By Sheryl Swingley—
MUNCIE, IN—The new executive director of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle, Matt Martin, will be the guest speaker at the Muncie Central High Alumni Association annual dinner and meeting on Friday, Nov. 11, at Muncie Central.
The Muncie Central Alumni Association also will celebrate its founding 25 years ago at the annual meeting.
Matt Martin
Martin’s presentation will review “The Past, Present, and Future of the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.”
Prior to joining the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, Martin was the athletic director at Knightstown High School for eight years. He also served as president of the IHSAA Executive Committee during the 2019-20 school year and helped the IHSAA navigate a change in leadership due to the retirement of Commissioner Bobby Cox, as well as meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reservations for the MCHS Alumni Association dinner and annual meeting, which are open to the public, are due Friday, Oct. 28. Cost per person is $19.50. Checks payable to the Muncie Central Alumni Association should be sent to 6604 W. Talamore Court, Yorktown, IN 47396.
Check-in for the event will be from 5 to 5:30 p.m. in the Muncie Central cafeteria. Attendees should enter the west door from the north parking lot.
As part of the dinner, a distinguished alumnus award also will be presented to a Muncie Central graduate; the $2,000 awarded to Central teachers via grants will be detailed; and the annual Central student who is the recipient of the association’s annual $2,000 scholarship will be recognized.
The association’s scholarships and teacher grants are supported through memberships in and donations to the Muncie Central Alumni Association, which was founded in 1997.
Membership forms for Muncie Central alumni and others interested in joining the association to support Muncie Central are available from https://www.munciecentralalumniassociation.com/. Membership forms and donations may be mailed to Muncie Central Alumni Association, 6604 W. Talamore Court, Yorktown, IN 47396.
