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FALL 2012 DEPAUW MAGAZINE i

MARCUS C.ROBINSON ’94 Against the odds, school principal pushes students to succeedPAGE 10

MAGAZ INE

Fall 2012

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YEAR OF THE DRAGONIn a vividly colorful cultural celebration, DePauw students welcomed the Year of the Dragon on Feb. 11. Organized by the ASIA Club and Asian Studies Program and held on the last day of the Lunar New Year celebration, the festival featured traditional foods and authentic dragon and lion dances performed by the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center, Inc. in the Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center.

WHEN’S YOUR FIRST CLASS?

Excitement was palpable on campus as DePauw welcomed its 175th entering class in August. The Class of 2016 is one of the most academically talented in the University’s history.

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STAFF

Christopher J. Wellsvice president for communications and strategic [email protected]

Larry G. Anderson senior editor [email protected]

Kelly A. Graves director of publications [email protected]

Donna Grooms class notes editor [email protected]

Larry G. Ligget University photographer [email protected]

Jennifer Clarkson Soster ’88 executive director of alumni relations [email protected]

Contributors: Charles A. Tindley

School, Sarah McAdams, Linda

Striggo, Beth Wilkerson and

Chris Wolfe

DePauw Alumni Association Offi cers

Marcus R. Veatch ’75, president

Brent E. St. John ’89, vice president

Gilbert D. Stanley ’82, secretary

10 18 22THRIVECollege or Die: School principal

Marcus C. Robinson ’94 has lofty

goals for students

THINKStriking Fear – Debate at DePauw

LIVEGoing Global: More students opt for

an international experience

DEPARTMENTS 2 News

29 Recent Words

31 Alumni and Advancement

38 Class Notes

Cover photo and photos on pages 10-17

by Wilbur Montgomery.

MAGAZINE

DePauw MagazineFall 2012 / Vol. 75 / Issue 2www.depauw.edu/pa/magazine

M A G A Z I N E

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letters

ON BROADWAY

Editor:

Th e article about Heather A. Hitchens

’91, “From the Tony Awards to Arts

Advocacy,” [Summer 2012 issue]

reiterated the importance of the

DePauw community in the arts, as

well as the strength of the DePauw

alumni network. Having just fi nished

my Master of Fine Arts in Acting, then

moving to New York City this summer,

many of Hitchens’ insights resonated

with me deeply. After a mere three

days in the city, I was already interning

with DePauw alumna Rachel Routh

[’08], and I now work as her executive

assistant at the Dramatists Guild Fund,

an organization that supports writers

and theatres throughout the country.

As Hitchens states, her liberal arts

education allowed her to transition

from one infl uential role to the next

with ease, and it is that same liberal

arts education that has allowed me

to so quickly become integrated into

that “community of theatres” of which

Hitchens speaks.

Without the collaborative spirit and

varied experiences gained at DePauw,

I don’t think I would have been able to

step so easily into such a position, nor

would I have had the connection to

Rachel. I hope that the experiences of

alumni like Hitchens continue to inspire

those within the DePauw network to

support and/or pursue careers in the

arts. We have something special, and the

future of theatre needs us.

Brandon M. Piper ’09

New York City

LIFE IN JOURNALISM

Editor:

In reading your latest publication,

I particularly enjoyed seeing the

continuing success of Th e DePauw

[Summer 2012 issue].

My four years of working on

the publication turned out to be a

valuable lesson as it led to an extremely

enjoyable lifetime career in journalism

for me.

One suggestion: the aerial photo of

East College (page 60 of the summer

issue) was great for those of us who

have not been able to return to campus.

I’d like to see a centerfold rendering

where I could visually witness all of the

Did you study abroad?Tell us about your

international

experience.

DePauw Magazine wants to print your letters about the impact of the study abroad experience on you and your life.

Send letters to:EditorDePauw MagazineP.O. Box 37Greencastle, IN 46135-0037.

Or email [email protected].

SUMMER 2012 DEPAUW MAGAZINE i

Summer 2012

HEATHER HITCHENS ’91 Broadway is 3,000

miles long for her

and the American

Theatre WingPAGE 10

M A G A Z I N E

Summer 2012 changes that have occurred since I was

last in Greencastle.

I always look forward to hearing

about life at DePauw.

Paul O. Germann Jr. ’52

Waynesville, N.C.

[EDITOR’S NOTE: Th e University is

developing a new campus map that will

indicate the most recent changes to the

campus. When the map is completed, we

will be able to share it with readers.]

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At DePauw, we have a great deal to which we can look forward.

The University recently announced development of a new Center for Student Engagement, which will feature a comprehensive student development approach to help students shape their out-of-the-classroom experiences. From off -campus study, to internships, to pre-professional advising, service work and career planning, the new center will further strengthen DePauw’s legacy of connecting the liberal arts to life’s work.

The Board of Trustees recently approved a master plan for DePauw’s athletics and recreation facilities, and the University has received initial gifts that will help ensure that early phases of this plan are implemented. The plan will provide a roadmap for DePauw’s support of its student-athletes and for the athletic and fi tness facilities that are central to the quality of life on campus.

In Greencastle, the Stellar Communities Grant, a program that will bring new energy and development to the city, is taking root on the courthouse square, where DePauw’s new bookstore, Eli’s Books, has opened. The reconstruction of Anderson Street as an entrance to DePauw will also soon be complete.

In short, this is a campus that is active and moving forward. Universities are like that, of course – always in progress. During their years here, our students are always in the process of becoming themselves, and our faculty are continuing to develop themselves as teachers and scholars. New academic disciplines emerge, and existing ones evolve.

So, like our students, DePauw is evolving and always looking to the future, committed to our vision as a leading, residential liberal arts college that combines a powerful academic focus with experiences that prepare our students for lives of purpose and extraordinary accomplishment. It would be easy to become impatient. Certainly, those of us who want the very best for DePauw can be forgiven for wanting it all right now. We might benefi t from some of the wisdom of Marcus Robinson ’94, who is featured in this issue’s cover story. He has recognized that the remarkable success of his school, a charter school in Indianapolis, depends on its ability to adapt to the needs of its students. There is no secret to education, he might say, that sets aside the need for continual striving.

Striving in the service of what one loves is a very fi ne thing. As this University continues its own journey, I want to thank all of you who continue to support DePauw in its ongoing development, sharing with us the joys of what DePauw has been and the hopeful vision of what it can be.

Brian W. CaseyPresident

FROM THE PRESIDENT President Brian W. Casey

120,000 The number of items currently included in DePauw’s Digital Library. It features documents and photographs from the University’s Archives; University publications such as The DePauw and DePauw Magazine; Methodist publications; Greencastle Banner-Graphic and Putnam County photographs and newspapers dating back to 1837, the year the University was founded; audio recordings of campus events, science collection, art collection and more. You can access the Digital Library at digital.library.depauw.edu.

“Can I get them to tell us something that will explain who they are, what they believe in?”CANDY CROWLEY, CNN’s chief political

correspondent, during an Ubben Lecture

at DePauw on Sept. 25, as she prepared to

moderate a debate – just three weeks later –

between presidential candidates Barack Obama

and Mitt Romney.

Live from DePauw, it’s D3TV!For the fi rst time in its history, DePauw’s

student television station, D3TV, can

broadcast live online from anywhere on

campus. With funds provided by the

Allocations Board and Rachel A. Pfennig

’09, this fall D3TV purchased a Tricaster,

a high-tech remote television production

system. As a result, the student TV

station is expanding its coverage,

including live broadcasts of home

football games and a featured Game of

the Week from various DePauw sports.

Alumni can view the live TV

broadcasts by going to the DePauw

website.

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NOW YOU CAN HAVE A BOOK AND A LATTENew location. New name. New Starbucks café. New bookstore.

DePauw’s bookstore has moved from the lower level of Memorial Student

Union Building to a newly renovated space on the courthouse square in downtown

Greencastle. Th e redesigned 11,000-square-foot bookstore, now called Eli’s Books and

located at 6 E. Washington St., will allow DePauw students, faculty members and area

shoppers to explore a mezzanine-level Starbucks café, soft-seating areas, community

room and expanded product selection.

DePauw and Greencastle welcomed Eli’s Books to the community during a grand

opening Sept. 27-29. A ribbon-cutting ceremony featured Indiana Lt. Governor Becky

Skillman, DePauw President Brian W. Casey, members of the Greencastle community

and dignitaries from Eli Lilly and Company, which was founded by Eli Lilly, the

bookstore’s namesake. Lilly attended Indiana Asbury University – which later was

renamed DePauw University – and started his fi rst pharmacy on Greencastle’s square.

Check out the products off ered by Eli’s Books at www.elisbooks.bkstr.com.

news

“There are few moments in life when before and after are so clearly visible to each other, separated by one moment. You woke up this morning in a true before. And when you leave this hall … you will begin an amazing after.”PRESIDENT BRIAN W. CASEY, welcoming the Class of 2016 to DePauw at the opening convocation on

Saturday, Aug. 18 in Kresge Auditorium of the Green Center for the Performing Arts. Th e entering class

included 617 students from 47 states and 34 foreign countries.

The number of bicycles

available for use by students

and Greencastle community

members through a bike-

sharing program introduced

on campus this fall. Developed by students

in a Management Fellows Capstone course,

the bike program not only is eco-friendly,

but it also further connects students with

the community.

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2ND IN NATIONDePauw tied for second among the

nation’s small colleges in the number of

its graduates who committed to serving

in Teach For America’s 2012 teaching

corps. Nineteen DePauw alumni joined

TFA this fall. Only Wellesley College,

with 21 participants, had a greater total

among small colleges, and Amherst

College matched DePauw’s total of 19

new corps members.

Teach For America recruits top

college graduates and professionals who

commit to teach for two years in urban

and rural public schools and become

lifelong leaders in the pursuit of

educational opportunity for all students.

DePauw is consistently among the

nation’s top contributors to TFA.

ENTREPRENEURIAL

SPIRITThe First Annual Entrepreneurship Symposium on Sept. 14 allowed students, alumni and staff members to explore their entrepreneurial spirit and share ideas. Sponsored by The Robert C. McDermond Center for Management & Entrepreneurship, the symposium featured sessions and discussion about Executing Ideas into Products and Services, Building Support with Investors and Partners, and Lessons Learned from Entrepreneurship.

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On Opening Day this year, students lined up along Anderson Street and walked across campus to the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts, where they were greeted by faculty members and student mentors, and then formally welcomed into the DePauw community. It is rewarding to be there on that day, to see the results of the hard work done by DePauw’s admission staff during the preceding years. This vibrant and gifted class was selected from more than 5,000 applicants. Their fi rst day, in many ways, marks the end of the admission recruiting cycle that focused on them, though we’ll get to enjoy their company on campus for the next four years and some of them will work with us, giving tours, hosting visiting students and welcoming visitors to campus. Now we turn our attention to next year’s cycle and identifying promising young people who will make up DePauw’s Class of 2017.

We continue to focus on our primary admission and fi nancial aid goals, including: » Strengthening the academic profi le of students who enroll at DePauw. The

quality of the educational product we off er is aff ected signifi cantly by the quality of students who learn here, and we continue to work to bring the most talented students to DePauw.

» Sustaining the diversity of students we enroll. DePauw continues to be committed to off ering the campus a wealth of diversity, in the students we enroll, faculty and staff we employ, and through the wide array of multicultural experiences we provide both on and off campus.

» Making the best possible use of fi nancial aid funding to support students we enroll and maintaining our commitment to keeping a DePauw education accessible to students from all walks of life.

» Working to expand DePauw’s presence in some regions, those in which we believe we are well positioned to recruit from a position of strength.

The past year saw successes in each of these areas, and also (as always) room for improvement. This year, admission operations are fully moved into new offi ces in the beautiful Emison building, which provides us the opportunity to make the best possible fi rst impression. We have a number of new staff members joining our more seasoned staff , and all of them are excited to be bringing in the Class of 2017.

As I do each fall, I’d like to thank all the alumni and friends of DePauw who have taken the time to recommend students to us. If you know of a promising high school student you think should be hearing from DePauw, please feel free to let us know (on our website at www.depauw.edu/referstudent or via email at [email protected]).

All of us in the Offi ce of Admission will be working hard this year to bring in another class that you can be proud of. Thank you for your continued support.

Daniel L. MeyerVice President for Admission and Financial Aid

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RECRUITING THECLASS OF 2017Dan Meyer, vice president for admission and fi nancial aid

D i l L M

MEDIA BEAT: THE WHITE HOUSE AND FIVE FOREIGN COUNTRIESThe hands-on experiences of DePauw students in the Media Fellows Program are ranging from the White House to organizations in fi ve foreign countries this fall. Among locations where Media Fellows are experiencing internships are: Offi ce of the First Lady/White House, Washington, D.C.; TeamWorks Media, Chicago; World Food Programme, Rome, Italy; The Olive Press, Málaga, Spain; Hatfi eld Post Productions, Chicago; The Santiago Times, Santiago, Chile; “Today Show,” New York City; DiGa Vision, New York City; Threeview, Munich, Germany; and Big Sky Productions, Cape Town, South Africa.

The number of

DePauw students

who submitted

applications this

fall for 2013-14

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

scholarships to teach and conduct

research abroad. The Chronicle of

Higher Education lists DePauw among

the Top Producers of Fulbright Awards

for U.S. Students.

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ART & THE OTHERTheme of ArtsFest 2012, the 11th annual celebration that featured creative and performing arts and talents of DePauw and Greencastle community members as well as visiting artists, from Oct. 28 through Nov. 3.

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A TWO-WAY STREETGreat things happen at DePauw. World-class education. Important research.

Experiences that shape lives. DePauw students and alumni know the University is a

special place, but it might not have been as evident to fi rst-time visitors as they turned

down one of the side streets that travel through campus. First impressions matter, and

the new Anderson Street entrance is sure to make a good one.

As the only street that leads all the way to East College, a symbol of DePauw since

the 1870s, Anderson Street was a leading candidate to become the University’s front

door. In fact, students, faculty members, alumni and visitors have driven the street in

the shadow of the bell tower for years – but in the wrong direction. Anderson Street

ran one way, and that way was away from campus.

Work began in March 2012 to transform a section of the quiet street into a two-

way avenue that delivers visitors directly to the heart of DePauw. Th e Hoover Gates,

modeled after the Alumni Arch on East College lawn and named for R. David Hoover

and his wife, Suzanne, (both members of the Class of 1967) will mark the offi cial

entrance at the intersection with Bloomington Street/U.S. 231.

Matching brick sidewalks and 52 triumph elms will line the rest of the way to East

College lawn, creating a sense of arrival to the grounds to match the power of the

academic and co-curricular experiences that are central to a DePauw education.

The number of fi lms

from Spain and Latin

America, including

an Oscar-nominated

animated feature,

shown on campus

this fall. The Spanish

Film Club series is an

initiative between Pragda Films and

American universities to create new

audiences for recent feature-length

fi lms from Spanish-speaking countries.

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EYES OF THE TIGERWhen DePauw’s athletic coaches gathered to review and make recommendations about athletic logos as part of the University’s new marketing eff ort, they agreed that their teams needed a logo with a tiger that has its “chin down but looking forward.” The eyes of the tiger are doing just that in the new athletic logo.

Working with an outside athletic design fi rm, the DePauw athletics department now has a new Tiger logo as well as a redesigned paw and camera-ready art specifi c to each athletic program. Of course, the offi cial color is still Old Gold.

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SOFTBALLErica Hanrahan, previously an assistant

softball coach at Boston College, is just

the third head coach in the DePauw

softball program’s history since its

return to varsity status in 1996.

Hanrahan takes over for Bonnie

Skrenta, who resigned in June

to become the head coach at Division I

Bucknell University. Th e Tigers posted

a 241-61-1 record during the last seven

years, including fi ve appearances in the

Division III NCAA postseason in the

last six seasons.

WOMEN’S GOLFJuniors Paige Gooch and Kelsey Smith

combined to shoot a fi nal-round 157

and fi nished tied for 29th overall

and second among NCAA Division

III golfers at the Pure Silk Team

Championship.

DePauw, which fi nished second

at the 2012 NCAA Division III

Championships, opened the 2012-13

season at the Indiana University Fall

Kickoff .

MEN’S SOCCERNathan Sprenkel ’12, previously

goalkeeper for Antigua Barracuda

FC in the United Soccer Leagues

SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS

Professional Division and now with

the Chicago Soul of the Major

Indoor Soccer League, and former

second team all-American selection at

DePauw, returned to campus this fall as

goalkeeper coach for the Tigers.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVINGMatt Ense, formerly assistant

swimming and diving coach at Denison

University, replaced Mary Bretscher as

just the second women’s swimming and

diving head coach in DePauw history.

Bretscher announced her retirement

from coaching in April.

Ense was recently named the 2012

CollegeSwimming.com Rising

Assistant Coach of the Year.

DePauw again in

top 50 in Directors’

Cup StandingsDePauw fi nished 42nd in the 2011-12 Learfi eld Sports Directors’ Cup Division III Final Standings. It is the University’s 11th top-50 fi nish and eighth consecutive in the 17-year history of the program.

The Directors’ Cup recognizes colleges that maintain a broad-based program and achieve success in both men’s and women’s sports.

.711 WINNING PERCENTAGEDePauw athletic teams fi nished 2011-12 with a 214-85-6 record for a .711 winning percentage as the Tigers captured the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Trophy in their fi rst year of conference competition.

NEXT STOP: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSTh e men’s soccer, women’s soccer

and fi eld hockey teams all won their

respective North Coast Athletic

Conference tournaments this fall. As

a result, all three Tiger teams earned

automatic bids to the NCAA Division

III Championships.

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HISTORY: STUDENTS DIG IT ON CAMPUS By Christopher Wolfe

For Danica R. Andersen ’15 and

Kathleen M. Raymond-Judy ’15, June

marked both the end of their freshman

year and beginning of an international

archaeological adventure that began on

DePauw’s campus.

Built in 1902, Minshall Lab was

home to some of DePauw’s most

celebrated alumni. While a research

fellow at DePauw, Percy Lavon Julian

’20 and a colleague formulated the total

synthesis of physostigmine in Minshall.

Before Dr. Ferid Murad ’58 became a

Nobel Laureate in medicine, he learned

the principles of his life’s work as a

student there.

Many decades of discovery later,

Minshall was no longer suited to

its purpose of training the best and

brightest chemists. In 1973 the

laboratory was razed and buried in its

own basement.

Despite the wealth of memories,

photographs and records that exist of

Minshall Lab nearly 40 years later,

every campus survey from the era

disagrees by a few meters about the

site of the old laboratory. Working

with Pedar W. Foss and Rebecca K.

Schindler, both associate professors

of classical studies, Andersen and

Raymond-Judy set out to fi nd the true

location of Minshall’s southern wall.

During Alumni Reunion Weekend

prior to the dig, one visitor joked they

might want to bring a Geiger counter

with them. It soon became clear that

they were digging up more than the

remains of an old building. Th ey were

unearthing memories.

“It was interesting to hear stories

from people walking by as we were

digging,” Andersen says. “People would

walk by and say, ‘Oh! Th at’s that ugly

bathroom tile!’ When you have people

there who remember the building, it

brings a whole new aspect into the

archaeology.”

By the third and fi nal week of the

dig, it was clear to the excavators that

all three of the earlier surveys were

wrong. Th eir trench grew to the size

of a parking space, sloping downward

more than three feet where they

revealed the true location of Minshall’s

southern wall.

Foss and Schindler planned the

excavation to celebrate DePauw’s 175th

anniversary. With that chapter fi nished,

Andersen and Raymond-Judy left with

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AND IN TURKEYFoss to explore a much older historic site.

In July they traveled to Lycia, an

ancient region in southwest Turkey

that was once a corridor between the

empires of the Mediterranean and

Western Asia’s Anatolian plateau,

where they spent two weeks combing

the hills and plains near the towns

of Çaltilar and Seki for remnants of

cultures that had lived there. Th ey

weren’t digging as they had been earlier

in the summer – farmers’ plows have

made that unnecessary – but their

training with the high- and low-

tech tools of archaeology helped the

students get the most from their stay.

Each fi nd was painstakingly

recorded in a growing database

controlled by the Çaltilar

Archaeological Project, an international

collaboration headed by the universities

of Bristol and Liverpool in the U.K.

Using GPS data and specialized

Geographic Information Systems

(GIS) software, the students created

maps to help researchers understand

how the peoples of Lycia adapted to the

land, exploited it and moved across it.

As in Greencastle, the people

of Çaltilar took an interest in the

archaeologists’ work. “What was

really cool was that both projects had

signifi cant components of community

outreach,” Foss says. “In the small village

of about 400 people where we lived,

nearly 100 of them ended up coming by

our dig house over the course of three

or four days to look at displays we had

made, or the pottery we found, or to ask

questions about their past.”

