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1950s The Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame recognized the late John Lozier ’ 57 for his contribution as a high school basketball official with the 2024 Men ’ s Center Circle Officials Award .
Shirley Ogle ’ 59 Willard recently published her new book , Fulton County , Indiana : The Luckiest County in the World .
1960s Dick Harris ’ 68 was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame . Dick played for Liberty Center High School where he currently holds the scoring record of 1,000 points , including a 9-overtime game against Swayzee in 1964 . During his time at Manchester , he was named 4-time All Indiana College Athletic Conference , 3-time All NAIA District and All-American . He held 3 of the top 4 single-game best scoring efforts in school history and scored 2,643 points .
1970s Margaret “ Peggy ” Shantz ’ 78 Owen is retiring at the end of the 2023-2024 school year after 45 years in education . Her career took place in Colorado , Ohio , Missouri and Kansas . Roughly half of those years were spent in elementary special education , and half in general education . For the past 17 years she has worked at Douglas County School District in Castle Rock , Colo ., as an elementary special education teacher , and for the last nine years there , as an IEP and assessment specialist . She and her husband plan to retire to the Kansas City area .
1980s Thomas Lower ’ 81 joined Manchester University ’ s Board of Trustees in January 2024 .
Jeffrey Shoup ’ 84 is now director of housing and residence life and assistant dean of students at DePauw University .
1990s Noah Smith ’ 94 joined Manchester University ’ s Board of Trustees in January 2024 .
Tamara “ Tami ” Bradburn ’ 95 Hoagland was named to two NCAA Division III Advisory Groups .
2000s James Scott ’ 03c was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of their 2024 Men ’ s Silver Anniversary Team . Scott played for Elkhart Central High School .
Matthew “ Matt ” Cates ’ 06 was named National High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year .
2010s
Caleb Grimes ’ 10 was featured in an article in the Kalamazoo Gazette in January . Grimes is an attorney at Caleb Grimes Law , PLC in Portage , Mich .
Melissa Grinstead ’ 12 was promoted to associate vice president of corporate & foundation relations and remains campaign manager at Eastern Kentucky University .
Bridgette Banks ’ 17 MAT was named Atlanta Falcons Athletic Trainer of Year .
Mykayla Roskos-Neilson ’ 17 was recognized for the ISSMA Total Department All-Music Award . Roskos-Neilson is the music director at Fairfield High School .
Dakota Steele ’ 18 won the Sports Field Managers Association ’ s national contest . He currently works as groundskeeper for Fairfield Community Schools .
Jamie McBride ’ 19 began working at Camp Brethren Heights as the program and public relations director .
Christopher Caldwell ’ 87 joined Manchester University ’ s Board of Trustees in January 2024 .
Nancy “ Nanci ” Stickel ’ 87 Flores was a featured speaker at The League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area . Flores is the co-founder of One More Citizen Inc ., which helps legal permanent residents prepare for their naturalization exam and interview .
c – indicates class , but did not graduate | M . Acct . – Master of Accountancy | MAT – Master of Athletic Training M . Ed . – Master of Education | Pharm . D . – Doctor of Pharmacy | PGx – Master of Pharmacogenomics
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