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DePauw M A G A Z I N E

Academics and Athletics at DePauw W I N T E R

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President Brian W. Casey Each year at DePauw’s commencement ceremony, the president traditionally reads the Charge to the Graduates.

This is a tradition I particularly enjoy.

The long-term value of the educational experience we offer at DePauw can best be seen in the lives our students go on to lead, and so it is fitting that our last words to the students should charge them to lead their lives well, to be guided by their values, and to be loyal to their highest ideals. The Charge to the Graduating Class ends with a phrase adapted from Philippians: whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; If there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things.

The Charge to the Graduating Class does not push DePauw’s graduates toward a specific path or specific actions. Instead, it calls on them to be mindful of the complexity of the world and of the many decisions with which they will each be faced throughout their lives – hopeful that the education they received in Greencastle will guide them well. As our alumni who have been out in the world know, the best education is not one that offers final answers, but rather one that helps us answer the steady flow of new questions that life presents. The words of the Charge recognize that building a worthy life requires many different bricks.

DePauw today is engaged in a similar self-examination, as we strive to enhance the strength and effectiveness of the overall student experience.

Every aspect of our institution is being carefully examined to ensure that we live up to DePauw’s full potential – from our curriculum, to our honors and fellows programs, to the quality of our campus, to our internship and

study abroad opportunities. The heart of the DePauw student experience will always remain in the training that DePauw classrooms give our students in critical and analytical thinking, in problem solving and creativity, and in the knowledge of a specific discipline, but we must also attend to the experiences our students have outside the classroom. We must ensure that our students have appropriate spaces in which to come together outside of classes and continue their discussions. We must provide Winter Term, study abroad and internship experiences that allow our students to connect their studies to life outside the University. We must have life beyond the classroom that continues DePauw’s tradition of developing leaders who bring their values to their work and communities, and their service to the world.

This issue of DePauw Magazine is focused on athletics. In an age when so many collegiate athletic programs have become controversial for seeming to work in opposition to their institutions’ educational missions, DePauw’s programs continue to offer scholar-athletes competitive, collaborative and leadership opportunities that complement, rather than detract from, their academic efforts. The stories in these pages speak to the ways in which our athletes have connected what they’ve learned from their team experiences to the education they are receiving in the classroom. For generations, DePauw athletes have learned to push themselves, to work effectively with others, to constantly strive to do a little better, and these habits have served them well throughout their lives.

This proud athletic heritage is one of the many bricks we must continue to build upon. DePauw’s success in this new century will depend upon our ability to continue to provide our students with the strongest possible classroom education, in small class settings with a distinguished faculty, and an overall environment and experiences that prepare them to build lives of which they can be proud. I am, as always, grateful for the many ways in which our alumni and friends support us in this work.

And, Go Tigers!

Brian W. Casey

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News of the University DePauw Discourse 2010 examined Journalism in the New Media Age ■ Mellon grant will support and enhance Asian studies at DePauw and Wabash ■ Correction: Photo of Kappa Alpha Theta founders ■ Residence halls use ‘battle tactics’ to win first-ever Campus Conservation Nationals ■ T.C. Steele Collection of paintings dedicated at Emison Museum of Art ■ Marcia Sloan Latta named vice president for advancement ■ National survey rates DePauw highly for challenging and enriching student experiences ■ Ethics Bowl team going to national championship for sixth time ■ Mortar Board chapter among the nation’s best ■ Media Fellows gain valuable experience during internships ■ Students have a variety of Winter Term experiences around the world ■ Faculty news

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Feature: Academics and Athletics at DePauw 16 Excellence on and off the field 18 Coach Vince Lazar: Giving student-athletes a difficult time 20 Meredith McGrady ’11: Balancing what life throws at you 22 Kreigh Kamman ’12: Double major, soccer and cancer research in France 24 Coach Bonnie Skrenta: A game of failure, but not at DePauw 26 Robert Steele ’11: Decathlete doesn’t limit himself to 10 events 28 Catie Baker ’12: All-American in academics and athletics 30 Courtney Lauer ’11: Actuarial student crunches numbers in heptathlon

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Recent Words Peter G. Baroni ’89 ■ David L. Callies ’65 ■ Troy Cummings ’95 ■ Arthur B. Evans and Istvan CsicseryRonay Jr. ■ Mark A. Filippell ’75 ■ Katherine W. Franklin ’04 ■ Cleveland Hickman Jr. ’50 ■ Leslie McDonald ’72 ■ Roger Nelsen ’64 ■ Arlington Nuetzel ’69 ■ Pat Pernicano ’76

Also in this issue Letters to the editor Alumni Programs

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Class Notes

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www.depauw.edu/pa/magazine Staff Larry G. Anderson, editor 765-658-4628 landersn@depauw.edu Richard Fields, University photographer photographicservices@ depauw.edu Kelly A. Graves, designer, director of publications kgraves@depauw.edu Donna Grooms, class notes editor dgrooms@depauw.edu

Cover image: Linda Striggo

Printed by Mignone Communications Inc., Huntington, Ind.

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Larry G. Ligget, editorial assistant, photographer larryligget@depauw.edu

Jennifer Clarkson Soster ’88, executive director of alumni relations 765-658-4208 jsoster@depauw.edu Linda Striggo, assistant cross country and track coach, photographer lskaggs@depauw.edu DePauw Alumni Association Officers Janet L. Johns ’85, president Marcus R. Veatch ’75, vice president Sarah Roberts Houghland ’65, secretary

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News of the University

DePauw Discourse 2010 examined Journalism in the New Media Age “There are so many young people that are going into the media thinking that you’ve got to hate, that you’ve got to scream, that you’ve got to exaggerate the issues, that you’ve got to make the other side the bad guy,” Joe Scarborough of the MSNBC program “Morning Joe” said at DePauw on Friday, Sept. 24. Appearing with his co-host, Mika Brzezinski, Scarborough asserted, “And I can tell you that’s not how you draw viewers.”

The evening’s program, which was made possible by the G.D. and Gertrude R. Crain Lecture Series, was the culmination of two days of DePauw Discourse sessions examining the theme of “Peril or Promise? Journalism in the New Media Age.” The conversations involved a wide range of DePauw alumni working in journalism, faculty members, students and other guests.

Scarborough served eight years in the U.S. House of Representatives. His initial election to Florida’s First District seat in 1994 made him the first Republican since 1872 to represent the

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Mika Brzezinski

district. In 1999 Scarborough founded and published the award-winning newspaper, Florida Sun. He hosted “Scarborough Country” on MSNBC before creating his current venture three years ago.

Brzezinski joined MSNBC in January 2007 after serving as an anchor of the “CBS Evening News” weekend edition

and as a correspondent who frequently contributed to “CBS Sunday Morning” and “60 Minutes.” Brzezinski is the daughter of former national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, who visited DePauw in March 1998.

DePauw Discourse 2010 also featured the following alumni and guest presenters: • Eric D. Aasen ’02, Dallas Morning News reporter • Meg Kissinger Boynton ’79, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel investigative reporter • R. B. Brenner, Sunday editor and deputy universal news editor at The Washington Post • David W. Greising ’82, Chicago News Cooperative general manager • Clark Hoyt, former public editor of The New York Times • Shaun O. Higgins ’71, president and COO of New Media Ventures • Dick Johnson ’76, anchor/ reporter for WMAQ-TV/NBC5 in Chicago

DePauw Discourse panel discussion featured, from left, Clark Hoyt, Mary Leonard Ramshaw ’70, moderator Robert M. Steele ’69, David W. Greising ’82 and Marianna Spicer-Joslyn.

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News of the University • Aaron J. Lucchetti ’96, reporter for The Wall Street Journal • Jeffrey M. McCall ’76, John D. Hughes Professor of Communication at DePauw • Nathan Nichols, lead architect of Narrative Science • Emily Ramshaw, assistant managing editor of The Texas Tribune • Mary Leonard Ramshaw ’70, deputy managing editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette • Marianna Spicer-Joslyn, executive director for news standards and practices for CNN News Group

• Robert M. Steele ’69, Phyllis W. Nicholas Director of The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics and Distinguished Professor of Journalism Ethics at DePauw University, and Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values at the Poynter Institute.

• James B. Stewart Jr. ’73, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author and editor-at-large for SmartMoney magazine • Andrew J. Tangel ’03, business reporter for The (Bergen) Record in New Jersey Read more about DePauw Discourse at www.depauw.edu/discourse.

2011 Empowering Society Through the Arts featuring Yo-Yo Ma The Washington C. DePauw Society and DePauw Discourse Chair Joyce Taglauer Green ’75 request that you save the dates of Sept. 29-Oct. 1 for DePauw Discourse 2011 featuring world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

Mellon grant will support and enhance Asian studies at DePauw and Wabash DePauw University and Wabash College will use a four-year, $700,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support and enhance DePauw’s Asian Studies Program, facilitate the creation of an Asian Studies Program at Wabash, and create new synergies between the two liberal arts colleges, located just 27 miles apart from one another.

“DePauw and Wabash may be known as rivals, but there is great mutual respect between us,” says Brian W. Casey, DePauw’s 19th president. “The grant will enhance teaching and learning at both colleges and allows the institutions to benefit from each other’s many strengths and our geographical proximity. I am very pleased about what this project will mean for the faculty, students and alumni of both Wabash College and DePauw University.”

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Residence halls use ‘battle tactics’ to win first-ever Campus Conservation Nationals

Correction: Photo of Kappa Alpha Theta founders In “The Campus Through the Years” feature section in the summer 2010 issue of DePauw Magazine, we printed the photo above with an identification of the women as the founding members of Kappa Alpha Theta, founded at DePauw in 1870 as the first Greek-letter fraternity for women. Thanks to sharp-eyed readers who questioned it, we subsequently determined that the photo was neither of the Kappa Alpha Theta founders nor were the women identified by the correct names.

We discovered that the photo above has been printed with an incorrect identification many times both by the fraternity and DePauw, apparently dating back to a mis-identification around 1930, according to Kappa Alpha Theta headquarters. With help from Kappa’s headquarters and DePauw Archives, the mistake has been corrected.

The photo above is of the first women students at DePauw. Their names, in correct order are, from left, Laura Beswick, Alice Allen, Mary Simmons and Bettie Locke.

Kappa Alpha Theta’s founders, shown below, are, from left: Elizabeth “Bettie” McReynolds Locke Hamilton, Alice Allen Brant, Bettie Tipton Lindsey and Hannah Virginia Fitch Shaw.

Unfortunately, DePauw Magazine picked up one of the incorrect identifications in the summer magazine. We apologize for the error. We thank readers for bringing it to our attention, so it could be corrected in the University’s records for any future use.

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DePauw University led the way in two categories in the nation’s first real-time, nationwide electricity and water use reduction competition, Campus Conservation Nationals 2010. From Nov. 1-19, 40 participating colleges and universities reduced electricity consumption by 508,694 kilowatt hours, saving $50,209 and preventing 816,394 pounds of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere.

With a 25.8 percent reduction in electricity use, DePauw was the top campus reducer, as well as the campus with the greatest total reduction across all participating residence halls (per person).

As the winner, DePauw will receive Building Dashboard® for two buildings from Lucid Design Group.

The software will enable students to view, compare and share building resource use data, track electricity budgets, host real-time competitions and communicate sustainability efforts to the campus community.

DePauw’s residence halls posted energy-saving “battle tactics” on each floor to give students energy conservation tips. Some students took on the title of “conservation vigilantes” and worked to ensure that fellow residents remained focused on energy savings.

In the final days of the competition, DePauw organizers launched The Big Turn Off, an hourlong event that encouraged people to turn off everything in the dorm and congregate in a common area.

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T.C. Steele collection of paintings dedicated at Emison Museum of Art Many alumni and friends attended the dedication of six T.C. Steele paintings at the William Weston Clarke Emison Museum of Art on Friday, Oct. 8, during Old Gold Weekend.

During summer 2010, Betty Davis Givens ’54, an avid collector of fine art, and her husband, David Givens (Wabash College ’56), gave the University a museum-quality collection of T.C. Steele paintings. The Givens’ collection of T.C. Steele paintings include (at left, top to bottom): • Flowers, Early August: Still Life with Flowers (1918) • Forest in Summer (1918) • Oregon Coastal Seascape (c. 1903) • Portrait of Brandt Steele (1874) • Still Life with Spring Flowers (1921) • Afternoon at House of Singing Wind (1908) • A seventh painting, Summer Afternoon, will be added Betty Davis Givens ’54 to the collection.

The dedication program featured comments by Robert M. Steele ’69, Phyllis W. Nicholas Director of The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw, and Betty Givens.

Since graduating from DePauw, Betty Givens has enjoyed success in every walk of life and made a lasting impact on the city of Indianapolis through numerous civic-leadership roles. She has served DePauw as a board member for Friends of the Arts, co-chaired her 50th class reunion in 2004 and was honored in 2009 with a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for community leadership and volunteerism. With her twin sister, Marjorie Davis Morehead ’54, Betty endowed the Morehead-Givens Endowed Scholarship Fund, which provides financial support for DePauw students to travel abroad for the study of art. So far, 131 DePauw students have benefited from this fund.

T.C. Steele was born in Gosport, Ind., and his family later moved to Waveland, Ind. Early in his career, Steele specialized in painting portraits as he continued to receive art instruction in Cincinnati, Chicago and, eventually, Munich. After returning from Munich, Steele, his wife and children settled in Indianapolis in 1885. Soon thereafter he began to paint landscapes of the Indiana countryside almost exclusively, and he left the dim, dreary and dramatic Munich-style of painting behind. Steele’s work became brighter and more Impressionistic, and it is these paintings that represent some of Steele’s most acclaimed work.

T.C. Steele paintings are displayed at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum, Indiana University Museum of Art, Richmond Art Museum and President Betty Davis Givens ’54 and Marjorie Davis Morehead ’54 Benjamin Harrison home in with students who have benefited from the Morehead-Givens Indianapolis.

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Marcia Sloan Latta named vice president for advancement Marcia Sloan Latta, formerly vice president for Bowling Green State University Foundation, Inc. and senior associate vice president for advancement at BGSU, is DePauw University’s new vice president for advancement. Latta has worked in the advancement field for more than 25 years and has held positions in alumni affairs, public relations, development and community relations. Her appointment, announced Dec. 10 by DePauw President Brian W. Casey, was effective Jan. 20, 2011.

Latta takes over for Christopher J. Wells, who served as interim vice president for development and alumni relations since March 1, 2010. Wells continues in his role as vice president for communications and strategic initiatives. DePauw’s development and alumni relations division will now be known as advancement.

“This has been a lengthy and deliberate search because it is imperative that our chief advancement officer be someone who is experienced and accomplished, but also understands the special qualities of DePauw,” President Casey said. “Marcia’s professional record is exemplary, to be certain. Just as importantly, she exudes a great love for this institution, its people and its great traditions. Our more than 37,000 alumni around the world are going to love her, and I’m looking forward to traveling with Marcia and introducing her to our graduates.”

“I am honored to be part of this great institution, and I’m looking very forward to being part of the DePauw community,” Latta said. “DePauw has an excellent academic reputation, and throughout the interview process, I was struck by the deep commitment that the DePauw alumni and board members have for their alma mater. To lead the advancement team as we prepare for the 6 DePauw Magazine I Winter 2011

celebration of the University’s 175th anniversary in 2012 is certainly exciting.”

At Bowling Green, where she led both the alumni and development efforts since 2006, Latta managed a staff of 40, providing leadership for strategic

“To lead the advancement team as we prepare for the celebration of the University’s 175th anniversary in 2012 is certainly exciting.” programming for alumni, development and advancement services. She directed the successful campaign, Building Dreams: The Centennial Campaign for BGSU, which exceeded its $120 million goal by $26.5 million and is the largest fundraising effort in northwest Ohio history. During her tenure, Latta was responsible for leading a team that more than tripled the amount raised annually.

Deeply committed to international philanthropy as well as mentoring others in the advancement field, Latta was named the Northwest Ohio Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) 2009 Outstanding Fundraising Executive.

She has received numerous additional honors, including three national Circle of Excellence Awards from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), several regional awards, and was recognized as one of Northwest Ohio’s Top 20 Leaders Under the Age of 40 in 1999.

In 2002 Latta presented in Moscow, Russia, at the International Relations Exchange Board’s (IREX) conference for university presidents from the former Soviet bloc countries. She recently presented at an IREX conference in Istanbul, Turkey, to representatives from

20 nations. She is a faculty chair for CASE and frequent presenter for AFP, Association of Governing Boards (AGB), and many nonprofit boards. She serves on the boards of the F&M State Bank, IREX and Sauder Historic Village.

Latta received B.A. and M.A. degrees and a Doctor of Education degree in leadership and policy studies at Bowling Green. She received Certified Fund Raising Executive designation in 1996, and she completed the Harvard Graduate School of Education Institute for Management and Leadership in Education Certificate Program in 2006.

Following college graduation, Latta began her career as a congressional aide and then did volunteer work in Costa Rica before beginning her work in the field of advancement. In addition to her academic experience, she has worked in hospital philanthropy and served as founding president of Bowling Green Community Foundation. She is married and has two daughters.

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National survey rates DePauw highly for challenging and enriching student experiences A national survey indicates that DePauw is in the top 10 percent of colleges in terms of the challenges it provides to students and for seniors who report that their educational experiences have been enriching. The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), “Major Differences: Examining Student Engagement by Field of Study – Annual Results 2010,” provides results from a survey of 362,000 first-year students and seniors attending 564 U.S. colleges and universities.

NSSE compares the DePauw experience with what is provided to undergraduates at peer institutions and the national average at all colleges and universities. The report also finds that DePauw seniors score significantly higher than both peer institutions and all schools in the categories “Active and Collaborative Learning” and for “Student-Faculty Interaction.”

“There are many things prospective students and their parents may consider as they consider colleges,” DePauw President Brian W. Casey says. “NSSE uses quantifiable data to weigh each college’s strengths and, unlike many of the rankings compiled by for-profit entities, has a rigorous and widely accepted methodology. DePauw continues to make a very strong showing in NSSE, which confirms that the residential liberal arts experience DePauw provides is quite unique, compelling and powerful.”

NSSE’s Annual Results 2010 report – the12th – is sponsored by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The findings provide comparative standards for determining how effectively colleges are contributing to learning.

The report measures five key areas of educational performance: level of academic challenge, active and collaborative learning, student-faculty interaction, enriching educational experiences and supportive campus environment.

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Ethics Bowl team going to national championship for sixth time A DePauw team advanced to the national Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl competition after placing second at the 12th Annual Central States Regional Ethics Bowl in November. The DePauw team – consisting of senior E. Nicki Hewell and senior Hallie M. Moberg (co-captains), freshman Ethan E. Brauer, sophomore Kyle R. Gough, junior Alex S. Lopatka and senior Stephen K. Worden – finished just two points behind the regional winner. It is the sixth time in the last seven years that a DePauw squad has qualified for the national event.

A total of 20 teams participated in the Central States Regional competition, representing schools from Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and West Virginia.

Institutions represented at the event included Butler, Indiana, Wright State and Xavier universities, University of Michigan and Centre College. The top four finishers advanced to the national Ethics Bowl, which is scheduled in March.

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Mortar Board chapter among the nation’s best DePauw’s chapter of Mortar Board received the Silver Torch Award, recognizing it as being among the nation’s outstanding chapters. The Silver Torch Award is presented to chapters that meet chapter management standards while exemplifying the ideals of scholarship, leadership and service.

Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors for outstanding achievement in scholarship, leadership and service.

Since its founding in 1918, Mortar Board has grown from four founding chapters to 228 chartered collegiate chapters with nearly a quarter of a million members across the nation. DePauw’s chapter of Mortar Board was chartered in 1919 and currently has 39 members.

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Media Fellows gain valuable experience during internships Students in the Media Fellows Program gain hands-on experience during semesterlong internships at top organizations around the nation and world, usually during their junior year. This spring, Media Fellows and their internship sites include: Luke P. Bretscher, World Food Programme, Rome, Italy; Matthew W. Cecil, DePauw Environmental Policy Program, Greencastle, Ind.; Grace L. Kestler, Amnesty International, Washington, D.C.; Samantha T. March, “The Colbert Report” (Comedy Central), New York City; Molly J. McGonigal, World Food Programme, Rome; Jiayin Qian, World Journal, New York City; Marisa L. Rouse, Threeview, Munich, Germany; and Mira N. S. Yaseen, C-SPAN, Washington, D.C. ■

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Winter Term during January 2011 provided a wide range of opportunities for students to broaden their DePauw experience as well as to gain valuable life and career insights. A total of 258 students participated in off-campus, faculty-led study projects around the world, including projects in Argentina, Australia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, United Kingdom and United States.

Four hundred and fifty-six DePauw students gained real-work experience and explored life options by serving Winter Term internships around the world, including projects in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Guatemala, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.

While participating in Winter Term in Service trips, DePauw students had the opportunity to travel to other countries, be immersed in different cultures and work on needed community service projects for local residents. Twenty students traveled to Costa Rica, where they worked with EcoTeach on two locally identified projects. Students lived with host families in the community. Twenty students traveled to the Galapagos Islands, where they assisted with habitat restoration and agricultural projects – including construction of new facilities and clearing the bush for new hiking trails at a reserve station on San Cristobal Island. Fifteen students traveled to India, where they explored the religious landscape and social developmental progress of India’s diverse population in the wake of globalization and economic liberalization.

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Faculty News “Trees as Soldiers March,” a poem by Eugene Gloria, associate professor of English, is published in the Winter 2010-11 issue of Ploughshares.

C. Matthew Balensuela, professor of music, contributed an essay, “Music History/History of Theory: Dynamic Tensions Between Theory and Composition in the Classical Era,” to Vitalizing Music History Teaching: Monographs & Bibliographies in American Music, published by Pendragon Press.

■ Kevin Howley, associate professor of communication, contributed an essay, “The Twin Towers in Film,” to a new book, September 11 in Popular Culture: A Guide, published by Greenwood.

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Nancy J. Davis, Lester Martin Jones Professor of Sociology and professor of sociology, and co-author, Robert Robinson, were awarded the Distinguished Article Award by the American Sociological Association Section on Religion for their article, “Overcoming Movement Obstacles by the Religiously Orthodox: The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Shas in Israel, Comunione e Liberazione in Italy, and the Salvation Army in the United States.” Published in American Journal of Sociology (March 2009), the article also received honorary mention (second place) in the best article competition from the American Sociological Association Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Davis and Robinson presented an invited paper last summer in Cairo about support for political activism in Muslim-majority countries at the Workshop on Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Study of Values in Islamic Countries.

Gregory L. Schwipps ’95, Richard W. Peck Professor of Creative Writing and associate professor of English, is recipient of a 2010 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award. Schwipps received the prize for “emerging authors” for his book, What This River Keeps. The award, which is given to a writer with only one published book, includes a $5,000 prize.

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Students have a variety of Winter Term experiences around the world

■ Jay White, assistant professor of music, was selected for the judging panel for competitions of The American Prize.

White will help judge the American Prizes in Choral Performance and Conducting as well as The American Prize Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Awards in Vocal Performance.

■ Essays by Lili Wright, associate professor of English, are recognized in two editions of the Best American anthologies. In The Best American Essays 2010, Wright’s “Pilgrim” is listed among Notables. Her essay “The Country I Came From” is among the Notables cited in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010.

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Letters to the Editor Alumni share more about DePauw places that have meaning

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After reading “The Campus Through the Years,” the cover story of the summer 2010 issue of DePauw Magazine, several alumni shared their stories about places on campus that had a personal impact on them, bring back particularly strong memories or continue to have special meaning years later.

In search of the Dells Editor: Our DePauw story begins in 1942 when Dick Showalter came to the Alpha Phi house for a freshman mixer. After that evening, we met for dates. He was the only fellow I was interested in. World War II was heating up for the U.S., and it seemed that every guy on campus left for some kind of service. Dick went into the Navy where he served as a pharmacist mate. I stayed on at DePauw.

When the war was over, Dick returned to DePauw. We were married in 1946 and lived in the barracks out at the observatory.

When Dick Jr. was born, we moved to the two-bedroom barracks in the Dells.

Now, we were busy parents living on $120 a month. This didn’t seem too bad as all our friends were in the same boat. No one on campus had a car, and we relied on walking every place we had to go. Dick didn’t get much Phi Gam fraternity life as a busy student and parent.

Dick’s parents and grandparents were DePauw alumni; there were many Showalters and Guilds who were DPU alums. Everyone was happy that the war was over, and the guys were serious about studying and becoming breadwinners for their families. Dick signed up with the Boy Scouts of America and stayed with them for 31 years.

