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Ken Bucklew receives Distinguished Alumnus Award from Ivy Tech-Columbus
Thursday, May 20th, 2010

Ken Bucklew received the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus on April 30 at its annual awards banquet. In order to receive this honor, a graduate must have completed his or her program five or more years prior to receiving the award, must have excelled in his or her field, and must have given back to the community in which he or she resides.

Bucklew has received numerous other honors, including the following:

• He has received six first-place awards in the Indiana Duck Stamp Competition;
• He is an 11-time winner in the Indiana Game Bird Stamp Competition;
• He has been named Artist of the Year by Indiana Ducks Unlimited;
• He has placed in the top ten of the U.S. Federal Duck Stamp Competition;
• He is a three-time winner at the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association.

Ken is a regular award winner at the Annual Hoosier Salon. This annual exhibition, held at the Indiana State Museum, puts artists’ creations in front of some of the state’s most active collectors. His oils have become regular award winners in the Indiana Heritage Arts Annual Exhibitions in Nashville, Indiana.

Ken received an Associate of Science degree in Commercial Art from Ivy Tech-Columbus in 1979. In addition to his work as an artist, he has worked with advertising agencies and has taught courses in commercial art at Ivy Tech.

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Student Success Story: Patrick Peterson
Monday, March 8th, 2010

Patrick Perterson

Ivy Tech is very proud of Patrick Peterson. Patrick graduated from Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus in 2003 with a degree in Visual Communications, a concentration in multimedia, and a specialization in 3D rendering and animation. He is now one of the designers of the 3D background shots for the film “Avatar,” produced by James Cameron’s Lightstorm company. Having completed his work on “Avatar,” he is currently working on the film “The Adventures of Tintin,” directed by Stephen Spielberg. (more…)

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Ivy Tech-Columbus EMT graduate Brian Lucas receives award
Friday, November 20th, 2009

Brian Lucas, a December, 2008, graduate of the Ivy Tech-Columbus basic emergency medical technician (EMT) course and a resident of Sweetwater Lake, recently received the Second-Half Champion Award, presented by Wells Fargo Advisors. The award is given to individuals who are 50 years of age or older, have achieved remarkable personal goals, or have made significant contributions to society, or are using the second half of their life for a purpose completely different from the first half. Winners are selected by a panel of judges representing Wells Fargo Advisors.

After 31 years as an air traffic controller, Lucas became a firefighter, an EMT, and a sheriff’s deputy. Using his EMT training, he saved a man’s life at Sweetwater Lake in June of this year. Crediting his instructor, Dennis Rose, Lucas commented that he had been a certified EMT for only five months when the incident occurred.

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Ivy Tech-Columbus produces alumni art exhibit at Columbus Learning Center
Monday, October 19th, 2009

The School of Fine Arts & Design at Ivy Tech Community College-Columbus has produced “exceeding expectations,” an art exhibition in which the works of 25 of its alumni are featured in 52 pieces of art. The pieces have been hung in hallways and meeting spaces throughout the Columbus Learning Center, 4555 Central Avenue in Columbus; the exhibit will remain until December 31. A reception is scheduled for Thursday, October 22, from 6:00 until 7:00 pm in the Summerville Room at the Learning Center. The public is welcome. (more…)

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Student Success Story: Darron Cummings
Friday, May 15th, 2009

Darron Cummings

Darron Cummings earned an associate degree in photography from the Visual Communications department of the Columbus Region of Ivy Tech Community College in 1985.  Since that time, he has continued in a successful career in photography, remaining 16 years at The Republic, first as photographer, then as photo editor, and finally as assistant managing editor.

Darron left The Republic in 2001 to join the Associated Press, where he photographs, edits photos, and prepares images for publication on the wire service to newspapers all over the world, to the Internet, and for placement in other publications.  He has either shot or edited photos at such venues as the Masters Golf Tournament, the Super Bowl, the U.S. Open, the Ryder Cup, the Beijing Olympics, and, most recently, during Hurricane Gustav.

Darron comments, “I enjoy my work in so many interesting locations.  I was well prepared by Ivy Tech faculty to enter the field of photography as a career choice.  Although much has changed, especially as a result of digital capabilities, I began, years ago, with the tools I needed to succeed.  I am grateful for the solid background in photography that Ivy Tech provided.”

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