William W. Riggs 
12816 Bennettsville Road, Memphis, IN 47143
 (812) 246-4945
  billy_riggs@hotmail.com

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Education:
University of Louisville, Masters of Urban Planning, May 2004
Ball State University, BA, History, Spanish, July 2001
Trinity Term, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University, England, April-June 2001.  
Graceland Christian High School, Diploma, Valedictorian, 1997

Employment:
University of Louisville, Graduate Research Assistant, 2001, 2002
Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE), program coordinator, 1999, 2000, 2001
Ball State University History Department, undergraduate teaching assistant,
1999, 2000
Covered Bridge Golf Club, maintenance crew, summers 1994-2000
Country Style Travel Plaza, fuel desk attendant, summer 1997

Academic:
Dean’s List, Ball State University, Magna Cum Laude, 1997-2001
Senior Thesis: The Integration of Contemporary Worship Hymns into the 
Church, 2000
Outstanding Junior, Ball State University History Department, 2000
Phi Alpha Theta, history honorary, Ball State University, 2000
Phi Society, Ball State University equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa, 2000
Golden Key National Honor Society, Ball State University, 1999, 2000
Paul Ogle Community Foundation Scholarship, Floyd County, IN, 1997-2000
Rinker Scholarship for Study Abroad, Ball State University, 2000
Lawrence and Mabel Hurst Scholarship, Ball State University History 
Department, 1999
Paper entitled An Outlook on the Past and Future of Ball State Cross 
Country, published in the Ball State University: University Archives Special 
Collections, 1999

Athletic:
Varsity Letterman, cross-country, track, Ball State University, 1997-2001
Scholar-Athlete Award, Ball State University, 1997-2001
NCAA Division I All-Academic Cross Country Team, Fall 1999, 2000
Mid-American Conference, Commissioner’s Award for Academics, 1999, 2000
NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference, 2000
Student-Athlete Advisory Board, secretary, committee chair, Ball State 
University, 2000
Student-Athlete Advisory Board, representative, Ball State University, 1999, 2000
Editor, Student-Athlete Newsletter, Ball State University, 1999, 2000

Volunteer:
"Kardinal K" 5K charity road race, committee member, logo designer, 2000
Ball State Cross Country, thanksgiving can collection run, 1997-2000
Meals on Wheels, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Adopt a family for Christmas, 
hospital visits, and numerous campus and charity events, Student-Athlete 
Advisory Board, 1999, 2000
Praise and worship leader, multiple camps, events, and conferences, 1998-2000
Youth worship/music leader, Graceland Baptist Church, 1996-1998
Nursing home visits, volunteer tutoring and cadet teaching, Graceland Baptist
Church,1995-1997
Camp Crooked Creek, Boy Scouts of America, volunteer counselor, 1994, 1995

Music: (see Gigography)
Private lessons, classical acoustic guitar, Ball State University, 1997-2000
Numerous solo performances, vocals and guitar, Ball State University, 1998-2000
Recording experience, numerous songs on analog and digital medium, 1999-2000
Muncie Christian Alliance, worship band member, vocal and guitar, 1997-2000
White Mills Christian Camp, worship leader, summers 1999, 2000
Published in Association of Songwriters & Lyricists Songwriter’s Anthology,
Objects in the Rearview Mirror, 1999
Charlestown H.S. Marching Band, music arranger, summer 1998
Charlestown United Methodist, worship leader-Miami mission, summer 1998
Fourth Place, national GMA "Spotlight" competition, playing for Just Visiting,
1997
Band Hermits, numerous gigs with own songs, 1996-1997
Scenic Hills Christian Camp, music leader, summer 1997
Band, private lessons on trumpet, tuba, 1987-1996

Other Activities: 
Campus Crusade for Christ, Ball State University, 1997-2000
Spanish Club, public relations chair, Ball State University, 1999
Amnesty International, member, 1998, 1999
Job shadowing: Thomas McKain, M.D. 1998
Numerous leads in community and church plays, 1983-1997
Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout, summer 1994

Related Activities:
s Computer Proficiencies: programming (DOS, C+); hardware installation; maintenance; web-design (HTML, VHTML); Microsoft Office/FrontPage; Adobe PageMaker/PhotoShop/Acrobat; ESRI ArcView; SPSS10; Flash 4; many audio recording and editing programs
s Professional musical training, Performance and recording experience
sGraphic and artistic talents
sEagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America, 1993

References: available upon request

 

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12816 Bennettsville Rd., Memphis, IN 47143, USA

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