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Hello,

I'm Holly Westerfield

Holly Westerfield is a Ball State Graduate who studied magazine journalism and history. She has been published in several issues of Ball Bearings and interned at Tribune Showprint, where she is sorted through and researched Tribune Showprint's immense collection of mastheads and the theaters they were commissioned for. Holly has also developed environmental training for over 19 states and written a new training course that has already been used by over 100,000 gas station attendants nationwide.

As a Gold Award recipient, Holly is always looking for ways to give back to the community. She volunteers at a local community center and volunteers with several local neighborhood associations throughout the year.

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Education
Ball State University
Certified in Microsoft Office

Experience
Head Curriculum Writer

PASS Training and Compliance

Social Media Content Creator

Kicks Digital Marketing

Research Assistant and Intern

Tribune Showprint


My Skills
Research
Digital Design
Technical Writing
Social Media
Storytelling

WHAT CAN I DO

Web Design

I have basic knowledge of html and the current trends in web design

Research

I have extensive experience reading legistlation, quickly understanding niche subject matter, and locating hard to find information

Storytelling

I can write anything from news briefs and blog posts to long form articles and technical training courses

Task Management

I have experience working on large projects and managing multiple tasks at the same time

Multimedia

I have experience with audio, video, photography, graphics, and many other methods of enhancing content

Unlimited Support

I am a team player and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done


SOME OF WORK
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Work Sample: Middletown












Muncie, Indiana is an interesting place to be. It's home to Ball State University, its the inspiration for Pawnee from "Parks and Recreation", the setting for an episode in the 8th season of "The X-Files", and the home of the oldest continuously running print shop in the country. However, Muncie is also famous for being exceptionally average.








For almost 100 years sociologists have been studying Muncie and looking at a large variety of different social trends such as divorce rates and voter turn out. The major studies are referred to as the Middletown studies,
the first of which occurred in the 1920s and the second, less extensive study, occurred
in the 1940s.













Kinsella says this is because Delaware is made up of a largely rural community who tends to vote conservative surrounding the city of Muncie, which tends to vote democratically. As a result of this close proximity, Delaware county is a great litmus test for the voting patterns of the entire United States. His research into this topic is a part of his ongoing project, which focuses on the 2016 election but also looks at past elections. He explains his research and his findings in greater detail in this video.



If you are interested in learning more about Muncie and seeing how it has grown, please look at the interactive timeline below or look up #ModernMiddletown on Instagram and Twitter to see more content.

Writing Sample: Advice from an Astronaut













Astronaut Wendy Lawrence
spoke at Ball State University on Monday as a part of the Emens Professor
Lecture Series. According to the Kennedy Space Center, Lawrence was the first
female graduate of the United States Naval Academy to go into space.






She was a part of
four different flights into space, where she cumulated 1,225 hours over the
course of her career. According to NASA’s website, Lawrence retired in June 2006.




During her lecture
Lawrence stressed the importance of role models for the next generation of
scientists. Lawrence herself was inspired to become an astronaut at the age of
10, when she saw the Apollo launch on TV. She said these role models needed to
come from different backgrounds because “…You can not be what you cannot see.”


Lawrence also
stressed how vital her support system was to her success, advising the audience
to “…Surround yourself with people who want to see you succeed.” She also shared
that one of the most important things she has learned over the course of her
career is that asking for help is “not a sign of weakness” but a sign of “insight
and strength.”  


After she finished
her planned lecture she opened the floor up for questions. Many children stood
eagerly in line behind the microphone, waiting for their turn to ask a
question.


Alex, age 11,
asked Lawrence what her favorite thing to do with duct tape was.


“I know astronauts
use that stuff a lot,” he said.


Lawrence laughed
and said that space travel was practically sponsored by Velcro and duct tape,
insisting that she used it for everything.

Masthead Slideshow and Data









Tribune Showprint is the oldest continuously running prints hop in the nation. As such, they have a vast collection of cuts, commissioned by customers over the past 140 years. Their largest collection is of mastheads used to make posters for theaters, advertising movies, plays, and various other types of productions. There are 577 of these cuts. 


For some of these theatres, the masthead in Tribune's collection may be the only evidence that the theatre ever existed. I helped catalog and research the histories of these mastheads, shown in a slideshow and the Excel sheet below.

Map











Tribune Showprint has printed posters for theatres around the country. Here is a map of all the theatres that I was able to locate.

Theatre Summary Sample: A Town's Pride and Joy





Goshen Theater, Goshen, IN






The Jefferson Theater opened in 1905, to the excitement of Goshen residents. The theater was named after Joseph Jefferson, a famous actor who died early in the year.

The dedication was attended by the governor and the attorney general, and the theater was a source of great pride for the city of Goshen.

Unfortunately, the theater was destroyed in a fire in 1906, almost a year after it opened. The Jefferson was rebuilt, and reopened a year later in October of 1907.

In 1948, the Jefferson was remodeled. It got new seats and a new V-shaped marquee. However, the name Jefferson couldn't fit on the sign. As a result, Jefferson theater became Goshen theater. Today, the former theater building serves as a church and remains a touchstone of the city.

Theatre Summary Sample: The Little Theatre That Could







Pickwick Theatre, Syracuse, IN



There has been a theatre in the same spot in Syracuse, Indiana since 1905.









photo credit: Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum







It started with an all wooden structure in the early 1900’s known as the “Theatorium.” It was renamed the Oakland sometime in the 1920’s, before catching fire. The next day the Warsaw Daily News reported that the fire was responsible for three injuries and $8,000 in damage, but luckily no fatalities.

The owners rebuilt the theatre and added a second story to the theatre. It continued to operate under the name Oakland until they rebuilt the theatre in 1936. Afterwards, the entire block of businesses began to work under the collective name Pickwick.

In 1946, another fire occurred on the Pickwick block, razing the entire block except for the theatre. The second story and the lobby were completely destroyed, but the actual theatre survived.



This happened again in 1970’s. Once more a fire swept through the entire Pickwick block, completely destroying all of the neighboring buildings, except for the theatre. The Pickwick theatre is the only building to have survived the 1970’s fire, all of the others were demolished.



The Pickwick Theatre is still in operation today showing first run movies once a day.

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