Virginia Ball was a woman of exceptional generosity. She gave ofher time, energy and means to Ball State and charitableorganizations, including the Governor's Youth Council, WBST Radio,the National Wildlife Federation and the Indiana Committee for theHumanities.
She was a woman with an amazing sense of adventure. She visitedall 50 states and Australia. She took safaris and learned tofly.
She was a supporter of the arts and education. She donated $2million in 1999 to found the Virginia B. Ball Center for CreativeInquiry, where undergraduates can study one topic intensely for asemester.
She was a mover behind the scenes in groups that worked toimprove people's lives, but those who knew her say she was alwaysgracious and modest. Like her husband, she got new ideas andprojects started, but then she left the credit for someoneelse.
Muncie is a better place because she was here, and the worldbecame a little darker when she died Monday morning.
Ball State has lost one of our few remaining direct links to theBall family. Thankfully, Ball's influence here will continue to befelt even as the years stretch into decades.
It takes more than death to undo a lifetime's achievements.
"She was a true friend of Ball State," Beverley Pitts, provostand vice president for Academic Affairs, said. "She was bothliterally on the campus and her spirit was with us."
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