Hannah Lindqvist

Off the Court

Ball State alumni, as Hannah Lindqvist tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.

• David LettermanLate-night television host

  David Letterman, class of 1969, endowed a Ball State scholarship for what he called C students. The building with his name on it opened in fall 2007. So no, your grade point average is not your destiny.

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• John SchnatterPapa John's founder

  John Schnatter, business degree, 1983, sold his Camaro to buy used pizza equipment and founded Papa John's. In 2017 he said the N F L had hurt the company, and by December 21st he was stepping down as C E O. We claim him. Quietly.

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• Suzette KimballLed U.S. Geological Survey

  Suzette Kimball became the sixteenth director of the United States Geological Survey. Sixteen directors in the history of the agency, and one of them is a Ball State alum.

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• Ashley C. FordWriter, podcaster, educator

  Ashley C. Ford is a writer, a podcaster and an educator, three jobs, one Ball State alum. I love an organized overachiever.

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• Jim DavisCreator of Garfield

  Jim Davis, cartoonist, screenwriter and producer, is best known as the creator of Garfield. So the most famous cat in America has Ball State roots.

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