February / March 2009

Evansville Business

Never Lonesome

Larry Aiken had dabbled in entertainment before he made his national television debut from a set in the NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center at the age of 12. By the time he was 6, he’d transformed tin cans into a

Higher Dreams

Before University of Southern Indiana President H. Ray Hoops officially retires this summer, just weeks before his 70th birthday, he’s likely to be lauded publicly for a 15-year tenure marked by dramatic growth. No doubt he’ll be hailed for a

Back Talk

Derrick Stewart

Derrick Stewart has come a long way from his first job at the YMCA of Southwestern Indiana: teaching computer lessons to kids at age 17. Now 31, Stewart is one of the youngest CEOs — and the first African-American one