USI at a Glance
The David L. Rice Alumni Achievement Award recognizes the success of USI alumni who have made positive impacts on the region and beyond. Recipients receive a 10” crystal soaring eagle, a replica of a majestic eagle, the University mascot. The award personifies the vision held by USI’s first president, David L. Rice, of the enormous potential of University of Southern Indiana alumni.
2015
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Mr. D. Keith Jewell '86 M'91 |
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Mr. Bryan R. Harper '96 |
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Mr. Eric R. Williams '89 Senior Vice President, Director of Security, Old National Bank |
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Ms. Lisa F. Hancock '97 Senior Vice President, Advisory Services at Marwood Group |
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Ms. Harolyn G. Torain '71 Retired Educator |
2014
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Dr. Jill M. Chonody '95 M'97 |
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Ms. Tonya S. Heim M'03 '08 M'09 |
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Dr. Cathlin S. Gray '85 Associate Superintendent for Family, School, and Community Partnerships, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation |
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Mr. Michael L. Good '97 Vice President and Strategic Account Manager, Walker Information, Inc. |
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Mr. Donald R. Breivogel, Jr. '83 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Atlas World Group, Inc. |
2013
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Mr. Chad J. Hartmann '95 M'00 Mathematics Teacher, Helfrich Park Middle School, Evansville, Indiana |
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Ms. Rhonda M. Brown '92 Manager of STEM for Lake County, Florida |
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Ms. Elizabeth J. Brown '92 M'04 Principal at ELLO Consulting, LLC; Quality Consultant at LifePoint Hospitals |
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Mr. David E. Goodman '79 CEO of Advanced Green Technologies and CEO of Edenark Group |
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Dr. Paul J. Ramsey '99 Assistant Professor, College of Education, Eastern Michigan University |
2012
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Dr. Sheila L. Hauck M'97 D'11 Executive Director of Professional Practice, Oncology and Palliative Care at St. Mary's Medical Center, Evansville, Indiana |
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Ms. Valerie A. McKinney M'05 Global team lead for pharmaceutical serialization for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey |
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Ms. Joycelyn Winnecke '82 Vice president and associate editor for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois |
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Dr. Joey V. Barnett '81 Vice chair in the Department of Pharmacology and past director of Graduate Studies at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee |
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Mr. Wayne Meriwether Chief operating officer at Methodist Hospital, Henderson, Kentucky |