Kasey Tobias Comer ’12 has been selected as the Hanover College Educator Preparation Program’s exceptional alumni educator of the year. She received the honor May 22 during an end-of-year professional educator induction ceremony. A 10-year veteran of the classroom, Comer has taught social studies, language arts and reading intervention to second-, fifth- and sixth-grade students.
continue readingHanover College celebrated its 191st Commencement, Saturday, May 25, with the conferral of bachelor’s degrees to the 213 members of the Class of 2024. The ceremony was held at The Point overlooking the Ohio River. Photo Gallery / Recap Video / 2024 Commencement Program Hanover’s senior class joined the campus community during the first months
continue readingApril 3 marks the 50th anniversary of the violent tornado that ripped through a significant sector of Jefferson County, Ind., striking the Hanover College campus at 3:51 p.m. The storm was part of the famed April 3, 1974, Super Outbreak, which included nearly 150 confirmed tornadoes in 13 U.S. states and Canada during an 18-hour
continue readingJohns Hopkins University bioethics professor, author and speaker Travis Rieder ‘04 will return to the Hanover College campus Tuesday, March 12, to discuss his upcoming book, “Catastrophe Ethics: How to Choose Well in a World of Tough Choices.” Rieder is an associate research professor at Johns Hopkins’ Berman Institute of Bioethics and serves as director
continue readingHuddled in front of a small television in a room on the third floor of Crowe Hall, an informal gathering of Hanover students watched as Terry Bradshaw and John Stallworth connected on a 73-yard touchdown to rally the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 31-19 victory against the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. Unknowingly, a
continue readingHanover College Vice President for Athletics Lynn Nichols Hall ’82 has announced her retirement at the end of the 2023-24 academic year. Hall, a lifelong educator, athletic administrator, coach, mentor and fan, is stepping down after more than 40 years of service to the Hanover campus community. Hall has been woven into the fabric of
continue readingLindsay Rainey Faulstick ’07 has been selected Hanover’s vice president and dean of student life. Faulstick has 14 years of collegiate student life experience. She joined Hanover’s staff in 2014 as associate director and served as director of residence life and leadership from 2015-18. For the past five years, she has worked as associate dean
continue readingChris Hitchcock ’97 has been appointed Hanover’s executive director of admission. Hitchcock’s career includes experience in college admission, middle and high school education and youth and collegiate athletics. He joined Hanover’s athletic department as a part-time assistant women’s basketball coach in 2015 and became a full-time member of the admission staff in 2020 as assistant
continue readingThree distinguished graduates received Hanover College’s highest alumni honors during a special Homecoming ceremony Oct. 14 in the Science Center. Mark Levett ’71 and Vance Patterson ’72 were presented with the Alumni Achievement Award. Jasmine O’Conner ’12 received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award. The Alumni Achievement Awards, presented annually since 1960, recognize graduates who have
continue readingAn exhibition featuring award-winning student and faculty artwork spanning more than 50 years will be on display Oct. 13-29 in Hanover College’s Lynn Center for Fine Arts. “Legacy” highlights more than 30 pieces from Hanover’s Greiner Collection, which includes winners of the College’s annual Greiner Art Purchase Award. The retrospective features award-winning pieces ranging from
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