rockers as “Let Me Help You (Find the Door),” “Living in the Song” and Wish in One Hand,” and on such intimate, introspective tunes as “Woman in the Moon,” Too High” and the stirring, acoustic-textured “No Way Back to Eden.”

The band is on the road in support of their new album Holding All the Roses, which was released in February. The album’s musical and emotional depth demonstrates how Blackberry Smoke continues to extend and expand the Southern rock tradition. Since its formation in 2000, the band has never shied away from hard work, playing more than 250 shows a year and building an ever-expanding audience on the strength of its live shows, and with noticeable lack of mainstream hype.

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May 15th blood drive to honor fallen officers

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The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive on May 15th from 11 am – 4 pm in recognition of Indiana officers killed in the line of duty. You can donate blood in their honor at the Evansville FOP at 801 Court St. You can schedule an appointment by visiting www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS.

Police Week service to be held at the Evansville FOP Lodge on Friday

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The Evansville FOP Lodge is holding a service on Police Memorial Day, Friday May 15th at 1:00 pm. The service will be held at the FOP building at 801 Court St in downtown Evansville. The service will be in front of the lodge and a wreath will be laid at the memorial. The service will recognizing the local officers that were killed in the line of duty.
Although it has been 101 years since EPD lost an officer and 96 years since VCSO lost a deputy, it is important to remember these fallen brothers and continue to recognize their sacrifice.

If it is raining, the service will be held in Ballroom A of the Old National Events Plaza.

Evansville Fire Department Award Recognition

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On March 12, 2015 at 1650 hours, a line-up was dispatched to 739 Ravenswood on a structure fire. Almost immediately following, they declared it a working fire.

Rescue 1 arrived and gave a size up as a single story home with the front fully involved. When I arrived, I assumed command. Two lines were deployed on the B and D sides to protect the exposures. A third attack line was used on the front A side with some effect.

A report came over the air that a victim had been found and was in need of assistance at the rear C side of the house. Captain Mike Russler and Lt. Ben Pfeffer of Ladder 1 and Captain Kirk Kuhnel and Lt. Eric Word of Rescue 1 had entered the rear of the house and were in the process of bringing the victim out. The rescue was difficult. It was up a basement stairway, the doorways were closed and there was little room to open with the victim in this area. All the while, the fire burning extremely hot was being pushed through the house from the frontal attack.

The victim was brought out. Private Beth Csukas and Private Curt Diedrich were assigned to care for the victim until the AMR personnel were on scene. After the ambulance arrived, they continued their treatment and accompanied him in the transport to the hospital.

Reports came in another victim may still be in the house. Rescue 1 and Ladder 1 were given the search. Heavy fire and smoke made this difficult. The search was completed with no other victims found.

The attack on the fire was starting to make headway and the largest amount of fire on the front, and the first floor was being knocked down. There was still fire in the attic area and attack efforts were started there.

The effective exposure protection and aggressive fire attack by E1, E14, and E15 ended in a very successful stop and victim rescue. The L1 and R1 search, rescue and venting of the house, was performed in an extremely difficult and dynamic environment. These companies’ performance has led me as a Chief Officer, to have a great deal of pride in all the personnel at this fire.

Company Citations are to recognize actions which could not have been accomplished without the coordination and participation of the entire unit.

Receiving Company Citations:
L1 – Captain Mike Russler, Lt. Ben Pfeffer, Private Dan Kissel, Private Beth Csukas

E1 – Captain Dean Haas, Private Robbie Doerr, Private Roger Smith, Private Scott Weber, Private Craig McLin

E14 – Captain Jim Melloy, Private Tim Olson, Private Brian Webber, Private James Cohen

E15 – Captain Brian Stark, Lt. Jon Laidlaw, Private Jason Howell, Private Curt Diedrich

Silver Awards are to recognize actions in which the Firefighter risks personal injury to protect one or more citizens or Firefighters from personal injury or death.

Receiving Silver Merit Awards:
Ladder 1:
Captain Mike Russler
Lt. Ben Pfeffer

Rescue 1:
Captain Kirk Kuhnel
Lt. Eric Word

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