The Dean J. B. Black Fund
On this 100th anniversary of Ball State University, we propose to honor Dean Emeritus J. B. Black in grateful recognition of his many accomplishments and lasting impact by establishing the J. B. Black Fund. Dean Black served as Dean of the College of Business from 1973-84 and made many contributions to the college and programs, but the most important is his contribution to student success.
We will honor and continue that legacy by working to improve financial literacy amongst students and the community by creating the Financial Literacy Lecture Series and Research Workshop. The Lecture Series will invite high visibility/impact speakers to campus throughout the year to reinforce the importance of financial literacy to students. The Research Workshops will bring high-quality researchers and practitioners to the institution, and provide an opportunity for our faculty to interact with other high-quality researchers and practitioners, to disseminate information about contemporary issues in the field, and to encourage further investigation of contemporary issues.
The J. B. Black Fund will provide financial support for students seeking professional credentials to leverage their academic experience and enhance their career prospects. Coursework offered by the department currently enables students to prepare for the CTP, CFP, CFA (level 1), CIC, CRM, and CPCU designations. The fund would provide resources to create and offer comprehensive review programs which will be offered in the summer (or online) and will be designed to help students and alumni make substantial progress towards preparing for these designations. In addition, the J. B. Black fund would offer scholarships to qualified students to defray the costs associated with testing fees for these designations
The Dean J. B. Black Fund will strengthen our student-centered focus, leverage university resources, improve the external visibility and prestige of the Miller College of Business and Ball State University, employment opportunities for our students, and career prospects for our alumni.
Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $6,000 | Theatre & Dance | 747 |
2 | $3,000 | Athletics | 623 |
3 | $1,500 | Ball State's Greatest Needs | 168 |
4 | Greek Life | 119 | |
5 | Student Scholarships | 88 | |
6 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | 88 | |
7 | College of Communication, Information, and Media | 87 | |
8 | Pride of Mid-America Marching Band | 85 | |
9 | College of Fine Arts | 85 | |
10 | Miller College of Business | 83 | |
11 | College of Architecture & Planning | 74 | |
12 | Communication Studies | 68 | |
13 | Teachers College | 67 | |
14 | Student Life | 64 | |
15 | Telecommunications | 62 | |
16 | Journalism | 60 | |
17 | University Police Department | 55 | |
18 | Architecture | 47 | |
19 | Honors College | 47 | |
20 | Student Affairs | 47 | |
21 | School of Kinesiology | 45 | |
22 | Alumni Association | 45 | |
23 | School of Music | 45 | |
24 | English | 42 | |
25 | Army ROTC | 42 | |
26 | Political Science | 39 | |
27 | Social Work | 36 | |
28 | Chemistry | 35 | |
29 | Philosophy & Religious Studies | 33 | |
30 | College of Sciences & Humanities | 32 | |
31 | Counseling Psychology | Social Psych & Counseling | 31 | |
32 | Miller Business Honors Program | 30 | |
33 | Accounting | 28 | |
34 | Urban Planning | 28 | |
35 | College of Health | 27 | |
36 | Counseling Center | 25 | |
37 | Disability Services | 25 | |
38 | School of Nursing | 24 | |
39 | Cardinal Kitchen | 24 | |
40 | Elementary Education | 22 | |
41 | University Libraries | 21 | |
42 | Criminal Justice & Criminology | 21 | |
43 | Ball State Student Media | 21 | |
44 | Emens Auditorium | 18 | |