Now our four children are hearing about DePauw the same as their dad had. Later, when Dick Jr., CFO of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, was driving to California, he stopped in Greencastle to see where he was born.

He never did locate the Dells, but his curiosity was satisfied.

Dick and I have been married 64 years.

Margaret Foley Showalter ’46 Grand Ledge, Mich.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Although the exact boundaries have changed some over the years, the Dells is the low-lying area between Hogate and Longden halls.

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East College cannon fires its last shot Editor: I graduated from DePauw in the Class of 1949 and was also a member of the Navy V-12 Unit in 1944 and 1945.

While in the Navy Unit, I attended a 10:30 a.m. chapel in Meharry Hall in East College. DePauw had a graduate speaker of approximately 70 years of age, who spoke of memories from the time he had been a student. (I assume that would have been in the 1800s.)

I distinctly remember one of his reminiscences. At that time, on West College campus, a Civil War “surplus” cannon had been used to announce DePauw’s winning of the game with rival Wabash. On one particular day after a win, the crew responsible for the firing forgot to remove the ramrod before igniting the charge. The ramrod, quivering, had impaled a tree near East College.

The cannon was declared DePauw “surplus,” never to be fired again!

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Lights out in Rector and Mason halls In 1944 or 1945, while in the Navy V-12 Unit, we occupied Lucy Rowland Hall and Rector Hall (which was destroyed by fire in 2002). The corner of Rector Hall was about 20 feet from the corner of Mason Hall.

We in the Navy Unit had lights out at 10 p.m. and got up at 6 a.m. for morning formation, calisthenics and to “get the official word of the day.”

One night after lights out, the girls in Mason Hall set up a radio to blast music the short distance to Rector Hall. The Navy log stated, “All ‘requests’ for them to cease had been ignored.” (Being Navy, the nature of the requests can be imagined.)

The next morning, our Navy Specialists had us single file silently around Mason Hall at 6 a.m. and ordered, “By the count, loudly, do jumping jacks!

ONE! TWO! ONE! TWO! …”

I don’t remember music issuing from Mason Hall at night ever again.

Burt Schmitz ’49 Cupertino, Calif.

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Chapels and more at Gobin Church Editor: Thank you for publishing Professor John Baughman’s article, “The Campus Through the Years,” in the Summer 2010 issue of DePauw Magazine. I enjoyed the nostalgic “history lesson” and photos immensely, and I am glad to contribute a few of my strongest memories from my DePauw years, 1949-53.

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Letters to the Editor The campus setting where events took place that had the most formative influence on my life was Gobin Memorial (United) Methodist Church. Although the building was technically the property of the church congregation, it functioned as the college chapel, and in many other ways was an integral part of the campus. On my very first day in Greencastle, we incoming freshmen and our parents assembled in Gobin Church for the University’s official welcome and introduction to college life

by President Wildman and Dean Farber.

At that time, the only other auditorium on campus was Meharry Hall, which, like Gobin, had a seating capacity of about 750.

DePauw held “chapel” every Wednesday and Friday morning, with attendance required for freshmen – usually an academic assembly in Meharry Hall on Wednesday and a non-sectarian religious convocation in Gobin on Friday, with a variety of outstanding speakers and presentations.

Gobin was home of the DePauw University Choir, where all rehearsals were held, robes were stored and concerts were presented. Gobin housed a magnificent 4-manual pipe organ, the 1929 gift of Josiah K. Lilly, who surely gave it because of the influence of University organist Van Denman Thompson, and the organ’s use was as the University’s teaching and recital instrument. DePauw paid for the maintenance of the organ, and a couple of subsequent major additions, which the church congregation could not have afforded. The outside contours of the cruciform building’s transepts bulge because of the massive organ chambers!

(One correction to Baughman’s article, p. 21: It was not the only pipe organ on campus; for many years there were also a large 3-manual pipe organ on the stage of Meharry Hall and a few small practice organs in Music Hall.) I had an organ lesson from Dr. Thompson in Gobin every week from 1950-53 and heard many recitals there by advanced students and renowned visiting organists. DePauw’s 10 DePauw Magazine I Winter 2011

Sliding the banister in East College Editor: In my earliest memories, there was DePauw. Dad [Willard E Umbreit, later to serve as admission director and in other administrative roles] was a coach, and we attended every game he coached – football, basketball, baseball and swimming. My brothers and I were afraid when the gun went off at swim meets. We sat in the balcony watching basketball games in Bowman Gym and listened to Dad yelling at the referees.

When I was four or five, I was a flower girl for the May Queen at DePauw. I remember learning how to scatter rose petals from my basket – slowly, a few at a time – to make a path for the queen as she walked to her throne. I’ll always remember the colorful patterns that wrapped around the Maypole as the dancers held their ribbons.

How long ago was this?

Perhaps 1940.

As I grew older, DePauw University JJane Ja ne U Umbreit mbrei b it iin n the h 19 1957 57 Mirage.

Mirage Mi became a playground for my brothers and me. We lived just a few blocks from campus. My friend, Elsa – her dad taught in the German department – and I were allowed to climb up to the East College tower and ring the bell. We could have chosen any hour to go there, but 12 noon had the most rings, so that’s when we went. Mr. Leatherman, the custodian, was waiting for us. He pulled the big rope down, we grabbed it and rode up to make the bell ring. I loved the excitement of this and the noise of the bell so close. Elsa and I took turns riding the rope up. I can still hear the cooing of the pigeons nesting in the rafters.

Elsa and I would take sheets or old dresses our mothers gave us and play queen and princess in the wide halls of East College. We practiced the slow, sedate walk of a queen and held the long train of her gown for each other. We nodded to our subjects. Many years later, I would sit in the classrooms along that hall and remember those earlier days when it was a palace.

The wide banisters along the stairways in East College were just a perfect way to descend quickly from top to bottom. We would climb to the third floor, get aboard the banister and ride it nonstop to the basement. We did this endlessly without a thought for danger. I tried this later as a DePauw student and quickly lost my nerve.

I truly envied that 10-year-old who accomplished the feat in such a simple manner years before.

These are but a few of the many memories I have of growing up in Greencastle. I enrolled, never having considered another college. I loved DePauw and still do. DePauw was not just where I went to college – DePauw was home.

Jane Umbreit Nestory ’57 Cherry Hill, N.J.

Letters to the Editor annual Church Music Conference was held in Gobin, with well-known guest clinicians. I also sang in the Gobin Church choir, made up entirely of DePauw students under Dr. Thompson’s direction, and I heard his inspiring playing of the Sunday morning services.

Gobin was a meeting site for the University’s Oxford Fellowship, an interdenominational organization of pretheological students to which I belonged.

The Methodist Student Movement (MSM) met in the church basement every Sunday evening, following a 30-minute vesper service of organ music and spoken readings in the sanctuary. I played the organ for some of those vespers. The University’s annual Christmas extravaganza was held in Gobin, with choral and instrumental music – some of it interpreted by DePauw’s modern dance group Orchesis. The DePauw Chapter of the American Guild of Organists often met in Gobin with faculty adviser Arthur Carkeek. The AGO chapter honored Dr. Thompson with a celebration of his 60th birthday, at which Gobin Church was filled for a varied concert of his vocal and instrumental compositions.

A highlight of my DePauw career was the academic assembly in Gobin at which I was one of the students tapped for membership in Phi Beta Kappa; afterward, our group photo was taken on Gobin’s front steps.

Gobin’s close connection with DePauw was a positive example of cooperation between “town and gown.”

The church is still the site of Alumni

Chapel on the Sunday morning of DePauw’s Alumni Reunion Weekend each June, and I was honored to be the organist for that occasion at my 50th and 55th class reunions in 2003 and 2008.

The Rev. Robert A. Schilling ’53 Indianapolis ■

The right key for the Music Building Editor: For us, it was always the Music Building.

Our classes were there, our advisers’ offices were there, our practice rooms were there, and the music library (one copy of each record, scratchy from playing “drop the needle” during music history exams) was located in the chilly basement. The back fire escape was one of our favorite hangouts, and the door to the third floor was always open. On weekend nights, it was our favorite place to be alone and neck, especially after we discovered that the skeleton key to Julie’s family’s house in Hillsdale, Mich., opened (and locked) every single practice room in the whole building.

And then there was the Music Annex.

A leftover World War II building, it housed mostly band kids, plus Dan Hanna and Bob Grocock and Grubby, and practice rooms. A scant 30 feet away was the Double, our coffee and hamburger joint, full of booths carved up with initials and cigarette smoke. What we wouldn’t give for one of those booths!

William L. and Julie Eckert Middleton, ’64, ’64 Sebastopol, Calif.

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Where were you on Nov. 22, 1963?

Editor: The building on the DePauw campus that is most indelibly etched in my memory is Roy O. West Library. On Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, at approximately

11 a.m., I had just left a class and was on my way into the library when a girl came running out the front door screaming that the president’s been shot.

Everything seemed to go into slow motion. Students came pouring out of the library and classrooms to fill the courtyard – some yelling questions, others crying. Everything from that moment on is a blur.

Somehow I ended up back at the house in front of the TV, along with most of my fraternity brothers, but the clarity of that moment in front of the library will be with me forever.

Joseph E. Walsmith ’64 San Anselmo, Calif.

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DePauw inspired Tiger-grams from Dad Editor: I don’t remember the date or time of year when I drew my first tiger, but I remember the setting. In those days, the Hub snack bar nestled in the lower level of the Student Union building. The counter, grill and service area extended all along the back wall. On the opposite side, a row of varnished wooden booths squatted beneath the ceiling-high windows looking out on Hanna Street. In between sat two or three rows of chrome and Formica® tables surrounded by matching chairs in various forms of disarray – depending on the day and the hour. I lived in Roberts Hall my first two years (1964-66), then moved out “into town” (a house behind Rector Hall) with five other guys; so we took most of our meals at the Hub. The drawing of the DePauw Tiger greeted me every time I entered. It hung “in repose” above the hood over the grill, similar to the traditional portraits of dance hall girls over the bar in Western movies of the day. You know the kind … holding her head on the palm of the hand. I don’t know if it’s still there, but one day I took Winter 2011 I DePauw Magazine 11

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my napkin and started to copy the image.

The original was roughly drawn – mostly black and white, as I remember; more of a cartoon caricature than an illustration.

Mine looked even rougher, but I noticed as the weeks and months passed that my crude drawings evolved into a style, something that I could jot on letters and notes back home – often with a short “hi.”

After graduation in 1968, followed quickly by graduate school and the draft (U.S. Army, 3rd Armored Division, West Germany), I mostly forgot about the tigers and concentrated on growing up, facing new challenges and figuring out what to do about my future.

Skipping over the next decade or so (two graduate schools, jobs, marriage, relocations) brings me to 1983 when our daughter, Alexis, entered our lives.

Friends and family tell me that I started drawing tigers on cards and scraps of paper for her – especially when she entered elementary school and needed something to greet her from the lunch bag. I never thought of these as more than just little “love notes” (Valen-tiger), even when she went away to camp in Maryland (Camp Letts Tiger). I even preserved the “pinch, punch, first of the month” ritual that my roommate, Steve, tormented me with at DePauw.

By the time Alexis entered college in upstate New York, I got my act together – tiger-wise. We shared many college events (Parents Weekend Tiger) and heard about 12 DePauw Magazine I Winter 2011

the beer-pong tournament (Morning After Tiger). When she turned 21 (Happy 21st Birthday Tiger), we headed into a whole new set of life changes, such as career choices (What’s Next Tiger?), first job (Hot Shot TV Producer Tiger) and volunteer service (Salvation Army Tiger).

As she moved from phase to phase, and from Knoxville to Boston to Buffalo, I found lots of new material, and even started gathering the tiger-grams and a few photos into annual picture books, covering the major events (and tiger-grams) of the year. Last year she worried about running out of wall space and asked me to merge some of the tiger-grams into a collage.

A collection of about 20 now hangs in a place of honor on her living room wall.

One day, I understood that these tigergrams were more than just little “love notes.” I still don’t fancy myself as any kind of an artist, but looking back I realize that they created a special bond between us and a visual history of some of the milestones

in her life, and ours. Unfortunately, I knew this too late to preserve copies of the early tigers. Besides, who knew about color scanners and digital imaging in the 1980s?

Certainly not me.

In recent days, something else occurred to me. I am grateful to DePauw for a lot of things, among them: my Rector scholarship that enabled me to attend college; lifelong friends (even when I don’t see them for decades); opening my eyes through education; preparing me for a life of academic scholarship and service in public health; and instilling in me a love of learning (and teaching) that has sustained me in so many ways over the years. These things I have known for a long time. What I didn’t grasp until recently is that I owe DePauw for inspiring a way for me to experience and memorialize this relationship with my daughter. Lots of fathers and daughters share interests: sports, music, travel, food, books; the possibilities are unlimited. Alexis and I share some of

Big steps Editor: He broke up with me on the steps of the Studebaker Memorial Administration Building. It was a night in October 1975. I was a 17-year-old freshman; he was a sophisticated man of 19. He had places to go, people to see, important things to do. He was 19.

We sat on the cold, hard steps of the Administration Building, arguing, for quite some time, until he stood up and stalked off across campus. I remained on the steps alone, in tears. Eventually, I picked up the pieces of my broken heart and trudged back to Mason Hall to study for my political science mid-term exam, which, unfortunately, was to take place the next morning.

But that’s not the end of the story. Later that semester, he came crawling back to me (not exactly how he remembers it), apparently having changed his mind. (Did I mention that he was 19?) We’ve been together for 35 years and just celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary.

What gets to him, even now, is that I got a 98 on that poli-sci mid-term. He tells people, “I broke up with her, and she still got a 98 on her mid-term.” I say, “If he hadn’t broken up with me, I would have gotten 100, so that means he was worth 2 percent.” The Administration Building steps were the only witnesses, and they aren’t talking.

Elizabeth Bottorff Ahlemann ’79 Mishawaka, Ind.

Letters to the Editor these as well. But the tiger-grams always seemed to provide a unique expression of our lives and affection.

More changes will come along in both our lives; that’s for sure. You can be certain that many of them will end up as the topic of a tiger-gram from Dad. Robert J. Marshall ’68 Barrington, R.I.

(Photo: Larry Ligget)

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She will never leave Mason Hall Editor: Many memories run through my mind as I think about DePauw University, my home for four years of my life. But one location will always be second home to me. I chose Mason Hall from a list prior to arriving on campus. It was the only substance-free dorm on campus, and substance-free sounded good to me. It had 1920s furniture and no laundry room, but I liked it all the same.

The first night alone in Indiana was difficult. Perhaps like many other firstyear students, I already missed home as soon as my father made sure I was settled and returned home. I remember crying that evening in the bottom bunk I shared with one of two roommates. But another day soon passed, and I met fellow students in my class and on my floor. On the second evening, I had taken a shower and my hair was still cold and wet as I sat next to the window, looking out onto North Quad. There was an ice cream social going on downstairs, and students were milling about the quad, listening to music. There was a large white cloth spray painted with the words “Freshmen, listen to 91.5 WGRE.” I spent part of the evening setting up my campus Internet connection on my new IBM Thinkpad laptop.

Later that year, I learned my resident assistant was president of Independent Council, an organization for students who did not join a fraternity or sorority. I had no intention of “rushing,” so I joined IC

and soon became the secretary for at least two years. It was easy to go to meetings because they were always in the Mason basement, in “The Cellar,” our very own space. The Cellar had old couches, a rug, stuffed animals and assorted other junk. I recall several evenings studying and even sleeping in The Cellar.

When campus housing arranged for new furniture, I spent hours curled up in a gigantic, soft, red chair reading novels, handouts or textbooks for class.

The computer room was my savior in emergencies and late-night research paper writing, and the front doors opened to welcome many a Marvin’s Garlic Cheeseburger or a Domino’s Pizza.

Mason Hall was where I slept on Sept.

11, 2001. I lived on the second floor as a sophomore. I didn’t have class until 2 p.m. with Professor [Barbara] Bean, Creative Writing II. At 11 a.m., people in the hallway were chatting among themselves extra loudly. I was annoyed and turned on the radio for some music.

I heard the word “terrorists” and shut off the radio, disappointed that there was no music. I turned on the television instead and saw the World Trade Center towers being destroyed, repeatedly, on channel after channel. News reports played voice mails from mobile phones on the illfated planes, repeating the same words: “I love you.” Tears fell from my eyes.

Class was canceled that day.

Another major event happened as I slept in Mason Hall, again as a sophomore, months later in April. There was talk about a fire, early in the morning.

After several minutes of debate as to the severity of the fire, we were all forced to leave the dorm. Rector Hall was on fire.

I look back and see how selfish I was, remembering that I kept worrying about my unfinished homework and class the next day. We didn’t return to the dorms until later that evening. I remember the firefighters saved my friend Jessica’s turtle, Myrtle. The yearbook to this day is incorrect, saying “Myrtle the Turtle perished in the fire.”

I never left Mason Hall. I lived every one of my four years of college in this building I chose as my first and last home in Greencastle. Mason was where I enjoyed a night lit up by snow on the ground, resting after a long day in class. Mason was where I watched television with good friends, sat out a thunderstorm and flood, and laid my head for the last time the night before commencement. Mason was where I brought my fiancé five years later for my reunion, and Mason is where my heart will stay.

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Representing DePauw athletics are team captains Janelle M. Arita ’11, tennis; Joshua N. Baugh ’12, swimming; Taylor A. Beaty ’12, golf; Ryan J. Berra ’12, golf; Callie B. Boehme ’11, swimming; Andrew D. Desmarais ’12, soccer; Tyler M. Doane ’11, football; Lauren A. Goff ’11, basketball; Anthony T. Halterman ’13, soccer; Lauren A. Hannan ’12, soccer; Courtney N. Lauer ’11, track; Katherine “Katie” E. Massey ’11, swimming; Emma J. Minx ’11, softball; Nicholas J. Pucillo ’12, track; Siri L. Retrum ’14, track; Hunter C. Schouweiler ’11, tennis; G. Ross Simpson ’11, basketball; Nathan D. Sprenkel ’13, soccer; Robert W. Steele Jr. ’11, track; Samuel E. Swafford ’12, baseball; Paige C. Thompson ’12, volleyball; Kimberly A. Trainor ’12, field hockey.

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Share your story: How did athletics impact your life?

Participation in DePauw athletics has had a major and lasting impact on the lives of many alumni over the years. DePauw Magazine invites alumni to share stories about the way athletics shaped their lives and life’s work, and we will print as many stories as possible in future magazine issues. How did participation in athletics affect your DePauw student experience and goals? In what ways has athletics continued to have a lifelong impact on you?

Please send your stories to Larry G. Anderson, editor, by e-mail at landersn@depauw.edu or by letter to DePauw Magazine, 300 E. Seminary St., P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135-0037.

All photos by Linda Striggo except where noted.

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Excellence on and off the field Page Cotton has seen many athletics highlights during his 39-year DePauw career as men’s soccer coach and since 1996 as director of athletics and director of recreational sports. So when you ask him to name a defining moment in DePauw athletics, he can’t talk about just one event; he likes to talk about three events that occurred within a threemonth period in 2007.

First, he had the pleasure of traveling to his alma mater, Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., in March 2007 to watch the DePauw women’s basketball team, under Coach Kris Huffman, defeat Washington University St. Louis 55-52 and claim DePauw’s first NCAA Division III national championship in a team sport. Senior Liz Bondi led the Tigers.

On Saturday of commencement weekend that May, Cotton joined the women’s softball team and coach Bonnie Skrenta in Salem, Va., where they finished fifth in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. Then on Sunday morning of what was commencement day at DePauw, he drove from Salem to Fredericksburg, Va., to watch Liz 16 DePauw Magazine I Winter 2011

Bondi win the singles competition at the NCAA Division III Women’s Tennis Championships and become the fourth DePauw student-athlete to earn an individual national title. With championships in two sports, Bondi was named the nation’s top female athlete in Division III. As with all sports at DePauw, it took a great deal of commitment, hard work, balancing of academic demands, and sacrifices for the student-athletes to reach and compete in national championships that spring. Some softball team members and Bondi even missed their own commencement ceremony on campus because of the timing of the national tournaments.

“DePauw has traditionally provided student-athletes with the opportunity to pursue their passions by being involved in athletics,” Cotton says. “However, it’s important to remember that athletics is part of the total DePauw experience.

Based on my own experience as men’s soccer coach, I know many of the athletes could have played at NCAA Division I schools, but they chose to attend DePauw

(Photo: Larry Ligget)

Academics and Athletics at DePauw Page Cotton ■ He is in his 15th year as DePauw’s director of athletics and recreational sports. He has served as The Theodore Katula Director of Athletics and Director of Recreational Sports since 2008.

■ A professor of kinesiology at DePauw, he received the Medora C. Adams Distinguished Professor Award in 2004.

■ During his 39 seasons as men’s soccer coach, he compiled a record of 390-190-33 and eight appearances in the NCAA Division III Championship.

■ He was inducted into the Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame in 2003.

■ He recently chaired the NCAA Soccer Championships Committee, and he serves on the NCAA Division III Membership Committee and the National Business Travel Association’s Sports Travel Task Force.

Academics and Athletics at DePauw because of the academic opportunities as well as the quality of the soccer program.

The same can be said for other sports.”

Richard J. Bonaccorsi ’85, former fullback, football team captain, Rector Scholar and president of the “D” Association, agrees. “In DePauw’s culture, the bar is set high for studentathletes. Besides being athletes, students are expected to develop their potential in so many other facets of their education at the same time.

“The culture attracts and develops those who will compete at high levels of performance in the classroom and on the playing field. They are expected to play by the rules and to do so with character.

Over time, I’ve come to realize how the DePauw culture reflects the true spirit of collegiate athletics.”

One way to measure DePauw’s success at combining academics and athletics is to look at the significant number of student-athletes who earn academic allconference honors, receive scholarships for post-graduate study, and go on to attend graduate and professional schools, Cotton points out.

“What’s not as easily documented are the kind of comments I receive from faculty members about the quality of student-athletes’ performance in the classroom, research, community service and other areas,” he says.

Another DePauw strength is the growth of women’s athletics. Cotton says that when he joined the coaching staff in 1972, DePauw was well ahead of the curve in providing opportunities for female athletes. “DePauw did a good job of anticipating the growth of women’s sports, and it’s really helped the overall strength of our athletics program,” he says. “Gender equity and sport equity have been very important to me.”

DePauw currently has 11 women’s and 10 men’s intercollegiate sports.

The Tigers will transition from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

(SCAC) into the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) in the 2011-12 academic year. In the NCAC, DePauw will join nine other selective colleges in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania: Allegheny College, Denison University, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College, Wittenberg University and The College of Wooster.

“In the NCAC, DePauw will compete with similar institutions that have name recognition in our traditional recruiting areas,” Cotton says. “We want to be with institutions that share our emphasis on academics, and the connection between the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) and NCAC also is important from an academic standpoint.” Eight of the 10 NCAC institutions are GLCA members.

Cotton is confident the University will be as competitive in the NCAC as it has been in the SCAC, where DePauw won the last five conference all-sports trophies. He also notes that “the University’s commitment to sustainability will be supported through shorter travel to away games. As another benefit, student-athletes will spend much less time off-campus, giving them more time to devote to academics and other projects on campus.”

That is especially important because athletics is interwoven with almost every area at DePauw. Athletics also plays a key role in admission recruiting, retention of students and lifelong connections with alumni.

“Alumni have laid the foundation for the success of athletics at DePauw and the opportunities that current student-athletes have here,” Cotton says. “The continuing interest and support of alumni, particularly former student-athletes, is crucial to DePauw’s ongoing success.”

It works both ways, Bonaccorsi adds: the student-athletes benefit in ways that impact the rest of their lives. “I hear both informal remarks and more formal speeches about the lasting lessons and friendships that came about through DePauw sports.

The stories refer to lifelong lessons in perseverance, discipline, leadership and teamwork – emotionally charged accounts of meaningful relationships, values and life’s accomplishment,” he says. “And the narratives tell of faculty and staff, not only of players and coaches, and a host of other bonds and life lessons formed both on and off the field.”

The following pages feature profiles of current student-athletes and coaches who are part of DePauw’s long athletics tradition – and who demonstrate why that tradition reflects so well on the University.

DePauw started 9-0 last fall and hosted a NCAA postseason game for the first time in school history.

