Born to a family of war refugees in the British colony of Sierra Leone, after surviving years of upheaval and starvation, he and his brothers were given shelter by United Brethren missionaries in the town of Shenge. His name, Ndapy – the Mende word for “fight” – fit this man who was renowned for his grit and determination no less than for his “genteel manner,” the characteristic associated with his last name. Ernest Emery and Lota Snyder Emery, recent graduates of Indiana Central University (1915), admired David’s dedicated work ethic, and they urged President Good to accept him to train to be a teacher. David Manley enrolled at ICC in 1919, becoming our first international student and the founding Editor-in-Chief of The Reflector newspaper. He was widely admired for his wit as a communicator.

After graduation, he completed a Master’s Degree at the University of Pennsylvania before returning to Sierra Leone where he served (1926-1946) as Vice-Principal of the Albert Academy, the first secondary school for boys, which is known for training the first generation of Sierra Leone’s leaders at the time of independence in 1961. David Manley spent the last five years of his life teaching at the London School of Oriental and African Studies, where he taught British officials preparing for service in Sierra Leone to speak Mende. David Manley’s life-work prepared the way for independence of Sierra Leone in 1961, and a hundred years ago this fall he started the internationalization of our university.

As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Nursing program in 1959, we also recognize the accomplishments of a distinguished Emeritus Dean and Professor of Nursing who offered significant leadership during a period of rapid growth and development at UIndy. During more than five decades of professional engagement as a nurse, Dr. Briggs worked in medical-surgical and psychiatric settings. After initially teaching nurses in Springfield, IL from 1956 to 1959 she began teaching at Indiana Central College while she completed graduate studies at IU and Ball State. LeAlice Briggs served as dean of the School of Nursing for 18 years.

Building on the UIndy tradition of engaging students with personal concern, Dr. Briggs did focused research on student performance of the licensing exam for the Associate’s Degree of Nursing. Dr. Briggs received the Honorary Alumni Award in 1992 on the occasion of her retirement. Seven years later, she returned to campus to help with the School for Adult Learning, developing collaborations through outreach programs and coordinating the delivery of onsite educational programs. She retired a second time in 2005. She was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree in 2003. LeAlice Briggs has set the standard for faculty-student engagement at a university where the faculty takes pride in personal attention to student needs. Her legacy continues with the LeAlice Briggs Endowed Nursing Scholarship funded by Dr. Briggs, her husband Max, and more than 250 faculty, staff, alumni, and friends.

Dr. Lee is a graduate of the Class of 1972 who has gone on to be a successful leader in his profession and the wider community where he practices medicine. After three years at Indiana Central, he completed medical school at Indiana University (1975) before beginning his medical practice in Martinsville. Since 2010, he has served as the Director of Medical Education and Vice President for Medical Affairs at Community Hospital South while serving as one of the hospitalists on staff. He was the first MD who oversaw the Community Clinic here on campus. The Lee family, which includes his wife Susie, his son Jim, his daughter Laura ’05, and son-in-law, Elijah Hammans ’04, have been strong supporters of UIndy, particularly supporting scholarships for UIndy students.

Dr. Lee has served on the UIndy Alumni Board and enjoys a close relationship with many current and former members of the University community. As a physician of internal medicine, he has been in private practice for more than 44 years. He is a member and former President of the Indiana Society of Internal Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has traveled to El Salvador multiple times with other medical practitioners to provide free healthcare to people in rural villages. He also is very involved in his church community, the First United Methodist Church in Martinsville. In his free time, he enjoys attending his grandkids’ various sporting activities and hiking throughout Indiana. Dr. Lee’s service as an internal medicine physician has impacted the communities of central Indiana – including his alma mater – and his leadership in medical education has expanded access to needed healthcare.

The Hanni and Hiatt families are two of the largest legacy families in our university's history with almost 40 Greyhounds ranging from the class of 1927 to the most recent class of 2019. The families have provided decades of service to support education and health needs in our community. Both families have remained dedicated to the University over multiple generations with family members serving on the Board of Trustees, alumni board, Greyhound Club board, faculty, and staff. Combined, the families have funded 13 endowed scholarships for UIndy students. The families are being recognized this year, in part, to celebrate the 50-year class reunion for Sarah (Hiatt) Maple and Dr. Cary Hanni, both graduates of the class of 1969.

Hanni Family

• Bob Hanni
• Larry Hanni '58
• Cary Hanni '69
• Karen Hanni '71
• Vicki Hanni
• Kevin Hanni '74
• Don Hanni
• Jeff Hanni '79
• Kristine (Hanni) Dozier '01
• Kenna (Hanni) Broomall '07
• Steven Cassell '08
• Blair Hanni '10 '11
• Lynzi Hanni '13
• Lesley (Hanni) Austin '13 Chelsea Hanni '14
• Joshua Baker '15
• Ashleigh Davids '19

Hiatt Family

• Russell Hiatt '27
• Mary (Hiatt) Carmony '29
• Don Carmony '29 '66
• Ruth Hummer '29
• Ralph Hiatt '32
• Irene (Hiatt) Struble '33
• Herb Hiatt '34
• Lisabeth (Hiatt) Taylor '35
• Lloyd Hiatt '40
• Treva (Shoemaker) Hiatt '42
• Elnora (Freshley) Hiatt '61 '73
• Elena Sue Hiatt-Houlihan '65
• Steve Maple '66
• Dan Hiatt '67
• Pam (Jones) Hiatt '68
• Sarah (Hiatt) Maple '69
• Johanna (Philhower) Maple '94
• Ted Maple '96
• Ethan Maple '02
• Ashley (Carson) Maple '05
• Zach Maple '06
• Heather (Hiatt) Miller '12 '14