DePauw Magazine Spring 2015

MAGAZINE Spring 2015

CNBC’s

JON FORTT ’98

is always in the forefront of technology coverage

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

THINK: ETHICS BEYOND THE WALLS

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HOOVER HALL

With a target completion date of fall 2016, construction of Hoover Dining Hall is well underway on DePauw’s campus. Set to serve as a point of connection between students, faculty and staff, Hoover Hall will sit opposite the Union Building anchoring the northeast corner of Hanna Street and Burkhart Walk. The new dining hall will include a main dining room, along with multiple smaller dining rooms and meeting spaces for faculty and student gatherings. Once complete, the existing kitchen in the Hub will be removed creating a space between the Union Building and Hoover Hall that is approximately the same size as Ubben Quadrangle.

The construction of Hoover Hall is possible thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends, including a lead gift from David and Suzanne Hoover, both Class of 1967. Interested in watching construction progress live?

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DEPAUW GREENHOUSE

The greenhouse in the F. W. Olin Biological Sciences Building is the only place in Greencastle where you can grow papaya, pineapple, coffee beans and vanilla beans. It’s also home to dozens of other plant species as well as faculty and student projects.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

On Feb. 28, the DePauw men’s basketball team defeated The College of Wooster, claiming the Tigers’ first conference tournament championship since joining the North Coast Athletic Conference. The fourth-seeded Tigers beat second-seeded Wooster by a 69-56 margin. The win earned the Tigers an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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STUDY ABROAD

If we're talking about study abroad, then a single photo (like this one of Madison McIntyre '17, who studied in Italy as part of the course “Architecture of Sport: Soccer and Society in Italy�) never seems to be quite enough. With DePauw students all over the globe exploring new cultures, conducting research with faculty, tackling new internships or diving into new courses on campus through the Extended Studies Program, we could probably fill an entire magazine. Or, even better, we'd love to hear from you about your study abroad stories. Write letters to us at landersn@depauw, and we'll print them in the next issue.

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Jonathan C. Coffin ’06 associate vice president for communications jonathancoffin@depauw.edu

Steven J. Setchell ’96 associate vice president for alumni engagement ssetchell@depauw.edu

Larry G. Anderson editorial director landersn@depauw.edu

Contributors: Kevin Bugielski '16, Bob Handelman, Sarah McAdams, Linda Striggo and Christopher L. Wolfe

Kelly A. Graves creative director kgraves@depauw.edu Donna Grooms class notes editor dgrooms@depauw.edu Larry G. Ligget University photographer larryligget@depauw.edu

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DePauw Alumni Association Officers Brent E. St. John ’89, president Donald M. Phelan ’79, vice president Jill Robertson McNay '86, secretary SPRING 2015 DEPAUW MAGAZINE 7

letters The fall issue of DePauw Magazine featured a story about “The Legend of Andrea Sununu,” professor of English, and her extraordinary dedication to teaching and her students.

Because DePauw professors are known for their commitment to supporting students and having lifelong impact on them, we invited alumni to share their experiences with their own legendary teachers. Not surprisingly, we received a number of letters. – Editor.

MORE ABOUT ANDREA SUNUNU Fostered passion for writing Editor, Dr. [Andrea] Sununu embodies the true spirit of service in teaching. Her dedication to my success at DePauw is now the cornerstone of groundbreaking policy documents that I author for the government. Those endless hours in her office, many times during the semester, fostered my passion for writing.

Tajah L. Blackburn ’95 Falls Church, Va.

Power of a pencil Editor, I met Professor Sununu in the second semester of my senior year in 1991. That first day of class, I remember her scurrying into our classroom in Asbury Hall. After introductions, she and I discovered a connection: the same first name. I’ve continued to learn over the last 23 years that teacher-student connections can be as valuable as course content.

The most meaningful concept I learned from Professor Sununu, however, is not something we learned from a textbook. It was her process of meticulously writing a zillion comments using ever-shrinking pencil nibs on everyone’s essays.

My returned essays from Professor Sununu were thoughtfully and thoroughly

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annotated – always with pencil – and evoked a sense that we were having a conversation. Once I asked Professor Sununu why she used pencil and not pen to write comments. She spoke of the simple pencil actually contrasting more than ink on a typed paper and being less intimidating at the same time. It does not resemble a bloody ink massacre taking place on a student’s work. Pencil is not permanent, and its eraser is used for making changes. Simple but empowering.

As a veteran high school English teacher, I seek to make personal connections with my students. I have made it my practice not to use red ink on students’ papers. When my students write in pen, I smile and pick up my pencil to start our conversation using the magic language of graphite.

Thank you, Professor Sununu, for demonstrating expert knowledge of writing and evaluating writing. Just as important, thank you for your investment in my learning – written or otherwise.

Andrea D. Smith-Ignelzi ’91 New Lenox, Ill.

Stays in touch Editor, I have many great memories of DePauw, but the one that comes to mind most often and always makes me smile is that of Andrea Sununu scurrying across campus, her arms full of papers, as she rushed to attend an activity that one of her students was involved in.

I had Andrea for English 101 during my freshman year, and I remember telling my mother about this amazing professor.

In addition to her teaching schedule, she met with each student twice about each paper, attended all of the activities they were involved in and had students to her

apartment for tea and cookies.

Andrea’s dedication to her students does not end when they graduate. Every year on my birthday, I get an email from her wishing me all of the best. In 2005 I gave birth to twin daughters. Andrea sent me little outfits for each of them and consistently asks about them in her emails.

Andrea has had a profound impact on my life. I am so grateful I had the privilege of being one of her students.

Sheila Jenkins Watson ’96 Reston, Va.

OTHER LEGENDARY PROFESSORS Sharon Crary Editor, “Who enjoyed biochemistry in college?” was a question recently posed to me and a group of 10 other medical professionals. To my surprise, I was the only one who raised my hand. As the others explained their lackluster experiences – auditorium-size classrooms, uninterested professors and bubble sheet exams – I realized my time at DePauw with Professor Sharon Crary was unique.

I was an eager biochemistry major planning to attend medical school when she arrived in 2003. It took only a few classes with her to realize it was OK not only to love science, but also enthusiastically share that passion with others. Her comprehensive knowledge of biochemistry and ability to tie in her personal experiences as a postdoctoral fellow at the CDC made it relevant, interesting and literally infectious. A group of other biochemistry majors and I even scheduled our courses to ensure we could take Sharon’s classes together, and several of us worked in her laboratory.

Her mentoring and guidance were a critical component of my successful application to medical school, and my

experience at DePauw would not have been the same without my own Professor Andrea Sununu. I attended Vanderbilt Medical School and am now a fifth-year plastic surgery resident at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Tiffany N.S. Ballard ’06 Ann Arbor, Mich.

Preston Adams Editor, As a microbiology major at DePauw, I was required to take a course in mycology. The study of fungi? I really wasn’t interested in that and dreaded taking it. Preston Adams [professor of botany] made fungi interesting!

Although the information has never been needed in real life, I still remember what I learned about slime molds. A brilliant teacher can make any subject fascinating, as Dr. Adams has proven to me. I am not the only student who found Dr. Adams special. DePauw alumna Barbara Kingsolver mentions Dr. Adams in the author’s note in her book, Flight Behavior. One of the characters in the book is named Preston.

Constance M. Capp ’65 Charlotte, N.C.

Jeff Gropp Editor, Jeff Gropp [associate professor of economics] is my Andrea Sununu. I was fortunate enough to have three courses with him, including my senior seminar in economics. He was dry and challenging, calm and on point. He taught me to think qualitatively within the context of theory, create ideas and prove them. He made economics powerful, and I’m thankful for all that he added to my incredible experience at DePauw.

Barrett T. Ellsworth ’08 Tulsa, Okla.

FROM THE PRESIDENT Brian W. Casey

When I last wrote to you in these pages, I detailed the ambitions set forth in The Campaign for DePauw. Since then, I have had the opportunity to meet with many of you in cities across the country as we discussed the future imagined for DePauw through this campaign. Because of the enthusiasm and generosity of our alumni and friends, I can report that we have surpassed $210 million on the way to the campaign’s ambitious goal of $300 million. In short, the campaign seeks to set the University firmly on the path of becoming one of the strongest universities in the nation – one that attracts leading students, supports them with sufficient levels of financial aid, educates them to be leaders in the world and connects them on a campus marked by profound beauty.

We are well on our way.

Perhaps it is appropriate that the transformation of those for whom this campaign was launched – our students – is particularly noticeable at this time of year. If August brings a refreshing new start to the academic year, spring brings a different type of satisfaction for the campus.

First-year students are no longer shy; they are now outgoing members of campus.

Sophomores are in the final throes of preparation for a new internship or semester abroad.

With the added perspective of some time away from campus, the junior class is laying the groundwork for its senior year. And, of course, spring semester would not be complete without the stories of the senior class. From senior seminar papers, to capstone research projects, to job offers and graduate school acceptance letters, each passing week provides further evidence of what a DePauw education produces.

To those of us who know DePauw, these stories are not surprising. Yet, though we know they are never ending, we never grow tired of hearing them.

In this issue of DePauw Magazine, we tell a few more of these stories. We step onto the set of CNBC with Jon Fortt ’98. We take a deep dive into the work of DePauw’s Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics with its new director, Andy Cullison ’01. We spend some time with the students of DePauw’s School of Music who, through the 21st-Century Musician Initiative, are part of one of the most interesting transformation stories in the musical world today.

Your alma mater is a remarkable place. Remarkable for the students and faculty it attracts, and the experiences it provides for them. It is also an institution undergoing a robust transformation. I invite you to see what is happening at DePauw by reading the pages of this magazine. Better yet, I invite you to come back to see what is happening in Greencastle.

Most sincerely,

Brian W. Casey President SPRING 2015 DEPAUW MAGAZINE 9

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DePauw and Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law have created the DePauw University Law Scholar program. The first two DePauw students or alumni were selected this spring, and they begin their legal educations at McKinney Law in the fall.

DePauw will nominate two students or alumni each year for admission to McKinney Law. DePauw Law Scholars will receive a minimum of a half-tuition scholarship to McKinney Law, will be designated a program fellow in the student’s chosen area of study with a chance to meet with faculty during the first semester for help in determining a course of study, paid employment as a research assistant after completing 30 hours of law school, and guaranteed experiential learning opportunities.

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FULBRIGHT LEADER

DePauw University is again one of the Institutions Producing the Most Fulbright Students, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. DePauw had five Fulbright winners for 2014-15, and 26 students applied for the prestigious awards. It’s the fourth consecutive year and eighth time in the last nine years that DePauw has been listed as a top producer of Fulbright Scholars among American colleges.

NO DEBATING THIS HONOR

DePauw’s Department of Communication and Theatre honored Robert O. Weiss, professor emeritus of communication and theatre, on Oct. 8, 2014 for his lasting contributions as a faculty member and former chair of the department with the unveiling of a commissioned portrait by Barbara FieldsTimm. Weiss established DePauw's oral communication competence program, directed the debate program and served as adviser for the debate society for 41 years. His national work with debate and forensics was recognized by Pi Kappa Delta with the E. R. Nichols Award in 2007. In 1962 Weiss coached an undefeated DePauw student team on the G.E. College Quiz Bowl, a popular television show.

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“This is the best time ever to be a writer and to be a filmmaker, in my opinion, because I’ve hired people based on their Twitter feeds, you know?”

JIMMY KIMMEL, host and executive producer of

ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” speaking to DePauw students during a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture on Nov. 8.

DEPAUW DIALOGUE

All classes and business operations on campus were suspended on Jan. 28 in favor of a day of programming designed to build a stronger sense of community on DePauw’s campus. The day, called DePauw Dialogue, ultimately helped DePauw students, faculty and staff to engage with others whose lives, experiences and identities differ from their own. More than 2,000 members of the campus community were in attendance.

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news “The criminal justice system affects all of us even if we are lucky enough to never set foot in a prison or a jail.”

PIPER KERMAN, author of the best-selling

memoir Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a

Woman's Prison in a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture on Feb.4.

It was a holiday season to remember for approximately 30 DePauw student musicians.

They traveled to Washington, D.C., for performances at the White House on Dec. 20.

Ensembles making the trip to the nation's capital included the DePauw Jazz Combo, DePauw Chamber Singers, Asbury String Quartet and DePauw Cello Ensemble. Each group performed two hours of holiday music. In fact, the entire day of music at the White House was provided by DePauw.

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The number of Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)certified buildings with Gold status on the DePauw campus: The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics, The Bartlett Reflection Center, and the renovated and expanded Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center. LEED is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices.

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“To be more like Dr. King, we must think outside ourselves. Remember, this was only 50 years ago.”

21CM.ORG

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Music launched 21CM.org, an online,

professional resource created to help serious musicians thrive in today’s modern musical landscape. Geared toward professional

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musicians of the future instead of the past.

LEADING THE WAY D. Mark McCoy

Try DePauw’s Alumni App Have you downloaded DePauw’s Alumni App? Powered by EverTrue, the app is designed to improve how alumni connect with one another.

It features searchable access to the alumni directory and mapping functionality based on business address to search for friends and classmates around the world.

DePauw University founded one of the first schools of music in America, and that music school has been educating great musicians for more than 130 years. We are thrilled to assume a leadership role once again, now through the groundbreaking 21st-Century Musician Initiative (21CM). Launched in October 2013 with a $15 million lead gift from Judson and Joyce Green ’74, ’75, this initiative brings the first required entrepreneurial music curriculum in America to DePauw. More than one of the best, we are truly one of a kind.

You have likely seen 21CM in action. Perhaps you heard one of our groups performing in atypical spaces, such as Almost Home restaurant, Asbury Towers Senior Center, Starbucks or even on a hay wagon at the farmer’s market. Maybe you’ve heard about our national and international touring, including performances at the world’s most famous concert hall, the Musikverein in Vienna, or America’s most famous home, the White House. You may have purchased one of the new CDs from DePauw University Records or listened to our podcast on iTunes. You may have visited our amazing new website at 21cm.org or heard about our new storefront on the courthouse square, where we will teach and perform and develop new audiences. Maybe you have visited campus recently to take in a concert by one of the amazing 21st-century musicians that now appear here regularly – great musicians, such as Canadian Brass, Time for Three, Thomas Hampson, Bobby McFerrin or Yo-Yo Ma. If you have, you entered the brave new world of music – a world in which DePauw is creating the musician of the future instead of the musician of the past.

I would encourage you to look us up on the Web, or better yet, come visit again – soon and often – to see how your alma mater is leading the way once again. You, and we, will be glad you did.

D. Mark McCoy Dean, DePauw University School of Music

For more information, visit depauw. edu/alumni/connect.

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Governance HARRIET BULKELEY, LILIANA B. ANDONOVA, MICHELE M. BETSILL, DANIEL COMPAGNON, THOMAS HALE, MATTHEW J. HOFFMANN, PETER NEWELL, MATTHEW PATERSON,

JIM DETHMER, DIANA CHAPMAN, & KALEY WARNER KLEMP

CHARLES ROGER, STACY D. VANDEVEER

MICHELE MERRILL BETSILL ’89, coauthor Transnational Climate Change Governance

MICHELE MERRILL BETSILL ’89, coeditor Advances in International Environmental Politics, second edition

(Cambridge University Press – ISBN: 9781107068698)

(Palgrave Macmillan – ISBN: 9781137338969)

It is increasingly clear that the world of climate politics is no longer confined to the activities of national governments and international negotiations.

Critical to this transformation of the politics of climate change has been the emergence of new forms of transnational governance that cut across traditional state-based jurisdictions and operate across public and private divides. This book provides the first comprehensive, cutting-edge account of the world of transnational climate change governance. Coauthored by a team of the world’s leading experts in the field and based on a survey of 60 case studies, the book traces the emergence, nature and consequences of this phenomenon, and assesses the implications for the field of global environmental politics. Betsill is a professor of political science at Colorado State University.

This book introduces readers to the field of international environmental politics (IEP) through authoritative and up-todate surveys of its major approaches and debates. Chapters in Part I provide comprehensive and pluralistic reviews stressing the diversity of the field’s origins, theories and methods. The remaining chapters are designed to allow readers to become broadly familiar with the theoretical and substantive debates that characterize the field. In Part II, the authors review the theoretical and empirical trajectories of a given research area – international political economy, gender, knowledge, governance, transnational actors and security – and present a short original case study to illuminate the main debates that emerge. Part III reflects on four distinct frameworks for evaluating IEP: effectiveness, transparency, sustainability and justice. Betsill is a professor of political science at Colorado State University.

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DIANA CARSON CHAPMAN ’89, coauthor The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success

ANDREA R. GREGOVICH ’97, translator USSR: Diary of a Perestroika Kid

(Dethmer, Chapman & Klemp – ISBN: 978-0990976905)

Russian author Vladimir Kozlov’s novel, USSR: Diary of a Perestroika Kid, is available for the first time in English translation by Andrea Gregovich. It’s hard to be sentimental about a Cold War childhood if you grew up on the Soviet side, in the forgotten Belorussian Republic, in a crumbling industrial city like Mogilev. With USSR – a big title for an intimate story – Kozlov offers an unforgettable perspective on the 1980s.

With Gorbachev and Reagan lurking in the background and the Soviet economy on the verge of complete collapse, Kozlov presents life on the streets of Mogilev through the raw emotions and diabolical slang of kids who cannot fathom a world outside their own. A Soviet spin on American TV’s “The Wonder Years,” USSR reminds us that to be young is to be ruled by embarrassment and terror. Gregovich, a former freelance adventurer, is a writer and translator living in Alaska.

In the preface of this book, authors Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman and Kaley Warner Klemp write that today’s leadership models can achieve certain desired ends quite effectively, such as creating shareholder value, increasing market share, developing new products, beating the competition, giving certain leaders fortune and fame, and giving business schools useful frameworks for training future leaders. But they have found that these outcomes are not enough because the models are unsustainable on three critical levels: personal, organizational and planetary. Their 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership are a distillation of decades of work with CEOs and other leaders. Although radical or provocative for many, the commitments have been game changers for the authors and their clients. Their experience is that unconscious leadership can deliver shortterm results, but it is not sustainable. The book offers a comprehensive road map to guide you to shift from fear-based to trust-based leadership.

