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M A G A Z I N E

New
Traditions
at DePauw

Summer 2008
INside this Issue:
2008 commencement and
Alumni Reunion Weekend
Community Leadership Award Recipients

Also in this issue:

depauw discourse,
Old Gold Weekend and
Monon Bell Previews
 A message from
President Brian W. Casey
EDITOR’S NOTE: Brian W. Casey became DePauw’s 19th
president on July 1, 2008. His inauguration will be cel-
ebrated on Friday, Oct. 10, during Old Gold Weekend.
One of the great joys of becoming DePauw University’s
president has been meeting DePauw alumni. From the
(Photo: Alex Turco ’10)
moment the presidential search committee completed its
work in the spring and since I officially began my duties
July 1, hundreds of DePauw alumni have welcomed me
and wished me well. These greetings have been both embracing and
energizing.
I have been doing a great deal of listening and learning about the
University since the search process began, and I want to offer you a
sense of DePauw that I gained during the last few months. As I told
alumni during Alumni Reunion Weekend in June, it is time for me to
share with you what I now know about DePauw as well as some early
thoughts on what I see for us moving forward.
F First – and as a historian, this is important to me – DePauw is a
place with a deep sense of its own past. For nearly 175 years, DePauw
has been an important part of the landscape of American higher
education. The walls on the first floor of East College are filled with
portraits of past presidents, board chairmen, faculty members and
deans. You can feel DePauw’s history in that building. I welcome that:
The past informs us, enriches us and offers perspective. It is a source
of wisdom. DePauw can and should draw on its long past and great
traditions.
S Second, this is an institution that embraces and defends the idea
of a liberal arts education. This is a tough challenge. Of approximately
4,000 institutions of higher education in this country, only about
200 are true residential liberal arts colleges. I am here to tell you that
these institutions committed to a liberal arts education are vital to
this nation.
I came to DePauw from Harvard, another great university. My
experience there serves as a constant reminder that despite Harvard’s
and Northwestern’s and Stanford’s billions of endowment dollars, large
numbers of faculty members and impressive science facilities, their
approach is not the only way. It is the DePauws that provide that first
intense learning community for college students and an education
grounded in the notion of the liberal arts.
The DePauws are where students know each other,
where faculty members know the students, and where
students work in smaller classrooms and laboratories built
just for them. Here they encounter timeless questions and
explore ageless subjects.
We are challenged to maintain this. The way DePauw
teaches and organizes students is expensive, labor intensive
and often tough to explain to the world. DePauw, however,
has stayed this difficult course.
F Finally, I have come to understand and appreciate the DePauw
“type.” DePauw is one of those rare places that attracts and educates
students who have multiple talents. The classic DePauw student was
not just at the top of the high school class, but was likely a valedictorian
who was also a team captain, student body president or community
service leader. DePauw students are social and welcoming, open to each
other and to the world. Because of this, Greek chapters have thrived
here. DePauw students have a sense of joy for life and curiosity about
themselves, each other and the world.
I assure you, as I begin my service at DePauw, that I will continue
to ask whether we are doing all we can to make the strongest possible
DePauw. No institution stays at the same level for long; colleges and
universities are dynamic communities that do not arrive at a place with
a certain reputation and stay there. All are either improving themselves
– striving to be more dynamic, more rich, more challenging – or are
becoming less so. DePauw’s trustees have asked me to lead us on the
first path.
Perhaps this is the most important thing I can say to alumni: I ask
you to choose that for DePauw as well. Together, we must continue to
strengthen DePauw and provide students with an even more meaningful
and life-changing experience.
So please continue to send me your thoughts. Gather as groups of
alumni. Talk about what we can and should be. In the coming months,
I will visit as many alumni groups as I can to listen to you and ask you
questions. I will demand much from me and you to ensure DePauw’s
rightful place among the truly great colleges and universities.
Brian W. Casey
President
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DePauw’s 169th commencement

Graduates told to engage each other

and the world
SSpeakers at DePauw’s 169th commencement urged 598 graduating students to continue to
engage each other and the world.
In her address on the East College lawn on Sunday, May 18, Deborah Bial, founder and
president of the Posse Foundation, challenged the graduates to continue “working together,
listening to one another, debating like you’ve done in class at DePauw. Learning from each
other, and collaborating to make the best possible future for us all. The most powerful forms
of leadership are those that bring voices together, hearts together, minds together and then
most importantly actions together for the greater good. If we care about each other’s causes,
and pool our resources; if we care about each other’s problems, we have much more chance to
build greater prosperity for all.” “You are about to walk
“What will you do as a collective?” Bial asked the graduates. “What will motivate you to do across this stage and into
good things? How will you care? Did you ever have a moment when your whole heart went out the world. And, boy, do we
to someone? Maybe you didn’t have time to think about helping or supporting or nurturing or need you. ”
encouraging, but you did it. Maybe you are someone who even saved someone else’s life once. – Deborah Bial, founder
But I hope you also think about extending that instinct to the larger world out there. It’s not and president of the Posse
hard to see that this world needs help.” Foundation
She concluded, “I know you can do it. You are sitting on that seat right there. You’re graduat-
ing! Feel it. This represents a moment of transition in time. Sit on the edge. You are about to
walk across this stage and into the world. And, boy, do we need you.”

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Remarks by President Bottoms

The recipient of a so-called “genius award” from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation, Bial has grown The Posse Foundation into one of the most comprehensive college
access and scholarship programs in the United States. The Posse Foundation identifies, recruits
and trains student leaders from urban public high schools to form multicultural teams called
“posses.” The program sends students to top-tier colleges and universities nationwide to pursue
their academics and help promote cross-cultural communication. DePauw has partnered with
the Posse Foundation since 1996 and became the first college in the nation to host two Posse
groups (from New York and Chicago).
Bial was joined in delivering the keynote address to graduates by Robert G. Bottoms, who
retired June 30 after 22 years as president of DePauw. They discussed “Motivation and the
Good Life.” Bial, who received an honorary degree from DePauw in 2000 and this year was
awarded the McNaughton Medal for Public Service, called Bottoms “a truly great president.”
In his remarks to students, Bottoms said, “The most important thing I have learned in
working with students like you and faculty members and alumni … the most important aspect
of life is serving one another.” He talked of “the freedom that comes when we do learn to love,
when we do learn to care.”
The longest-serving president in the Uni-
versity’s 171-year history continued, “When
you think about the history that you’ve learned
as a student at DePauw, you realize that all
great social movements, all movements for
social justice, have strongly emphasized the
love ethic. One was Martin Luther King Jr.,
a 20th century Christian; the other, Gandhi,
a 20th century Hindu. And what made these

President Robert G. Bottoms

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two individuals exceptional was not that they were smarter than their peers or kinder than their
neighbors. What made them exceptional was that they learned to live out the truth of their
most basic values. The true meaning of life, we would argue – Debbie and I – is learning to
serve other people.”
Bottoms pointed to the work DePauw alumni have done to better their communities and
the world, and said to the graduates, “If you think I’m asking a lot of average people to do
extraordinary things, consider this: the extraordinary people who have sat where you sit perhaps
viewed themselves as average people when they were graduating.”

Walker Cup recipient

John L. Schomburg ’08
“Throughout our four years, we have studied, volunteered, celebrated, cheered, argued,
mourned and rallied together,” John L. Schomburg told his fellow graduates as the 2008 recipi-
ent of the Walker Cup, which is awarded to the senior student judged to have contributed the
most to the University during his or her four-year college career. “We have pushed each other
to become better students, to become better world citizens, and to become better people; all
along the way getting to know individuals who will be lifelong friends,” he said.
Schomburg told his classmates, “We are the individuals standing here today, not because we
learned a lot of facts from books, but because we engaged with each other, because we learned
from and were inspired by tremendous faculty and because we have been guided by our loving
parents and families. We are the fortunate ones to have had this same experience over the past
four years. We have grown intellectually, spiritually, personally and professionally. In addition
to learning our academic disciplines, we have developed timeless friendships and values that
will guide our lives. Our experience at DePauw has taught us not just to accept situations as
we encounter them, but rather to assess and engage them in an effort to further our learning
and improve humanity.”
Schomburg concluded, “As we get ready to leave campus for the last time as students and
prepare to become alumni, I ask that you do the following: Thank your parents who have
Copies of the limited
helped make your time here possible. Thank a faculty member who has inspired you to become edition, commemorative
the person you are today. And, remember your friends who you’ve shared such a tremendous DVD of DePauw
University’s 169th
experience with.” commencement are
still available for $25. In
addition to the complete
Retiring faculty recognized commencement
Three retiring faculty members were recognized at the commencement ceremony: David program, the disc
contains a photo gallery
W. Herrold, professor of art; Robert D. Newton Jr., Blair Anderson and Martha Caroline Rieth with more than 300
Professor of Applied Ethics and professor of philosophy; and Martha M. Rainbolt, Raymond images from graduation
weekend. You can access
W. Pence Professor of English. an online order page by
Newton joined the faculty in 1956 and taught for 52 years. His service to DePauw is the going to
www.depauwedu/e/
third-longest of any faculty member in the University’s 171-year history. Henry Longden fi/ccdvdcommencement/
spent 54 years on the DePauw faculty (1881-1935), but records suggest he may not have been cc_form.asp.
actively teaching during his final four years. Edwin Post taught Latin at DePauw for 53 years
(1879-1932).

To read a comprehensive story about the 2008 commencement

and access video clips and an archived Webcast, go to
www.depauw.edu/news.

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From left, David W. Herrold,

professor of art; Martha M. Rainbolt,
Raymond W. Pence Professor
of English, President Robert G.
Bottoms, and Robert D. Newton Jr.,
Stanley R. Irwin, professor
Blair Anderson and Martha Caroline
of music, led the audience
Rieth Professor of Applied Ethics and
in singing “A Toast to
professor of philosophy.
DePauw” at the conclusion
of commencement
ceremonies.

