Ball State University

Ball State University is a state-run university in Muncie, Indiana. It also serves as the administrator and campus for the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, a selective residential program for high school juniors and seniors. Ball State University has excellent programs in architecture, teaching, anthropology, and communications. Famous alumni include David Letterman, Joyce DeWitt Garfield creator Jim Davis and the founder of Papa John's, John Schnatter.

Noted Ball State faculty

• Mir Masoom Ali, statistics
• David L. Arnold, geography
• Ramon Avila, marketing
• Mohammad Behforuz, chemistry
• Phil Bremen, Telecommunications instructor (former reporter for NBC News)
• Stephen Bell, Telecommunications professor (former host of Good Morning America)
• Dick Bellaver, information and communication sciences (formerly with AT&T Bell Labs)
• Sheldon Braaten, teaching: special education
• Anthony Costello, architecture
• Wes Janz, architecture
• Claude D. Oliver, Jr., religious studies
• Tracy Cross, gifted studies
• Curtis Gary Dean, actuarial science
• Raymond Dean, neuropsychology
• Frank Felsenstein, humanities
• David Haber, wellness and gerontology
• Ruth Howes, physics and astronomy
• Charles V. Jones, Office of Teaching & Learning Advancement
• Sherry Kloss, fine arts
• Robert Palmer, music
• Glenda Riley, history
• Gary Santoni, economics
• Gene Stamm, physical education
• Rayford L. Steele, information and communication sciences
• Barry Umansky, Telecommunications professor
• C. Warren Vander Hill, environmental studies
• Robert Yadon, information and communication sciences (formerly with the National Association of Broadcasters)
• Judy Yordan, performance studies
• Terry Zivney, finance