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Giving student-athletes a difficult time

By Larry G. Anderson

Coach Vince J. Lazar promises members of the DePauw men’s and women’s golf teams that they will have a difficult time.

It’s a promise he keeps.

Last fall, Golfstat ranked the DePauw women’s golf schedule as the number one most difficult schedule in NCAA Division III. In fact, the women’s schedule has usually ranked among the top three most difficult for the last 10 years. The men’s team also plays one of the most challenging schedules in the country. For example, Lazar purposely includes a Division I tournament on the schedule each semester for both teams.

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consistency of the strength of the schedule – not only in Division III, but also Division I and II, and opponents in different geographic regions – is something players appreciate,” Lazar says. “I make the promise that they are going to play a competitive schedule, but I also promise they’ll have the time they need for academics. And if their time management skills are strong, their academics will not conflict with day-today practices.”

Junior Taylor A. Beaty, a member of the women’s team, agrees: “The competition is fantastic, and I cannot imagine my experience at DePauw without competing as an athlete. Between our rigorous schedule, the demands of being an Honor Scholar, various campus organizations and being in a Greek house,

my time is a constant balancing act.

“I have found over the last two-anda-half years that my increased ability to manage the various workloads in my life has only made me a stronger, more confident and more well-rounded person,” Beaty adds. “Coach Lazar encourages us to take our game to the next level, a lesson that will benefit us in our lives after competitive golf as well.”

In his 13th season, Lazar has led the men’s and women’s golf programs to 82 regular season titles, 70 regular season individual championships, seven SCAC titles and 19 all-Americans. Golf team members have also consistently excelled in the classroom with 21 of them earning AllAmerican Scholar honors and 61 named to the SCAC Academic Honor Roll.

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teams to the NCAA Division III Championships during the 2004-05 season, making him one of only six coaches in NCAA history to lead both programs to Division III championships in the same season. He is a six-time SCAC Coach of the Year, was named National Golf Coaches Association’s Women’s Division III Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2004, and is a seven-time regional coach of the year.

Coaching both men’s and women’s teams presents some challenges, but Lazar has had great assistant coaches who have helped. “The challenge isn’t so much the day-to-day practices, but more that the tournament schedules overlap significantly. On two weekends each semester, both the men’s and women’s team are traveling to different destinations,” he says. “I have to find time to nurture the trust and communication skills needed during competition when that happens.”

Student-athletes also face extra demands. “Golfers travel at least 11 weekends during the season, and our matches tend to be longer, often lasting

12 hours on two consecutive days. It’s tough for students to get their class work done before a weekend’s competition, and professors still expect class work to be done on Monday,” Lazar says. “As a result, students’ priorities have to be very clearly stated – not only by them, but also by their coaches – regarding sport goals, academic goals and their other passions on campus. Outstanding time management skills are key to that.”

Golf should never interfere with academics, according to Lazar’s coaching philosophy. “On multiple occasions, I’ve had golfers tell me they can not travel because of the level of class workload they have, papers to write, tests they can’t miss or a group class project they can’t miss. I always allow them to skip the tournament, if they need,” he says. “And then there’s the national championships, which are four days in the spring and always conflict with final exams. But that’s a good problem to have.”

DePauw attracts top student-athletes, so they tend to be prepared to handle the demands of both academics and athletics, and excel at both. “In golf, I recruit

good athletes who are very, very strong academically and who will benefit from DePauw,” Lazar says. In fact, 100 percent of his recruiting classes for the golf teams this year (four first-year women and three first-year men) are members of DePauw’s honors and fellows programs.

In addition to coaching, Lazar is a part-time instructor of kinesiology, and that contributes to his emphasis on academics. “What I teach – motor learning, motor control and motor development – absolutely fits in with what I coach. Being able to incorporate what I observe as a coach is a lot of fun,” he says. “Teaching academic classes really gives me some perspective on what my student-athletes are going through.”

Although he has been asked many times about whether he would like to coach in Division I, Lazar has no plans to do so. “The reality is, as a coach in Division III, I’m doing more coaching and teaching with student-athletes than I would do at a Division I university.

Through coaching and teaching at DePauw, I have the opportunity to give them a very high level of competition.”

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Balancing what life throws at you

By Chris L. Wolfe

Meredith G. McGrady ’11 has thrown just about everything you can in track and field competition. She started with the shot put and discus as a high school student in Hillsboro, Ind., and tried out the javelin briefly before moving on to the hammer. Its whirlwind release was a perfect fit.

“I guess I like spinning in circles or something,” McGrady says.

You need good balance to spin without falling down, and McGrady has balance

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in spades. She’s an Honor Scholar and member of Lambda Alpha national anthropology honor society, and serves as Delta Gamma sorority’s director for Anchor Splash. She is sports editor at The DePauw student newspaper, where she has held nearly every post, and is vice president for small newspapers on the Indiana Collegiate Press Association Board of Directors. Add to all of this her role as assistant news director and co-host of Randomosity on DePauw’s WGRE radio

station, and “student-athlete” seems too narrow a term to describe her.

Incredibly, she says her obligations don’t conflict. She spends what little free time she has working her way through a list of the top 250 movies of all time or relaxing with friends.

At times, however, her experience as an athlete creeps into her other interests.

When the University announced that it would be ending its ties with the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), some were anxious about the change. McGrady, having endured 13hour bus trips and 30-degree changes in weather, saw the benefits of competing in a conference with a greater number of nearby colleges.

“As an athlete, I’m all for it,” McGrady says. “I think this will give our teams an opportunity to compete at the best of their ability, and will allow students to travel to other campuses to see their friends.”

The conference change is also an opportunity to end DePauw’s SCAC competition on a high note. It’s something that motivates every athlete on campus, McGrady included. She

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placed third in the conference in the hammer throw as a freshman, but then struggled with personal issues. An illness interrupted her training as a sophomore, and the following summer, her mother passed away after a two-year fight with cervical cancer.

McGrady found out about her mother’s disease just two days into her first semester at DePauw. At a time when most of her friends were simply enjoying college, a cloud hung over all Meredith did.

“It was always in the back of my mind,” she says. “It made me a 40-yearold in a 20-year-old’s body.”

After losing her mother, McGrady says she didn’t feel normal and happy again until last February. This year, she has been able to focus on her own future, which might include studying anthropology in graduate school or beginning a career in broadcast journalism, and she hopes her Winter Term 2011 internship at WFYI in Indianapolis will help her to decide.

McGrady also has some unfinished business to deal with before she graduates.

For the first time in her career, she has set aside the shot and discus to train solely on her hammer technique. Olympic hammer throwers, she says, can go five spins before they release. She hopes to work up to three, or maybe even four spins, if all goes well – just enough of an edge to beat her rivals one last time.

She’ll just need to keep her balance.

In 12 years of SCAC Academic Honor Roll listings since DePauw joined the conference, DePauw has totaled a SCACbest 2,280 Academic Honor Roll awards (There are duplicates for student-athletes who compete in multiple sports). The next closest school is Trinity with 2,241.

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Double major, soccer and cancer research in France

By Larry G. Anderson Kreigh A. Kamman ’12 packs so much into his DePauw experience that he even considers how he can most effectively use those valuable 10-15 minutes he has between classes.

While pursuing a demanding double major in biochemistry and French, Kamman is a midfielder on the men’s soccer team, Science Research Fellow, executive member of the DePauw chapter of Timmy Foundation, and philanthropy and internal social chair for his fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi. In November he was a second team selection for the 2010 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Men’s Soccer Team – one of only four Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference players selected.

He still managed to squeeze in applying for a prestigious, Frenchspeaking internship in cancer research in Paris this spring. He was accepted.

“It’s difficult being a science and language double major because of the time conflicts. I’m a pre-medical student as well, and there are so many requirements,” Kamman says. “The challenge is to fit that all in during the first two-and-a-half years in order to be able to qualify for study abroad. You have to be disciplined.”

He credits athletics with helping him achieve that balance. “My athletic participation has really enriched my DePauw experience, academics and other involvements,” he says. “I find that when I’m in soccer season, I do better in school because I am that much more disciplined. I have to set goals.

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in other things on campus. You’re going to meet challenges on the field just like you meet challenges in classes and life.”

Kamman is meeting another of those challenges – albeit it, a very exciting challenge – this spring in Paris from January through May. Through the Field Study and Internship Program (IFE), a highly selective internship because it requires the student to be fluent in French and conduct science research, Kamman will do his research at Institut Curie (Curie Institute), one of the world’s leading cancer research centers.

“For the first five weeks, I’ll take two classes in French in order to prepare.

In the following 12 weeks, I’ll do the internship in cancer research and attend

a weekly seminar,” he says. “During most of the internship, I’ll be speaking in French. All the classes and research will be in French. There are many scientific terms I’ll have to learn.”

Such cultural immersion is not a new experience for Kamman. During January 2010, he participated in a DePauw Winter Term trip to French Polynesia led by Cheira Belguellaoui, assistant professor of modern languages (French), and Samuel A. Autman, assistant professor of English. “The Winter Term trip included a lot of cultural immersion, and we did many activities in French conversation with local French-speaking people. After I returned to campus, I took a course called Francophone

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That was sort of a defining moment when I knew I wanted to study abroad,” Kamman says.

The Winter Term trip also provided Kamman with a profound cultural experience he could not have learned from books. One day, he rode a bicycle into the countryside and found a small village. “I came upon a group of kids and wound up playing soccer with them,” he says. “The local people spoke a very different dialect of French, so it was a challenge to speak with them. However, I was able to connect with them through soccer, one of my favorite things.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: Four other members of Kreigh Kamman’s family have attended DePauw. They are his mother, Jill Tanner Kamman ’81; sister, Kiersten ’07; brother, Kaes ’09, who also played on the soccer team; and a great uncle.

Kreigh Kamman, in back, with young friends he made in French Polynesia during Winter Term 2010.

Excellence in Athletics and Academics recognized by National College Athlete Honor Society Alpha Chapter of Chi Alpha Sigma founded at DePauw Nick Mourouzis, retired DePauw football coach and professor emeritus of kinesiology, believes that student-athletes should be recognized for their ability to excel in both athletics and academics, and he took the lead in making sure that would happen. In 1996 “Coach Nick” established the National College Athlete Honor Society, the first honor society for college student-athletes.

Mourouzis founded the Alpha Chapter of the Society at DePauw, further emphasizing DePauw’s commitment to its student-athlete tradition. The Greek letters for the organization are Chi Alpha Sigma.

The University now coordinates Chi Alpha Sigma, and S. Page Cotton, The Theodore Katula Director of Athletics and

director of recreational sports, serves as director of the honorary organization. Baseball coach Jake S. Martin is the administrator.

The society’s motto is “Excellence in Athletics and Academics.” Membership recognizes outstanding academic achievement by intercollegiate varsity sport letter winners.

The honorary society also promotes good citizenship, moral character and leadership.

In the 14 years since its founding, Chi Alpha Sigma’s membership has grown to include 215 colleges and universities in 40 states.

Student-athletes who have at least a 3.4 (on a 4.0 scale) grade point average or equivalent and who earn a varsity letter are eligible for membership in the National College Athlete Honor Society. Student-athletes must be juniors or seniors in order to be inducted, and the society is open both to male and female athletes in all varsity intercollegiate sports.

To read more about Chi Alpha Sigma, go to http://ncahs.org.

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A Game of Failure, but Not at DePauw

By Jonathan C. Coffin She calls it a game of failure, a game in which a batting average of just 33 percent brings high-fives and cheering.

“Thirty-three percent in anything else is failure,” says softball coach Bonnie Skrenta.

Failure doesn’t come close to describing the head coach who begins her ninth season at the helm of the Tigers. After all, she has guided DePauw to a 180-39 record over the last five years, with four NCAA post-season appearances and two trips to the College World Series.

It wasn’t always an easy road. “There are a lot of bad days in softball, days when you go 0-for-3 or 1-for-3,” says Skrenta, who is quick to point out that her team won just six games in her first year as head coach. Yet from that first year, Skrenta’s teams have grown into one of DePauw’s most successful programs.

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Skrenta played varsity soccer and varsity basketball as a freshman. Naturally, she expected to play varsity softball. “This was the best team in our high school at that point,” recalls Skrenta, who desperately wanted to play. Instead, she was cut.

It wasn’t until later in the season that she was called up to join the varsity squad, eventually playing for coach David Miller, whom she credits with making her stick with softball and wanting to coach herself. “He was the coach where I never thought I was good enough,” she says. “I never got a compliment. I always wanted to quit. He drove me insane.”

He was also the coach who told her that she wasn’t good enough to play college softball. Skrenta remembers him telling her, “You’re going to get eaten up alive out there.”

Showing her typical persistence and

perseverance, Skrenta proved him wrong and walked on to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s softball team. Although originally a basketball recruit, Skrenta cornered the softball coach as she was beginning practice with her team.

“Coach,” Skrenta said, “When basketball ends, can I play for you?”

“Are you better than her?” said the coach, pointing to their second baseman.

“Yeah.”

“Sure.”

With that exchange Skrenta grabbed a spot in the starting lineup and began a distinguished collegiate softball career.

Four years later, Skrenta graduated cum laude with a degree in mathematics, having played two years of softball at the Division III Coast Guard Academy and two at Division I Providence College, where she was co-captain during her senior season.

In her senior year, she called her father to tell him that she wanted to be a coach. A former basketball player who’d suited up briefly for Stony Brook, Skrenta’s dad thought it was a neat idea.

It was not an easy sell, however, with her mother. “I think she still thinks I’m going to eventually become a lawyer,” Skrenta says.

Skrenta arrived at DePauw with an unconventional style. While most head coaches call the game from the bench – that is, they call which pitch comes next – she does not. She’s in the minority of coaches who have never pitched or caught. Instead, Skrenta played second base and center field.

“I’ve never stood on the mound in the seventh inning, with a runner on two, up only a run,” she says. “But I’ve spent a lot of time reading books, working with pitching coaches and taking classes to be able to help our pitchers.” A sense of pride comes through as she admits this, as if she knows that her players are so strong that they don’t need her from the bench.

“It takes a coach with a lot of self-

Academics and Athletics at DePauw confidence in themselves to turn that level of responsibility over to 18- to-22year-olds,” says Page Cotton, DePauw’s athletic director.

Skrenta says her recruits want the responsibility, and they put in extra time and learn to make their own decisions on the field. “At DePauw you get smart, high-achieving, hard-working students,” she says. “The more the girls have owned the game, the better their success.”

Success, indeed. One might call the 2007 softball season a bit of a breakout year. Members of Skrenta’s first recruiting class were then in their fourth season, having arrived years earlier at a losing program with an untested coach. Yet, after three years of growth, the senior class found themselves with an at-large birth to NCAA postseason play. They were a surprise winner of the regional final and punched their ticket to Salem, Va., for DePauw’s first-ever College World Series.

During the drive back from the regional win, however, Skrenta and her seniors realized that to go to the World Series, they would have to miss graduation.

For at least one of the seniors, missing graduation was not an option. She was

about to be the first member of her family to graduate from college.

The resolution? “We held a graduation ceremony in our hotel,” Skrenta recalls.

“They put on their gowns. We had the

march. It was almost better than the real thing.”

Softball may be a game of failure, but at least at DePauw, it’s not a bad way to prepare for the game of life.

SCAC Coach of the Year Awards Mary Bretscher, women’s swimming and diving (2002-03, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10) Bill Fenlon, men’s basketball (2001-02) John Carter, women’s soccer (1999-2000, 2003-04) Tom Cath, men’s tennis (1998-99-co, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09) Adam Cohen, men’s swimming and diving (1999-2000, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10) Kris Huffman, women’s basketball (1998-99, 200102, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08) Carla Lane, field hockey (2005-06, 2006-07) Vince Lazar, men’s golf (1998-99-co) Vince Lazar, women’s golf (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10) Robby Long, football (2009-10, 2010-11)

Bill Lynch, football (2004-co) Nick Mourouzis, football (2000-01) Scott Riggle, women’s tennis (2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10) Bonnie Skrenta, softball (2006-07-co) Kori Stoffregen, men’s cross country (2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07) Kori Stoffregen, women’s cross country (2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10) Kori Stoffregen, men’s track and field (1999-2000, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06) Kori Stoffregen, women’s track and field (1999-2000, 2000-01, 2004-05) Matt Walker, baseball (2000-01) Winter 2011 I DePauw Magazine 25

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Decathlete doesn’t limit himself to 10 events

By Jonathan C. Coffin

For a decathlete, few concepts are likely to be as important as discipline.

To compete in 10 separate events over the course of two days – let alone train and master them – takes a lot of it.

Perhaps only balance ranks higher in the hierarchy of mental characteristics that Robert W. Steele Jr. ’11 deems necessary to keep him at his best.

“I play a lot of roles,” he says. “[The decathlon] represents me as a person. It’s not spreading yourself thin, but making you stronger in so many areas of yourself.”

The concept seems to apply to the rest of his life as well. Steele is a philosophy major with minors in political science and black studies. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta, a resident assistant to first-year students in Humbert Hall and a three-year member of DePauw’s nationally recognized Ethics Bowl team.

Just for good measure, the law-schoolbound senior is also an Honor Scholar, writing his thesis on the ethics of client confidentiality and how it’s tied to wrongful convictions.

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for my client and how those [competing interests] affect my decisions.”

It is not a surprise, perhaps, that Steele has found a passion for the law. President Kennedy appointed his great-uncle, James Benton Parsons, as the nation’s first African-American federal district court judge with a life tenure. Steele, who has a particular interest in criminal and constitutional law, would eventually like to follow in his great-uncle’s footsteps.

Still ahead, however, is his senior season as co-captain of DePauw’s track and field team. It will be the capstone of a career that began in fourth grade with a school record in the standing broad jump and continued with two trips to the Hershey National Track and Field Championships.

At Illinois’ Wheaton North High School, Steele competed in the 400-meter run, long jump and on the 4x400 relay team. He also made two trips to the state meet, with injuries keeping him out of a four-year sweep.

Now, with three seasons under his belt at DePauw, Steele is poised to make a final run at the decathlon, a 10-event competition that ranges from long jump, to javelin to the 110-meter hurdles and the 1,500-meter run. He has worked hard for the year and season.

“What that immediately comes to mind when you think of Robert, is his intensity,” said Kori Stoffregen, DePauw’s head track and field coach. “He’s very focused and intense when it comes to his sport.”

Robert W. Steele Jr. ’11, second from left, and his teammates at the Ethics Bowl regional competition.

Academics and Athletics at DePauw If Steele has his way, that intensity will be infectious. “People look at examples and your actions,” he says. “If people see you going out of your way to work hard and get those last couple of points at the conference meet, it helps people get inspired, and it builds team unity.”

Yet when the season is over and graduation approaches, Steele will look to the next step, finding himself in one of his other roles: brother, boyfriend, son and, he hopes, law student. “I tend to have my eyes on the horizon,” he says. “Thinking about how you’re going to approach your future, taking advantage of the present and the opportunities that arrive.”

Not a bad attitude to have. Chalk it up to a decathlete’s discipline and balance.

Robert W. Steele Jr. ’11, right, presents his Honor Scholar project at the annual Honor Scholar Poster Presentation.

DePauw’s NCAA appearances Baseball College division 1960, 1961 Division III 1977, 1978, 1979, 2001 Men’s basketball College division 1957, 1968 Division III 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2007 Women’s basketball 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Men’s cross country College division 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1972 Division III 1973, 1974, 2001, 2004 Women’s cross country 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Field hockey 1990, 1999 Football 2009, 2010

Men’s golf College division 1970, 1971, 1974 Division III 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2005

Men’s tennis 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Women’s golf 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Men’s indoor track and field 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004

Men’s soccer 1977, 1980, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2000 Women’s soccer 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 Softball 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Men’s swimming College division 1967 Division III 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Women’s swimming 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010

Women’s tennis 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Women’s indoor track 2006, 2010 Men’s outdoor track College Division 1963 Division III 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005 Women’s Outdoor Track 1988, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010 Volleyball 1991, 1998, 2000 *Swimming and track appearances are counted by the NCAA if the team scores at the Championship. *Golf appearances are team appearances only

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All-American in Academics and Athletics

By Sarah M. Hershberger

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a member of the swim team.

Last summer, ESPN The Magazine named Baker an Academic All-American, recognizing her combination of athletic and academic abilities. She was one of three sophomores to make the list and the only sophomore to be placed on the second team in Division III. Placing in the top eight at nationals last year earned Baker an all-American

(Photo: Larry Ligget)

When Catherine “Catie” M. Baker ’12 came to DePauw, she quickly developed strategies to help balance her rigorous academic and athletic commitments, making her a standout – in the classroom and in the swimming pool.

During Baker’s first semester, she wasn’t sure how much she could juggle.

So, she focused on academics and swimming – being careful to not get in over her head by adding other activities.

“I’ve developed a process of adding something, getting used to it, and if I still have free time, I commit to something else,” Baker says.

“Second semester my first year, I became a tutor in the Computer Science Department. When that was going well, I added Science Research Fellows as a lateral entry student. Then, I became a first-year mentor, added a leadership position in Delta Gamma sorority and co-chair of Women in Computer Science,” says Baker, a computer science and mathematics double major.

Her strategy has clearly worked. In addition to her 4.0 grade point average, she has received a long list of accolades as

title in the 100-yard breaststroke. She also placed in the top 16 in two events – 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard IM – receiving honorable mention allAmerican for both events.

Baker has two individual school records at DePauw in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke, and she holds the 200-yard breaststroke conference record.

She has two relay school records for the medley and 800-yard free relays, which includes the conference record.

Baker did it again during the DePauw Invitational on Dec. 4, 2010. She posted the fourth best time in NCAA Division III while setting school, meet and pool records in the 200 breaststroke. She automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Swimming National Championship scheduled in March 2011.

“It was great to come to DePauw and be a member of the swim team,” Baker says. “The team has been a really good place for me to grow and develop as a person. The coaches and training staff have been supportive beyond swimming.

They’re there if you need academic advice, or any advice, in general.”

Baker could offer her own advice on time management. She’s learned how to take advantage of every part of the day.

Catie M. Baker ’12 and Khadija Stewart, assistant professor of computer science, with Baker’s Science Research Fellows research project poster.

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“It’s the times throughout the day that most people neglect and forget about that I find I’m the most productive – early mornings and in between classes.

“I also find that if I don’t have things to do, I become less productive, and it takes me longer to get them done. When I’m busier, I’m more productive. I feel better, and the homework comes easier.

So, I really do thrive on keeping my schedule busy,” Baker says.

Baker plans to attend graduate school and continue her studies in computer science. She credits the Science Research Fellows (SRF) program for providing exposure to and hands-on experience in a variety of computer science fields.

Last summer, as part of a SRF requirement, Baker worked on a research project with Khadija J. Stewart, assistant professor of computer science.

“We worked with LimeWire, a free

peer-to-peer file sharing client program.

We chose it because it’s an open source, and we could actually see all the code and modify it,” Baker says.

“Many users get viruses and malware, or malicious software, from LimeWire when they download files. We tried to figure out some characteristics of the files that indicated malware was present before it’s actually downloaded. It’s pretty easy to download and scan, but the average user doesn’t often scan it right away, and by that time, it’s too late,” Baker says.

“We were trying to help users identify which files have characteristics that are bad. We found some trends and started on the initial design for our reputation system. We have an outline of how it should work.”

Baker isn’t sure what research she’ll work on next summer for SRF. In the meantime, she was promoted to head tutor in the Computer Science Department and found that she still had free time. So, she added computer science teaching assistant to her long list of responsibilities and continues to manage it all – remarkably well.

Coaching staff at DePauw Baseball Jayson “Jake” C. Martin jmartin@depauw.edu

Football Robert “Robby” B. Long rlong@depauw.edu

Soccer, women John M. Carter jcarter@depauw.edu

Track & Field, men Kori J. Stoffregen kstoffregen@depauw.edu

Basketball, men William “Bill” J. Fenlon bfenlon@depauw.edu

Golf, men Vincent “Vince” J. Lazar vlazar@depauw.edu

Softball Bonnie J. Skrenta bskrenta@depauw.edu

Track & Field, women Kori J. Stoffregen kstoffregen@depauw.edu

Basketball, women Kristin “Kris” R. Huffman khuffman@depauw.edu

Golf, women Vincent “Vince” J. Lazar vlazar@depauw.edu

Swimming & Diving, men Adam Cohen acohen@depauw.edu

Volleyball Deborah “Deb” L. Zellers dzellers@depauw.edu

Cross Country, men Kori J. Stoffregen kstoffregen@depauw.edu

Indoor Track & Field, men Kori J. Stoffregen kstoffregen@depauw.edu

Cross Country, women Kori J. Stoffregen kstoffregen@depauw.edu

Indoor Track & Field, women Kori J. Stoffregen kstoffregen@depauw.edu

Swimming & Diving, women Mary M. Bretscher mbretscher@depauw.edu

Field Hockey Gina A. Preston-Wills ginapreston@depauw.edu

Soccer, men Brad D. Hauter bradhauter@depauw.edu

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Actuarial student crunches numbers in heptathlon

By Sarah M. Hershberger

Courtney N. Lauer ’11 has experienced extraordinary success at DePauw as both a student and an athlete. She credits her professors and coaches for their encouragement and guidance, but they agree – Lauer is driven. Her determination and dedication have sent her straight to the top, on and off the field.

