Academic Roundup COLLEGE OF BUSINESS To reinforce learning and networking experiences outside of his classroom, Dr. Jeff Walls, professor of business, has taken a group of Indiana Tech students to the Society for Human Resource Management national conference each year since 1993. This year’s conference was in Las Vegas from Sept. 8 through 12. This year’s group included (left to right): Brittany
Dyer earns prestigious honor from the NAIA Craig Dyer, associate professor of sport management and Indiana Tech’s faculty athletics representative (FAR), was awarded the 2020-21 NAIA Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year in September. Named in honor of past vice president of NAIA Legislative Services and NAIA Hall of Famer, Wally Schwartz, this award recognizes a faculty athletics representative who exemplifies the loyalty, enthusiasm and honesty that Mr. Schwartz showed on behalf of the NAIA. Craig Dyer
Professor Dyer has been at Indiana Tech since 2004 and has served as the university’s FAR since 2007, working with student-athletes, coaches, staff members and administrators on rules education, eligibility appeals and eligibility certification.
Dr. Fincannon named dean of the College of Business After guiding Indiana Tech’s Ph.D. in Global Leadership for nearly three years, Dr. Angie Fincannon has been chosen as dean of the College of Business, filling the void left when Dr. Kathleen Hanold Watland became the university’s Vice President for Academic Affairs in July.
Dr. Angie Fincannon
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While with the Ph.D. program, Dr. Fincannon led many successful initiatives, including revitalizing the curriculum and launching the Ph.D. Pathways program and writing workshops for Ph.D. students. She has more than 25 years of experience in higher education, having previously served in faculty, academic and administrative leadership roles at Taylor University and Purdue Fort Wayne.
Winter 2022
McMichael, Drennan Sorrell, DeAnna Kimbrell, LaToya Price, Tammy Carey, Jill Lewis, Cassandra Crickard, Dr. Walls, Emrah Catic, Anel Rizvic, Kim Siercks, Emma Tuominen, Hadley Hopkins, Sam Reagin, Dillon McArthur and Anthony McMichael.
Tech students integral to the debut of the Fort Wayne Football Club When professional soccer made its return to Fort Wayne this past spring, Indiana Tech played a significant role—both on and off the pitch. Five Warriors—Max Amoako, Pep Casas, Noe Garcia, Will Harris and Luke Jones—made the Fort Wayne Football Club (FWFC) roster for its first USL League Two season and accounted for eight of the club’s 14 goals during its 14-game season. Garcia, an exercise science major from Puerto de la Cruz, Canary Islands, scored the first goal in franchise history in a 2-1 May 23 home loss to Toledo Villa FC, and led the team with five tallies on the year. Equally as important was the work done by Indiana Tech students off the field. Eight additional Warriors—Hope Baker, Danielle Blagojevic, Dan Dill, Jack Koshko, Rene Sanchez,