Th e students had already begun

making plans for future excursions

before they returned to their homes

in Minnesota. Next year, Andersen

hopes to return to Turkey with Foss

to continue the project in Çaltilar.

Raymond-Judy plans a Winter Term

2013 trip to Greece led by Schindler.

“Archaeology is a craft you have to

apprentice to really fi gure it out,” Foss

says. “You realize quite quickly whether

you love it or it’s not for you – there’s

no in-between.”

With three years still ahead of them

at DePauw, that’s one archaeological

fi nd Andersen and Raymond-Judy have

already made.

FROM LEFT: VISITORS RECEIVE DIG UPDATES FROM DANICA R. ANDERSEN ’15, IN TRENCH, AND KATHLEEN M. RAYMOND-JUDY ’15 DURING A FRIDAY MORNING TRENCH TALK. MINSHALL LAB. AN ANCIENT ROCK-CUT SHIELD RELIEF, SUNDERED BY MODERN QUARRYING, NEAR ECELER MOUND. RAYMOND-JUDY, REBECCA K. SCHINDLER AND ANDERSEN IN THE MINSHALL TRENCH. TEAM MEMBERS PREPARE FOR BALLOON PHOTOGRAPHY OVER ECELER MOUND, SEKI VILLAGE.

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COLLEGE OR DIEby Christopher Wells

School principal Marcus C. Robinson ’94

has lofty goal for students

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NOW“College or Die.” When Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School fi rst

opened, The Indianapolis Star reported that the school’s principal,

Marcus C. Robinson ’94, wanted to paint these words on the wall, but

other school employees thought the motto might be too much.

Th e words are there now, painted

right inside the entrance. It’s not

hyperbole, Robinson says. Th e life

expectancy of students from inner-

city schools goes up markedly if they

graduate from college. “So from our

vantage point, our courage and our

moral authority has to push us to get to

the levels of rigor that students need,”

says Robinson. “We’ll get them to

college. If not, we don’t really mean what

we’re talking about.”

Tindley School opened in 2004 in

Th e Meadows, a low-income urban

Indianapolis neighborhood with one of

the city’s worst crime rates. Th e school

was to be housed in an abandoned

discount grocery store, renovated for this

purpose. Despite the challenging setting,

the vision for the school was from the

beginning a lofty one: to ensure that

100 percent of its students would gain

acceptance to fully accredited four-year

colleges or universities.

Successful in its mission, Tindley

School has sent every graduate to college

– every single one. Its entry is decorated

with acceptance letters from some of the

most prestigious colleges in the country.

And its students enter college with the

foundational tools they need to succeed.

Tindley students beat the average on

state test scores and attend college-

level classes in calculus, literature,

composition, history, philosophy and the

sciences before they graduate. Th e U.S.

Department of Education named it a

Blue Ribbon School in 2010.

Tindley has achieved this

extraordinary success by relying on the

notion of “accelerated education,” in

which every student receives the kind of

education normally reserved for gifted

students. Accelerated schools expect

their educators to do what is necessary,

including teaching specialized remedial

classes, to keep their students on track

to achieve at a high level. Robinson

and his colleagues pulled this off in an

inner-city neighborhood with a history

of underachieving schools. So how did

they do it?

Th e accelerated school model is the

foundation. Robinson says, “Th e high

school I went to had fi ve ability tracks,

from super-bright down to super-

remedial, and so in that menu you could

choose to get ready for Harvard or get

ready for homelessness.” Instead of

accepting this spectrum of outcomes,

the Tindley School sets one bar for all

students, and everyone who works there

knows that this is the expectation. But

aiming high is not in itself a guarantee

of success.

For the Tindley School, success

seems to come from adapting to what

students need outside of the confi nes of

conventional school hours or even the

conventional school year. Th e standard

school day at Tindley is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“We impress upon our families at the

very beginning that we’re going to work

as hard and as long as your child needs,”

Robinson says. “Well, everyone likes that

conceptually, but pragmatically when

somebody has to wake up at 6 o’clock

in the morning to get a kid out here for

Saturday school, pragmatically when

you’ve arranged to do some things in

the evening and your child has to be at

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school two or three hours longer, that

can get a little hairy. It really requires

a diff erent level of commitment, not

just from the kid and the teacher, but

from the parents and guardians who are

supporting that kid.”

Some students do end up leaving

school at 3 p.m., and taking the summer

off , but students who aren’t making it are

required to put in the extra time. Every

Friday students get a progress report. If

they have 75 percent or above in all their

classes, they may leave at 3 p.m. for the

next week. Robinson says that 65 to 70

percent of students leave at 3 p.m.

Th e same logic applies to summer

vacations, which are available to students

whose state test scores show they are

keeping up. “Th ey know, ‘If I want a

summer, I’ve got to earn a summer.

Th at means I have to take this test

very seriously,’” Robinson explains.

“Elsewhere, if you don’t do well on

ISTEP [a state test], it’s better luck next

year. But our kids realize it’s not just a

high-stakes test for us as professionals;

it’s a high-stakes test for them as a kid.”

Tindley’s success also is a function of

its teaching. Class size is limited to 20-

22 students because, as Robinson puts

it, “at 30 or 40 kids in a room you’re not

teaching, you’re instructing, and our kids

who are behind cannot aff ord to have an

instructor. Th ey need someone who is

really speaking to their needs.”

Extending the school day or year

doesn’t matter if students are spending

more time with a weak teacher. “Th e

research shows that one bad teacher

costs a kid two years of instruction, and

two in a row costs them fi ve years of

instruction,” Robinson says.

Tindley has found gifted teachers

willing to work in the adaptive structure

that ensures all students achieve. “We

have some teachers who come out of

great schools here in Indiana,” he says.

“We recruit nationally, and so we’ve

moved people here from [other states].

We cast a very broad net in terms of

the people that we’re bringing to the

table, but no matter where we get them

from, we still have to train them to be

great. Th ere’s probably only one person I

would say who’s come here and just been

amazing from day one, and that guy

went to DePauw. You know, if DePauw

keeps turning them out, then I won’t

have to work so hard.”

Th e school off ers specialized teacher

training each summer in the form of

the Tindley Teaching Institute. Most

schools of education poorly prepare

new teachers for inner-city classrooms,

Robinson says. “We do our own Urban

Education Institute: Th is is how you

manage the class. Th is is how you plan

for instruction. Th ese are the rules and

regulations, the systems and procedures

“We’ll get them to college. If not, we don’t

really mean what we’re talking about.”

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that are necessary to help your kids be

successful. Here’s how you keep from

boring kids to tears.” In the end, teachers

in an accelerated school focus not only

on what they are putting in front of

students but also on what students are

taking in.

Robinson refers to Harvard Business

School professor Clayton Christensen’s

notion of disruptive innovation: “At

some point, if you’re going to be really

disruptive in what you’re trying to do

and turn things around, you have to

fi gure out not just what you’re selling,

but what people are buying when they

go to school.” For Robinson, the nature

of the work is seeing what students’

specifi c needs are. “You’ve got to know

your audience. Comedians get it; they

tell a joke diff erently depending on who’s

sitting in the audience. I think in teaching

too frequently we say, ‘If I tell a joke, and

it falls fl at, it’s the students’ fault.’”

Th is stance toward student outcomes

isn’t easy, he adds. “You can’t say every

kid who graduates has to do two

semesters of college calculus if you aren’t

as educators willing to make sacrifi ces

to make that happen. I can sleep at

night because I know when we get a kid

through, that kid is not just prepared to

go away but to be successful wherever he

or she goes.”

THE PAST After graduating from DePauw,

Robinson spent a fi fth year in

Greencastle as an admission counselor.

He then did similar recruiting work for

Hope College, traveling the Midwest

and talking to underrepresented

populations about choosing a private

liberal arts college. He kept meeting

students whose credentials said they

weren’t ready for college, but whose

spirit and aspirations said they were.

“I felt like I was meeting students too

late,” he says. “By the time I encountered

them, they either got one designation or

another: admissible or not admissible.

Th at didn’t stop me from being aff ected

by those kids.”

So he set out to become a teacher,

because he thought that by catching

students in high school, he could

prepare them for places like DePauw.

He student-taught at Lawrence Central

High School in Indianapolis and then

took a job as an English teacher in an

urban middle school in his hometown

of St. Louis. Cathedral High School

recruited him back to Indianapolis

in 1998 as an English teacher and to

help with its diversity program. Th e

private parochial school off ered a good

experience, he says, but missed the target

population he was interested in. He

wanted to bring the caliber of education

he was seeing in the private realm back

into the public school context, but he

wasn’t sure how to go about it.

“While I’d like to say I had an idea …

a dream … a vision … I made it happen,

the fact of the matter is that I got roped

“I can sleep at night because I know when

we get a kid through, that kid is not just

prepared to go away but to be successful

wherever he or she goes.” – MARCUS C. ROBINSON ’94

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appropriate, had involved and responsive

parents, did all their homework,

studied for tests and begged for extra

help – didn’t materialize. Neither did

the academic results Robinson and the

Tindley founders and board hoped for.

“We weren’t doing worse than

traditional public schools, but we weren’t

doing any better,” Robinson says. “Our

kids in the fi rst couple years of the

life of this school ranked at just about

where African-American students

rank on the ISTEP. We were about 99

percent African-American, more than

two-thirds poverty. It’s not like we were

doing any worse. We just weren’t doing

any better.” Th e school had purposely

been located where it was needed most,

but the result was, in part, a student

body that struggled.

“We opened in 2004 really set to be

a high school and encountered kids who

were not ready for high school,” Robinson

explains, “ – not just our accelerated high

into this by some DePauw alums,” he

admits. [See related story on page 17

about the involvement of DePauw

alumni in launching the Tindley

School.] Robinson received a call from

Kenya Taray Delemore ’96, who was

working in the education policy division

of the Greater Indianapolis Chamber of

Commerce. Delemore sat on the board

of a new charter school and wondered

if Robinson would be interested in

helping them open it and serving as its

principal. Robinson had never run a

school before and was interested. As he

recalls, he asked Delemore, “What kind

of school is it?” Delemore said it was a

charter school and Robinson hung up.

Delemore called back, thinking they’d

been disconnected.

Robinson: No, I hung up on you.

Delemore: Why would you hang up

on me?

Robinson: Charter schools are the

worst administrative reality of any

private school administrator, having

worked in the private school sector, and

it’s the worst administrative reality of

any public school administrator, and so

what you’re looking for is not a principal,

but an idiot, and I’m not it.

But as Robinson learned more, his

interest grew. Th e idea that all of a

school’s students could be high achievers,

if properly supported, was compelling.

He also believed it was true.

Funding for the school was still

coming together, and the construction

and renovation work had not yet

begun. Indianapolis attorney John T.

Neighbours ’71, who led the Tindley

School’s board at the time, remembers

Robinson’s staggering learning curve as

a fi rst-time principal: “Th e principal’s

job was an enormous undertaking

and, frankly, required Marcus to travel

uncharted waters in Indiana. Th is was

10 years ago when few in Indiana even

understood what a charter school was,

and none could appreciate the challenges

that were ahead.”

Robinson oversaw everything, from

hiring to construction to contracts.

From a plan written by Siri A. Loescher

’84 [See related story on page 17], he

developed a program for the school.

Th en the students came. “We had the

sense that if you build it, they will come,

and they’ll all do exactly what you want

them to do and do it the way you expect

them to do it,” Robinson says. “We

opened the doors of the school and none

of those kids showed up. So we had a

decision to make. You’re either going to

sit on your hands and wait for the kids

you wrote the plan for to show up, or

you’re going to change the plan to meet

the kids’ needs.”

Th e adaptations that later fell into

place, including the longer school days

and school year, “came about because

the kids showed up, and they needed us

to be here longer,” he says. Robinson’s

dream student body – of kids who came

to school on time, were grade-level

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school, but anybody’s high school. We’re

talking about 18-year-olds who were

doing ninth grade for the third time. If

a child gets to ninth grade and does not

absolutely own multiplication facts, for

example, the remedy isn’t very diff erent

for what you do with a fourth-grader.

Frankly, you just have to memorize the

multiplication facts. Th e problem is, the

ninth-grader feels like his or her dignity

is infringed upon when you start to go

over multiplication facts. It wasn’t that we

weren’t willing to work with high school

students who were two or three, in some

cases fi ve grade levels behind; it’s just that

the kids weren’t prepared to stomach what

it meant spiritually, which we respect.”

Tindley’s business model required

that it be able to attract and retain

students, and concern was growing that

the demanding curriculum would drive

students away. Th e school’s leaders had

to make a decision. One contingent

said the school was expecting too much.

Perhaps there should be “a Tindley and

a Tindley lite,” an idea that, according

to Robinson, is “antithetical to what

accelerated schools believe.”

Th e school needed another solution

that wouldn’t require students who had

fallen behind to immediately catch up

and begin to excel. Tindley’s leadership

researched schools with similar

ambitions across the country. Th ey

found that the schools sharing both

their aspirations and their demographic

of high poverty, inner-city, minority

students never started any later than

sixth grade. So the Tindley School

grew younger, adding an eighth grade

fi rst, then seventh, and fi nally, sixth. As

students moved through this enlarged

system, and as the school’s program of

adapting to student needs fell into place,

so did the results they’d been hoping for.

THE FUTURE Once Tindley became successful, a

superintendent asked Robinson what

he thought he would be doing in fi ve

years. Robinson said he’d probably

be looking for a job. Th e surprised

superintendent asked him why, since the

school was doing so well. Robinson told

him, “Because you’ve got twice as much

money as I have. So if you outspend me

doing the same work as me, I’m going to

be out of business.” Robinson thought

that once people understood the Tindley

School’s success was a matter of resource

allocation and determination, everyone

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would do it. It would be a nice way to go

out of business, he acknowledges.

He is still in business, however.

Th e Tindley School has been the only

accelerated school in the state and the

only early-college public high school that

requires actual college courses to earn

a high school diploma. To some extent,

this uniqueness has driven its expansion,

Robinson says: “We tend to have waiting

lists that make us uncomfortable. How do

you continue to look people in the face

and say, ‘I am fl attered that you like the

work that we’re doing, but we have no

more space’?”

In 2010 the Charter for Accelerated

Learning became EdPower, which focuses

on expanding quality, college-preparatory,

educational services for young people.

Robinson is its chief executive offi cer.

EdPower wants to increase access, “but

we didn’t want to take Tindley and make

it 5,000 kids,” he says. “What made the

most sense was to spread out the work

in multiple buildings that were self-

contained. One school, many locations.

Tindley Prep [a new middle school

campus for boys] is the fi rst in that

developmental process. Th e middle school

boys left [the Tindley School] and went

into their own space around the corner.

Next fall the middle school girls will

follow suit. Th at allows us to serve twice as

many middle school kids and feed twice

as many into our high school.”

Th e vision for EdPower’s growth is

even broader. One of Robinson’s friends,

who runs a charter network on the West

Coast, asked Robinson to contemplate

what it would mean if his students got

to sixth grade without falling behind; in

fact, if they were ahead by sixth grade.

Robinson and his colleagues realized

that they could prepare their students

to be remarkable global citizens if they

didn’t have to worry about getting

their math and language arts skills to

where they needed to be. In fall 2013,

EdPower will start its fi rst elementary

school. Eventually, Robinson says, four

elementary schools will feed into the two

middle schools feeding one high school.

Th is past summer, the Indiana

Department of Education named

EdPower one of three turnaround

school operators for Indiana’s failing

schools. Th e only nonprofi t organization

selected, EdPower was awarded a fi ve-

year contract to work with Indianapolis

Public Schools’ struggling Arlington

High School.

So is the Tindley School the

blueprint for fi xing what’s broken in

inner-city public education? Robinson

is optimistic about the future but not

complacent. “Th ere’s never a settled

conclusion about what Tindley really is,

because the point at which Tindley stops

fl exing for the actual kids that show up

is the point at which we do a nosedive.

“Th at’s hard for people, because people

want the binder, right? When folks come

to visit us and say, ‘How are you getting

this done?,’ they want an operational

manual. Beyond the willingness to adapt,

to do what students need, there may not

be a secret guidebook.”

Robinson off ers one suggestion,

though. When others ask him if the

trick to the Tindley School’s success is

to fi nd people willing to be superhuman

for their students, he answers, no. “Th ese

kids don’t need you to be superhuman.

Th ey just need you to be human.”

Marcus C. Robinson ’94 has led

Tindley School, and now EdPower,

to remarkable successes, but – as he is

quick to point out – he had a lot of help

along the way. Some of the support

came from DePauw alumni who shared

the vision of what might be possible if

Indiana had an accelerated school. Th is

vision really began with the school’s

three original founders, one of whom

was Siri Ann Loescher ’84, who had

already identifi ed her passion for making

a diff erence through education when she

was an undergraduate at DePauw. She

now serves Tindley School as its dean of

Early College.

It was Loescher and other co-founders

who gave the school its name. “We

wanted a name for our school that has

meaning and embodies something,”

Loescher said at the time. Charles

A. Tindley was a self-taught, black

Methodist Episcopal minister. Born in

1851 and the son of slaves, Tindley has

been credited as a co-founder of gospel

music. Tindley’s “I’ll Overcome Some

Day” was the basis for the American civil

rights anthem “We Shall Overcome,”

popularized in the 1960s.

In addition to Loescher, a number of

other DePauw alumni helped make the

vision for Tindley School a reality. At the

time the school charter was accepted by

the City of Indianapolis, DePauw alumni

comprised more than 25 percent of the

Tindley School board. Members of the

board then included John T. Neighbours

’71, who served as chair; Alan P. Hill ’81;

Kenya Taray Delemore ’96; and Loescher.

Current members include Neighbours

and James K. Baker ’53, a former chair of

the DePauw Board of Trustees.

DePauw graduates have also been

part of the day-to-day life of Tindley.

Patrick J. Terry ’94 was the school’s

director of operations, and four alumnae

have taught at the school: Rosalie

Landrum Pettigrew ’96, Nickola M.

Baker ’94, Maggie C. Coyne ’99 and

Courtney Lindsey Odom ’05.

DePauw alumni were part of Tindley School from the start

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by Sarah McAdams

STRIKING FEAR –DEBATE AT DEPAUW

James W. Kirkpatrick ’13, a member of

DePauw’s national champion Debate

Team and Debate Society president,

describes the minutes leading up to the

start of a round at a debate tournament.

“It will be a calm, almost fraternal

atmosphere between the teams,” he

says. “Everyone is really friendly, and

then you’ll hear ‘Topics about to be

announced,’ and then everybody freaks

out. You have 15 minutes. Th ere have

been times with fi ve minutes left of prep,

and we don’t know what we’re going

to do. You think, this is going to be a

disaster, but it usually works out.

“Th ose 15 minutes are really intense.

It can try our relationships within the

teams. It’s really a scramble in those

minutes to put together an argument, to

make a case, and then responding to it

is equally as diffi cult. Th ere will be times

when Ronnie (Ronnie D. Kennedy Jr.

’14) and I will be prepping, and another

team needs help. I don’t have time, but

you try to make time. It’s a very high

level of intensity. You do the round, then

there’s a kind of a release, and then the

same thing happens all over again.”

Mohammad Usman ’13, member

of both the Bioethics Bowl and Ethics

Bowl teams at DePauw, describes the

moments leading up to presenting a

case. “When you arrive, you’re given a

document that outlines whom you’ll be

competing against. You immediately get

this rush of wanting to understand how

the other team performs. What sort of

strategies have they used in the past? It’s

the fi rst moment of rush.

“Once you have that, then it’s walking

into the room,” he says. “Th ere are two

desks that seat fi ve people, and they

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are facing each other. A third table is

perpendicular, which is where the three

judges sit, and a moderator next to them.

My main cause of anxiety is that within

the next 40-or-so minutes I have to get

the judges – who don’t know me – to like

our team, to appreciate our arguments

and to understand who we are.”

Th e moderator releases the question,

and a coin toss decides which team

will present or defer. “We have a

miraculously successful record of

winning the coin toss, and we always

defer,” Usman says. “Th at way, you get to

see how the other team performs.

“Th e moderator tells you which case

you have and gives you the question. We

have 15 cases that are released weeks

in advance that we’re preparing, but we

don’t know what the question is until that

moment. So we anticipate to the best of

our abilities. You have 60 seconds between

that moment and when you start talking.

In those 60 seconds, you have to recall the

arguments and written outlines.”

Benefi ts Aren’t Up for DebateAll three organizations at DePauw

– Debate team, Bioethics Bowl team

and Ethics Bowl team – had successful

seasons last year, but each is distinctive

from the others. Th ey practice diff erent

types of argumentation and prepare for

tournaments diff erently, but the team

members all agree, their skills transfer

well to academics.

“I’ll be mentally drained after a

tournament weekend, and then I have to

go study,” Kirkpatrick says. “But it really

does help, not only with discussion in

the classroom but with writing papers.