Lauer is a mathematics major and economics and management minor, Rector Scholar, Management Fellow and member of the women’s track team.

As part of the Management Fellows program requirements, Lauer completed a semester-long internship as an actuarial intern at a financial consulting firm. The firm hired her back last summer, and she has accepted its offer of a full-time position as an actuary beginning after graduation this spring.

She’s grateful to the Management Fellows program. “It initially helped me get the internship which ultimately led to a job.”

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which I like, and it comes easily to me.

It’s just the way I think – quantitatively.”

She’s already passed two of 10 exams, becoming more qualified and advancing her in the field. “Professor Wu has been really helpful giving me problems to work on and supporting me throughout

the process,” Lauer says.

The faculty member, in turn, is pleased with Lauer’s progress. “I’m surprised by Courtney’s remarkable ability to learn and grasp the essence of new ideas,” says Zhixin Wu, assistant professor of mathematics. “I am also impressed by her

Academics and Athletics at DePauw motivation in actuarial science and moved by her enthusiasm for learning.”

Lauer’s motivation and aspiration to excel extends beyond the classroom and onto the field. In her first-ever heptathlon last May, she qualified for nationals and demonstrated her drive to push herself to the top.

DePauw high jump coach Peter “Pete” C. Crary is one of Lauer’s heptathlon coaches. “I can’t think of anyone on the team who trains harder than Courtney,” he says. “As a team captain, she stays on top of everyone, making sure they are also training hard and preparing to do their best at every competition.

Lauer competed in the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. She did remarkably well, placing sixth and earning all-American honors.

In the process, she broke DePauw’s javelin record and beat her previous heptathlon record by 155 points.

“It may have been the greatest sporting experience that I’ve ever had in any sport in any year. It was absolutely surreal,” Lauer says. “I went home and asked myself, ‘Did I just do that?’”

“I think everyone involved in coaching her realized that she had the right mix of talents not only to qualify for nationals in the heptathlon but also to take a serious run at becoming allAmerican,” Crary says.

“Courtney is a prototypical competitor,” he adds. “Her mix of natural athletic abilities and drive to win fuels her over and through any obstacle.”

Lauer is currently training for the indoor track season and her first-ever pentathlon, an indoor multi-event that includes the 55-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and 800-meter run.

Crary is excited to work with Lauer again this year. “The coaching staff is looking forward to seeing Courtney compete in the pentathlon and back at Outdoor Nationals in May – competing for another all-American honor,” he says.

Her performance at nationals last spring was especially remarkable given that she was competing under intense pain. She had a torn shoulder, an injury she sustained as a member of DePauw’s

Share your insights about the value of sports Dr. Philip N. Eskew Jr. ’63 is writing a book about the positive lifelong impact of participation in sports. Eskew was a high school and college athlete. He was inducted into DePauw’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994. He invites interested persons to share – in their own words – the lessons, values, ideals or practices they learned from sports. You can send your comments to Eskew at valueofsports@gmail.com.

basketball team just months earlier.

“I had the all-American trophy, and the experience was such a blast. I didn’t want to go home because I didn’t want it to be over, and I knew I was having surgery four days later,” Lauer says.

She learned after the surgery that her basketball days at DePauw were over because she cannot participate in contact sports for another year. “It’s different to be training only for track now and not basketball, too. It’s the first time I’ve been down to one sport since I could walk,” Lauer says.

Balancing her successful academic and athletic lives has become a habit, according to Lauer. “I’ve participated in two or three sports at a time since fifth grade. It is just something that I don’t have to fight with anymore. I know how to do it because I’ve done it for so long.

“I do give up a little bit of a social life, but that doesn’t bother me because I have so much fun doing the athletic part of it.

People say I need a break from school, but practice is my break,” Lauer says.

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RECENT WORDS PETER G. BARONI ’89 and Gino L. DiVito, Illinois Sentencing and Disposition Guide (Lexis-Nexis – 978-1-4224-79056). The Illinois Sentencing and Disposition Guide helps judges, prosecutors and defense counsel navigate through the state’s complex sentencing structure. It offers full coverage of sentencing issues and options, including mitigation and aggravation, consecutive and concurrent sentencing, multiple convictions, DNA testing, restitution, probation and alternative dispositions. Peter Baroni has served as director of the CLEAR Commission and legal counsel to the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee, Illinois Senate President and Illinois Senate Minority Leader. He is an adjunct professor of law at DePaul University College of Law where he has taught advanced Illinois criminal law since 2005. In 2007 Baroni co-founded the Attorneys for Illinois Outreach Project, an effort to recruit law students from Howard University School of Law for Illinois employers.

■ DAVID L. CALLIES ’65, Regulating Paradise: Land Use Controls in Hawai’i, second edition (University of Hawai’i Press – ISBN: 978-0-8248-3475-3).

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Hawai’i, providing the tools to analyze an enormously complex process that often frustrates public and private sectors alike. It serves as an essential reference for students, planners, regulators, lawyers, land use professionals, environmental and cultural organizations, and others involved with land use planning. David L. Callies is Benjamin A. Kudo professor of law at University of Hawai’i where he teaches land use, state and local government, and real property law.

■ TROY CUMMINGS ’95, author and illustrator, The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out (Big Time) (Random House Books for Young Readers – ISBN: 9780375865824). Writer and illustrator Troy Cummings has created a clever spin-off of the Eensy Weensy Spider nursery rhyme in The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out (Big Time) – a humorous story that is sure to appeal to both kids and adults who love fractured fairy tales. The Eeensy Weensy Spider climbed up the water spout, and everyone knows what happens next: by the time the sun comes out to dry up all the rain, the Eensy Weensy Spider has freaked out over her washout, big time! Eensy has lost her climbing courage, but with the help of her ladybug friend, Polly, she begins to take on bigger and bigger climbing challenges until she’s rewarded with the most spectacular view of outer space that any bug has ever seen. Cummings is also illustrator of More Bears, written by Kenn

Nesbitt and published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky in November 2010.

■ ARTHUR B. EVANS, University Professor and professor of English, Laurel H. Turk Professor of Modern Languages and professor of Modern Languages (French); ISTVAN CSICSERYRONAY JR., University Professor and professor of English, et. al., eds., The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (Wesleyan University Press – ISBN: 978-0-81956955-4). This long-awaited collection features 150 years’ worth of the best science fiction found in a single volume.

The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction contains a broad range of stories from the 19th century to today, including classic authors not normally associated with the genre, such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and E.M. Forester, as well as more contemporary writers such as Samuel R. Delany, Octavia Butler and Ted Chiang. Readers will be thoroughly entertained by these stories, which chart the emergence and evolution of science fiction as a modern literary genre. Evans and Csicsery-Ronay are editors of the international journal Science Fiction Studies, which is based at DePauw.

■ MARK A. FILIPPELL ’75, Mergers & Acquisitions Playbook: Lessons from the Middle-Market Trenches (John Wiley

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& Sons – ISBN: 978-0-470-62753-2).

Mergers & Acquisitions provides practical tricks of the trade about how to get maximum value for middle-market business, covering how to prepare for a sale, present the business most positively and control the sale timetable. It is written in clear, straight-talking style and offers solid advice that will prepare you to understand and manage the sale of your business with an investment banker’s know-how. Mark Filippell uses his wealth of real-world experience and true case studies to reveal the nuts and bolts of valuing your company, marketing it, negotiating the deal points and closing the transaction – all with an insider’s perspective. Even if you don’t plan to sell your business yourself, you need to understand all the players – and the plays – involved in this transaction that will be the most important of your career as a business owner.

■ KATHERINE W. FRANKLIN ’04, Hi, How Are You? One Girl’s Experience Serving Seafood, Soda and Her Soul in a Corporate Shrimp Shack (iUniverse – ISBN: 978-1-4502-2785-8). Anyone who has been a server will tell you that waiting tables has its highs and lows, but waiting tables at a New York City Times Square tourist trap has extreme highs and lows.

Hi, How Are You? chronicles one young woman’s point of view as she moves to the Big Apple and secures her dream job

as a waitress. Katie’s wild, humorous, enlightening and sometimes unbelievable experiences in the service industry are brought to light as she makes friends and enemies, meets outrageous, demanding and sometimes inappropriate customers; and even enters into the ultimate taboo relationship with her boss.

■ CLEVELAND HICKMAN JR. ’50, et. al., eds., Integrated Principles of Zoology, 15th edition (McGraw Hill – ISBN: 9780-07-304050-9). Emphasizing the central role of evolution in generating diversity, this best-selling text (it remains the topselling zoology text in North America) describes animal life and the fascinating adaptations that enable animals to inhabit so many ecological niches. Cleveland P. Hickman Jr.’s father, who was chair of the zoology department at DePauw for many years, wrote the first four editions of this volume in 1955. His mother, Frances Hickman ’27, helped in many ways: preparation of photographs and drawings, background research, editing and proofing.

She taught the zoology laboratories for many years in Harrison Hall and, in doing so, developed the laboratory manual that was first published with the second edition of the textbook. Having passed through an enormous evolution over the years with shifting and expanding authorship, leading edge content, vast increase in high-quality color illustrations and numerous teaching and learning aids,

the 15th edition bears no resemblance to the first edition – which the authors were so proud of – that sold for $6.50.

Featuring high-quality illustrations and photographs set within an engaging narrative, Integrated Principles of Zoology, 15th edition, is considered the standard by which other texts are measured. With its comprehensive coverage of biological and zoological principles, mechanisms of evolution, diversity, physiology and ecology, organized into five parts for easy access, this text is suitable for one- or twosemester introductory courses. Hickman is author of the popular laboratory manual, Laboratory Studies in Integrated Principles of Zoology.

■ LESLIE McDONALD ’ 72, Down the Aisle: For the Love of Horses (Whitehall Publishing – ISBN: 978-193512224-1).

Down the Aisle is a captivating collection of stories that will touch the hearts of horse lovers around the world. In true horsewoman fashion, Leslie McDonald draws an analogy between walking down the aisle of her barn to taking readers for a walk down the aisle of her life. From the struggle to maintain a presence in the aisle through financial and physical setbacks as well as love lost and love found, Down the Aisle is the story of a woman whose life has been shaped and strengthened by the aisle she has followed for the love of horses. For horse lovers, Down the Aisle is a treasure of special insights about the Winter 2011 I DePauw Magazine 33

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RECENT WORDS changing face of equestrian sport over five decades, taking readers through riding academies, show hunts, fox hunts and more. McDonald is a U.S. Dressage Federation Gold Medalist.

■ ROGER NELSEN ’64 and Claudi Alsina, Charming Proofs: A Journey Into Elegant Mathemantics (Mathematical Association of America – ISBN: 978-0-88385-3481). Theorems and their proofs lie at the heart of mathematics. In speaking of the purely aesthetic qualities of theorems and proofs, G.H. Hardy wrote that in beautiful proofs “there is a very high degree of unexpectedness, combined with inevitability and economy.” Charming Proofs presents a collection of remarkable proofs in elementary mathematics that are exceptionally elegant, full of ingenuity and succinct. By means of a surprising argument or a powerful visual representation, the proofs in this collection invite readers to enjoy the beauty of mathematics and to develop the ability to create proofs themselves. Proofs from topics such as geometry, number theory, inequalities, plane tilings, origami and polyhedra are considered. Secondary school and university teachers can use this book to introduce their students to mathematical elegance. More than 130 exercises (with solutions) are included.

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ARLINGTON NUETZEL ’69, The Bower Bird and Other Stories (PublishAmerica – ISBN: 978-1-45127806-4). John A. Nuetzel Jr. ’69, writing as Arlington Nuetzel, has published his fifth title, a collection of short stories. His fertile imagination offers drained lakes, haunted cabins, otherworldly beings, friends hunting in the Ozarks, a treasured sleeping child, a doting grandfather and more. Nuetzel is an instructor of writing and lives in the Missouri Ozarks and Arkansas Delta with his editor and fellow novelist, Georgia Henry. He also is author of The Low January Sun; Murder in March Commons; 2027, New Madrid, Missouri; and Telephoto.

■ PAT PERNICANO ’76, Family-focused Trauma Intervention: Using Metaphor and Play with Victims of Abuse and Neglect.

(Jason Aronson Publishers – ISBN: 9780-7657-0772-7). Treatment of abuse and neglect needs to be family-focused in order to reduce troubling symptoms, address family risk and relapse potential, treat cross-generational patterns and remediate attachment deficits. Familyfocused Trauma Intervention translates issues central to abuse and neglect recovery into metaphorical stories and family-based interventions. Each chapter provides a summary of an issue or theme, one or more pertinent stories, and parallel family, group and individual interventions. Familyfocused Trauma Intervention is the missing

link in the current literature on therapy and metaphor because it focuses specifically on parent interaction and trauma and provides a wide variety of practitioners with a muchneeded bridge between theory and practice.

■ PAT PERNICANO ’76, Metaphorical Stories for Child Therapy: Of Magic and Miracles (Jason Aronson Publishers – ISBN: 978-0-7657-0781-9).

Therapeutic metaphor stories have long been used within modalities such as hypnotherapy, play therapy, narrative therapies and expressive therapies.

Metaphorical interventions reduce client defensiveness and produce an “aha” that leads to insight and change as the client’s identification with one or more characters in the stories springboards him or her into treatment activity. Metaphorical Stories for Child Therapy is a book for practitioners, including psychologists, social workers, special education or school therapists, counselors and expressive therapists that uses metaphorical stores and interventions to address issues central to child and adolescent treatment. Each story addresses a particular issue or theme, gives examples of how the story may be used and includes a set of takeit-home questions that can be assigned between sessions. The stories become core metaphors that are referred to throughout treatment, and children find them enjoyable and memorable.

Alumni Programs

DePauw University

Alumni Healthcare and Legal Professionals Program

The Crossroads of Healthcare and Law DePauw alumni healthcare and legal professionals, mark your calendars and plan to join us for this unique program on campus Friday, March 4, through Saturday, March 5, 2011. In addition to attending thought-provoking discussions about timely topics, you will have the opportunity to connect with and mentor current DePauw students. Session topics include: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Opening Dinner: The Crossroads of Law and Medicine Case Studies in Clinical Ethics Medical/Legal Issues at the End of Life Effects of Malpractice Suits on Physicians Student-focused session with alumni participants

For details and registration information, please go to www.depauw.edu/alumni/events/attorneysphysicans2011.asp or call the Office of Alumni Relations toll-free at 877-658-2586.

Interested in helping your alma mater?

Alumni can do so in the following ways: ■ Refer a prospective student or represent DePauw at a college fair in your area (www.depauw.edu/admission/ resources/alumni.asp) ■ Host a current student for a Winter Term internship (e-mail alumnioffice@depauw.edu) ■ Serve as a Regional Council or Club member (www. depauw.edu/alumni/regional/ volunteeropps.asp) ■ Support the DePauw Annual Fund (www.depauw.edu/ development/index.asp) ■ Assist with Career Services (www.depauw.edu/ admin/career/alumni/ helpcareerservices.asp)

Third Annual Celebration of DePauw Athletics Set May 7 The DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame Board of Directors has announced the names of this year’s class of inductees who will be recognized and honored at the Celebration of DePauw Athletics banquet on Saturday, May 7. The 2010-11 inductees are: John Cassady ’60 (baseball) C. Morgan Everson ’66 (basketball) Carla C. Fritz ’95 (soccer, track) Sam A. Juarascio ’76 (football) Jennifer Burns Pulido ’90 (tennis) Scott W. Shafer ’70 (track and field) The Celebration of DePauw Athletics recognizes the athletic accomplishments of both alumni and current studentathletes. The Celebration reception and banquet will be held at the Social Center at The Inn at DePauw. Formerly held in the fall, the new event format in the spring allows for a more comprehensive celebration of athletics at DePauw.

During this special evening, the Amy Hasbrook Award and Phil Eskew Award will be presented to the outstanding

female and male senior athletes, respectively. The awards recognize student-athletes who best exemplify effort and excellence in academics, athletics, leadership, integrity, dedication to the team, campus involvement and community service. The program also will highlight the successes of DePauw’s intercollegiate athletic teams.

A reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Information about purchasing tickets is available by contacting the Office of Alumni Relations at alumnioffice@ depauw.edu or 877-658-2586.

Read more about the DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame and previous inductees at www.depauw.edu/ath/hallfame.

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OLD GOLD WEEKEND

The Washington C. DePauw Society Scholarship Benefactors and Recipients Breakfast.

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Old Gold King and Queen were seniors Elyse E. Petruzzi and David R. Dietz.

Eight alumni were honored at the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards dinner during Old Gold Weekend.

Alumni and their awards included, from left: Lee E. Dirks ’56, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Media; Janet L. Johns ’85, president of the DePauw Alumni Association; Don R. Daseke ’61, Old Gold Goblet; L. Penfield Faber ’52, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Professional Achievement; DePauw President Brian W. Casey; Ruth Ritz Rusie ’40, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Citizenship and Voluntary Service; Kathy Patterson Vrabeck ’85, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Management and Entrepreneurship; Carolyn Hostetter Smith ’59, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Professional Achievement; James A. Rechtin ’93, Young Alumni Award; and Barbara Zaring ’69, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Creative and Performing Arts.

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Plan to join us for ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND June 8-12, 2011 WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS ■ Let the celebration begin: Join us for the island-themed Friday night allalumni dinner and entertainment in Bowman Park.

Scholars are invited to enjoy a special program and lunch emceed by John “Jack” E. Morrill ’57, director of the Rector Scholarship Program.

■ Reconnect and reminisce: Living unit and affinity group lunches will be held around campus on Saturday.

■ Don’t forget future Tigers: A special children’s program will be available on Saturday.

■ Classes of 2006, 1986 and 1961: University-sponsored events will include a pancake breakfast on Saturday for the 5th reunion class; a 25th reunion class reception at the president’s home, The Elms, on Friday evening; and the opening reception for the 50th reunion class will be held on Wednesday, courtesy of President Brian W. Casey.

■ Pick up your pencils and return to the classroom: Attend the many Alumni Colleges featuring current faculty members and fellow alumni throughout the weekend.

■ Rector Scholars will gather: We will celebrate the Rector Scholar Program; all Rector Scholars are invited to return to campus for the weekend.

Following recognition at the Alumni Celebration on Saturday, Rector

■ Listen for the bagpipes: Respond to the sound as they herald the call to our Alumni Celebration in the Green Center for the Performing Arts.

■ Let the celebration continue: After class dinners, return to Bowman Park and listen to Five Easy Pieces.

■ Where it all began: Plan to attend the third annual Met and Married Brunch on Sunday morning.

For complete information, including a detailed schedule of events and registration details, please visit www.depauw.edu/alumni or call toll-free 877-658-2586.

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Class Notes 1935 Robert H. Farber was the first individual inducted into Putnam County (Ind.) Community Foundation’s Corinthian Society, which recognizes donors who make consecutive annual gifts to the Community Foundation of any amount for at least 25 years. Bob and his wife, Vera May Knauer Kierstead Farber ’36, established the Robert H. Farber Endowment for Education at the Community Foundation to provide grants for educational projects that help the county’s students learn and develop.

Bob is vice president emeritus and professor emeritus of education at DePauw, having served the DePauw administration for 42 years.

1940 Harold A. Wittcoff was inducted into Marion (Ind.) High School Hall of Distinction.

Harold retired as vice president of corporate research from General Mills Inc., after a 35year career. Following retirement, he continued a 30-year career in chemical consulting and teaching. He developed a short course in industrial chemistry that he presented to more than 1000 attendees in industry and academia in 28 countries. Harold is author or coauthor of six books concerning industrial chemistry.

He has been granted in excess of 100 patents, and he is listed in Who’s Who in America and

in American Men of Science. Harold’s e-mail address is hwittcoff@nexant.com.

1941 Dr. Evert Bartholomew and his wife, Colette, live at 650 Medford Leas, Medford, NJ 08055. Medford Leas is a continuing care retirement community. Evert and four other DePauw alumni live at Medford Leas. (See photo, below.)

1943 John E. Bartholomew lives at 258 Medford Leas, Medford, NJ 08055. Medford Leas is a continuing care retirement community.

John and four other DePauw alumni live at Medford Leas. (See photo, below.)

Mary “Marty” Martin Wyall received the Congressional Gold Medal for her service to America as a WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) during World War II. Marty traveled to Washington, D.C., on March 10, 2010 to receive the medal.

1945 Frances Beck Reynolds lives at 115 Medford Leas, Medford, NJ 08055. Medford Leas is a continuing care retirement community.

Frances and four other DePauw alumni live at Medford Leas. (See photo, below.)

Class Notes Policy The class notes section of DePauw Magazine allows DePauw alumni to keep their classmates and the University current on their careers, activities and whereabouts.

All information for class notes should be sent to DePauw University, DePauw Magazine, 300 E. Seminary Street, P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135-0037. You may also fax the information to 765-658-4625 or e-mail to dgrooms@depauw.edu.

Photographs will be used as space allows and cannot be returned. If you submit digital photos, the images should be shot at the highest resolution on the digital camera. Images must be saved at the highest resolution or 300 ppi minimum in JPEG format.

In the interest of privacy, we will publish home and e-mail addresses only if an alumnus or alumna specifically requests us to do so.

Class notes printed in DePauw Magazine will also be included in the online version of the magazine.

Please direct class note questions to Larry Ligget, editorial assistant, DePauw University, P.O. Box 37, 300 E. Seminary St., Greencastle, IN 46135-0037. Phone: 765-658-4627; fax 765-658-4625; e-mail larryligget@depauw.edu.

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1946 Margaret (Foley) and Richard H. Showalter ’49 celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary, Aug. 31, 2010. Richard and Margaret met when they were freshmen at DePauw in 1942.

They live in Grand Ledge, Mich. Their e-mail address is r.showalter@comcast.net.

1949 Richard H. and Margaret (Foley ’46) Showalter celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary, Aug. 31, 2010. Richard and Margaret met when they were freshmen at DePauw in 1942. They live in Grand Ledge, Mich. Their e-mail address is r.showalter@comcast.net.

1950 Five DePauw alumni living at a Medford Leas retirement community in New Jersey include Mary Downs Ohm ’51, John E. Bartholomew ’43, Beth Bogie ’60, Dr. Evert Bartholomew ’41 and Frances Beck Reynolds ’45.

Charles H. Heaton lives at Lighthouse Pointe #306, 500 Chapel Harbor Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238.

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Class Notes 1951 Mary Downs Ohm lives at 121 Medford Leas, Medford, NJ 08055. Medford Leas is a continuing care retirement community.

Mary and four other DePauw alumni live at Medford Leas. (See photo, previous page.)

1954 Douglas A. Lee continues his work in musicology since retiring as professor and chairman of musicology at Vanderbilt University in 1998. His major publications include A Musician at Court: An Autobiography of Franz Benda, based on a manuscript he rediscovered in the Deutsche Staatsbibliothek Berlin; and Masterworks of 20th-Century Music, a survey of the modern repertoire most frequently performed by American symphony orchestras at the close of the 20th century. He has written three volumes of critical editions for the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works project. Douglas says attending his 50th and 55th DePauw class reunions were, for him, highlights of the past decade. He and his wife, Beverly, live in Nashville, Tenn. His e-mail address is douglas.lee@vanderbilt.edu.

1955 Robert H. Giles plans to retire as curator of Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism in June 2011. Under his leadership, the foundation established the Nieman Journalism Lab in 2008 to foster collaboration on creating and promoting quality journalism in the Internet age.

Ann Wesner Evans is a member of Senior Gleaners, a program designed to feed the hungry in the San Diego area. Senior Gleaners received the George Washington Honor Medal from Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge in recognition of their compassion and dedication to feeding the hungry.

