Blaiklock, Kite and Sharpe to receive Hanover’s top alumni honors

The accomplishments of graduates A. Richard M. Blaiklock ’90, Wiley Kite ’90 and Rachel Slade Sharpe ’13 will be recognized with the presentation of Hanover College’s highest alumni honors during a May ceremony. Blaiklock and Kite will receive Hanover’s Alumni Achievement Award (AAA). Sharpe will be presented with the Distinguished Young Alumni Award (DYA). The

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Technology executive and series namesake John Shoemaker ‘64 will return to Hanover College’s campus this spring as the featured guest for the 2026 edition of the Shoemaker Speaker Series. Established in 2022, the series was developed to present on-campus conversations with prominent voices on business, leadership and innovation. An emeritus member of Hanover’s board of

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A new scholarship program funded by John Shoemaker ’64 and his wife, Donna, will support international travel and off-campus educational opportunities for Hanover’s business students. The John C. and Donna Shoemaker Global Scholars Program for Business Majors was created to provide financial resources to enable students to take a business department course taught outside of

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For more than 20 years, Oak Heritage Conservancy (OHC) served as the only conservation group in southeastern Indiana. The organization has worked to protect more than 1,100 acres of land with special natural, agricultural, scenic or cultural significance across an 11-county area. In October 2025, Cardinal Land Conservancy (CLC) officially acquired OHC’s real estate and

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New York Times best-selling author, educator and speaker Rachel Macy Stafford ’94 will be the featured speaker during Hanover College’s third-annual Women’s Brunch. The event will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 14, in the J. Graham Brown Campus Center. For more than 25 years, Stafford has worked to help people live with greater presence,

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Hanover has entered the public phase of its $110 million Bicentennial Campaign, marking the largest fundraising effort in the College’s history. The campaign’s successful initial phase has already secured more than $99 million toward the $110 million goal. The Bicentennial Campaign, which concludes June 30, 2027, will ensure Hanover’s continued ability to fulfill its critical

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Forty-eight students earned a place in Hanover College history as the Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program’s first graduates. Hanover’s OTD program celebrated its inaugural commencement, Thursday, Dec. 18, in Collier Arena. Photo Gallery / Commencement Program Hanover President Lake Lambert opened the ceremony with welcoming remarks to members of the graduating class, their families,

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Professor of Biology Darrin Rubino and Sarah Malone ’22 received the Martin E. Weaver Award from the Association for Preservation Technology International (APT). The award was announced Nov. 14 during the organization’s annual conference in Providence, R.I. Rubino and Malone were honored for their article, “Dating Construction with Tree Rings and Sapwood When Felling Dates

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Former Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb ’90 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during an Oct. 17 ceremony in the J. Graham Brown Campus Center. The conferral was held as part of Hanover’s 98th-annual homecoming celebration. “Eric Holcomb, class of 1990, is no stranger to this campus, nor to the transformative power of

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The opening of the Hanover College Business and Entrepreneur Center and resurrection of Parker Auditorium was celebrated by alumni and the campus community during an Oct. 17 dedication ceremony. The event was held as part of the College’s 98th-annual homecoming festivities. PHOTO GALLERY The creation of the business and entrepreneur center was made possible through

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