(Fiction Advocate – ISBN: 978-0-9899615-1-6)

DONNA A. HECKLER ’85 Living Like a Lady When You Have Cancer (AuthorHouse – ISBN: 978-1496928986) Life can change in a minute. One day, you are a successful marketing executive investing your energy and focus in a high-powered career … and then you receive the news that you are facing Stage 3 cancer. That was the reality for Donna Heckler when she was diagnosed in 2010 and the impetus for her second book. In Living Like a Lady When You Have Cancer, she provides an insider’s look at the cancer patient’s experience.

Heckler was diagnosed with breast cancer, but her book is intended to help readers live radiantly through all types of cancer treatment by sharing practical tips they won’t learn from a medical team.

Written in an informal style, the book began as a journal that Heckler kept during her treatment and evolved into a comprehensive volume with insights from medical professionals as well as personal stories from other patients.

Heckler is also coauthor of The Truth About Creating Brands People Love.

JO PETRY HERSHBERGER ’57 Windfall (Outskirts Press – ISBN: 978-1-4787-2852-8) When two brothers, Doug and Dirk Lochschmidt, receive a surprise bequest that allows them to fulfill their dreams in midlife, each believes the money will solve his nagging discontent. Their mother, Doris, is not so sure. She knows the strain that unexpected challenges can cause and fears her sons are in for a rocky ride. Already dealing with a full emotional plate, she’s not certain she can handle one more family crisis. Windfall is sprinkled with memorable characters who confront real issues that provide humor and food for thought. First-time readers will savor their introduction to the residents of the small midwestern town of Rockwell. Those who met the resilient Doris and her family in Hershberger’s first novel, Some Good Memory, will enjoy the return trip. A former editor-in-chief of The DePauw, Hershberger continues her journalistic career as a correspondent for The South Bend (Ind.) Tribune.

BETH FELKER JONES ’98 God the Spirit: Introducing Pneumatology in Wesleyan and Ecumenical Perspective

BETH FELKER JONES ’98 Practicing Christian Doctrine: An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically

(Cascade Books – ISBN: 978-1620325001)

(Baker Academic – ISBN: 978-0801049330)

Who is the mysterious Holy Spirit, and why does it matter for the Christian life?

How do we know when the Spirit is working? This book introduces the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in the Wesleyan theological tradition and within the greater church. It covers key biblical bases for thinking about the Spirit, and it seeks to inspire confidence in the Spirit’s power.

Written from a solidly evangelical yet ecumenically aware perspective, this introductory theology text explains key concepts in Christian doctrine and shows that doctrine is integrally linked to the practical realities of Christian life. Beth Felker Jones helps students articulate basic Christian doctrines, think theologically so they can act Christianly in a diverse world, and connect Christian thought to their everyday life of faith.

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MARTIN J. NAPARSTECK ’74 The Trial of Susan B. Anthony: An Illegal Vote, a Courtroom Conviction and a Step Toward Women’s Suffrage

CHELSEA N. OHLER ’14 (writing as Sofia Black) Songstruck

(McFarland – ISBN: 978-0-7864-7885-9)

Songstruck is Chelsea Ohler’s debut young adult novel, which she began writing during her senior year at DePauw.

Isabel Poole is a wonderful storyteller.

So wonderful, in fact, that her audiences tend to believe that the fairytales she tells are true. They aren’t, of course, because magic isn’t real. That’s what Isabel tells herself, until the day she’s proven wrong. On what should have been an entirely normal day, a strange melody fills the air and captures Isabel’s attention. Leaving her home behind, she follows the song into the forest and finds its source: fae twins, intent on spiriting her away. They need her – or rather, the spark of magic inside of her – to help them end a war that is tearing their world apart. A wise person would refuse. A wise person would run home and forget about the fae, their war and their magic. A wise person never would have followed the music into the forest to begin with. Isabel never claimed to be wise.

In his eighth book, Martin Naparsteck captures the drama behind the most famous and important illegal vote in American history. Following a public argument with her friend, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony altered her strategy of seeking a broad range of rights for women and blacks, and instead, focused exclusively on winning the vote for women. Defying state and federal law, Anthony voted in the presidential election of 1872. She was arrested and tried in a case presided over by a U.S. Supreme Court justice, Ward Hunt, who directed the jury to deliver a guilty verdict in violation of the Constitution’s guarantee of a trial by jury. Fined $100, Anthony defiantly told the judge she would never pay – and she never did.

This is the story of the landmark trial that attracted worldwide attention and made Anthony into the iconic leader of the women’s rights movement.

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(CreateSpace – ISBN: 978-1505508536)

AMY KOSSACK SORRELLS ’94 Then Sings My Soul

KEVIN M. WALTMAN ’95 Slump

(David C. Cook – ISBN: 978-1434705457)

(Cinco Puntos Press – ISBN: 978-1941026014)

Amy Sorrells, the award-winning author of How Sweet the Sound, writes about the healing of broken places in her new novel, Then Sings My Soul. When Nel Stewart returns home due to the sudden death of her mother, she realizes her beloved father, Jakob, is struggling with dementia. Following the reappearance of a high school sweetheart, deliveries from Ukraine addressed to her and discovery of a mysterious, vintage aquamarine gemstone, Nel senses God is pulling her into the past to restore their faith and their futures. Told partially through Jakob’s flashbacks of fleeing genocideridden Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century, the novel combines elements of mystery, history, faith and romance. Sorrells is recipient of the 2012 Women of Faith Writing Contest and a two-time American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award semifinalist.

Slump is Kevin Waltman’s second book in a planned four-part young adult series set in Indianapolis. Derrick Bowen’s sophomore year is a grind. He’s been looking forward to the basketball season all summer, but his girlfriend, Jasmine, leaves him for putting too much focus on basketball. The promise his Marion East basketball team showed at the end of last season isn’t materializing. And the sweet jumper D-Bow worked on all summer just isn’t falling. When his father is severely injured in a car crash, Derrick is faced with a new reality in which basketball can’t be his only priority. Waltman teaches creative writing at the University of Alabama.

THE 500 CLUB

Five hundred wins for a college basketball coach is an extraordinary accomplishment. Entering the 2014-15 season, only 28 active coaches of Division III men’s and women’s programs had reached the milestone. In an even rarer accomplishment, DePauw coaches Kris Huffman and Bill Fenlon achieved it in the same season.

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n a list that includes Division I coaching greats Pat Summit and Geno Auriemma, Huffman began the 2014-15 season ranked ninth all-time among NCAA coaches, active and retired and with at least 10 years as a head coach, with an .827 winning percentage.

The DePauw women’s basketball team won a 70-39 contest at Illinois College on Nov. 30, 2014 to give Huffman her 500th career win.

While it’s remarkable that someone who’s only been coaching for 22 seasons could rack up that many victories at one school, even more astonishing is that it took her only 105 games to post the last 100 wins of that benchmark. During the last 20 seasons, no Division III school has won more games than Huffman’s Tigers. Her teams have won or shared 16 conference titles, and she’s been named a conference coach of the year 11 times.

Huffman directed 16 teams to the NCAA Division III postseason, including 12 consecutive years. Her teams won national titles in 2007 and 2013 and advanced to the national quarterfinals five times in the last nine seasons. The 2013 squad was in a class of its own as the only team in Division III history to finish with a perfect 34-0 record.

Huffman has been recognized as a national coach of the year three times.

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enlon’s 500th win came in dramatic fashion on Feb, 27, 2015 as the Tigers defeated North Coast Athletic Conference regular season champion and 13th-ranked Ohio Wesleyan University on its home court in the conference tournament semifinals. The next night, Fenlon’s 501st win gave the Tigers the NCAC Tournament title and an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III postseason.

Fenlon came to DePauw in 1992 after accumulating 197 victories in three-year stints at Sewanee University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and one year at Southwestern University (Texas).

In 23 seasons at DePauw, the longest tenure by any DePauw men’s basketball coach, Fenlon’s teams have earned five trips to the NCAA Division III Championship, including advancement to the national quarterfinals in 2002. He was twice named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.

His DePauw teams have had only three losing seasons and, in each of those, the Tigers were only one win away from a winning campaign.

Three of his teams won at least 20 games, and 13 had single-digit loss totals. Fenlon entered the 2014-15 season ranked 16th in Division III for most wins by an active coach.

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A Good Fit Jon Fortt ’98 made smooth transition from print to broadcasting

By Joan Oleck

Currency traders have been in a tizzy for 24 hours since the Swiss National Bank detached the Swiss franc from the euro. British Prime Minister David Cameron is threatening to ban encryptedmessaging apps, to fight terror. And, here at home, America’s tech moguls are likely plotting countermoves to the mobile phone newly launched by Chinese electronics upstart Xiaomi.

So go the stories roiling investors on this third frigid Friday in January, yet you’d never know it from the tranquil scene at the New York Stock Exchange.

Here, blue-jacketed traders schmooze beneath a sea of blinking screens, browse newspapers, savor coffees. And, yes, lean against the trading desks.

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Chances are, then, they miss the small, fit, handsome man with the shaven pate who quietly makes his way across the crowded floor to the brightly lit, circularshaped set for cable business-news giant CNBC. Once in place, however, Jon Fortt ’98 shatters the tranquility: When the cameras roll at 11 a.m. and his (and cohosts Carl Quintanilla and Kayla Tausche’s) live show “Squawk Alley” begins, Fortt lets loose a wave of energy so charged you’d think he’d chugged half those traders’ coffees en route to his seat: “Squawk Alley,” which covers technology news, airs five days a week, and cohost Fortt – voice elevated, hands in perpetual motion – is geared up to question, poke and prod his high-profile guests on a wide range of issues: To technology commentator Kara Swisher on the demise of Google Glass: “Do you think once they shut down the explorer program on the 19th, which I believe is Monday, it’ll be just a couple of weeks [until] we’ll see some fantastic new version? Or does it take a long hibernation?”

To software-design CEO Simon Segars on the appeal of “smart homes:” “Are people really going to need ‘smart’ washing machines?

Do we have the answer to that yet?”

To “Shark Tank” super-investor Kevin O’Leary on Xiaomi’s move into browser, messaging and other services: “They’re up against the likes of a Facebook if they do move in there – also Tencent and Alibaba. Can they coexist in an ecosystem, I think, is the question for the future.”

Fortt, an on-air editor for CNBC for a little more than a year and bureau reporter in the network’s Silicon Valley bureau for three years before that, seems in his element probing everything business, from

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Intel’s newest earnings report to the future of encrypted-messaging apps. But while technology and innovation are his specialty, those cool new gadgets popping up in everyone’s hands aren’t his focal point, Fortt tells a visitor after the show.

“I think historically we tend to focus too much on gadgets,” Fortt says during an interview in an Exchange dining room so antiquated that Alexander Hamilton must have lunched here. Gadgetry actually isn’t the best way to predict technology’s future, Fortt argues, explaining, “Everybody wants a flying car, and nobody sees email coming.

“So there’s too much of a focus on gadgets and not enough on software,” he says. “Right now, we need a new kind of software that can manage these gadgets and [tell us] how we’re sleeping, how many steps we took, how many flights of stairs we climbed. [For] all of these things – there’s no real dashboard to manage that information.”

Software dashboards? Talk to Fortt of such things, and the conversation turns naturally to the Zen master of both – Apple, which famously integrated hardware and software in its Macintosh computer (and subsequent products) and built the

dashboards iTunes and the App Store. Yet Apple has another kind of resonance for Fortt: “In early 2000,” he says of his printjournalism days at the San Jose Mercury News – Silicon Valley’s hometown paper – “they gave me a beat covering a couple of companies that weren’t so central because I was new, companies they weren’t so sure were going to make it …” He pauses for effect: “Adobe and Apple” – his listener chortles.

“That’s why I’m still employed today, basically,” Fortt says. “Because I started covering Apple in 2000 when not as many people were.”

His early days

“His [Fortt’s] work has kept CNBC in the forefront of technology coverage, which is vital for any business news organization.”

– JAMES B. STEWART ’73, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist

The story of Fortt’s rise in sync with Apple’s is compelling, complete with close encounters with the late, legendary Steve Jobs. But Fortt first takes a detour to recount how he even got to that point at such a young age – considering that he’s still only 38.

That journey began in Long Island, Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., where Jonathan V. Fortt grew up the second son and third child of John Fortt, an architectturned-United Church of Christ minister, and his wife, Annette, a Pratt Institutetrained artist and teacher. “They don’t pay ministers that well,” Fortt observes, pegging his family’s mid-range economic niche.

“But my parents were both graduate-school educated, so education was always very important.”

Family was important, too. “I was really fortunate,” Fortt says. “I was the youngest in the family,” alongside older siblings Tavia and Steven, “and we had a lot of fun with my brother, who’s seven years older but still liked

playing with me. We spent a decent amount of time at church every Sunday, seeing my dad in the pulpit and hearing his messages.

And school and creative endeavors were always important” – he mentions drawing superheroes and starting piano at age 5, paving the way for his lifelong love affair with music, both writing and performing it.

“I remember the moves,” Fortt also says of his parents’ frequent need to uproot the kids. “I remember going through the brownstone in Bed-Stuy [BedfordStuyvesant in Brooklyn] and going up to the second floor bedroom and looking down at the backyard. I remember moving to D.C.” High school was pivotal, he says, for his discovery of journalism there. “I thought I wanted to be an architect,” Fortt says, but during the elective class, he decided computer-assisted drawing was “cheating – anybody can draw a straight line with a computer.” So he turned to yearbook: “All the cheerleaders were in yearbook.” But that class was full. His third, fateful choice?

Journalism. “I thought, ‘I like to write. Well, I’ll take journalism.’ I kind of fell in love with it from there.”

Of course journalism needs drama, and high school offered that, too, with early lessons in racial politics. Montgomery Blair High School, in Silver Spring, Md., which Fortt commuted to from D.C. because his mother taught nearby, needed to renovate. The problem was the school’s student body was too big for the existing site. So the Montgomery County Council voted to relocate a segment of students.

Yet that would have marred the school’s cohesiveness as a place which had, as Fortt puts it, “white kids who grew up with black kids, who grew up with Asian kids, who grew up with Latino kids.”

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So the students fought the relocation.

And Fortt, as student government president 1993-94, led the charge: “I and a bunch of groups in and outside the school battled” to keep the student population intact. And they won. The Council backed down. The school, not the students, relocated.

That give-’em-hell mentality Fortt demonstrated so early came in handy again at DePauw, a university his mother favored as the alma mater of civil rights leader Vernon E. Jordan ’57: “I said, ‘Who?’” Fortt remembers, laughing at his teenage cluelessness. “I was a high school kid in the ’90s; I didn’t know who Vernon Jordan was.”

Instead of civil rights’ legacy, it was DePauw’s Media Fellows Program that drew Fortt to distant Indiana – along with some soul-searching about his need to experience an environment different from the urban ones that had always been home.

“I hadn’t spent much time in the Midwest or outside cities, and I thought, ‘Well, if I’m really going to do this diversity stuff – meaning his personal development – I need to go outside my comfort zone.’”

Small-town Greencastle fit the bill, and DePauw’s Greek system even more so, Fortt says. But, “It was tough socially there, especially the first year-and-a-half at DePauw, because I decided not to rush – DePauw’s social system tended to be dominated by fraternities and sororities, maybe a little less now.”

Rejecting fraternity life was a decision “outside the mainstream, and certainly for freshman year, post-rush, it meant a degree of isolation. There’s a social component of that; there’s a racial component, because the Greek system is even whiter than DePauw as a whole.”

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Developing journalist

Loneliness aside, Fortt says, DePauw nevertheless proved a great choice because it taught him to “work and exist in an environment that wasn’t that diverse.” Some black students joined the Association of African American Students; some pledged black fraternities and sororities. For Fortt, however, his college buddies turned out to be somewhere else entirely: The DePauw student newspaper. There he teamed with Aaron J. Lucchetti ’96 and David A. Tieche ’98 on sophisticated journalistic investigations.

Such serious journalism was allconsuming, certainly, but there were college-boy pranks as well, Tieche remembers, like sneaking into Gator’s bar in Indianapolis with fake hand stamps Fortt helpfully drew on everyone’s hand with a felt-tip pen.

“He was rather famous for his songwriting,” Tieche also recalls, detailing how Fortt would strum away in the stairwell at Humbert Hall and pick up pocket change playing in coffee houses.

There was an appealing personal energy to Fortt, Tieche says: “He could get along with everybody. There were very few people he couldn’t figure out, ‘What do I have in common with this person?’”

Fortt himself credits the academics at DePauw and mentors such as English professors Cynthia E. Cornell and Andrea E. Sununu, and religious studies professor Leslie R. James – Sununu in particular.

Says Fortt: “There are some students who’ll go into DePauw feeling like, ‘I’m a pretty good writer compared to my peers; I ought to get As. I’ve gotten As in the past.’

And you come into Sununu’s class, and you

don’t get an A. It crushes you.” To this day, he believes the A Sununu finally did give him was merely to bolster his confidence.

Not true, the professor herself counters by email, citing the “invaluable contributions to class discussion” Fortt made in her British Writers and English Renaissance courses.

She mentions how she reconnected with Fortt last June when he returned to campus to receive DePauw’s Young Alumni Award.

“He made dramatic progress as a writer,” the popular and famously tough professor writes, calling an A from her “a feat that students rarely achieve.”

Writing skills came in handy for how

Fortt spent his summers during college.

Thanks to the Knight Ridder Minority Scholarship program, he avoided the usual burger-flipping jobs and instead started

“Steve Jobs liked to say that Apple existed at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts.”

– JON FORTT ’98

at (now defunct) Knight Ridder Financial News in Washington right out of high school: “I was 17 years old, way in over my head,” Fortt recalls, “running around the Capitol building trying to see if [Labor Secretary] Robert Reich was saying anything about interest rates.”

Other internships followed at three newspapers, leading to a post-college job at the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader. But “I was kind of flailing” that first year, Fortt says.

“I thought I might bail out of journalism,” because local news felt like a poor fit. But then, a stroke of luck: The paper’s technology reporter quit in a fit of spite at the managing

editor, and Fortt, who was literally standing right there, got the beat.

This time the fit was perfect. In college he had explored online’s early efforts as one of the staff members who built the first website for The DePauw. Now he was covering technology, along with telecom and coal – a staple of the Bluegrass State’s economy.

By 1999 Fortt was reporting on technology in a larger venue, the San Jose Mercury News, in Silicon Valley’s backyard.

That’s when he started with Apple and Adobe, those companies the paper wasn’t sure were going to make it. But of course, they did.

Transition to broadcasting

A short stint at Business 2.0 followed in 2006, before Fortt was funneled over to a sister Time Inc. publication, Fortune.