When you’re confronted with giving

a 10-minute speech in class, and just

did that 10 times over the weekend, it’s

really not that daunting for debaters.

“For anyone who is a little unsure

about speaking up in class, debate is

really helpful,” he adds. “My academics

have really helped my debate, but at the

same time, my debate has really helped

my academics. It’s given me a lot of

confi dence in making arguments because

in a liberal arts education, there’s a lot of

arguments to be made.”

Kirkpatrick says he’s also grown

close to his teammates. “It’s not like a

sports team where you’re seeing them

every day, but the experiences that we

have, whether it’s mutual frustration

or mutual celebration at tournaments,

defi nitely comes back to campus. Some

of my closest friends are people whom I

debate with.”

Usman says he spends more time

on Ethics Bowl than any single class,

but practicing for two hours up to six

times a week is worth it: “It relates to

everything I enjoy doing. It makes me

sharper, more conscious, more aware and

in tune to what’s going on. Despite all

the responsibilities and work that comes

with it, it’s probably the best thing I do.”

Being on the team is relevant to a

liberal arts education, Usman agrees.

“We have to apply this array of tools and

facts that we’ve accumulated. It makes

you think on your feet, be critical and

analytic. So you take what you learn in

school and then apply it in the most on-

your-feet, real-time setting. It’s perhaps

the most academic exercise one can do.”

Usman credits the teams’ success

to their coaches, whose dedication

refl ects the caliber of the DePauw

faculty, he says. Marcia A. McKelligan,

Blair Anderson and Martha Caroline

Rieth Professor of Applied Ethics and

professor of philosophy, has coached

“We have to apply this array of tools and facts that we’ve accumulated. It makes you think on your feet, be critical and analytic.”– Mohammad Usman ’13

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both Ethics Bowl and Bioethics Bowl

since their inception on campus, with

assistance from Ethics Bowl co-coach

Robert D. Newton, professor emeritus

of philosophy, and Bioethics Bowl

co-coach Ted R. Bitner, Hampton and

Esther Boswell Distinguished University

Professor of Psychology.

Success in the Bowl GamesDePauw has competed at Ethics Bowl

since 1999. It’s a tiered competition,

so teams qualify for the national

tournament by doing well at the

regional level. Since 2004 DePauw has

qualifi ed every year except one. “Our

record of achievement in Ethics Bowl is

extraordinary, because teams have to be

in at least the top 20 percent at regionals

– typically one of the top three teams

– to make it to nationals,” McKelligan

says. Last year the DePauw team

reached the national semifi nals of Ethics

Bowl – quite an achievement among 32

teams from across the country, many of

them regional bowl winners.

Bioethics Bowl is new to campus.

Under McKelligan’s coaching, the team

won the 2012 National Undergraduate

Bioethics Competition in March at

University of Denver. “It’s remarkable

that we won on our fi rst try,” she says.

Undergraduates fully run Bioethics

Bowl, and schools can bid to host the

competition. McKelligan hopes DePauw

will host the national competition in the

near future.

Th e number of students

on each team varies

based on interest. Last

year students formed two

teams of fi ve for Ethics

Bowl and one team of

fi ve for Bioethics Bowl.

Two students from Ethics

Bowl also competed in Bioethics Bowl.

Because the preparation time overlaps,

McKelligan thought it was not doable,

but the students surprised her.

One of them is Benjamin C.

Hoff man ’13. A biopsychology

major, Hoff man prepared for both

competitions, which totaled four hours a

day in addition to his classes. “I’ve given

up a lot to do these competitions,” he

says. “Ethics Bowl and Bioethics Bowl

are the most intellectually stimulating

activities for me on campus. It’s what I

want to spend my time doing.”

Cases are released six to eight weeks

prior to competition. For the fi rst few

weeks, students meet together 10 hours

a week, which increases to 15 to 20

hours. However, that doesn’t include

all the work students do on their own

preparing cases and doing research.

“It’s a phenomenal amount of time,”

McKelligan says. “I admire these

students so much for their dedication to

it. It’s almost like taking another class.”

For Ethics Bowl, students don’t

know the question they’ll be asked in

competition and can’t have any notes.

Th ey have to fi gure out the kinds of

issues they are likely to be asked about

and memorize a 10-minute presentation

fl exible enough to accommodate any

question.

Students have upped their game,

McKelligan says, and over the years have

become better prepared and smoother.

“Once you start winning, you don’t want

to lose, and the students get more fi red up.

It’s almost as if every year we work a little

harder because we have this reputation at

stake now. Other schools fear us. It’s sort

of funny. Th ey fear DePauw.”

“We fear them, too,” Usman replies.

“You have to be conscious of people

you’re going against. Otherwise you get

arrogant, and that’s dangerous.”

LEFT: British Debate Team

“I admire these students so much for their dedication to it. It’s almost like taking another class.”– Marcia McKelligan

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Fifteen Minutes to Prepare: Debate TeamGeoff rey D. Klinger ’88, associate

professor of communication and theatre,

has his former debate coach’s job.

Klinger was a debater himself, coached

by Robert O. Weiss, professor emeritus

of communication and theatre. Klinger

returned to DePauw to teach in the

Department of Communication and

Th eatre. He is also director of forensics

and just started his 10th year as Debate

Team coach.

Before returning to his alma mater,

Klinger was director of forensics at

University of Utah, a larger school with

a larger budget. “We ran a full-service

program – policy debate, parliamentary

debate and speech activities,” he says.

“Here, we focus almost exclusively

on parliamentary debate. We’ve been

dabbling the last few years in a new style

of debate called ‘world style.’ Th ere are

world debate tournaments, which we

hope to be able to participate in.

“Right now we’re a regionally

competitive school. We at most fl y to one

place a year while still trying to give the

students enough experience so they fi nd it

useful to their academic lives. One of my

hopes is to establish our debate program

more as an international presence.”

Klinger travels with the team to

tournaments and advises the Debate

Society, a student organization dedicated

to promoting critical thinking through

campus debate and public speaking. Th e

society brings speakers to campus and

organizes public debates, and hosting the

British national debate team has become

an annual event. “Th at’s one way of

internationalizing our program,” Klinger

says. “So if we can’t aff ord to travel there,

we’ll bring the world to DePauw.”

Twelve students are on the Debate

Team, and three two-person teams

travel to tournaments. An open national

championship tournament in the

spring wraps up the season. Debate

Team members practice two hours a

week. “Before tournaments you [also]

really have to stay current on the news,”

Kirkpatrick says. “Because you can’t

bring evidence into rounds, preparing

for tournaments is really about reading

the newspaper – really diligently –

beforehand.”

“Academics is their highest

priority,” says Klinger. “Th e activity

supplements it. If it starts getting in

the way, I recommend they stay on

campus and focus on their academics.”

Klinger proudly notes that the Debate

Team graduates many Phi Beta Kappa

scholars, and the past two Walker

Cup winners (Nicholas Flores ’12 and

Christine E. Walker ’11) were Debate

Team members.

Some of the classes Klinger teaches

dovetail into debate. Last spring, nine

two-person teams from his Public

Communication and Controversy

class attended the Novice National

Debate Tournament at University of

Indianapolis. “Th e whole class went and

debated, and we did very well. DePauw

got third place overall.”

“It’s cool that Coach Klinger was

a debater, too,” Kirkpatrick says. “He’s

very passionate about debate, but he’s

also really passionate about this being

an activity for students. He doesn’t

overreact if you run an argument that

he doesn’t like, which some coaches do.

He’s very much about encouraging you

to explore the activity yourself, and see

how you like it.”

Kirkpatrick says his motivation for

being a debater is simple. “I really like

debating, but at the same time, I like the

process of evaluating ideas, evaluating

policy and being informed and really

questioning the status quo. What can we

do to make things better? Th at discourse

within those rounds doesn’t just stay

there. It creates a lot of conversations

outside, and I really love that.”

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RIGHT: Debate at University of Indianapolis

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GOING GLOBAL

More students opt for an

international experience

by Christopher Wolfe

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WGS 1984 Web Mercator Auxillary SphereWorld Countries Source: Esri, DeLome Publishing Company, Inc.Map generated by Beth Wilkerson, DePauw GIS Center, September 2012

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“Servicio was the beginning of my

whole experience at DePauw,” she says.

“It made me feel like I could go abroad

again.”

So, she did. Less than a year later,

Conard traveled on a Winter Term in

May to Australia to survey the country’s

biological and geological diversity.

And last spring, she spent a summer

in Belgium studying the protein that

controls cell growth and reproduction

– work that earned her a nomination

for the Forum on Education Abroad’s

Undergraduate Research Award (see

photo above left).

“I’ve really tried to take advantage

of these opportunities while I’m here

because I know it won’t always be like

this,” she says. Although Conard’s fl uency

in French, Spanish and bioinformatics

predicts a bright future, she makes a good

point. She’s not the only student who sees

things that way, either.

All told, two-thirds of DePauw

graduates earn at least one credit from

an international experience. In the Open

Doors 2011 report, the Institute of

International Education (IIE) ranked

DePauw as one of the top small colleges

in the country for study abroad. By the

time you read this, DePauw will likely

have made the list again.

It’s not just DePauw students who

are fl ocking overseas, however. Th e

number of U.S. students participating

in study abroad grew from 50,000 in

1985, the IIE’s fi rst year of records, to

more than 270,000 last year. As these

experiences become more commonplace,

the competition among colleges off ering

international programs grows – as well

as the scrutiny of them.

DePauw students have many ways to study abroad. For one example, meet junior biochemistry major Ashley M. Conard.

Conard’s fi rst international experience at DePauw came weeks before she was technically a student. During the summer before her freshman year, she traveled with the Servicio en las Américas program to Costa Rica to monitor sea turtles and guard beaches fi lled with their nests.

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In an opinion piece appearing on

Bloomberg View, Ohio University

economist Richard Vedder wrote a

critique of study abroad titled “Study

Abroad, Goof Off and Fool Your Future

Boss.” In it, he argued that study abroad

programs, while popular, can fall short of

an institution’s otherwise high standards

and many people take for granted that

these experiences produce more capable

college graduates.

Vedder’s concerns are particularly

salient to the people who represent

the G in CGPOpps (“see-gee-pops”)

– campus vernacular for DePauw’s

Offi ce of Civic, Global and Professional

Opportunities. Students who talk to

one of these advisers about study abroad

will probably hear the word “integrative”

more than once. Th e purpose of study

abroad isn’t to travel or to see the

world, as nice as those things are. Th e

point, students are told, is to use the

opportunity to do something uniquely

suited to their own plans at DePauw.

“I think what makes DePauw better

than many, many other schools out

there running study abroad is that we’re

trying to be much more deliberate about

individual student outcomes,” says Kate

Knaul, director of Global Opportunities

and assistant dean of academic life.

“It becomes more of an integrative

puzzle,” she says. “Th ere are many puzzle

pieces that make up who a student is,

and we help put them together.”

Winter Term continues to be the

most popular option for students

looking to test the international waters.

Th e yearly intersession is a big part of

what makes DePauw stand out among

its peers, but it, too, has had to adapt.

As a student, Tave Reser ’83 had

the opportunity to travel abroad

during Winter Term and later spent

a semester in Athens. Th ree decades

later, he’s executive director of Seminars

International, Inc., an organization that

advises many DePauw faculty members

about their international Winter Term

courses. Reser says that his own Winter

Term experience, while rewarding and

memorable, wasn’t as tightly connected

to curricular goals as the ones now being

developed.

“I have observed a conscious eff ort by

the administration and faculty to ensure

Winter Term projects are not just ‘trips’

but academic courses,” he says. “Instead

of just seeing and doing, the students

“There are many puzzle pieces that make up who a student is, and we help put them together.”

FROM LEFT: ASHLEY M. CONARD ’14, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. SERVICIO EN LAS AMÉRICAS, ECUADOR. KATHERINE E. BROECKER ’13, LIMERICK, IRELAND. RUI GONG ’13, LONDON, ENGLAND. WINTER TERM, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS.

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are coming away with specifi c learned

objectives while participating in an off -

campus experience that could possibly

impact the direction they choose as a

student and in their careers.”

For that reason, advisers are

encouraging students to think about

study abroad opportunities such as

Winter Term as soon as they arrive on

campus. Done early on in a student’s

academic career, a service trip to Costa

Rica or a trek through Southeast Asia

may be the catalyst for a lifelong pursuit.

Junior Phua Xiong is a fi rst-generation

Hmong-American. Fearing reprisal for

their role in a CIA-backed guerilla war

against Communist forces, her parents

were among tens of thousands of Hmong

granted asylum in the United States

following the Vietnam War. During

Winter Term 2012, Xiong traveled with a

group of students to Vietnam, Cambodia

and Laos, where members of her own

family told her about the struggles of

those who stayed behind.

“Learning of the ethnic

discrimination against my people, I felt

so helpless and angered,” she remembers.

“All I could say to myself at the time

was, ‘Th is is simply how things are.’”

But Xiong left Laos believing that

the future could be diff erent. Th is fall,

she is studying at Yunnan Nationalities

University in China, conducting research

on the Hmong people to share with

others in the United States. (See photo

above, second from left.)

Th e program she chose was one

of more than 100 global partnerships

endorsed by DePauw, each an extension

of what might be found in a DePauw

classroom. Students are helped to fi nd

the right program for them. Studying

music performance? Vienna may be

the place for you. Interested in Arabic

culture? DePauw just partnered with a

program in Jordan.

Many of the programs, particularly

semesters abroad157

By the Numbers: Last academic year, DePauw students traveled on

international Winter Terms18 diff erent

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those outside of the modern languages

curriculum, are English-based, allowing

students from any major to participate.

However, if the experience is exactly like

what they would fi nd on campus, there’d

be little point.

“Part of what makes a strong program

is how diff erent it is from what a student

can get here,” says Russ Arnold, an

associate professor of religious studies

who chairs the committee that vets

potential semester-abroad partnerships.

“We’ll look at things such as home stays

and interaction with the community, or

whether the international students are

just locked up in their own building.

Th e goal is to provide a very diff erent

environment that helps our students

to take on and encounter diff erent

worldviews and experiences.”

Th ere would be something ironic

about a university working hard to

recruit new students, only to tell them

once they’ve arrived that their best

opportunities now wait across an

ocean. But when Dean of Experiential

Education and Career Planning Raj

Bellani talks about international

education, there’s no dogmatic adherence

to the idea that students must travel

abroad. He points out that immigrant

communities exist throughout the

United States and are often easy and less

expensive to visit. And that DePauw’s

international student community is

growing as fast as the world is shrinking

– a tenfold increase in the last decade

alone – ensuring that cultural exchanges

happen in every classroom. DePauw

students have many ways to learn about

the world. Bellani’s priority is to make

sure they do.

“Th e new norm is global education,”

he says, “and you can see this change

refl ected in the competencies that

businesses and nonprofi ts are now

looking for. We owe it to our students to

give them this kind of education. Th ey’re

learning to ask detailed questions, to

ask the right questions, and to solve real

problems that exist in the world.”

Vishal Khandelwal, a senior art

history and economics double major

from Kolkata, India, traveled to Rome

last fall to study museum practices.

While there, he found that Rome’s

“The goal is to provide a very diff erent environment that helps our students to take on and encounter diff erent worldviews and experiences.”

FROM LEFT: ANDREW D. MILLER ’14, ISTANBUL, TURKEY. YI LI ’13, RUTH VO ’15, PHUA XIONG ’14 (CENTER) WITH MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY, LAOS. ASHLEY A. R. CASTILLO ’13, BEIJING, CHINA. PHOTO BY VISHAL KHANDELWAL ’13, ROME, ITALY.

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Winter Term trip set direction for his lifeCompanion Community Development Alternatives (CoCoDa) Executive Director Ivan J. Villasboa ’93 (photo at right) spent the last decade nurturing grassroots development projects in El Salvador. The work defi nes who Villasboa is – compassionate and untiring – but his life might have been very diff erent if not for a DePauw Winter Term trip to a war-torn country.

“When I went to El Salvador in January 1993 on a Winter Term, I wanted to be a banker or a fi nance minister back in my home country of Argentina,” Villasboa says. “Little did I know that the trip would forever change the course of my life. While on a Winter Term, in the smallest country of Central America, I found myself. I found my calling. I found my purpose in life. And for this, I will always be thankful to DePauw.”

Next summer, Villasboa hopes to share that special experience with other DePauw alumni and their families. He’s planning a special 20th anniversary trip for others who traveled through DePauw’s Winter Term In Service to El Salvador – and those who never had the chance. Read more about the 2013 Alumni Reunion Service Trip to El Salvador on page 43.

Bangladeshi community inspired

comparisons with ones at home in

Kolkata. With funding from DePauw’s

Frank W. Howes Summer Grant

for Independent Study, Khandelwal

traveled to India and back to Rome to

conduct research for what became his

art history senior thesis – a project he’s

working on during a semester abroad at

the University of Oxford this fall. (See

photo, previous page.) He hopes these

experiences will help him get into the

graduate program of his choice.

No one had to convince Khandelwal

of the value of global experience. When

he came to DePauw, he’d already bought

in to the idea that he might have to

go out into the world to get some of

the pieces of the education he wanted.

Like Conard and Xiong, he’s putting

his puzzle together one study abroad

adventure at a time.

FROM LEFT: ISABELLE S. CHAPMAN ’13, FLORENCE, ITALY. NATHAN R. LYNCH ’13, ISTANBUL, TURKEY. BRITTNI E. CROFTS ’13, THESSALONIKI, GREECE.

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CHARLES PRESTON FLETCHER ’78Simple Things: An Anthology

of Poetry

(Inspiring Voices, A Service of Guideposts – ISBN: 978-1-4624-0340-0)

In this anthology of poetry, the fi rst book in a series, Charles Preston Fletcher ’78 is on a journey of self-awareness. The sad times, the glad times and those times of life that lie in-between. He writes of what love can do – for him and for anyone. Most of all, his poetry was written for him, by him and about struggles in his life as a way to refl ect, grow and ultimately move ahead. Fletcher’s fervent wish is that his journey of self-discovery can be a friendly voice to help others in their struggles, and to begin journeys of their own. In Simple Things, Fletcher shares his view that it is only through The Struggle that the best in life is found.

J. EUGENE GLORIAAssociate professor of EnglishMy Favorite Warlord

(Penguin Books – ISBN: 978-0143121404)

Eugene Gloria’s third book of poems, My Favorite Warlord, is driven by his ongoing obsession with his origins. At the heart of this collection is the poet’s sense of belonging and not belonging. Gloria’s poems on place consider home and exile, one’s arrivals and departures, and the complications of identity. From Manila and San Francisco to Kyoto and Detroit, these poems evoke the lyrical landscapes of family stories. Throughout the collection, historical and personal events collide. One poem weaves together meditations about 16th-century warrior and leader Hideyoshi and the poet’s elderly father. Another poem embraces post-racial America even as the speaker wrestles with his own sense of displacement in the Midwest. In elegy and psalm, as well as ancient forms from Asia such as haibun and pantoum, these elegant and passionate poems enact rage, civility, love, wanderlust and a devotion to art as they explore Gloria’s fears of frailty and erasure. Gloria’s previous books, also part of the Penguin Poets series, are Hoodlum Birds and Drivers at the Short-Time Motel.

NANCY J. DAVISProfessor emerita of sociologyand Robert V. RobinsonClaiming Society for God: Religious

Movements & Social Welfare

(Indiana University Press – ISBN: 978-0253002389)

Claiming Society for God focuses on common strategies employed by religiously orthodox, “fundamentalist” movements around the world. Rather than employing terrorism, as much of post-9/11 thinking suggests, the most prominent and successful religiously orthodox movements use a patient, under-the-radar strategy of infi ltrating and subtly transforming civil society. Nancy J. Davis and Robert V. Robinson tell the stories of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Shas in Israel, Comunione e Liberazione in Italy and Salvation Army in the United States. They describe how these orthodox movements are building massive grassroots networks of religiously based social service agencies, hospitals and clinics, rotating credit societies, schools, charitable organizations, worship centers and businesses. The authors argue that this bottom-up, entrepreneurial strategy is aimed at nothing less than making religion the cornerstone of society.

recent words

WILLIAM F. HAYES ’47and Susan Seaforth HayesTrumpet: A Novel of the Regency

Era

(Decadent Publishing Company – ISBN: 978-1-61333-257-3)

Singer/actor Bill Hayes and his actress wife, Susan Seaforth Hayes, immersed themselves in the history of the Regency Age in London and England as well as traveled to Egypt, Spain and other countries in order to produce their fi rst historical novel, Trumpet. As professional actors, they are well suited to telling the story of the brilliant and sassy Elizabeth Trumpet, who fantasizes about starring on the London stage in the early 1800s. Overcoming family tragedy, she scores her fi rst acting job as a fencer – a deadly skill she learned from her brother that will prove helpful later. Blessed with talent and a rare singing voice, she pursues her career, learning from theatrical characters high and low. From the magnifi cence of Regency palaces and the Theatre Royal Covent Garden to the pyramids of Egypt, she is never far from trouble. Both Bill, who majored in music at DePauw, and Susan starred on the television show “Days of Our Lives,” and they previously wrote a memoir titled Like Sands Through the Hourglass.