Delta Delta Delta alumnae and their spouses met in New Bern, N.C. Those attending included Suzanne Blair Lemser ’57, Joan Garwood McCracken ’57, Richard R. McCracken ’55, Margaret Dailey Kuehrmann ’57, Salli Stoodt Rohm ’57, Carol Rossman Creelman ’57, Lawrence S. Lemser ’57, Janet Peters Jenkins ’57 and Richard H. Rohm ’57.

1957 Margaret Dailey Kuehrmann and her husband, Otto, hosted a reunion of 1957 Delta Delta Delta alumnae and their spouses at New Bern, N.C., in May 2010. The group enjoyed visiting the historic town during a celebration of its 300th anniversary. (See photo, above.)

Five Delta Gammas from the class of 1957 gathered in Chicago, then drove to Ely, Minn., for a week’s reunion near the Boundary Waters.

They were hosted in Chicago by Ann (Bland ’57) and Richard E. Knapp ’56 and in Ely by Martha Faitz Gamble. Some participants had not seen each other since graduation. They toasted their combined 450 years. (See photo, below.)

A. Gail Loomis Ward was presented the Loyalty Award by Delta Gamma Fraternity in

recognition of lifetime devotion to the fraternity at the international, regional and local levels.

Gail lives in Overland Park, Kan., with her husband of 53 years, Gerald “Jerry” Ward ’56.

Dr. Robert W. Schrier was the honoree for the International Society of Nephrology during its 50th anniversary. The celebration took place in June 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland. Robert is a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado and is a writer and lecturer.

1958 On Oct. 19 and 20, 2010, members of Delta Tau Delta from the 1958 and 1959 classes and their spouses met in Chicago for a mini reunion. (See photo, top next page.)

1956 William H. Andrews III retired April 30, 2010, from the Bloomington (Ind.) law firm of Andrews, Harrell, Mann, Carmin & Parker after 50 years of practicing law.

At his retirement, he was presented with a Distinguished Hoosier Award on behalf of the governor of Indiana in recognition of significant contributions to his community.

He and his wife, Susan, live in Boise, Idaho.

Five Delta Gammas from the Class of 1957 held a mini reunion in Ely, Minn. Those attending included Suzanne Hiller Rollert ’57, Martha Faitz Gamble ’57, Barbara Wright Nesbit ’57, Mary McClure Kopp ’57, Gail Loomis Ward ’57 and Anne Allaway Gilbert ’57.

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Evelyn Whaley LaFollette, Barbara Hartman ’64, D. Reed Scism ’58 and Paula Sedgwick Scism ’57.

Members of 1958-59 Delta Tau Delta classes met in Chicago. Those attending included John P. Williams ’59, Thomas E. Lilly ’59, R. Bruce Hinely ’59, James S. McElwain ’59, David J. Petterson ’58, James D. Beard ’59, Robert W. Evans ’59, Win C. Smith ’59, Jerry A. Morgan ’59, W. Richards Kindig ’58, and not pictured, Timothy H. Ubben ’58.

1959 On Oc. 19 and20, 2010, members of Delta Tau Delta from the 1958 and 1959 classes and their spouses met in Chicago for a mini reunion. (See photo, above.)

1960 Beth Bogie has moved to 671 Medford Leas, Medford, NJ 08055. Medford Leas is a continuing care retirement community set in 168 acres of arboretum and woodland trails.

Beth met four other DePauw alumni at her new home. (See photo, page 39.)

M. Helen Lockhart Smiley, retired athletic director for Western Illinois University, was inducted into Western Illinois’ Athletic Hall of Fame, Sept. 24, 2010, in recognition of contributions to the university and its athletic department.

Sonja Nay Wise, Jessica L. Blevins ’03, Jean Gileno Lloyd ’94 and Natalie N. Seibert ’03 attended Delta Zeta’s 49th National Convention in Tucson, Ariz., during the summer of 2010. Sonja serves as a trustee for Delta Zeta Foundation. Jean is Delta Zeta’s

national historian. Natalie serves as the college chapter director for Delta Chapter of Delta Zeta. Jessica is president of Columbus Delta Zeta alumnae chapter in Ohio. Natalie and Jean represent Delta Zeta on DePauw’s Greek Life Advisory Council. (See photo, below left.)

1963 1961 Joan Jackson Lucky was honored Sept. 30, 2010, by the Junior League of Monmouth County (N.J.) for her more than 40 years of volunteer efforts. The Junior League named the second floor of the its historic headquarters The Joan Lucky Library.

Pi Phis from the Class of 1961 met on St. Simons Island during the summer of 2010.

They look forward to their 50th reunion in Greencastle, June 2011. Those attending included Peggy Mcquiston Kitterman, JoAnn Mosbaugh Bobb, Phyllis Osborn Wolfe, Ellen Combs Donovan, Lynne Knudsen Bohlman, Alice Stout Sherman, Karen Jenkinson Barnes, Carol Shauman Alaimo and Mary Armer Meyer. (See photo, below.)

1962 Duane Hampton, wife of the late Mark I. Hampton, has written a book titled Mark

Sonja Nay Wise ’60, Jean Gileno Lloyd ’94, Natalie N. Seibert ’03 and Jessica L. Blevins ’03 at the Delta Zeta’s 49th National Convention in Tucson, Ariz.

Hampton: An American Decorator. Duane writes of Mark’s childhood in Indiana and his career as one of America’s leading designers. Earlier she wrote Mark Hampton: The Art of Friendship.

Susanna Matthews Marcos was recipient of an Albion (Mich.) High School Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award.

Susanna is involved with her community and has served as president and chief executive office of Greater Albion Chamber of Commerce.

Pi Phis from the Class of 1961

Robert D. McClure retired as Chapple Family Professor of Citizenship and Democracy at Maxwell School of Syracuse University after 41 years of service.

Evelyn Whaley LaFollette, Barbara Hartman ’64, D. Reed Scism ’58 and Paula Sedgwick Scism ’57 enjoyed an ocean voyage to Scotland, Norway and Ireland during summer 2010. (See photo, above.)

1964 Dr. Lauren R. Brown participated in a bike trip across the United States to raise scholarship funds for children in India. He began the 3,250-mile trip on April 26, 2010, from San Luis Obispo, Calif., and ended his ride Aug. 9, 2010, in Washington, D.C. Vernon “Bud” Hamilton Jr. is chairman of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation Board of Trustees.

Richard G. Lubman was inducted into the American College of Dentists, Oct. 8, 2010.

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Class Notes community. Since retirement from practice in 2002, Dick has been a member of the faculty at University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, in San Francisco. (See photo, previous page.)

Philip R. Sharp is president of Resources for the Future. He is a member of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future.

1965 Bernard W. Bever is author of Adventures in Pandora’s Box, published by PublishAmerica. He says, “I have published a lot of poetry over the years, but this is the first prose fiction.” Bernie’s e-mail address is bernardbever@yahoo.com.

Roger S. Hunt retired as president of Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., and Advocate Eureka Hospital in Eureka, Ill. He led the two central Illinois hospitals for the past nine years.

1966 Philip S. Clark is employed at Combined Arms Research Library at Fort Leavenworth.

He serves as organist at All Nations Seventh Day Adventist Church and as pianist at Christ Unity Church, both in Leavenworth.

William S. Hamrick is a retired professor from Southern Illinois University. Bill continues to use his retirement to participate in professional philosophy conferences in the United States and abroad and as an opportunity to write books. He is coauthor of the forthcoming book, Nature and Logos: A Whiteheadian Key to Merleau-Ponty’s Fundamental Thought.

1967 Stephen C. Norris was inducted into the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame in November 2010. He is Darien (Conn.) High School’s girl’s track and cross country coach.

Dr. Robert C. Palmer is psychiatrist for California Polytechnic State University. He is a distinguished life fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a life fellow of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He enjoys dancing in Pow Wows around the United States and Canada as well as riding his Harley. He and his wife live in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Richard’s e-mail address is robertcpalmermd@gmail.com.

Delta Zetas met in Chicago. Alumni and spouses present included Lucy A. Emison ’72, Sharon Garner Hardern ’70, Marilyn G. Genther ’73, Ruth A. Kovac ’71, Ellen Mikuta Pullin ’71, Joan Corliss Bartel ’72, Patricia Pennell Isaacson ’72, Jo Ellen Tschop Thacker ’72, Pamela S. Peigh ’73, Janet Huelsen Abri ’73, Carol Zwissler Ridings ’73, Carolyn “Lyn” Borges Allen ’72, Jonathan H. Allen, Sharon Daugherty Speckhard ’70, David C. Speckhard ’70, Karen Turek Charen ’71, Walter D. Charen and Barbara Toms Craig ’71.

Robert T. Wall is a member of the board of directors of Complete Genomics.

Bob is founder and president of On Point Developments, a venture management and investment company.

1968 Timothy S. Feemster, a senior vice president and national director of global logistics at the real estate firm of Grubb & Ellis Company, has been named a Rainmaker by DC Velocity, a magazine for distribution center managers. The Rainmaker award honors those “who have made a lasting contribution to the supply chain management profession.”

G. William Higbee is included in the 2011 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. William is a partner with the law firm of McTeague Higbee in Brunswick, Maine. William works in the areas of workers’ compensation and longshore and personal injury litigation.

John T. Van Meter was honored as recipient of the Rollins-Luetkemeyer Endowed Teaching Chair at McDonough School in Owings Mills, Md. John is director of the arts and English departments.

1969 Ben A. Rich is a specialist in the ethical, legal and regulatory dimensions of pain management and end-of-life care. He returned to DePauw on Oct. 12, 2010, to discuss the critical issues in biomedical ethics. Ben is a lawyer, philosopher and bioethics professor at the University of California Davis.

Robert M. Steele was named a Fellow of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the highest honor SPJ awards a journalist in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the profession. Bob is the Phyllis W. Nicholas Director of The Janet Prindle Institute for Journalism Ethics at DePauw.

Vicki Wolf Hanselman is chief executive officer for the Bluffton Regional Medical Center in Bluffton, Ind.

1970 Margaret Diaz Luderer was featured in an art show, “Changing Scenery,” in Laura Coombs Hills Gallery at the Newburyport Art Association in Massachusetts in August 2010.

James R. Newman is a senior underwriter at TD Equipment Finance in Vienna, Va. Sue Starnes Gilroy was honored by

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Class Notes the Indiana chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals with a 2010 Philanthropy Award. Sue is vice president of development and executive director of the St. Vincent Foundation in Indianapolis.

1971 Scott S. Brinkmeyer is listed in the 2011edition of the Best Lawyers in America.

Scott is an attorney with Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC law firm in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Cindy I. Carlson is chair of the department of educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education. She has written or cowritten more than 25 book chapters as well as more than 30 journal articles. She is author of Handbook of Family-School Intervention: A Systems Perspective and Family Assessment: A Guide for Researchers and Practitioners.

Delta Zetas from the classes of 1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 met in Chicago, July 23-25, 2010. (See photo, previous page.)

David M. Perkins was inducted into the Park High School (Racine, Wis.) Hall of Fame during Summer, 2010. David is president of Racine Federated Inc. Rev. George A. Purnell is superintendent of the Southwest District of the United Methodist Church’s Indiana Conference. He is the senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Bloomington, Ind. Marilyn Verduin Paarlberg is coordinator of Room for All, a national faith-based organization supporting the full inclusion of all people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender in the life and ministry of The Reformed Church in America.

Mississippi Valley Council of Boy Scouts of America, Sept. 26, 2010. Judson is a member of DePauw’s Board of Trustees.

A. Jon Kinnaman is author of A Viable Service: A Centennial History of the James E. Nichols Memorial Library, Center Harbor New Hampshire, 1910-2010. The book marks the 100th anniversary of the opening of the library in June 1910. Jon has served as librarian of the Nichols Memorial Library since 2005.

Gerald “Gerry” O. Sweeney Jr., a partner in the Chicago office of Barnes & Thornburg LLP, met with director Jeff Wang of the State of Indiana Taiwan office and office intern Laura M. Noggle ’06 during a series of meetings in Taipei, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Peoples’ Republic of China, in June 2010. The meetings related to Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s representation of the intellectual property rights of Taiwan-based telecommunications, computer and electronics technology companies. (See photo, right.)

1975 David B. Becker is featured in a book, How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America, published in November 2010. David is founder of First Internet Bank.

Lale Cilenti lives in Bullhead City, Ariz.

She teaches chemistry and mathematics at Mohave Community College. Lale’s e-mail address is lcilenti@mohave.edu.

Mark A. Emkes is commissioner of finance and administration for State of Tennessee.

He heads the Department of Finance and Administration and is the state government’s chief operating officer.

1976 1972 Leslie Baird McDonald is author of Down the Aisle and a companion website (www. downtheaislestories.com), where horse lovers can share their special stories and memories. Leslie and her husband, Doug Froh, live at Full Cry Farm in Batavia, Ohio. Her e-mail address is fcfarm@aol.com. (See Recent Words, page 33.)

Virginia A. Gibson is a partner in the firm of Hogan Lovells US LLP in the Philadelphia,

1973 Members of the 1973 class met in Lexington,Va., at the farm of Julie Houk Goodrich for a mini-reunion in August 2010.

(See photo, right.)

1974 Judson C. Green received the 2010 Distinguished Citizen Award from the

Members of the 1973 class met in Lexington, Va., for a mini-reunion. Those attending included Pamela Nielsen Schilt ’73, Cheryl Haines Sinkovic ’73, Julie Houk Goodrich ’73, Gayle Torian Meyer ’73 and Marilyn Shultz Evans ’73.

Gerald “Gerry” O. Sweeney Jr. ’74 Pa., office. She is a member of the litigation, arbitration and employment practice group.

Linda H. Heuring published a short story, Victim of Circumstance, in the #48 issue of Rosebud magazine, a 16-year-old Wisconsinbased literary magazine with international distribution.

Emily Johnson Phillips is self-employed with Pezzulich Glassworks and makes jewelry and decorative arts with glass. She is married to Alan Pezzulich, a retired Naval Research Lab engineer, now a personal trainer and photographer. Emily has one daughter who practices law in Cuzco, Peru. Emily enjoys reading, travel and hiking.

C. James Levin is a partner in the Winston & Strawn LLP law firm. He is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

1977 Charles E. Barbieri was named to the 2010 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers. He is an attorney with Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C., where he practices in environmental, First Amendment and media law matters.

Randolph C. Elble, assistant professor of pharmacology at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, was awarded four federal grants to study the potential of several new therapies for cancer treatment. Randolph has been doing cancer research for 17 years and focuses on the suppression of tumors.

Barbara Kingsolver won the Library of Virginia Literary Award for fiction for her latest book, The Lacuna. She is a contributor to Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril, which also includes contributions by the Dalai Lama and President Barack Obama.

Mark A. Millis is assistant superintendent of Richmond Community Schools in Indiana.

He and his wife, Karin Traylor Millis ’77, have two children.

Steven W. Peterson’s play, The Invasion of

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Class Notes Skokie, was premiered in Chicago, Sept. 11, 2010, by the Chicago Dramatists. Steven is a member of DePauw’s Alumni Association Board of Directors.

1978 Dr. Craig H. Hutchinson won the Lafayette, Ind., city golf title in July, 2010.

Craig is an anesthesiologist in Lafayette.

James L. Powers Jr. is a 2011 inductee into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. He, along with other 2011 inductees, will be honored at the Hall’s 50th Men’s Awards Banquet, March 23, 2011, in Indianapolis. Jim is a partner at Crowe, Chizek & Company.

Larry C. Spears is the Gonzaga University School of Professional Studies Servant Leadership Scholar.

The criterion for the scholar is “a significant thoughtleader and voice Larry C. Spears ’78 internationally for leadership as a whole, and in particular for the essence of servant-leadership.” Larry is president and chief executive officer for The Spears Center for Servant-Leadership, Inc., in Indianapolis. (See photo, below above.)

Mary C. Woolling is a member of the Butler University Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Mary’s book, Brightening the Corners: Rays of Mary C. Woolling ’78 Hope for Our World, the second in her series of books called Here’s to Life!, was featured in the eighth annual Holiday Author Fair at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, Indianapolis, Dec. 4, 2010. (See photo, above.)

1979 Glenn E. Davis is an attorney at Gallop, Johnson & Neuman L.C. He is chair of the law firm’s litigation department. Glenn is a

Members of the 1979 class met in Chicago, summer 2010. The group included Daniel B. Kinsey ’79, Karen Luce Branding ’79, Tracy Gibson Conner ’79, Jeffrey M. Bernacchi ’79, Mary Lynn Scovill Bernacchi ’79, Mary Helmen Kinsey ’79 and Douglas P. Conner ’79. member of DePauw’s Board of Visitors.

Seven members of DePauw’s 1979 class met in downtown Chicago at the Howl at the Moon, a piano bar owned by Brian P. Sweeney ’80. (See photo, above.)

Michael L. Snively is national sales director for Oakbrook Solutions, Inc., a consulting and technology firm serving the wealth management and retirement services industries.

1980 Deborah K. Burand is general counsel at Overseas Private Investment Corporation, a government-controlled corporation based in Washington, D.C. She is on leave from the University of Michigan Law School where she has been teaching as a clinical assistant professor.

Kelly A. Cichy is director of the graduate teacher education program at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich.

1981 Mary Meeker is a partner with the venture capital firm of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. She is based in California’s Silicon Valley and travels to New York and Asia.

Jan Risi was speaker for The Robert C. McDermond Center Lecture Series, Nov. 9,

2010, at DePauw. Jan is president and chief operating officer of Independent Purchasing Cooperative in Miami.

1982 Susan M. Ansel was named Executive of the Year by the MultiFamily Executive magazine in the October 2010 issue. Susan is executive vice president and chief Susan M. Ansel ’82 operating officer of Gables Residential in Dallas. She is a member of DePauw’s Board of Visitors.

Susan Clift Crump and J. David Gislason were married July 31, 2010, in Greencastle, Ind. They live at 323 Morristown Court, Chesterfield, MO 63017. Susan’s e-mail address is susanc@biaco.com. Dave’s e-mail address is gis523@hotmail.com. (See photo, top next page.)

Kenneth W. Coquillette is a partner at Goldman, Sachs and Company in New York.

Ken heads the firm’s financial institutions investment banking business in the Chicago office. He serves as chairman of DePauw’s Board of Visitors. Ken and his wife, Carrie

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Susan Clift Crump ’82 and J. David Gislason ’82 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Rachel M. Crump ’12, James M. Mullin ’83, Douglas S. Clift ’80, Jerry A. Bryce ’82, Gabriele Goerlich Nash-Hammond ’82, Joel C. Hammond ’82, Cynthia Swearingen Waddell ’82, Wesley W. Royce ’82, Carolyn Robertson Meyer ’83, Kenneth D. Randall ’82, John A. Harcourt ’82, Kenneth A. Owen ’82, Michael C. Henn ’80, Bruce W. Luecke ’82, Sharon Fulton Hoover ’83, Robert A. Frauenheim ’82, Christopher W. Bear ’82, Scott A. Hime ’80, Sharon Clift Drbul ’84 and Christopher O. Gentry ’82.

(Melind) Coquillette, live in Winnetka, Ill., with their two children.

Ann P. Corley appears in the film Faster, which opened in December 2010.

Members of the Alpha Tau Omega Class of 1982 took an AARP bus trip to Culver, Ind., to celebrate the year they all turned 50. (See photo, center left.)

Helen L. Poorman, Ana Bacallao Harshaw and Susan M. Ansel hosted a 50th Birthday Bash in Dallas for their friends. (See photo, bottom left.)

Kenneth A. Prine is a founding partner of Redgrave, LLP (www.redgravellp.com), a Minneapolis-based boutique law firm focusing on e-discovery, data privacy and electronic records management consulting. Ken lives in Monticello, Minn. His e-mail address is kprine@redgravellp.com.

Lauren L. Stevens is a life sciences patent attorney for the firm of Foley & Lardner LLP. She works in the intellectual property department in the chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical practice. She is based in the California office in Silicon Valley.

Pharez A. Whitted recently released a new recording titled Transient Journey. Pharez is an assistant professor of music at Chicago State University.

1983

Members of the Alpha Tau Omega class of 1982 celebrated the year they turned 50. Those attending included Michael P. Shea ’82, Thomas M. Schneider ’82, Jeffrey E. Price ’82, Philip M. Acker ’82, Michael J. Woodruff ’82, Timothy S. Shelly ’82 and Michael G. Neill ’82. Also attending but not pictured was Richard H. Elliott ’80.

Denise Anderson Da Silveira is director of sales and marketing for Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) athletics in Fort Myers, Fla. She invites DePauw graduates to stop by and see an FGCU sporting event with her when visiting Southwest Florida. Her e-mail address is denised@fgcu.edu.

Daniel R. and Sydney (Mitchell) Fox have joined RBC Wealth Management in the firm’s Scottsdale, Ariz., office. Dan is a senior vice president and financial consultant. Sydney is a senior financial associate.

1984

Birthday Bash celebration in Dallas. Alumni and friends attending included Carole A. Clause ’82, Marsha Brown Webster ’81, Alison Misiorowski Mickelson ’83, Ana Bacallao Harshaw ’82, Lawrence D. Pitsch ’82, Julia Mullin Piatka ’82, Peggy Western Massello ’82, James A. Hurley ’82, Ellen Lipe Fliss ’84, Helen L. Poorman’82, Janet L. Johns ’85, Todd W. Fliss ’84, Susan Clendening Hansen ’82, Debra Smith Hughes ’83, Susan M. Ansel ’82, Irene Koebke Ansel ’52, and Mark S. Sumida ’82. Also attending but not pictured were Don B. Ansel ’52 and Don R. Daseke ’61.

David M. Findlay is president of Lakeland Financial Corporation and Lake City Bank in Indiana. He is a member of DePauw’s Board of Visitors.

Joseph R. Heerens is general counsel of the Indianapolis Airport Authority.

David E. Jones was elected California’s insurance commissioner.

1985 Nancy J. Allee is deputy director of

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Class Notes Taubman Health Sciences Library at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Jeffrey M. Bay is chair of the math and computer science division at Maryville College in Tennessee. He is an associate professor of statistics. (See photo, left.)

Gary P. Downs Jeffrey M. Bay ’85 is a partner in the international law firm of Nixon Peabody LLP. Gary is based in the San Francisco office. He works in the firm’s regulatory and real estate department.

Angela Greiner McNelis was inducted into the National League for Nursing’s Academy of Nursing Education in October 2010 as a fellow.

The fellows represent nursing schools and programs throughout the United States. Angela is an associate professor at Indiana University, where she conducts research and teaches graduate and undergraduate nursing programs.

Alice H. Ripley was a performer at the annual Broadway in South Africa benefit concert in New York City, Oct. 4, 2010. She began a national tour of the Broadway play Next to Normal in November 2010 in Los Angeles.

Stephen C. and Susan (Umbaugh ’91) Wilson announce the birth of their daughter, Rebecca Lynae Wilson, Aug. 9, 2010. Rebecca joins brothers Shad, 5, and Ryan, 1.

1986 Dr. Alfonso E. Bello served as medical support coordinator for the 2010 United States Coast Guard National Scout Jamboree Task

Force at Fort A.P. Hill Army base in Virginia during summer 2010. He was responsible for the health of the 130-person contingent that was a part of the Armed Forces Joint Task Force. More than 45,000 Scouts attended the 10-day centennial anniversary event. Al is a commander in the United States Public Health Service Reserves detailed to the Coast Guard.

He is a rheumatologist in Glenview, Ill., as well as a clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. (See photo, below left.)

Laura Clymer is a student at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. Laura’s e-mail address is lclymer2624@gmail.com.

Michele Daily Bryant is a partner with the Evansville (Ind.) law firm of Bamberger Foreman Oswald & Hahn. She received the Women in the Law Recognition Award, Oct. 14, 2010, at the Indiana State Bar Association’s annual meeting. The award recognized dedication to helping women advance in the legal community. (See photo, below.)

Susan D. McLendon and J. Jeremiah West (Lees-McCrae College) were married in Banner Elk, N.C. They live in Asheville, N.C. Susan is an OB/GYN physician. Jeremiah is vice president of development for Turchin Properties and Construction. Susan’s e-mail address is susanbestrong@gmail.com.

1987 William “Dan” K. Daniel II was The Robert C. McDermond Center Lecture Series speaker, Nov. 11, 2010. Dan is executive vice president of Danaher Motion in Wood Dale, Ill. David J. McGrath is director of bands at Kell High School in Marietta, Ga. He brought

the Kell Wind Symphony to DePauw for a rehearsal at the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts on the ensemble’s way to Chicago to perform at the MidWest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference, Dec. 14-17, 2010.

