The third Dubois County Leadership Academy held their graduation ceremony Friday evening.
Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann was the keynote speaker at the event that highlighted three teams’ efforts to create capstone projects for the betterment of Dubois County.
This is the third year for the academy that teaches local business and government employees about leadership through a series of speakers and classroom sessions. The individuals form teams that then create the projects from scratch with a very limited budget.
Foundations for the Future created tools and methodology to inform the public about the three K-9 Law Enforcement Units in Dubois County. The group created baseball cards with the three dogs images and statistics and a banner each handler can use to inform the public about their dogs. (L to R) Top – Nick Stevens and Nathan Mathies; Bottom – Nicole Hurle, Ryan Schuetter and Jessica Mehringer; Not pictured – Carie Dick.The EA-Team headed an effort to install emergency assistance lighted towers along the 41 miles of walking paths in Dubois County. The group created a fund for the purchase and installation of the towers along the Jasper River Walk for the first phase. Phase two and phase three will install towers on Huntingburg and Ferdinands’ walking trails respectfully. From L to R: Top – Jackie Hilgartner and Mike Mattingly; Bottom – Joshua Gunselman and Bridgette Jarboe Bartley.The Scan a Memory team created plaques and stickers with QR codes to be placed in businesses and tourist spots in Dubois County. When an individual scans the QR code with a smartphone it links the visitor to the Dubois County Tourism website. From L to R – Ashlee Niehaus, Debbie Beckman, Rob Mendel, Kelly Johnson and Jake Memmer