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Honorary degree recipients
cite DePauw’s impact on their lives
“Over the years, I’ve discovered that much of what I needed to
know I learned at DePauw,” Carolyn Tisdel Jones ’58 told the audience
after receiving a honorary Doctor of Pedagogy degree during DePauw’s
169th commencement.
“It was here that I truly learned how to learn,” she said. “My
horizons were expanded in so many areas. For me, it was a period of
great awakening.”
Jones, associate executive vice president for academic affairs emerita
at Purdue University, was one of three distinguished individuals pre-
sented honorary doctoral degrees. The other recipients were the Rev-
erend George A. Purnell ’71, senior pastor at First United Methodist
Church of Bloomington, Ind., and Douglas A. Smith ’68, chairman
and chief executive officer of Value Creation Partners and Best Brands
Corporation.
Jones joined Purdue in 1971 as assistant dean of women and later
was named assistant to the vice president for student services and lecturer
in education. In 1986 Jones became the first woman to be appointed
an assistant vice president at Purdue – an assistant vice president for
student services and lecturer in education. She was named associate
executive vice president for academic affairs in 1999 and then associate
provost before her retirement in 2002. Among her accomplishments,
she provided leadership to initiate a system of statewide transfer of
academic credits between public four-year and two-year institutions
of higher education in Indiana. She received the Purdue University
Student Services Distinguished Service Award. At DePauw she estab-
lished the Carolyn T. Jones Faculty Fellowship, which provides support
for projects that directly benefit the classroom.
After receiving a Doctor of Divinity degree, Rev. Purnell said, “The
faculty here prepared me to think critically. They prepared me to be an
engaged and informed citizen. The faculty here did not let me settle for
being a critic of social policy and public leadership alone; they required
me to propose solutions, to propose answers to the myriad problems
our culture faced, not be content to complain.” Purnell recalled the
assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy dur-
ing his freshman year, and the ongoing turmoil created by the war in
Vietnam.
“I have been very proud of being a DePauw graduate,” said the
theologian who went on to complete a master’s degree in public ad-
ministration at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
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earn a Master of Divinity degree from Christian Theological Seminary
in Indianapolis. “I can’t imagine that any other institution of higher
learning in the United States more effectively equips its students to
be responsible and engaged citizens of the world.”
Douglas Smith said “I love this University” after being awarded a
Doctor of Business Administration degree. He noted that in May 1908
his grandparents “began a long, long family tradition of attending, and
even sometimes graduating from, DePauw University.”
Smith pointed to nearby East College and told the commencement
audience that in room 114 of the historic building he met his future
wife, Phyllis, in September 1966 during their first day of a French
class. “I take the chance; I sit next to her. I think maybe she could be
my friend. She could be, would be, has been and is, and will always
be my best friend,” Smith said, noting that they’ve now been married
40 years.
Pointing southwest toward the Percy Lavon Julian Science &
Mathematics Center, Smith reflected about teaching a Winter Term
class, Choices That Lead to Happiness: Building a Considered and
Consequential Life, for the past three years. He offered the following
advice to this year’s graduates: happiness is worthy of pursuing, can
be achieved by almost everyone, and comes from within.
“I love this University,” Smith repeated as he concluded his remarks.
“It enabled me to find a friend in French class. More profoundly, it
enabled me to find a friend deep, deep inside myself. May it enable
you to do the same.”
Honorary degree recipients, from left, Douglas A. Smith ’68,
Deborah Bial, President Robert G. Bottoms, Carolyn Tisdel
Jones ’58 and Rev. George A. Purnell ’71
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DePauw’s 19th president

Inauguration scheduled Oct. 10

for Brian W. Casey
UNCOMMON SUCCESS:
DEINPTHE
AUW
WORLD
A new chapter in DePauw’s 171-year history will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, as
the University community and its friends gather for the inauguration of the institution’s 19th
president, Brian W. Casey. The ceremony, which will be part of this year’s Old Gold Weekend,
is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. in Holton Memorial Quadrangle. In the event of inclement
weather, the event will take place in Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center.
The inauguration theme is Uncommon Success: DePauw in the World. The program will
feature remarks by Robert J. Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago, as well as President
Casey’s inaugural address.
Casey assumed the presidency of DePauw on July 1. His appointment was announced
in February after a nine-month international search for the University’s first new leader in
22 years. Casey comes to DePauw from Harvard University, where he was associate dean for
academic affairs in the faculty of arts and sciences. He succeeds Robert G. Bottoms, who led
DePauw since 1986 and, as president emeritus, serves as director of the Janet Prindle Institute
for Ethics.

For up-to-date details about the inauguration of President Casey,

check DePauw’s Web site at www.depauw.edu.

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Entering class includes the largest-ever

number of international students
DePauw welcomed 625 new students to campus this fall, including a group of 77 young
scholars from outside the United States. “This is the largest entering class of international
non-citizen students in DePauw’s 171-year history,” said Stefanie D. Niles, vice president for
admission and financial aid. “The global reach of our institution has never been greater.”
The 77 incoming international students represent a 71 percent increase over the 45 un-
dergraduates from other countries who entered DePauw in the fall last year. The University
also welcomed 102 new students of color who are American citizens. Taken together, the two
groups of students represent about 29 percent of the Class of 2012.
“DePauw’s efforts to increase diversity, which were launched 22 years ago when Dr. Robert
Bottoms became our president, have made our campus more reflective of the world in which
our students will someday live and work,” Niles said. “We’re now seeing that our initiative to
bring more international students to DePauw – which we began two years ago as part of the
University’s strategic plan – is having a very positive impact in attracting a wider range of very
talented students to our campus.”
The University received a total of 4,118 applications for enrollment this fall, an 11 percent
increase over last year (3,700). Applications to the DePauw School of Music climbed 6 percent.
The percentage of new students from Indiana is 34, compared with 43 percent in fall 2007.
“This is another sign that our sphere of influence is increasing,” Niles said. “As more students
around the nation and the world apply to and choose DePauw, it’s only natural that our overall
geographical diversity would reflect that.”
Members of the Class of 2012 come from 39 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands
and 19 countries.

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Professor of Music Stanley Irwin

dies following auto accident
Stanley R. Irwin, 67, a professor of music, the feelings of a great many in the DePauw
member of the DePauw School of Music community who interacted with Stan over
faculty for 33 years and known worldwide as the years. He brought much respect to our
an acclaimed bass-baritone, died May 31 at School of Music, one of the oldest in the
Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was United States, and his warm presence and
critically injured in an automobile accident many contributions will be greatly missed.”
three days earlier. Irwin performed more than two dozen roles
Among the many things for which he in opera, most of the major works in oratorio,
was well known by students and alumni, and an extensive song repertoire, including
Irwin led the audience in singing a hymn at roles such as Boris and Germont, the Bach
the beginning of DePauw’s commencement Passions, Elijah, the Verdi Requiem, Britten’s
each year as well as “A Toast to DePauw” at War Requiem, Berlioz’s dramatic symphony

(Photo: Jim Wyant Photography)

the conclusion of the event – as he did at the Romeo et Juliette, and Schubert’s “Winter-
169th commencement on May 18. reise” and “Müllerin” song cycles. He ap-
Over the course of his long and distin- peared in world premiere performances of
guished musical career, Irwin performed at John Eaton’s Peabody Award-winning opera
Zürich Opera House, Carnegie Hall, Avery Myshkin (Keller) for PBS and Italian televi-
Fisher Hall, Barbican Centre, and with major sion, Schibler’s The Late Expiation (Marquis)
orchestras in the U.S. and Great Britain. As at the Zürich Opera, and David Ott’s song
a 1987 winner of the World Wide Voice cycle “Renascence” (Millay) commissioned
Competition in New York, he was awarded for Irwin and the Indianapolis Chamber
contracts to perform Beethoven’s Ninth Orchestra. He recorded for the Gothic and
Symphony at Lincoln Center and, in his “As a professor, a mentor Four Winds labels and was artist-producer
1988 British debut, the Brahms Requiem and a friend, he has of two compact discs of American popular
with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London. impacted many lives classics, Irwin Sings Gershwin (1999) and
Irwin performed five times at Carnegie Hall at the University,” Night & Day: Cole Porter Songs of Romance
– twice as a recitalist and three times as a – Robert G. Bottoms (2003).
conductor. As a conductor, Irwin made numerous
The New York Times called Irwin “a per- high-profile appearances at world-renowned
former who can project a wide range of subtle, shifting emotions.” sites, including Carnegie Hall with the New England Symphonic
Hans Hotter, with whom Irwin studied in Munich, described him as Ensemble and Chorus, White House and Vatican. He prepared choirs
possessing “a bass-baritone voice of high quality in timbre, which he for performances under such eminent conductors as John Nelson and
is in good command of,” noting a “fine artistic sensitiveness, together Sir David Willcocks and orchestras, including the Philharmonia of
with a gift for interpretation ... especially evident in his singing of the London and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
German classical Lied.” Former voice students of Irwin, longtime director of the DePauw
Irwin joined the DePauw School of Music faculty in 1975. “As Choirs, have appeared with many orchestras and opera companies,
a professor, a mentor and a friend, he has impacted many lives at including the Lyric Opera of Chicago, New York City Opera, Wash-
the University,” DePauw’s past president, Robert G. Bottoms, said. ington Opera, Opera Quebec, Minnesota Opera, Indianapolis Opera,
“Our hearts go out to Stan’s wife, Jane, and his family, and I express Florida Grand Opera and Glimmerglass Opera.

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DEPAUW DISCOURSE
2008
America’s Role in the World
Sept. 18-20
Presenters include:

Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State

Bret Baier ’92, FOX News chief White House correspondent
Pamela Carter, president of Cummins Distribution Business
Catherine Collins, nonfiction author and former reporter covering Turkey for the Chicago Tribune
Sally Smerz Cowal ’66, vice president of Population Services International
Sharon M. Crary, DePauw University assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry
Newton F. Crenshaw ’85, vice president of policy, pricing, reimbursement and access, and
international corporate affairs for Eli Lilly & Co.
Doug Frantz ’71, Condé Nast Portfolio senior writer and former managing editor
of the Los Angeles Times
Lee H. Hamilton ’52, former U.S. Congressman, National War Powers
Commission member
Kathryn Fortune Hubbard ’74, founder of Bridges of Understanding
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, director of Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Centre for Development Studies
Jeffrey T. Kenney, DePauw University professor of religious studies, chair of
Religious Studies Department and co-coordinator of the Jewish Studies Program
Ernest Loevinsohn, director general of Canadian International Development Agency
Stephen W. Sanger ’68, former chairman of General Mills
Robert M. Steele ’69, Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism,
DePauw University
James B. Stewart Jr. ’73, Smart Money editor-at-large
John E. Tedstrom III ’84, executive director of Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS
Don Wycliff, former New York Times reporter and Chicago Tribune public editor,
University of Notre Dame adjunct professor of media criticism

For more information,

go to www.depauw.edu/discourse, e-mail discourse@depauw.edu
or call Steve Setchell at 800-446-5298.