“Again, [my coverage of ] Apple was a big help in that,” Fortt says. CNBC had frequently dipped into the tech-reporter pool at his previous publications for guests to talk about Apple, giving Fortt a chance to get his feet wet in broadcasting.

When the opportunity came to make the jump to the cable network and broadcast field, print journalism’s dismal outlook made the decision for him: “With layoffs and buyouts happening multiple times, I was like, ‘I’ll talk to anybody.’”

Fortt subsequently put in three-plus years at the network’s San Jose bureau, followed by his big promotion to onair editor back on the East Coast, in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. His daily “Squawk Alley” duties have him hosting at the Exchange; he writes for CNBC’s website as well. Along the way, he’s nailed interviews with some of the biggest names in tech,

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“I consider myself to still be learning.

There are always new challenges in broadcast.”

– JON FORTT ’98

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including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Brian Krzanich, Intel’s CEO, plus – an enviable feat – the first interview with new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella right after Nadella’s infamous statement last October that women shouldn’t ask for a raise, just trust that “the system” will deliver one.

Fortt’s “seamless” transition from print to broadcast is something else to admire, says Lucchetti, now deputy banking editor at The Wall Street Journal and a confirmed print guy. “He’s really a great writer and a natural interviewer,” Lucchetti says of Fortt. “So I think that’s part of the reason he’s made the transition so well. If you watch him with a consumer, or a user of technology, or even a man on the street, or the head of a major technology company, he’s equally at ease and asks all the tough questions.”

And, from Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist James B. Stewart ’73, who appears weekly on the NBC show prior to Fortt’s: “His work has kept CNBC in the forefront of technology coverage, which is vital for any business news organization,” Stewart writes by email.

“One of the biggest stories of recent years has been the rise of Apple, and Jon has run with that and done a terrific job.”

Fortt, meanwhile, tempers Stewart’s remark, recalling a not-so-terrific run-in with none other than Jobs himself.

Fortt remembers the email, which arrived on a Saturday morning, from an address something like SJobs@Pixar.com.

That was a jaw-dropper in itself, but even more so was the subject line: “You made a big mistake.”

In fact, he had. In reporting on the upcoming opening of the first Apple Store at Tyson’s Corner, Va., in 2001, Fortt

phoned the mall asking how much persquare-foot Apple was paying. “I didn’t know, being a cub reporter in technology, that, while in residential real estate the price per-square-foot is ‘per month,’ in commercial, it’s ‘per year,’” Fortt says. “So when I calculated what Apple was going to have to pay, I was off by a factor of 12.”

Jobs’ email, normally a career high for a reporter, had the opposite effect. “I literally wanted to crawl under the couch and die,” Fortt says. “You want Steve Jobs to notice you, but not because you made a mistake.”

To his credit, Jobs, having received a printed correction, neither made a big deal out of Fortt’s goof nor named him during his remarks at the store opening – with Fortt in the audience. The Apple founder merely referred to “one of our reporters … off by a factor of 12” and characterized his company as itself humbled by its own new foray into retail.

But Fortt squirmed, nonetheless, especially when Walt Mossberg, the famous Wall Street Journal tech columnist, loudly whispered something to the effect of “What idiot did that?”

Jobs was less gracious when Fortt next met him, in 2002, when Apple opened its Apple Store in New York’s Soho, topped off

by Jobs’ pride and joy: an all-glass/titanium staircase he’d personally patented.

“He came up to me in the store,” Fortt remembers, “and asked what I thought of it. And I’m trying to have something to say but not be fawning. So I said, ‘Well, I noticed that you kept a lot of the same elements from the other store design – the Genius Bar is up there – so [the layout] is mostly leaving room for more foot traffic.’”

That didn’t go over well. “He kind of looked at me out of the corner of his

eye and said, ‘What do you expect, motor traffic?’ And he walks away” – leaving Fortt no chance to complete his thought that other elements could have been added to the store experience – which in fact were added later.

“He was looking for affirmation in that moment,” Fortt says today, explaining his observation that Jobs overreacted because he didn’t get what he always needed at product launches: affirmation. Never mind this tech genius’ fame, fortune and facade of supreme confidence.

Apple’s contribution

Other, more positive encounters with Jobs followed, and today, four years after Jobs’ passing, Fortt is unreservedly positive in his assessment of the tech giant’s founder.

“I think their greatest contribution was their outlook on technology itself,” he says.

“Steve Jobs liked to say that Apple existed at the intersection of technology and the liberal arts. And what that meant was that Apple pursued certain kinds of ideas that obviously weren’t going to make a ton of money but really felt right from a thirddimensional-experience kind of view. So Apple came out with GarageBand, this software for writing music and recording instruments. And GarageBand isn’t Microsoft Word; you’re not going to make millions of dollars off GarageBand.

“So I think what Apple did was it placed a lot of bets from the heart based on an idea of what the whole human experience should be and how computing and technology should be not just [part] of our work lives, but also our artistic selves, and express all of our passions.

“Apple put forth this idea that

technology should be beautiful and that design should not just be something that you paint onto the product.”

In the Colonial dining room at the Exchange, it’s getting toward midafternoon, and Fortt is due back at CNBC headquarters. Responding to a visitor’s comment that he makes all those interviews on complex financial topics look easy, he waves away the praise. “I consider myself to still be learning,” he says. “There are always new challenges in broadcast.” In contrast to the reporting he did in Silicon Valley, here “There’s more anchoring, where I’m introducing a guest, then interviewing that guest on the fly based on research I’ve done that morning or the previous afternoon.

“So the rhythm is a little different; it’s a little more free-flying, more jazz than classical.”

Speaking of music, that’s what Fortt does for fun – pulling out his guitar when he can. But as a married man – his wife is reading specialist Gina Fortt, and the couple has sons Nathan, 6, and Benjamin, 4 – fatherhood is all-consuming.

“This is going to sound corny,” Fortt says when asked to name his personal bucket list. “I’m already so blessed that I’ve gotten to do things I didn’t appreciate the significance of at the time. I just want to be a good dad, a good husband, a good employee and see where it goes.

“But I don’t know,” the journalist says, pausing, once again becoming all business.

“I’d love to interview [Facebook CEO] Mark Zuckerberg again this year.”

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ETHICS F BEYOND THE WALLS

By Christopher L. Wolfe and Larry G. Anderson

eminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian was scheduled to speak at Utah State University in October 2014. Unknown to most outside of a few Internet circles, Sarkeesian and her Web series on misogyny in video games had gained the unwanted attention of a small, but loud contingent of gamers. Loosely united under the Twitter hashtag #GamerGate, the group claimed to support “ethics in games journalism,” but their most consistent outreach came in the form of vicious campaigns of harassment, online and off, against those who disagreed with them, particularly young women. Following two anonymous threats of mass shootings at Sarkeesian’s Utah State talk – and the inability under Utah law for the university to prevent firearms from entering the auditorium – she canceled her appearance.

Almost overnight, Sarkeesian (and by association #GamerGate) jumped from an online-edition curiosity to the cover of Bloomberg Businessweek and the front page of The New York Times. The sheer absurdity of the situation – “All this angst over games?” one Times story commenter asked – sparked the earliest interest, but as her message began to drown out the noise surrounding it, Sarkeesian herself became the main attraction. Soon, she was a guest on “The Colbert Report” and a subject of ABC News’ “Nightline.”

But Sarkeesian is not the subject of this story. Her rise to fame happened while Andrew M. “Andy” Cullison ’01 was in his first months as director of The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics. In that brief time, before anybody thought that a visiting video game critic might require special security considerations, Cullison had already snagged Sarkeesian as a speaker at Prindle’s 2015 Undergraduate Ethics Symposium. The order of events is important here because it hints at the direction Prindle is heading under Cullison: straight and unapologetically to the heart of 21st century ethical inquiry.

BRAVE NEW WORLD Andrew M. Cullison ’01

On Nov. 2, 2014, Alex Lee arrived at his part-time job at a Frisco, Tex., Target as a normal 16-year-old kid.

Unbeknown to him, while he was checking customers out, a

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British teen was checking him out, or rather, an innocuous picture of him in his Target outfit she had somehow stumbled across online. She did what teens now do, posting the picture to her Twitter account with the comment “YOOOOOOOOOOO.” By the time his mom picked him up from work that evening, “Alex from Target” had become an Internet superstar with more Twitter followers than former NFL quarterback Brett Favre, whose image adorned Lee’s bedroom wall. Somebody

other words, conversations about ethics are suddenly very relevant to young people.

And Cullison is nearly the perfect go-to for takes on ethics and technology. It’s part of who he is, a member of the last generation to straddle life before and after the Internet.

He still plays video games like the majority of people his age and younger, yet he is old enough to have earned academic bona fides as a philosopher. Epistemology became his passion while at DePauw, where he was a philosophy and English double major and

an ocean away thought Alex was cute, the Internet tracked him down, and now he’s famous. There is no better explanation than that, which makes it all the more troubling.

Issues such as anonymity and privacy are not new, but Alex from Target demonstrates just how problematic they become in a world with social media. In

a member of the University’s first Ethics Bowl team. He joined SUNY-Fredonia’s philosophy department in 2006, and he cofounded an app development company, Academy Geeks, while there.

No one is surprised that Prindle’s newest, youngest director brought a fresh perspective to the Institute. What has surprised about

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Cullison’s brief tenure is just how quickly he has implemented his vision.

Launched in early September 2014, the Prindle Post (prindlepost.org) is Cullison’s Trojan horse for bringing ethics into the vernacular. The Post looks like an honestto-goodness online news commentary site, borrowing its format and topics from a world familiar to any Millennial. “You look at it, and you might think it’s just another current events site,” Cullison says. “It is, but in a subtly different sense. A news site might say who, what, when, where and why.

And I guess you might say we elaborate on the why. Stories are often news because of an ethical dilemma they raise, and we want to tease that out.”

The Post’s first digital pages featured stories about Ray Rice, the former Baltimore Ravens running back who was dismissed from the team after a video of his domestic abuse became public; last summer’s massive hack and subsequent leak of hundreds of private celebrity photos; and, yes, one about Sarkeesian. There are some external contributors, but the bulk of the stories are written by Prindle’s student ethics interns. The stories are short and to the point, laying out the ethical tensions present in the topics people are talking about, particularly the people Cullison is charged with educating.

“One of my goals for our interns is to cultivate a capacity for ethical awareness and ethical reasoning,” Cullison says. “I think it’s important to try to find and focus on issues that are relevant to students. It’s just good fodder for cultivating these skills.

The nice thing is that they’re not just doing it for a class; they’re doing it for this thing that has the potential to have a really huge impact.”

TAKING ON DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

PRINDLEPOST.ORG

The Prindle Institute for Ethics has traditionally provided a wide array of programming on campus, including visiting scholars, speakers, forums and a student intern program. Now, with the launch of the online Prindle Post, Cullison is working to move ethics education and discussion of ethical issues well beyond the walls of the Institute.

“To my knowledge, there is not an institute like this at any other exclusively liberal arts college,” says Cullison, who also serves as secretary-treasurer of the American Philosophical Association’s Eastern Division and a member of the APA’s board of officers. “No other liberal arts college has anything that comes close to what we have here, which is odd because ethics is perhaps one of the most interdisciplinary kinds of study that you can embark on. And being competent to span a range of disciplines is what liberal arts colleges offer.”

That’s why Cullison established the Prindle Prize Program, covering five general education categories. Through this new program, every class that a student takes at DePauw effectively becomes an opportunity for the student to be honored and recognized for thinking seriously about the issues in whatever field he or she is studying.

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to pass a law, you have to know a little bit about the relevant history, a little bit about the background psychology, a little bit about the culture you’re dealing with and sometimes a little bit about the relevant science,” Cullison says. “There’s going to be a little philosophical reasoning involved about what sorts of things you ought to value. When there are competing values, how do you go about ranking them?”

education and research really serves the first goal, which is providing an excellent education for DePauw students.”

The debate about whether you can make someone behave morally just by teaching them is one that dates back as far as Plato. The classical thinker, a key figure in the development of Western philosophy, believed that if you teach someone what is good, that person will naturally want to do

“No other liberal arts college has anything that comes close to what we have here, which is odd because ethics is perhaps one of the most interdisciplinary kinds of study that you can embark on.”

– ANDY CULLISON, director of The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics

WHAT PLATO THOUGHT

The Institute’s primary goal is to transform DePauw students into thought leaders. “We want to prepare students to be thought leaders in the sense that they have the capacity to be the ones in the room who can identify the ethical issue that other people might miss,” Cullison says. “And once they’ve identified that ethical issue, we want them to be the sort of persons who can lead a thoughtful, reasoned, intelligent discussion about that issue.”

It’s also a goal to establish the Prindle Institute as a nationally recognized institute in ethics education and research, bringing leading thinkers to talk about ethical issues. The advantage of doing that, Cullison explains, is that “the goal of being a nationally recognized center of ethics

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what is good. And when a person doesn’t do what is good, it’s because the person doesn’t know what is good.

Cullison doesn’t adhere to that argument entirely, but he does believe it is a good question to consider. “One thing that’s interesting about ethics education and cultivating a capacity for ethical awareness,” he says, “is in order to reason through an ethical issue, one of the things you need to start understanding is how it might affect other people.”

How does the issue affect people outside your own circle of friends, outside your own community? Those questions are particularly relevant at a liberal arts college like DePauw, which has long been a leader in preparing and encouraging students to study abroad, participate in Winter Term projects and internships off campus, and be involved in community service.

“History is filled with examples where people change their moral opinions about things with respect to other groups when they just get to know those other groups,” Cullison says. As he leads the Prindle Institute for Ethics in expanding its programs for students and broadening the discussion of ethics on a national level, it becomes clear that an important purpose of ethics education is to cultivate students’ and others’ ability to understand and appreciate what it’s like to be someone else in a situation different than their own – whether it’s in person or online.

PRINDLE INSTITUTE AT A GLANCE A gift from Janet W. Prindle ’58, a Wall Street pioneer for women, made possible the construction of The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics.

To learn more about the Prindle Institute, go to depauw.edu/academics/ centers/prindle.

MISSION » Transform DePauw students into thought leaders on ethical issues » Function as a nationally recognized institute in ethics education and research

DISTINCTIVE FEATURE » Only Ethics Institute at a liberal arts college

WHAT THE INSTITUTE HAS DONE » Speakers and campus programming » Student Intern program » Faculty reading groups » Visiting scholars » Undergraduate Ethics Symposium » Community Outreach » Alternative Spring Break

WHAT THE INSTITUTE HAS ADDED » Prindle Post » Prindle Prize Program » Young Philosophers » High school outreach » Expanding study hours » Summer retreats

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The Bootleg String Ensemble performs during ArtsFest 2014.

EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM 21ST-CENTURY MUSICIANS

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ercussionist Zachary P. Suchanek ’18 walked onto the stage of Thompson Recital Hall in the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts and was greeted by an exuberant audience of his peers who were clapping and cheering him on. Suchanek was one of four students performing that Wednesday morning during the School of Music’s weekly student recital hour. He introduced himself, talked about his piece, Gene Koshinski’s “Caleidoscopio,” which was written for a marimba solo, and began to play. It was his first solo performance at DePauw.

“I was a little more nervous than I thought I would be, but it’s a very forgiving environment, which is why it’s such a great opportunity to play,” he says.

D. Mark McCoy, dean of the School of Music, explains that the student recital hour is a vehicle for the 21st-Century Musician Initiative (21CM), which is an effort to create musicians of the future instead of the past. “There are no sidelines in this effort,” he says. “This is everything we do. We create 21st-century musicians. Whether it’s guest artists’ performances, the storefront just purchased in downtown Greencastle, the curriculum we just changed or the performances during the recital hour, they are all designed to help us create 21stcentury musicians,” McCoy says.

The recital hour was added to the curriculum in spring 2012 in order for the School of Music to take a pause in the middle of each week and bring the entire school together – faculty, staff and students as well as anyone in the liberal arts college or community who wants to attend.

The result is a wide range of experiences on the stage as opposed to performances in the evening for the general community,

which are polished and carefully rehearsed.

Unlike performing for the wider audience, students are performing for other students who have to do the same thing they’re doing. “There is a real sense of camaraderie and support because they know they’re going to be up there, too,” McCoy says.

“This is a far more supportive environment than I’ve ever seen, frankly, because even the announcements at the end of the recital hour get applause.”

are packed because students have been practicing, and they’re ready to go.”

Typically, the recital hour structure is one performance after another followed by announcements from the dean, faculty, staff and students. No programs are handed out.

Titles are projected on the wall, which is an effort to force students to interact with the audience. “Often you go to a concert, people walk out in all black, and there are no words spoken,” McCoy explains. “They might perform music you don’t understand, and they leave.

Sometimes you’re not even sure when to applaud.”

In Thompson Recital Hall, students walk on stage, introduce themselves, and tell the audience why they love the music and what they will perform. They perform it, and then they go. McCoy explains that it’s all part of an effort to get students performing more often and in more venues.

In comparison, typical undergraduates might perform in an ensemble, and at the end of their career, they have a senior recital and then graduate.

The School of Music has had great success in providing students a plethora of opportunities to perform, including a variety of venues in the Greencastle community in addition to campus. Students are performing pop-up concerts and playing for trustee meetings and dignitaries who come to campus.

However, students have also worked to create their own opportunities, which is part of the 21CM entrepreneurial spirit that is encouraged. For example, they started their own concert series and organized performances at the Putnam County Senior Center and Starbucks. “This

“This is everything we do. We create 21st-century musicians.”

– D. MARK MCCOY, dean of the School of Music McCoy describes it as being like a big family gathering. “It’s a chance for us to be very supportive of our colleagues who are trying to develop their chops and get their act together,” he says. It’s also an opportunity to hear how students are progressing.

An important aspect of becoming a successful 21st-century musician is performing as much as possible. The recital hour provides another, perhaps less threatening, opportunity to get out there and try it. “As a first-year student, you’re not going to put on a recital for all of the community to see, but you could go out and perform a couple pieces for a supportive audience during recital hour,” McCoy explains.

Students are not required to perform, but are encouraged to do so. The requirement is that they have to attend.

“Our idea is that when you’re ready, we’re ready for you. And as is always the case, at the end of the semester the recitals

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Kazuki Hanado ’17

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is part and parcel of the idea that successful 21CM students have performed so much that they are past the idea of getting nervous because they’ve gotten these firstrate experiences performing,” McCoy says.