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KENT B. McDILL ’78100 Things Bulls Fans Should Know

& Do Before They Die

(Triumph Books – ISBN: 978-1-60078-650-1)

Veteran sports journalist Kent McDill provides the premier reference for making Chicago Bulls fandom a lifestyle rather than just a sports preference. McDill, who traveled with the Bulls from 1988-99 and was the only beat writer to cover all six of the Bulls championship teams, packs the book with facts and trivia, including important dates, player nicknames, key jersey numbers through history, and even the best places to eat before or after a game. He shares details about some of the most famous games, players and traditions in Bulls’ history, such as: how the starting lineup introductions originated, Michael Jordan’s spectacular career, the dynasty years of the 1990s and the amazing 72-win season, the incredible playing and broadcasting career of Johnny “Red” Kerr, the old Chicago Stadium and transition to the new United Center. McDill received a bachelor’s degree in communication from DePauw, and his career in sports journalism has spanned more than 30 years, many of them spent at the Daily Herald.

FACULTY NEWS Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr., professor of English and author of The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction, will be a featured speaker at the University of California, Riverside’s Eaton Science Fiction Conference, April 11-14, 2013.

Hilary J. Eppley, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, is one of the senior personnel for a multi-institutional, collaborative project, “IONiC: Transforming Education Through Collaborative Development of Materials at the Frontiers of Inorganic Chemistry,” which received a four-year grant of $437,962 from the National Science Foundation. It is a national project of the Interactive Online Network of Inorganic Chemists (IONiC) that is intended to improve student learning in inorganic chemistry by incorporating cutting-edge research topics into classroom and laboratory activities.

Deborah R. Geis, associate professor of English, was invited to deliver a lecture on Oct. 26 to mark the centennial of the University of Michigan’s Rackham Graduate School.

Daniel G. Gurnon, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Jacob K. Stanley ’05, who served as a part-time assistant professor of art, are featured in a video, Sculpting Proteins, that won a Mid-America Emmy Award in the Informational/Instructional Feature category. The video shows how physicist-turned-artist Julian Voss-Andreae and the two DePauw professors were inspired to create twisted steel sculptures of a protein called villin. The sculptures now hang from the ceiling of the Percy Lavon Julian Science & Mathematics Center atrium.

More than 50 paintings by Robert D. Kingsley, professor emeritus of art and art history, were featured this fall in an exhibition, “Robert Kingsley: A Retrospective 1976-2012,” in the Richard E. Peeler Art Center. During his 36 years at DePauw, Kingsley taught many students in his courses on painting and drawing, served as chair of the Art Department three times, and showed his work nationally and internationally in solo and group exhibitions. The retrospective exhibition continues on display through Dec. 14.

The collaborative work of Henning Schneider, professor of biology, and his students was featured in two publications. Schneider, seven DePauw students and a student from another university collaborated on an article, “Cloning and expression of a zebrafi sh 5-HT2C receptor gene,” in Gene, an international journal of functional and evolutionary genomics. Schneider and 12 DePauw students produced a chapter, “Zebrafi sh and Drug Development: A Behavioral Assay System for Probing Nicotine Function in Larval Zebrafi sh,” published in a book, Zebrafi sh Protocols for Neurobehavioral Research.

Thespian, a short play written by Christine White, associate professor of English, is included in an anthology, The Best Ten-Minute Plays of 2011, published by Smith and Kraus.

LESLIE BAIRD McDONALD ’72Musings of a Horse Farm Corgi

(Down the Aisle Promotions – ISBN: 9780615638348)

An entertaining read for dog and horse lovers of all ages, Leslie McDonald’s fourth book, Musings of a Horse Farm Corgi, is an engaging true life story as told from the unique perspective of Beamer the Corgi. Branded in early puppyhood by a genetic hair fl aw that sets him apart from other Corgis, Beamer’s undaunted spirit and perseverance serve him well as he tries to become Corgi in Charge on a working horse farm. His special insights and opinions of the cast of characters in his world are likely to make readers think about their own dogs in a whole new light. Active professionally in the horse industry for more than 40 years and a dressage trainer, McDonald is also the author of Down the Aisle, Making Magic: Breeding and Birthing a Healthy Foal, and Tic-Tac. She and her husband live on a horse farm in southern Ohio with fi ve Swedish Warmbloods, two Labrador Retrievers, a barn cat, and, of course, Beamer the Corgi.

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SUPPORTING DEPAUW A tradition of generous and loyal

philanthropic giving from DePauw

alumni, parents and friends has persisted

for 175 years, ever since 500 local

residents raised $25,000 to demonstrate

support of the fl edgling village of

Greencastle as home to a new Methodist

college, Indiana Asbury University.

Since 1837 donor support has made

it possible for DePauw to thrive and

fl ourish while it strives for continuous

improvement. From books to buildings,

from scholarships to professorships,

our University owes its greatness to the

thousands of donors who had the vision

and made the sacrifi ces to nurture it.

Th e 2011-12 year proved to be

not only a celebration of DePauw’s

venerable legacy, but also a glimpse into

a promising future. As the University

continued its steady climb back from a

period of economic challenges, donors

demonstrated their belief in the DePauw

liberal arts mission through a total of

nearly $22 million in gifts, including

$5.4 million to the Annual Fund. Th e

University has entered year three of a

strategic and fi nancial plan based on a

viable business model that best manages

existing resources while generating

funds for future initiatives. For the third

consecutive year, DePauw’s operating

results are favorable when compared to

its operating budget. Th e University is

tracking favorably against almost every

fi nancial metric that was identifi ed three

years ago as a key driver toward what can

be – in a few years – one of the healthiest

periods in DePauw’s fi nancial history.

As of June 30, 2012, the University’s

endowment was $483,065,000.

A few gifts in fi scal year 2012

stand out as critical to DePauw’s top

priorities. Work on the Anderson Street

project began in March 2012 as part of

the $19 million Stellar Communities

pilot initiative awarded to Greencastle

in March 2011 to establish it as “the

next great college town in Indiana.”

Th e University broke ground on the

Hoover Gates, funded by the Ball

Corporation and named in honor of

R. David Hoover ’67 and Suzanne

Anderson Hoover ’67. Th e Hoover

Gates will serve as a welcoming point

of entry to the University from the new

offi cial entrance at the intersection of

Bloomington and Anderson streets. New

gifts for need-based scholarships – such

as the Bergfeld Family Scholarship

and the Peggy and Walker Gilmer

Scholarship – underscore DePauw’s

renewed commitment to supporting the

aspirations of talented students from

every walk of life.

Th e Offi ce of Annual Giving started

two new programs, the Tiger Club and

the Faculty/Staff Campaign. Th e Tiger

Club allows donors to invest in DePauw

athletics, sustaining a long tradition

that promotes a well-rounded liberal

arts experience for hundreds of student-

athletes. Since the Tiger Club’s launch in

April 2012, 415 donors have made gifts

totaling more than $57,000 to impact

DePauw’s 23 varsity sports programs.

Th e Faculty/Staff Campaign resulted in

gifts from more than a third of DePauw

faculty and staff , a powerful affi rmation

of DePauw’s mission from those whose

hard work and dedication already

impacts students on a daily basis.

Donor support allows DePauw

to thrive, grow and dream. Gifts to

the University impact each student

by increasing access to education,

improving academic and cocurricular

programs, and strengthening the campus

community. In a year celebrating the

University’s great history and traditions,

loyal and generous giving by so many

alumni, parents and friends allows

DePauw to look with optimism and

excitement at the opportunities that the

next 175 years will bring.

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Support by alumni, friends and parents is crucial in allowing DePauw to remain accessible to deserving students who need increased financial assistance. It also helps the University recruit and retain faculty members who are committed to excellence in teaching and their scholarly or creative activities.

2011-12 Giving at a Glance

ALL GIFTS BY SOURCETOTAL: $21,982,630

ALL GIFTS BY PURPOSETOTAL: $21,982,630

8,051ALUMNI DONORS

30% ALUMNI PARTICIPATION

1,210 THE WASHINGTON C. DEPAUW SOCIETY ANNUAL MEMBERS (Alumni, Parents and Friends)

30%

2%

8%

25%

32%

11%

2%

29%

2%

7%

12%

40%

Gift figures are from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012.

ALUMNI ($6,505,937)

PARENTS ($384,089)

FRIENDS ($1,846,270)

ANNUAL FUND ($5,386,916)

ENDOWMENT/BOARD DESIGNATED ($7,111,555)

FOUNDATIONS ($2,310,598)

DEFERRED GIFTS ($464,890)

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS ($6,438,445)

BUSINESS/INDUSTRY ($546,424)

FAMILY TRUSTS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ($1,619,552)

CURRENT USE - RESTRICTED PURPOSE ($2,580,824)

TRUSTEES ($8,769,758)

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WHY WE GIVERussell Freeland ’51 believes in DePauw

One of the great

advantages of a DePauw

education is the opportunity

to study a wide range of

subjects, a hallmark of

a liberal arts education.

Kathryn A. Miller ’73

spent her years at DePauw

focused on two subjects

many would fi nd quite

diff erent – mathematics and

music. Studying these fi elds

prepared her for both her

life’s vocation and avocation.

After earning a master’s

degree in math from Indiana University, Miller assumed she

would teach the subject. Instead, fate led her into accounting, fi rst

at General Electric and then at Parkview Health in Fort Wayne,

Ind. Miller also continued her interest in music as a member of her

church choir and as assistant organist at First Presbyterian Church

in Fort Wayne for the past 29 years.

She studied organ at DePauw under Maureen McCormick

Carkeek ’48. Miller met Carla Edwards, associate dean of the

School of Music, professor of music and University organist, just

before Edwards arrived at DePauw in 1988. Th rough Edwards,

Miller has kept up with the organ program at DePauw through

the years and takes pride in this ongoing tradition at her alma

mater. Although national interest in organ has waned over

time, DePauw continues to provide an exceptional program for

students of the instrument.

When a new organ was commissioned for Kresge

Auditorium a decade ago – the J. Stanford Smith Concert

Organ – Miller provided a gift to help fund the project. She

points out that while most of her giving to DePauw through

the years has been unrestricted, she believed that DePauw truly

needed a fi rst-class organ in order for students to receive the

fi nest preparation possible for careers as professional organists.

While refl ecting on her own college education that prepared

her for the future, Miller also looks ahead to future DePauw

students. “My DePauw experience was terrifi c,” she says, “and

that’s why I give. I want other students to have just as good an

experience as I had.”

Kathryn A. Miller ’73 and DePauw’s continuing legacy in organ

High school basketball

coach George “Bud”

Bateman ’36 saw

something special in

Lawrenceburg, Ind., high

school student Russell L.

Freeland. He persuaded

the student to apply

to DePauw University.

Freeland was accepted and

named a Rector Scholar,

becoming the fi rst in his

family to attend college.

However, as an

African-American,

Freeland was not allowed to live on campus. “Families in town

would take us in,” he explains, and on the way to and from

classes he passed by a certain house that was home to a young

Greencastle woman named Joan Miles. “One thing led to

another,” Freeland says, and the two were married shortly after his

graduation.

Freeland had planned to be an educator after his DePauw

career, but a commencement day conversation with Dean Robert

Farber changed all that. “He suggested I check out International

Harvester in Indianapolis on my way home,” he says, adding that

Farber gave him the name of a DePauw graduate there. Freeland

made the visit, was interviewed at length, and went on to spend

35 years working in manufacturing and industrial engineering at

International Harvester (later Navistar).

A Loyalty Society Life Member, Freeland gives consistently

to the Annual Fund. “I believe in DePauw University as

being vital not only to the educational process but also to life

experience,” he says. “What is learned here can be transferred to

whatever you want to do in your life and your career.”

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Kyle P. McGrath ’ and

Danielle Dravet McGrath ’

each experienced all the best that a

DePauw education has to off er. Kyle

was a kinesiology major, member of the

DePauw football team and president of

Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Danielle

was an English literature major and

member of Kappa Alpha Th eta sorority,

who served as president of Panhellenic

Council during her senior year.

In gratitude for their outstanding

academic and cocurricular experiences,

the McGraths support the University

through regular Annual Fund gifts and

service. “Refl ecting on our DePauw

experiences, we understand that who

we are today both personally and

professionally was shaped by our time

GOLD Couple Keeps DePauw Close to Heart

spent in the classroom, on the athletic

fi eld and in leadership roles within

the Greek system,” they say. “Th ese

experiences make it an easy decision

for us to give back to the University, so

future generations will have the same

opportunities we did. And when you see

so many positive changes happening on

campus, you want to be a part of it and

contribute all you can.”

DePauw has continued to infl uence

Kyle and Danielle as individuals and

as a couple since their marriage in

October 2009. During the 2012 Alumni

Reunion Weekend, they renewed their

vows during a special Met and Married

ceremony at Gobin Memorial United

Methodist Church and celebrated

with other DePauw couples at a cake

and champagne reception on the East

College lawn. Th eir participation in the

special event refl ects the strong sense

of community among DePauw alumni,

even across generations.Th e McGraths

are as active as they were as students.

Th ey served on the Indianapolis

Regional Alumni Council from 2008-

11. “It’s incredible how many talented,

successful alumni are located in the

Indy area,” Kyle says. “By participating

in the Alumni Council events, it allows

us to meet with old friends and make

new connections. It also reinforces the

fact that no matter where you are in the

world, there is a network of DePauw

alumni more than willing to support you

any way they can.”

Th ey are especially pleased when their

service brings them back to campus. For

example, the McGraths joined other

volunteers on DePauw’s 2012 Opening

Day to help the University welcome

fi rst-year students and their parents to

the DePauw community. Th e couple

joined the newest members of the

DePauw community for lunch, served

ice cream, answered questions and

directed students to assigned locations

throughout campus.

Danielle now serves on the Graduates

of the Last Decade (GOLD) Council.

“Young alumni have so much to

off er, and it’s important to keep them

connected and engaged,” she says.

“Serving on the GOLD Council is a

way to foster these relationships with

the University and build upon the

foundations already in place. Although

we have graduated and started down our

own paths, DePauw was a part of that

journey and one worth revisiting along

the way.”

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OLD GOLD WEEKEND 2012

ABOVE: At the 2012 Old Gold Weekend, the following alumni were recognized for their outstanding achievements – (from left) Old Gold Goblet: James R. Bartlett ’66, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Media: William F. Rasmussen ’54, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Management and Entrepreneurship: Robert S. Apatoff ’80, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Citizenship and Voluntary Service: Janice Pahl Kern ’71, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Science and Technology: Karl Y. Hostetler ’61, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Creative and Performing Arts: Richard W. Peck ’56, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Professional Achievement: Randall L. Braddom ’64, Young Alumni Award: Aaron J. Lucchetti ’96.

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175TH CELEBRATIONMark your calendars for these upcoming 175th Anniversary celebration events.

» Feb. 20, 2013 175th Anniversary Distinguished

Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw DiscourseScott W. Rasmussen ’86, president, Rasmussen Reports

» March 9, 2013 175th Anniversary Distinguished

Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw DiscourseFerid Murad ’58, Nobel Prize in Medicine winner

» April 8, 2013 175th Anniversary Distinguished

Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw DiscourseJoseph R. Flummerfelt ’58, director of choral music, New York Philharmonic and co-artistic director, Spoleto USA

A complete schedule of 175th Anniversary celebration events is available online at www.depauw.edu/about/175celebration.

LIFE AFTER DEPAUWLast spring the inaugural session of Life after DePauw provided recent graduates a

new opportunity to make a diff erence and give back to DePauw. Th e program is a

collaboration among the Alumni Offi ce; Civic, Global and Professional Opportunities

Offi ce; and DePauw Student Government vice president of academic aff airs.

Life after DePauw is a series of speaker panels throughout the year featuring recent

graduates who share their experiences and advice with current students about what

they wish they had known before graduating from DePauw. Each session has a

diff erent post-graduation focus and off ers insights into various facets of the job world

or the various graduate school options.

If you are interested in volunteering as a panelist, please contact Holly Enneking ’08

at [email protected].

ABOVE: Emily M. Pence ’10, Jacob T. Krouse ’09, Grant D. Wright ’09 and Adrienne N. Cobb ’09 spoke about their graduate school experiences as part of a Life After DePauw panel on Sept. 6. The panel also included the following alumni not pictured: Brian J. O’Neill ’09, Laura R. Suchy ’08 and Michelle Sollman Sharp ’08.

TIMOTHY H. UBBEN ’58 RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS CASE AWARDTimothy H. Ubben ’58 (right, in photo) is the 2012

recipient of the Ernest T. Stewart Award for Alumni

Volunteer Involvement. Presented by the Council

for Advancement and Support of Education

(CASE), the Stewart Award is the highest honor

CASE gives to alumni volunteers and recognizes

exceptional overall service to their alma maters.

Ubben chaired DePauw’s Board of Trustees

from 1998-2001 and continues his service as an

advisory trustee. He was a member of the Alumni

Association Board from 1983-87 and served as

chair from 1985-87. He chaired Th e Campaign for

DePauw: Leadership for a New Century, which

raised more than $376 million; was a member of

the presidential search committee in 2007-08; and was awarded DePauw’s Old Gold

Goblet for “eminence in life’s work and service to alma mater” in 1993.

He and his wife and DePauw classmate, Sharon Williams Ubben ’58, received

honorary doctorates at the University’s 173rd commencement in May 2012.

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Th rough the years, DePauw University has earned a notable reputation for its

commitment to academic and athletic excellence. Th e Tiger Club was created to

maintain that level of distinction and encourage alumni, families and friends of the

University to invest in the future of DePauw athletics.

Between the Tiger Club’s launch in April 2012 and the end of the fi scal year on

June 30, 415 donors contributed gifts totaling more than $57,000 to impact DePauw’s

23 varsity athletic programs. Th e gifts not only provide additional funds to improve

and maintain the quality of athletic equipment and facilities, but they also strengthen

DePauw’s ability to recruit and retain high-caliber student-athletes.

Some Tiger Club supporters directed their gifts to a gender-specifi c sports program.

In such cases, 50 percent of each donation goes to the general fund for athletics and 50

percent goes to the sport of the donor’s choice. However, an overwhelming number of

contributors chose simply to designate their gifts to the general fund for athletics. 

Stevie Baker-Watson, Th e Th eodore Katula Director of Athletics and Recreational

Sports, oversees the Tiger Club general fund and works with all programs to provide

additional support above and beyond the operating budgets. Baker-Watson consulted

with the DePauw athletic staff and Cindy Babington, vice president for student life and

dean of students, in determining that the general fund would fi nancially support four

main areas in 2012:

» Extended trips: A number of DePauw’s athletic teams travel for extended

periods during the season. To help provide a better experience for our student-

athletes, six programs were given additional funds for their trips, which allowed

teams to travel to a new location to face fi rst-class competition.

» Strengthening the DePauw brand through communication: Th e athletic staff

has worked with the Offi ce of Communications to develop a consistent and

cohesive visual image for DePauw athletics. Th ey also are working collaboratively

with a number of campus groups to improve the athletics website and webstream

selected home sports contests.

» Celebrating the student-athlete: Th e athletics department hosted its fi rst

opening ceremony on Aug. 23, 2012, in which all student-athletes and athletic

staff members came together to celebrate DePauw’s athletic success. Student-

athletes received a free T-shirt with the new athletics logo, had a snack courtesy

of Blue Door Cafe and Th e Flying Cupcake, and enjoyed a laugh with the

athletic staff ’s parody of “Call Me Maybe.”

» Sustaining/foundational expenses: To help conserve water, a residential-sized,

high-effi ciency clothes washer was purchased for Blackstock Stadium, and two

Power-Flo water coolers will help the athletic training staff support student-

athletes during practices.

As a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference, DePauw competes against

some of the strongest liberal arts colleges in the nation and demonstrates that high-level

athletic programs need not be sacrifi ced in order to meet rigorous academic standards. Th e

University’s renewed focus on athletics, sustained by the new Tiger Club, will enhance the

Division III intercollegiate experience of more than 500 student-athletes. Th ank you to all

those who helped make a diff erence this year by supporting DePauw athletics.

TIGER CLUB MAKES IMPACT ON DEPAUW ATHLETICS

SAVE THE DATEAlumni Healthcare and Legal

Professions Program:

DePauw alumni healthcare and legal professionals, mark your calendars and plan to join us on campus March 8-9, 2013, for the Alumni Healthcare and Legal Professions program.

