Current members of the Board of Trustees:
- Rick Hall — chairman
- Frank Hancock — vice chair (resigned on Dec. 17)
- Thomas C. Bracken – secretary
- Marianne Glick – assistant secretary (resigned on Dec. 17)
- Renae Conley
- R. Wayne Estopinal
- Hollis E. Hughes Jr.
- Matt Momper
- Dustin Meeks — student representative
Kit Crane, Henry County Circuit Court 2 judge, and Muncie firefighter Jason Chafin were the two applicants for the positions, according to the Muncie Star Press. Both are Ball State alumni.
Crane has been Circuit Court Judge since June 2012, when he was appointed by then-Gov. Mitch Daniels. He was later elected for a six-year term in 2012. He got his Juris doctoral degree from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis. He was also in the U.S. Army Reserve.
Crane also applied for the open position in the Indiana Supreme Court, but he was not chosen as a semi-finalist, according to the Courier-Times.
Chafin has worked at the Muncie Fire Department since December 2007 and previously worked at the Indiana Department of Child Services for a year. He graduated from Ball State in 2003 with undergraduate degrees in business management and political science. In 2012, he got his master's degree in public administration.
After former President Paul W. Ferguson resigned from his position on Jan. 25, two Board of Trustees members — Marianne Glick and Frank Hancock — announced their resignation as well. However, both said they submitted their resignation letters to Gov. Mike Pence in December.
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Trustees are chosen by Pence. Glick and Hancock said they will remain on the board until replacements are found for them.
If chosen, Crane and Chafin will be joining a lawyer, a CEO of a consulting firm, the president of the George and Frances Ball Foundation, the president of Momper Insulation, the president of The Estopinal Group, a former CEO and president of United Way of St. Joseph County and a student.
Meet the Board of Trustees members here.
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