Another important part of 21CM is inviting successful 21st-century musicians to campus – such as Time for Three, Project Trio or Voces8. “Every time musicians talk to students, they all say the same thing,” McCoys explains. “To be a successful musician, first and foremost, you have to have chops. You’ve got to be really good as a performer, but several of them also mentioned that the way they got where they are was that they took every opportunity to perform in public – whatever it was.

“So while everyone else was finally getting the opportunity to perform their senior recital, they were scared to death.

However, by the time these artists’ senior recitals rolled around, it was so old hat to them, they were just out having a good time, “ he says. The recital hour provides students a warm and supportive environment to get the process going.

“The 21st-Century Musician Initiative is a huge reason why I came to DePauw,” Suchanek says. “Here’s a school not just recognizing that times are changing, but also they are actually doing something about it.”

Suchanek has been performing a lot more since he’s been at DePauw. “Last semester I was involved in University band, orchestra and the percussion ensemble. I was playing a concert every other weekend,” he says.

He’s interested in many different things, including instrument repair, and is passionate about modern musicology, spending his free time collecting records and reading album reviews trying to stay well versed in who was influenced by what.

He doesn’t think that he’ll ever be a fulltime member of a symphony, but if that opportunity comes along, he’ll gladly take it.

“The hope is that after I graduate, I make a living in music,” Suchanek says.

“21CM emphasizes that you aren’t just limited to one thing or another. You aren’t

experience of a lifetime.

Influenced by her mother’s love of Yo-Yo Ma’s music, Hanado says she began playing the cello at a young age. However, her intention is not to be a performer when she graduates. She hopes to establish an education system for disadvantaged children

“21CM emphasizes that you aren’t just limited to one thing or another. You aren’t just a music educator or jazz musician, but there is an entrepreneurial spirit behind it.

You can be involved in doing a lot of different things.”

– ZACHARY P. SUCHANEK ’18 just a music educator or jazz musician, but there is an entrepreneurial spirit behind it. You can be involved in doing a lot of different things.”

During student recital hour, Kazuki Hanado ’17 played the third movement of Édouard Lalo’s “Cello Concerto in D minor.” It was the second time she played alone in front of her peers. “I know everyone in the audience, and everyone knows me; but I still get so nervous,” she says. “You really need the opportunity to perform by yourself.

If I had gone to a larger school, I never would have had this chance.”

Hanado explains that in order to study music in Japan, students attend a conservatory, but she chose DePauw because she has academic interests, too. “I came to DePauw for an audition and fell in love with the campus and the buildings.

I felt so comfortable being here. Every day has been like a dream for me,” she says.

That dream included a trip to the White House in December to perform as part of the DePauw Cello Ensemble, which was an

and provide education through music.

Saxophonist Tyler J. Schaefers ’17 performed “Tableaux de Provence” by French composer Paule Maurice by himself on stage – for the first time – during a recent recital hour. He played in a quartet last semester during recital hour, and he explains it was a lot different going on stage to play alone. “I was a little nervous going into it, but once I started playing, it got a lot easier. It was really a lot of fun,” he says.

As part of 21CM, Schaefers is clearly taking advantage of performance opportunities as a member of the saxophone quartet, saxophone ensemble, jazz combo and jazz ensemble band. A double major in economics and music performance, he plans to attend graduate school and become a saxophone professor.

Violinist Lindsey G. Sullivan ’17 confesses there is nothing more frightening than playing for your peers, and having the opportunity to play in such a nervewracking, but supportive environment, is really beneficial for musicians. She walked

on stage alone to play “Sonata for Solo Violin in D major, Op 115” by composer Sergey Prokofiev.

“The sonata I played has two contrasting characters in the piece – the stronger triumphant lead line and the very different sweet melodic character,” she says. “I liked how both of them made the piece seem extremely independent, which made being on stage even without an accompanist seem a little less scary.”

Sullivan is majoring in violin performance and planning to minor in psychology. She wants to pursue a career in music therapy after graduating and is thinking about a master’s degree in music performance, as well.

“The 21st-Century Musician Initiative has taught me that if I want to make it in today’s music world, I have to be prepared to constantly evolve as a musician,” she says.

The 21st-Century Musician Initiative (21CM) is a complete reimagining of the skills, tools and experiences necessary to create musicians of the future instead of the past –flexible, entrepreneurial musicians who find diverse musical venues and outlets in addition to traditional performance spaces, develop new audiences, and utilize their music innovatively to impact and strengthen communities.

For more information about the DePauw School of Music and 21st-Century Musician Initiative, visit depauw.edu/music.

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AT A GLANCE

Putting the campaign in context. Five central priorities.

Opportunities for anyone to get involved.

Campaigns are – at their core – about setting priorities and goals, and then providing the resources to meet them. The Campaign for DePauw is no different. By focusing on the areas most important to current students and the future of the University – academics, affordability, success while at DePauw and after, and the campus itself – we will strengthen every element that makes DePauw what it is. That is the purpose of The Campaign for DePauw.

ACADEMIC LIFE

Academic challenge is at the heart of the DePauw experience. From a reimagined and renovated Roy O. West Library and the launch of the 21stCentury Musician Initiative, to funds for studentfaculty collaboration, endowed professorships and academic programs, The Campaign for DePauw seeks to raise $75 million for advancing the University’s academic life.

STUDENT ACCESS AND FINANCIAL AID

Since our founding, DePauw has long been committed to access for students regardless of who they are or where they come from. It is this commitment that led to the launch of The DePauw Trust, a dedicated endowment that (with a goal of $100 million) will increase current endowment for student access by more than 80 percent, making DePauw accessible to a significantly greater number of students and guaranteeing the continuation of the financial aid we currently provide in perpetuity.

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STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND OUTCOMES

DePauw alumni have risen from modest beginnings to become pediatricians and chemical engineers, professional opera singers and entrepreneurs, civil rights leaders and CEOs. Their ranks include Fulbright Award winners, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors and Tony Awardwinning actors. Whatever a student’s goals may be, this campaign – with the Hubbard Center for Student Engagement – is about raising more than $25 million to ensure that every student has a plan for life after graduation.

THE CAMPUS

DePauw is not just its alumni, its faculty or its students.

It’s a unique place. In every phase of its development, the DePauw campus has embodied who we are. It enables what we do. Indoors and out, DePauw is filled with spaces that foster the kinds of exchanges that give the campus its charge, its magnetic draw. From construction of Hoover Hall (a new dining hall) and renovation of DePauw’s Lilly Center and Athletics Campus, to improvements to Anderson Street and historic East College lawn, The Campaign for DePauw seeks to raise $75 million to continue renewal and restoration of the DePauw campus.

THE FUND FOR DEPAUW

Annual giving programs at DePauw are the lifeblood of the University. No matter how much any individual is able to give, he or she has a far greater impact as part of a group than he or she could ever have alone. On an annual basis, DePauw’s annual giving program – through The Fund for DePauw – provides the financial power of more than an additional $125 million in permanent endowment.

And most importantly, any gift to The Fund for DePauw is also a gift to The Campaign for DePauw.

THE FUND

for

DEPAUW MAGAZINE: What is your role in The Campaign for DePauw? How are other volunteers playing a role?

SARAH REESE WALLACE: I serve as cochair of the campaign with Dave Hoover ’67. Tim Ubben ’58 also serves with us as honorary chair.

Dave and I work very closely with President Casey, Vice President Melanie Norton and the development and alumni engagement staff as well as the National Campaign Committee in leading the critical conversations about supporting DePauw. There are 21 individuals on the NCC, representing alumni, faculty and staff.

DM: DePauw has a history of strong fundraising. Why has the University launched this particular campaign, and why now?

“Our Alumni and Friends are Our Future” An Interview with Sarah Reese Wallace ’76, National Campaign Committee cochair

SRW: DePauw has an exceptionally strong history of fundraising.

In fact, the school was actually founded on philanthropy. We have more than 30,000 alumni located all over the world who care about the future of their University and understand the critical importance of investments in its future. They also understand that the value of their degrees is largely dependent on the current strength of the University. DePauw provides a very special kind of education for 18- to 22-year-olds in a world that is extremely complex. It is a very personal education in which our graduates are equipped with critical thinking, writing and oral communication skills to compete in a rapidly changing world. Our ability to continue providing this kind of personal education requires that we innovate, and that we invest.

That is what this campaign is about.

DM: Can you tell us a little bit about the priority areas for this campaign?

SRW: Absolutely. There are five central priority areas in The Campaign for DePauw. We’re making investments in academic life and the ways we support the academic program. We’re putting in place programs and advising that emphasize student outcomes and prepares students for careers and graduate school. We’ve launched The DePauw Trust to ensure that our form of education is accessible to deserving students from modest backgrounds. We’re reimagining the campus to ensure that it is a truly a place of connection. And, finally, we have re-launched the annual fund as The Fund for DePauw.

DM: This is a “comprehensive” campaign. How does that differ from a capital campaign?

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connections: engaging with depauw THE CAMPAIGN: HOW ARE WE DOING?

12,676 total donors $210 million raised

70%

progress toward the campaign goal of $300 million

11,376

donors made gifts less than $500

Gifts of $500 or less totaled

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SRW: This campaign is about every aspect of DePauw’s operation. A capital campaign is usually focused on funding for building projects, while our comprehensive campaign is focused on obtaining resources for the wide range of priorities I spoke of earlier. What connects these priorities is that they are all centered around the faculty and students.

This is the campaign for our students, their access and experiences. It strives to support them in a number of different ways.

DM: The campaign has been in the quiet phase for a number of years, but it officially launched in October. How is it going so far?

SRW: The public phase of the campaign is going very well. The NCC is actively working with the development and alumni engagement staff in having wonderful conversations with alumni, parents and friends throughout the country. We are finding that because this is a comprehensive campaign, there are a variety of campaign priorities that are of interest to many.

Everyone has different interests, and this campaign gives everyone the opportunity to play a role. Some of our supporters like to invest in student scholarships, some like to invest in capital or building projects, some like to invest in faculty development programming and support, and some like to invest in athletics.

DM: You mentioned that this year has also brought the re-launch of DePauw’s annual giving program as The Fund for DePauw. Do gifts to The Fund for DePauw count toward The Campaign for DePauw?

SRW: Yes! All gifts to The Fund for DePauw are a part of the comprehensive campaign.

Participation in The Fund for DePauw is an

outward sign to the world that our alumni, parents, friends and students have deep respect for the quality of education our students are receiving, and participation is imperative in how the world perceives DePauw – and the value of a DePauw degree. The funds raised through The Fund for DePauw have the current impact of more than $125 million of additional endowment on an annual basis. DePauw relies on philanthropy as a critical part of its operations, and The Fund for DePauw is the cornerstone of that support.

DM: We’ve seen some impressive gift announcements during the early phases of the campaign. What message do you have for those whose gift may be more modest?

SRW: Having a personally appropriate relationship with DePauw – not the size of one’s gift – is the most important thing.

Participation in ways in which it works for each donor is what is important. The vast majority of gifts come through annual giving. Different priorities call for different types and sizes of gifts. This campaign is about having conversations with alumni and friends who may want to get involved in supporting those priorities in the way that works best for them.

DM: For those who are interested in learning more about the campaign, how can they get involved?

SRW: We welcome all members of the DePauw family to get involved in the campaign. In fact, one of the easiest ways to get involved is simply to talk to your friends about the campaign and what we’re doing at DePauw. We always love the opportunity to meet in person to discuss the campaign

and its priorities. And, of course, one of the best ways to reengage with DePauw is to visit the campus. I know everyone familiar with DePauw will be amazed by the transformation and thoroughly enjoy the experience. Don’t hesitate to call DePauw’s Development Office at 800-446-5298, and one of several professionals dedicated to the success of this campaign will be delighted to assist in a discussion about how your philanthropy may intersect with the priorities of this campaign.

Alumni Reunion Weekend June 3-7, 2015

Register online at depauw.edu/alumni.

Reconnect with the University and your DePauw classmates.

Engage with professors in Alumni College sessions.

Celebrate alumni achievement at the Friday evening all-alumni dinner.

DM: How will we know that the campaign has been successful? What will be different for our students and faculty?

SRW: We will know this campaign is successful if a number of things happen: The student and faculty experiences are vastly enriched through campus improvements that foster the facultystudent interaction that is a hallmark of DePauw. The DePauw Trust provides financial support for deserving students who would otherwise not be able to afford a DePauw education. Through the efforts being made in the Hubbard Center for Student Engagement, our students have a plan, a team to support them and access to experiences during their undergraduate years to propel them into the world of work or into graduate schools of their choice.

The type of education DePauw offers is something we need to protect and nurture going forward. In short, this is a campaign where we are taking DePauw dramatically into the 21st century in terms of training students for a very global economy. It is a campaign to truly endow the resources we need to provide a student experience that is one of the strongest in the United States.

Alumni gather in historic Meharry Hall for the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association: A Convocation for All Alumni.

Reunite with friends and classmates.

Participate in DePauw’s academic mission through Alumni College.

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Marilyn and Lee Tenzer '64 hosted a campaign event at their home in Naples, Fla., on Feb. 11, 2015.

1. Kristan Knoble Rice '86 and Sue Dohrmann Moore '67 2. Carol Malinich Vanover '85 and R. David Hoover '67 3. Sid Showalter '64, Tim Ubben '58, Lee Tenzer '64, Lynne Foster, Alan Foster '64 4. Mike Smith '70 and Marshall Reavis ' 84 5. Henry Leander '52, Louise Ford Leander '52 and Mark English ’64 6. Bill Glenn and Marjorie Willett Glenn '64 7. Mark English '64, Berit Moore and Garry Moore '62 8. Charles Adams '64, Linda Howell Adams '64, Barbara Hartman '64 and Sid Showalter '64 9. Susan Leet Smith '71, Sharon Williams Ubben '58 and Suzanne Anderson Hoover '67

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Alumni College: Exploring Problems Through an Interdisciplinary Lens

An Alumni College was presented in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 13, 2015.

1. David N. Gellman, professor of history, discusses “Chicago Lives: Lessons for the Turn of the 21st Century from the Turn of the 20th Century.”

2. Attentive audience.

3. Joseph W. Heithaus, professor of English, shares “The Other: How One FirstYear Seminar Learned How to Bridge Difference.”

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Thomas N. Ewing Jr. celebrated his 101st birthday in November 2014. He was a member of the 1933 undefeated, untied and unscored on football team. He retired as associate director of the counseling center at the University of Illinois. He lives in Urbana, Ill.

1951

Eunice Blanchard Poethig and her husband, Richard, moved to the shore of Lake Michigan. Eunice is writing and producing a series of events called Venturing Into Scripture.

CLASS NOTES

The class notes section of DePauw Magazine allows DePauw alumni to keep their classmates and the University current on their careers, activities and whereabouts. Class notes printed in DePauw Magazine will also be included in the online version of the magazine. We will publish as many photos as possible, but due to space limitations and reproduction-quality requirements, we are not able to publish every photo. Photos cannot be returned. To have your photo considered for publication, it must meet these requirements: • Group photos of alumni gatherings, including weddings, will be considered. Please include everyone’s full name (first, maiden, last), year of graduation and background information on the gathering.

• Digital photos submitted must be high-quality jpegs of at least 300 dpi (or a file size of 1mb or higher).

Class notes can be sent to DePauw Magazine, P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135-0037. You may also submit via the DePauw Gateway, by faxing to 765-658-4625 or emailing dgrooms@depauw.edu.

Please direct questions to Larry Anderson, editorial director, at 765-658-4628 or landersn@depauw.edu.

Dale E. Espich is chairman of the board of trustees of Memorial Healthcare (Owosso, Mich.), a 92-year-old, 150-bed acute care hospital serving Shiawassee County and the mid-Michigan area.

Kenneth B. Welliver is professor emeritus and former vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia Wesleyan College. He received an honorary doctorate at the college’s Founders Day observance of its 125th anniversary.

1954

John E. Brown and Sandra H. Steinberg were married Sept. 21, 2013. The live in Walkersville, Md. John retired as a college professor in 1996, and he is a Presbyterian minister.

His email address is drjohnebrown@ gmail.com.

Joan (Falquet) and Clyde H. Dornbusch ’53 attended a 65th anniversary party for the parents of David L. Oliver ’76 at Still Hopes, a retirement home in Columbia, S.C., where she and her husband live. At the party were seven DePauw alumni. (See photo.)

Winter 2014

MAGAZINE

Summer 2014

MAGAZINE

MERCEDES KELLEY TUNSTALL ’95

KELLY A. CONWAY ’99 Storytelling through glass

As a FTC attorney, she tackled Internet fraud.

Now this music alum is making it safer for us to spend.

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

THINK: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Newest Fellows Program LIVE: RIGHT ON TARGET Not your regular student organization

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Award-winning DePauw Magazine

For the third consecutive year, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District V (CASE V) recognized DePauw Magazine in the Pride of CASE District V Awards Program. The magazine received two awards for feature writing at the 2014 CASE V Conference on Dec. 15 in Chicago.

Cover feature stories about alumni in the winter and summer 2014 issues of DePauw Magazine received a Silver Award in the category of Excellence in Feature Writing, Series. The winter cover focused on Kelly A. Conway ’99, curator of American glass at the Corning Museum of Glass, in a story titled “Glass Through History.” The summer cover featured Mercedes Kelley Tunstall ’95, an attorney in the forefront of financial and data security, in a story titled “Shaping the Future of Dollars and Sense.”

In competition for Best Articles of the Year, the “Glass Through History” feature story received an Honorable Mention Award (fourth place).

1957

William H. Naylor was the November 2014 SCC Woodcarver of the Month. Bill worked for 40 years in the industrial world, ending his working career as corporate vice president with Worth Chemical Corporation in North Carolina. He and his wife, Mary Dahlen Naylor ’58, moved to Sun City, Fla., in 2011.

Bill concentrates on his hobbies of woodcarving, amateur cartooning, writing poetry and new lyrics for old songs as well as developing his talent for pyrographic art.

DePauw alumni attending an anniversary celebration at Still Hopes retirement home in Columbia, S.C. The alumni included Katharine Draper Haimbaugh ’44, David L. Oliver ’76, Joan Falquet Dornbusch ’54, Jennifer Hein Oltrogge ’97, Susan Behnke Jones ’72, Ann Behnke Engeli ’77 and Clyde H. Dornbusch ’53. inducted into the DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Indianapolis Arsenal Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. Carl is in his 12th year working seasonally for the Texas Rangers at the Global Life Park in Arlington, Texas, as a senior customer service representative.

