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continued from page 1 people tell her she can't do something, she wants to do it to prove she can. II have instilled in all my three children never to give up. Carman seems to have taken that up the most. She's driven. She is secure in what she does. She is self motivated. She's determined to succeed." Chirped in Carl Malone, in an e-mail interview, "From a very early age, Carman has always been very very focused, very disciplined, very competitive and has always been a very good listener. That stood out, even when she was very young. She had an inner drive, she knew that she could succeed, if she worked hard. All the goals she set for herself, she has achieved. Rhonda Ward, a data coach at East Washington Academy, Muncie was a Muncie Central High School assistant coach when Carman was a student. She coached her for 4 years. She remains one of Carman's mentors and role models. "Carman was strong willed, very determined and a hard worker. She was always willing to go above and beyond in her workouts. She was a leader in track, who put in 110 percent. She had goals. She did not stop until those goals were achieved. She excelled on track and in class. I admired her and others admired her, because she worked so hard. She was someone who needed to be challenged all the time. "She started out very young with a strong work ethic. She was very detert i i i r f t r i t r t i r >( i i > i )} f > r r > > > I r l r I i >/) > / r r >> I >) r f >/ r / r f / / iffi t i i i ft riii / f f r t f I f ( 1 I } / r I I \ > \ > } I r ) r I t I > r I ) t f t r t r i I f < f I i I r t r t >/ t f f t I I t / i r t I t r t r I r

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mined, a very good example to her teammates. Her track record, "Ward said, " was very, very good. She was a top-notch individual, first class all the way. Even at state meets she was very good. She won medals at the state level. I just can't say enough about her-she is awesome." One of her fourth-grade teachers at the old Garfield Elementary School said, "Carman was a very smart girl. She worked hard, got good grades and could be counted upon to do well, whether it was in the classroom or participating in a play. She was a joy to teach." Speaking in the third person, she described herself this way: "Carman Malone is a young, determined, selfmotivated, successful, fam-ily-oriented, young lady from Muncie, Ind. I was a 4-year student athlete at Western Michigan University, where I played volleyball and was co-cap-tain of the team for 2 years. I also played three sports at Muncie Central High school, where I was also the captain on each of those teams. After obtaining my undergraduate degree, I went to law school at Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis, where I received my juris doctor. I became a licensed attorney in the State of Indiana in October 2008." She described herself as "determined, focused, committed, strong, stubborn, leader, intelligent, athletic, outgoing, positive." Her hard work has begun to pay off. After Muncie Central, she went to

Western

University, Kalamazoo, Mich., where she earned a bachelor's degree in 2004 in business administration, with a minor in marketing. She was on the Dean's List for seven semesters, carried a 3.63 GPA on a 4.0 scale and was included in Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges. In 2008, she earned a law degree from Indiana University School of Law,

Indianapolis.

"I initially decided to go to law school because I wanted to become a sport's attorney. This was not a childhood dream, but rather a late decision. I decided to

The Malone Family

Michigan where and then Marion

County Prosecutor's Office called me. I started working there, in the juvenile court and then moved up to the misdemeanor court and I actually LOVE being in the court room. I like litigating/trying cases and helping the community. This all fits my personality, so I grew to enjoy/like my

job.

" I never thought I would be working back in Muncie because, over the years, I have noticed that there are normally not good career opportunities (here) for (young) individuals with degrees. I tried to do internships in Muncie and other

do during my junior year in things and it never seemed college. I needed a plan to be anything available. So

after graduation and I really wanted to work in sports, so after talking to some advisers, attorneys, sport's agents, coaches, I decided to go to law school," Carman Malone said. "I never dreamed that I would be a prosecutor or practicing criminal law. I loved the subjects in law school because they were always interesting, but I did not think it was for me. Basically, I passed the bar exam in October and had no job for months, so I started applying every-

I had given up on coming back here. However, when the campaigning and elections for new prosecutor were approaching I was approached by several people about coming back to Muncie and I then began to consider the opportunity. " "I was interviewed and offered the job, I accepted and the rest is history. I believe I am only the second black prosecutor to work in Muncie, so that is a very historical fact and something to be proud of... It is also nice to come back

to my hometown and serve in the community and excel in my career. This was also a great opportunity for me to gain experience by working in a smaller county, you get more advances cases and leam more. To clarify, my position is not appointed/elected, the elected prosecutor hired me." After Delaware County Prosecutor Jeff Arnold offered her the job, her mother said, "If that's what she wanted to do, I was happy for her. She prayed about it, before took the job. She always prays before she makes any hard decision. Although people say she has a tough outer skin, she looks out for her people. She gives back to the community and truly does care about this community." Her father, Carl, said when she went away to college he wondered whether she would would come back to Muncie. "When she was offered this job in the prosecutor's office, I thought it would be a challenge because, sometimes, she would have to prosecute some of the people she grew up with and went to school with. When you prosecute people," he said, "you're not well liked. But she felt she was up to the challenge. It was nice to have a person of color in the prosecutor's office. She felt if she went in, she could make a difference. "She's able to separate herself from her job. She knows she has to be fair and professional because that is her duty to the courts, even when it comes to her friends, the people

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