Women’s Studies Reunion:

The Women’s Studies Program is planning a reunion on April 6, 2013. Make sure you don’t miss out. For more information about this reunion, send email to alumnioffi [email protected] or call toll-free 877-658-2586.

A NEW DEPAUW GATEWAYA new DePauw Gateway will be launched soon in order to provide a more robust experience for alumni looking to connect with each other and with current students. Replacing the current Alumni Gateway, the new online community will make it easier to fi nd and contact classmates, maintain your contact information, share your post-graduate experiences and register for regional and on-campus events.

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1941 William H. Pearson is a

retired United States Air

Force colonel. He celebrated his 93rd

birthday, Aug. 14, 2012. He and his

wife, Maxine, live in Tucson, Ariz.

1956 Don M. and Sue

(Richardson ’57) Owen’s

email address is [email protected].

Gerald L. and Gail (Loomis ’57)

Ward renewed their wedding vows at

the Met and Married ceremony at the

Class of 1957 reunion in June. Th ey

have been married for 55 years. Th eir

email address is gailandjerryward@

gmail.com.

1957 J. Patrick Aikman was

honored by the Indiana

Basketball Coaches Association

which named one of its annual

scholarships the Pat Aikman

Character and Leadership Award.

Th e award is given to outstanding

high school graduates recognized

for basketball and academic

achievements, extra-curricular

activities and contributions to the

winners’ schools and communities.

Pat presented the awards at

the annual Indiana-Kentucky

High School All-Star games in

Indianapolis. He has directed the

Indiana All-Star charity event for Th e

Indianapolis Star for 20 years.

John A. and Joene (Cline) Bruhn

live in San Diego. Jodie is a retired

principal and master gardener. John

is a retired Marine offi cer. After

retirement from the Marine Corps,

he was head of San Diego County’s

Justice Agency, an instructor in

business at University of California

and is now writing a book.

Louette Hartmann Ames was

honored with the Alpha Th eta

Achievement Award by the Alpha

Th eta Chapter of Delta Kappa

Gamma Society International,

an organization of key women

educators. Louette received the

award in recognition of her high level

of service and commitment to the

Society and to her community.

Gail (Loomis) and Gerald L. Ward ’56

renewed their wedding vows at the Met

and Married ceremony at the Class

of 1957 reunion in June. Th ey have

CLASS NOTESThe class notes section of DePauw Magazine allows DePauw alumni to keep their classmates and the

University current on their careers, activities and whereabouts. Class notes printed in DePauw Magazine

will also be included in the online version of the magazine. We will publish as many photos as possible,

but due to space limitations and reproduction-quality requirements, we are not able to publish every

photo. Photos cannot be returned. To have your photo considered for publication, it must meet these

requirements:

• Group photos of alumni gatherings, including weddings, will be considered. Please include everyone’s

full name (fi rst, maiden, last), year of graduation, and background information on the gathering.

• Digital photos submitted must be high-quality jpegs of

at least 300 dpi (or a fi le size of 1mb or higher).

Class notes can be sent to DePauw Magazine, P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135-0037.

You may also submit via the DePauw Alumni Gateway, by faxing to 765-658-4625 or emailing

[email protected].

Please direct questions to Larry Anderson, senior editor, at 765-658-4628 or [email protected].

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(International University Sports

Federation). Lawrence met with

Russian offi cials to ensure the

medical care of the 13,000 student-

athletes and support personnel for

the Kazan 2012 Summer World

University Games. He is medical

director of the Indiana University

Sports Medicine Program and

clinical professor of medicine

at Indiana University School of

Medicine.

1963 Carol Smith Witherell

received the President’s

Annual Award from the City Club

of Portland (Ore.), June 2012. She

received the award in recognition

of her work as co-chair of a series

of forums titled “Schools Making a

Diff erence: Portraits of Excellence,

Engagement, and Equity.” Carol is

a professor emerita of education at

Lewis & Clark College Graduate

School of Education and Counseling.

She was chair of the education

department and a member of the

faculty for 18 years, retiring in 2005.

Carol’s email address is cswitherell@

comcast.net.

Tri Delts from the pledge class of

1959 (graduating Class of 1963)

celebrated their 70th birthdays at

Castello di Montalto near Siena,

been married for 55 years. Th eir email

address is [email protected].

1961 Margaret Howard Rucker

is chair of the division of

textiles and clothing at University

of California, Davis. She and her

husband, Bob, were delighted to

welcome their fi rst grandchild in

March 2012. Peg’s email address is

[email protected].

David H. and Jean (Rose ’63) Evans

’62, Robert T. and Sherri (Brown

’62) Whetzel ’62, and Allen G.

and Nancy (Tollkuehn ’62) South

’62 met on Mt. Desert Island in

Hancock County, Maine to celebrate

their respective 50th wedding

anniversaries. Th ey were joined by Jo

Misselhorn Usher. (See photo.)

1962 David H. and Jean (Rose

’63) Evans, Robert T.

and Sherri (Brown) Whetzel, and

Allen G. and Nancy (Tollkuehn)

South met on Mt. Desert Island in

Hancock County, Maine to celebrate

their respective 50th wedding

anniversaries. Th ey were joined by Jo

Misselhorn Usher ‘61. (See photo.)

Dr. Lawrence D. Rink is chair of the

medical committee of the Fédération

Internationale du Sport Universitaire

FALL 2012 DEPAUW MAGAZINE 39

JERRY G. GAFF ’58 is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and spent six weeks in Hong Kong consulting on the historic changes in its universities from a three-year baccalaureate degree program based on the British colonist model to a four-year degree consistent with American practices. Jerry is an expert in curriculum and faculty development and has published two dozen books on the topics.

Hong Kong is undergoing a systemic change in its entire educational system, from elementary school to university. All eight of its diverse public universities are adding a fourth year to their degree programs and adding a substantial amount of study in general/liberal education. Jerry helped plan and lead an international conference, General Education and University Curriculum Reform, that was co-sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, whose mission is to promote liberal education and from which he retired as vice president. The conference drew more than 400 individuals from 15 countries throughout Asia.

William V. Blake III ’59, second from right, and three teammates set a world record in the 800-meter freestyle relay at the United States Masters Swimming zone meet in San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 11, 2012.

David H. Evans ’62, Jean Rose Evans ’63, Robert T. Whetzel ’62, Sherri Brown Whetzel ’62, Allen G. South ’62, Nancy Tollkeuehn South ’62 and Jo Misselhorn Usher ’61 atop Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park.

Tri Delts from the Class of 1963 celebrate their birthdays in Italy. Those attending included Mary Price Swain ’63, Caren Campbell Gardner ’63, Evelyn Stone Dawson ’63, Barbee Moriarty Benbow ’63, Sue Curry Wright ’63, Mary Pitzer Griffi th ’63, Jacqueline Faust McDowell ’63, Phyllis Maurer Rumbarger ’63 and Judith DuPree Hontz ’63.

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from the National Association of

College and University Attorneys

(NACUA) during its annual

conference in Chicago. Th e award is

given to individuals who have given

extraordinary service both to NACUA

and to institutions of higher learning.

Ed retired as an attorney and partner

from Reed Smith LLP in Pittsburgh,

Pa. In 2006, he was granted a

NACUA Life Membership for his

outstanding service. (See photo.)

1970 Dan L. Hendricks is vice

president for university

advancement at the University of

North Alabama.

Richard E. Kimmel retired from the

St. Johns River Water Management

District in Florida. He lives in

Grayling, Mich., and is enjoying

retirement.

1971 Doug Frantz was honored

with a Distinguished

Alumni Award from Indiana’s

Manchester Community School

system. Doug is national security

editor for the Washington Post.

1972 Sally Draper Zoll was the

Robert C. McDermond

Center lecture speaker, Sept. 6, 2012,

at DePauw. Sally is chief executive

offi cer of United Th rough Reading.

Constance Ryan Lathrop and her

husband, John, especially enjoyed

Constance’s 40th reunion, June 2012,

because it also was the 5th reunion

for their daughter, Lisa D. Lathrop

’07. Constance; her husband John;

daughter Lisa; and Lisa’s fi ancé, Adam

Martin (University of Indianapolis), all

celebrated together. (See photo.)

1977 Dr. Stephen N. Polezonis

and Michael A. Daly “got

caught up on old times” at a relative’s

wedding in Bangor, Maine, July 2012.

(See photo.)

1978 Kent B. McDill is author

of 100 Th ings Bulls Fans

Should Know & Do Before Th ey Die.

(See Recent Words, page 30.)

Jan Millard Saxton is managing

director of coaching services for

SASH Programs, headquartered in

Seatac, Wash. She and her husband,

Tuscany, Italy, May 2012. Th ey are

looking forward to their 50th reunion

in June 2013. (See photo, page 39.)

1964 Susan K. Nelson is an

instructor of managerial

communication for the College

of Business Administration of the

University of Illinois at Chicago.

She is an editor of the newsletter

for Lincoln Park Village, part of the

nationwide “village” movement, and is

active in progressive politics.

1965 In September 2012, Robert

L. Lee began his third

independent eff ort to raise money

and awareness for three important

causes: cancer, ALS and hospice care.

It is his third ride across the country

in an eff ort to raise a million dollars.

In 2001 he rode 3,254 miles across

the southern border of the United

States, and in 2007 he rode 6,500

miles up the east coast and across the

northern border. His 2012 ride started

in Vancouver, Canada, followed the

western coast of the country into

Mexico and returned to California to

cross the fi nish line in San Diego. He

rode more than 12,000 miles around

the perimeter of the United States.

1966 Dr. Th omas P. Cooper

was named a member of

the board of directors of American

Specialty Health Incorporated.

James A. Kerr Jr. is author of Sixty

Stanzas for the Sixties: Pavane for a

Dead Decade, a poetic commentary

based on observations as a member

of Sigma Nu at DePauw from 1964-

66. James recently retired as chief

adjudicator for Connecticut Human

Rights Commission.

Robert A. Vedder is a retired

publisher of the Venice Gondolier Sun.

He was inducted into Florida Press

Association’s Hall of Fame (FPA) .

Bob is past president of the FPA and

a member of the FPA Foundation

board of trustees.

1969 Hugh Finson is a resident

circuit judge of Piatt

County (Ill.) appointed by the Illinois

Supreme Court.

Edward N. Stoner II received

the Distinguished Service Award

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Edward N. Stoner II ’69

Constance Ryan Lathrop ’72, John Lathrop, Lisa D. Lathrop’07 and Adam Martin.

Stephen N. Polezonis ’77 and Michael A. Daly ’77

Susan M. Ansel ’82

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William, live in Gig Harbor, Wash.

Th ey enjoy visiting their fi ve children

and seven grandchildren who live

in Virginia, California, Washington

and Brazil. Jan’s email address is jan.

[email protected].

Mary C. Woolling is a member of

the Butler University Alumni Board

of Directors and was appointed to

the Board of Visitors for Butler’s new

College of Communication. She was

recently inducted into the National

League of American Pen Women.

1979 David W. Martin, a

professor of economics

at Davidson College, was awarded a

Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellowship

to spend the 2012-13 academic year

at the Institute of Economic Growth

at Delhi University, India. David will

study the “eff ects of impounding the

Gambhir River behind the Panchana

Dam, resulting in water fl owing

to downstream farmers and to the

Keoladeo National Park.” He and his

wife, Elizabeth, will live in New Delhi

from August 2012 through May 2013.

William J. Roess is a planning

services leader for Heapy

Engineering in Kettering, Ohio.

1980 Timothy G. Collins

completed his second

term as chair of the Faculty Senate

of National Louis University in

Chicago and was elected co-chair

of the institution’s University

Leadership Council, a joint faculty-

staff -administration body advisory

to the university president and

senior administrators. Tim serves on

the board of directors of TESOL

International Association, the premier

global professional association for

ESL/EFL teachers. His email address

is [email protected].

Eric L. Schurr is chief marketing

offi cer at Bit9, a company that

specializes in advanced threat

protection technology to protect

against malware attacks.

1981 David J. Carr, a partner in

the Indianapolis law fi rm

of Ice Miller LLP in the fi rm’s labor

and employment group, was invited

to become a Fellow of Th e College

of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Election as a Fellow recognizes

sustained outstanding performance in

the profession, exemplifying integrity,

dedication and excellence.

Mary G. Meeker is a member of the

board of directors of Lending Club.

She is a partner at Kleiner Perkins

Caufi eld & Byers in Menlo Park, Calif.

Martha Weber Victor is director

of marketing for Healthios Capital

Markets, LLC. She handles

conference management and investor

marketing. Martha lives at 282 Mills

Court, Lake Forest, Ill. Her email

address is [email protected].

1982 Susan M. Ansel is

president and chief

executive offi cer of Gables

Residential, a management and

development company of multifamily

apartment communities in Dallas.

Sue is a member of DePauw’s Board

of Visitors. (See photo.)

Judith Noblett Steinberg is principal

at Gwynedd Square Elementary

School in Lansdale, Pa.

1983 James C. Alling is interim

chief executive offi cer for

T-Mobile USA.

Laura Demaree Shinall is vice

president and a member of the board

of directors of Syndicate Sales, a

manufacturer of fl oral supplies. She

is a member of the American Floral

Endowment Board of Trustees.

1984 Mark A. Buening is

strategic planning senior

consultant in the Global Supply Chain

Operations division at Dell Inc. His

daughter, Rebecca J. Buening, is a

senior at DePauw. Mark is a member of

the board of trustees for the Alpha Tau

Omega chapter at University of Texas.

He lives at 13021 Legendary Drive,

#421, Austin, TX 78727. Mark’s email

address is [email protected].

Lorraine Dunn Martin is a member

of the board of directors for Inroads,

a nonprofi t organization that provides

corporate internships and leadership

development to underserved students.

Susanna Meacham Harris retired

from active duty with the United

States Air Force, June 2012, after

more than 20 years of service. She

joins her husband, Andrew, also a Lt.

Col. retired from the Air Force, and

their children, Dennis, 14, and Anna,

13, at their home in Winchester,

Wis. Sue looks forward to life with

teenagers as a soccer mom.

Col. James L. Weingartner

completed the Joint Military Attaché

School and will serve as the senior

defense offi cial/defense attaché at

the United States Embassy in Doha,

Qatar. His wife, Barbara Bradford

Weingartner, also completed the

training and will serve with him as a

diplomat wife.

1985 Kathleen Galliher

Locke is a photographer

and opened a storefront studio

on Merchant Street in Decatur,

Ill. Kathy specializes in photos of

children and family portraits.

Bradford S. Grabow is vice president

and commercial banking offi cer at

Lake City Bank in Indianapolis.

1986 Scott W. Rasmussen

is a columnist, author,

political analyst, and founder and

president of Rasmussen Reports.

Scott’s book, Th e People’s Money, was

a bestseller this year. Scott hosts

a nationally syndicated television

show, “What America Th inks with

Scott Rasmussen,” which launched

September 2012 on WCBS in New

York and KCBS in Los Angeles.

1987 Gregory J. Alm, crew

member of the Realt

Na Mara, and skipper Joseph P.

Londrigan ’88 won the 2012 Race

to Mackinac, the world’s longest

freshwater boat race. (See photo.)

Kevin L. Chumlea is assistant general

counsel at Scannell Properties in

Indianapolis.

Kira Davis McManus is director of

business development and channel

sales for FORTRUST, a data center

services provider and colocation

facility in the Rocky Mountain region.

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Joseph P. Londrigan ’88 and Gregory J. Alm ’87

ACCOMPLISHMENTSDo you have a recent achievement or accomplishment to share? Perhaps you were promoted? Or fi nished graduate school? Whatever your accomplishment might be, we would love to include it in the magazine. Snap a photo (high-resolution, please) and send it to us with a description.

Send photos to DePauw University, DePauw Magazine, P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135-0037. Or email [email protected].

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Vicki Freeman Pugh is vice president

for development at Palm Beach

Atlantic University. Vicki and her

husband, Timothy M. Pugh ’88, live

in Ormond Beach, Fla. Th ey have two

daughters: Aline, 13, and Grace, 8.

John P. Rhodes published two related

articles: “To Be or Not to Be: Who

is an Indian Person?,” 73 Montana

Law Review 61 (Winter 2012); and

“Who Is an Indian,” Th e Champion,

May 2012. John’s email address is

[email protected].

1988 Kimberly Allee Allen

teaches history and

literature classes, as well as cursive

writing and Latin, at Roseleaf

Academy in Farmville, N.C.

Darryl B. Bennett and his third-

grade daughter, Lucy, wrote a book

titled Who Stole Franklin Stripington?

Th e book resulted from Lucy’s third-

grade teacher’s class project, which

involved solving the mysterious

disappearance of the class’ mascot.

After the mystery was solved, Darryl

and his daughter wrote the book

about the experience. (See photo.)

Joseph P. Londrigan, skipper of the

Realt Na Mara and crew member

Gregory J. Alm ’87, won the 2012

Race to Mackinac, the world’s longest

freshwater boat race. (See photo,

page 41.)

Dianna Minnick Boyce is senior

director of corporate communications

at Finish Line.

1989 Jodi Green Wingler and

Daniel Stockton (Wabash

College) were married July 28, 2012,

in Greencastle, Ind. Jodi is manager

of youth services of the Danville

(Ind.) Public Library. Daniel is plant

manager of Morgan Services of

Indianapolis. Th ey live in Greencastle.

Jodi’s email address is jstockton@

dplindiana.org. (See photo.)

1991 John F. Hirschman has

joined Faegre Baker

Daniels LLP in Indianapolis as

counsel. (See photo.)

Dr. James M. O’Brien Jr. is medical

director of quality and patient safety

at Riverside Methodist Hospital in

Columbus, Ohio. He is continuing

his work to fi ght sepsis, the third

leading killer disease (as featured in

the winter 2012 issue of DePauw

Magazine) as well as his eff orts with

the organization he founded, Spike

Out Sepsis, and the international

organization Sepsis Alliance.

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WHICH IS BETTER, OLYMPICS OR MONON BELL?

In his seventh season as head strength and conditioning coach for the Orlando Magic, Joseph P. Rogowski ’00 was selected to serve as strength and conditioning coach for both the NBA East All-Stars and Great Britain’s Olympic basketball team. In the latter role, Rogowski traveled with the team throughout England, Spain and France, and

then he had the once-in-a-lifetime experience of working at the London Olympics.

Even better, he was able to attend the Olympics with his girlfriend, Diana Lopez, American bronze medalist in taekwondo, and her family, which includes other Olympians and medalists. With the help of a family pass, he spent two weeks in the Olympic Village meeting, eating with and hanging out with most of the American Olympic athletes–not to mention celebrating with them and their families after medal victories.

After such a thrilling time at the Olympics, what does Rogowski, a former defensive back on the DePauw football team, rank as the greatest athletic experiences of his life?

Right up there at the top, he says, are watching his girlfriend and her brothers win Olympic medals, seeing Jamaica’s Usain Bolt win a gold medal with an Olympic record time in the 100-meter fi nal, and experiencing the spectacle of the London Olympics opening ceremony.

However, Rogowski admits that still dearest to his heart is winning the Monon Bell four years in a row as a DePauw student.

Darryl B. Bennett ’88 Who Stole Franklin Stripington ?

Jodie Green Wingler ’89 and Daniel Stockton

Joseph P. Rogowski ’00 is at far right.

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Amy Oler Holthouse is president and

chief executive offi cer of the Wayne

County (Ind.) Area Chamber of

Commerce.

Stacy Wilson McCann has been

appointed to a three-year term on the

board of trustees for the Overlook

Medical Center Foundation in

Summit, N.J.

1992 Dr. Todd D. Brandon is

a member of the board

of Cameron Memorial Community

Hospital in Angola, Ind. Todd is a

general surgeon and has

served at Cameron for 11 years.

Clarenda M. Phillips is interim

associate vice president for academic

aff airs at Morehead State University.

She is chair of the department

of sociology, social work and

criminology at Morehead State.

1993 Stanford K. McCoy,

a member of Phi

Gamma Delta fraternity, received

distinguished service honors in the

Coulter Cup for his service to the

chapter. Th e Coulter Cup is one of 12

distinguished service awards that Phi

Gamma Delta presents annually.

1994 Angelina Andrews

Torain is an assistant

commissioner for institutional services

and championship administrator for

Th e Summit League in Elmhurst, Ill.

Angie and her husband, Kyle, have

three daughters: Kaylyn, 15, Amari, 10,

and Addison, 5.

Jonathan A. Jenkins is head

of engineering for Pinterest,

headquartered in San Francisco.

Jon is responsible for leading

the engineering team in its

continued development of the

website, managing and scaling the

infrastructure that supports the

service, and growing the overall

technical team behind Pinterest.