Carl was featured in the documentary “Heading for Home: Adaptive Reuse in the Circle City,” which was most recently showcased at the Cooperstown Film Festival in 2014. The program can be viewed at www.youtube.com/ watch?v=podAJBM4OvA. (See photo.)

Carl Meditch ’59 Jo Petry Hershberger is author of Windfall. (See Recent Words, page 15.)

1958

William L. Amers retired in 1997 as middle school principal from South Knox Middle School in Vincennes, Ind., after a teaching career of 41 years. William’s email address is bbamers@nwcable.net.

John C. Attig founded and headed completion of the Nobel Peace Laureate Park project in Eugene, Ore. The park is the first to honor the United States winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.

1959

Carl Meditch was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014 in recognition of his contributions to the sport as a player at Indianapolis Arsenal Tech and DePauw and as a coach at Indianapolis Tech and Ball State University. He was

Charlotte Todd Linge is a retired librarian from Knox County (Tenn.) schools.

1962

John W. Hare retired after 25 years on the committee on admissions at Harvard Medical School. As a member of the career services committee of the DePauw Alumni Board of Directors, he and Kathlyn E. Fletcher ’92 have been advising DePauw pre-meds. For the past five years, John volunteered at Boston University Medical School, working with small groups of first- and secondyear students. As an avocation, he audited courses in medieval history and art history at Boston University. John’s email address is jw.hare.md@gmail.com.

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Janet Graves Teeguarden retired in May 2014 after completing a 50-year career as a mathematics educator. Janet taught at DePauw for 20 years and retired from Ivy Tech Community College in

JULIA WHITNEY DAWSON ’58 worked in administrative positions while she studied water color painting.

In 1973 she began a career as an artist, author, photographer and speaker. Her watercolor paintings have now been shown in more than 87 one-woman exhibitions, and they are included in private and public collections around the world. Her paintings are inspired by her favorite memories from extensive and intensive travels in 100 countries with her husband, Peter M. Dawson ’55, now deceased.

Julia lives in Birmingham, Mich. She has written and illustrated five children’s books about the Sillybillies, each of whom wears a star, bell and ribbon. She photographed, wrote and published a coffee table art book of bells that she discovered in 57 countries.

She was featured in articles in the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News on Jan. 4, 2015. Julie’s paintings and books are available through www.juliedawsonartist.com, Amazon and Etsy.

BRUCE P. BICKNER ’65 is recipient of Phi Delta Theta national fraternity’s 2014 Gardner Award (Alumnus of the Year).

Bruce was honored “for his outstanding leadership and tireless efforts on behalf of Phi Delta Theta and his important endeavors in higher education and his community.”

Bruce was a member of DePauw’s Board of Visitors, chaired the board of trustees at North Park University and served as that institution’s interim president. He served on the State of Illinois Governor’s Biotechnology Advisory Council and received the David B. Hermelin Award for Fundraising Volunteer Leadership. He led DePauw Phi Delta Theta’s capital campaign, “Securing Our Legacy,” for upgrades in safety, security and comfort and served as the chapter’s president.

Indianapolis, where she was a professor of mathematics, served as department chair for four years and received several awards for excellence in teaching.

Janet is coauthor of two textbooks for Pacific Crest: Foundations of Algebra and Quantitative Reasoning and Problem Solving.

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Gordon B. Finley Jr. retired in 2014 after 45 years as a United States Air Force attorney. He teaches law to paralegal students at Southwest Illinois College in Belleville, Ill. He and his wife, Margaret, live in O’Fallon, Ill. His email address is finofc1706@charter.net.

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LINDA MARKS LYON ’65 was a senior staff assistant to Senator Olympia J. Snowe in the Portland, Maine, office for almost 15 years.

She recently published a book titled One Small Community: One Expansive Flagship. The book is a collection of photographs of United States flags that were displayed in her Maine community following the 9/11 event. Read more about the book at flags2001@gwi.net or at the book’s Web address at oneexpansiveflagship.com. Linda’s email address is lmlyon@gwi.net.

David H. Kaeuper lives in Washington, D.C. He is a retired United States ambassador.

Virginia Padgett Trout is a retired elementary teacher. Since retirement she has volunteered as a mentor for at-risk reading and math students at a local primary school.

Alexander L. Rogers is the general counsel for Shriners International and Shiners Hospitals for Children in Indianapolis.

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Robert F. Wells was selected by the governor of Vermont to serve on the Vermont Humanities Council. His wife, Barbara Stoner Wells, serves as president of the Green Mountain Gardeners.

1968

James A. Fisher is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Ball Brothers Foundation (BBF), a private family philanthropy. BBF annually makes grants totaling more than $6 million in support of arts and culture, education, the environment, health, human services and public affairs. James is a member of the DePauw Board of Trustees.

Cheryl Slagell Kinsinger ’68

Deborah J. Daniels ’73

Cheryl Slagell Kinsinger spoke about the ABLE Act in Congress at a U.S. congressman's news conference on Dec. 18, 2014. The ABLE Act passed the Senate and was signed, Dec. 22, 2014, by President Obama. (See photo.

Thomas W. Walsh was elected to the advisory board of the Carnegie Abbey Club in Portsmouth, R.I., and to the board of Mount Hope Farm in Bristol.

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Trent Detamore celebrated 20 years of combined service as a missionary for disaster relief and sports divisions for Christian Outreach International, Aug. 1, 2014. Trent lives in Watauga, Texas. His email address is coachdet@aol.com.

Members of the Class of 1974 got together in a van owned by Derrick L. Warner ’69 during Alumni Reunion Weekend in June 2014. Those pictured include Barbara Conkling Mann ’74, Ruth G. Weston ’74, Holly Schneider Gott ’74, Susan Mottis Crichlow ’74, Derrick L. Warner ’69 and Juliana Walton ’74.

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Jeffrey L. Rhoades retired in April 2013 and now enjoys traveling to see the world and classmates.

1971

Jeffrey L. Krolick plays piano in the lobby of Orange Regional Medical Center in Orange

County, N. Y. Jeff has played there since the facility opened three years ago. He says, “I think music helps the healing process. If I can get one person to smile during the day, I think I have achieved my objective.”

Cynthia Wilson D’Alimonte retired after 22 years as a language instructor at the Language Center of the University of Florence, Italy.

1972

Sally Draper Zoll was inducted into the Greenfield (Ind.) Central School Foundation Alumni Hall of Fame. Sally lives in Coronado, Calif., where she serves as chief executive officer of United Through Reading, a nonprofit organization that helps military service members stay connected with their children – during separation – through the simple act of reading.

1973

William F. Carroll Jr. was reelected to the board of directors of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society. William served as board chair until Dec. 31, 2014, when he completed the maximum allowable tenure for that position. He was also ACS president in 2005 before returning to the board in 2009. He is vice president at Occidental Chemical Corporation in Dallas.

Deborah J. Daniels is a managing partner for the Indianapolis-based law firm Krieg DeVault LLP. On Oct. 20, 2014, she was inducted into The Indiana Academy in recognition of her leadership, achievement and philanthropy designed to promote the advancement of the state, as well as its independent sector of higher education.

(See photo.)

Wendy Sanders Robinson, superintendent of the Fort Wayne (Ind.) Community Schools, was named The Journal Gazette’s Citizen of the Year along with the FWCS board president.

She was recognized for her work in establishing FWCS as the state’s premier urban school district and for advocating on behalf of public schools across Indiana.

1974

Pamela J. Coburn, the James B. Stewart Distinguished

Visiting Professor of Music at DePauw, spent more than 20 years singing in the finest opera houses around the world as well as recording with the most important conductors in opera. She was among the 2014 recipients of Mariemont (Ohio) High School’s Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes alumni who made extraordinary contributions or remarkable accomplishments in their careers.

Martin J. Naparsteck is author of The Trial of Susan B. Anthony. (See Recent Words, page 16.)

1975

David B. Becker, chairman and chief executive officer of First Internet Bancorp, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2015 Inspire Awards, Feb. 26, 2015.

Presented by College Mentors for Kids and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Inspire Awards recognize and celebrate workplace and community mentoring. David has been influential in the Indianapolis business community and serves as a mentor to numerous entrepreneurs.

1976

Anne Harter Tobik retired as editor at the St. Louis Post Dispatch three years ago. She now has a dog-walking business and works in a veterinary office.

1977

Julie Reynolds King is a vice president in the retail division of Stream Realty Partners in the San Antonio, Texas, office.

Vicki Vernon Byrd, vice president of planning and development at Indiana’s Logansport Memorial Hospital, is the Logansport-Cass County Chamber of Commerce’s 2014 Businesswoman of the Year. Vicki is active on the local boards of the United Way of Cass County, Better Health for Cass County, Area Health Education Center and Reading Railroad.

1978

Andrew H. Madsen III is president and chief operating officer of Norwegian Cruise Line.

Andrew has more than 30 years of leadership experience in the hospitality and consumer products industry.

1979

Charles D. Brooks was named a member of the board of directors of The Franklin Foundation. Chuck is a vice president for Xerox working with the United States Department of Homeland Security.

Mark A. Deuitch is creator of the website PeopleClaim, which helps people settle disputes without going the legal route.

Amy Steiner Flavin received a doctoral degree in education from Northeastern University in Boston. The title of her dissertation was “The New Playground: Bumps, Bruises and Social Capital,” and it analyzed the impact of social media participation on identity development in adolescent girls. She is an assistant professor of psychology at Nyack College in Manhattan as well as a licensed professional counselor with a private practice in New Jersey.

1980

David L. Dull is chief medical officer at Providence and Providence Park hospitals in Southfield and Novi, Mich.

Sheridan Gates is author of Losing Sight, Finding Vision: Thriving Throughout Life’s Lasting Losses.

1981

David A. Borbely is offensive line coach for the University of Virginia. Dave has coached in 14 bowl games during his career, and more than 25 of his players have competed in the NFL. Dawn M. Hoffman has joined John R. Wood Properties, the oldest real estate company in Southwest Florida.

Robert P. Janowski has been in private dental practice for 29 years and is one of the founders of St. Mary’s Mobile Dental Clinic for underserved in the community. He was elected chairperson of the University of Southern Indiana Dental Hygiene and Assisting Board.

Martha W. Victor joined Delaware North Companies as catering sales manager for Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.

1982

Kenneth D. Randall received the 2014 President’s Award

Rebecca Ruehl Farley ’85, Barbara Cote Harmon ’86 and Diane Sharp Strader ’85 on their annual mini-reunion in Minnesota.

1985

from the Referees Association of Michigan. He enjoys photography, and his landscape and wildlife photographs will be featured at the Buckham Gallery in Flint, Mich., in April. Ken’s email address is kdrandall@aol.com.

Lee C. Banks is president and chief operating officer of Parker Hannifin Corporation, a global leader in motion and control technologies. He is a member of Parker’s board of directors.

David E. Reid is controller and treasurer for INTAT Precision, Inc. He also was appointed to the board of directors of the Rush County (Ind.) Chamber of Commerce.

Eric K. Ford and Olya Michailovna Kouznetsova were married Nov. 24, 2014, in Conway, S.C. Eric is vice president at a leading aviation consulting firm. Olya is a software engineer and Web developer. Eric’s email address is rickf1963@ymail.com.

(See photo, page 50.)

James D. Underdown is executive director of the Center For Inquiry-Los Angeles and chair of the Independent Investigations Group. James appeared on the Dr. Phil show in 2012.

1983

Robert B. Brown was named a member of the board of trustees of Franklin College. He is a chief marketing officer for Eli Lilly and Company as well as senior vice president of marketing for Lilly’s biomedicines business unit.

1984

Mary Burnham Curtis was appointed to the Scientific Area Committee for Biology/DNA – Wildlife Forensic Subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees, which coordinates development of standards and guidelines for the forensic science community to improve quality and consistency of work.

Graham A. Warning serves as vice president on the Global Counterparty Risk team at Northern Trust in Chicago.

Donna A. Heckler is author of Living Like a Lady When You Have Cancer.

Donna is a global brand strategy executive and chair of the board for the Cancer Support Community of St. Louis. (See Recent Words, page 15) Matthew D. Jordan is chief executive officer of Premier Performance Holdings, a wholesale distributor of truck performance parts and accessories.

Gregory R. Ohm and Michael M. Wozniak were married Oct. 24, 2014, in London, England. The ceremony included guests from 10 countries. Greg most recently worked for Citibank as EMEA merchant acquiring and emerging payments head. Michael is an administrator for the University of East London. They live in Islington, London.

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SEAN S. STEELE ’90 has created Bigger Kids, a follow-up compact disk to his original, Big Kids. The CD features all original songs written by Sean. DePauw friends Gregory A. Stearns ’91 and Mark J. Bransfield, who worked on the first CD, also contributed to the newest one.

Sean wrote the songs for his children, now ages10 and 8. Song topics range from making it to the school bus on time, the benefits of sunscreen, silent letters and a kid finding out his grandma was a roller derby queen, to songs that deal with coping with loss, bullying and Jonah from the Bible.

Sean is a high school social studies teacher.

1988

Mark D. Johnson joined Capital Results as a partner.

He is leading the firm’s public relations division in Raleigh, N.C. Thomas R. Sells is a performance consultant for Merrill Edge for the central Florida area as well as a music director at a church in Jacksonville, Fla. Tom’s email address is tomsells@me.com.

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Diana Carson Chapman is author of The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership.

(See Recent Words, page 14.)

Michele Merrill Betsill is author of Transnational Climate Change Governance and Advances in International Environmental Politics. (See Recent Words, page 18.)

Wallace J. Nichols, a marine biologist, was the keynote speaker at a reception honoring winners of the 2014 International Young Eco-Hero Awards on Oct. 18, 2014.

David E. Taylor is senior loan officer for Ruoff Home Mortgage in the firm’s Greencastle, Ind., office. David also serves as treasurer of the Putnam County (Ind.) Public Library’s board of trustees.

Keira A. Amstutz ’91

Derek Y. Brandt ’92

Capote. She won a Tony Award for best actress in a musical for her performance in Next to Normal.

1987

Rebecca Ruehl Farley, Barbara Cote Harmon ’86 and Diane Sharp Strader have taken an annual mini-reunion weekend into northern Minnesota for 25 years. (See photo, page 45.)

Lori Spoon Rafkin is senior vice president of customer and broker engagement at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance. She was named in Insurance Business America magazine’s Hot 100 list for 2015.

1986

Troy B. Froderman was named a member of the American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel.

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Steve R. Battreall is president and chief executive officer of GE Capital, Commercial Distribution Finance.

Andrew Das is author of Galatians.

Andrew is the Donald W. and Betty J. Buik chair of the department of religious studies at Elmhurst College.

Brian L. Harmon was named Indiana District 7 Superintendent of the Year by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents. Brian is superintendent of North Gibson School Corporation.

Edward T. Schultz has joined the Los Angeles office of the international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP as a shareholder in the corporate and securities practice.

1990

Robert S. Johnson is recipient of a 2013-14 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award in the Outstanding Achievement for News Gathering – Spot News category for his station’s coverage of a highway shutdown.

He is the weeknight evening news anchor for Chicago CBS affiliate WBBM.

1991

Keira A. Amstutz was elected to the board of directors of The Federation of State Humanities Councils.

Keira is the Indiana Humanities’ president and chief executive officer. She is an attorney and former chief counsel and director of policy for the city of Indianapolis. (See photo.)

Dawn E.W. Drumtra and John C. Lubeski were married April 12, 2014, in Athens, Ga. Dawn is a faculty member of the University of North Georgia.

John is operations manager of Student Business Services Co-Op of Athens.

D. Elizabeth Egen and Richard A. Richter were married June 28, 2014, in Wilmette, Ill. Elizabeth earned a master’s of teaching degree in elementary education and certificate of advanced study as a reading specialist from National Louis University. She is a primary grade reading specialist for kindergarten through second grade at Laura B. Sprague School in Lincolnshire, Ill. Richard received a M.B.A. degree from DePaul University and works as senior finance manager for Aetna Inc. They live in Glenview, Ill. Michael J. Fisher Jr., president and chief operating officer of the Ball Brothers Foundation, Muncie, Ind., was named The Star Press Person of the Year 2014.

He was honored for commitment to his community and support for Muncie Community Schools’ efforts to merge its two high schools into one.

1992

Derek Y. Brandt, a member of Simmons Hanly Conroy litigation firm, was named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list for 2015 in the areas of class action/mass torts, business litigation and environmental litigation.

(See photo.)

Anne Derrickson Burnside is author of From Role to Soul: 15 Shifts on the Awakening Journey.

1993

Cynthia Callender Dungey is director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Matthew J. Fuller earned a doctoral degree in educational leadership, June 2014, from National Louis University.

He is chief technology officer of Barrington (Ill.) Community Unit School District 220. Matt’s email address is mjfuller@mac.com.

1994

Cindy Koelsch Trenerry is a vice president with 1st Source Bank in South Bend, Ind. (See photo.)

Amy Kossack Sorrells is author of Then Sings My Soul. (See Recent Words, page 16.)

1995

James C. Giesen, an associate professor of history at Mississippi State University, gave the DePauw History Department’s Horizon Lecture on Oct. 27, 2014.

Spirit and Practicing Christian Doctrine.

(See Recent Words, page 15.)

Brian S. Lord was named of the “40 Under 40” in Nashville, Tenn. He is senior vice president and director of sales at Premiere Speakers Bureau.

Cindy Koelsch Trenerry ’94 Mercedes Kelley Tunstall, a public policy attorney, joined the law firm of Pillsbury in the Washington, D.C., office.

Kevin M. Waltman is author of Slump.

(See Recent Words, page 16.)

1997

Orlando Cela is the assistant music director of Juventas New Music Ensemble.

Andrea R. Gregovich is translator of USSR: Diary of a Perestroika Kid. (See Recent Words, page 14.)

Steven C. Showalter and Jeffrey Davis were married, Sept. 14, 2013, in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. Steve is general manager of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University. His email address is showalter_s@yahoo.com. (See photo, page 50.)

1998

Jonathan M. and Cara (Crosby ’99) Clippinger announce the birth of their son, Ryan Michael Clippinger, Nov. 24, 2014. Ryan joins brother Will, 5. Jon is a national manager of market development for Boston Scientific Corporation. Cara is a French teacher at Fishers (Ind.) High School. They live in Indianapolis. Jon’s email address is jclippin01@comcast. net. Cara’s email address is cclippin01@ comcast.net.