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Cultural anthropologist to serve as
Nancy Schaenen Visiting Scholar
Julie Hollowell, a cultural anthropologist who has been a
research associate with the Center for Archaeology in the Public Interest
at Indiana University-Bloomington, will serve as Nancy Schaenen Visiting
Scholar for 2008-09 at DePauw’s Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics.
Hollowell’s work spans anthropology, archaeology, ethics, art, cultural
heritage law and policy, and museum studies to consider the broad
implications of how people in the present value and use “the past.” Her
interests focus on multiple claims on the material and intellectual
past; the ethics of social science research, particularly archaeology and
cultural heritage studies; and the repatriation of knowledge, materials,
and research directives to source communities.
A co-author of Ethics in Action: Case Studies in Archaeological Dilem-
mas and co-editor of Ethical Issues in Archaeology, Hollowell recently
completed a two-year Killam Fellowship at the University of British
Columbia’s department of anthropology. She serves as co-chair of the
Committee on Ethics of the World Archaeological Congress (WAC),
an organization dedicated to improving global representation and the
2008 Faculty Recognition Awards
M. “Mac” Dixon-Fyle (above left), A.W. Crandall Professor of His-
tory, and Wayne E. Glausser (above right), professor of English, and
associate chair of the English department, are the 2008 recipients of
the Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Tucker Jr. Distinguished Career Award.
The award is made annually by the president of the University to a
senior member of the faculty. The award is designed to recognize the
achievements of faculty members who have made notable contribu-
tions to DePauw through their commitments to students, teaching
excellence, chosen disciplines and University service. President Robert
G. Bottoms is at center in the photo.
diversity of voices in archaeology and heritage matters.
As Schaenen Visiting Scholar, Hollowell will teach a course, Who
Owns the Past?, and will work on several research projects that are at vari-
ous stages of completion. A major focus will be an international project
on “Intellectual Property Issues in Cultural Heritage: Theory, Practice,
Policy and Ethics” that she has developed over the past three years with
George Nicholas of Simon Fraser University. Their work has received
funding from Canada’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council.
She also will continue her work as guest curator (with William Fitzhugh
of the Smithsonian Institution) for “Gifts from the Ancestors: Ancient
Ivories of the Bering Strait,” a major exhibition scheduled to open in
fall 2009, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and
organized by Princeton University Art Museum.
Nancy Shelly Schaenen ’51 served as a member of DePauw’s Board
of Visitors from 1993-95 and as a member of the Board of Trustees from
1995-2003. She and her husband, Nelson Schaenen Jr., have provided
a generous endowment to fund the visiting scholar position.
The Edwin L. Minar Jr. Scholarship Award was presented to two
faculty members. Vanessa D. Dickerson (above center), University
Professor and professor of English, and Robert P. Hershberger (above
right), Tenzer Family University Professor in Instructional Technology
and associate professor and chair of the modern languages depart-
ment, are the ninth and 10th recipients of the honor. Established in
1981, the Minar Award is presented in recognition of exceptional
scholarly achievement and is named in honor of its first recipient,
a former professor in the department of classical studies. President
Robert G. Bottoms is at left in the photo.
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 News Briefs
High percentage of 2008 graduates will
Teach for America
Thirteen members of DePauw’s Class of 2008 committed to spend
the next two years participating in Teach For America (TFA), serving
in urban and rural public schools across the nation. Seventeen DePauw
seniors were accepted for the program, and a record 72 applied – which,
according to TFA’s Indiana recruitment director, Lee Anne McElvey
’05, is a “tie for fourth in the country for the largest percentage of the
senior class that applied – above Harvard, Yale and many other top-
tier schools.”
Teach For America is a national corps of outstanding recent col-
lege graduates who commit two years to teach in public schools and
become lifelong leaders in ensuring educational equity and excellence
for all children.
Members of the Class of 2008 who will Teach For America and
their assigned cities include: Jillian N. Barr, New York City; Sarah V.
Bowers, St. Louis; Abigail L. Currens, Atlanta; Christine D. Dougan,
Charlotte, N.C.; Dorrius D. Ford, Miami; Laura E. Kelley, Indianapolis;
Shaylyn P. Laws, Las Vegas; Whitney H. Long, Indianapolis; Kathleen
C. Musca, St. Louis; Grace A. Noppert, Baltimore; Erin L. Ponto,
Indianapolis; Cathryn G. Richter, St. Louis; and Laura A. Wilson,
St. Louis.
DePauw has had consistently strong participation in Teach For
America during the last five years. In 2007, 56 DePauw students ap-
plied, 19 were accepted and 15 joined.
Three Science Research Fellows receive
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships
Three DePauw students – juniors Alexander P. Breitinger and
Nicole R. Stone, and sophomore Kathleen F. Mittendorf – are recipi-
ents of Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate
award of its type in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and
engineering. DePauw and Hope College are the only two liberal arts
colleges in America to have as many as three scholarship winners.
The DePauw recipients – all Science Research Fellows – are among
321 sophomores and juniors from across the United States who were
awarded scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year. The Goldwater
Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field
of 1,035 mathematics, science and engineering students who were
nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide.
A double major in chemistry and history, Breitinger’s goal is to
earn a Ph.D. degree in analytical chemistry, conduct research in
environmental-related topics and teach at the university level. In 2007
he traveled to Tibet for a summer research project with Tim D. Cope,
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assistant professor of geosciences. Also the winner of a National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scholarship, Breitinger
had a summer internship in Seattle working with hydrothermal fluid
chemical analysis.
Mittendorf is a double major in biochemistry and biology. She
worked on a semester-long field biology project and spent two summers
working in the molecular biology lab. In November 2007, she attended
a national neuroscience conference and presented a poster at the event.
After DePauw, she plans to work toward a Ph.D. in neurobiology. She
will conduct research in biomedical science, specializing in research
pertaining to multiple sclerosis, and intends to someday teach at the
university level.
Stone is also a dual biochemistry and biology major. She had
the opportunity to begin her research career as a student at South
Putnam (Ind.) High School, working two summers with Wade N.
Hazel, Winona H. Welch Professor of Biology, on a National Science
Foundation Grant. Their efforts resulted in a paper published in the
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, of which Stone was a
co-author. Her other experiences include spending a summer at Rocky
Mountain Biology Station in Crested Butte, Colo. She worked this
summer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Summer Integrated
Biological Science Research program for undergraduates. Stone’s career
goals include receiving a M.D./Ph.D. in biomedicine.
DePauw ranks 31st among
liberal arts colleges nationally
DePauw is 31st among the nation’s liberal arts colleges, according
to rankings released by the Center for College Affordability & Pro-
ductivity (CCAP). Published in the May 19 issue of Forbes magazine,
CCAP’s rankings are based on results, such as whether or not students
like their courses and how successful they are after graduation. CCAP
is an independent, not-for-profit organization based in Washington,
D.C., that works to facilitate a broader dialogue on the issues and
problems facing America’s institutions of higher education.
Putnam County Relay for Life raises
more than $160,000
Senior Hannah E. Marston and junior Raija M. Bushnell, co-chairs
of the 2008 Putnam County Relay for Life, led a committee of 40
volunteers to raise $160,755.86 in a 24-hour-long fundraiser for the
American Cancer Society. The student-managed Relay for Life, which
was first held in 1998, brought together approximately 1,450 students,
faculty and staff members, and community residents to raise funds for
the fight against cancer.
 News Briefs
Prindle Institute cited for energy efficiency
and environmental design
DePauw’s Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics, dedicated last fall, is
the first building in Indiana to earn a gold rating for energy efficiency
and environmental design from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Constructed by Shiel Sexton Co., the Institute was built with local
limestone and locally harvested trees. It includes energy-efficient heat-
ing and cooling systems.
Located in the DePauw Nature Park, the Prindle Institute received
LEED-NC (New Construction) Gold 2.2 certification. The building
was designed to minimize impact on the environment. Among its
environmentally friendly features: the building’s white roof reflects
the sun and thereby reduces demand for air conditioning. Awnings
serve to admit the winter sun (low in the sky) for passive heating and
to shade the building from the summer sun (higher in the sky), also
minimizing energy requirements. Rooms are equipped with motion
sensors that automatically turn off lighting in unused areas.
Four from DePauw to go abroad through
Fulbright Program
Three DePauw students and one recent graduate received 2008
grants from the prestigious Fulbright Program to study, conduct re-
search and teach abroad, and another student is an alternate. This is
the third consecutive year that three DePauw students and one recent
graduate have received Fulbright grants to go abroad.
DePauw’s 2008 Fulbright recipients and the countries in which
they will live during the coming year include:
• Junior Seth C. Elder, Macedonia, project titled “Economic
Development and the Protection of Cultural Heritage in
Macedonia.”
• Senior Eric M. Reese, South Korea, English teaching
assistantship.
• Elin P. Raun ’04, Estonia, project titled “The Return of Estonia’s
Diaspora.”
• Senior Kathryn A. Haklin, France, English teaching
assistantship.
• The alternate is senior Jennifer S. Long, Cambodia, project
titled “Indigenous Land Appropriations in the Greater Mekong
Subregion.”
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Program
aims to increase mutual understanding between the peoples of the
United States and other countries through the exchange of persons,
knowledge and skills.
Management Fellows gain experience
in variety of internships
Students in the Management Fellows Program will gain firsthand
work experience through internships this fall in companies and orga-
nizations around the nation and world. Management Fellows and their
internship sites include: Caroline E. Baker, Independent Purchasing
Cooperative, Miami; David S. Barkhausen, Pactiv Corporation, Lake
Forest, Ill.; Brendan R. Belz, Cummins India, Pune, India; Jeffrey C.
Conner, Stark Doninger and Smith Law, Indianapolis; Brittany D.
Cook, BrandEra, Ft. Worth, Texas; Kaitlyn M. Davitt, Brunswick
Group LLC, New York City; Eric M. Freshour, Goldman Sachs & Co.,
Chicago; Ross J. Hallren, KPIT Cummins India, Bangalore, India;
Evan D. Hunter, Russell Investment Group, Tacoma, Wash.; Nicholas
E. Kennedy, Independent Purchasing Cooperative, Miami; Todd W.
Kuper, Partners in Housing, Indianapolis; Jonathon D. Leyh, The
Indianapolis Colts; Meher R. Makda, Brunswick Group LLC, New
York City; Michael C. Mills, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Cleveland;
and Elizabeth H. Stannard, Cummins India, Pune, India.
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 Faculty Briefs

David A. Bohmer, director of the Eugene S. Pulliam Center
for Contemporary Media and director of the Media Fellows Program,
presented papers about baseball history at the 20th Cooperstown Sym-
posium on Baseball and American Culture on June 5 at Cooperstown,
N.Y., and at the annual convention of the Society for American Baseball
Research held June 26-29 at Cleveland.
n imagination, openness, and leadership and to foster their humane and
Gabriel Crouch, director of DePauw
choral ensembles and a member of the King’s
Singers from 1996-2004, returned to England
to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the
world-renowned ensemble. He participated in a
concert at Cadogan Hall in London on April 30
and at King’s College Chapel in Cambridge on
May 1. Crouch is one of only 19 members of the King’s Singers since
the group was founded at King’s College in 1968.
n choirs and bands from around the world.
Carla G. Edwards, Cassel Grubb
University Professor, associate dean of the School
of Music, professor of music and University or-
ganist, was selected from an international pool
of musicians to perform at the American Guild
of Organists’ national convention on June 24 in
Minneapolis-St. Paul.
n 09 academic year. She will have the opportunity
Kris R. Huffman, women’s head basket-
ball coach and part-time instructor of kinesiology,
was selected to serve as a court coach during
the 2008 USA Basketball Women’s Under-18
National Team Trials held June 9-12 at the U.S.
Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs,
Colo. During 15 seasons as DePauw coach, Huff-
man has compiled a 332-86 record, taken the Tigers to nine NCAA
Division III tournaments and captured one national championship.
n honors both women and men who have achieved excellence in their
Cleveland T. Johnson, professor of music and past interim
dean of the DePauw School of Music, has been appointed director of
the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship Program, located in Manhattan, N.Y.
The directorship rotates among former fellows who serve for a term of
two or three years. Johnson, who was a Watson Fellow in 1977-78, will
take a two-year leave of absence from his position at DePauw, beginning
with the 2008-09 academic year. The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Program offers approximately 50 college graduates of unusual promise
a year of independent, purposeful exploration and travel outside of the
United States in order to enhance their capacity for resourcefulness,
effective participation in the world community.
n
Orcenith Smith, professor of music
and director of DePauw orchestras, served as a
member of the adjudication team at the 36th
International Youth and Music Festival in Vienna
from July 10-15. Smith was the only American
on the five-member panel, which assessed perfor-
mances and awarded prizes to youth orchestras,
n
Michele T. Villinski, James W. Emison
III Director of The Robert C. McDermond Center
for Management & Entrepreneurship, associate
professor of economics and management, and
director of the Management Fellows Program, is
the recipient of a Fulbright Award for the 2008-
to spend the next year teaching environmental and natural resource
economics and policy at Universitas Surabaya (UBAYA) in Surabaya,
Indonesia. She also will consult with the University of Surabaya on
curriculum and program development, as well as present and attend
seminars at that institution and other schools in the region.
n
Yvonne C. Williams, Hampton and Esther Boswell Distin-
guished Professor of Black Studies, is the 2008 recipient of the ATHENA
Award. Presented by Ohio’s Wayne County Women’s Network, the award
profession or life’s work, devoted time and effort in their communities
to improve the quality of life for others, and actively helped women
realize their full leadership potential.

