The Honors College is pleased to announce Dr. Michael Lee and Heather Williams as the Fall 2025-Spring 2027 Ball Brothers Faculty and Professional Staff Fellows.
Dr. Michael Lee is an Associate professor/Associate chair of Media department at Ball State University. His main focus is user-directed digital storytelling, features of characters in online role-playing video games and the use of uncanny phenomenon in the virtual environments. Before he became an academic, he had worked for broadcasting and cable industries, serving various roles including programmer, video editor, and technical director.
Heather Williams is the Associate Director of Ball State University’s Office of Community Engagement and Program Manager for Building Better Neighborhoods. Heather works directly with the city's neighborhood associations to help build capacity and make connections with BSU faculty, staff, students, and programs. She is actively involved in local housing issues as President of Muncie Action Plan, Inc., Secretary of the Muncie Land Bank, and member of the 8Twelve Coalition’s Steering and Housing Committees. In her professional and non-profit work, Heather advocates for strong neighborhoods, safe - affordable housing, and sustainable living.
The BBHC Fellowship is a two-year (fall/spring/fall/spring) part-time load (two courses per academic year) competitively selected assignment within the Honors College. It is a means by which additional faculty and professional staff can partner with the Honors College for a fixed term to benefit the Fellow’s professional agenda, to benefit the students directly impacted by the Fellow, and to further the student success work of the Honors College. The Fellow benefits by having the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary opportunities possible only in partnership with Honors College; the students benefit by access to a partnership not otherwise possible in the Honors College; the Honors College community benefits through long-term impact on course design, innovative co-curricular opportunities, and recruitment of future Fellows and students for such projects.
For more information, please contact the Honors College at honors@bsu.edu.