David B. Feldman is coauthor of Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link between Suffering and Success. David is an associate professor of counseling psychology at Santa Clara University.

Beth Felker Jones is author of God the

Drew Powell is one of the stars of the Fox television show Gotham. Drew plays Butch Gilzean, a deceptively clever and ambitious second-in-command to the sadistic gangster boss, Fish Mooney.

He appeared on the Indianapolis Fox affiliate WXIN, Oct. 20, 2014, to discuss the show and his career.

1999

Cara (Crosby) and Jonathan M. Clippinger ’98 announce the birth of their son, Ryan Michael Clippinger, Nov. 24, 2014. Ryan joins brother Will, 5. Jon is a national manager of market development for Boston Scientific Corporation. Cara is a French teacher at Fishers (Ind.) High School. They live in Indianapolis. Jon’s email address is jclippin01@comcast. net. Cara’s email address is cclippin01@ comcast.net.

Christopher P. Forde is coordinator of marketing and public information at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Ill. Emily Jones Knuth was named one of the 2014 Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Citizens of the Year. She cochaired the project that led to a splash park being created at Greencastle’s Robe-Ann Park.

Dr. Corrie Klopcic Chumpitazi holds several positions at Baylor College of Medicine. She is the TCH Sedation Oversight Committee cochair, director of PEM Analgesia and Sedation, associate director of research education and an assistant professor of pediatrics.

Michele Lorbieski Anderson is a member of the Frost Brown Todd LLC law firm, practicing in the litigation department.

Jonathan R. Secrest joined Dickinson Wright PLLC law firm and is based in the firm’s Columbus, Ohio, office.

2000

Rev. Ryan J. Gackenheimer and his wife, Abby, announce the birth of their son, Keadyn Ryan Gackenheimer, Sept. 30,

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STANFORD K. MCCOY ’93 is president, managing director, for Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.’s Europe/ Middle East/Africa region.

Stan represents the Motion Picture Association of America in two key European strategic alliances: the Creative and Media Business Alliance and Creativity Works!, a coalition of like-minded organizations, federations and associations from the European cultural and creative sectors. Both are based in Brussels.

Stan previously served as assistant United States trade representative for intellectual property and innovation in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

ANTHONY E. GRAVES ’98 and his wife, Sakari, were invited to meet First Lady Michelle Obama during her visit to Denver on Oct. 23, 2014.

Anthony serves as director of regional affairs for the city and county of Denver. In spring 2015, Anthony will travel to Europe on the Marshall Memorial Fellowship where he will embark on a four-country tour to meet with EU leaders.

Anthony, his wife and their newborn daughter, Kinley, live in Denver.

They welcome the opportunity to stay in touch with DePauw alumni.

Anthony’s email address is anthony.e.graves2012@gmail.com.

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Kari B. Koeper and Andrew Stoddard ( Johns Hopkins University) were married May 4, 2014, in Chevy Chase, Md. They live in Washington, D.C. (See photo, page 50.)

Christopher J. Terhune is counsel for Vinson & Elkins, LLP, in the energy regulatory practice area.

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MATTHEW L. DELEON ’02 and ERIC J. FRUTH ’02 are founders of The Columbus Running Company, which was named the 2014 Running Store of the Year at The Running Event trade show, Dec. 4, 2014, in Austin, Texas, by Competitor magazine and industry trade publication Running Insight. Their company was recognized for its commitment to local communities, exemplary customer service, invigorating running programs and group runs, as well as its commitment to local races, schools and charity organizations.

Matt and Eric established the Columbus Running Company 10 years ago and have grown it into a four-store operation.

2014. Ryan’s email address is ryan_ gackenheimer@hotmail.com.

Grant L. Jenkins invented the PowerBin and has launched eCeptacle to market his device. The PowerBin holds three times the amount of the average public trash bin and can transmit data to municipal and other managers when it is full.

2001

James C. Clark has joined the Posse program’s New York advisory board. He was a Posse Scholar while at DePauw. He has a law degree from Georgetown University.

Ryan C. McGuffey is recipient of a 201314 Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Achievement for Sports Programs – Sporting Event/ Game – Live/Unedited Program/ Special for his outlet’s coverage of the Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup Parade.

Rob, who is coordinating producer for Comcast SportsNet Chicago, was senior producer of the telecast.

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Archives board of directors in Plainfield, Texas. Adam has been a lifelong ride enthusiast and historian.

Madeleine Shephard Sinclair and her husband, Alexis, announce the birth of their daughter, Livia Caroline Sinclair, April 11, 2014. They live in San Francisco. Madeleine is a director with BlackRock. Alexis is a corporate attorney with Morgan Lewis. Madeleine’s email address is mcsinclair@gmail.com.

Kelli Wilson Wallace is among Northern Colorado’s “40 Under 40” for 2014, the annual list presented

by BizWest Media. Kelli is a founder of Klutch Technology, social media consultant and instructor at the annual Realtor Summits.

2002

Erin J. Bauer and Rich Baranowski were married Dec. 29, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Erin lives in Chicago and works in the development office for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Erin’s email address is erin.bauer1980@ gmail.com. (See photo, page 50.)

Betsy L. App was a guest speaker, Nov. 10, 2014, for the Psychology Speaker Series at DePauw. She is a data and targeting analyst with GSSA, a political organization in Denver.

Brady K. Jones and Kevin C. Rasp announce the birth of their son, Andre Clark Jones-Rasp, Oct. 4, 2014. He is named in honor of Andrea Sununu, DePauw professor of English, who taught Brady and Kevin’s first-year seminar and became their very dear friend. Brady’s email address is bradykatherinejones@gmail.com. Kevin’s email address is kevin.rasp@gmail.com.

Amy MacDoniels Rhodes is a major gifts officer at Westminster Christian Academy in Town and Country, Mo.

2005

Dr. Erin J. Goss and Chow Lin were married Sept.

6, 2014, in Indianapolis. They live in the East Village in Manhattan. Erin is an internal medicine physician at a Federally Qualified Health Center in the south Bronx. Chow is a selfemployed, developing mobile health technology for the developing world.

(See photo, page 50.)

Rachel Hehner Steinhofer joined Barrett & McNagny LLP in Fort Wayne, Ind. And practices in the areas of medical malpractice defense and business litigation.

Sally Wallace Heckman was named by the Newark (Ohio) Advocate as one of the Top 20 Under 40 in Licking County. Sally is vice president of human resources at First Federal.

2006

Tiffany N. S. Ballard is a fifth-year integrated plastic surgery resident at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She received a $50,000 research fellowship grant from the Plastic Surgery Foundation to

support her work on “Patient-Centered Care in Breast Reconstruction.”

Tiffany’s email address is tballard@med. umich.edu. (See photo.)

Projjol Banerjea is based in Berlin, Germany. He is cofounder and chief product officer of a new business startup, https://storify.com/zeotap/launch.

Carol Hutton Lucking is assistant collections manager in the Earth Sciences Department of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Carol’s email address is carol.lucking@dmns.org.

David I. McMillin, a Chicago-based singer and songwriter, returned to DePauw, Jan. 9, 2015, to give a concert.

On Jan. 8, David gave a talk on songwriting at DePauw’s Green Center for the Performing Arts.

Zachary S. Pfister and Brittany Sherrill were married Oct. 25, 2014, in Jasper, Ind. Zach serves as a policy adviser for the government relations practice of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

Brittany is director of major gifts at People for the American Way. They live in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Zach’s email address is zach.pfister@gmail.com. (See photo, page 50.)

2007

Justin D. Brown is an agent with Creative Artists Agency Sports. He was listed among Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30: The Sports World’s Brightest Young Stars.

Robert R. Lavieri and Melissa K. Aker were married, Oct. 31, 2014. They recently welcomed their son Bobby.

Robert earned a doctoral degree in pharmacology from Vanderbilt University where he was a Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America Foundation Predoctoral Fellow.

He is an applied research scientist for Molecular Sensing, Inc. Kelly Lowery Temeyer and her husband, Doug, announce the birth of their son, Joseph Tucker Temeyer, March 31, 2014.

Kelly’s email address is kellypockets@ gmail.com.

Philip R. Mooney and Mandy Wilczynski (Indiana University) were married July 19, 2014, in Tahoe, Calif.

Tiffany N. S. Ballard ’06

Janice K. Pasuzzi ’11

Phil’s email address is philip.r.mooney@ gmail.com. (See photo, page 50.)

2010

Jill Turner Lee is director of the Ripple River Strings, a community orchestra in central Minnesota.

2008

Seth C. Elder is town manager of Dillsboro, Ind., and is pursuing a master’s degree in historic preservation at Ball State University. Seth serves on the Lifetime Resources Housing Board and with various local preservation and historical organizations.

Eric M. Reese is coauthor of Wicked Problems: What Can Local Governments Do? – which focuses on how strategic planning can help local governments address community problems comprehensively. Eric will complete a Master of Public Administration degree in May 2015. His email address is emreese@live.unc.edu.

2009

C. O’Neil Broshears IV and Katherine M. Carrico ’10 were married June 2014 in Indianapolis.

(See photo, page 51.)

Ashley R. Clark and Alexander E. Fitch ’10 were married July 19, 2014. (See photo, page 51.)

Megan B. Rebuck and Andrew D. Schneider ’10 were married Aug. 9, 2014, in Philadelphia. (See photo, page 51.)

Ann Schunicht Breitinger has joined the board of directors of Realize Bradenton in Florida. Ann is an attorney with Blalock Walters law firm.

Katherine M. Carrico and C. O’Neil Broshears IV ’09 were married June 2014 in Indianapolis. (See photo, page 51.)

Ka’Lena S. Cuevas and Miles Jansen (Wabash College) were married May 28, 2014, in Oahu, Hawaii. Ka’Lena’s email address is kalena_cuevas@alumni.brown. edu. (See photo, page 51.)

Alexander E. Fitch and Ashley R. Clark ’09 were married July 19, 2014. (See photo, page 51.)

Kathleen F. Mittendorf is a doctoral candidate in the department of biochemistry and Center for Structural Biology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She is the 2015 recipient of the Anne Karpay Award in Structural Biology, which recognizes “one senior graduate student who is a wellrounded colleague and scientist, who is collaborative and collegial and who has performed exceptional research in the field of structural biology.”

Andrew D. Schneider and Megan B. Rebuck ’09 were married Aug. 9, 2014, in Philadelphia. (See photo, page 51.)

2011

Jessica M. Dugdale is an associate in the Indianapolis law firm of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, practicing in the private client group.

Janice K. Pasuzzi joined Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, the largest health care-focused law firm in the nation. Janice is based at the firm’s Indianapolis office, and she practices in

JUSTIN J. JORDAN ’03 and his wife, Charity Jordan, contributed to the recently released feature film Selma, starring David Oyelowo and produced by Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt. Jordan provided graphic design and art direction support as a graphics production assistant on the film under production designer Mark Friedberg (Noah, Spider-Man 2).

“It was the first step toward a lifelong dream of making feature films,” Justin said. “Serving Ava DuVernay’s vision was an honor. I discovered the depth of my own family’s involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, and had the pleasure of meeting some of our country’s living legends in the process.”

Charity Jordan made her mark on the film in the role of Viola Lee Jackson. Justin and Charity attended Oprah’s Legends Ball in Montecito, Calif.

Justin is owner of ArtistDirector Media, a digital production company focused on content for the Web. Charity is an actress, writer and producer of the award-winning Web series Mommy Uncensored.

KACY L. WENDLING ’12 was honored as the 2014 Best Buddies Indiana Champion of the Year at the Best Buddies Indiana awards banquet in Carmel, Ind. She was recognized for her dedication and commitment to spread awareness about the mission of Best Buddies.

Champion of the Year is an annual eight-week fundraising competition, featuring a select group of professional and ambassadors.

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Eric K. Ford ’85 and Olya Michailovna Kouznetsova wedding.

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Erin J. Bauer ’02 and Rich Baranowski wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included David W. Emison ’03, Eileen Emison Booth ’01 (bridesmaid), Lauren H. Yaeger ’01 (bridesmaid), Aaron E. Booth ’01, Ryan M. Burke ’97, Kimberly Paradise Ridder ’99 (bridesmaid) and Amanda Kasl Burke ’01 (bridesmaid).

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Kari B. Koeper ’02 and Andrew Stoddard wedding. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Jennifer Nielsen Kane, Jennifer Crum Balmos ’01, Jennifer Watts Barrie ’03, Sean M. Barrie ’03, Alyssa M. Hackett, Jane H. Bankhurst, Meredith Mulvey Truitt, Brooke Barbee Kallenbaugh ’03, Molly V. Young ’04 and Shaylyn P. Laws ’08.

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Erin J. Goss ’05 and Chow Lin wedding party. DePauw alumni and friends attending the wedding included Melanie Brewer Rentsch ’05, John F. Rentsch, Maria C. Sandoval ’04, Erin M. Livingston ’04, Courtenay C. Escoffery III ’04, Joel E. Stephen ’04, Stanley Lee, Juan M. Pedroza Jr. ’03, Marguerite Arendt Goss ’43, Karen Neighbours Janssen ’68, Rebecca O. Shasanmi ’05, Stephanie Y. Loong ’05, Natasha Basey Pedroza ’03 and Osamuede Osemwota ’06.

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Zachary S. Pfister ’06 and Brittany Sherrill wedding. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Brian M. Scott ’06, Peter C. Burns ’06, William B. Coulter ’06, Daniel P. Butler ’06, Sara A. Meyer ’06, Peter A. Taschenberger ’06, Caitlin Brown Reams ’06, Christopher C. Reams ’06, Matthew J. Ehinger ’06, Douglas J. Elsbeck ’06, Anthony J. Borgmann ’06, Stephen C. Jones ’69, Tod M. Karpinski ’06, Mark A. Hultz ’06 and Peter J. Makielski ’06.

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Philip R. Mooney ’07 and Mandy Wilczynski wedding. DePauw alumni attending included Paul T. Mooney ’11 (groomsman), Ross A. McEntarfer ’07 (groomsman), David C. Simons ’06 (groomsman), Kraig A. Kirchner ’07 (groomsman), Matthew M. Allen ’04, Jenna Boyd Allen ’06, Amrita Adhikari ’10, Ryan J. Miller ’07, Stefanie Baldauf Miller ’08, Sarah Gates Wagoner ’07, Kaleb R. Wagoner ’07, Mark J. Loomis ’06 and Megan Duffee Loomis ’07.

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Katherine M. Carrico ’10 and C. O’Neil Broshears IV ’09 wedding party.

DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Ethan L. Ferguson ’12, Justin Q. Quall ’11, Quinn M. Carrico ’13, Amanda M. Lane ’10, James C. Kocher ’10, Richel L. Geisse ’10, Lilian D. Ehrgott ’14, Julie Southworth Hood ’10, Brandon R. Hood ’08, Lindsay E. Riggs ’10, Eric A. Kitchell ’09, Jessica Hawkins Billingsley ’11, Alexander K. Billingsley ’11, Abigail Garrison Stallings ’10, John R. Stallings III ’09, Ross B. Deppe ’09 and Katherine Maclin Deppe ’09. Not pictured but attending was William P. Tank ’08.

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Ashley R. Clark ’09 and Alexander E. Fitch ’10 wedding. DePauw alumni and friends attending the wedding included Michael J. Fultz ’12, J. Edward Schmidt ’10, Ryan G. Gizewski ’10, Thomas I. Nickols ’10, Bradley J. Paus ’10, Scott T. O’Neil ’10, J. Colburn Mcllwraith ’10, Robert S. MacLaughlin ’09, Loren C. Sloan ’09, Brandon K. Burriss ’09, Andrew D. Schneider ’10, Megan Rebuck Schneider ’09, Larry J. Abed (DePauw director of television operations), R. Matthew Neff ’77, Elyse C. Fenneman ’09, Anthony L. Holton ’10, Greg J. Vaughn ’10, D. Clarke Gould ’10, John C. Bahl II ’10, Brett A. Claxton ’08, Julia E. Drummond ’11, Spud R. Dick ’10, Chelsea L. Gartner ’10, Katherine E. Rappaport ’09, Angela Metz Claxton ’08, Rachel Pfennig Hales ’09, Lee Loving Neff ’78, Bryan P. Mulligan ’10, Sarah J. Harbison ’12, Jill M. Irvin ’09, Mary Schneider ’10, Dana Genet Schmidt ’09, Jessica K. Dudar ’09 and Alexandra L. Neff ’09.

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Megan B. Rebuck ’09 and Andrew D. Schneider ’10 wedding party.

DePauw alumni attending the wedding included John “Jack” Hopkins ’12, Brandon K. Burriss ’09, Jillian M. Irvin ’09, C. Craig Nelson ’80, Ann Duncan West ’89, Kenneth L. West ’86, Robert D. Abbott ’10, Alexandra L. Neff ’09, Elizabeth E. McCracken ’16, Michael B. McCracken ’79, Katherine A. Veatch ’09, P. Marie Fletcher ’09, Robert D. Abbott ’10, Kimberly A. Trainor ’12, Eric M. Freshour ’10, Evan P. Williams ’10, Elyse C. Fenneman ’09, Katherine L. Hopkins ’10, Rachel Pfennig Hales ’09, Keith W. Chapman ’10, Eric W. Dahman ’10, Katherine E. Rappaport ’09, Claire E. Apatoff ’11, Christopher R. Day ’10, Jonathan P. Newman ’10, Alex P. Borggren ’10, David “Wicks” Barkhausen ’10, Mary-Therese Schmidt Barkhausen ’09, Samantha B. Levy ’10, Edwin “Ted” Jacobi ’10, Anna S. Whitelaw ’09 and Kolin F. Atkin ’11.

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Ka’Lena S. Cuevas ’10 and Miles Jansen

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Elizabeth B. Pendery ’12 and Patrick B. Galliher ’13 wedding. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Elizabeth Massoth White (bridesmaid), Sarah E. Steele (bridesmaid), Lisa R. Vidican (bridesmaid), Kalpesh R. Mehta ’13 (groomsman), Sean O. Thomas ’13 (groomsman), Thomas E. Moran ’13 (groomsman), Robert P. McMurray ’13 (groomsman), Troy J. Stratford ’13 (groomsman), Margaret W. Head ’16, Lillian M. Elliott, Scott W. White ’11, Kathleen Galliher Locke ’85, Jonathan T. Locke ’85, Anna K. Locke ’15, John D. Locke ’18, Hadley J. Key ’13, James D. Galliher ’88, Betsy Myers Galliher ’89, Nancy Hunger Galliher ’57 and Catherine Cockerill Moran ’84.