Amy Kossack Sorrells acquired a

contract to publish two full-length

novels with David C. Cook publishers

of Colorado Springs, Colo. Th e fi rst

novel is slated to be published in early

2014. Amy lives with her husband

and three sons in Zionsville, Ind. She

can be reached through her website at

http://amysorrells.wordpress.com or at

[email protected].

Rev. Marella McMillon Holmes is

an associate regional pastor for youth

ministry for the American Baptist

Churches of New Jersey. (See photo.)

Hugh M. Seyfarth and his wife,

Stacey, announce the birth of their

daughter, Ella Grace Seyfarth, April

17, 2012. Ella joins sister Madison

Kathryn, 2. Hugh is head men’s

soccer coach at Florida Southern

College in Lakeland, Fla. His email

address is hseyfarth@fl southern.edu.

1995 Julie Barney Bieszczat

is president of Barney

Enterprises, based in Crown Point,

Ind. Julie is responsible for various

businesses Barney Enterprises owns.

Susan Dinkel Jensen received

an Emmy Award for Special

Achievement: Station Excellence

at the 48th Annual Ohio Valley

Regional Emmy Awards. She is

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John F. Hirschman ’91 Marella McMillon Holmes ’94Elizabeth L. Martin ‘99 and Timothy Yates wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Amber L. Ewing ‘99, Nicole B. Johnson ’99, Catherine Lux Fry ’99, Patricia Guagliardo Mohl ’99, Jeff rey D. Mohl ’99, Damien A. Bender ’98, Lynn M. Miller ’99, John H. Bankhurst ’99, Kimberly Paradise Ridder ’99, W. Kenney Marlatt ’00 and Kenton B. Smith ’99.

YOU CAN VOLUNTEER AGAIN!Alumni reunion service trip to El Salvador planned in 2013A group of DePauw students fi rst made a connection with the community of Consolacion, El Salvador in 1993. They helped build a school while learning from the local community through the Winter Term in Service (WTIS) program.  

In 2012, DePauw maintains this partnership with the same community – now Las Delicias – through WTIS and Companion Community Development Alternatives (CoCoDA), an Indianapolis-based nonprofi t organization.  To commemorate 20 years of partnership and a commitment to service, WTIS, CoCoDA and DePauw Alumni Relations Offi ce will host an alumni reunion service trip to El Salvador during the summer of 2013. 

By inviting alumni to participate in the service trip, DePauw and CoCoDA intend to off er a reunion experience for those who have participated during the 20 years, reach out to family of alumni to connect with the DePauw tradition of service, and provide an opportunity to those that were unable to participate during their years at DePauw.

Tentative dates and price: July 21-31, 2013, and $1,300 per person (plus airfare). Interested alumni should check the website for further details and contact information: www.depauw.edu/alumni/events/alumni-service-trip.

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news director and 5 p.m. anchor for

WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Ind.

Peter K. Fogarty lives in Columbus,

Wis., with his wife and three

daughters. He is director of sales for

Vintage Parts. Mark is a member of

the Columbus school board as well as

the chief visionary and co-producer

for a new digital serial novel project

called NLV. Pete’s email address is

[email protected].

Kristina D. Uland is vice president of

development at WFYI Public Media,

Indiana’s fl agship PBS and NPR

member stations.

Shannon Whitt Smith is illustrator

of a children’s book titled Shakespeare’s

Seasons.

1997 Mark J. Hiemenz is

women’s soccer coach at

Hastings College in Nebraska.

Raphaella Palmer Prange is dean of

students at Millikin University in

Decatur, Ill. Raphaella has served in

several positions at Millikin since 1999.

1998 Dr. Jeff rey L. Hartzell

practices orthopaedic

surgery at Jonesboro (Ark.)

Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine

clinic. He is a team physician for

Arkansas State University athletics

and St. Bernards Sports Medicine.

Scott M. Kroeger is director of

sales and operations, as well as

a shareholder, at Lutz Software

Solutions, an affi liate of Lutz &

Company.

Andrew K. Powell is a cast member of

the CBS series, “Th e Mentalist,” in a

recurring role as an FBI agent. Drew

has appeared in several television

series, including “Grey’s Anatomy,”

“Necessary Roughness,” “Leverage”

and “Malcolm in the Middle” as well

as an episode of “Bones.”

Danica Rodemich Mathes is of

counsel for the Dallas law fi rm

of Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP.

She concentrates her practice on

entertainment law, motion pictures

and television, and music. Danica was

selected by her peers for inclusion in

Th e Best Lawyers in America 2013.

Cassidy Ruschell Rosenthal is a

member of the law fi rm of Stites &

Harbison, PLLC in their Lexington,

Ky., offi ce. She is a member of the

construction service group, where

her practice focuses on construction

litigation, contract drafting and

negotiations and general business

litigation. She is president of the

Fayette (Ky.) County Bar Association,

a member of the Fayette County

Bar Association’s board of directors,

executive committee and pro bono

board of directors.

1999 Adam M. and Anne

(Ewald) Dill announce the

birth of their daughter, Penelope Jane

Dill, April 16, 2012. Penelope joins

brothers Charlie, 6, and Joshua, 3, at

their home in Champaign, Ill. Adam

is an associate with Erwin, Martinkus

& Cole, LTD. Anne is a vice

president at Busey Bank, managing

the private client program.

Elizabeth English Eckert lives

at 3274 Whispering Pines Lane,

Carmel, IN 46032. Her email address

is [email protected].

Hilary Guenther Buttrick is an

assistant professor of business law

in Butler University’s College of

Business. Hilary’s email address is

[email protected].

Daniel J. Higgins made the front

page of the Bangor News (Maine) for

brokering a deal between Chevron Oil,

Maine Department of Environmental

Protection and the town of Hampden.

Dan is owner and manager of a

marine business in Maine. His website

is www.hamlinsmarina.com.

Elizabeth L. Martin and Timothy

Yates were married April 14, 2012, in

Indianapolis. (See photo, page 43.)

Jeff rey D. and Patricia (Guagliardo)

Mohl announce the birth of their

son, Jason David Mohl, Aug. 1, 2012.

Th ey live in Niles, Ill.

Megan Patterson Zalokar and her

husband, Michael, announce the

birth of their son, Jonathan Michael

Zalokar, Feb. 8, 2012. Th ey live in

Winfi eld, Ill. Megan is orchestra

director for 5th-8th grades in Indian

Prairie School District 204 in

Naperville and Aurora, Ill. Her email

address is [email protected].

2000 Jamie Aussieker Boyer is

a partner in the law fi rm

of Stinson Morrison Hecker. She

was elected president of the Women

Lawyers’ Association of Greater

St. Louis, and she is a member of

the board of directors of Voices for

Children, a nonprofi t group that

advocates for abused and neglected

children.

David T. Christman is chief

information offi cer of Oak Street

Funding, LLC, in Carmel, Ind. He

is responsible for all aspects of the

company’s IT infrastructure.

Robert J. Davis was named one of the

Top 20 Under 40 by the Evansville

Business Journal. Bob opened a State

Farm Insurance branch in 2009 in

Evansville, where he and his wife, A.

“Nikki” Warner Davis, live.

Catherine Hall Wong and her

husband, Ray, announce the birth of

their son, Caden Ray Wong, March

26, 2012. Caden joins sister Mia, 3, at

their home in Foothill Ranch, Calif.

Catherine is a second-grade teacher

in Irvine, Calif.

Brian T. Hicks is director of

corporate development for Vectren

Corporation. (See photo.)

Jeff rey T. Hudson is owner and senior

DJ at Spacecraft Entertainment based

in Austin, Texas. He DJ’s for weddings,

corporate events and clubs. Jeff ’s email

address is jeff @spacecraftentertainment.

com. (See photo.)

Jessica M. McCuan has joined the

staff of North Carolina’s Asheville

Citizen-Times, where she is editor of

the Scene section.

Jonna McGinley Reilly and her

husband, Daniel, announce the birth

of their son, Eagan John Reilly, and

daughter, Alexandra “Alexie” Leigh

Reilly, Feb. 12, 2012. Th ey live in

Chicago.

2001 Wandini Dixon-Fyle

Riggins is an insurance

attorney for Lewis Wagner LLP

and focuses her practice in insurance

coverage defense, bad faith disputes

and immigration. She is a member

of the Immigrant Welcome Center

Board of Directors and a member

of DePauw’s Alumni Board of

Directors. (See photo.)

Jennifer (Geary) and Jess D. Riefe

announce the birth of their daughter,

Laine Evelyn Riefe, Jan. 23, 2012.

Laine joins sister Paige, 2, at their

home in Chicago.

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Brian T. Hicks ’00 Jeff rey T. Hudson ’00 Wandini Dixon-Fyle Riggins ’01

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John N. Rooks Jr. and Bridget E.

Fallen were married Oct. 8, 2011, in

Chicago. John is an attorney with

Fisher Kanaris, P.C. Bridget is a

project manager with Benjamin West.

Th ey live in Chicago. John’s email

address is [email protected].

(See photo.)

2002 Nicole N. Long

earned a doctorate

degree in college student personnel

administration, May 2012, from the

University of Maryland, College

Park, and completed a graduate

certifi cate in measurement, statistics

and evaluation. She is a management

analyst for the District of Columbia

Offi ce of the State Superintendent of

Education. Her email address is long.

[email protected].

2003 Jeremy T. Engle earned

a doctoral degree in

computer science, August 2012, from

Indiana University. He and his wife,

Sara, live in San Jose, Calif.

Joshua M. Husmann and his wife,

Lisa, announce the birth of their

daughter, Jenna Grace Husmann, July

9, 2012. Th ey live in Carmel, Ind. Josh

is lead pastor of Mercy Road Church

in the northern Indianapolis area. His

email address is [email protected].

Allison K. Van Dam and Pehr Hovey

were married July 14, 2012, in Los

Angeles, where they live and work.

Ali is a registered nurse case manager

for VITAS Hospice. Pehr is technical

staff for Walt Disney Imagineering

Research and Development. Ali’s

email address is allisonvandam@

gmail.com. (See photo.)

2004 Amy Baumgartner

Hutton is director of

admissions for the music department

at Virginia Commonwealth

University. She oversees both

undergraduate and graduate

admissions for the department. Amy’s

email address is [email protected].

Abigail A. Huff er and Benjamin A.

Diener were married Oct. 8, 2011, in

Monticello, Ind. Abby is an attorney

at Obear, Overholser, Huff er & Rider

in Delphi, Ind. Ben is an attorney

in private practice in Monticello,

Ind. DePauw alumni attending

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the wedding included Sara Decker

Huff er ’01, Stefanie Chambers

Turchyn (matron of honor), Kelli

Smith Davis (bridesmaid), Casey

L. Brackney, Corey L. Brackney,

Patricia Cooksey Riveire, Laura D.

Clark, McKenna Roberts Goslee,

Rose Shingledecker, Margaret

Held Christensen, Sara K. King

’03, Lauren M. McLean ‘06, Ashley

G. Piper ’07, Andrea M. Johnson

’06, David M. Trogden, Daniel

B. Matuszewski and David E.

Hickman ’73. (See photo.)

Sara S. Mummey is executive director

of the Lafayette (Ind.) Symphony

Orchestra. Sara is the youngest

director in the LSO’s 61-year history.

Dr. Elizabeth M. Ross and Michael

Werner were married April 3, 2012,

in Tulum, Mexico. Liz is fi nishing her

pediatric anesthesiology fellowship

at Riley Hospital for Children

in Indianapolis. DePauw alumni

attending the wedding included Nita

Shaw Douglas and Cory J. Whaley

’06. (See photo.)

Derek K. and Loren (Faulkner) Smith

announce the birth of their daughter,

Arabel Wendy Smith, Aug. 17, 2012.

Th ey live in Nashville, Tenn. Loren’s

email address is [email protected].

Union M. Williams and Rebekah L.

Gebhard ’06 were married July 30,

2011, in Indianapolis, where they live

and work. Union’s email address is

[email protected]. Rebekah’s email

address is Rebekah.gebhard@gmail.

com. (See photo, page 47.)

2005 Aaron M. Gress

completed his Peace

Corps service in Ecuador, May

2012. He worked at two site

John N. Rooks ’01 and Bridget E. Fallen wedding. John and his Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brothers singing “The Sweetheart Song” to the bride. Those included Benjamin G. Elrod ’98, Felix P. Yau ’01, Derek M. Taylor ’00, Xavier L. Pokorzynski ’00, David P. Simon ’01, Matthew J. Nartker ’01, John N. Rooks Jr. ’01 (groom), Matthew J. Pritchard ’01, James R. Monaghan ’01, Frederick M. Crampton ’01, Joshua M. Bolin ’01, Phillip L. Smith ’01, Jonathan S. Williams ’00, Thomas N. Rooks ’04, Bradley J. Kreutz ’00, Benjamin J. Griswold ’01, Andrew E. Deff enbaugh ’01, Bradley R. Foss ’00, Stephen A. Silca ’02 and Ryan S. Winkler ’01. Attending but not pictured were Andrew K. LaDow ’01, Katherine M. McCleary ’01, Christopher R. Fleck ’01, Matthew R. Farrell ’01, Melissa Reinke Simon ’02, Joy M. Duginske ’01, Alicia Bury Bolin ’01, Mason N. Floyd ’01, Megan Hinton Pritchard ’03, Lucas W. Woodard ’01, Nicholas B. Bowles ’01, Katherine Fuson Winkler ’01 and John N. Rooks Sr. ’70 (father of the groom.)

Allison K. Van Dam ’03 and Pehr Hovey wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Emily E. Parsons ’04, Abigail A. Parsons ’04 and Emily C. Hallford ’03. Attending but not pictured were Pamela A. Collins ’75, Zachary G. Stockton ’09 and Sarah R. Chamberlain ’12.

Abigail A. Huff er ’04 and Benjamin A. DienerElizabeth M. Ross ’04 and Michael Werner

Aaron M. Gress ’05

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placements, sharing small business

management skills to a rural

community cheese factory and a

quinoa granola manufacturer. He is

pursuing a master’s degree in business

administration at Duke University’s

Fuqua School of Business. (See

photo, page 45.)

Tyler S. Hollett and Karen A. Babbs

’07 were married May 5, 2012, in

Nashville, Tenn. Ty is pursuing a

doctoral degree in education at

Vanderbilt University. Karen is a staff

member for Teach for America. Ty’s

email address is Tyler.Hollett@gmail.

com. Karen’s email address is Karen.

[email protected]. (See photo.)

Amy Irby-Shasanmi is a 2012-13

American Sociological Association

Minority Fellow. She is pursuing

a doctoral degree in sociology at

Indiana University in Bloomington.

Charles M. Middleton and Connie

S. Shim ’08 were married May 26,

2012, in Fort Wayne. (See photo,

page 48.)

Matthew S. Mooney and Christine

Kluber were married Oct. 22, 2011, in

Oak Brook, Ill. (See photo.)

William C. Riley and Sarah E.

Summers ’08 were married June 30,

2012, in Indianapolis. Th ey live in

State College, Pa. (See photo.)

Michelle L. Rhodes is a member

of the board of directors of CASE

(Council for Advancement and

Support of Education) Indiana.

Michelle is director of the Cathedral

Fund at Cathedral High School in

Indianapolis.

Elisabeth Sugrue Button and her

husband, Jonathan, announce the

birth of their son, Luke Th omas

Button, May 19, 2012. Th ey live in

College Station, Texas.

Laura Valler Halt and her husband,

Eric, announce the birth of their

daughter, Adyson Grace Halt, Aug.

12, 2012. Th ey live in Fishers, Ind.

Laura’s email address is lmhalt@

gmail.com.

2006 Martha L. Allee is an

associate in the Cleveland

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law fi rm of Weston Hurd LLP. She

focuses her practice on commercial

litigation matters. (See photo.)

Daniel P. Antle and Natasha

Squadere were married July 14, 2012,

in Chicago. (See photo.)

Clayton A. Clark earned a Master’s

of Fine Arts degree in creative

writing from Ohio State University,

June 2012. He lives in St. Louis, and

is a copy editor and proofreader at

Osborn Barr, an advertising agency

specializing in the agricultural

industry. Clayton continues to

pursue his poetry, playwriting and

screenwriting projects. Clayton’s

email address is claytonadamclark@

gmail.com.

Rebekah L. Gebhard and Union M.

Williams ’04 were married July 30,

2011, in Indianapolis, where they live

and work. Rebekah’s email address

is [email protected].

Union’s email address is Unionw@

gmail.com. (See photo.)

2007 Karen A. Babbs and

Tyler S. Hollett ’05 were

married May 5, 2012, in Nashville,

Tenn. Karen is a staff member for

Teach for America. Ty is pursuing

a doctoral degree in education at

Vanderbilt University. Karen’s email

address is [email protected].

Ty’s email address is Tyler.Hollett@

gmail.com. (See photo.)

Chinonye O. Chukwu’s feature fi lm,

AlaskaLand, debuted at the Chicago

International Film Festival, October

2012. Th e fi lm will be shown at several

fi lm festivals throughout the year.

Matthew S. Mooney ’05 and Christine Kluber wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Ian M. Stone ’05 (groomsman), Evan M. Moore ’05 (groomsman), Adam C. Runyan ’05 (groomsman), Daniel B. Matuszewski ’04, Patrick J. McGrew ’04, Andrew P. Isch ’03, Robert L. Bruder ’05, David M. Trogden ’04, Jaclyn Blackwell McGrew ’05, Dana Hudson Stone ’05, Kelly M. Timmons ’05 (maid of honor), Craig A. Lehmann ’03 (groomsman), Jason C. Pease ’05 (groomsman), and Casey L. Brackney ’04. Attending but not pictured was Lindsay Stewart Runyan ’05.

William C. Riley ’05 and Sarah E. Summers ’08 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Kyle J. Danforth ’05, Evan D. Hunter ’10, Patrick J. Mitchell ’06, Matthew M. Ferrell ’05, Clayton A. Clark ’06, Kate R. Nickols ’05, Janelle J. Blasdel ’08, Raija M. G. Bushnell ’09, Sarah L. Hughes ’08, Kimberly Hamer Schrank ’08, Jessica A. Milano Limeberry ’06, Siobhan M. Lau ’09, Elizabeth Tassell Roth ’08 and Jeff rey M. Roth ’06.

Martha L. Allee ’06

Daniel P. Antle ’06 and Natasha Squadere wedding. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Peter W. Kostroski ’07, William A. Fama Jr. ’06, Tyler C. Mallory ’07, Anthony J. Gemma ’07, Natalie Beardsley Kostroski ’07, Ashley E. Hedges ’03, Jennifer Jessen Bostrom ’07, John C. Stephens ’06, Whitney Long Stephens ’06, Jonathan C. Bostrom ’06, Laura M. Solotorovsky ’09, John R. Fenley ’08, Scott C. Southard ’04 and James Redd IV ’08.

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Amanda Rosenbaum and Jeff rey

P. Zanchelli were married June 25,

2011, in Arlington Heights, Ill. (See

photo.)

2008 Natalie L. Erickson

is a client service

representative for SYM Financial

Advisors in Midland, Mich.

Matthew J. Frye earned a master’s

degree in English literature, May

2012, from Washington State

University. He is pursuing a doctoral

degree in rhetoric and composition at

Washington State.

Alicia M. Keck and Robert L.

Wilson III were married Sept. 17,

2011, in Fort Wayne. (See photo,

page 48.)

Connie S. Shim and Charles M.

Middleton ’05 were married May 26,

2012, in Fort Wayne. Connie’s email

address is [email protected]. (See

photo, page 48.)

W. Andrew Steinhoff is among those

named to the 30 Under 30 Class of

2012 by St. Louis Business Journal.

Drew is the senior total rewards

analyst at Express Scripts Inc.

Sarah E. Summers and William C.

Riley ’05 were married June 30, 2012,

in Indianapolis. Th ey live in State

College, Pa. (See photo.)

2009 Alison A. Colvin earned

a Master of Science

degree in nursing from Rush

University in Chicago, March 2012.

Alison’s email address is alison.

[email protected].

Dana J. Genet and Johnathon E.

Schmidt ’10 were married June 16,

2012, in Cincinnati. Dana’s email

address is danajschmidt@gmail.

com. Johnathon’s email address is

[email protected]. (See photo,

page 48.)

Amy E. Koester will serve as a

member of the 2014 John Newbery

Award committee, which is charged

annually with selecting the most

distinguished contribution to

American literature for children. Amy

is children’s librarian at the Corporate

Parkway Branch of the St. Charles

Seth C. Elder was hired by Indiana Landmarks to direct its southeast fi eld offi ce and Veraestau, a historic site in Aurora. Seth oversees the nonprofi t organization’s work to save historic places and revitalize communities in four southeastern Indiana counties. Seth is pursuing a master’s degree in historic preservation from Ball State University. He has completed

internships with Historic Madison, Inc. and Ol’ House Experts, a specialty window restoration fi rm. He has also worked in his family’s restaurant and inn located in a 19th century row house on the Ohio River in Rising Sun.

