Ed Shipley (2016) - Hall of Fame - Ball State University Athletics

Ed Shipley

Induction:
2016
Class:
1968

Ed Shipley returned to his alma mater in 1977 and worked the next 34 years to increase the university's engagement with its alumni across the country. He spent the final 31 of those years as the Executive Director, President and CEO of the Ball State University Alumni Association until his retirement in 2011. In that capacity, he led an outreach effort that grew the association's membership from 45,000 alumni to more than 170,000. Shipley helped to shape the Cardinal Varsity Club in its mission to raise funds for Ball State Athletics, serving as its Executive Director from 1977-88 and then on its board of directors from 1988 until his retirement. The Peru, Indiana, native graduated from Ball State in 1968 as the university's most outstanding senior and earned a master's degree in 1971. A former high school athletic director and coach, Shipley served as a volunteer assistant men's basketball coach during Steve Yoder's tenure with the Cardinals. He continues to work as a member of the statistics crew for Ball State basketball and football games, a role he has filled for nearly 40 years.