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the area of health care law with a focus on hospital and health system matters, physician alignment, medical staff issues and corporate transactions. (See photo.)

Jack M. Simon is director of Camp Davis and children’s programming at the Gordon Jewish Community Center in Nashville, Tenn.

Nancy M. Tobik is in her second year of teaching history and economics, as well as coaching swimming, at New Castle (Ind.) High School.

Christopher J. White is a student at the University of Colorado Law School as well as cofounder and chief executive officer of Shinesty, a company that “helps people who want to look awesome find unique and outrageous clothing for theme parties and events.”

2012

Allison Little Dull is marketing manager and festival assistant at the Greater St. Charles (Ill.) Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Elizabeth B. Pendery and Patrick B. Galliher ’13 were married Aug. 16, 2014, in Les Cheneaux Islands, Mich.

They live in Muncie, Ind. Patrick works for his family business, Boyce Systems.

Lisa’s email address is lizagalliher@ gmail.com. (See photo, page 51.)

2013

Patrick B. Galliher and Elizabeth B. Pendery ’12 were married Aug. 16, 2014, in Les Cheneaux Islands, Mich. They live in Muncie, Ind. Patrick works for his family business, Boyce Systems. (See photo, page 51.)

Daniel J. Welsh spoke at DePauw, Oct. 7, 2014, on the topic of “Solidarity Work and Non-Violent Resistance to Mining in the Cloud Forests of Intag, Ecuador: A Conversation with an International Human Rights Observer.” Daniel was a volunteer observer for Intag Solidarity Network, a grassroots organization serving as a support network for Intag’s decades-long anti-mining struggle.

2014

Chelsea N. Ohler is author of Songstruck. (See Recent Words, page 16.)

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DePauw Magazine marks the passing of alumni, faculty, staff and friends of DePauw University. Obituaries in DePauw Magazine do not include memorial gifts.

When reporting deaths, please provide as much information as possible: name of the deceased, class year, fraternity/sorority/living unit, occupation and DePauw-related activities and relatives. Newspaper obituaries are very helpful.

Information should be sent to Alumni Records, DePauw University, Charter House, P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 46135-0037. You may also fax us the information at 765658-4172 or email dmcdermit@depauw.edu.

IN MEMORIAM

1930

Mary Briggs Blanchard, Nov. 18, 2014, of Pomona, Calif., at the age of 105. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Beta Kappa, librarian and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, William G. Blanchard ’30; father, Albertus T. Briggs, Class of 1890; mother, Lenore Alleman Briggs, Class of 1891; sisters, Margaret Briggs Gardner ’18, Geneviene Briggs Rice ’16, Mildred Briggs ’20, Ruth Briggs Coppes ’26; and niece, Barbara Coppes McNett ’58.

1936

Donna Oldham Ensfield, Dec. 8, 2014, of Kenosha, Wis., at the age of 100. She was a retired dental assistant, homemaker and community volunteer. She was preceded in death by her husband.

1937

Mary Crawshaw Wellbrock, Dec. 9, 2014, of Peoria, Ill., at the age of 98. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and The Washington C. DePauw Society, executive secretary and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Mary Gharst Boyer, Oct. 16, 2014, of Terre Haute, Ind., at the age of 99.

She was a retired bookkeeper and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Elizabeth Maxwell Bunn, July 12, 2014, in Morrisville, N.Y., at the age of 98.

She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, social worker and homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul A. Bunn ’36.

1938

Dr. C. Nason Burden, Nov. 8, 2014, in Taunton, Mass., at the age of 97. He was a Rector Scholar and orthopaedic surgeon. Survivors include his wife.

Elizabeth Yount Price, Dec. 15, 2014, of Oklahoma City, Okla., at the age of 96.

She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Beta Kappa, writer and editor.

1939

Ruth Petersen Sfura, Nov. 10, 2014, of Highland, Ind., at the age of 96. She was a member of Delta Zeta and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Irving M. Justman, June 11, 2013, of Los Angeles, at the age of 94. He was a Rector Scholar and vice president of sales for a car leasing company. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Dr. Jean T. Stoops, Dec. 19, 2014, of Willoughby, Ohio, at the age of 97. He was a member of Delta Chi, Rector Scholar and physician. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Mobberley Stoops ’40, and daughters, Margery Stoops Gass ’66 and Beverly A. Stoops ’70.

1941

Eleanor Berkeypile Job, Sept.

30, 2014, of Indianapolis, at the age of 95. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega, art and music teacher, and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father, Howard D. Berkeypile, Class of 1916; mother, Clara Goshert Berkeypile, Class of 1916; and husband.

Edward E. Richter, Sept. 21, 2014, of Louisville, Ky., at the age of 94. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association and retired technical director of Blatz Paint Company of Louisville. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Alexander Vraciu, Jan. 29, 2015, of Danville, Calif., at the age of 96. He was a member of Delta Chi, Rector Scholar and renowned World War II fighter pilot. He retired from the United States Navy with rank of commander. He ended World War II as the Navy’s fourth-ranking flying

ace. He was nominated for the Medal of Honor and was awarded the Navy Cross.

He spent the past five decades working with air historians, documentary makers, authors and others interested in WWII air history to capture the stories and honor the brave Navy and Marine aviators who flew in the South Pacific. His life and career were chronicled in Fighter Pilot: The World War II Career of Alex Vraciu by Ray Boomhower in 2010. After retiring from the Navy in 1964, he worked with Wells Fargo Bank. He was preceded in death by his wife.

1943

Elizabeth Hedges Witteveen, Sept. 21, 2014, of Traverse City, Mich., at the age of 92. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and homemaker. Survivors include her husband and son, Thomas H. Stokes ’71.

Donald W. Jones Sr., Nov. 24, 2014, of Wayland, Mass., at the age of 92.

He was a member of Sigma Chi, The Washington C. DePauw Society, DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame and educational publishing executive.

Survivors include his wife.

Corinne Pulliam Quayle, Nov. 27, 2014, in Wickenburg, Ariz., at the age of 92. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, newspaper publisher and co-owner of Huntington (Ind.) Herald-Press and, later, Wickenburg Sun in Arizona. She was preceded in death by her husband, James C. Quayle ’43; father, Eugene C. Pulliam, Class of 1910; grandmother, Martha Collins Pulliam, Class of 1881; and brother, Eugene S. Pulliam ’35. Survivors include her son, J. Danforth Quayle ’69; sister, Suzanne Pulliam Murphy ’46; niece, Jamie McDaniel Schulte ’70; and greatnephew, Richard E. Schulte Jr. ’99.

Wesley G. Soule, Oct. 5, 2014, of Oak Park Heights, Minn., at the age of 93. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association, The Washington C. DePauw Society, and retired corporate treasurer and certified public accountant for Rexham Corporation. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert M. Soule ’39. Survivors include his wife; brother, David E. Soule ’49; and niece, Carolyn E. Soule ’83.

Dr. M. Eugene Speicher, Oct. 10, 2014, in

Twin Falls, Idaho, at the age of 92. He was a member of Sigma Chi, Rector Scholar and urologist, retiring after practicing in Sacramento, Calif., from 1957-80. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Dr. John M. Stevens Jr., Oct. 7, 2014, of Cornwall, Pa., at the age of 93. He was a member of Men’s Hall Association, Rector Scholar and psychiatrist.

Survivors include his wife.

1944

Clare Blackford Spitler, Dec. 27, 2014, of Ann Arbor, Mich., at the age of 91. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, art dealer and writer.

Lawrence S. Dunham, Jan. 14, 2015, of Pawleys Island, S.C., at the age of 92.

He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and certified public accountant. He was preceded in death by his wife and sister, Doris J. Dunham ’42.

Marjorie Myers Gilleland, Nov. 20, 2014, of High Point, N.C. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Muriel Roberts Smith, Oct. 15, 2014, in Wheaton, Ill., at the age of 92. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega, Red Cross worker, occupational therapist for Goodwill Industries and homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her former husband, Robert F. Glass ’43.

K. Marcus Rodeen, Jan. 4, 2015, of Paxton, Ill., at the age of 92. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and retired civil service employee of the United States Air Force. Survivors include his wife.

Ellen Schlabach Wright, Nov. 10, 2014, of Lima, Ohio, at the age of 91, of gastric cancer. She was a member of Alpha Phi, The Washington C. DePauw Society and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. James Wright ’43, and brother-in-law, Donald F. Wright ’39. Survivors include her daughter, Christine Wright ’72; brother-in-law, Paul Wright ’50; and nephew-in-law, Scott D. Wright ’74.

Mary Lou Sears Haake, Dec. 6, 2014, of Naperville, Ill., at the age of 91. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and retired

high school teacher. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include her son, Jeffrey L. Haake ’81.

was a Methodist minister and retired as chaplain from Ohio Wesleyan University. Survivors include his wife.

Robert T. Watson, Oct. 19, 2014, of Crofton, Md., at the age of 92. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and physicist for DuPont, RCA and ITT. Survivors include his wife, Jean Mehlig Watson ’45, and son, John M. Watson ’74.

Jeanne Peterson Eggleston, Sept. 25, 2014, of Aurora, Colo., at the age of 91.

She was a homemaker.

1945

Naomi Pritchard Wickersham-Bright, Sept.

25, 2014, of Pendleton, Ind., at the age of 90. She retired as a third grade teacher after 30 years of teaching. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands.

1946

Mary Brennan Carlson, Oct. 23, 2014, of Winona, Minn., at the age of 90. She was a professional musician, piano teacher and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband.

Aura M. Durham, Jan. 9, 2015, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 90, from cancer. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, and cofounder and owner of Putnam County (Ind.) Abstracts.

She was preceded in death by her father, Andrew E. Durham, Class of 1901; and sisters, Jane Durham Anderson ’35, Ann Durham Weinrichter ’44, Mary Durham McGaughey ’32, Margaret Durham ’36; and brother, James F. Durham ’37. Survivors include her niece, Madeleine Durham Thomas ’80.

Idella Fields Peterson, Dec. 20, 2014, in Bellingham, Wash., at the age of 91.

She was a member of Alpha Phi, retired elementary school teacher, homemaker and community volunteer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur P. Peterson Jr. ’45. Survivors include her daughter, Sheryl L. Peterson ’69, and son, Paul C. Peterson ’71.

George F. Griffith, Jan. 15, 2015, of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., at the age of 90. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and attorney. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Lovett Griffith ’46. Survivors include his son, David G. Griffith ’71; grandson, Scott D. Griffith ’01; and granddaughter, Kristin M. Griffith ’03.

Rev. James S. Leslie, Oct. 31, 2014, of Delaware, Ohio, at the age of 89. He

Joan Place Richardson, Jan. 14, 2015, of Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 90. She was a homemaker.

1947

Dr. Frances Fiorillo Newman, July 25, 2011, of Scarsdale, N.Y. She was a physician. She was preceded in death by brother, Albert L. Fiorillo Jr. ’49. Survivors include her husband and sister, Alberta Fiorillo Lewis ’46.

Barbara Fowler Maddox, Oct. 13, 2014, of Three Rivers, Mich., at the age of 89. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, elementary school teacher and homemaker.

Richard H. Goodwin, June 6, 2014, of Cincinnati, at the age of 91. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, retired corporation chief financial officer, certificated public account and real estate investor. Survivors include his wife; brother, Warren W. Goodwin ’48; grandsons, Graham H. Oster ’08, Matthew T. Goodwin ’06; and granddaughter, Heather Oster Pajak ’02.

Barbara Green Stricker, Dec. 21, 2014, of Hendersonville, N.C., at the age of 89. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father, Philip T. Green ’23. Survivors include her husband, C. William Stricker Jr. ’46.

John L. Lothamer, Jan. 5, 2015, in Cincinnati, at the age of 90. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, Rector Scholar, and elementary and high school principal. Survivors include his wife, Mary Guild Lothamer ’46, and grandson, Bradley K. Stevens ’99.

Dr. Edwin C. Salter, Nov. 21, 2014, of Lake Forest, Ill., at the age of 87.

He was a member of Sigma Nu and Phi Beta Kappa, Rector Scholar and physician. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert E. Salter ’50.

Survivors include his wife.

Madelyn “Cherry” Smith Rench, Nov. 23, 2014, of Houston, at the age of 89. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph E. Rench ’47.

Dr. Thomas N. Trauba, Dec. 18, 2014, of Loomis, Calif., at the age of 88. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, Rector Scholar and anesthesiologist. He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan Guild Trauba ’50; father-in-law, Merrill D. Guild ’20; and mother-in-law, Lilly Kent Guild ’21.

1948

Marilyn Baker Metcalf, Oct. 28, 2014, of Greer, S.C., at the age of 88. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega, retired teacher and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard A. Metcalf ’48, and brother, James K. Baker ’53.

Survivors include her sister-in-law, Beverly Baker Baker ’59.

Walter B. Barney, Dec. 13, 2014, of Louisville, Ky., at the age of 91. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and had a business career in advertising. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley Gibson Barney ’44. Survivors include his wife.

Charles M. Knueppel, Nov. 4, 2014, in Atlanta, at the age of 91. He was a member of Delta Upsilon, The Washington C. DePauw Society and retired national buyer from Sears, Roebuck & Company. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Auble Knueppel ’48.

June Mathis Kessler, Jan. 28, 2015, of St. Petersburg, Fla., at the age of 88. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and homemaker.

Jane Stafford Gordon, Jan. 23, 2015, of Lake Wylie, S.C., at the age of 88. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Robert J. Tilley, Nov. 2, 2014, of Sarasota, Fla., at the age of 89. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and editor for Oxford University Press. Survivors include his wife.

W. Russell Whitehead, Dec. 27, 2014, of Brookfield, Wis., at the age of 89. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and

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retired regional trade sales service manager for PPG Industries, Coating and Resins Division. He was preceded in death by his brother, Warren E. Weirich ’47; sisterin-law, Coral Stapp Weirich ’44; and brother-in-law, Ralph M. Weinrichter ’47. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Weinrichter Whitehead ’48; brother, George E. Weirich ’47; and brother-inlaw, Woodson S. Weinrichter ’50.

1949

Charles W. Boston, Jan. 10, 2015, of LaPorte, Ind., at the age of 87. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, The Washington C. DePauw Society, Rector Scholar and retired president of General Insurance Services.

He was preceded in death by his wife; sister, Katheryn Boston Bartlett ’43; and brother-in-law, James R. Bartlett ’43. Survivors include his daughters, Tamara Boston Anderson ’7, Martha Boston Majetic ’87; nephew, James R. Bartlett ’66; and niece-in-law, Susan Bartelsmeyer Bartlett ’66.

Alice Harrison Gill, Nov. 20, 2014, of Indianapolis, at the age of 87. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include her granddaughter, Kendall E. Kruszewski ’16, and son-in-law, Dennis R. Kruszewski ’76.

Dr. John S. Hubbard, Nov. 20, 2014, of Winchester, Ky., at the age of 91. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Rector Scholar and physician. He was preceded in death by his brother, J. Donald Hubbard ’43. Survivors include his wife.

H. Sogi Soder, Sept. 14, 2014, in Atlanta, at the age of 89, of congestive heart failure. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, Rector Scholar and retired executive of General Electric. Survivors include his wife and son, Kai G. Soder ’87.

1950

Norman H. Hake, Dec. 15, 2014, of Fairview Heights, Ill., at the age of 90. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and high school mathematics teacher. He was preceded in death by his brother, Carl L. Hake ’48. Survivors include his wife; nieces, Elizabeth L. Hake ’79 and Martha A. Hake ’78; and cousins, Truman L. Brandt ’53 and James A. Brandt ’54.

Rev. John N. Howell Sr., Nov. 8, 2014, of Grand Bay, Ala., at the age of 88. He 54 DEPAUW MAGAZINE SPRING 2015

was a United Methodist minister and missionary. He was preceded in death by his father, Arthur Howell, Class of 1912, and brothers, Morris F. Howell ’49, Forest W. Howell ’46, J. Stanley Howell ’44, Gaylord D. Howell ’42. Survivors include his wife.

Marjorie Koehler Upham, Dec. 9, 2014, of Loudon, Tenn., at the age of 86.

She was a homemaker and community volunteer. Survivors include her husband.

Joyce Mayer Glenn, Jan. 22, 2015, of Yorba Linda, Calif., at the age of 86.

She was a member of Delta Zeta, The Washington C. DePauw Society, teacher and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her sister, Judith Mayer Adams ’54. Survivors include her husband.

Barbara Powell Arnold, Dec. 6, 2014, of Hilton Head Island, S.C., at the age of 86, of congestive heart failure. She was a member of The Washington C. DePauw Society and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband and father, John M. Powell ’25.

Nancy Sanders Parkin, Nov. 4, 2014, of St. Charles, Ill., at the age of 86. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi, elementary school teacher and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Parkin ’49.

Dr. William L. Walter, Oct. 2, 2014, of St. Louis. He was a member of Sigma Nu and Phi Beta Kappa, Rector Scholar, lifetime member of The Washington C. DePauw Society, ophthalmologist and founder of the St. Louis Eye Clinic. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Maurice B. Wood, Dec. 9, 2014, of Sarasota, Fla., at the age of 88. He was a member of Delta Chi and Phi Beta Kappa, Rector Scholar and retired president of Goedecke & Co., LLC. Survivors include his wife.

Robert C. Zimmer, Feb. 8, 2015, of Columbus, Ohio, at the age of 90. He was a member of Delta Chi and The Washington C. DePauw Society, Rector Scholar and retired vice president of administration of Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce. Survivors include his wife and daughter, Teri Zimmer Parker ’75.

1951

Carlotta Lance Millholland, Nov. 20, 2014, of Pleasant Prairie, Wis., at the age of 85. She was a homemaker and community volunteer.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur M. Millholland ’53; mother, Carlotta Cooper Lance, Class of 1917; and sister, Mary Lance Steele ’48.

Margy Haupt Shoaf, Jan. 28, 2015, in Lafayette, Ind., at the age of 86. She was a member of The Washington C. DePauw Society, blueprint operator for TRW, Inc. and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her father, Cecil E. Haupt, Class of 1914, and husband.

Survivors include her sister, Nancy Haupt York ’52.