Rebekah L. Gebhard ’06 and Union M. Williams ’04 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Kye T. Hawkins ’06, Lisa Chambers Wallace ’06, Tara Bevington Fleck ’03, Kari L. Glazier ’06, Elisabeth Goldman ’06, Nicole R. Pence ’06, Andrea Speller Kleymeyer ’06, Kodie K. Bonebrake ’04, Jesse W. Williams ’07, Elizabeth H. Brack ’07, Jennifer Williams Rhine ’05, Wesley T. Thornhill ’04, Megan Bevington Thornhill ’03, John A. Wallace ’04, Ryan M. Heff ernan ’06, Matthew J. Kleymeyer ’04, Jonathan R. Taylor ’04, John S. Gergely ’04, Aaron L. Drake ’04, Arthur D. Fisher Jr. ’04, Bradford T. Wochomurka ’04, John B. Stephens ’03, Antony D. Rhine ’06, Jesse V. Dame ’04, Darren E. Eblovi ’04, Claire G. Cunningham ’04 and Ross B. Fleck ’04. Attending but not pictured were Patrick D. Brunette ’04, Bryce A. Skeeters ’04 and Michelle L. Rhodes ’05.

Karen A. Babbs ’07 and Tyler S. Hollett ’05 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Elizabeth R. Polleys ’07, Kristen Uminger Eisterhold ’07, Courtney A. Pierce ’07, Ashley R. Clark ’09, Michael S. Mioduski ’05, Allison E. Fisher ’07, Ian M. Prunty ’05, Amanda Rosenbaum Zanchelli ’07, Blake C. Royer ’05, Elin Raun Royer ’04, Daniel E. Sheehan ’05, Kyle E. Johnson ’05, Brian G. Millis ’06, David I. McMillin ’06, Emily Steele Duckworth ’06 and J. Ryan Duckworth ’06.

Amanda Rosenbaum ’07 and Jeff rey P. Zanchelli ’07 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending included Paul W. Cartwright ’10, Mary J. Adams ’07, Mary Beth Robinson Riley ’07, Karen Babbs Hollett ’07, Patrick J. Cisler ’08, Courtney A. Pierce ’07, Elyse Fisher Cisler ’08, Morris Rosenbaum ’71, Sarah K. Pasyk ’07, Kristen Uminger Eisterhold ’07, E. Webb Bassick V ’07, Megan Lewis Haddox ’79, Rachel Grimmer Bassick ’07, Katherine Backes Farrell ’07, Bryan W. Heck ’09, William C. Gates ’10, Sherise L. E. Denny ’07, Tyler S. Hollett ’05, Mark C. Gentry ’07, Nicholas E. Davis ’07, Michael J. Qualley ’92, Scott C. Swanson ’09, Allison E. Fisher ’07, Ryan J. Golden ’08, Evan B. Webeler ’07, Jane Collison Rosenbaum ’73, Jarrette A. Marley ’05, Laurel Danner Marley ’04, Andrea Timmons Morrow ’71 and Abigail Trainor Obszanski ’07. Attending but not pictured were Kortney J. Keith ’08, Joan Johnson Warner ’74 and J. Richard Warner ’73.

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City-County (Mo.) Library District.

2011 Colin R. Doran is a graduate

assistant football coach at

Concord University in Athens, W. Va.

Michael E. Engle is a wide receivers

coach for Bryant University in

Smithfi eld, R.I.

Matthew L. Welch is a coordinator

of IFC Services with the North-

American Interfraternity Conference.

Abigail K. Wilson and BJ Sullivan

were married May 18, 2012, in

Indianapolis. Th ey live in Carmel,

Ind. Abbey works in marketing at

DyKnow Software. BJ works in sales

at ExactTarget. Abbey’s email address

is [email protected]. (See

photo.)

2012 Jonathan D. Cripe is

recipient of a Deutscher

Akademischer Austauschdienst

German Academic Exchange Service

scholarship for the 2012-13 academic

year. He is researching and studying

gravitational physics at the Max

Planck Institute for Gravitational

Physics, which is also known as the

Albert Einstein Institute, in Hanover,

Germany.

Allison M. Mousel’s essay,

“Perceptions of Service: A Case

Study of Post-Earthquake Haiti,”

was published in the Undergraduate

Research Journal for the Human

Sciences. Alli is a student at Wake

Forest University, pursuing a master’s

degree and certifi cation for secondary

mathematics instruction.

Anthony E. Navarrete is a member

of the Peace Corps in Ethiopia. He

teaches English, trains teachers and

provides basic HIV/AIDS education.

Mitchell A. S. Strobl is a specialist

of business development and

communications for Kalkomey

Enterprises, a provider of recreational

safety education products.

J. Alexander Th ompson has written

his fi rst short fi lm, Irene & Marie,

which will have its Hollywood

premiere in May 2013. Th e story is

based on conversations he listened

to between his Greek-American

grandmother and her best friend.

Alicia M. Keck ’08 and Robert L. Wilson III ’08 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Anne Cannon Traxler ’81, Susan Sampson Riefe ’85, Chad M. Byers ’08, William Z. King ’08, Deborah Riefe Wilson ’76, R. Lee Wilson ’76, Sarah Wilson Cooper ’73, Dion K. Matthews ’07, Philip W. Shaff er ’08, Elyse Fisher Cisler ’08, Patrick J. Cisler ’08, Peggy Brown Dwyer ’76, Charles D. Traxler ’81, David D. Riefe ’85, Amy Cannon Austin ’82, Stephanie Beneker Dobrik ’08, Jeff rey J. Dobrik ’07, Michelle Sollman Sharp ’08, Andrew D. Kehr ’09, Krista Hinton Weirich ’09, Phillip H. Weirich ’08, Jacqueline Betsch Kehr ’08, Bruce E. Cannon ’78, Robert A. Cooper ’71, Spencer H. B. Kunath ’07, Daniel T. Streitz Jr. ’08, J. Gerald Wallace ’08, David P. Della Chiesa ‘08 and Kortney J. Keith ’08.

Connie S. Shim ’08 and Charles M. Middleton ’05 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Susan S. Shim ’07, Elizabeth R. Polleys ’07, Meghan Rowland Boyls ’07, Casey L. Brackney ’04, Andrew T. Middleton ’10, Corey L. Brackney ’04, Robert L. Bruder ’05, Kyle Jump ’05, Stefanie Baldauf Miller ’08, Drago Petrusic ’08, Brittney K. Nondorf ’08, Daniel B. Matuszewski ’04, Evan M. Moore ’05, David M. Trogden ’04, Brian S. Williams ’06, Brian E. Power ’03, Matthew S. Mooney ’05, Michelle M. Canak ’05, Craig P. S. Snyder ’04, Colin P. O’Flaherty ’04, Ryan J. Miller ’07, Deborah Bushouse Thenen ’04, Kelly M. Timmons ’05, Katherine Doogan Petrusic ’08, Laura Link Zimmerman ’08, Joseph S. Szynal ’07, Kelly M. Coyle ’08 and Marshall J. Baumgartner ’02

Dana J. Genet ’09 and Johnathon E. Schmidt ’10 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Bryan P. Mulligan ’10, Hilary H. Gerwin ’09, Christina M. Giordano ’09 (bridesmaid), Alison A. Colvin ’09 (bridesmaid), Catherine E. Brooks ’10, Ashley E. Fehr ’10, Eliza B. Dowell ’11, Richard A. Hajjar ’10 (groomsman), Sarah J. Harbison ’12, Elizabeth Q. Ratchford ’11, Thomas I. Nickols ’10, Jaclyn K. Ponder ’09, Kaitlin E. Wanta ’09, Lindsay N. Lund ’09 (bridesmaid), Abigail M. Gerwin ’09, Ashley R. Clark ’09, Ashley M. Chin ’09, Ryan G. Gizewski ’10, Scott T. O’Neil ‘10 (groomsman), Peter J. Haller ‘10, Gerry R. Dick ‘10 (groomsman), Anthony L. Holton ’10, Bradley J. Paus ’10, Andrew G. Dober ’10, Reed G. Seward ’10 (groomsman), John C. McIlwraith ’10, Anil N. Patel ’10, John C. Bahl II ’10, Greg J. Vaughn ’10, Alex P. Bailey ’11, Alexander E. Fitch ’10 (groomsman) and Nicholas M. Rohrer ’10 (groomsman).

Abigail K. Wilson ’11 and BJ Sullivan wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Brigid M. Costello ’11, Meghan L. Jenkins ’11, Warren F. Cangany ’11, Sarah E. Barker ’11, Kathleen E. Tangri ’11, Elizabeth F. Palmer ’11, Stephanie L. Sabol ’11, Jillian Harbin Eyl ’11, Caroline E. Wilson ’14, Emily R. Jones ’13, Myka J. Maxwell ’11 and Cathy Stryker Giometti ’11.

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and homemaker. She was preceded

in death by her husband. Survivors

include her daughter, Diana Herr

Bennett Collins ’61, and grandson,

Jeff rey T. Bennett ’86.

1938 Elizabeth Allen Robbins

’38, Feb. 28, 2010, in St.

Petersburg, Fla., at the age of 94.

She was a member of Kappa Kappa

Gamma and a homemaker.

Emily Wolcott Russell ’38, Sept.

4, 2012, of Rolling Prairie, Ind., at

the age of 95. She was a member

of Alpha Gamma Delta and taught

music at Rolling Prairie Elementary

School for 23 years. She was preceded

in death by her husband.

1940 Robert L. Craft ’40, Sept.

23, 2012, in Indianapolis,

at the age of 94. He was a former

executive offi cer of several Indiana

trade associations. He was preceded

in death by his wife, Elizabeth

Pomeroy Craft ’38.

Ethel Scheu Gentes ’40, Aug. 13,

2012, of Scottsdale, Ariz., at the age

of 93. She was a member of Alpha

Gamma Delta and a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband.

Shirley Shields Messerlie Reser

’40, Aug. 17, 2012, in Ludington,

Mich., at the age of 93. She was a

member of Kappa Alpha Th eta and

a homemaker. She was preceded in

death by her fi rst husband; father,

Ewing Shields Jr. ’17; mother, Rachel

Williams Shields ’16; and brothers,

John W. Shields ’46 and Ewing

Shields III ’43. Survivors include her

husband.

1941 Betty Boyle Cooper ’41,

Dec. 28, 2011, of Redding,

Conn., at the age of 91. She was a

member of Delta Delta Delta and

a homemaker. She was preceded

in death by her husband, John W.

Cooper Jr. ’38. Survivors include

a son, Robert A. Cooper ’71; and

daughter-in-law, Sarah Wilson

Cooper ’73.

Elizabeth Smith Taylor ’41, Aug. 30,

2012, of Cranberry Township, Pa., at

the age of 92. She was a homemaker

and a nursery school teacher and

administrator. She was preceded in

death by her husband.

1942 Betty Bartuska Adamson

’42, May 26, 2012, of Fort

Wright, Ky., at the age of 92. She was

a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and

a homemaker. She was preceded in

death by her husband.

Richard E. Bigelow Sr. ’42, Jan. 17,

2011, of Roswell, Ga., at the age of

90. He was a member of Delta Kappa

Epsilon and a retired sales manager.

His wife, Athalie Davis Bigelow ’42,

followed him in death. His Survivors

include a brother, Th omas F. Bigelow

’42, and a sister-in-law, True Davis

Evans ’42.

A. Josephine Bullington Schindler

’42, July 1, 2012, of Chesterfi eld,

Mo., at the age of 91. She was a

homemaker. She was preceded in

death by her husband. Survivors

include a sister, Mary Bullington

Beatty ’52.

Rev. Robert B. Crocker ’42, June 25,

2012, of Arlington Heights, Ill., at

the age of 93. He was a member of

Men’s Hall Association and a United

Methodist minister. He was preceded

in death by his wife.

Athalie Davis Bigelow ’42, April 19,

2011, of Roswell, Ga., at the age of

90. She was a homemaker. She was

preceded in death by her husband,

Richard E. Bigelow Sr. ’42. Survivors

include a sister, True Davis Evans

’42, and brother-in-law, Th omas F.

Bigelow ’42.

Betty Wells Kline ’42, Aug. 29, 2012,

in Atlanta, at the age of 91. She was

a high school speech and drama

IN MEMORIAM 1936 

George B. Davis Jr.

’36, July 16, 2012, of

Greenfi eld, Ind., at the age of 97. He

was an attorney. He was preceded

in death by a sister, Virginia Davis

Hyatt ’39. Survivors include his wife;

sons, Stephen E. Davis ’64 and James

E. Davis ’71; daughter-in-law, Sarah

Ryrie Davis ’72; and niece, Joyce

Hyatt Strickland ’72.

V. Eugene Ritz ’36, June 24, 2012,

of Indianapolis, at the age of 97. He

was a member of Beta Th eta Pi, a

Rector Scholar, former owner of Ritz

Insurance Agency in Tipton, Ind.,

and former manager of Tipton’s city

utilities. He was preceded in death

by his wife, Muriel Peterson Ritz

’36; sisters, Esther Ritz Collyer ’28

and Faith Ritz Hippensteel ’30; and

brother-in-law, H. Robert Rusie ’39.

Survivors include his son, Peter E. Ritz

’76, and sister, Ruth Ritz Rusie ’40.

1937 Marian Albaugh Short ’37,

June 16, 2012, of Maple

Valley, Wash., at the age of 96. She

was a member of Kappa Alpha Th eta

and an insurance broker and realtor.

She was preceded in death by her

husband.

Lyn Antrobus Yeager ’37, Sept. 10,

2012, of Excelsior Springs, Mo.,

at the age of 97. She taught piano,

organ and voice, served as minister

of music in several churches, taught

high school English and published

three books.

Eleanor Hostetter Herr ’37, June

13, 2012, of Clemson, S.C., at the

age of 97. She was a member of

Delta Zeta, a high school teacher

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include memorial gifts.

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possible: name of the deceased, class year, fraternity/sorority/

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Information should be sent to Alumni Records, DePauw

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teacher and a homemaker. She was

preceded in death by her husband.

Claude A. Winkelhake ’42, July 21,

2012, of Madison, Wis., at the age of

92. He was a member of Lambda Chi

Alpha, Rector Scholar and professor

of architecture, urban and community

planning at University of Illinois-

Champaign for 30 years. Survivors

include his wife.

1944 Ruth Baker Glen ’44, June

26, 2012, of Rochelle, Ill.,

at the age of 90. She was a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her

husband, Sheridan A. Glen ’43.

Jeanne Collier Denham ’44, July 27,

2012, of South Bend, Ind., at the age

of 89. She was a physical therapist

and homemaker.

Marjorie Southworth Wann ’44, June

17, 2012, of Tucson, Ariz., at the age

of 89. She was a member of Alpha Phi

and a homemaker. She was preceded

in death by her husband, David L.

Wann Sr. ’43. Survivors include a

daughter, Susan Wann Benton ’68,

and son, David L. Wann Jr. ’71.

1945 Ruth Hammerman

Berman ’45, Jan. 4, 2011,

of Saint Louis, at the age of 86. She

was a homemaker. She was preceded

in death by her husband and brother,

Elmer L. Hammerman ’43.

W. Dean McNaughton ’45, June

3, 2012, of Davis, Calif., at the age

of 89. He was a member of Phi

Kappa Psi and publisher and owner

of newspapers, including Th e Davis

Enterprise in California. He was

preceded in death by a brother, John

T. McNaughton ’42, and sister-in-law,

Sarah Fulkman McNaughton ’42.

Joanna Motsinger Hollis ’45, July 8,

2012, of Whitestown, Ind., at the age

of 88. She was a member of Alpha

Phi and a homemaker. Survivors

include a daughter, Shelley Hollis

Leinicke ’71, and son-in-law, Steven

Y. Leinicke ’71.

Mary Torrence Layman ’45, Aug. 15,

2012, of Wynnewood, Pa., at the age

of 88, of pulmonary fi brosis. She was

a member of Alpha Phi, homemaker

and volunteer typist for braille

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textbooks. She was preceded in death

by her husband.

1947 John E. Logue ’47, May

28, 2012, in Reston, Va.,

at the age of 87. He was a member

of Delta Upsilon, Rector Scholar and

attorney. He was preceded in death

by his father, Hollis L. Logue ’18,

and mother, Esther Bierhaus Logue

’19. Survivors include his wife.

Robert D. Looft ’47, Aug. 13, 2012,

of Council Bluff s, Iowa, at the age

of 87. He was a member of Delta

Upsilon and retired president of Iowa

Western Community College. He

was preceded in death by his wife.

J. Brinton Th omas ’47, May 29, 2012,

of Richardson, Texas, at the age of

87. He was a Rector Scholar, realtor,

insurance broker and substitute

teacher. He was preceded in death by

his fi rst and second wives.

1948 V. Robin Adams

Dickenson ’48, June 6,

2012, in Colorado Springs, Colo., at

the age of 85. She was an elementary

school teacher for 32 years. Survivors

include her husband.

Frederick A. Grohsmeyer Jr. ’48,

July 21, 2012, of Richmond, Ind., at

the age of 89. He was a member of

Men’s Hall Association and a retired

professor emeritus of psychology at

Indiana University East. Survivors

include his wife, Sarah Dudley

Grohsmeyer ’49.

Betty Howard Brown ’48, Sept. 2,

2012, of Lake Wales, Fla., at the age

of 86. She was a member of Delta

Delta Delta and a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her

husband.

Margaret Judson Woodruff ’48, Sept.

5, 2012, in Prescott, Ariz., at the age

of 85. She was a member of Alpha

Omicron Pi, an elementary school

teacher and homemaker. She was

preceded in death by her husband.

Survivors include her daughter, Ellen

Woodruff Benson ’77.

Caralyn Keller Buston ’48, June 14,

2012, of Saint Petersburg, Fla., at

the age of 85. She was a member

of Alpha Gamma Delta and an

executive secretary. Survivors include

her husband and brother, James D.

Keller ’52.

Elbridge L. Price ’48, Jan. 4, 2012,

of Cedar, Mich., at the age of 87. He

was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and

worked in sales. Survivors include

his wife.

Lyda Steff en Personett ’48, June

1, 2012, of Westmont, Ill., at the

age of 82. She was a social worker,

teacher and homemaker. She was

preceded in death by her husband,

Glen B. Personett ’48. Survivors

include a sister, Margaret Steff en

Sant’Ambrogio ’57.

1949 Betty Cheney Th alman

’49, May 7, 2012, in

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, at the

age of 84. She was a member of Pi

Beta Phi and a retired professor of

Romance Languages from University

of Waterloo, Ontario Canada.

Survivors include her brother,

Richard G. Cheney ’49, and sister-in-

law, Gene Hahn Cheney ’50.

Nancy Elliott McFarland ’49, May

31, 2012, of Greencastle, Ind., at

the age of 85. She was a member

of Alpha Chi Omega, piano

teacher, organist and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband,

John W. McFarland ’49; daughters,

Kathryn McFarland Witham ’70

and N. Angela McFarland Green

’78; son, Philip E. McFarland ’77;

grandson, Brandon D. Witham ’00;

granddaughter, Megan McFarland

King ’10; and son-in-law, Gary D.

Whitham ’78.

Wilson H. Parker ’49, Sept. 18, 2012,

in Muncie, Ind., at the age of 90. He

was a member of Beta Th eta Pi, Rector

Scholar and retired vice president of

Industrial Trust and Savings Bank.

Survivors include his wife.

Roger L. Ragan ’49, May 5, 2012,

in Azusa, Calif., at the age of

85. He was a member of Alpha

Tau Omega and retired assistant

executive director of the Los Angeles

County Commission on Human

Relations. He was preceded in death

by his brother, Keith W. Ragan

’48. Survivors include his wife and

brother, Rex B. Ragan ’51.

Janet Spence Teetor ’49, Aug. 3,

2012, of Algonac, Mich., at the age

of 85. She was a member of Alpha

Gamma Delta and a homemaker.

Survivors include her husband.

1950 Dolores Anderson

Morning ’50, Sept. 6,

2012, of Carlsbad, Calif., at the age of

83. She was a member of Delta Zeta

and a library technician.

James A. Baham ’50, July 12, 2012,

in Sunset Beach, N.C., at the age

of 84. He was a member of Men’s

Hall Association and a business

administrator. He was preceded in

death by his wife.

Shirley Beistle Climo ’50, Aug. 25,

2012, of Los Altos, Calif., at the

age of 83. She was a member of

Delta Delta Delta and an author of

children’s books. Survivors include

her husband.

Robert W. Biddinger ’50, March 10,

2011, of Anderson Township, Ohio,

at the age of 85. He was a member

of Delta Chi and president of a

mortgage and lending company. He

was preceded in death by his brother,

Clyde M. Biddinger ’50. Survivors

include his wife.