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 Letters to the Editor
Russell Compton’s inspiration
Editor:
I was saddened to read about the passing of DePauw giant Russell
Compton. I remember vividly to this day taking Russell Compton’s “Basic
Beliefs” class in fall 1968, which was co-taught by Joan Ringelheim.
Dr. Compton was a great listener who made you feel that your views
and analyses were worth considering.
Our first assignment was on the “ontological being.” I struggled with
that for some time.
Most appreciated were his personal remarks written on my final
examination paper in January 1969. His encouragement has meant the
world to me. It propelled me through DePauw and graduate school.
Basic Beliefs was a wonderful course and an opportunity to make
lifelong friends. May the memory of Russell Compton endure forever.
Joseph F. Vosicky Jr. ’71
Elmhurst, Ill.
P.S. Since leaving DePauw, I am most proud of my appointment as
Visiting Fulbright Professor at Masaryk University Law Faculty in Brno,
Czech Republic, during the spring 2002.
More about Raymond Pence
Editor:
I read with great interest the letter from Mary Henley Rubio ’61
(spring 2008) about one of my favorite professors, Raymond Woodbury
Pence. I, too, recall those bushy eyebrows, but I have a more vivid recol-
lection of the comment he made after reading one of my short stories.
I can’t quote him verbatim, but the gist was that it was probably one
of the worst pieces that any of his students had ever submitted. (I did
manage to eke out an A in the course to keep my B average – and Rector
Scholarship.)
SAVE THE DATES:
DePauw Discourse – Sept. 18-20, 2008
Old Gold Weekend – Oct. 9-12, 2008
Monon Bell Game – Nov. 15, 2008
_____
For more information, visit www.depauw.edu/alumni.
After I married in 1946, I drove from Kansas City to Greencastle to
show my new bride the DePauw campus. My first stop was Asbury Hall
to visit with Professor Pence, who couldn’t have been more gracious to
visit at length.
Professor Pence was faculty adviser to my fraternity, Phi Delta
Theta. We were also fortunate to have another English professor, Jerome
Hixson, as an adviser. When I hear what I believe to be a newly coined
word, I think of Professor Hixson – and his very popular course, Living
Language. This tall, genteel man reminded me of what I pictured might
be a professor at Eton.
I would be remiss not to congratulate Richard W. Peck ’56 for his
new book for young adults, On the Wings of Heroes. I had the pleasure
of meeting Richard when we sailed the Caribbean on the same liner.
He held sessions for passengers to bring drafts of their manuscripts for
him to review and offer suggestions. I appreciated the page or two of
comments he gave me after I submitted my autobiography. I’ve kept
these for several decades and still refer to his sound, yet tactful, advice.
Although I am not a published author, as is Mary Rubio, perhaps
Professor Pence might be proud of me, as I write for several jazz publi-
cations, including articles in The Wall Street Journal. My last piece for
the Journal was about the world-renowned saxophonist, Charlie “Bird”
Parker (“K.C.’s Pendergast and Parker,” Aug. 20, 2007). I am among
the dwindling few who were on the scene when the teenage Parker
played his first steady gig in Kansas City in 1937 with the legendary
Jay McShann’s band.
I still refer to Professor Pence’s green-covered composition book on
my shelf – one that is among the several that Pence authored. Not
that I’m prejudiced, but I prefer it to Strunk and White’s The Elements
of Style. Both Professor Pence and Hixson certainly had style.
William H. Smith ’41
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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Baughman P John J. Baughman ’48, professor emeritus of history, Our Past, Their Present: His-
utnam County has a rich history,
and in John J. Baughman you can

Our Past, Their Present: enjoy a wonderful raconteur. These

Historical Essays on Putnam County, Indiana
torical Essays on Putnam County, Indiana (Putnam County Museum, Greencastle, Ind., 2008).
charming essays, based on thorough
historical research, first appeared in the
Greencastle Monthly during the 1990s.
Revised for this hardcover edition,

By John J. Baughman Putnam County’s rich history is retold in more than 100 essays that first appeared in Greencastle
the book includes many historical
photographs, most published for the
Our Past, Their Present

first time, and an index. The essays

include a variety of topics from the
Monthly during the 1990s. Based on thorough historical research, the essays were revised for
county’s beginnings, pioneer residents,
and “ghost” communities to more recent
memorable events and individuals. The

the hardcover edition, and the book includes many historical photographs, most published for
essays “not only provide enjoyment
and pleasure” but also remind us “the
significance and the importance of some
men, women, and events that preceded

MUsEUM the first time. The essays cover DePauw topics – such as DePauw jazz of the 1920s, dancing
us.” What is the “ten o’clock” line?
Who was “the county’s most famous
citizen?” Did you know Greencastle
ncastle, IN 46135
is the setting for several novels? What
3-8419
putnam.in.us
at DePauw, student hangouts and University history – as well as Putnam County’s begin-
college was once located in Russellville?
How did Putnam County play a role
in the original Coke bottle? Answers
m.in.us/museum
to these questions and many more are
nings, pioneer residents, and “ghost” communities as well as more recent memorable events
in the book along with stories of the
good, the bad, and (maybe) the ugly:
tales of farmers, ministers, murderers,

and individuals. The essays “not only provide enjoyment and pleasure,” Baughman says, but
authors, musicians, and presidents.
Read about churches, homes, saloons,
monuments, businesses, and theaters
our fore-bearers knew well and many

also remind us of “the significance and the importance of some men, women, and events that
of which survive today. Here are tales
of individuals, places, and events right
in our own backyard, told by a master
historian who admits to putting “my
Putnam
County
preceded us.” Who was “the county’s most famous citizen?” Did you know Greencastle is the
own opinions and personality into each
piece.”

Museum
setting for several novels? How did Putnam County play a role in the original Coke bottle?
7/31/08 11:22:32 AM

Answers to these questions and many more are provided. Cost of the book is $29.95 plus $4.50
shipping, and it may be ordered from Putnam County Musuem, 1105 North Jackson Street,
Greencastle, IN 46135; e-mail museum@co.putnam.in.us; Web site, www.co.putnam.in.us/
museum; or telephone 765-653-8419. Professor Baughman taught at DePauw for 37 years
before retiring in 1990. He has served as Putnam County historian and is active in the Putnam
County Museum.
Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr., professor of English, Christopher Bolton, and Takayuki
Tatsumi, editors, Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams: Japanese Science Fiction From Origins to Anime
(University of Minnesota Press – ISBN: 978-0-8166-4974-7). Since the end of World War II,
and especially during the past decade, Japanese science fiction has strongly influenced worldwide
popular culture. Unlike American and British science fiction, Japanese examples have been visual,
from Gojira (Godzilla) and Astro Boy in the 1950s and ’60s to the anime masterpieces Akira
and Ghost in the Shell of the 1980s and ’90s, while little attention has been paid to a vibrant
tradition of prose science fiction in Japan. Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams remedies this neglect
with a rich exploration of the genre that connects prose science fiction to contemporary anime.
This book covers a remarkable range of text and firmly establishes Japanese science fiction as a
vital and exciting genre. Csicsery-Ronay is co-editor of Science Fiction Studies, an international
journal published at DePauw.
Vanessa D. Dickerson, professor of English, Dark Victorians (University of Illinois
Press – ISBN: 978-0-252-0325-1). Dark Victorians illuminates the cross-cultural influences
between white Britons and black Americans during the Victorian Age. In this careful analysis
of literature and travel narratives by Ida B. Wells, Harriet Martineau, Charles Dickens, Fred-
erick Douglass, Thomas Carlyle, W.E.B. DuBois and others, Vanessa D. Dickerson reveals the
profound political, racial and rhetorical exchanges between the groups, and investigates how
African Americans and Britons perceived each other. Dickerson argues that Black America’s
romance with Victorian Britain and Britons’ knowledge of black Americans was largely a result
of travelers who crossed the Atlantic and then shared their experiences, often by publishing
them in nonfictional or fictional forms, with their compatriots.
Wendy B. Gifford ’71, Innocence Unveiled (Harlequin Historical – ISBN: 978-0-373-
29502-9). Writing as Blythe Gifford, the author’s setting for this book is the onset of the Hundred
Years War. It is the story of a man of secrets, spying for his king, King Edward III of England, and
a noblewoman disguised as a weaver – who are sleeping under the same roof as war threatens.

