DePauw Digest

Environmental excellence

DePauw’s commitment to environmental protection and sustainability recently was recognized in three ways.

The university won an Indiana Department of Environmental Management Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for its campus energy master plan. The awards are given to innovative, sustainable and exemplary projects that positively affect Indiana’s environment and demonstrate measurable environmental, economic and social benefits.

Duke Energy likewise cited the campus energy master plan when it gave DePauw its Power Partner Award, which honors innovation, resiliency and sustainability. And the International District Energy Association gave DePauw an innovation award for its work to reduce energy use, enhance efficiency and strengthen reliability.

DePauw’s $11 million campus energy master plan, undertaken in 2019 and completed in 2020, reduces campus energy use by 33%, the equivalence of the energy used by 750 Midwestern homes; reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 7,303 tons, equivalent to taking 2,303 cars off the roads; improves reliability; and reduces costs by $780,000 a year. The project involved converting campus lighting to LED; optimizing the HVAC systems; installing low-flow water fixtures; and installing 860 solar panels atop the Indoor Tennis and Track Center.

Welcome, new trustees

DePauw University’s Board of Trustees has welcomed seven new members.

Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Beggs ’21, the new student trustee, is an investment banking analyst for Goldman Sachs. Jose Antonio Bowen is a friend of DePauw and the owner of Bowen Innovation Group, which offers leadership consulting. Tamika Ragland Newson ’93 is a partner at Taylor English Duma LLP, where she practices in its employment and labor relations group.

Andrew J. “Randy” Paine III ’91 is president of Key Institutional Bank and a member of KeyCorp’s executive leadership team. Joseph Rohs ’84, the new Alumni Board president, is a retired chief financial officer. Peter G. Ruppert ’86 is founder and chief executive officer of Fusion Education Group, which operates grade 6-12 academies. John A. Scully ’79 is a trial lawyer and a founding shareholder of Cooper & Scully.

Winningest coach to retire

Bill Fenlon, who in 29 years has won more basketball games than any other DePauw men’s basketball head coach, will retire at the end of the 2021-22 season. A national search will be conducted to find his replacement.

Fenlon came to DePauw in April 1992 after working as head coach at Sewanee: The University of the South; Rose-Hulman Institute for Technology; and Southwestern University. His DePauw record is 469282; his overall record over 36 seasons is 576-351.

He was named the 2021 Jack Bennett Man of the Year by CollegeInsider.com for winning with integrity.