Gregory (Greg) Arnott ‘80 BKD, LLP

Steve Broadwater ‘89Simon Property Group

Terry Brumley ‘85 Whitinger & Company, LLC

Kevin Callon ‘88 Deloitte & Touche LLP

Michael (Mike) Claytor ‘74 Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC

Christopher Denney ‘97KPMG, LLP

Thomas (Tom) Ertel ‘77 Ernst & Young LLP

Michael E. Farmer ‘88Alerding and Co., LLC

Michael (Mike) Gaither ‘85 Simon Property Group Inc.

William (Bill) Gerke ‘77 Crowe Chizek and Company, LLC

Stephanie Harte ‘89CTS Corporation

James (Jim) Hummel ‘89 Cinergy Corporation

Randolph Lamberjack ‘82 Noble Consulting Services Inc.

David Lewis ‘95Estep*Doctor & Company, CPA

Lee Livin Wishard Health Services

Lori Luther ‘89

David (Dave) McDaniel ‘81 Ent & Imler CPA Group PC

Shelley Meador ‘93KPMG

Larry Metzing ‘70 Indiana Business Resource, Inc.

Ryan Myers ‘00, ‘01Cummins

Larry E. Nunn Larry E Nunn & Associates CPAs, LLC

Lawrence (Larry) B. Palmer ‘80Lauth Property Group

Steven (Steve) Riddle ‘80 Somerset CPAs, P.C.

Stacey Sunderman ‘99 Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP

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Inaugural Alumni Awards DinnerMonday, April 26, 2010

Opening Remarks

Dinner

Keynote AddressNiel C. Ellerbrook, Vectren Corporation

Presentation of AwardsShelley Meador, KPMG, Alumni Advisory Council

Kevin Callon, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Chair, Alumni Advisory Council

Lifetime Achievement AwardAwards of Excellence3 Under 30 Awards

Closing RemarksLucinda (Cindy) L. VanAlst

The best way to encourage economic growth is to invest in human capital.

THANK YOU TO OUR GOLD SPONSORS

Lucinda (Cindy) L. VanAlst, ChairDepartment of Accounting

Jo Ann Gora, PresidentBall State University

Niel Ellerbrook is the chairman and CEO of Vectren Corporation. He has been a mem-ber of the board of directors for Vectren since 1991. Prior to his election as CEO in 2003, Ellerbrook held a number of positions, including vice president of finance, chief financial officer, senior vice president, executive vice president, president of Indiana Gas Company, Inc., and president and chief operating officer of Indiana Energy, Inc.

Ellerbrook has served on the Miller College Alumni Board and participated in the Miller College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series. He is considered an Executive Partner in the college. He serves on the boards of the American Gas Association, Old National Bancorp, Signature Learning Center, and the University of Evansville. He is a long-time and dedicated supporter of United Way and has been instrumental in directing Vectren Corporation to be among the leaders for all southwestern Indiana companies in the number of leadership level contributors.

Ellerbrook holds the Miller College of Business Award of Distinction, Miller College of Business Hall of Fame Award, and the Ball State Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2008, he received an honorary doctorate degree from Ball State.

Paul Parkison returned to Ball State in 1966 as an accounting professor in the newly formed College of Business. Six years later he began his 29-year tenure as department chair, playing a leading role in growing the department, building its reputation, and helping the college achieve accreditation.

Under Parkison’s leadership the accounting department grew from six to 18 faculty members and Ball State became the first public university in the state to achieve separate AACSB accreditation for its accounting program. In addition, he led the faculty and staff fundraising during Ball State’s Wings of the Future capital campaign to surpass its $1 million goal in 1992, as well as the effort to endow a distinguished professorship in accounting.

Over the years, Parkison has earned recognition for leadership in many professional and volunteer arenas, including the Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana CPA So-ciety (as the first educator to receive this award); the Sagamore of the Wabash from the State of Indiana; the Miller College of Business Hall of Fame Award; and the Ball State University Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award and Benny Award.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNT ING

Lifetime Achievement AwardNiel C. EllerbrookChairman and Chief Executive OfficerVectren Corporation Evansville, Indiana

B.S. 1970

Paul W. ParkisonChairman Emeritus of the Department of Accounting Miller College of Business, Ball State UniversityYorktown, Indiana

B.S. 1958, M.A. 1961

2010 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The Department of Accounting extends a special welcome to our student guests. They include the Miller Scholars and Honors stu-dents who are accounting majors and the 2009-2010 accounting

and Miller College scholarship winners.

Chad Garber is an audit supervisor for BKD, where he serves on the Financial Institutions team. As a top performer with six years of experience, he mentors young staff members and is highly regarded by his peers. He participates in BKD’s campus recruiting efforts and competes in intramural sports on behalf of the company. Garber helps coordinate quarterly volunteer teams who assist Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana with their food sorting and packaging efforts. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society. He graduated in 2004 cum laude with a degree in accounting at Ball State.

