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Ashton Veramallay
Ashton Veramallay, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, joined IU East in 1977. Veramallay was an integral part of the School of Business and Economics for 27 years at IU East. He served as an expert in local and worldwide economics, he was a member of several community organizations, a consultant, public speaker and published author. In 1978, he established the Center for Economic Education, a teaching, research and development resource center. Under his direction, the center received the 2002 Peter V. Harrington University Center Award for Excellence by the Indiana Council for Economic Education. He also served as the chair of the Division of Business, Economics, Systems and Technology, of which he led through a successful accreditation process by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. Veramally established and advised IU East’s Delta Mu Delta Honors Society, a national honor society for students in the field of business administration.
Within the community, he has served on the boards and committees of the American Red Cross Wayne/Union County Chapter, the United Way of Whitewater Valley, Junior Achievement of Eastern Indiana and the Small Business Development Center. He is a previous member of the Reid Hospital Foundation Board of Directors and Wayne Area Chamber of Commerce. He is a founding member of the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Richmond.
Select awards and publications
- 2004 Veramallay, Ashton Professor Business W. George Pinnell Award for Outstanding Service
IU Bicentennial Oral History Questions: Ashton's response to a couple of questions, written in his own hand and also transcribed by Beth South, IU East Archivist.
Listen here to learn more about Ashton and his time spent at IU East.
Sources
http://www.iue.edu/mediarelations/iu-east-honors-chancellors-medallion-recipients-alumni-hall-of-fame-inductees/
https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/search-awards/honoree.shtml?honoreeID=2514
http://www.iue.edu/academics/documents/IndianaUniversityAwardsupdatedApril2013.pdf