Joan Isenbarger Murray ’50, May 12,

2012, in Muncie, Ind., at the age of 83.

She was a member of Kappa Alpha

Th eta, former member of DePauw’s

Board of Visitors and a merchandise

buyer. She was preceded in death by her

father, Paul M. Isenbarger ’20; mother,

Mazie Palm Isenbarger ’20; husband;

and sister-in-law, Jean Phillips

Isenbarger ’45. Survivors include her

brother, John P. Isenbarger ’45.

Joan Lytle Ray ’50, Aug. 22, 2012,

of Springfi eld, Ohio, at the age of

84. She was a member of Alpha Chi

Omega and an elementary school

teacher and librarian. Survivors

include her husband.

John W. Rippetoe ’50, June 29, 2012,

of Nashville, Tenn., at the age of 84.

He was a member of Phi Gamma

Delta and president of Standard

Motor Parts Co. He was preceded

in death by his wife; father, Olin L.

Rippetoe ’17; and mother, Charlotte

Wells Rippetoe ’16.

1951 Richard A. Anderson ’51,

July 11, 2012, in Genoa

City, Wis., at the age of 83. He was

a member of Alpha Tau Omega

and a plant manager at J.L. Clark

Manufacturing Co. Survivors include

his wife, Patricia Harris Anderson

’52; daughter, Pamela Anderson

Smith ’90; son-in-law, Troy T. Smith

’90; sister-in-law, Kathrine Harris

Hauck ’64; and brother-in-law, Philip

C. Hauck ’64.

Richard E. Clift ’51, July 16, 2012, of

Chesterfi eld, Mo., at the age of 82.

He was a member of Sigma Chi and

owner and chief executive offi cer of

Bowersox Insurance Agency. He was

preceded in death by his fi rst wife,

Miriam Reed Clift ’51. Survivors

include his wife; son, Douglas S.

Clift ’80; daughters Sharon Clift

Drbul ’84 and Susan Clift Gislason

’82; sister, Caroljane Clift Lux ’53;

granddaughter, Rachel M. Crump ’12;

and son-in-law, Dave Gislason ’82.

Ursula Glaeser Purbrick ’51, May 10,

2012, in Salem, Ore., at the age of 90.

She was a member of Alpha Omicron

Pi and a homemaker. She was

preceded in death by her husband.

Maurice S. Rarick ’51, June 24,

2012, of Clarinda, Iowa, at the age

of 86. He was a micro-bacteriologist,

a consultant for various meat and

food companies, and retired as safety

director from I.B.P., Inc. Survivors

include his wife, Roberta Purcell

Rarick ’53.

1952 Charles W. Hillman ’52,

July 15, 2012, of South

Bend, Ind., at the age of 83. He was

a member of Delta Tau Delta, a

lifetime member of Th e Washington

C. DePauw Society, and retired

chairman and chief executive offi cer

of Mossberg & Company. Survivors

include his wife, Anne Mossberg

Hillman ’51, and son, Th omas C.

Hillman ’80.

Nancy Nelson Hamilton ’52, Aug.

11, 2012, in Bloomington, Ind., at the

age of 82, as a result of an automobile

accident. She was a member of

Delta Delta Delta, homemaker,

artist, animal advocate and hospital

volunteer. Survivors include her

husband, Lee H. Hamilton ’52.

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Robert E. Rohm ’52, March 11,

2010, of Dallas, at the age of 80. He

was a member of Phi Delta Th eta

and a retired stockbroker. Survivors

include his wife, Jane Watson Rohm

’53; brothers, James R. Rohm ’52

and Richard H. Rohm ’57; sister-in-

law, Salli Stoodt Rohm ’57; nieces

Gretchen L. Rohm ’83, Kristen C.

Rohm ’85 and Karen Rohm Williams

’87; and nephew-in-law, David S.

Ensing ’83.

1953 George B. Douglas Jr.

’53, Nov. 5, 2011, of

Palmersville, Tenn., at the age of

70. He was a member of Sigma Chi

and a personnel manager. Survivors

include his wife.

Richard A. Pruitt ’53, Aug. 27, 2012, of

New Albany, Ind., at the age of 81. He

was a member of Delta Chi, Rector

Scholar and part-owner of Galvan

Manufacturing. Survivors include his

wife, Betty Conner Pruitt ’53.

William A. Shumaker ’53, June 5,

2012, of Lafayette Hill, Pa., at the

age of 80. He was a member of Alpha

Tau Omega and retired as human

resources director from Turner

Construction Company. Survivors

include his wife, Joyce Shoptaugh

Shumaker ’55.

1954 Sara Denton Ong ’54,

May 26, 2012, in Santa

Monica, Calif., at the age of 79.

She was a member of Kappa Kappa

Gamma and Phi Beta Kappa, a

former member of the DePauw

Alumni Board of Directors, a teacher

and homemaker. She was preceded

in death by her father, Winfi eld K.

Denton ’19, and husband, David N.

Ong ’54. Survivors include her son,

Winfi eld D. Ong ’80; sister, Beth

Denton Bamberger ’50; and brother-

in-law, James E. Bamberger ’49.

Gary L. Rutledge ’54, May 30, 2012,

of Pleasant Plain, Iowa, at the age of

79. He was a member of Delta Tau

Delta and retired from the United

States Marine Corps. Survivors

include his wife.

1955 Robert A. Feuer ’55,

April 26, 2012, in Conroe,

Texas, at the age of 77. He was a

member of Delta Chi and a retired

stockbroker and investor. Survivors

include his wife.

Dr. Donald T. Quick ’55, July 27,

2012, in Greensboro, N.C., at the age

of 80, of cancer. He was a member

of Sigma Chi, a Rector Scholar and

physician.

Joanne Sorgel Benge ’55, June 11,

2012, of Evanston, Ill., at the age of

78. She was a member of Alpha Phi

and a graphic services manager for

Package Company of America.

1956 Sidney O. Coats ’56, Aug.

28, 2012, in Pawley’s

Island, S.C., at the age of 77. He was

a member of Delta Chi and co-owner

of a computer sales and consulting

company. He was preceded in death

by his wife, Adrianne Nail Coats ’56;

brother, Max E. Coats ’53; and sister-

in-law, Nancy McGrew Coats ’53.

M. Ann Messersmith Fletcher ’56,

June 1, 2012, of Dallas, at the age

of 76. She was a member of Kappa

Kappa Gamma and a retired college

faculty counselor. She was preceded

in death by her father, Lloyd L.

Messersmith ’28; mother, Fae

Houston Messersmith ’30; and uncle,

Murl L. Messersmith ’36. Survivors

include her husband.

1957 Gregory A. Shackel

’57, Feb. 18, 2011, of

Alsip, Ill., at the age of 75. He was a

member of Delta Chi and a retired

major in the United States Air Force.

Mary Stolz Sell ’57, Sept. 6, 2012,

of Greenfi eld, Ind., at the age of 77.

She was a member of Alpha Gamma

Delta, a homemaker and co-owner of

Supplemental Educational Services

in Indianapolis. She was preceded

in death by her husband, Robert J.

Sell ’56.

1958 Carolyn Duncan Young

’58, July 17, 2012, of

Dayton, Ohio, at the age of 75. She

was a member of Pi Beta Phi and

retired director of human resources

for Places, Inc. Survivors include her

son, Russell D. Young ’89.

Morton F. Longnecker ’58, Sept. 8,

2012, in Gulfport, Miss., at the age

of 75. He was a member of Sigma

Nu, a Rector Scholar and orthopedic

surgeon. Survivors include his wife.

Harriet Rinehart Attig ’58, June 12,

2012, of Eugene, Ore., at the age

of 76. She was a member of Alpha

Gamma Delta, an elementary school

teacher, teacher’s aide and dental

assistant. She was preceded in death

by her father, George R. Rinehart

’30; mother, Cora Ewan Rinehart ’30;

and aunt, Wildred Ewan Michael ’26.

Survivors include her husband, John

C. Attig ’58.

Robert A. Watts ’58, June 25, 2012,

of Champaign, Ill., at the age of 75.

He was a member of Sigma Chi,

a lawyer and publisher. Survivors

include his wife.

1960 Robert W. Gibson

’60, July 14, 2012, of

Covington, Ky., at the age of 74. He

was a member of Phi Kappa Psi,

lifetime member of Th e Washington

C. DePauw Society, former member

and president of the DePauw Alumni

Board of Directors, former member

of DePauw’s Board of Visitors, and

chief executive offi cer and founder

of Scanner Applications. Survivors

include his wife; sons, Greg C.

Gibson ’82, Th omas M. Gibson ’84,

John W. Gibson ’85 and Jeff rey G.

Gibson ’90; brothers, Th omas R.

Gibson ’64 and John A. Gibson ’68;

sister, Nancy Gibson Prowitt ’76;

granddaughter, Nicole G. Gibson

’13; niece Katherine Gibson Wallace

’95; nephews, Michael G. Gibson

’04 and Matthew B. Gibson ’93;

daughters-in-law, Margaret Mullen

Gibson ’82 and Ann Senger Gibson

’84; brother-in-law, Peter D. Prowitt

’77; nieces-in-law, Mary-Kay Tyrrell

Gibson ’93 and Kristyn Tekulve

Gibson ’04; and nephew-in-law,

Michael S. Wallace ’95.

Barbara L. Littiken ’60, June 11,

2012, of Arlington Heights, Ill., at

the age of 74. She was a member of

Alpha Phi and a business owner.

William D. Naftzger ’60, Aug. 16,

2012, of Sarasota, Fla., at the age of

73. He was a member of Phi Kappa

Psi, a banker and vice president of

Northern Trust. He was preceded

in death by his father, William L.

Naftzger ’31. Survivors include his

wife; daughter, Susan Naftzger

Leinbach ’86; son, David C. Naftzger

’94; sister, Barbara Naftzger Tapley

’71; brother, Walter L. Naftzger

’65; and sister-in-law, Colleen Riley

Naftzger ’65.

1961 Peter G. Barclay ’61, Sept.

14, 2011, of Goodyear,

Ariz., at the age of 72. He was a

member of Phi Delta Th eta and

retired director of human resources

for Lutheran Healthcare Network.

Survivors include his wife.

Cynthia Ferguson Schuneman ’61,

Aug. 17, 2012, in Boston, at the age

of 72, of cancer. She was part owner,

rental librarian and sales consultant

for ECS Publishing Corporation

for 26 years. Survivors include her

husband and sister, Nancy Ferguson

Archer ’58.

1962 Jerry D. Andrews ’62,

March 18, 2011, of Frisco,

Texas, at the age of 70. He was a

member of Phi Gamma Delta and a

retired senior master sergeant in the

United States Air Force.

James A. Catlin ’62, Sept. 2, 2010,

of Hendersonville, N.C., at the age

of 70. He was a member of Delta

Upsilon and a businessman. He was

preceded in death by a sister-in-law,

Nancy Mills Catlin ’63. Survivors

include his wife, Susan Whaley

Catlin ’63, and brother, William W.

Catlin ’64.

John F. McKay ’62, Aug. 25, 2012,

in Laramie, Wyo., at the age of 72.

He was a member of Lambda Chi

Alpha, a Rector Scholar and senior

research chemist. Survivors include

his niece, Carter E. McKay ’13, and

his companion.

1964 Arthur P. Doederlein

’64, Aug. 24, 2012, of

DeKalb, Ill., at the age of 70. He was

a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and

the undergraduate studies director in

the Department of Communication

at Northern Illinois University for

more than 30 years. Survivors include

his wife, Sue Warrick Doederlein ’64.

Frank L. Green ’64, July 15, 2012, of

Oakland, Calif., at the age of 70. He

was a member of Phi Gamma Delta,

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a computer consultant and owner of

A/E Information Services. Survivors

include his wife.

Lee R. James ’64, Aug. 24, 2011, of

Portland, Ore., at the age of 68. He

was a member of Delta Upsilon,

worked in corporate marketing and

was a partner in AVenture Partners.

Survivors include his wife.

1965 Nicholas J. Bach ’65, May

28, 2012, of Cedarville,

Ill., at the age of 70. He retired as

senior research chemist from Eli

Lilly in Indianapolis after 30 years of

service.

1966 Barbara Murray Hett

’66, July 27, 2012, of

Marietta, Ga., at the age of 68. She

was a member of Alpha Phi, a small

business owner and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband;

son, Christopher M. Hett ’94; and

brothers, Stephen M. Murray ’69 and

Scott M. Murray III ’74.

Rev. Glenn V. Woike ’66, Aug. 18,

2012, of Tonawanda, N.Y., at the

age of 67, of lung cancer. He was

a member of Delta Chi and Phi

Beta Kappa, a Rector Scholar and

head librarian at Daemen College.

Survivors include his wife, Kay

Reinhart Woike ’65.

1967 John P. Holton Jr.

’67, Sept. 2, 2012, of

Indianapolis, at the age of 67. He

was a member of Delta Tau Delta

and worked in marketing, retiring

as account vice president from UBS

Warburg. He was preceded in death

by his father, John P. Holton ’36;

uncle, Philip F. Holton ’29; and aunt,

Ruth Clark Holton ’29. Survivors

include his wife; son, Anthony L.

Holton ’10; and brother, William L.

Holton ’69.

1968 Kenneth E. Fletcher

’68, Sept. 3, 2012, of

Worcester, Mass., at the age of 65.

He was a Rector Scholar and an

associate professor of psychiatry

and nursing at University of

Massachusetts Medical School.

Survivors include his wife.

Robert F. Flickinger ’68, Sept. 5,

2012, of Penn Yan, N.Y., at the age of

65. He was a member of Alpha Tau

Omega, a Rector Scholar and retired

marketing manager for Corning Inc.

Survivors include his wife.

1970 David A. Hunt ’70, July

30, 2011, in Winter

Springs, Fla., at the age of 63. He

was a computer consultant. Survivors

include his wife.

1971 Eugene Dottery III

’71, Aug. 7, 2012, of

Indianapolis, at the age of 77. He was

a data processing manager. He was

preceded in death by his fi rst wife.

Survivors include his second wife.

1972 Frederick K. Donaldson

’72, June 17, 2012, of

Decatur, Ga., at the age of 62. He

was a member of Beta Th eta Pi and

a consultant for the YMCA of the

USA. He was preceded in death by

his grandfather, Fred R. Donaldson

’16; grandmother, Esther Coombs

Donaldson ’15; and father, Frank C.

Donaldson Sr. ’44. Survivors include

his wife; son, Gregory H. Donaldson

’04; brother, Frank C. Donaldson

Jr. ’73; sister-in-law, Alison Van

Nada Donaldson ’73; uncles, George

D. Donaldson ’50 and John W.

Donaldson ’51; cousin, William R.

Donaldson ’78; and cousin, Bruce D.

Donaldson ’81.

Judy Smith Divine ’72, Sept. 1,

2012, of Evansville, Ind., at the age

of 66. She was an elementary school

teacher, a teacher at the University of

Southern Indiana and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband.

1977 Jamie Mulka Freberg

’77, Nov. 18, 2011, of

Homewood, Ill., at the age of 56.

She was a member of Delta Zeta, a

third-grade teacher and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband; sister,

Elizabeth Mulka Parker ’74; and

cousin, Miriam Cole Breese ’57.

1978 Gwynn A. Wilkins

’78, July 23, 2012, of

Mooresville, Ind., at the age of 61,

from cancer. She was an elementary

school teacher. Survivors include her

husband.

1979 Th omas Y. Gorman Jr.

’79, March 6, 2012, in

Evans, Colo., at the age of 54. He was

a member of Delta Tau Delta and

president of Entrepreneurial Design,

Inc. Survivors include his wife.

Roseann Zielinski ’79, May 30, 2012,

of Danville, Ind., at the age of 73. She

was an elementary school teacher.

Survivors include her husband.

1981 Dennis L. Ellis ’81, Aug. 7,

2012, in Paoli, Ind., at the

age of 53. He was sports editor of the

Paoli News and Springs Valley Herald.

Edwin R. Silbaugh ’81, June 22, 2012,

of Bainbridge, Ind., at the age of 57.

He was a teacher for Danville (Ind.)

Community Schools for more than 36

years. Survivors include his wife.

1982 Peter G. Melberg ’82, July

11, 2012, of Elgin, Ill.,

at the age of 51. He was a member

of Phi Delta Th eta and worked in

international development. Survivors

include a sister, Susan Melberg Davis

’79; brother-in-law, Glenn E. Davis

’79; nieces, Kathryn J. Davis ’08 and

Jane Davis Long ’05; and nephew,

Stephen F. Davis ’12.

1987 David M. Galle ’87, Aug.

28, 2012, in Indianapolis,

at the age of 47. He was a member

of Alpha Tau Omega, a 2006

DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame

inductee, former manager and vice

president for Arvin Industries, and

executive director of the Community

Education Coalition in Columbus,

Ind. Survivors include his wife.

1989 Dr. Benjamin S. Gilmore

’89, July 30, 2012, in

Columbus, Ind., at the age of 45. He

was a member of Phi Delta Th eta

and Phi Beta Kappa, and a physician

at Columbus Pediatrics. Survivors

include his wife.

1999 Krista Lutterman Hurt

’99, Sept. 4, 2012, of

Newburgh, Ind., at the age of 35.

She was a member of Pi Beta Phi, a

pharmaceutical sales representative

and homemaker. Survivors include

her husband.

FacultyLeo F. Goeke, Sept. 18, 2012, in

Pittsfi eld, Mass., at the age of 75, from

complications following several strokes.

He was a lyric tenor and performed

at the New York Metropolitan Opera,

Glyndebourne Festival, Stuttgart

Th eater and La Scala. He was a

professor in the DePauw School of

Music from 1992-2004.

FriendsElsa B. Mazanec, June 8, 2012, in

Houston, at the age of 74. She was

a homemaker and a partner and

lifetime member of Th e Washington

C. DePauw Society. Survivors include

her husband, George L. Mazanec

’58; son, John C. Mazanec ’90; and

granddaughter, Rachel E. Mazanec ’14.

Elizabeth L. Piety July 18, 2011,

in Indianapolis, at the age of 98.

She was a lifetime member of Th e

Washington C. DePauw Society,

a legal secretary, homemaker and

community volunteer. She was

preceded in death by her fi rst and

second husbands. Survivors include

her daughters, Margaret E. Piety ’73

and Rita Luther Erickson ’59; and

son-in-law, Robert L. Erickson ’58.

Annis M. Robinson, July 19, 2012, of

Fillmore, Ind., at the age of 90. She

was a cook in Rector Hall at DePauw.

She was preceded in death by her

husband.

Glenn M. Swisher, July 20, 2012,

of Indianapolis, at the age of 96.

He was a lifetime member of Th e

Washington C. DePauw Society. He

was former president, chair and chief

executive offi cer of Syndicate Glass,

and later, president of the Swisher

Foundation. He was preceded in

death by his fi rst and second wives.

CORRECTIONJean Anderson Weliver ’57 was

incorrectly listed as a member of

Alpha Chi Omega sorority in the

summer issue of DePauw Magazine.

She was a member of Alpha Omicron

Pi. Th e staff regrets the error.

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JOANN WINE WHITE ’52 established the Donald and Joann White Endowed Scholarship – named also for her late husband, Donald A. White ’52 – in order to help students like Elizabeth with demonstrated fi nancial need. The cost of a college education is a subject she knows well, having served as director of undergraduate fi nancial aid at University of Pennsylvania until her retirement. “I believe that every student, regardless of his or her fi nancial circumstances, should have the opportunity to go to the college of their choice,” White says.

The scholarship she established, funded by monetary gifts over the years and a recent gift of real estate, will help DePauw students for years to come. White notes that by making a planned gift now, she can both help DePauw fulfi ll a need and benefi t personally. Now is the best time for her. What are you waiting for?

What are you waiting for?

“I will be the fi rst in my family to graduate with a college degree. I have younger twin siblings: Michael is a freshman at DePauw, and Madelyn is a freshman at Indiana University (although I wish she had chosen to come here). With all three of us in college, every award and scholarship matters to our family. I originally had my eyes set on an out-of-state school, but when I received the generous scholarship package from DePauw University I couldn’t pass it up.

The great thing about DePauw is that I’m not just a student; I can be a part of much more. I enjoy being a managing editor of The DePauw newspaper, I look forward to my afternoons spent tutoring Greencastle youth, and it thrills me to put on philanthropic events for Alpha Phi sorority and the University. I look forward to what I can do in the next two and a half years.

The friendships, connections, opportunities and overall experiences are unlike any others. I want to take this moment to thank the Whites for the Donald and Joann White Endowed Scholarship that continues to be a gift as long as I’m at DePauw.”– Elizabeth G. Hineman ’14Major: Art history

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF GIFT PLANNING

Lisa Maxwell-Frieden, J.D., director of gift planning300 E. Seminary St., P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135-0037Phone: 765-658-4216 • Toll-free [email protected]

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