Jeremy Klonowski is a supervisor in public accounting for Somerset CPAs, where he provides reviews, tax compliance and consulting services to clients in various industries. He earned his bachelor’s (2003), graduating magna cum laude, and master’s (2005) degrees in accounting from Ball State. In 2005, he scored 4th in the state of Indiana on his CPA exam. Klonowski is a mem-ber of Penrod Society (a not-for-profit art support group), a young professionals group, and the Department of Accounting Young Alumni Advisory Council.

Chad GarberAudit SupervisorBKD, LLP Indianapolis, Indiana

B.S. Cum Laude 2004

Jeremy KlonowskiSupervisor, Public AccountingSomerset CPAs Indianapolis, Indiana

B.S. Magna Cum Laude 2003, M.S. 2005

Carl Chapman is president and chief operating officer of Vectren Corporation. He has also held top-level positions in various Vectren divisions and affiliates. He helped form and served as presi-dent of ProLiance Energy, where he is still chairman. He began his career in the energy industry with Indiana Gas Company. Chapman graduated summa cum laude from Ball State’s accounting program in 1977. He serves on the board of directors for the Indiana Humanities Council, Youth First and Children’s Museum of Evansville, and serves on the board of advisors for the University of Southern Indiana Business School.

Steven R. Imler has more than thirty years of experience in auditing, tax and consultation for close-ly-held businesses and is a partner at Ent & Imler. A 1969 graduate of accounting, he has earned the Ball State University Award of Achievement, the Ernst & Whinney Accounting Achievement Award and Scholarship, and the Price Waterhouse & Co. Excellency Award for Proficiency in Accounting. Imler is a member of the Miller College of Business Alumni Advisory Board, the American Institute of Certi-fied Public Accountants (AICPA), the Indiana CPA Society, the Construction Financial Manage-ment Association and the Mechanical Contractors Association of Indiana, Inc., among others.

Carl L. ChapmanPresident and Chief Operating OfficerVectren Corporation Evansville, Indiana

B.S. Summa Cum Laude 1977

Steven R. ImlerPartnerEnt & Imler CPA Group, PC Indianapolis, Indiana

B.S. 1969

3 UNDER 30 AWARDAWARD OF EXCELLENCE

3 UNDER 30 AWARDAWARD OF EXCELLENCE

GOLD SPONSOR

Christopher Melling manages the overall accounting function as controller at Weaver Popcorn and is actively engaged in derivative and other financial/investing functions. Upon his graduation from Ball State in 2004 (MS, BS cum laude 2003), he worked for four years at Deloitte, reaching senior rank and serving as lead auditor of Fortune 500 clients. He also was an active on-campus recruiter. Melling is a member of the Indiana CPA Society, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Department of Accounting Young Alumni Advisory Council and has presented at the Accounting Boot Camp student workshop.

Casse (Wert) Tate is manager of the Business Advisory Group at Katz, Sapper & Miller and man-ager of KSM Charitable Foundation Services. She participates in United Way’s Leadership United Program and is a member of the Department of Accounting Young Alumni Advisory Council, the national editorial board of “Profitable Solutions for Nonprofits”, and the Dress for Success of Indianapolis Finance Committee. She also is certified as a chartered advisor in philanthropy from the American College. Tate has facilitated the Accounting Boot Camp student workshop. She graduated from Ball State’s accounting program with a bachelor’s degree in 2004 cum laude and a master’s degree in 2005.

Christopher MellingControllerWeaver Popcorn Company, Inc. Noblesville, Indiana

B.S. Cum Laude 2003, M.S. 2004

Casse TateManager, Business Advisory GroupKatz, Sapper & Miller, LLP Indianapolis, Indiana

B.A. Cum Laude 2004, M.S. 2005

3 UNDER 30 AWARD

3 UNDER 30 AWARD

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Katz, Sapper & Miller congratulates

Casse Tate

on receiving BSU Department of Accounting’s

Alumni “3 Under 30” Award.

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KATZ, SAPPER & MILLERcongratulates

Casse Tate

on receiving BALL STATE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING’S

Alumni 3 Under 30 Award

With more than 8,000 members, the Indiana CPA Society has been the professional home of Indiana CPAs since 1915.

The Society is dedicated to advanc-ing the CPA profession in Indiana and proudly supports the outstand-ing accounting programs at Indiana’s colleges and universities.Enhancing the professional

success of our members.