1988 Michael P. Bailleux is a director at Bank of Montreal in New York City. He works in the capital markets group selling quantitative executions services. Michael’s e-mail address is mike.bailleux@bmo.com.

Dianna Minnick Boyce is director of communications for the Indianapolis Super Bowl host committee. Indianapolis will host the National Football League’s championship game in February 2012.

1989 Sheri Adams Gladden is a major gifts officer for Methodist Health Foundation in Indianapolis. She is responsible for major gifts to the Foundation and also works on the Sheri Adams Gladden ’89 Campaign for Methodist Hospital. (See photo, above.)

Todd D. Bess is associate executive director for the Indiana Association of School Principals. Todd and his wife, Tonya, and their four children live in the Indianapolis area.

Todd’s e-mail address is tdbess1@gmail.com.

Jonathan “B. J.” K. Eves and his family live in Omaha, Neb. B.J. is a job coach for the Autism Center of Nebraska and is a professor of economics for ITT Technical Institute.

Wallace “J” Nichols was a featured speaker at the 2010 Adventure Travel World Summit.

He is a research associate with the California Academy of Sciences as well as founder and codirector of Ocean Revolution.

1990

Alfonso E. Bello ’86

Michele Daily Bryant ’86

Craig H. Adams works in Burson-Marsteller’s Beijing office. He provides public relations, media relations and digital media advice and services to technology and cleantech clients in China. His e-mail address is craig.adams@bm.com.

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Class Notes James “Jay” N. Endicott IV is major gift officer in the office of advancement and communications for Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. Todd B. Ernst is vice president of investor relations at Raytheon Company.

Peter A. Morse Jr. was reelected to the board of directors of TerraLex, a global legal network of law firms. He is a partner in the law firm of Barnes & Thornburg LLP in Indianapolis.

1991 Jeffrey E. Francis is chief administrative and financial officer for Ministry Health Care in Milwaukee, Wis. His home address is 11092 Sutton Ridge Drive, Mequon, WI 53097. His e-mail address is jeffrey.francis@ ministryhealth.org.

Zachary J. Fritz is senior vice president of sales and marketing for My Health Direct.

E. Courtney Hughes Comer and her husband, Guy, announce the birth of their daughter, Clarissa Hughes Comer, July 15, 2010. Clarissa joins brothers Campbell, 4, and Spencer, 3, at their home in Chicago.

Courtney is a member of DePauw’s Alumni Board of Directors. Her e-mail address is chcomer@gcionline.com.

Michael Sullivan teaches Spanish at the Field School in the Weston (Mass.) public schools.

Susan (Umbaugh) and Stephen C. Wilson ’85 announce the birth of their daughter, Rebecca Lynae Wilson, Aug. 9, 2010. Rebecca joins brothers Shad, 5, and Ryan, 1.

Eric R. Mies ’94 and Katie E. Czelatdko wedding party. DePauw alumni attending included Kristen Barney Adams ’94, Alicia Cannon Alfano ’95, Anthony D. Alfano ’95, Scott E. Davis ’93, Kenneth M. Alt ’93, Carrie Seaman Alt ’93, Stephen P. Turan ’94, Erika Taylor Turan ’96, Sarah King Williams ’94, Todd E. Williams ’95, Barbara Rowley Steele ’94, R. Lee Steele ’94, Justin C. Dye ’94, Craig E. Lower ’92, Stephanie Schmidt Allen ’93, David P. Allen ’93 and Brian W. Rymer ’97. the 2010-11 academic year as an American Council on Education Fellow at the University of North Carolina. Clarenda is an associate professor of sociology and assistant provost at Morehead State University, where she serves as the chair of the department of sociology, social work and criminology.

Gregory S. Portell is vice president and partner of the global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, Inc. Greg is part of the consumer product and retail practice with global leadership responsibility for the firm’s media and entertainment activity. He and his wife, Terese, live in St. Louis with their daughter, Jenna, 5.

1992 Christopher S. Gorz and his wife, Molly King, announce the birth of their son, Hayden Donovan Gorz, Aug. 14, 2010. Hayden joins brother Aaron Preston, 4. Chris’ e-mail address is chris.gorz@mane.com.

Gregory E. Jacobs is managing director for fixed income absolute return strategies for TCP Global Investment Management LLC. Michelle Merkel Yoakam was named to Columbus (Ohio) Business First Forty Under 40 Class of 2010. Michelle is president of Merkel Financial Services Inc. (See photo, right.)

Clarenda M. Michelle Merkel Phillips is spending Yoakam ’92

1993 Stephanie J. Pedretti, a flutist, is a founding member of the Lunae Duo and performs frequently in the Chicago area. She is a flute instructor at DePaul University Community Music Division, Music Academy of Rockford College and the Music Institute of Chicago.

1994 Kevin R. and Deborah (Dalenberg ’98) Eskew announce the birth of their daughter, Peyton Jane Eskew, Aug. 11, 2010. Peyton joins sister Kamryn, 5, and brother Jack Henry, 2, at their home in Western Springs, Ill. Their e-mail address is teameskew@comcast.net.

Jean Gileno Lloyd, Jessica L. Blevins ’03, Sonja Nay Wise ’60 and Natalie N. Seibert ’03 attended Delta Zeta’s 49th National Convention in Tucson, Ariz., during the

summer of 2010. Sonja serves as a trustee for Delta Zeta Foundation. Jean is Delta Zeta’s national historian. Natalie serves as college chapter director for Delta Chapter of Delta Zeta. Jessica is president of Columbus Delta Zeta alumnae chapter in Ohio. Natalie and Jean represent Delta Zeta on DePauw’s Greek Life Advisory Council. (See photo, page 41.)

Jean Gileno Lloyd and her husband, Christopher, announce the birth of their son, Joel James Lloyd, Oct. 1, 2010. They live in Indianapolis. Jean is director of communications for Delta Upsilon Fraternity.

Her e-mail address is jean.g.lloyd@gmail.com.

Sarah C. Gormley is senior vice president of communications and marketing for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. David J. Hersh is a member of the board of directors of ShopIgniter, a provider of innovative social eCommerce solutions.

Dave is founding chief executive officer and chairman of Jive Software.

Eric R. Mies and Katie E. Czelatdko (University of Wisconsin) were married June 19, 2010, in Okauchee, Wis. They live at 3252 N. Kenmore Ave., Chicago, IL 60657. Eric’s e-mail address is ermies@gmail.com. (See photo, above.)

Marcus C. Robinson is principal of Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School, a charter school in Indianapolis. The school won the National Blue Ribbon Award, the highest award given by the United States Department of Education. Marcus traveled to Washington, D.C. in November 2010 to receive the award.

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Class Notes Alliance of Black School Educators on building resiliency in African males in middle and high school.

Hugh M. Seyfarth and his wife, Stacey, announce the birth of their daughter, Madison Kathryn Seyfarth, June 7, 2010. Hugh is head soccer coach at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fla. Hugh’s e-mail address is hseyfarth@flsouthern.edu.

Eric M. Stisser was The Robert C. McDermond Center Lecture Series speaker, Nov. 4, 2010, at DePauw. He is senior vice president of business development for the St. Louis Blues Hockey Club.

1995 Ross C. and Anne (Hain ’96) Clayton announce the birth of their son, Oliver John Clayton, Aug. 2, 2010. Ollie joins brothers Sam, 8; Mac, 6; and Bennett, 3. Ross and Anne are both small animal veterinarians practicing in Carmel and Zionsville, Ind., respectively. They would enjoy hearing from their DePauw classmates. Ross’ e-mail address is rossclayton@hotmail.com. Anne’s e-mail address is anneclayton@hotmail.com.

Catherine A. Neville has launched a new magazine, Feast, which will be available in the St. Louis area. Feast is a full-color, large-format magazine that includes lifestyle features and ideas.

Gregory L. Schwipps was recipient of the 2010 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award. Greg is the author of What This River Keeps. He is a professor of creative writing and an associate professor of English at DePauw.

Anita Smith Murray and her husband, Andrew, announce the birth of their twin daughters, Rachel Faith Murray and Naomi Hope Murray, March 21, 2010. Rachel and Naomi join brothers Jonah Benjamin, 8, and Luke Elliot, 6, and sister Elizabeth Joy, 3, at their home in Pittsburgh, Pa. Anita’s e-mail address is anitamurray@verizon.net.

More Bears and The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out! (Big Time!). (See Recent Words, page 32.)

Dr. Seth W. Glickman is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Physician Faculty Scholar. He was named a 2010 Anniversary Fellow by the Institute of Medicine.

Anne (Hain) and Ross C. Clayton ’95 announce the birth of their son, Oliver John Clayton, Aug. 2, 2010. Ollie joins brothers Sam, 8; Mac, 6; and Bennett, 3. Anne and Ross are small animal veterinarians practicing in Zionsville and Carmel, Ind., respectively. They would enjoy hearing from their classmates.

Anne’s e-mail address is anneclayton@hotmail. com. Ross’ e-mail address is rossclayton@ hotmail.com.

Ivan Hernandez, director of admissions at Ivy Tech Community College-Lafayette, received the Leticia Campodonico Human Relations Award from the Indiana Association for College Admissions Counseling, Oct. 18, 2010. The award is presented to an individual who has encouraged and supported traditionally under-represented students in the transition from high school to college. He was nominated by Jason S. Urban, principal of Fishers (Ind.) High School.

Kerrie Lingafelter Esmeier and her husband, Kent, announce the adoption of Josiah James, born March 1, 2010. Josiah joins brother Zachary, 7, at their home in Holland, Mich.

Aaron J. and Jennifer (Simmons ’97) Lucchetti announce the birth of their son, Andrew John Lucchetti, Feb. 22, 2010. They

live in Tarrytown, N.Y. Aaron’s e-mail address is ajlucchetti@gmail.com. Jennifer’s e-mail address is jennyjosim@aol.com.

Christine Stiehl High and her husband, Daniel, announce the birth of their daughter, Riley Quinn High, Jan. 5, 2010. They live at 1557 Jamaica Court, Marco Island, FL 34145. Christine’s e-mail address is christy9296@aol.com.

Eve M. Wright is vice president and associate general counsel for the National Basketball Associations Miami Heat.

1997 Stuart R. and Hilary (Guenther ’99) Buttrick announce the birth of their son, Robert Foster Buttrick, June 30, 2010. Robert joins sister Laurel at their home at 689 Mayfair Lane, Carmel, IN 46032. Stuart is a partner at Baker & Daniels LLP. Hilary is an associate at Ice Miller LLP. Matthew D. Dellinger is author of Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway. The book is described as “an enlightening journey through the heart of America.” Matt has written for New Yorker, Atlantic, Oxford American, Smithsonian and The New York Times. He was the Kelly Writers Series speaker, Nov. 3, 2010, at DePauw. Matt’s book is one of five nominees in the economics category of the Reader’s Choice Small Business Book Awards.

Andrea R. Gregovich and her husband, Hans Clark, announce the birth of their daughter, Saoirse Helen Clark, June 2, 2010.

1996 Jeffrey G. and Shelly (Mazeau) Bogda announce the birth of their daughter, Augusta Rose Bogda, July 13, 2010. Augusta joins sister Adelaide. Jeff owns and operates Natavision (www.natavision.com), which produces software for competitive swimmers. Jeff’s e-mail address is jeff.bogda@natavision.com. Shelly’s e-mail address is shelly_bogda@comcast.net.

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Brian P. Amicon ’98 and Michelle Graham wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Jonathan M. Gibbs ’00, Eric N. Starr ’00, Jonathan T. Coan ’98, Grant D. Covell ’98, Bradley W. Dennis ’98, Jonathan R. Secrest ’99, Matthew J. Roberts ’97, Anand V. Mantravadi ’98, Joshua W. Burch ’99, Aron M. Hoenninger ’97, Andrew J. Bennett ’97, Michael J. Schneider Jr. ’98, Jeremy W. Zoladz ’98, Ryan J. Todd ’98, Seth R. Maybury ’98, Eric J. Alvine ’98, Michael S. Leeper ’98, Jason N. Pasalich ’96 and Craig S. Remsen ’97.

Class Notes Saoirse joins brother Spike, 4, at their home in Anchorage, Alaska.

Zachary R. Pancoast is a partner with Hefner, Eberspacher & Tapella, LLC, in the St. Louis metropolitan area. He is practicing as a plaintiff’s personal injury and medical malpractice trial attorney in both Missouri and Illinois. Zach’s e-mail address is pancoast@het-attorneys.com.

Jennifer (Simmons) and Aaron J. Lucchetti ’96 announce the birth of their son, Andrew John Lucchetti, Feb. 22, 2010.

They live in Tarrytown, N.Y. Jennifer’s e-mail address is jennyjosim@aol.com. Aaron’s e-mail address is ajlucchetti@gmail.com.

1998 Brian P. Amicon ’98 and Michelle Graham were married Nov. 14, 2009, in Denver.

Brian is a region director with Treasury Wine Estates. Brian and Michelle live in Denver.

Brian’s e-mail address is bamicon@yahoo.com.

(See photo, previous page.)

Toby Amir Fox is director of corporate and foundation relations for Arizona Science Center.

She is a contributing writer for So Scottsdale, a fashion and lifestyle magazine for women in Scottsdale Ariz., as well as for Charity Channel, an online forum that provides professional development resources for nonprofit leaders.

Toby lives in Phoenix with her husband, Dan, and their three children. Toby would enjoy hearing from classmates. Her e-mail address is tobyfox@cox.net.

Deborah (Dalenberg) and Kevin R. Eskew ’94 announce the birth of their daughter, Peyton Jane Eskew, Aug. 11, 2010. Peyton joins sister Kamryn, 5, and brother Jack Henry, 2, at their home in Western Springs, Ill. Their e-mail address is teameskew@comcast.net.

Stephen A. and Katharine (Heldt ’99) Falace announce the birth of their son, Stuart Brance Falace, March 3, 2010. Steve and Trina live in Napa, Calif. Steve is director of finance for Vine Connections. Trina is an attorney.

Steve’s e-mail address is stephenfalace@ hotmail.com. Trina’s e-mail address is katharinefalace@hotmail.com.

Jonathan V. Fortt has joined CNBC as its San Jose, Calif.-based technology correspondent.

Jeffrey L. and Megan (Hamilton) Hartzell announce the birth of their daughter, Katherine Grace Hartzell, March 7, 2010. Katherine joins

brothers Joey, 7, and Ben, 4, at their home in Fort Wayne, Ind. Jeff is an orthopaedic surgeon with Fort Wayne Orthopaedics.

Megan is an anesthesiologist with Associated Anesthesiologists of Fort Wayne.

Danh T. Pham is band director at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. Danh conducts marching and concert bands as well as teaches private lessons and academic classes.

Jason M. Phelps is a member of River Hills Community Health Center staff in Centerville, Iowa. Jason is a general practice dentist.

Molly Wilkinson Chavers was guest lecturer for The Robert C. McDermond Center Lecture Series, Sept. 14, 2010, at DePauw. Molly is executive director of Indy Hub in Indianapolis.

1999 Paul M. and Meghann (Yoke ’00) Avilez announce the birth of their son, John Thomas Avilez, May 7, 2010. John Thomas joins brother Stephen, 10, and sisters Isabel, 7, and Jocelyn, 4. The family lives at 812 Thornwood Lane, Avon, IN 46123. Paul is a technologist at Liberty Mutual. His e-mail address is paul_ avilez@hotmail.com.

Jason J. Chan and his wife, Margaret L. Stahr ’00, announce the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Lucetta Chan, Sept. 1, 2010. Jason’s e-mail address is jczero6@hotmail.com.

Craig A. Erickson is chief of the Christine Sarkine Autism Treatment Center at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.

Anne Ewald Dill was named one of 40 Under 40 for Central Illinois by Central Illinois Business. Anne is a news anchor for WCIA 3 News. She is actively involved in community organizations and events.

Hilary (Guenther) and Stuart R. Buttrick ’97 announce the birth of their son, Robert Foster Buttrick, June 30, 2010. Robert joins sister Laurel at their home at 689 Mayfair Lane, Carmel, IN 46032. Stuart is a partner at Baker & Daniels LLP. Hilary is an associate at Ice Miller LLP. Katharine (Heldt) and Stephen A. Falace ’98 announce the birth of their son, Stuart Brance Falace, March 3, 2010. Steve and Trina live in Napa, Calif. Steve is the director of finance for Vine Connections.

Trina is an attorney. Trina’s e-mail address is katharinefalace@hotmail.com. Steve’s e-mail

address is stephenfalace@hotmail.com.

Scott H. Liapis and his partner, Darren Gero, live in San Francisco. Scott’s e-mail address is sliapis@hotmail.com.

Kristi McMeekan Mohammed is marketing/relations coordinator at Cancer Care Partners. She develops and manages marketing efforts, event planning and communication strategies.

2000 Jennifer Burger Herrmann and her husband, Jeremy, announce the birth of their son, Dylan Michael Herrmann, April 22, 2010. Dylan joins brother Carter, 2. Jennifer is a partner at Kightlinger & Gray, LLP, in Indianapolis.

Jeremy is a general surgery resident at Indiana University School of Medicine. Their e-mail address is jeremyjenn@hotmail.com.

Carrie L. Collins is founder of Stretch Chi, a form of stretching and strength training.

Carrie teaches the Ki-Hara Resistance Flexibility Training Workshop at Degerberg Academy of Martial Arts in Chicago.

Caroline Kennedy Stevenson and her husband, Ben, announce the birth of their daughter, Chloe Olivia Stevenson, Aug. 20, 2010. Chloe joins brother Jack, 1. Caroline’s e-mail address is carolineakennedy@aol.com.

Kristen A. Magnes is business development director for Willow Marketing in Indianapolis. (See photo, left.)

Erica Scott Lawrence earned a Doctor of Kristen A. Magnes ’00 Education degree from Spalding University in Louisville, Ky. Erica and her husband, Brandon, have two children, Georgia and Edward-James. Erica is a school counselor in Jeffersonville, Ind. Erica’s e-mail address is e.scottlawrence@yahoo.com.

Margaret L. Stahr and her husband, Jason J. Chan ’99, announce the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Lucetta Chan, Sept. 1, 2010. Margy’s e-mail address is stahr_chan@yahoo.com Alicia “Nikki” Warner Davis is one of Evansville’s (Ind.) 20 Under 40 community leaders, according to the Evansville Courier

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Class Notes & Press. Nikki works for a marketing research firm and owns Davis Digital Photography.

David C. and Ann (Triplett ’02) Warner announce the birth of their son, Cameron Carroll Warner, May 3, 2010. They live in Cincinnati. David is a manager with Procter and Gamble. Annie is an attorney with the Garretson Firm Resolution Group.

Meghann (Yoke) and Paul M. Avilez ’99 announce the birth of their son, John Thomas Avilez, May 7, 2010. John Thomas joins brother Stephen, 10, and sisters Isabel, 7, and Jocelyn, 4. The family lives at 812 Thornwood Lane, Avon, IN 46123.

2001 Josh A. Buis is head varsity football coach for Greencastle (Ind.) High School.

Allison Burdge Hardin and her husband, Lance, announce the birth of their son, Liam Michael Hardin, May 28, 2010. Allison is a senior marketing manager at IRWIN Tools, a division of Newell Rubbermaid. Lance is a physician’s assistant at Gaston Hematology and Oncology. They live in Charlotte, N.C. Allison’s e-mail address is allisonleigh01@gmail.com.

Megan Horine Leivant and her husband, Mike, announce the birth of their daughter, Abigail Elizabeth Leivant, June 1, 2010.

Megan’s e-mail address is mleivant@gmail.com.

Jonathan W. Kling and Angelina Sinclair (University of Dayton) were married, May

Jonathan W. Kling ’01 and Angelina Sinclair

22, 2010, in Cincinnati. The couple lives in Cincinnati. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Alison E. Kling ’05 (sister of the groom), David K. Allan ’02, Brendan P. Rodman ’01, Jonathan R. Laing ’01 and Ryan C. McGuffey ’01. Jonathan’s e-mail address is jonathan_kling@hotmail.com. (See photo, below left.)

Kristi Merrill Gibbs and her husband, Kevin, announce the birth of their daughter, Merrill Sophia Gibbs, Feb. 16, 2010. Kristi’s e-mail address is kristimgibbs@gmail.com.

William C. Mull and his wife, Elizabeth, announce the birth of their daughter, Elyse Mary Mull, July 25, 2010. Elyse joins brother Nathan.

Andrea L. Pietrocarlo and Alfredo “Freddy” Marrero ’02 were married July 19, 2008, in Chenequa, Wis. They live in Chicago.

Andrea works in fundraising for Girl Scouts of the USA. Freddy works in sales for Medtronic.

(See photo, below.)

Brendan P. Rodman and Yvonne M. Moeller were married July 17, 2010, in Breckenridge, Colo. They live at 59 S. Grant

St., Denver, CO 80209. Brendan’s e-mail address is brendanrodman@hotmail.com. (See photo, top next page.)

2002 Brandon M. Chapman is editor of Culture in Anthropology: A Reader. Brandon is an instructor of general education at the University of Idaho and is pursuing a doctoral degree in anthropology at Washington State University.

Alfredo “Freddy” Marrero and Andrea L. Pietrocarlo ’01 were married July 19, 2008, in Chenequa, Wis. They live in Chicago. Freddy works in sales for Medtronic. Andrea works in fundraising for Girl Scouts of the USA. (See photo, below.)

Kristin Mehl Heasley and her husband, Chris, announce the birth of their daughter, Addison Elizabeth Heasley, July 21, 2010. Kristin is associate director of conference services at the University of Pennsylvania. Chris is associate director of residence life at St. Joseph’s University.

They live in Philadelphia. Their address is P.O.

Andrea L. Pietrocarlo ’01 and Alfredo “Freddy” Marrero ’02 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding include Lindsay Mayfield Bennett ’01 (bridesmaid), Elizabeth Cady Arnold ’01 (bridesmaid), Leslie Oesterle Boeckel ’01, Jennifer Geary Riefe ’01 (bridesmaid), Lauren Winer Cann ’01 (bridesmaid), Jennifer M. Unger ’01 (bridesmaid), Jana Kraly Walker ’01, Erica Christophersen Jones ’01, Roger W. Geary ’72, Kim Kendler Geary ’74, Michael J. Scott ’01 (best man), Michael W. Howland ’02, Michael C. Field ’02 (groomsman), Anne Plymate Field ’03, Macy Nyhart Hansen ’04, Sarah Brinlee Fink ’04, Jillian M. Irvin ’09, Elizabeth Ephraim Davis ’02, Matthew J. Walker ’99, Jess D. Riefe ’01, Mark R. Boeckel ’01, Daniel C. Mack ’02 (groomsman), Andrew D. Dittoe ’02, Garrett J. Smith ’02, Zachary A. Szilagyi ’01 (groomsman), John D. Christophersen ’03, Troy A. DeBord ’02 (groomsman), D. Joseph Fink Jr. ’01, Aaron C. Hansen ’01, Bradley T. Camden ’01, Adam B. Galloway ’01 and Beau T. Davis ’03 (groomsman).

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Class Notes

Brendan P. Rodman ’01 and Yvonne M. Moeller wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Ryan C. McGuffey ’01 (groomsman), Jonathan R. Laing ’01 (groomsman), Timothy H. Spruce ’01 (usher), Albert R. Miller Jr. ’99 (usher), Jonathan W. Kling ’01, Christian R. Ollier ’01, Sunniva H. Rodgers ’01, P. Joy Bjorseth ’01, Anne M. DiCola ’01, Shaun M. Tuttle ’01, Brendan M. Landry ’01, Cory P. Williams ’01 and Chad T. O’Hair ’00.

Box 86, Merion Station, PA 19066. Kristin’s e-mail address is kristin.heasley@gmail.com.

Sara Owsley Sood is assistant professor of computer science at Pomona College. She is co-leading a team of researchers from Pomona and Yahoo! “studying Web comment threads and experimenting with software that can determine when such threads cross that line between constructive and destructive.” The team developed software, titled sentiment engine, to analyze the words used across comment threads.

Kimberly E. Sall is a graphic designer in New York City. Her card design was selected for the holiday card collection at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Her work can be viewed at http://jpdblog.com/2010/09/jpdskim-sall-is-a-moma-designer/. Kim’s e-mail address is kimsall@gmail.com.

