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IN-35066367 Southside Business Exchange | SPRING 2021 3 students at Center Grove Middle She began working at the college in School Central. Before those 2011, after gaining experience in positions, he taught in an education at the secondary level. elementary setting for eight years. Alli Fetter-Harrott PEOPLE Long holds a Master of Science in was the recipient of educational administration from the Faculty ON THE Butler University and a Bachelor of Excellence in Arts in elementary education from Teaching Award. She MOVE Franklin College. He is a member of is an associate the Indiana Principal Leadership professor of political People making news Institute and a graduate of the science and holds ALLI FETTER- on the southside Leadership Johnson County Class Harrott the Elmon and Lucile of 2016. Over the course of his Williams Endowed career, he has received numerous Chair in Law and Public Service. awards for dedication and Before joining the faculty at Franklin commitment to student success. College in 2011, she served as a law clerk to David F. Hamilton and n Four Franklin College faculty n The Franklin practiced law at a large members received awards Chamber of Indianapolis law firm. Fetter-Harrott recognizing their scholarly Commerce has hired graduated magna cum laude from accomplishments during the Traci Smith as its Indiana University Maurer School of college’s 155th commencement on special project Law and earned a doctorate in Oct. 11. coordinator. She is a education leadership and policy graduate of Franklin Gordon Strain was studies from IU. Community High the recipient of the Traci SMITH Casey J. Hayes was School and earned Clifford and Paula the recipient of the her bachelor’s degree Dietz Award for Faculty Excellence in in Communications from the Faculty Excellence. A Scholarship Award. University of Southern Indiana. In professor of theater, In February it was addition to working with the he began teaching at announced that he chamber, Smith also serves as Franklin in 2006. He had been selected marketing coordinator for Discover GORDON STRAIN is also a sculptor, as the recipient of Downtown Franklin and is the coach muralist, artist, CASEY J. HAYES the Fulbright- for the Indian Creek Middle School model-builder, film production Botstiber Award in Cheer Team. designer and producer, and Austrian/American Studies, co-owner of a production company. n Nineveh-Hensley- marking only the fourth time a His professional work outside the Jackson United Franklin College faculty member college and his community School Corp. has has been named a Fulbright engagement have allowed him to selected Eric Long scholar. The selection places provide many of his students with to lead Indian Creek Hayes among an elite group of professional opportunities on films Elementary School U.S. citizens who will teach, as well as through his work as beginning with the conduct research and/or provide 2021-2022 academic co-owner and co-director of the expertise abroad through the ERIC LONG year. Current Franklin Department of Public Art. Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. He Principal Keith Grant Jessica Mahoney was selected based on his will retire at the end of the school was the recipient of research into the Rosa Wien (Pink year after 31 years of service. the Faculty Steering Vienna), which focuses on the historic role that Vienna played for For the past two years, Long has Committee Weimar Germany’s displaced served as the coordinator of Distinguished Service LGBT community. Hayes will alternative education for Center Award. She serves as conduct his research at the Grove Academy, a student-centered the assistant library Austrian Academy of Sciences in educational program that supports director and JESSICA MAHONEY Vienna. and embraces the needs of information literacy students by providing an alternative librarian, as well as Hayes serves Franklin College as method of delivering instruction and an associate professor. She earned an associate professor of music, the monitoring academic success. He a bachelor’s degree in English, A.J. 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McGinnis replaces Norm Gabehart, who People making news n Franklin College retired. on the southside has announced the appointment of Ryan n Dr. David Blemker McClarnon as has established a director of practice with admissions at the Franciscan Physician college. McClarnon Network Indiana n Mutual Savings brings more than 15 Heart Physicians. He RYAN MCCLARNON Bank announced that years of experience joins a team of Kellie Gordon, as a college admissions daVID BLEMKER physicians and senior vice president, professional to his new role. Most advance practice has graduated from recently, he served as director of providers who provide care to the Bank Technology admissions at the University of patients in Indianapolis, Franklin, Security School. The Indianapolis. While there, he led the Greensburg, Martinsville, school offers IT admissions team through several Columbus, Mooresville, Shelbyville, KEVIN MURPHY security and provides years of steady enrollment growth, Crawfordsville and Greencastle. applications that can be nearly doubling the institution’s Board-certified in cardiovascular implemented at the bank. overall enrollment. disease, Blemker most recently was n Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance McClarnon earned a Bachelor of Arts on staff at Monroe Hospital in announced that Kevin Murphy has in communication, public relations, Bloomington. He also has been on been named its next and a Master of Arts in applied staff at hospitals and other executive vice president and chief sociology, community leadership and practices in Washington, executive officer. CEO Joe Martin nonprofit management, both from the Bloomington, Terre Haute and retired at the end of the year after 40 University of Indianapolis. Vincennes. He is a fellow with the years of service. Murphy has been a American College of Cardiology. key member of the company’s n Franklin College employees came leadership team since 2000, when he together virtually for the 27th annual began as director and chief actuary Employee Appreciation event. of product management solutions. In Employees were recognized with 2008, he was promoted to senior vice service awards for milestone president of property and casualty. anniversaries with the college. In He is a fellow of the Casualty addition, three individual awards Actuarial Society and member of the jordan jackson JEREMY stoUT were bestowed.