CongratulationsDr. Paul Parkison, CPARecipient of the Lifetime Achievement AwardPast recipient of the Society’s Distinguished Service & Outstanding Educator Awards

Nicole Bauer BS ‘04 Cummins

John Bireley BS ‘03, MS ‘04Crowe Horwath LLP

Dexter Blackmon BS ‘01, MS ‘02 Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

Krista (Mitts) Boomsma BS ‘06, MS ‘07 Shepard, Schwartz, & Harris LLC

Preston Brown BS ‘99United States Southern Operations Command

Timothy (T.J.) Bush BS ‘05, MS ‘06 Whitinger & Company, LLC

Adlai Chester BS ‘02, MS ‘03Ball State University

Christopher Cobb BS ‘03, MS ‘04 Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Kory Dickerson BS ‘01 Oak Street Funding

Renée Fortman BS ‘06, MS ‘07 Ernst & Young LLP

George (Bud) Graessle BS ‘05, MS ‘06 PricewaterhouseCoopers

Nancy (Giesman) Harp BS ‘03

Justin Hayes BS ‘05, MS ‘07 Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP

Amy (Whyde) Hole BS ‘06 Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

Risha Huff BS ‘02 BGBC Partners

Ryan Jones BA ‘04 PricewaterhouseCoopers

Suzanne Kadinger BS ‘99 The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, Inc

Jeremy Klonowski BS ‘03, MS ‘05 Somerset CPAs, PC

Jeffrey Lathrop BS ‘00, MS ‘01 Dauby O’Connor Zaleski

Danielle Lewis BS ‘06, MS ‘07 Clifton Gunderson

James Liechty BS ‘06, MS ‘07 Ernst & Young LLP

Jacob McAdams BS ‘07, MS ‘08 Ernst & Young LLP

Alison McDivitt BS ‘06, MS ‘07 Larry E. Nunn & Associates CPAs, LLC

Chris Melling BS ‘03, MS ‘04 Weaver Popcorn Company, Inc

Tricia (Gruss) Meyers BS ‘04, MS ‘05 Steel Dynamics, Inc

Marcus Miller BS ‘07, MS ‘08

Amy (Reuter) Newport BS ‘04

Amy (Scholer) Norris BS ‘04 Clarian Health Partners, Inc.

Rachel Ogden BA ‘04 Larry E. Nunn & Associates CPAs, LLC

Justin Patterson BS ‘06 Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc.

Joe Randolph BS ‘06, MS ‘07 Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Megan Reed BS ‘05 Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Sarah (Enneking) Reisman BS ‘03 Batesville Casket

Corey Ruble BS ‘06, MS ‘07 PricewaterhouseCoopers

Sarah (Burrell) Ruble BS ‘06, MS ‘07 Herf Jones

Jason Sanders BS ‘01, MS ‘02 Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)

Amanda (Pitner) Schroeder BA ‘04, MS ‘05

Joe Schroeder BS ‘03, MS ‘04

John Scudder BS ‘99 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affilates

Timothy Shoulders BA ‘02 Zimmer Corporation

Josh Sickler BS ‘02, MS ‘03 Ent and Imler CPA Group PC

Janine Siefert BA ‘07, MS ‘08 PricewaterhouseCoopers

Andrew Skillman BA ‘07 Estep*Doctor & Company, PC

Brooke (Brown) Solis BS ‘01, MS ‘02 Prime Care Properties LLC

Ann (Henry) Sullivan BS ‘05

Scott Sylte BA ‘04, MS ‘05Veolia Water

Casse (Wert) Tate BA ‘04, MS ‘05 Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP

Jonathan Thomas BS ‘07, MS ‘08 BKD, LLP

Cassie Thullen BS ‘07 Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Sarah Turner BS ‘98 The Faurote Group

Scott Turner BA ‘96 Emmis Communications

Sarah (Bauer) Vance BS ‘03, MS ‘04 Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Erin Wagoner MS ‘04 Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP

Sherry (Herlitz) Walters BA ‘01, MS ‘02 Shepard, Schwartz, & Harris LLC

Ben Weesner BS ‘99 Adesa

Erin (Heichelbech) Weesner BA ‘99

Tiffany Westfall BA ‘03, MBA ‘04 JBT Corporation

Jackie (Matyk) Whitis BA ‘03

Shawn Williams BS ‘02 Blue and Co

2009-2010 YOUNG ALUMNI ADVISORY COUNCIL

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The Public Accounting Report (October 31, 2009) ranked the Ball State accounting undergraduate program 18th and the accounting graduate program 17th among the nation’s midsize colleges and universities.

Rankings are based on a survey of 1,921 educators and seeks to measure the perceptions of accounting programs.

Accounting educators from universities across the country chose programs they feel consistently turn out success-ful and capable students with potential to attain partner status.

Thank you to our alumni for representing the fine talent from the Ball State Accounting program!

UNDERGRADUATEPROGRAM RANKING

18th

GRADUATE PROGRAM RANKING

17th

Ball State Accounting ProgramsNATIONAL TOP 20 :

www.bsu.edu/accountingDEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING

SAVE THE DATE!

Monday, April 25, 2011Ball State Alumni Center

2ND ANNUAL

Adlai ChesterRichard CulpJames DuncanJohn LedbetterChristopher Luchs Mark MyringJames SchmutteSuzanne Seymoure

Vicki ShipleyLi SunLucinda Van AlstGwendolen WhiteWilliam WregeMinna YuSylvia Ewert, Administrative Coordinator

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING FACULTY & STAFF