Trio appointed to county health and human relations commission

Hanover administrators Dewain Lee and D.J. Walch, along with Jane Inman Stormer ’04, have been appointed members of the inaugural Jefferson County (Ind.) Health and Human Relations Commission (HHRC). The commission was officially created in May 2022 and formally announced in early February.

HHRC, which reports to the county commissioners, strives to promote public health, welfare, security, positive human relations, respect and integrity of every individual. The board works with county residents to identify issues and concerns that should be investigated or reviewed.

Lee has served as the College’s vice president for student life and dean of students since 2016. She has been appointed to a one-year term on the commission.

Walch, director of co-curricular involvement in the Office of Student Life, has been a member of Hanover’s staff since 2017. He will serve a two-year term.

Stormer currently serves her alma mater as an adjunct instructor of education. She has been appointed to a one-year term on the commission.

To qualify for consideration, board members must work in areas that are engaged in promoting health and/or anti-discrimination in the community and live within the county.

Lee, Walch and Stormer now join Katy Hadley as Hanoverrelated human rights commission members in the local area. Hadley, professor of sociology, has served on the City of Madison Human Relations Commission since an appointment by former mayor Damon Welch in 2019. The city’s commission also works to promote diversity and civility and hear complaints of potential discrimination.

McCulley earns “Realizing the Dream” Award

Clara McCulley ‘25 has been selected as Hanover’s recipient of the “Realizing the Dream” Award. Established in 1989, the state-wide honor recognizes outstanding academic achievement and leadership potential displayed by a firstgeneration college student during their first year on campus.

McCulley, who was honored Feb. 25 during a banquet in Indianapolis, Ind., is an elementary education major from Madison, Ind. She has an interest in special education and is a member of the Hanover College Education Association.

The “Realizing the Dream” Award is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. through the Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). The honor is annually presented to students from Indiana’s 29 private, non-profit colleges and universities. The award includes a certificate and $4,000 scholarship to help offset the recipient’s educational costs. The honor also provides a $1,000 professional development grant to a former teacher or mentor who most influenced their decision to attend college.