45 | Burris Laboratory School | 18 | |
46 | David Owsley Museum of Art | 17 | |
47 | Women of the Ball Family Fund | 17 | |
48 | Rinard Orchid Greenhouse | 17 | |
49 | Rinker Center for International Programs | 16 | |
50 | Mathematical Sciences | 14 | |
51 | Construction Management | 14 | |
52 | Biology | 14 | |
53 | Sociology | 14 | |
54 | History | 13 | |
55 | Black Student Association | 13 | |
56 | Management | 13 | |
57 | Spectrum | 13 | |
58 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium/Physics & Astronomy | 12 | |
59 | University Singers | 12 | |
60 | Geography | 12 | |
61 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | 12 | |
62 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | 11 | |
63 | Psychological Science | 11 | |
64 | Modern Languages & Classics | 11 | |
65 | Special Education | 11 | |
66 | Landscape Architecture | 11 | |
67 | Sports Link | 11 | |
68 | Schools Within the Context of Community | 11 | |
69 | Entrepreneurship Center | 10 | |
70 | Career Center | 10 | |
71 | Natural Resources & Environmental Management | 9 | |
72 | Computer Science | 9 | |
73 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | 8 | |
74 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | 8 | |
75 | Indiana Academy | 8 | |
76 | Educational Leadership | 8 | |
77 | MBA | Master of Business Administration | 7 | |
78 | Finance & Insurance | 7 | |
79 | Anthropology | 7 | |
80 | Department of Marketing | CADMA | 5 | |
81 | School of Art | 5 | |
82 | Student Voluntary Services | 5 | |
83 | Nutrition & Health Science | 4 | |
84 | NESTT Learning Labs | 4 | |
85 | Women's & Gender Studies | 4 | |
86 | Educational Psychology & D.E.S.K. | 4 | |
87 | Parents Fund | 3 | |
88 | Graduate School | 2 | |
89 | Economics | 2 | |
90 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Center | 2 | |
91 | ISOM | 2 | |
92 | Geological Sciences | 1 | |
93 | Beta Phi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | 1 |
Rank | Departments | Gifts |
---|---|---|
1 | Theatre & Dance | 747 |
2 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | 88 |
3 | Communication Studies | 68 |
4 | Telecommunications | 62 |
5 | Journalism | 60 |
6 | Architecture | 47 |
7 | School of Kinesiology | 45 |
8 | School of Music | 45 |
9 | English | 42 |
10 | Army ROTC | 42 |
11 | Political Science | 39 |
12 | Social Work | 36 |
13 | Chemistry | 35 |
14 | Philosophy & Religious Studies | 33 |
15 | Counseling Psychology | Social Psych & Counseling | 31 |
16 | Accounting | 28 |
17 | Urban Planning | 28 |
18 | School of Nursing | 24 |
19 | Elementary Education | 22 |
20 | Criminal Justice & Criminology | 21 |
21 | Mathematical Sciences | 14 |
22 | Construction Management | 14 |
23 | Biology | 14 |
24 | Sociology | 14 |
25 | History | 13 |
26 | Management | 13 |
27 | Geography | 12 |
28 | Psychological Science | 11 |
29 | Modern Languages & Classics | 11 |
30 | Special Education | 11 |
31 | Landscape Architecture | 11 |
32 | Natural Resources & Environmental Management | 9 |
33 | Computer Science | 9 |
34 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | 8 |
35 | Educational Leadership | 8 |
36 | Finance & Insurance | 7 |
37 | Anthropology | 7 |
38 | Department of Marketing | CADMA | 5 |
39 | School of Art | 5 |
40 | Nutrition & Health Science | 4 |
41 | Educational Psychology & D.E.S.K. | 4 |
42 | Economics | 2 |
43 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Center | 2 |
44 | ISOM | 2 |
45 | Geological Sciences | 1 |
Rank | Campus unit/fund | Raised |
---|---|---|
1 | Athletics | $66,023.77 |
2 | Theatre & Dance | $19,328.27 |
3 | Ball State's Greatest Needs | $16,322.32 |
4 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium/Physics & Astronomy | $11,680.00 |