Donald P. Maxwell, Dec. 15, 2014, of Naperville, Ill., at the age of 85. He was an advertising account executive for the Chicago Tribune. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Beverly McNamara Jackson, Nov. 14, 2014, of Rockford, Ill., at the age of 85.

She was a member of Alpha Phi and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

Rev. Kermit B. Morrison, Jan. 2, 2015, in New Haven, Conn., at the age of 86.

He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and The Washington C. DePauw Society, and United Methodist minister. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Thomas A. Rohm, Nov. 27, 2014, of Scottsdale, Ariz., at the age of 86. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and Phi Beta Kappa, and sales manager. He was preceded in death by his brother, William L. Rohm ’50. Survivors include his wife.

Joseph A. Rueff, Oct, 30, 2014, of Goshen, Ind., at the age of 85. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, Rector Scholar and educator. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Marilyn Stevenson Morrison, Jan. 15, 2015, of Lawrenceburg, Ind., at the age of 85. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Beta Kappa, elementary school music and English teacher, and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include daughters, Mary Morrison

Ardington ’78, Jane Morrison Roy ’84; granddaughters, Katherine S. Morrison ’12, Laura K. Ardington ’11; and grandson, George G. Morrison IV ’14.

1952

Elwood T. Barce, Nov. 15, 2014, in Chicago, at the age of 84. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and The Washington C. DePauw Society, and financial consultant.

Judith Clark Bushnell, Nov. 29, 2014, in Boulder, Colo., at the age of 84. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega, homemaker and medical administrative coordinator.

Lois Gilger Weiske, Feb. 24, 2012, in Indianapolis, at the age of 81. She was a member of Delta Zeta, elementary school teacher and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband.

Lillian F. Lynch, Sept. 26, 2014, of Stuart, Fla., at the age of 84. She retired from AT&T in 1988 as vice president of operator services in Chicago. She was preceded in death by her sister, June Lynch Schlemmer ’44.

Joan Mathes McGovern, April 2, 2014, of Orland Park, Ill., at the age of 83.

She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi, retired teacher and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband.

Donald D. Nichols, Dec. 23, 2014, of Sewickley, Pa., at the age of 87. He was a member of Delta Chi, and math and physical education teacher. Survivors include his wife.

Margaretta Ryder Denham, Jan. 20, 2015, of Galway, N.Y., at the age of 84.

She was a member of The Washington C. DePauw Society, retired elementary school teacher and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

1953

Thomas F. Amann, Oct. 20, 2014, of Kimberling City, Mo., at the age of 83. He was a member of Delta Chi and retired metallurgist.

JoAnne Dixon Norton, Nov. 2, 2014, of Grand Rapids, Mich. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband and sister, Barbara Dixon Harrison ’56.

Lila Hodde Stevens, Nov. 11, 2014,

of Norman, Okla., at the age of 82.

She was a member of Pi Beta Phi, homemaker and retired from Oklahoma University’s Department of Continuing Education. She was preceded in death by her first and second husbands.

Kay Leonard Stephens, Sept. 30, 2014, of Naperville, Ill., at the age of 81. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega, originator and developer of music education programs, and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Stephens ’53. Survivors include her daughter, Virginia Stephens Terlep ’82; sonin-law, Bruce S. Terlep ’81; grandson, John C. Stephens ’06; granddaughterin-law, Whitney Long Stephens ’06; granddaughter, Anne Stephens Spilbeler ’08; grandson-in-law, Jason A. Spilbeler ’07; grandsons, Peter K. Terlep ’11, Michael F. Terlep ’16; brother-in-law, Norval B. Stephens Jr. ’51; and sister-inlaw, Diane Forst Stephens ’51.

James B. McClenahan, Dec. 25, 2014, in Jackson, Calif., at the age of 83.

He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and Phi Beta Kappa, The Washington C. DePauw Society, Rector Scholar, director of Cowell Student Health Services at Stanford University and county public health officer in Palo Alto, Calif. Survivors include his wife.

John W. Smythe, Oct. 8, 2012, of Charlotte, N.C., at the age of 81, of cancer. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Rector Scholar and metallurgical engineer. Survivors include his wife, Mary Pappas Smythe ’53.

1954

Dr. Kenneth O. Johnson, Oct. 25, 2014, of Oconomowoc, Wis., at the age of 82. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, pediatrician and cofounder of Milwaukee Medical Clinic.

Survivors include his wife.

Thomas A. Melind, Nov. 18, 2014, of Zionsville, Ind., at the age of 82. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, and retired district manager from Illinois Bell and Indiana Bell Telephone Company.

Survivors include his wife; son, William B. Melind ’79; daughter, Carrie Melind Coquillette ’82; and son-in-law, Ken W. Coquillette ’82.

Nancy Pollock Lee, June 19, 2014, of Venice, Fla., at the age of 82. She was a member of Delta Zeta, home economics teacher and homemaker.

was a member of Sigma Chi and The Washington C. DePauw Society, Rector Scholar, businessman and educator. He was preceded in death by his wife.

Elizabeth Proud Brown, Dec. 19, 2014, of Lakeshore, Minn., at the age of 83. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi and The Washington C. DePauw Society, and homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her father, Theodore S. Proud ’21; mother, Elizabeth Morrison Proud ’23; and husband. Survivors include her sister, Susanne Proud Kroeger ’59.

Sallie Ferguson Heidler, Nov. 4, 2014, of Sister Bay, Wis., at the age of 79. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, bacteriology lab technician, community volunteer and homemaker. Survivors include her husband.

1955

Robert R. Bartol, Aug. 14, 2014, of Fort Myers, Fla., at the age of 81. He was a member of Sigma Chi and general manager for New York Life Insurance for 30 years in St. Louis. Survivors include his wife, Carole Strong Bartol ’56, and sister, Nancy Bartol Darnell ’51.

Jerry P. Baugh, Jan. 3, 2015, of Fairview, Pa., at the age of 81. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, Rector Scholar and attorney in private practice.

Survivors include his wife.

Marilou Morrell Kelly, July 7, 2014, of St. Charles, Ill., at the age of 80. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, founding owner of Town Hall Books and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Kelly ’54. Survivors include her brother, James F. Morrell ’64.

Richard P. Nicholson, Dec. 14, 2014, of Columbus, Ind., at the age of 81. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and retired manager of Cummins Engine Company. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Lewis Nicholson ’55.

Douglas A. Smalheer, Dec. 29, 2014, of San Diego, at the age of 81. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and The Washington C. DePauw Society, and professor of American and British history at San Diego Mesa College.

Survivors include his wife and sister, Barbara Smalheer Applegate-Jones ’58.

Robert R. Somerville, Oct. 27, 2014, of Bradenton, Fla., at the age of 80. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, teacher and school administrator.

Survivors include his wife.

1957

Elizabeth Allen Johnson, Jan. 8, 2015, in Carmel, Ind., at the age of 78. She was a member of Delta Zeta and The Washington C. DePauw Society, librarian, school teacher and homemaker. Survivors include her son, John T. Johnson ’84.

Gerald H. Schueneman, July 16, 2014, of Saint Simons Island, Ga., at the age of 79. He was a member of Delta Chi, businessman and real estate consultant.

Survivors include his wife.

Jacqueline Williams Batcheller Kulick, March 1, 2014, of Middletown, Ohio, at the age of 78. She was an elementary school teacher and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her first husband and mother, Verna Wheeler Williams ’24. Survivors include her husband; sisters Patricia Williams Jennings ’53, Judith Williams McLaren ’62; nephew, John W. Jennings ’82; and nieces, Kerry L. McLaren ’89, Jill Jennings Rowe ’96 and Kathryn Jennings Radostits ’79.

1959

L. Kay Brower, Jan. 20, 2014, of Colfax, N.C., at the age of 80. She was a member of Delta Zeta and junior high school counselor for 25 years.

James D. Beard, Oct. 7, 2014, of Memphis, Tenn., at the age of 77. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and The Washington C. DePauw Society, Rector Scholar, physiologist, professor of psychiatry, physiology and biophysics, director of Alcohol Research Center at The University of Tennessee College of Medicine as well as director of research at Memphis Mental Health Institute.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia Brown Beard ’59.

Joseph W. Chope, Nov. 13, 2014, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., at the age of 80. He

Jane Berkebile Moore, Nov. 3, 2014, of Delphi, Ind., at the age of 77.

1956

She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, elementary school teacher and homemaker. Survivors include her husband; brother, Dale E. Berkebile ’57; and sister-in-law, Mary Jordan Berkebile ’57.

1960

Craig B. Campbell, Oct. 8, 2014, of Anderson, Ind., at the age of 76. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and attorney. Survivors include his granddaughter, Caroline E. Wagner ’18.

Dona Glenister Betourne, Oct. 24, 2011, of Chicago, at the age of 73.

She was a member of Delta Delta Delta, elementary school teacher and homemaker. Survivors include her husband.

Donald K. Rich, June 24, 2014, of Dallas, at the age of 76, of cancer. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and buyer for Sears Roebuck & Company.

Linda Wilson Albery, Oct. 16, 2014, of Columbia, Mo., at the age of 76. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi, marketing and public relations manager, and writer.

1961

John W. Sanger, Nov. 7, 2014, of Naples, Fla. and Brevard, N.C., at the age of 75. He was a member of Sigma Nu and had a long career with Procter & Gamble. Survivors include his wife, Suzanne Charbonneau Sanger ’62; and brother, Steve W. Sanger ’68.

Beverly B. Whiteway, Dec. 8, 2014, of Tucson, Ariz., at the age of 75. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta, nurse, homemaker and community volunteer.

1962

Dr. Stephen E. Barnett, Oct. 19, 2014, of Austin, Texas, at the age of 73. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and pediatrician. He was preceded in death by his father, William E. Barnett ’27. Survivors include his wife and sister, Sarah Barnett Moore ’61.

Marcia Collins Ross, Nov. 9, 2014, in Naples, Fla., at the age of 74. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband, James N. Ross Jr. ’62.

1964

Kenneth J. Garry Jr., Jan. 23, 2015, of Effingham, Ill., at the age of 72, from cancer. He had a career in public broadcasting, and taught SPRING 2015 DEPAUW MAGAZINE 55

radio and television courses. Survivors include his wife.

1965

Douglas S. Dietrich, July 9, 2013, of Sanibel, Fla., at the age of 70. He was a financial consultant.

Survivors include his wife.

1966

A. Edward Gardner, Jan. 17, 2015, in Bloomington, Ind., at the age of 70. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and United Methodist minister. Survivors include his wife and son, Joshua E. Gardner ’97.

1967

Edwin W. Burney II, Nov. 19, 2012, of Hope, Ind., at the age of 67. He was a member of Delta Upsilon, certified public accountant and financial officer.

Jon E. Newcomb, Oct. 12, 2014, of Bremen, Ind., at the age of 69. He was a member of Sigma Chi and attorney in private practice. Survivors include his wife.

Steven S. Clark, Jan. 12, 2015, of Pullman, Wash., at the age of 54. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and an environmental scientist.

1972

Philip G. Heyde, Jan. 10, 2015, of Scottsdale, Ariz., at the age of 65. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, attorney and adviser to corporations.

G. Michael Monnett, Jan. 7, 2015, of Cloverdale, Ind., at the age of 55, of a heart attack. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and certified public accountant in private practice.

David S. Williamson, Nov. 26, 2014, of Xenia, Ohio, at the age of 64, from cancer. He was a member of Delta Chi and principal in an insurance agency.

Maureen Diercxsens Thompson, Oct. 21, 2014, of Spicewood, Texas, at the age of 50, of breast cancer. She was a member of Delta Gamma and The Washington C. DePauw Society, architect and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband.

1973

Dr. Ernest F. Kreutzer Jr., Oct. 28, 2014, of Upper Arlington, Ohio, at the age of 63. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and an anesthesiologist.

He was an active advocate for research in Parkinson’s disease after being diagnosed 19 years ago. Survivors include his wife, Jackie Nave Kreutzer ’73.

1974

Gerald W. Bassett, Nov. 9, 2014, in Savannah, Ga., at the age of 62. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and attorney.

Jennifer Wheeler Kiel Glick, Oct. 11, 2014, of Fairfax, Va., at the age of 69, from complications of a blood infection.

She was a member of Delta Gamma, homemaker and retired office manager for the Office of Probation and Parole.

She was preceded in death by her second husband. Survivors include her husband.

Arthur A. Bryant, Oct. 30, 2014, of Plainfield, Ind., at the age of 70. He was a high school teacher. Survivors include his wife.

1968

1980

Nancy Englehart Stimson, Oct. 5, 2014, of Indianapolis, at the age of 68, of cancer. She was a member of Delta Gamma and retired United Methodist minister. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Virginia McNutt Englehart, Class of 1918, and brother, Theodore M. Englehart Jr. ’72. Survivors include her father, Theodore M. Englehart ’42; husband, John J. Stimson Jr. ’68; and cousin, Sarah Englehart Standley ’80.

1969

Loy Malone Madison Waters, Oct. 24, 2014, in Timonium, Md. She taught in public and private schools, including being a part-time instructor at DePauw. Survivors include her husband and daughter, Mary E. Madison ’84.

1971

LaDonna McNeff Kelly, Nov. 10, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 76. She was an elementary school teacher and homemaker.

Survivors include her husband.

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1982

Vera Rowings Evens, Nov. 2, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 97. She was a school teacher and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband.

1979

Stephen G. Bruce, Nov. 28, 2014, of Indianapolis, at the age of 58. He was general manager of Indiana Bolt and Nut in Indianapolis, and benefits specialist for Family Development Services. Survivors include his wife.

1981

John E. Davis, Dec. 27, 2014, of Indianapolis, at the age of 58. He was a member of Delta Upsilon.

He worked for Simon Corporation and was a business entrepreneur.

Timothy D. Hopkins, Sept. 10, 2014, of Louisville, Ky., at the age of 54, from cancer. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and worked in the information technology business as product manager.

Survivors include his wife.

Jennifer J. Szendrey, July 27, 2012, of Highland, Ind., at the age of 54, from cancer. She was a professional musician and elementary school music teacher.

Survivors include her husband.

1986

1987

Julia A. Neary, Jan. 3, 2015, of Chicago, at the age of 50, from cancer. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, actress, dancer, choreographer, director, combat specialist, athlete and teacher. She was an adjunct professor at The Theatre School at DePaul University, and assistant professor of acting and movement.

1995

Ronja Leopold-Holle, Dec. 2. 2014, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, at the age of 43, from cancer. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and homemaker. Survivors include her husband and brother, Alexander M. B. Leopold ’93.

2007

Kimberly A. Taylor, Aug. 31, 2013, of Burlington, Ky., at the age of 28.

2013

Sarah M. Julian, Dec. 27, 2014, of Willowbrook, Ill., at the age of 24. She was a nanny and English tutor.

Faculty

W. Edward Farley, Dec. 27, 2014, in Brentwood, Tenn., at the age of 85. He was a Presbyterian minister, distinguished scholar and writer. He was an assistant professor at DePauw from 1959-63.

DePauw awarded him an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in 1985. He was professor emeritus at Vanderbilt Divinity School and taught at the university for nearly three decades.

Rick L. Hillis, Oct. 8, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 58. He

was associate professor of English at DePauw and on sabbatical in Texas.

He joined the DePauw faculty in 2002 and taught courses in fiction writing, screenwriting, poetry and songwriting.

His books included a poetry collection, The Blue Machines of Night, and a short story collection, Limbo River. Survivors include his wife.

Ruth L. Lester, Jan. 1, 2015, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 85.

She was professor emeritus of health, physical education and recreation at DePauw and the Tigers’ first women’s tennis coach. She served as head coach of DePauw’s women’s basketball team.

She was instrumental in the creation of Putnam County (Ind.) Operation Life.

Roger Ptak, Sept. 19, 2014, of Bowling Green, Ohio, at the age of 76. He was an assistant professor at DePauw. He was a retired physics professor from Bowling Green State University after 30 years of service. Survivors include his wife.

Christena Trusler Biggs ’59, Jan. 17, 2015, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 77. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and taught English in public high school and was an English instructor at DePauw from 1972 until her retirement in 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. Daniel Biggs ’58; father, Milton S. Trusler ’31; mother, Mary Carney Trusler ’33; and sister, Cornelia Trusler Searl ’60. Survivors include her brother, Alton C. Trusler ’64; sister, Ann Trusler Brookshire ’62; brother-in-law, James A. Searl ’59; and many DePauw relatives.

Friends

Maxine Ellis, Dec. 31, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 86.

She worked at various fraternities and sororities at DePauw. Survivors include her husband.

Cathleen A. Nees, Dec. 6, 2014, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 59. She worked in the Physical Plant Department at DePauw. Survivors include her husband.

Ronald R. Phillips, Jan. 10, 2015, of Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 79. He retired from the DePauw Maintenance Department after 16 years of service. He was preceded in death by his wife.

creating a legacy GIVING BACK TO DEPAUW: “IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO,” SAYS DR. FREDERICK B. HENDRICKS ’58 FRED HENDRICKS, an accomplished urologist in Washington, D.C., and a veteran of the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves, found his DePauw experience to be life-changing. Crediting his admission to the beloved [admission director] Dr. John Wittich ’44, Hendricks received a “very good foundation in discipline, learning and the use of the mind” essential for a career in medicine and the sciences.

In addition to his academic preparation, Hendricks says that his membership in Phi Kappa Psi fraternity “provided me with the social skills to transform me from a high school student to a mature, responsible adult.”

We would be happy to assist you in building a legacy at DePauw. For more information, contact: DEPAUW UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF LEGACY AND ESTATE PLANNING

Stephen S. Thomas, J.D. Executive Director of Legacy and Estate Planning 300 E. Seminary St., P.O. Box 37 Greencastle, IN 46135-0037 Phone: 765-658-4216 Toll-free: 800-446-5298 stevethomas@depauw.edu depauw.plannedgifts.org

Hendricks has made various provisions in his estate plan to assist DePauw. Among the easiest of these to establish was adding DePauw as a beneficiary of his employer-sponsored retirement plan. Naming DePauw a beneficiary of a 401(k), 403(b) or IRA is an effective way to support DePauw students.

“It’s the right thing to do,” Hendricks says of providing for his alma mater. “I’m at peace and secure in the knowledge that DePauw will receive a nice ‘thank you’ when I pass away.”

Office of University Communications P.O. Box 37 • Greencastle, IN 46135-0037 765-658-4800 • www.depauw.edu