Christopher J. Terhune and his wife, Mary Cox, announce the birth of their son, Samuel James Patrick Terhune, July 7, 2010. Samuel joins sister Isabella, 6, and brother Gabriel, 4, at 23402 Arora Hills Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871. Their e-mail address is terhune@gmail.com.

Ann (Triplett) and David C. Warner ’00 announce the birth of their son, Cameron Carroll Warner, May 3, 2010. They live in Cincinnati. Annie is an attorney with the Garretson Firm Resolution Group. David is a manager with Procter Gamble.

2003

Adam W. Czerwinski ’03 and Jill Frisby wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Julie Culbertson Kresta ’03, Meghann Huels Dials ’03, Kristi M. Spears ’03, Colin P. O’Flaherty ’04, Adam M. Peters ’03, Peter M. Bernstein ’03, John P. Etzel ’03, Jane C. Becker ’03, Edward H. Inlow ’01, Marisa Myers Bernstein ’03, Craig P. S. Snyder ’04, Andrew D. Falkenstein ’03 (groomsman), Joshua T. Dials ’03, Laura Farrell Lambert ’02, Steven J. Sumner ’03 and Joshua C. Lambert ’03.

Michael S. Bergerson Jr. ’04 and Malakia Cox wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Jason R. Schwerdt ’05, David M. Fox ’05, Adam R. Shields ’04, Patrick J. Bergerson ’08, Joel E. DeCapua ’04 and Ian E. Biss ’04.

Jessica L. Blevins, Sonja Nay Wise ’60, Jean Gileno Lloyd ’94 and Natalie N. Seibert attended Delta Zeta’s 49th National Convention in Tucson during the summer of 2010. Sonja serves as a trustee for Delta Zeta Foundation. Jean is Delta Zeta’s national historian. Natalie serves as the college chapter director for Delta Chapter of Delta Zeta.

Jessica is president of Columbus Delta Zeta alumnae chapter in Ohio. Natalie and Jean represent Delta Zeta on DePauw’s Greek Life Advisory Council. (See photo page 41.)

Adam W. Czerwinski and Jill Frisby were married July 10, 2010, in Chicago. Adam’s e-mail address is adam.czerwinski@gmail. com. (See photo, left) Micah E. Ling is author of the poetry collection Three Islands. She was a finalist for the 2010 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award. Micah is a part-time assistant professor of English at DePauw and at Franklin College.

Charles Northrop and his wife, Melissa, announce the birth of triplets, Zoey Eleanor, Liam Satterlee and Myles Alan Northrop, Oct. Winter 2011 I DePauw Magazine 51

Class Notes married, Sept. 5, 2010, in Hood River, Ore. Ann’s e-mail address is ann_farber@yahoo. com. (See photo, left.)

Dayna M. Ingram spent September 2010 working at Kijaba Hospital in Kenya. Dayna is a resident at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Patrick J. and Jaclyn (Blackwell ’05) McGrew announce the birth of their son, Patrick Daniel McGrew, Aug. 2, 2010.

2005

Ann W. Farber ’04 and Matt Werbach wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Neal Duffy, Sean A. Carr ’04, David A. Pawlowski ’05, Lauren R. Baird ’04, Robert O. Farber ’03, Gregory H. Donaldson ’04, Rebecca R. Cetta ’03, Jennifer G. Stone ’04, Allison C. John ’04, Gageby “Hillie” Gaither ’03, Kristen N. Keegan ’04 and Jeffrey D. McWhorter ’04.

Jaclyn (Blackwell) and Patrick J. McGrew ’04 announce the birth of their son, Patrick Daniel McGrew, Aug. 2, 2010. Jaci’s e-mail address is jaclyn_mcgrew@hotmail.com.

Michelle Coduti Howisen earned a master’s degree in vocal pedagogy from Westminster Choir College in August 2010. She is choir director at Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights, Ill. Qiming Deng and DePauw professor of biology Wade N. Hazel co-authored a paper that was published in Marine Biology. Qiming is a doctoral student in biological chemistry at the University of California in Los Angeles.

James D. Larson is a teacher at Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School in Indianapolis.

25, 2010. They live in Fort Wayne, Ind. Charles’ e-mail address is charlesnorthrop@yahoo.com.

Juan M. and Natasha (Basey) Pedroza announce the birth of their son, Miguel Ravi Pedroza, Sept. 8, 2010. Natasha is employed in alumni relations at Georgetown University. Juan is a researcher for the Urban Institute. They live in Washington, D.C., and would enjoy hearing from DePauw classmates. Juan’s e-mail address is pedroza.juan@gmail.com. Natasha’s e-mail address is pedroza.natasha@gmail.com.

Daniel M. Reck was a participant at the 2010 Boy Scouts of America’s National Scout Jamboree in July 2010. Daniel is assistant director of Greek life at Monmouth College (Ill.). He was copy editor for the event’s Jamboree Today daily newspaper.

Tanya Schmitter Mayer and her husband, J. Randall, announce the birth of their daughter, Sienna Grace Mayer, March 2, 2010. Tanya’s e-mail address is tanya.mayer@yahoo.com.

Andrea Dawson Geyer and her husband, Robert, announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Zepeda Geyer, May 11, 2010.

Benjamin joins sister Gwendolyn Louise Geyer. Andrea is assistant professor of chemistry at the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne, Ind. Ann W. Farber and Matt Werbach were

2004

Lindsay E. Tato ’05 and Bryan D. Cuculich ’05 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Matthew R. Kapfhammer ’05, Kyle L. Allen ’04, John W. Fries III ’03, Andrew R. Bagley ’04, Trent C. Waltz ’05, Matthew J. Ogle ’05, Andrew W. Watterson ’06, William H. Metzinger IV ’06, Andrew D. Gagle ’05, Justin R. Novinger ’03, Troy A. DeBord ’02, Ryan P. McNamara ’03, Alexander B. Penning ’06, William C. Riley ’05, N. Evan Shook ’05, David W. Emison ’03, Michelle L. Rhodes ’’05, Mark R. Alson ’05, Kyle P. McGrath ’05, Reed P. Carmichael ’05, Anthony M. Williams ’05 (best man), Ryan M. Sipe ’05, Kathy Eagan McNamara ’04, Brett A. Bohlander ’06, Lowell M. Huffman ’06, Thomas J. Pruzin ’05, Natalie Shaffer Govert ’05, Laura Roller Chen ’05, Danielle Dravet McGrath ’07, Jane S. Davis ’05, Emily Schull Carmichael ’05, C. Landis Cullen ’06, Caitlin A. DeBord ’05, Jennifer Pluth Collander ’05, Christin E. Serenbetz ’05, Elizabeth M. Ernst ’05, Allison A. Baccich ’07, Jennifer Miller Triplett ’05 and Ashley Patton Emison ’05.

Michael S. Bergerson Jr. and Malakia Cox were married May 30, 2010, in Spartanburg, S.C. They live in Chicago. Michael graduated from Notre Dame Law School in May 2010 and is a member of the litigation department of Winston & Strawn, LLP. Malakia is a student at DePaul University. Michael’s e-mail address is mbergerson1@gmail.com. (See photo, previous page.)

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Class Notes

Jennifer E. Anderson ’06 and Austin M. Johnson ’08 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Julie V. Thayer ’06 (bridesmaid), Stephanie Snell Chaudhary ’06 (bridesmaid), Jonathan M. Howard ’06 (groomsman and officiant), Keith A. Teepen ’08 (groomsman), Jonathan G. Hart ’05, Mackenzie R. Travers ’10, Kevin W. Celebi ’09, Daniel E. Schloss ’09, Katheryn N. Hannaford ’12, Andrew J. Good ’08, Philip W. Shaffer ’08 and Jessica Milano Limeberry ’06 (photographer).

James traveled to New York City to participate in Education Nation, an event sponsored by NBC News. The event brought policymakers, business leaders, elected officials, school administrators, parents and teachers together to discuss how to improve the education system in the United States. James took part in a Teacher Town Hall discussion and taught a lesson at NBC’s interactive Learning Plaza at Rockefeller Plaza.

Meredith H. Siemens is rental events coordinator at Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C., and runs Code Red Consulting, a communications firm.

Lindsay E. Tato and Bryan D. Cuculich were married June 5, 2010, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (See photo, previous page.)

Michael J. Zabelin received a 2011 Skadden Public Interest Fellowship. He is a student at Harvard Law School and works at Rhode Island Legal Services to enforce state and federal measures designed to protect lowincome homeowners.

the after-school tutoring program and creative writing workshops.

Craig A. Cunningham is a law clerk for Federal Judge Tonya Pratt in Indianapolis.

Craig earned a J.D. degree from the University of Illinois School of Law in 2009.

Meghan E. DeFreeuw is marketing

and public relations manager for Strokers, a combination biker bar, tattoo parlor and motorcycle-design-studio-and-showroom in Dallas. She is featured in the reality series “Ma’s Roadhouse” on Turner Entertainment’s truTV. Kathryn Dyall Nicely is grant and education manager for Local Health Department Outreach Division of the Indiana State Department of Health. She manages the local health maintenance fund and local health department trust account, developing new education programs and providing customer service to local health departments.

Allison L. Grogan is an attorney with the law firm of Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, in the Lexington, Ky., office.

Whitney E. Guthrie is a three-year missionary with the 53-year-old global ministry, Operation Mobilization. She assists with the training of prospective missionaries in Santiago, Chile.

Stuart E. Schussler was the speaker at the Latin American Studies/Conflict Studies meeting, Sept. 6, 2010, at DePauw. Stuart was a teacher in Mexico with the Mexico-United States Solidarity Network.

Melissa M. Webb and Alexander H. Toumey were married May 15, 2010, in Greencastle, Ind. Melissa’s e-mail is melissamariewebb@gmail. com. Alex’s e-mail is atoumey@gmail.com. (See photo, below.)

2006 Jennifer E. Anderson and Austin M. Johnson ’08 were married Aug. 21, 2010, in Bloomington, Ind. (See photo, above.)

Catherine E. Calabro is program coordinator for 826michigan, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based nonprofit that helps students improve their creative, expository writing, math and science skills. Catherine oversees

Melissa M. Webb ’06 and Alexander H. Toumey ’06 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Robert R. Lavieri ’07, Laura Kuh Kihlken ’06, Marissa Tomasic Lavieri ’07, John T. Kihlken ’06, Benjamin A. Huffman ’07, Kathi Harland Harp ’07, Jordan P. Harp ’07, Amanda L. Miller ’06, Whitney D. Ramsay ’06 and Amanda Craw Smith ’06.

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Class Notes 2007 Lindsay A. Bartlett is artistic director of 20% Theatre Company in Chicago. The 20% Theatre Company is an all women’s company dedicated to bringing more female artists to the forefront of modern theatre. Lindsay is a member of DePauw’s Alumni Board of Directors. Her e-mail address is lindsay@ twentypercentchicago.com.

Natalie K. Beardsley and Peter W. Kostroski were married July 24, 2010, in Indianapolis. (See photo, right.)

Rachel A. Grimmer and E. “Brad” Webb Bassick V were married July 24, 2010.

Ian P. MacLeod is a member of Seoul Warriors, a semi-pro football team in South Korea. Ian and friends formed the team, which plays American-style football and is mostly comprised of foreigners. Ian is associate professor of English at Kyonggi University in Korea.

Katherine H. Morse completed two half Ironmans in 2010, one in Racine, Wis., and one in Branson, Mo. She is co-owner and trainer for The Regimen, which provides online personal training. Katie is training for several Ironman competitions in 2011.

Abigail J. Trainor and Paul M. Obszanski (Indiana University-Purdue University Ft. Wayne) were married, June 12, 2010, in Indianapolis. They live in Carmel, Ind. Abbe’s e-mail address is abbe.obszanski@gmail.com.

(See photo, below right.)

Natalie K. Beardsley ’07 and Peter W. Kostroski ’07 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Daniel P. Antle ’06, R. Alexander Rhea ’07, Bryan W. Heck ’09, Margot Beardsley Clark ’05, Sarah M. Ludwig ’07, Lya Kostrokski Hurst ’05, Erin J. Jonason ’09, Nicholas T. Dascoli ’08, Cynthia Higgins Billington ’75, Robert P. Mesalam II ’75, Dianne Korff Beardsley ’75, Steven L. Beardsley ’77, Aaron S. Hudson ’09, Adam J. Davis ’09, Kevin C. Bever ’07, Jonathan C. Bostrom ’06, Tyler C. Mallory ’07, Alexander M. Berlin ’08, Lindsey Anderson Berlin ’08, Anthony J. Gemma ’07, Shane M. O’Connell ’07, Michael C. Mills ’09, Christopher P. Montagano ’08, Richard L. Beardsley ’75, Emily Waterman Teska ’07, Sean M. Teska ’08, Jennifer E. Jessen ’07, Haley A. Schultheis ’07, Tory W. Key ’08, Marjorie R. Nyhart ’11, Erik C. Janesky ’07, Dorothy L. Brown (house director at Phi Kappa Psi), Nettie Richardson (cook at Phi Kappa Psi), Alec J. Enfield ’10, Elizabeth A. Roller ’10, Paige C. Rittgers ’10, Carl A. Beardsley ’09, Alexander B. Martin ’07, Chase L. Jonason ’06, Gregory E. Lewis ’07, Brendan P. Berigan ’07, R. Gregory Sylvester ’07, Dylan C. Allread ’07, Andrew P. Johnson ’07, Brian S. Gooch ’06, Matthew D. Newill ’09, Andrew L. Beardsley ’04 and Theresa Herman Beardsley ’03.

2008 Martha L. Hardy and Barrett T. Ellsworth were married July 17, 2010, in Springfield, Ill. Barrett’s e-mail address is bellsworth08@ gmail.com. (See photo, next page.)

Austin M. Johnson and Jennifer E. Anderson ’06 were married Aug. 21, 2010, in Bloomington, Ind. (See photo, previous page.)

Elaine N. Reams and Patrick P. Vinas (Texas A&M University) were married May 8, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. Elaine is a graduate fellow in the History of Art Department at Ohio State University, pursuing a master’s degree. Patrick is a chemist for Nestlé. They live in Columbus, Ohio. Elaine’s e-mail address is elainenvinas@gmail.com. (See photo, next page.)

Joshua T. Wyant is youth pastor for Lifebuilder Community Church in Greencastle, Ind. Joshua is a student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Illinois.

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Abigail J. Trainor ’07 and Paul M. Obszanski wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Katherine Backes Farrell ’07, Kristen M. Uminger ’07, Mary Beth Robinson Riley ’’07, Lauren Budreau Weigle ’07 (bridesmaid), Courtney A. Pierce ’07, Meagan E. Goss ’07 (bridesmaid), Susan M. Cordes ’07 (bridesmaid), Amanda A. Rosenbaum ’07, Elizabeth R. Polleys ’07, Kara Warner Yaraschefski ’07, Caitlin McGonigal Alerding ’07, Kathryn Knight Randolph ’07, Rachel Grimmer Bassick ’07, E. Webb “Brad” Bassick ’07, Jeffrey P. Zanchelli ’07, Emily Waltz Overman ’07 (bridesmaid), Aimee R. Menne ’07, Kevin P. McEvoy ’07 and Allison E. Fisher ’07 (bridesmaid).

2009

2010

Julie K. Rooney and Lukas T. Schooler founded a small, nonprofit gallery in Greencastle, Ind. The Low Road Gallery exhibits high quality, critical and interesting modern art work in media ranging from video to performance to painting.

Jordan C. Havercamp is one of 38 football players who will appear in the film Touchback.

He was chosen from 1,200 football players across the country. The filmmakers were looking for individuals who possess real, quality experience playing football.

Class Notes Obituaries

Martha L. Hardy ’08 and Barrett T. Ellsworth ’08 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Cody A. Ladd ’09, Jordan M. Blain ’08, Katherine A. Rasmussen ’08, Natalie J. Kennedy ’08, Elizabeth A. Ballentine ’08, Nicholas K. Parkinson ’08, Lyn Faller Vaughn ’81 (aunt of the bride), John D. Vaughn ’81 (uncle of the bride), Jill Faller Hardy ’79 (mother of the bride), Emily M. Michalec ’08, Sonja G. Bugvilionis ’08, Shannon J. Timmons ’09, Audrey L. Porritt ’08, William C. Zola ’08, Steven A. Norak ’09, Anne E. Ross ’08, Michael R. Murphy ’08, Jane K. Knoche ’08, Blake A. Nelson ’09, Andrew S. La Casse ’08, Scott C. Moen ’07 (groomsman), Katherine L. Rames ’08, Kate L. Ziegelgruber ’08, Kristen Barker Freaney ’08, Laura R. Suchy ’08, Anna R. Scheibel ’08, Andrew R. Sawyer ’08, Dustin W. Funk ’08, William D. Radler ’09 (best man), J. Thomas Vaughn ’08 (cousin of the bride) and Ryan M. Keeley ’10.

Elaine N. Reams ’08 and Patrick P. Vinas wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Kathryn D’Andrea ’08 (bridesmaid) and Aleksandra K. Krzywicka ’08.

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Charlotte Botkin Zartman ’29, Oct. 14, 2010, in Rockford, Ill., at the age of 103.

She was a former kindergarten and primary grades school teacher, retiring in 1972. She was preceded in death by her husband; a sister, Amanda Botkin Wanegar ’26; and a brother, William E. Botkin ’35. Survivors include two nieces, Gayle Wanegar Taliaferro ’58 and Norma A. Wanegar ’61.

Wilma Grossman Allen ’30, July 19, 2010, in Lima, Ohio, at the age of 102. She was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She was a retired music instructor. After retirement, she was a field director with the American Red Cross in Hawaii. She was preceded in death by her husband and brother, Irvin A. Grossman ’31. Survivors include a sister, Pauline Grossman Gregory ’44.

Isabelle Hadley BonDurant ’31, June 30, 2010, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 100.

She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was a homemaker and community volunteer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. BonDurant ’31.

Joseph O. Beals ’32, Feb. 6, 2010, in Columbus, Ind., at the age of 99. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. He was supervisor of all store operations for Jay C. Stores, retiring after 50 years of service.

Survivors include his wife.

Vivien Parnell Hanes ’32, Oct. 5, 2010, of Bradenton, Fla., at the age of 100. She was a primary grade school teacher for 25 years.

She was preceded in death by her husband and sister, Evelyn Parnell Bryan ’28.

Merritt H. Beck ’33, Nov. 6, 2010, in Winchester, Ind., at the age of 98. He retired after 45 years in education as a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Sidney E. Esner ’35, Nov. 2, 2010, of Bridgeport, Conn., at the age of 97. He was Obituaries in DePauw Magazine include name of the deceased, class year, fraternity/sorority/living unit, occupation and DePauw-related activities and relatives.

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Class Notes a member of Men’s Hall Association. He was proprietor of The Working Men’s Army Navy Store in Bridgeport, Conn., until 1959, and later he was a service manager for ChevronTexaco. He was preceded in death by his first and second wives.

Parker Pengilly ’35, Feb. 4, 2010, of Indianapolis, at the age of 96. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was an attorney in private practice. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Isabel Morris Pengilly ’37. Survivors include his wife.

Emily Baldridge Beer ’36, Oct. 10, 2010, of Lakewood, N.J., at the age of 96. She was employed at Westinghouse Electric Company for more than 25 years, retiring in 1967. She was preceded in death by her husband and brother, Robert B. Baldridge ’32.

Mary Martin Affolter ’36, Sept. 8, 2010, in Shelburne, Vt., at the age of 94. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She was a homemaker and community volunteer.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ottis T. Martin ’08, and sister, Margaret Martin Herbst ’32. Survivors include her husband, Liois W. Affolter ’36; son, Richard W. Affolter ’63; and niece, Judith Herbst Witters ’67.

Kermit W. Arnold ’37, Oct. 27, 2010, in Sun City Center, Fla., at the age of 96. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a lifetime member of The Washington C. DePauw Society. He was a former member of DePauw’s Alumni Board of Directors. He was former owner of Arnold’s News Agency as well as a teacher in the Indiana school system. He was preceded in death by his first wife and second wife, Vera Bundy Arnold ’39. Survivors include a son, Andy W. Arnold ’69.

Ruth Moritz Best ’37, Aug. 27, 2010, of Mattoon, Ill., at the age of 95. She was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She was a teacher for Effingham (Ill.) schools and, later, a secretary and receptionist for Best Clinic in Sullivan, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip H. Best ’37.

Lewis E. Berg ’38, March 1, 2010, of Parkville, Mo., at the age of 92. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a college professor of mathematics and taught for more than 30 years at Park University and Maple Woods Community College in Missouri. Survivors include his wife.

F. Elizabeth Nichols Hastings ’38, Oct. 1, 2010, of Hamilton, Ind., at the age of 94.

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She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

She was a homemaker as well as a nurse in public health. She was preceded in death by her husband; brother, Russell T. Nichols ’29; and sister, Anne S. Nichols ’33. Survivors include daughters, Anne Hastings Murray ’66 and Margaret Hastings Teegardin ’71, and a granddaughter, Anna N. Squibb ’95.

F. Avanell Kohler Seward ’39, Aug. 22, 2010, in Elkhart, Ind., at the age of 93. She was a retired high school teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband and brother, Paul G. Kohler ’43.

Marjorie Raiser Pearce ’39, Oct. 8, 2010, in Roanoke, Va., at the age of 92. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Walter W. Sohl ’39, Sept. 21, 2010, in Williamsburg, Va., at the age of 95. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a retired foreign service officer and a retired colonel in the United States Air Force. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Ibach Sohl Class of 1908; and his wife, Nancy Raub Sohl ’40. Survivors include a son, Raymond W. Sohl ’73.

John H. Wolf ’39, Aug. 15, 2010, in Carlisle, Ky., at the age of 92. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He was former owner and publisher of eight community newspapers in the Cincinnati area. He was preceded in death by a sister, Enid Wolf White ’50. Survivors include his wife.

John D. Armstrong ’40, Dec. 14, 2010, in King City, Mo., at the age of 92. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was regional executive of Boy Scouts of America in Kansas City, Mo., as well as a member of the national staff.

Frances Gavin Paff ’40, June 30, 2010, in Goshen, Ind., at the age of 90. She was a retired social worker. She was preceded in death by a brother, John W. Gavin ’36. Survivors include her husband, Elmo R. Paff ’39.

Roy C. McCormick ’40, Aug. 7, 2010, of Indian Shores, Fla., at the age of 91. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was owner of McCormick Insurance Agency as well as editor for Rough Notes magazine, both based in Indianapolis.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Zitzlaff McCormick ’40. Survivors include a daughter, Kathleen R. McCormick ’73.

Julia Oakes Thuesen ’40, Oct. 1, 2010, in Naples, Fla., at the age of 92. She was a

member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She was a former speech and theater teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Beth Brookley Coulter ’41, Oct. 27, 2010, in Webster Groves, Mo., at the age of 90. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She was a homemaker and community volunteer.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

Elizabeth Wheeler Feutz ’41, Oct. 11, 2010, of Paris, Ill., at the age of 91. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.

She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include a son, James R. Feutz ’68.

Mary Jones Hanna ’42, Oct. 7, 2010, in Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 90. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was a librarian. She was preceded in death by her husband and mother, Bernice Allen Jones Class of 1911. Survivors include a daughter, Susanne Hanna MacTavish ’69.

Robert M. Rennie ’42, April 5, 2010, of Dearborn, Mich., at the age of 90. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He retired from management at General Electric.

He was preceded in death by his wife.

Jacqueline Schuldes Baatz ’42, July 15, 2010, in Los Altos, Calif., at the age of 89, from a stroke following open heart surgery.

She was a music teacher. Survivors include her husband; daughter, Carol Baatz Hooper ’70; and sister, Geraldine Schuldes Kaldem ’47.

Jean Burke Carlson ’43, Aug. 8, 2010, in Evanston, Ill., at the age of 88, from cancer. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She retired as professor emeritus from Northeastern University, where she had served as chair of the Educational Foundations Department and dean of the College of Education. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Thomas Chambers ’43, July 28, 2010, in Kingman, Ariz., at the age of 90. He retired from Indiana Bell Telephone Company after 42 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Max T. Clifton ’43, Oct. 16, 2010, of Muncie, Ind., at the age of 89. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a pharmaceutical representative for Wyeth Laboratories, retiring after 40 years of service. Following retirement, he worked for PAWS, Inc., as administrative assistant for Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield.

Survivors include his wife.

Katherine Gilbert Jackson ’43, Nov. 14, 2010, in Louisville, Ky., at the age of 89. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.

