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IU Kokomo triumphs and transitions
Sigler (left), Chancellor Ruth Person and Archer
• Cathy Archer and Ellen Sigler are the 2004 recipients of Virgil Hunt Service Awards. Archer has been administrative secretary for the Division of Continuing Studies since 2001. Sigler is starting her fifth year as an assistant professor of educational psychology. Named for the first director of the Kokomo campus, the awards recognize a staff member and faculty member for volunteer contributions to the campus and their communities. Vice president of the IU Kokomo Staff Council, Archer also has served on the Commitment to Excellence Committee and collected campus donations for United Way of Howard County. She has been an active volunteer for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Special Olympics, Walk for Diabetes and the Indiana School for the Blind. From 1999–2003, Archer coached freshmen, junior varsity and varsity cheerleaders for Northwestern High School, guiding those squads to top awards in statewide competitions.

Sigler is adviser to the Division of Education’s Exploring Teaching Post and to student teachers who work at IU Kokomo’s Little Learners Child Care Center. She is vice president of the Faculty Senate, chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee and a member of the IU Kokomo Leadership Council, Commitment to Excellence Committee and Advisory Committee for Information Technology.

Jaime Howell, communication arts, coordinated the Speech Olympics on campus in November. She is also coaching a new student speech and debate team on campus and expects team members to be competing in intercollegiate tournaments by spring.