David H. Russell
David H. Russell (June 3, 1944 – July 7, 2021) was an Evansville-area businessman, entrepreneur, and ordained Baptist minister best known as the founder of Shoe Carnival, the national footwear retailer that began as a single shoe store in Evansville, Indiana. Russell’s story is one of Evansville’s notable business success stories. Beginning as a shoe […]
Stephanie Terry
Stephanie Terry is an American politician and community leader who has served as the 35th mayor of Evansville, Indiana, since January 1, 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, Terry is the first woman and first African American to serve as mayor of Evansville. Before becoming mayor, she served for more than a decade on […]
Charlie Siesky
Charlie Siesky Charles “Charlie” Siesky is a former track and cross-country coach and athlete from Evansville, Indiana who spent nearly four decades teaching and coaching at Harrison High School. He became one of the most successful track coaches in Evansville history. Bosse High School and Indiana University Siesky attended Bosse High School in Evansville, where […]
Ruth Siems
Ruth Miriam Siems (February 20, 1931 – November 13, 2005) was an American home economist and food inventor from Evansville, Indiana, best known as the key developer of Stove Top Stuffing. Siems grew up in Evansville and graduated from Bosse High School in 1949 before earning a degree in home economics from Purdue University in […]
Marcia Yockey
Marcia Yockey Marcia Anne Yockey (November 6, 1922 – September 28, 2000) was an American meteorologist, television weathercaster and pilot who became one of the most recognizable personalities in Evansville, Indiana television history. For 35 years, Yockey delivered the weather to Tri-State viewers on WFIE and WTVW, becoming famous not only for the accuracy of […]
Gene Miller
Gene Miller Gene Edward Miller (September 16, 1928 – June 17, 2005) was an American investigative journalist from Evansville, Indiana, best known for his work with The Miami Herald. Miller won two Pulitzer Prizes for investigations that helped overturn wrongful murder convictions and free innocent people from prison. Evansville and Bosse High School Miller was […]
Michael Michele
Michael Michele (born August 30, 1966) is an American film and television actress. She played Dr. Cleo Finch on the medical drama ER and Det. Rene Sheppard on the police procedural Homicide: Life on the Street. Her films include the Academy Award-nominated film Ali. Early Life Michele was born Michael Michele Williams in Evansville, Indiana, […]
Jaquan Lyle
JaQuan Lyle (born February 24, 1996) is an American basketball player from Evansville, Indiana who played college basketball at Ohio State University and the University of New Mexico before beginning a professional career overseas. Bosse High School Lyle began his high school career at Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville, where he quickly emerged as […]
Bettye Lou Jerrel
Bettye Lou Jerrel graduated from Bosse High School and the University of Evansville. In addition to teaching at Washington School, she became a Republican precinct committeewoman at age 20, when the legal voting age was 21. Mrs. Jerrel was the first female Republican county chairperson and served as vice chair for five different chairmen. Her […]
Roy Halston Frowick
Roy Halston Frowick (April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990), known professionally as Halston, was an influential American fashion designer who spent part of his youth in Evansville, Indiana. He became one of the most famous American designers of the 1970s. Evansville and early life Halston was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and developed an […]