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Innocence Unveiled is Gifford’s third release. The Chicago Tribune called her previous book, The
Harlot’s Daughter, an expert blend of “fascinating setting and beautifully nuanced characters,”
making it a “captivating love story.” The author’s Web site is www.blythegifford.com.
Toby Jones ’83, The Gospel According to Rock (Books and Bridges Press – ISBN: 978-
0-9797793-0). Often disregarded is rock ’n’ roll’s deep and inherent spirituality. The Gospel
According to Rock explores secular rock’s surprising associations with the Christian gospel. Jones
includes more than a hundred classic rock songs in his examination of 14 universal spiritual
themes, from freedom and identity to love of neighbor and resurrection. According to The
Cleveland Plain Dealer, in the course of his examination of the canon of rock music and its
inherent spirituality, Jones also introduces us to a “Jesus who was all about entering into the
culture of his day, not fleeing from it.” The Traverse City Record Eagle calls Jones “an enlightened
renegade,” who has found God to be “speaking through the same lyrics that many churches
have called ‘the Devil’s music.’”
Glen D. Kuecker, associate professor of history, Richard Stahler-Sholk, and Harry E.
Vanden, editors, Latin American Social Movements in the Twenty-first Century: Resistance, Power,
and Democracy (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. – ISBN: 978-0-7425-5647-8). Extremely
useful for understanding grassroots politics in the region, this clearly written text examines the
uprising of politically and economically marginalized groups in Latin American societies. It delves
into the roots, evolution and implications of social movements, and their resistance to neoliberal
and global capitalism, offering a wide-ranging and up-to-date study of the role of social move-
ments in the fight for social and political change in contemporary Latin America. A combination
of case studies with a broad historical overview, this volume is of great interest to those who want
to understand the dynamic challenges currently faced by Latin American democracies.
Mitchell B. Merback, professor of art, editor, Beyond the Yellow Badge: Anti-Judaism
and Antisemitism in Medieval and Early Modern Visual Culture (Brill – ISBN: 978-90-04-15165-9).
With 13 essays written by leading art historians plus a critical introduction by the editor, Beyond
the Yellow Badge reframes the relationship between European visual culture and the changing
aspects of the Christian majority’s negative conceptions of Jews and Judaism during the Middle
Ages and early modern periods. The authors place their subjects within a broad range of histori-
cal and critical issues, and inquire into such questions as the shifting politics of toleration and
intolerance; the role played by anti-Judaic legends in the formation of Christian cults; and the
role of positive evaluations of Hebrew, Jewish learning and Christian hopes for Jewish conversion,
to name a few. This book is of special interest to art historians, cultural historians, students of
Christian theology and Jewish history, and to general readers.
Christopher W. Schmidt ’90 and Steven A. Symes, The Analysis of Burned Human
Remains (Academic Press – ISBN: 978-0-12-372510-3). Edited by two of the nation’s foremost
anthropological authorities on burned remains, this book provides critical information about the
transformation in human bone, teeth and soft tissue as a body burns and, through case studies,
details the complex technical aspects of those changes at both the chemical and gross levels. The
text covers the techniques that anthropological investigators use to analyze burned bone and provide
practical recommendations for best practices in gleaning crucial information from the burned
remains of both the recent and ancient dead. This is the definitive reference tool for osteologists
and those in the medico-legal community with the responsibility for analyzing burned human
remains from forensic and archaeological contexts.

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Emilie Savage-Smith ’62 and Peter E. Portman, Medieval Islamic Medicine (Georgetown
University Press – ISBN: 978-58901-161-8). The medical tradition that developed in Islamic
lands during the medieval period has, like few others, influenced the destiny and fortunes of
countless human beings. It is a chronicle of contact and cultural exchange across countries and
creeds, affecting many people from kings to commoners. This tradition formed the roots of
Western medicine, and, opposed to the stereotypical view, medieval Islamic medicine was not
simply a conduit for Greek ideas but a venue for innovation and change. This book examines
the emergence of medieval Islamic medicine and its intense cross-pollination with other cultures,
the theoretical framework, the function of physicians within the larger society, medical care as
seen through preserved case histories, and the role of magic and devout religious invocations
in scholarly as well as everyday medicine.
Joseph A. Sheridan ’59, Jesus Was A Liberal: A Blogger’s Bold Opinions On Politics And
Religion (AuthorHouse – ISBN: 1-4259-7167-9). Joseph A. Sheridan shares his collection of
the most widely read postings from his Internet blog, which covers a variety of contemporary
topics ranging from the political to social issues important to both Evangelical and Pentecostal
Christians. The author concludes that Jesus of the New Testament was a liberal who believed
in reforming the harshness of Orthodox Jewish law and advocated maximum individual lib-
erty, open-mindedness and tolerance. Sheridan points out that if one looks at the definition
of liberal in the dictionary, the characteristics attributed to Jesus appear, and he believes these
same words apply to his view of what a benevolent, compassionate government does when it
truly serves the people.
Larry C. Spears ’78 and Paul W. Davis, editors, Scanlon EPIC Leadership: Where the
Best Ideas Come Together (The Scanlon Foundation – ISBN: 978-0981598406). Scanlon EPIC
Leadership is the definitive book on Scanlon thought and practice. It contains classic articles
by accomplished authors, researchers and executives that help the reader understand the depth
and breadth of the ideas known as “Scanlon.” The contributions of Scanlon thought to lean,
six-sigma, corporate culture, open-book management, gainsharing, integrity, servant leadership
and employee involvement are discussed. Editor Larry C. Spears also contributes a chapter
on “Servant-Leadership and Scanlon Principles.” Spears is president and CEO of the Larry
C. Spears Center for Servant Leadership, established in 2008. From 1990-2007 he served as
president and CEO of The Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership. He is editor
and contributing author of nine books, editor of the Voices of Servant-Leadership Essay Series,
and senior advisory editor for The International Journal of Servant Leadership.
David L. Wann Jr. ’71, Simple Posterity: Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle
(St. Martin’s Griffin – ISBN: 978-0-312-36141-9). In his best-selling book Affluenza, David
L. Wann and coauthors identified the debilitating “disease” of over-consumption and dem-
onstrated how our lifestyles and the constant pursuit of more were producing a pandemic of
debt, inflation anxiety and waste. In Simple Posterity, Wann shows us how we can overcome
our over-consumption ills and get back the good life by investing in things that really matter:
the wealth of time, health, meaningful work and social connections. The suggestions in this
book, including 17 essential assets to beat affluenza, can help bring the fever down, get our
strength back, and build up our immune systems – Simple Posterity is a manual for living a
more agreeable, healthful and devoted life.

2 Read more book reviews in previous issues of DePauw Magazine at

www.depauw.edu/pa/magazine.

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 Alumni Programs

Greetings from the Alumni Association and

Bartlett Alumni House!
As executive director of alumni relations, I am delighted to join your Alumni Association
officers and Board of Directors in extending greetings from DePauw.
ALUMNI RELATIONS The Bartlett Alumni Office staff has the privilege of supporting this group of dedicated
Lisa H. Bennett ’93 alumni volunteers committed to promoting and supporting the welfare of our alma mater.
President of the The Alumni Association Board of Directors met during Alumni Reunion Weekend and
Alumni Association
continues to provide valuable feedback to the University.
Janet L. Johns ’85 One of the great strengths of DePauw is our expansive network of dedicated alumni,
Vice President of the
parents and friends – and each of us can play an important role in helping advance DePauw. Jennifer Clarkson
Alumni Association Soster
Here are some ways in which you can continue to help us move forward:
Sarah R. • Make a gift to the Annual Fund
Houghland ’65
Secretary of the today to support DePauw’s
Alumni Association students and faculty members.
(www.depauw.edu/development).
• Update your contact information

(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

in the newly named Alumni
Gateway, formerly known as
alumni e-Services. (www.depauw.
edu/e/alumni).
• Join the DePauw Alumni Career
Network, mentor current students
and employ DePauw graduates
(www.depauw.edu/admin/career/

(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

alumni/alumnihome.asp).
• Attend both on-campus and
regional alumni events
(www.depauw.edu/e/alumni/regionalcouncils/allevents.asp). Retiring members
of the Alumni
• Recommend and recruit prospective students (www.depauw.edu/admission/ Board of Directors
resources/recommend-student.asp). are shown in the
top photo. New
• Nominate alumni for the Alumni Association Board of Directors and Distinguished members of the
Alumni Achievement Awards (www.depauw.edu/alumni/BOD/nominations.asp). Alumni Board are in
• Remember DePauw in your will and estate plans (http://depauw.plannedgifts.org). the bottom photo.
See the complete
The Alumni Association Board of Directors and Bartlett Alumni House staff hope you list of Alumni Board
plan to join us for Coming Together (Sept. 5-7, 2008), DePauw Discourse (Sept. 18-20, members at
www.depauw.edu/
2008) and Old Gold Weekend (Oct. 9-12, 2008). For more information, contact the Office alumni/bod/
of Alumni Relations at alumnioffice@depauw.edu, call toll-free at 877-658-2586 or visit welcome.asp.
www.depauw.edu/alumni.

Jennifer Clarkson Soster ’88

Executive Director of Alumni Relations

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2008 Community Leadership Award Recipients

Community Leadership Awards recognize DePauw alumni who are making a difference
in the communities where we live and work. The third annual awards were presented during
Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 11-14, 2008. Congratulations to the following recipients:

