Ball State Trustee Dies In Southern Indiana Plane Crash

Stephanie Wiechmann

Wayne Estopinal has served on the Ball State board since 2011.

Ball State University has announced a Board of Trustees member has died in a plane crash in southern Indiana.

Wayne Estopinal has served on the Ball State board since 2011 and this week was re-appointed to the position by Governor Eric Holcomb.

Estopinal was CEO of TEG Architects in Jeffersonville, which specialized in healthcare buildings. He was a 1979 graduate of Ball State.

Federal officials say three people were on board the small jet that crashed in a wooded area near Memphis, Indiana around 11:30 AM today. No one on board survived.

In a statement, Ball State board chair Rick Hall says Estopinal “was an exceptional leader and passionate supporter of the University.”

Tags:Ball State University

Support independent journalism today. You rely on WFYI to stay informed, and we depend on you to make our work possible. Donate to power our nonprofit reporting today. Give now.

College degrees are lagging. Indiana’s higher ed leader is not satisfied

Indiana is still lagging on a goal to boost how many working-age adults have training and education beyond their high school diplomas.

Education / April 15, 2024

State Board of Education kicks off rulemaking for new reading retention law

The Indiana State Board of Education voted last week to begin rulemaking for a new literacy law recently passed by state lawmakers.

Education / April 8, 2024

Change to alternate diploma may let more students graduate high school

A change to Indiana's law governing the alternate diploma will let more students with disabilities graduate high school. The change will affect school districts throughout the state, but it will have the biggest impact in some of the states smallest schools.