Adam Burtner ’17 recently notified us that he has accepted a position with the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce. Adam joins the Business Advocacy team as manager of Policy and Political Affairs.
Scott Fendley ’88 Update
Scott Fendley reports he is now the Director of Data Analytics for University Advancement at Central Washington University. He is also a lead statistician for their athletics department covering volleyball, football, men’s and women’s basketball and softball – and also does the PA for softball. He married Kristine (Krissy) Petersen on October 7, 2016 in Portland, OR.
He serves as the secretary of the Ellensburg Business Development Authority as appointed by the city council; is the Vice President of the CWU Exempt Employee Association; and is active with the Ellensburg Film Festival, where his wife is on the Board of Directors.
Scott has a website isitanygood.net where he reviews albums, and he hosts a radio show on Ellensburg Community Radio called “The A-List” Fridays at 10 on eburgradio.org. You can find archives of his show on the website.
Scott says he really loves connecting with Wabash men young and old on social media and will always accept a friend request from a Wally.
Joe Impicciche ’80 Named President of Ascension
In a reorganization designed to delegate decision making appropriately, Ascension has streamlined operations by combining its healthcare and operations divisions, and splitting the title of president and CEO. Joe Impicciche ’80 has been appointed president, and will also serve as chief operating officer, overseeing both healthcare operations and services. Joe has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Ascension since 2004.
Nick Roudebush ’09 Opens Mercantile 37
Nick Roudebush ’09 has partnered with his father, J.R. Roudebush, in opening Mercantile 37, a home goods store on State Road 37 in Atlanta, IN. The store is a one-stop shop for home goods made by 45 Indiana artists. Many of the products are custom-made on site, and customers can even design their own lighting fixtures and furniture pieces. Located in a building that formerly housed a diner known as Wheelers, the building sat empty since the early 1990’s until the Roudebushes bought it. They wanted to keep the connection to Wheelers, so in addition to the home goods store, they put in a café named Wheelers, which features locally-sourced food.
Congratulations, Nick!
Mike Berry ’92 Featured in Sync Magazine
Headlined “Mike Berry’s Big Vision for Marketing Tech at Shutterfly”, Sync Magazine recently featured an article about Mike’s role as head of marketing technology for Shutterfly. Under his leadership, Shutterfly is investing heavily in technology. The company recently migrated to Salesforce for both email and campaign segmentation, with the goal of gaining ground on some of the Silicon Valley giants and ensure the best possible experience for Shutterfly’s legions of fans.
“To make our communications as relevant and as valuable as possible for our tens of millions of customers, we need to invest in technology to tailor those communications to individual interests – and technology is the only way to scale to a high level of personalization across billions of messages a year,” Mike says.
You can read the full article at Sync Magazine
Corey Asay ’05 Promoted to Partner
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP has announced the promotion of Corey Asay to Partner in their Cincinnati office. A member of the firm’s labor and employment department, Corey litigates and counsels clients on issues including Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. He frequently appears before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and has represented clients before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and the National Labor Relations Board.
Prior to joining Dinsmore, Corey served as a judicial law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Jack Zouhary and U.S. Magistrate Judge James R. Knepp II. Following his 2005 graduation from Wabash, Corey received his J.D., with high distinction, from Ohio Northern University.
Congratulations, Corey!
B.J. Hammer ’01 Head Coach for Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College has announced the hiring of William (B.J.) Hammer II as the 30th head coach of the Polar Bear football program. Most recently the head coach at Allegheny College, B.J. assumed a program that was 1-29 in the three years prior to his arrival. Under his leadership, Allegheny improved from 1-9 to 3-7 before posting a 6-4 record in 2018. B.J. began his coaching career at Wabash in the fall of 2001, then went on to coach at Heidelberg College and Whittier College prior to returning to Wabash in 2011.
Congratulations, B.J.!
Luke Messer ’91 Joins Faegre Baker Daniels
Luke Messer has joined Faegre Baker Daniels Consulting as a principal in Washington, D.C. where he will advise businesses and other entities across the nation on federal regulatory and policy developments. While serving Indiana’s 6th Congressional District from 2013 to 2019, Luke successfully authored legislation addressing banking, taxation, immigration, federal deregulation, foreign affairs, and education issues. He served on the House committees on financial services, education and the workforce, budget and foreign affairs, and chaired the Republican Policy Committee.
Following his 1991 graduation from Wabash, Luke earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School in 1994.
Ben Whitehouse ’99 Joins Butler Snow Law Firm
Butler Snow has announced that Ben Whitehouse will join their Nashville office, practicing with the firm’s regulatory and business group. Prior to joining Butler Snow, Ben served as supervising attorney and assistant general counsel of insurance for the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance, and as assistant attorney general for Tennessee in the law enforcement and special prosecutions division.
Following his 1999 graduation from Wabash, Ben received his J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and a master of laws in taxation from Boston University School of Law.
Tom Modrowski ’78 Named President of Braidy Atlas
Braidy Industries, Inc., an Ashland, Kentucky-based manufacturer of metals for the global transportation and defense industries, has named Tom Modrowski as President of its subsidiary, Braidy Atlas. Having served as Executive Vice President of Construction for Braidy Industries since June 2017, Tom will head Braidy Atlas’ operations, overseeing mill completion and integrated aluminum sheet production.
Tom has extensive leadership experience at leading steel, coating technology, and merchandising companies. As an employee of US Steel from 1985-1995, Mr. Modrowski managed a team that directed the design, installation, setup and subsequent management of Double Eagle, a producer of nearly 900k tons annually of exposed coated metal sheet product for the automotive industry. As President of Electric Coating Technologies, he spearheaded the re-opening of its processing facility that was later acquired by Esmark Steel Group. He later served as President of Esmark Steel. Tom has served on the boards of Mountain State Carbon, LLC, Wheeling Nisshin, Inc., Ohio Coatings Company, Great Western Steel and Wheeling Specialty Processing.
Congratulations, Tom!