Arthur G. Allard Jr. ’43 • Trustee, Federated Church of Orleans, Development Center for individuals with
• Past alderman, past mayor, Desperes, Mo. Mass. special needs
• Past member Kirkwood (Mo.) School • Past president, League of Women Voters, • Co-founder and first president, Plymouth
District Citizens Committee Ramsey, N.J. Athletic Boosters Club
• Past president, past board member, • Past director, Bergen County Housing • President, United Way
Clayton-Ladue Rotary Club Advocacy Center • Director, Marshall County Cancer Society
• Past member, DePauw University Alumni • Founder, board member, Interfaith • Rector Scholarship Achievement Award,
Association Board of Directors Council for the Homeless 1978
• Founder, Cape Cod Habitat for Humanity
Robert J. Lavidge ’43 Chapter James A. Hollensteiner ’53
• Past president, board • Member, Cape Cod National Seashore • Board member,
of trustees, Western Supporters Flathead Lakers
Springs, Ill. • Board member,
• Past chair, Cook Dorothy Frey Chamness ’53 Museum at Central
County Council of • Life member, School (Kalispell,
Governments Jaycees Auxiliary Mont.)
• Past member, • Past captain, March • Member, DePauw
Executive Committee of the National of Dimes University Athletic Hall of Fame
Marketing Advisory Committee • Past president and
• Past chair, United States Census Advisory secretary, Century William L. White ’53
Committee Club • Co-founder
• Recipient, 25-year Rector Achievement • Member, Hope Academy of Senior and tour leader,
Award Professionals Vladimir/
• Member, board of directors, Arizona Faith • Member and past president, Rena Boven Canterbury Sister
Counseling Center Hospital Guild City Association
• Team leader, International Task Force • Member and past president, Holland • Founder, Divorced
aiding the Czech Republic in the transition (Mich.) Hospital Auxiliary Board Christians
to a free-market economy • Founder, Positive Parenting Program • National leader, CAREE (Christians
• Past president, DePauw University Alumni • Member and past president, United Associated for Relations with Eastern
Association Methodist Women Europe)
• Trustee, Citizen Exchange Council
Dr. R. Drew Miller ’43 Dr. J. Kent Guild ’53 (posthumous) • Member, DePauw United Methodist
• Past member, DePauw University Alumni Council
Mary Lou Tresch Petitt ’48 Association Board of Directors • Former board member, WJBC public
• Board member, Lower Cape Cod • Past trustee, DePauw University Radio Station
Community Development Corp. • Member, DePauw Athletic Hall of Fame
• Representative, Barnstable County (Mass.) • Team physician, Plymouth High School
Assembly of Delegates (38 years)
• Co-founder and president, Marshall-Starke
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Mary Ellen “Megs” Guyer Davies ’58 • Member, administrative board, Meridian • Recipient, Chamber of Commerce faculty
(posthumous) Street Methodist Church award
• National cabinet member, Delta Gamma • Recipient, national community arts award
fraternity Carolyn Beasley Gilbert ’58 • Recipient, State of Illinois Individual Art
• Advisory board chair and social adviser, • Civil rights Award
DePauw University chapter of Delta activist during the
Gamma fraternity 1960s-70s Jon B. Myers ’58
• Vice president and founder of Junior • Women’s rights • Past president,
Group, Delta Gamma fraternity, activist treasurer and board
Indianapolis • Chair, Council on member, Mental
• Advisory board chair, Duke University Ministries Health Association
chapter of Delta Gamma fraternity • Georgia Mother of the Year, 1992 of Waukesha
• Art docent, Indianapolis Museum of Art • Advisory board, Wesley Woods Retirement County (Wis.)
• Supervisor of Saturday classes, John Center • Past vice president,
Herron Museum of Art president and board member, Hebron
• Member, Special Project Committee, Dr. G. Richard Locke ’58 House of Hospitality
Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation • Trustee, Millikin • Past vice president, president and board
• Member, Festival Music Society of University member, Elmbrook Rotary Club
Indianapolis Directors • Board member, • Past den leader, assistant scoutmaster, Boy
Illinois State Cancer Scouts of America
Robert N. Davies ’58 Board and Race for • Past superintendent, past board member,
• Chief Legislative the Cure Wauwatosa Avenue United Methodist
Legal Counsel to • President, Decatur Church
former governor (Ill.) American Cancer Society • Co-founder, first crisis helpline in
of Indiana, Edgar • President, Decatur (Ill.) Chamber of Milwaukee
Whitcomb Commerce • Past instructor, hunter safety
• Chairman, Indiana • Chair, United Way Campaign
State Board of Dr. G. Byington Pratt III ’58
Corrections Judy Blang Locke ’58 • Member, Rotary
• Presidential appointee, United States Cost • President, Central Indiana
of Living Council, Committee on State Decatur (Ill.) Park District Foundation
and Local and Governmental Cooperation Foundation • Past chair, Rotary
• Draftsman, Marion County Mass • Past board member, Gift of Life
Transportation Act of 1966 Illinois Park Board • Past board member,
• Draftsman, Transportation Section- • Elected official, Zionsville Parks and
UniGov Recreation and Recreation Board
• Draftsman, Indiana Offences Against Airport Commission, Decatur, Ill. • Founding board member, Community
Property Act • Recipient, Woman of Excellence Foundation of Boone County (Ind.)
• Vice president, Nantucket Bay Community Award • Past president, past board member, Marion
Homeowners Association (Indianapolis) • Recipient, Excellence in Education award, County Child Abuse and Neglect Council
• President, Laurel Oak Community State of Illinois • Past board member, Wawasee Area
Association (Sarasota, Fla.) • Recipient, Humanitarian Award, Illinois Conservation Foundation
• Member, board of deacons and board of Medical Society • Past board member, Zionsville Little
elders, Fairview Presbyterian Church League
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D. Reed Scism ’58 Jack P. Cittadine ’63 • Recipient, Visiting Nurse Association
• Past treasurer, • Indiana Bar Association Fellow Volunteer of the Year Award
Myasthenia Gravis • Board member, Elkhart County United • Chair, Town of Ridgefield 300th
Foundation, Marion Way Anniversary Committee
County Chapter • Board member, Elco Performing Arts
• Past vice president, Commission R. Glen Mayfield ’63
Marion County • Designer, Construction manager, Indiana • Board member and chair, Elizabeth
Mental Health University Center, Elkhart Gamble Deaconess Home Association
Association • Project manager, Restoration of the • Board member, Walnut Hills (Cincinnati)
• Past chairman and past board member, Performing Arts Theater School Alumni Foundation
Indiana Humanities Council • Board member, Christ Hospital
• Past trustee, Indianapolis Museum of Art Rebecca Watts Lortz ’63 (Cincinnati)
• Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, • Director, Parents • Volunteer, Marine Corps Law
Indiana Association of Homes and Services Aid to Learning Enforcement Foundation
for the Aging project
• Past trustee, Indianapolis Museum of Art • Recipient of the Thomas M. Roy ’63
• Chair, Meridian Street United Methodist Friend of Education
Church Board Award Jane Turk Schlansker ’63
• Past president, Law Club of Indianapolis • Board member, • Member,
Hamilton County (Ohio) American International
Nancy Lindquist Temple ’58 Cancer Society, and received the Volunteer Fine Arts Board
• Member, board of of the Year Award of Visitors, Texas
education, Geneva • President of Facility Corporation Board, Christian University
(Ill.) Public Schools Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, • Board member, Fort
• Founder and DePauw University Worth Sister Cities
director, Geneva • Founding member, Greek Life Advisory International
School Volunteers Council (GLAC), DePauw University • Board member, University of Texas Long
• President, Woman’s • Secretary and membership chair, Institute for Latin American Studies
Auxiliary Community Hospital Kindervelt Group 44 (a volunteer group • Chair, Mimir Chamber Music Festival
• President, Fox Valley Social Services whose members raise funds for Cincinnati • Former board member, DePauw University
Agency Children’s Hospital Medical Center) Board of Trustees
• Ordained elder, Fox Valley Presbyterian • Former board member, DePauw University
Church Sue Wegman Manning ’63 Alumni Board of Directors
• Recipient, Garth Memorial Award for • Board member, • Past board member, Prevent Blindness
Human Services Ridgefield (Conn.) Society
• Recipient, Those Who Excel Award of Visiting Nurse • Past board member, Health Care of Texas
Merit, Illinois Board of Education Association
• Board member, Glen Arbor (Mich.) Art • Board member, Noel Lei Hayashi ’68
Association Danbury Hospital • Reestablished the Dance Theatre of
• Board member, DePauw University • Member, Ridgefield Harlem’s professional ballet company
Alumni Association Community Foundation • Board development and strategic
• Recipient, Jaycee Citizen of the Year Award planning consultant for various nonprofit
• Recipient, Chamber of Commerce organizations
Volunteer of the Year Award

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• Founder, The Center for Creative Head Start in Arizona Francis E. Morrissey ’73
Resources • Member, Tribune Newspapers Early
• Leader, re-branding the Arts & Business Childhood Experts Panel Christine Boeke ’78
Council of New York • Member, Advisory Board for the Arizona • Co-chair, Winston
• Implemented new initiatives for the Science Center’s exhibit on the brain Prep Spring 2008
Dramatists Guild Fund • Finalist, Woman of the Year, The Greater Benefit and Auction
• Producer of a concert to benefit the Daniel Phoenix Chamber of Commerce • Vice chair, Infinite
Pearl Foundation Family Launch
• Initiated Working in the Arts: The New Philip A. Byler ’73 Benefit, 2006 and
York Experience program at DePauw • Vice president, 2008
director and coach, • Co-chair, La Famiglia Committee 2001-03
Carol Boardman Hittle ’68 (posthumous) Huntington Tri- • Founding member, LingoKids; member,
• Volunteer nurse, Visiting Nurse Service, Village Long Island LingoKids Committee
Indianapolis Little League/Senior • Eastside Middle School management team,
• Public health nurse, Stark County (Ohio) League Baseball 1999-2001
Health Department Association • PTA president, PS 234-PS 235 in
• Nurse, Virginia Public Health Department • Coach, St. Hugh’s basketball league for Manhattan, 1997-99
• Volunteer, various health care organizations youths • Past member, DePauw Alumni Board of
• Nurse, St. Vincent Hospice • Delegate for John McCain, 2008 Directors
• Co-coordinator of congregational care, Republican National Convention • Past member, External Advisory
Meridian Street United Methodist Church • Elder, Central Presbyterian Church Board, DePauw’s Pulliam Center for
• Legal advisor, Huntington Tri-Village Contemporary Media
James W. Payne ’68 Little League/Senior League Baseball
• Board member, American Public Human Association Steven C. Greene ’78
Services Association • New York State Bar Association, trial • Board member,
• Executive committee member, National evidence and professional discipline Northern Illinois
Association of Public Child Welfare committee member Special Recreation
• Board member, Heartland Film Festival • New York City Bar Association, Association
• Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts Troop 510 international security committee member • Board member,
• Director, Indiana Department of Child • American Bar Association, trial evidence National Association
Services committee for Down Syndrome
• Board member, Cancer Survivors
Jill Kneen Stamm ’68 Marilyn G. Genther Association
• Founder, New Directions Institute for ’73 • Volunteer, Adult Down Syndrome Center,
Infant Brain Development, a nonprofit • Board member, Lutheran General Hospital
organization Mt. Prospect (Ill.)
• National recognition in the field of infant Historical Society Melanie Thexton Hall ’78
brain development • Board member, • Board member, PBS Channel 39 (Fort
• Creator of Brain Boxes™, a set of boxes Sunrise Rotary of Wayne)
that provide educational tools for children Mt. Prospect • Board member, YWCA Circle of Women
from birth through 5 years of age • Board member, Mt. Prospect Chamber of • Board member, Leadership Fort Wayne
• Member, National Advisory Panel of the Commerce • Board member, Arts United
Learning & Brain Conference • Past board member and president, United • Advisory board member, Wellspring Social
• Member, Governor’s Advisory Council for Way of Mount Prospect Services
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• Past board member, Fort Wayne Museum • Board member, Fairbanks Institute Erica Okone ’88
of Art • Campaign volunteer and staff member for • Docent, American Museum of Natural
• Past board member, Big Brothers/Big former governor James R. Thompson (Ill.) History
Sisters • Campaign volunteer for former Senator
• Past president, Erin’s House for Grieving Charles H. Percy (Ill.) Nora E. Sneberger ’88
Children • Principal architect, Healthy Indiana Plan
• Past board member, Junior League of Fort • Former director, Department of Melanie M. Bella ’93
Wayne Transportation (Indianapolis)
• Organizer, Building Better Neighborhoods Kristen E. Hall ’93
Larry C. Spears ’78 program • Organizer, Family
• President and CEO, • Member, American Health Information Sponsorship
Larry C. Spears Community Program
Center for Servant- • President, Marion County (Ind.) Health • Organizer, Crisis
Leadership, Inc. and Hospital Corporation Nursery Cook for
• Past president and • Board member, American Health Kids Program
CEO, Robert K. Information Community • Lunch organizer,
Greenleaf Center for • Board member, Indiana Health People Serving People
Servant-Leadership Informatics Corporation • Past project manager, Habitat for
• Board member, Union Institute & Humanity
University, Cincinnati Jennifer A. Bauer ’88 • Volunteer, Youthlink
• Board member, Scanlon Leadership • Past board member, Rehabilitation
Foundation Hospital of Indiana Scott Geoffrey Urban ’93
• Board member, The Spears Center for • Past board member, Indiana Dance
Servant-Leadership Theatre Shawn A. Wietbrock ’93
• Recipient, 2004 Dare-to-Lead Award • Board member, DePauw University • President, St. John Lutheran Church
Athletic Hall of Fame • Council member, St. John Lutheran
Dr. Allison Brashear ’83 • Treasurer, Bryan Park Neighborhood Church
• Board member, Association • Leader, St. John Lutheran Church Youth
Women’s Fund of • Volunteer, World Basketball Group
Winston-Salem Championships 2002
(N.C.) • Volunteer, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Jamie L. Lewis ’98
• Past board member, Environmental Program
Women’s Fund of
Central Indiana Mark B. Hamilton ’88
• Board member, Wake Forest Baptist • Team leader, Habitat for Humanity
Center Building Blocks, Guadalupe, Ariz.
• Board member, American Neurological • Chair, St. Joseph-Benton Harbor MCA
Society Strong Kids Campaign Erica Levy Reh ’98
• Board member, Centenary United • Coach, American Youth Soccer • Docent and Butterflies volunteer,
Methodist Church Organization Brookfield Zoo
• Animal Care Volunteer, Cosley Zoo
E. Mitchell Roob Jr. ’83 • Treasurer, Hinsdale South High School
• Secretary, Indiana Family and Social • Volunteer, West Suburban Humane
Services Administration Society Cattery