5 | Teachers College | $10,963.32 |
6 | Student Scholarships | $9,287.39 |
7 | Miller College of Business | $8,297.52 |
8 | School of Nursing | $6,845.90 |
9 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | $6,449.34 |
10 | Architecture | $5,721.72 |
11 | Telecommunications | $5,445.16 |
12 | Accounting | $5,351.18 |
13 | College of Architecture & Planning | $5,000.16 |
14 | Communication Studies | $4,181.06 |
15 | Journalism | $4,177.82 |
16 | Pride of Mid-America Marching Band | $4,150.56 |
17 | Mathematical Sciences | $4,122.54 |
18 | Greek Life | $3,756.04 |
19 | College of Communication, Information, and Media | $3,651.18 |
20 | Chemistry | $3,180.54 |
21 | David Owsley Museum of Art | $3,121.72 |
22 | College of Health | $3,025.53 |
23 | School of Kinesiology | $3,007.08 |
24 | College of Fine Arts | $2,916.20 |
25 | Entrepreneurship Center | $2,835.00 |
26 | Social Work | $2,736.80 |
27 | Honors College | $2,565.62 |
28 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | $2,426.72 |
29 | College of Sciences & Humanities | $2,404.26 |
30 | Student Life | $2,368.62 |
31 | English | $2,306.80 |
32 | Army ROTC | $2,140.16 |
33 | Urban Planning | $2,108.44 |
34 | Miller Business Honors Program | $2,102.54 |
35 | Counseling Psychology | Social Psych & Counseling | $2,063.08 |
36 | Student Affairs | $1,995.44 |
37 | Emens Auditorium | $1,851.91 |
38 | Cardinal Kitchen | $1,830.08 |
39 | Elementary Education | $1,758.36 |
40 | Construction Management | $1,745.00 |
41 | University Police Department | $1,699.90 |
42 | Alumni Association | $1,679.35 |
43 | History | $1,625.54 |
44 | Women of the Ball Family Fund | $1,620.90 |
45 | School of Music | $1,585.08 |
46 | University Singers | $1,558.54 |
47 | Political Science | $1,330.90 |
48 | Counseling Center | $1,056.72 |
49 | University Libraries | $999.80 |
50 | Black Student Association | $990.00 |
51 | Rinard Orchid Greenhouse | $981.56 |
52 | Biology | $958.72 |
53 | Management | $907.54 |
54 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | $857.58 |
55 | Criminal Justice & Criminology | $836.72 |
56 | Geography | $833.36 |
57 | Sociology | $830.90 |
58 | Disability Services | $809.98 |
59 | Rinker Center for International Programs | $800.90 |
60 | Philosophy & Religious Studies | $710.90 |
61 | Psychological Science | $682.54 |
62 | Modern Languages & Classics | $667.54 |
63 | Burris Laboratory School | $651.72 |
64 | Ball State Student Media | $539.45 |
65 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | $533.36 |
66 | Special Education | $527.54 |
67 | Landscape Architecture | $497.65 |
68 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | $490.00 |
69 | Sports Link | $482.54 |
70 | Indiana Academy | $475.00 |
71 | Natural Resources & Environmental Management | $462.54 |
72 | Educational Leadership | $457.54 |
73 | Spectrum | $403.36 |
74 | Schools Within the Context of Community | $351.72 |
75 | Computer Science | $344.18 |
76 | MBA | Master of Business Administration | $327.54 |
77 | Finance & Insurance | $269.18 |
78 | Career Center | $258.36 |
79 | Nutrition & Health Science | $200.00 |
80 | Graduate School | $200.00 |
81 | NESTT Learning Labs | $188.36 |
82 | Department of Marketing | CADMA | $174.18 |
83 | Anthropology | $170.00 |
84 | Women's & Gender Studies | $138.36 |
85 | Parents Fund | $138.36 |
86 | Educational Psychology & D.E.S.K. | $124.18 |
87 | School of Art | $120.00 |
88 | Economics | $119.18 |
89 | Student Voluntary Services | $103.36 |
90 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Center | $69.18 |
91 | Geological Sciences | $50.00 |
92 | ISOM | $38.36 |
93 | Beta Phi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | $19.18 |