She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Class Notes Barbara Hogate Ferrin ’43, June 1, 2010, of Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 88. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was a lifetime member of The Washington C. DePauw Society. She was a homemaker and community volunteer. She was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth C. Hogate Class of 1918; mother, Anna Shields Hogate Hamlet Class of 1918; sister, Sarah Hogate Bacon ’41; and nephew, Theodore S. Bacon III ’69. Survivors include her husband.

Dorothy Judson Burke ’43, Aug. 10, 2010, of Westland, Mich., at the age of 88. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Barbara Martin Duda ’43, Oct. 9, 2010, of Traverse City, Mich., at the age of 89. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority.

She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold N. Duda ’43.

Dr. Daniel T. Cloud ’44, July 6, 2010, of Phoenix, at the age of 84. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. He was a pediatric surgeon and served as president of the medical staff and chief of pediatric surgery at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Phoenix. He was founder and chief of pediatric surgical division of the State Crippled Children’s Hospital as well as president of the medical staff of Crippled Children’s Hospital, retiring in 1990.

Survivors include his wife.

Virginia Jacoby Stooker ’44, Sept. 18, 2010, in Alton, Ill., at the age of 88. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She taught English, French and Spanish at Roosevelt Junior High School in Alton, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Stooker Hill ’76.

J. Warren Perry ’44, Aug. 5, 2010, of Buffalo, N.Y., at the age of 88. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar and member of Phi Beta Kappa. He served as a member of DePauw’s Board of Alumni Directors. He was a scholar, administrator, author and lecturer and was founding dean and a professor emeritus of the University at Buffalo School of Health Related Professions (now the School of Public Health and Health Professions). He was a member of the faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1953-56, Northwestern Medical School from 1958-63, and University of Chicago from 1957-61. DePauw honored him with an alumni citation and honorary degree. He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles D. Perry ’29.

Winifred Thompson McCandlish ’44, July 15, 2010, in Vero Beach, Fla., at the age of 88. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Marcia Young Smith ’44, Feb. 25, 2010, of Redmond, Wash., at the age of 86. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She retired as a registered nurse from Kaiser Hospitals in Cleveland. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Bernard J. Prepp ’45, Nov. 22, 2010, of Chicago, at the age of 88, from congestive heart failure. He was manager of automotive centers for Sears, Roebuck and Company. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Fred T. Barry ’46, March 29, 2010, in Pasadena, Calif., at the age of 86. He practiced dentistry in Pasadena and Altadena, Calif., for 35 years.

Henry L. Fox ’46, Aug. 11, 2010, in Burr Ridge, Ill., at the age of 85. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was president of Enterprise Group in Oak Brook, Ill. He was preceded in death by his first wife. Survivors include his wife and sister-in-law, Audrey Dollnig Vokes ’59.

Thomas W. Seaton ’46, Oct. 2, 2010, in Wichita, Kan., at the age of 85. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He was a chemist and during his career worked for Allis Chambers, American Silica Sand, Beardsley and Piper, Canfield and Joseph.

Survivors include his wife.

Dr. Charles H. Westfall ’46, June 21, 2010, of Lombard, Ill., at the age of 86. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He practiced obstetrics and gynecology at the Elmhurst Clinic in Elmhurst, Ill., for more than 30 years. Survivors include his wife; son, Craig C. Westfall ’73; and daughter-in-law, Myra Bertelson Westfall ’72.

M. Vere DeVault ’47, Dec. 9, 2010, in Madison, Wis., at the age of 88. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association. He was a retired professor in the mathematics education group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

He was founder and director of Computer Fest. He was author of academic articles and books. Survivors include his wife.

E. Rabb Emison Jr. ’47, Sept. 1, 2010, of Vincennes, Ind., at the age of 85. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was an attorney with the Emison Doolittle Kolb & Roeligen law firm in Vincennes. He received an alumni citation from DePauw in 1997. He was preceded in death by his father, Ewing R. Emison Sr. Class of 1913; sister, Ellen Emison

Keck ’45; and brother, Thomas S. Emison ’50.

Survivors include his wife; daughter, Susan R. Emison ’75; and nieces, Janet K. Emison ’78 and Katy L. Keck ’77.

Ann Greene Jones ’47, Sept. 5, 2010, in Wilmington, Del., at the age of 85. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Joel E. Grizzell ’47, Sept. 2, 2010, of Evansville, Ind., at the age of 90. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was a dentist in Evansville for 37 years. Survivors include his wife, Jane Hickam Grizzell ’46.

Dr. Galen P. Robins ’47, Nov. 14, 2010, in Granby, Colo., at the age of 82. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a cardiologist. Survivors include his wife.

Elizabeth Allsopp Grissinger ’48, Sept.

23, 2010, of North Point, Fla., at the age of 83. She was a lecturer in genealogy as well as a homemaker and community volunteer. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include a sister, Margaret Allsopp Barger ’47.

Joseph D. Boyd ’48, Oct. 25, 2010, of Deerfield, Ill., at the age of 84. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was executive director of Illinois State Scholarship Commission. Later, he was president of Joseph D. Boyd & Associates in Deerfield. Survivors include his wife.

William C. Clarke ’48, Oct. 28, 2010, of Concord, Mass., at the age of 92. He was a chemist and patent attorney for Amoco Corporation, retiring after 40 years of service.

Following retirement, he continued as a practicing patent attorney.

Patricia Clithero Sneed ’48, Nov. 27, 2010, in Doswell, Va., at the age of 82. She was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She taught speech and theater at Alabama College.

Later, she was a realtor in Richomnd, Va., as well as a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Richard E. Coffey ’48, Dec. 6, 2010, in South Bend, Ind., at the age of 87. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.

He was a retired banker. Survivors include his wife, Jean McArthur Coffey ’47, and two sons, Richard A. Coffey ’73 and Thomas O. Coffey ’74.

Barbara Dangel Allen ’48, Oct. 20, 2010, of Hinsdale, Ill. She was a homemaker and community volunteer. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Richard R. Fagala ’48, Sept. 14, 2010, in Woodstock, Ill., at the age of 84. He was

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Class Notes a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He had a career in sales and marketing. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia Stephens Fagala ’47.

Walter K. Mickelson Jr. ’48, Sept. 4, 2010, in Minneapolis, at the age of 84, after a series of strokes. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association. He was a publisher, telecommunications company president and community supporter. Survivors include his wife.

Jane Osborn Hoffmann ’48, Aug. 2, 2010, of Anderson, Ind., at the age of 84. She was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Hoffmann Stuart ’75; sister, Marian Osborn Porter ’47; and son-in-law, James S. Stuart ’75.

John B. Stevens ’48, June 29, 2010, of Deerfield, Ill., at the age of 87. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a commercial artist. Survivors include his wife, Ellen Weathers Stevens ’49.

Martin W. Anthonisen ’49, July 10, 2010, in Chicago, at the age of 86, from complications related to abdominal surgery.

He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He was a certified financial planner and founded Anthonisen Financial Corporation. Survivors include his wife.

Andrew H. Madsen Jr. ’49, Nov. 18, 2010, of San Marino, Calif., at the age of 84. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He worked in commercial real estate for 30 years with Ford Motor Company in Detroit. Later, he was director of corporate real estate for the Atlantic Richfield Corporation in California. Survivors include his wife, Constance Gates Madsen ’48, and son, Andrew H. Madsen III ’78.

Robert L. Adams ’50, June 20, 2010, in San Bernardino, Calif., at the age of 85. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

He retired from Simmons Company after 30 years in construction as well as owning and operating Rialto Mattress for 40 years. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Constance Caylor Carney ’50, Oct. 11, 2010, of Indianapolis, at the age of 81, after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

She was a homemaker as well as community volunteer. She was preceded in death by her mother, Julia Gettle Caylor ’24. Survivors include her husband, Joseph B. Carney Sr. ’50; son, Joseph B. Carney Jr. ’84; and daughter, Julia Carney Comfort ’85.

Charles M. Melton ’50, Oct. 27, 2010, of Clearwater, Fla., at the age of 82. He was

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a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

He was a Rector Scholar. He owned and operated a retail hardware and building material business in Kuttawa, Ky., for 30 years.

Survivors include his wife.

Rev. Norman L. Steffen ’50, Sept. 10, 2010, of Lawrence, Kan., at the age of 82. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a Lutheran campus pastor. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Pierce Steffen ’50.

R. Regner Arvidson ’51, July 26, 2010, of West Hartford, Conn., at the age of 80.

He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

He was a Rector Scholar and member of Phi Beta Kappa. He practiced estate and tax planning law until his retirement in 1995. He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, David A. Sheperd ’51. Survivors include his wife; sister, Joanne Arvidson Sheperd ’52; and niece, Karen Sheperd Mozzo ’76.

Dean A. Mitchell ’51, Aug. 15, 2010, of Marco Island, Fla., at the age of 83, He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

He was a lifetime member of The Washington C. DePauw Society. He was general manager of Procter & Gamble Italia in Rome and of Procter & Gamble’s office in Caracas, Venezuela. After retirement from Procter & Gamble, he served as assistant secretary to the treasurer of the United States, heading up the sale of the1984 Olympic coins in Los Angeles.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Dunlavy Mitchell ’51; two daughters, Katherine A. Mitchell ’84 and Elizabeth Mitchell Wilhelm ’86; and son-in-law, Randall H. Wilhelm ’86.

Julia Petry Gibson ’51, Nov. 8, 2010, in Winter Park, Fla., at the age of 81. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Gibson ’51.

Suzanne Brudi Murray ’52, Aug. 23, 2010, in Arvada, Colo., at the age of 80. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a homemaker and community volunteer.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

David C. Fenimore ’52, April 22, 2010, of Sierra Madre, Calif., at the age of 80. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was vice president of VICI Metronics, Inc., in Duarte, Calif. Survivors include his wife and brother, James A. Fenimore ’48.

William J. Gresens ’52, July 27, 2010, of Sun City, Ariz., at the age of 82. He worked in Atlanta as a regional sales manager. Survivors include his wife.

Robert P. Ingram ’52, Sept. 23, 2010, in

Indian Wells, Calif., at the age of 80. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He was president of B&B Homes Corporation in Mills, Wyo. Survivors include his wife and brothers, Gordon L. Ingram ’47 and Kenneth Ingram ’50.

Clyde B. James ’53, July 27, 2010, in Marion, Ind., at the age of 79. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a teacher for seven years and administrator for 24 years in the Marion (Ind.) Community Schools. Survivors include his wife.

Barbara Myers Falk ’54, Aug. 13, 2010, in Traverse City, Mich., at the age of 77. She was a journalist, author and cartoonist. She was preceded in death by her father, Minor L. Myers ’31. Survivors include her husband.

Robert W. Rinne ’54, Oct. 14, 2010, of Urbana, Ill., at the age of 78. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He retired as professor emeritus of agronomy at the United States Department of Agriculture on the University of Illinois campus in 1991. Survivors include his wife and son, Kent H. Rinne ’88.

Joyce Southard Brecht Harlow ’54, Oct. 8, 2010, of Houston at the age of 78. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was an elementary school teacher and a writer. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Jack C. Wood ’54, Sept. 12, 2010, in Houston at the age of 77. He was a Rector Scholar. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

He was a partner and chairman of the board in the Houston law firm of Wood, Lucksinger & Epstein, specializing in health law. He was a founder, board member and president of the American Society of Hospital Attorneys.

Arthur S. Kimball Jr. ’55, Oct. 10, 2010, in Bloomington, Ill., at the age of 78. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was a freelance sports broadcaster for Illinois high schools and universities and was owner of Kimball Broadcast Services in Normal, Ill. Survivors include his wife, Mary Scircle Kimball ’55.

S. Jane Lambertson Riegle ’55, Oct. 24, 2010, of Red Bay, Ala., at the age of 77, from Parkinson’s Disease. She was a member of Delta Zeta sorority. She was a homemaker and a private kindergarten and preschool teacher for 30 years. Survivors include her husband, Robert M. Riegle ’55.

Sarah Organ Pierce Geitz ’55, in Indianapolis, at the age of 77. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She taught school in Euclid, Ohio, and Huntington, Ind.

Class Notes Later, she was publisher and co-owner of the Sullivan Daily Times. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands.

John R. Berry ’56, July 10, 2010, of Kalamazoo, Mich., at the age of 76. He was national sales manager and vice president of sales for Union Pump Company, retiring after 34 years of service. He was preceded in death by his first wife. Survivors include his second wife.

Kay Clough Burrill ’56, July 17, 2010, in Scottsdale, Ariz., at the age of 76. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She taught English and social studies at North Side Junior High School in Elkhart, Ind., from 1956-60. From 1979-84 she worked for the University of California at Davis, and from 1988-97, she worked for St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. Dr. Charles A. Gilbert ’56, Dec. 13, 2010, of Decatur, Ga. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar.

He was a lifetime member of The Washington C. DePauw Society. He was a former professor of medicine at Emory University as well as a physician in private practice for more than 20 years. Later, he was the medical director and vice president of Primerica Life Insurance Company. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Beasley Gilbert ’58; son, Charles J. Gilbert ’87; daughter, Claire Gilbert Kluever ’84; and son-in-law, Brian D. Kluever ’84.

Lois Hoak Shallenberger ’56, Aug. 5, 2010, of Kent, Ohio, at the age of 75. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.

She was an educator for 35 years, retiring from Kent City Schools where she taught sixth grade English. Survivors include her husband.

Donald K. Ramsey ’57, Aug. 28, 2010, at Orland Park, Ill., at the age of 82. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association. He was a deputy assessor for Cook County in Chicago.

Survivors include a brother, Victor E. Ramsey ’50.

Jane Carr ’58, Aug. 3, 2010, of Amboy, Ill., at the age of 73. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Survivors include a brother, James G. Carr ’55, and sister-in-law, Carol Warren Carr ’55.

Hal E. Miller ’58, Oct. 20, 2010, of Cincinnati at the age of 73. He was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He worked for several local Cincinnati architectural firms, retiring in 2007 from DNK Architects.

Survivors include his wife.

John B. Young ’58, Dec. 7, 2010, at his home in Princeton, N.J. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. A theatrical/audiovisual expert, “Jack’” became director of religious

drama at Riverside Church, New York City; audiovisual manager for National Geographic; and producer of freelance presentations for major clients. Later, he performed disaster relief for the American Red Cross and was a founder and executive director of a familyinitiated foundation supporting education for students from Myanmar (Burma). He is survived by his wife, Lois; three children; eight grandchildren; and cousin, Beth Bogie ’60. The fifth generation of a DePauw family, Jack was the son of Edgar B. Young ’29 and Jane White Young ’31, grandson of Irene Berryhill Young Class of 1905, great grandson of Mary Lydia Hanna Class of 1874 and John S. Berryhill Class of 1873, and great-great grandson of Congressman John Hanna Class of 1850.

Ralph E. Deater ’59, Sept. 19, 2010, of St. Louis, at the age of 73. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He was manager and president of several insurance companies during his business career. He was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Bieser Deater ’59. Survivors include a sister, Sandra Deater Kelley ’62; brother-in-law, William B. Kelley ’61; and nephew, Matthew S. Kelley ’08.

David C. Hickman ’59, Aug. 23, 2010, in Brenham, Texas, at the age of 72. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He was professor of fine arts at the University of Houston and was an artist. Survivors include his wife and sister, Alana Hickman Alexander ’57.

Thomas V . Loveday ’59, Aug. 28, 2010, of Tucson, Ariz., at the age of 72. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. Survivors include a sister, Barbara Loveday Swanson ’54.

William H. Egley ’60, Sept. 28, 2010, of Stamford, Conn., at the age of 72. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He worked in finance at IBM until his retirement.

Later, he became a private investments advisor.

Survivors include his wife.

Thomas W. Keene ’60, Oct. 12, 2010, of Munster, Ind., at the age of 72. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was senior project supervisor for Bethlehem Steel Corporation in Chesterton, Ind. Survivors include his wife.

Rollin L. Clayton ’61, Aug. 14, 2010, of Altamonte Springs, Fla., at the age of 71, from cancer. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association. He was a fellow and lifetime member of The Washington C. DePauw Society.

He retired from AT&T after 27 years of service.

Ann Lave Getzoff ’61, Aug. 19, 2009, of Hot Springs, Ark., at the age of 69. She

was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a family therapist, lecturer and author. She was preceded in death by a sister, Jean Lave Hawley ’51.

Joseph R. Porter Jr. ’61, Aug. 26, 2010, of Bellevue, Wash., at the age of 71, from complications of ALS. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was owner of University Press in Seattle. Survivors include his wife.

Royden S. Winchester ’61, July 19, 2010, of Woodacre, Calif., at the age of 71. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He had a business career in management and consulting. Survivors include his wife.

Tom J. Casperson ’62, Oct. 19, 2010, in Winona, Minn., at the age of 70. He was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He was president of Winona Ophthalmology Associates. Survivors include his wife.

Dr. Glenn L. Haswell ’63, June 30, 2010, of Bixby, Okla., at the age of 69. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

He practiced medicine for almost 40 years in Kansas City, Kan.; Omaha, Neb.; and Tulsa, Okla., retiring in 2005. Survivors include his wife and son, Stephen A. Haswell ’90.

Clarence P. Laderer ’63, Oct. 28, 2010, in Elkhart, Ind., at the age of 69. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He practiced dentistry in South Bend, Ind., for 35 years. Survivors include his wife.

Robert J. Gruszka ’64, July 27, 2010, in New York City, at the age of 67. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He had a career of more than 30 years in the United Nations in New York City. Survivors include his wife.

John E. Jackson ’64, Jan. 22, 2010, of Cory, Ind., at the age of 67, from cancer. He taught industrial arts at Otter Creek (Ind.) Junior High School and, later, became a farmer until his retirement. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Joseph M. Wilkin Class of 1914; grandmother, Irma Hoelscher Wilkin Class of 1915; father, Emmett M. Jackson Jr. ’39; mother, Anne Wilkin Jackson ’39; and aunt, Mary Jackson McClelland ’31. Survivors include his wife, Kimberly Antcliff Jackson ’77, and aunt, Elizabeth C. Jackson ’55.

Vincent C. Stauffer ’64, Aug. 1, 2010, in Salt Lake City, at the age of 67. He was a Rector Scholar. He was an accountant for Liberty Bank in Salt Lake City for more than 20 years. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles D. Stauffer ’36, and uncles,

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Class Notes Howard A. Wilson ’35 and Dale A. Stauffer ’39. Survivors include his wife.

Thomas W. Korff ’66, July 18, 2010, of Tucson, Ariz., at the age of 65. He was an administrator for the Arizona Department of Corrections from 1970-95. After retirement, he worked for the Pima County Juvenile Court until 2001. Survivors include his wife, Mary MacMillan Korff ’66.

Jay K. Lutz ’66, Sept. 11, 2009, of Statesville, N.C., at the age of 65. He was president and owner of JKL & Associates in Statesville, N.C. Mark H. Moore ’66, Aug. 23, 2010, of Plano, Texas, at the age of 66. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was chief operating officer of Community Hospitals in Indianapolis. Survivors include his wife.

Robert P. Green ’69, Aug. 10, 2010, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., at the age of 63. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. He worked for Sunoco for 29 years in various sales and finance positions. Survivors include a brother, Frederick M. Green ’66, and nephew, Roger W. Green ’89.

Richard B. Wells ’71, April 25, 2010, of St. Louis, at the age of 60. He was a member of Delta Chi fraternity. He was former senior vice president and cashier at U. S. National Bank of Clayton in St. Louis. Later, he was an education administrator in the East St. Louis School District in Illinois. Survivors include his wife.

Eric W. Eighammer ’75, Aug. 19, 2010, of Danville, Ill., at the age of 56, from cancer. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.

Sara Nicholson Slipher ’80, Oct. 19, 2010,

of Zionsville, Ind., at the age of 52. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She worked in hospitality industries, including the Indiana Convention Center, Hoosier Dome, and University Place Hotel and Conference Center. Survivors include her husband.

Debra Markstone Castino ’83, Dec. 13, 2010, in Carmel, Ind., at the age of 49. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was first vice president real estate broker for F.C. Tucker Company in Noblesville, Ind., as well as a CRS and member of the F.C. Tucker President’s Club. Survivors include her husband and son, Charles W. Castino ’14.

Christina Wiemann Walker ’92, Oct. 4, 2010, of Grover, Mo., at the age of 40. She was a supervisor of early childhood education at Lindbergh School District in St. Louis and later, a homemaker. Survivors include her husband.

Friends of the University Steven E. Brooks, June 3, 2010, of Chestnut Hill, Pa., at the age of 68, from complications of pulmonary embolisms. He served as executive director of the Great Lakes Colleges Association Philadelphia Urban Semester at the Philadelphia Center from 1973-2007. He was board chair of The Spears Center for ServantLeadership. Survivors include his wife.

Joycelyn L. Brown, Aug. 11, 2010, of Crawfordsville, Ind., at the age of 81. She was a piano teacher and accomplished pianist as well as a custodian at DePauw. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Esther Evans, Oct. 11, 2010, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 68. She worked at Alpha Chi Omega sorority at DePauw. Survivors include her husband.

Janice B. Fisher, Oct. 5, 2010, in Traverse City, Mich., at the age of 94. She was a partner and lifetime member of The Washington C. DePauw Society. She was a homemaker and community volunteer. She was preceded in death by her husband and former DePauw Trustee, John W. Fisher. Survivors include her sons, James A. Fisher ’68 and Jeffrey E. Fisher ’68; and grandson, Michael J. Fisher Jr. ’91.

Helen P. Kaiser, Nov. 12, 2010, in Danville, Ind., at the age of 89. She worked for the director of the student union at DePauw and at the Putnam County (Ind.) courthouse.

She was preceded in death by her husband.

Troy D. McCallie, Oct. 3, 2010, in Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 45. He had been employed at Lear Corporation, Shenandoah IAC, South Putnam School and at DePauw.

Carl Putz, Sept. 29, 2010, in Rockland, Maine. He was a professor in the Department of Philosophy at DePauw from 1966-69. Later, he taught humanities at J.F.K. University in California. Survivors include his wife.

Richard A. Ryan, Nov. 28, 2010, in Arlington, Va., at the age of 70, from progressive supranuclear palsy. He was actively involved in the planning activities of Aurora and Boulder, Colo. Later, he served as the town development manager for Vail, Colo. Survivors include his wife, Darlene Montgomery Ryan ’76, a trustee of DePauw.

John J. Thomas, July 22, 2010, of Brazil, Ind., at the age of 86. He was an attorney and trial lawyer. He served 24 years as an Indiana state representative. He received an honorary degree from DePauw in 1978. Survivors include his wife.

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Today …

James E. Shields ’56 entered DePauw on a Rector Scholarship in 1952. He received a B.A. in chemistry and went on to earn his graduate degree and Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of California Berkeley. Jim met his lovely wife, Irma, while conducting his postdoctoral research at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.

Jim’s professional career included a 28-year stint at Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis where he was a research scientist and one of the four inventors named on the patent for Humalog (Human Insulin Analog Program). In addition to his remarkable success at Lilly, Jim has served in faculty positions at Case Western Reserve University (formerly Case Institute of Technology) and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. When Jim and Irma were considering their ultimate gift for DePauw, they decided that endowing the student-faculty summer research grant they established on campus made the most sense to them. Jim said, “The opportunity given to me through the Rector Scholarship program at DePauw changed my life. Irma and I wanted to give back, and leaving a bequest for DePauw in our will seemed the most natural way for us to make a difference.” DePauw thanks Jim and Irma … their gift will make a difference for generations of DePauw students.

(Photos: Larry Ligget)

Jim Shields ’56 and his wife, Irma, made a bequest in their will for DePauw.

To find out how to establish your own legacy at DePauw, contact: DEPAUW UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF GIFT PLANNING Melanie Norton Director of Gift Planning 300 E. Seminary Street P.O. Box 37 Greencastle, Indiana 46135-0037 Phone: 765-658-4216 Toll Free: 800-446-5298 Email: melanienorton@depauw.edu http://depauw.plannedgifts.org

At right: Jim Shields ’56 with Megan May ’13, a biology and Spanish double major, Rector Scholar and 2010 recipient of the James Shields Student-Faculty Collaborative Summer Research Grant.

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The women’s basketball team posted its 10th consecutive 20-win season and 14th in the last 15 years by defeating Sewanee 87-41 in the Lilly Center on Feb. 13. For Coach Kris Huffman, it was her 400th victory against only 99 losses during her 18 seasons at DePauw.