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LOST RING

B
ill Smith called the SBAA of ce in early April to ask for
dead end, because it was outdated.
help. He had been scouring a park in Bloomington, Ind.,
Back to the Internet, Sulok found a site that listed his parents’ current
with a metal detector when he found a high school class
address, along with the names of their neighbors. One of them was a
ring. He wanted to return it to its owner. The ring was from Riley
name Sulok recognized – South Bend Tribune photographer Santiago
High School, and it had the year 2006 engraved on it. It also had
an image of a soccer ball, a number, and the name Alonso.Flores. Sulok sent an e-mail to Flores, who responded with Alonso’s
phone number and e-mail address.

Of ce manager Nancy Sulok started with the SBAA’s yearbook
Alonso was thrilled to learn that his ring had been found. He had lost
collection. Rene Alonso’s name was the rst one listed in the Hoosier
it shortly after he got it in 2006 while in Bloomington for his older
Poet with the Class of 2006. The yearbook also included a photo of
brother’s graduation. It had own off his nger while he played a pick-
him with the school’s soccer team.
up soccer game. The soccer players spent a couple of hours searching
The phone book was a dead end. An on-line search provided additional for it before giving up. Alonso thought he would never see it again.

clues, but they charged a fee for contact information. One hit on the
After hearing from Sulok, he contacted Smith, who mailed the ring
computer, however, yielded a surprise. It led back to the SBAA. Alonso,
back to him.
it turns out, had received a four-year Superintendent’s Scholarship

from the SBAA when he graduated from Riley.Alonso received his undergraduate degree in 2010 in biology and

That led Sulok to the scholarship les, where she found information pre-med from the University of Notre Dame. He is nishing his fourth

about his parents. Unfortunately, the information turned into anotheryear at Ross University and Medical School, where he is studying to
become a family practice physician.

SUMMER INTERN

Hanna Crane, a junior at Ball State University, joined the AlumniShe also updated portions of our web page, including the

Association’s office staff as a summer intern.scholarship section.

She helped with a variety of tasks during her weeks in the office. “She was a tremendous help in terms of tackling tasks that we often
Hanna , who is majoring in marketing/mass communications, lack the time to do,’’ said Nancy Sulok, SBAA office manager.

wrote features about prominent SBCSC alumni for posting on our
Hanna’s last day was August 16. We wish her well as she returns
Facebook page, and she helped develop a PowerPoint presentation
to Ball State.
about the SBAA.

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