Ball State University, located in the not-so-famous Muncie Indiana. It's definitely an interesting place to chose to go to college at. However, so many people don't realize the amazing alumni who graduated from this historic university. Sure, almost everyone from Indiana knows about David Letterman, John Schnatter, Jim Davis, and of course Angela Ahrendts. The founder of Papa Johns, Garfield, and current CEO of Burberry graduated from Ball State along with David Letterman. However, there are so many other somewhat famous alumni that attended this prestigious university too.
1. Joyce DeWitt
Career: Actress
Notable Accomplishments: Actress in Three's Company
Major: Theatre
Joyce DeWitt got her start at Ball State as a theatre major. She's most popularly known for her roll in the ABC sitcom Three's Company as Janet Wood. She received her bachelor's degree in theatre from Ball State but continued her education by getting her master's from University of California at Los Angeles.
2. Richard Mourdock
Career: Politician
Notable Accomplishments: Indiana State Treasurer
Major: Geology
Perhaps one of the weirdest combinations for any Ball State alumni and their career would be the case of Richard Mourdock. Mourdock attended Ball State for his Masters in Geology and soon after graduation landed a job in the coal industry. Mourdock eventually worked his way up to a Vice President position in this career field. Mourdock was appointed State Treasurer under Mike Pence, however, resigned in a way that created a lot of controversies. Mourdock just so happened to resign right before cuts would start to happen to state retirement benefits. His resignation stirred a lot of controversy within the political sphere.
3. Doug Jones
Career: Actor
Notable Accomplishments: Actor in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Hocus Pocus, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Major: Telecommunications
Doug Jones got his start as a cartoonist and eventually made his way into the acting realm. He's made several small appearances in many tv shows, movies, and sitcoms. He appeared in Pan's Labyrinth, Hell Boy and Hell Boy II, and is currently a regular on the tv show Star Trek: Discovery. Doug Jones actually participated in school life at Ball State by portraying Charlie Cardinal for a number of years.
4. Scott Halberstadt
Career: Actor
Notable Accomplishments: Actor on Drake and Josh
Major: Theatre
Scott Halberstadt is best known for his portrayal of Eric in the popular Nickelodeon series Drake and Josh. He also made appearances on the tv show iCarly and the Suite Life of Zach and Cody. Halberstadt is from the small town of Connersville, Indiana and attended Ball State just after graduation. While at Ball State he majored in Theatre.
5. Betsy Ross
Career: Reporter
Notable Accomplishments: Reporter for ESPN and FOX19
Major: Journalism
Betsy Ross is one of the most popular female journalists in the sport entertainment world. Ross is considered to be one of the first women to break into the national sports news field. Similar to Halberstadt, she is also from Connersville, Indiana. Since Betsy Ross' career bloomed, she has now retired from the sports reporting stage. However, she now owns her own company in Cincinnati, Ohio called Game Day Communications.
Judging by the most notable alumni that attended Ball State, you can only imagine what the future graduates of Ball State will be able to do with their degree. So for all of those Ball State students who are really second guessing why they're here and whether or not they're going to be successful, remind yourself that even these famous people started out exactly where you are. And they continued on to break history and several records.