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Sara E. Shade ’98 Gageby H. Gaither ’03 Daniel M. Reck ’03
• Board member, Muncie Board of Works • Associate board • Assistant scoutmaster
and Public Safety member, Carnegie • Media director, Allegro Handbell
• Board member, United Way of Muncie Arts Center Ensemble
• Past president, Tri Kappa • Steering committee • Volunteer, marching band coach and pep
• Member, Rotary Club chair, Vocare band conductor, Hinsdale Central High
• President, Women in Business Unlimited Episcopal Young School (Ill.)
Adults • Co-founder, Tiger Alumni Band and
Adam W. Czerwinski ’03 • Steering committee and co-director, Stumblebums
• Volunteer, Cook Northern Kentucky Reading Camp
County (Ill.) Public
Defender’s office Elizabeth J. Morgan ’03
• Worked to free Herb • Board member,
Whitlock from Indiana Rural
prison. Whitlock Health Association
was wrongly • Board member,
convicted of murder. Clinton (Ind.)
• Worked to protect indigent people’s legal Optimist Club
rights and liberties • Board member,
Cayuga Christian Church
• Board member, West Central Community
Hospital Foundation

You can submit nominations of reunion-year alumni leaders in your own community or other communities
with which you are familiar. For more information about the Community Leadership Awards,
contact the DePauw Alumni Relations Office at alumnioffice@depauw.edu or 877-658-2586.
(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

President Brian W. Casey, at left, and President of the Alumni Association Lisa
Henderson Bennet ’93, at right, met with all Community Leadership Award
recipients following the Alumni Reunion Celebration. Above, Max W. Hittle Jr. ’66,
center, was present for the posthumous recognition of his wife, Carol Boardman
Hittle ’68.

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Left, the Four Freshmen per-

formed for the 1958 class
members in Meharry Hall
during Alumni ReunionWeek-
end.
(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

Above, David Cryer ’58 led
the way as the Class of 1958 Above, Dr. Ferid Murad
paraded into the Alumni ’58 was the golden
Reunion Celebration to anniversary speaker

(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

the strains of "Seventy-Six during the Alumni Re-
Trombones" from The Music union Celebration.
Man.

Above, DePauw University's Class of 1958 unrolls the banner announcing its 50th reunion gift to their alma mater. The total – $30,112,356.69 –
represents the largest class gift in DePauw's history.

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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008

The Men's Hall Association reunion on Saturday, June 14.

From left, Richard B. Hackenberg ’58, Fred R. Williams ’56 and Douglas
A. Holmes ’58 played key roles in DePauw's Monon Bell victory in
1955. Williams kicked a field goal as time expired to notch the win.
(see photo below.)
DEPAUW UNIVERSITY

Above, members of the Class of 1958 participated in a re-enactment of
the 1955 Monon Bell game-winning field goal kick.
Alumni
Reunion
Weekend
Below, varsity-letter athletes from the Class of 1958 were presented
with a “D” blanket.
Row 1: O. Dene Knight, Dr. G. Richard Locke, Carlton B. “Bud” Stringfel-
low, Morris E. Goodnight, Richard B. Hackenberg, Arthur C. Goetz, Dr.
Robert L. Erickson. Row 2: Ernest F. Modzelewski, Philip L. Ribbe,Timothy
H. Ubben, Keith C. Schroeder, Maynard D. Thompson, Patrick M. Ewing,
Dr. G. Byington “Bing” Pratt III. Row 3: John M.“Jack” Johnson, Thomas A.
Johnson, Douglas A. Holmes, Walter W. Sampson Jr., K. David Miller.

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(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

Above, reunion attendees rode the Tiger Trolley
around campus during 2008 Alumni Reunion
Weekend in June.

Several alumni got together wiith former athletic director and golf coach Ted “Katman” Katula during
Alumni Reunion Weekend. Above, from left, are James M.Tomsic ’69, Stephen W. Sanger ’68, B.Thomas
Boese ’68, Katula, Robert F. Flickinger ’68, Timothy S. Feemster ’68 and Bruce M. Montgomerie ’68.
(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

Above, E. Mitchell Roob

Jr. ’83 was the silver an-
niversary speaker dur-
ing the Alumni Reunion
Celebration.
(Photo: © Marilyn E. Culler)

The Alumni Reunion Celebration program included a tribute to J. MacRae

"Mac" Thorlton '61, DePauw's former director of alumni relations, who
passed away in August 2007.

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DePauw Community Service Events

Capital Area (Washington, D.C. ) foodbank project Los Angeles National Month of Service project

New York City Summer Celebration Event

(Photo: Clemens Dornemann)

Seated from left, Erica M. Matthews ’02, Melissa Reyes ’03, Jennifer L. McDermott ’03, Jacqueline B.
Natz ’05, Christine Boeke ’78 and Katharine C. Manecke ’06. Standing from left, Nicholas C. Snider ’02,
Tripp Freeman ’93, Kathrykn A. Magill ’06, R. Brandon Sokol ’04, Derek E. Metz ’02, Marshall F. Kuresman
’05, Kimberly E. Sall ’02, Janice M. Fletcher ’02, Anna Vander Broek, Katharine A. Billman ’06, Chase L.
Jonason ’06, Ace R. Relingado ’06, Stuart D. Smith ’06, Mark P. Kollar ’80, Travis S. Nelson ’93, Tessa E.
Jenks ’09, Wilson Villafana ’04, Robert E. Mitchell Jr. ’82, Jessica L. Dixon ’06, Nicole C. Jones ’06, Adam
T. McClean ’07, Elizabeth A. Straebel ’07, Kevin James ’83, Erin C. Pearson ’06, Lindsay E.W. Morris ’07,
James M. Holmes ’07, Susanne C. Kerekes ’07, Nicole A. Bruce ’06, Pravir Singh ’05 and Christina M.
Wichert ’06.

GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Events

GOLD Council members, standing from left, include

Mark A. Smiley ’98, Gabrielle Peek Benson ’05 (vice
president), Ryan J. Danks ’99 (president), Michael E.
Bogers ’01, Olan B. Garrett ’99, Brian S. Gooch ’06 and GOLDen Opportunity in Chicago
Patricia Cooksey Riveire ’04. Seated from left are Jill
M. Skogheim ’00, Kathryn D. Rudolph ’03 and Abigail
J. Trainor ’07 (secretary).

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Little 5 competitive spirit still burns

for Alumni Bike Race riders

For the second time in the history of the Little 5, an Alumni Bike Race was held in con-
junction with the student races on April 19. The 23 alumni racers were all “seasoned” Little 5
riders from yesteryear, representing graduating classes from 1969-87.
Held in conjunction with the 52nd running of the Little 5 at Blackstock Stadium, the
50-minute alumni race was a spirited competition won by Tom Gee ’73, representing the Sigma
Nu team.
“The level of interest and support this year was awesome. We had alumni fly in from both
coasts of the country to participate. Others traveled back to DePauw just to watch,” Alumni
Race director Kent A. Billingsley ’80 said. “For a number of the alumni, Little 5 was the race
that started their love affair with the bike that has continued 30 years later. For others, this
was the first time since graduating that they became reconnected with friendships and the
University.”
The Alumni Bike Race will be an ongoing part of the Little 5 festivities. Two events are
planned in 2009 – a Masters 40+ race for alumni over the age of 40 and an Alumni Open
race for those under the age of 40. The races are open to all alumni, whether or not you are a
former Little 5 rider.
The top five alumni riders in 2008:
1. Thomas H. Gee ’73, Sigma Nu
2. Chip Combs ’80, Delta Chi
3. Richard T. Born ’83, Longden
4. Jonathan C. Beasley ’77, Sigma Nu
5. Kent A. Billingsley ’80, Lambda Chi
In the Little 5 student races, the Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Gamma Delta teams captured
first place this year. Sophomore Luke C. Beasley, Phi Gamma Delta, won the Men’s Individual
Criterium, and senior Kelly M. Niezer, Alpha Chi Omega, took the Women’s Individual
Criterium.

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Alumni represent DePauw at college fairs in 23

states and two countries
During the 2007-08 academic year, 72 alumni and friends assisted DePauw’s admission
office by representing the University at 79 college fairs in 23 states and two foreign countries.
Without the assistance of these loyal alumni and friends, it would not be possible to attract
students to DePauw from all regions of the country. The admission staff expresses its sincere
thanks to the following persons who helped to enroll this fall’s incoming freshman class:

Alumni Representatives College Fair Site
Sherri Modrak Ashby ’87 Merrillville, Ind.
Brooke Barbee ’03 Rancho Santa Margarita,
Calif.
Elizabeth Helm Beans ’84 Atlanta
Corey McConnell Best ’03 Crestview Hills, Ky.
Luke E. Billman ’91 Piney Woods, Miss.
Carol Euken Bledsoe ’90 Fort Myers, Fla.
Adam D. Brackemyre ’00 Fairfax, Va.
Silvette Pope Bullard ’96 Chantilly, Va.
Gaylene Bos Burger ’83 Palos Hills, Ill.
Dr. Robert G. Burney ’58 Ashburn, Va.
Chantilly, Va.
Caryn O’Brien Callanan ’89 Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
James M. Callane ’64 Kokomo, Ind.
Cynthia Ullem Christy ’91 Des Moines, Iowa
Pamela A. Collins ’75 Moorpark, Calif.
Virginia Colten-Bradley ’74 St. Peters, Mo.
Meghan E. DeFreeuw ’06 Dallas, Texas
William S. Dickinson Jr. ’83 San Antonio, Texas
Scott R. Eberle ’99 McMurray, Pa.
Megan Reese Edwards ’88 Lawrence, Kan.
Laura Geiss Ellsworth ’90 Elgin, Ill.
Jacquelyn McElfresh Emperly ’82 Edmond, Okla.
Mark E. English ’64 Naples, Fla.
Nancy Oviatt Erkkila ’61 Brecksville, Ohio
David C. Fehling ’82 Houston, Texas
Alison E. Frost ’69 Hong Kong, China
Daniel S. Garrison ’01 Dallas, Texas
Gregory A. Gelzinnis ’84 Granite City, Ill.
David W. Gilbert ’65 Maplewood, N.J.
Michael M. Gonzalez ’04 Ft. Worth, Texas
Alumni Representatives College Fair Site
Michelle Silkowski Hackett ’88 Mira Costa, Calif.
Torrence, Calif.
Susan Thomas Hagaman ’64 Maplewood, N.J.
Livingston, N.J.
Emily Collins Hallford ’03 Beverly Hills, Calif.
J. Carter Hiestand III ’77 Cleveland Heights, Ohio
David C. Hinshaw ’67 Vicenza, Italy
Susan Sedgwick Hosking ’80 Wilmette, Ill.
Susan M. Hossli ’86 Chicago, Ill.
John H. Huneke III ’67 Summit, N.J.
Mark E. Hungate ’73 St. Petersburg, Fla.
Kristen Pflum Jared ’04 Lexington, Ky.
Julia Smith Keepper’79 Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
Jonathan D. Lau ’04 Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
Libby Flewellen Lee ’97 Chicago
Steven D. Marlin ’76 Sandy Hook, Conn.
Benjamin G. &
Stephanie (Hartman ’05)
Marston ’04 Cincinnati, Ohio
Barbara Ring McKone ’81 St. Louis, Mo.
Christen Tramontana Miles ’91 Tulsa, Okla.
Jennifer King Molyneaux ’88 Davenport, Iowa
Lynda Moyer ’93 Austin, Texas
Jacqueline Boyer Natz ’05 New York, N.Y.
C. Shea Nickell ’81 Paducah, Ky.
Jessica L. Oesch ’06 Florissant, Mo.
Tyler W. Orabone ’07 Lakewood, Ohio
Natalie Stahl Patchell ’74 Kalamazoo, Mich.
Mark C. Rauschert ’87 Beaver Dam, Wis.
James W. Rowlett ’54 Scottsville, Mich.
Traverse City, Mich.
Alumni Representatives College Fair Site
Dale Gossard Stevenson ’89 Quincy, Ill.
Andrea Lewis Thibodeau ’83 Grosse Pointe, Mich.
Anne Harter Tobik ’76 St. Louis, Mo.
James M. Tomsic ’69 Parma, Ohio
Barbara Martin Tubekis ’80 Wilmette, Ill.
Obinna D. Ugokwe ’05 Plano, Texas
Karen Curley Vowells ’94 Madison, N.J.
Kevin & Pamela Watts Mesa, Ariz.
Keysha J. Webb ’94 College Park, Md.
Evan B. Webeler ’07 Cincinnati, Ohio
Darin E. Williams ’93 Franklin, Tenn.
Laura Bond Williams ’92 Austin, Texas
W. Hunter Wolbach ’97 Kansas City, Mo.
Rebecca W. Wright ’02 Aurora, Ind.
James W. Wright ’64 Burbank, Calif.
Corona, Calif.
Costa Mesa, Calif.
Fullerton, Calif.
Laguna Beach, Calif.
Laguna Hills, Calif.
Long Beach, Calif.
Rancho Santa Monica,
Calif.
Santa Ana, Calif.
Santa Monica, Calif.
Tustin, Calif.
Ann Cederblad Zielinski ’75 Champaign, Ill.
Elizabeth Weidman Zuercher ’66 Irvine, Calif.
Laguna Beach, Calif.
Tustin, Calif.

Join the DePauw Alumni Career Network

Many current students and young alumni seek information, ideas and guidance related
to their career plans and job searches. They often simply want to know more about a certain
occupation or industry, tips on breaking into the field, and what employees actually do on a
day-to-day basis. If you are interested in being part of the Alumni Career Network and oc-
casionally helping students and other DePauw alumni with these issues, go to www.depauw.
edu/admin/career and click on the “alumni” icon.
For more information, contact Thomas R. Cath ’76, director of career services, at 765-658-
4279 or tcath@depauw.edu.

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Make the 115th Monon Bell game the best yet

Host a telecast party on Nov. 15
Enthusiastic alumni attended a record 62 Monon Bell telecast parties
across the nation in 2007. This year you can add even more to the fun
by serving as a telecast party host in your area.
The 2008 battle between the DePauw Tigers and Wabash Little
Giants is scheduled on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 1:07 p.m. at the Byron P.
Hollett Little Giant Stadium in Crawfordsville. DePauw, which won
last year’s battle at Blackstock Stadium, is trailing the legendary series
by one game, 52-53-9, heading into the 115th Monon Bell Classic.
This year’s Monon Bell game will be broadcast live on the high
definition network HDNet. For up-to-date telecast details, check the
DePauw Alumni Relations Web site at www.depauw.edu/alumni.
If you like to hang out with DePauw friends (and friendly Wabash
alums, too), love Tiger football and would like to get some free stuff
from your alma mater, then you should host a Monon Bell telecast party
on Nov. 15, or attend the party in your area! You can check out the list
of confirmed parties by going to the link above.
DePauw’s Office of Alumni Relations will create and mail telecast
party invitations for you. The office also will mail each party site a game-
day goodie box. Each host will receive a special token of our thanks
for your efforts. So, volunteer today!

If you are interested in hosting a telecast party in your area, contact Claudia
de Léon ’07, assistant director of alumni relations and coordinator of alumni
programs, at 877-658-2586 or cdeleon@depauw.edu.

New Alumni Gateway is more user friendly and

offers more online services for alumni
DePauw’s Alumni Relations Office and Information Services Depart- events in your area will be listed as well as the most recent class notes
ment have been hard at work preparing for the rollout of a new Alumni and updates from alumni in your decade. 
Gateway that offers more functionality and is more user friendly than Alumni can update their information, including completing an in-
the former Alumni e-Services site. depth profile. One important design element is
Based on the best practices of other popular that it allows alumni to opt-in for what informa-
Web sites, including Facebook, MySpace and tion is displayed to fellow DePauw alumni, and
LinkedIn, the Alumni Gateway includes many the preferences can be changed at any time.
of the features of social networking sites as well In addition to the simple and advanced
as the ability to conduct advanced searches of search functions, alumni can view and post
the site. class notes, make a gift to the Annual Fund,
When you log in to the Alumni Gateway, request a transcript and register for events.
it will recognize you and how you relate to Further enhancements will be rolled out in the
DePauw.  For example, upcoming regional coming months.

Log in today and explore the DePauw Alumni Gateway by going to

www.depauw.edu/e/alu/login.asp.

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1931
Roland C. Matthies is recipient of the 2008
Lt. Henry Addison Beckley Award presented by
the Springfield, Ohio, Rotary and Kiwanis clubs
and the Miami Valley Military Affairs Association.
Roland received the award for his role in helping to
establish the United States Army Air Corps’ 45th
Civilian Training Attachment at Wittenberg College
during World War II. Later, he launched the cadet
program that ran for 16 months. Roland remained
at the college and was involved with fundraising,
finance and philanthropy. He retired as vice president
and treasurer after 32 years of service.
1945
Mary Loop Doughten and her husband, Philip,
received the 28th Zeisberger Heckewelder Medal,
which recognizes outstanding contributions to the
community. Molly and Philip live in New Philadel-
phia, Ohio. Molly is a retired English teacher.
1947
E. Rabb Emison Jr. was honored by Vincennes
(Ind.) University Alumni Association as winner of
the 2008 Walter A. Davis Memorial Citation, May
Photo: KIWI Photography
Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008
Class of 1943
Charles H. Sheridan
DePauw alumni attended William “Bill” F. Hayes Sr. ’47 performance in Chicago, at Golden Apple Dinner
Theatre in Sarasota, Fla. They included G. Richard Danielson ’50, Lester “Buzz” E. Beesley ’50, Arline
Kraft Buettin ’49, William L. Buettin ’49 and Phyllis Nelson Danielson ’52.
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1948 get, editorial assistant, DePauw University, P.O. Box
Keith W. Ragan and his wife, Rayne, live in
Paradise Valley, Ariz. Keith is a retired attorney. He
37, 300 E. Seminary St., Greencastle, IN 46135-
0037. Phone: 765-658-4627; fax 765-658-4625;
and his brothers, Rex B. Ragan ’51 and Roger L. e-mail larryligget@depauw.edu.
Ragan ’49, get together every year and have done – Editor
so since graduating. (See photos, top next page.)
1949
Roger L. Ragan and his wife, Carole Chan,
live in Duarte, Calif. Roger is a retired assistant
executive director of the Los Angeles County
Commission on Human Relations. He and his
brothers, Rex B. Ragan ’51 and Keith W. Ragan
’48, get together every year and have done so since
Photo: KIWI Photography
graduating. (See photos, top next page.)
1951
Dale E. Espich is council director of Shiawasse
Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 –
(Mich.) Girls on the Run program. Girls on the Run
Class of 1948
International is a nonprofit prevention program
that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect M. Constance Nagel, John J. Baughman
and healthy lifestyles through running.
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Rex B. Ragan ’51, Roger L. Ragan ’49 and Keith W. Ragan ’48, shown together in spring 1948 and
60 years later, 2008.
Rex B. Ragan is retired and lives at 875 Victor
Ave. #103, Inglewood, CA 90302. He published
his autobiography, Peace of Mind is For the Birds:
Stand Up and Be Counted, in 2008. He and his
brothers, Roger L. Ragan ’49 and Keith W. Ragan
’48, get together every year and have done so since
graduating. (See photos, above.)
1952
Lee H. Hamilton is a member of Carbon
Motors Corporation board of advisers.
Alex J. Kondonassis retired as David Ross Boyd
and Regents Professor of Economics at the Univer-
sity of Oklahoma after 50 years of teaching.
1953
Joan Love Allemand is retired director of arts
at Beverly Hills Unified Schools in California In
1989 she received a grant from the National Fish
and Wildlife Foundation and developed the Federal
Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design
Program. Joan was honored April 17, 2008, at the
Photo: KIWI Photography
Class Notes
Junior Duck Stamp Contest held at the San Diego
Zoo. She was also honored at a reception, April 16,
2008, at the Bristol Hotel in San Diego.
1954
Kenrad E. Nelson is a professor in the epidemiol-
ogy department at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
of Public Health in Baltimore. He served as president
of the American Epidemiologic Society in 2006-07.
His research interest is infectious diseases in several
countries, includingThailand, Bangladesh, China, the
Republic of Georgia and the United States.
Jerry L. Williams is a 2008 inductee into the
Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame. Jerry is retired
founder and owner of Williams Securities Group.
Jerry and his wife, Jane Jones Williams ’57, live
in Tampa.
1955
Mary Beth Edelson is an artist who has been
destabilizing pre-existing representation of women
since the 1970’s and offering new representations.
The Museum of
Modern Art, New
York City, recently
purchased five
original works by
Mary Beth from
her series of collages.
These works have
been exhibited and
reproduced inter-
nationally and are
referenced as the Mary Beth Edelson ’55
iconic images of the
’70s feminist movement. Currently, the five works
are traveling in an exhibition titled “WACK! Art
of the Feminist Revolution,” which opened at the
Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, 2007.
The last venue is scheduled for Vancouver Museum
in 2009 before returning to the collection of the
Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Mary
Beth was interviewed for two television programs
about “WACK! Art of the Feminist Revolution.”
The interviews were shown on Bloomberg News at
Night, March 14, 2008, and the PBS program New
York Voices, March 18, 2008. Mary Beth’s Web site is
www.MaryBethEdelson.com. (See photo, above.)
Arthur S. Kimball Jr. was presented Broadcast
Pioneer Award by Illinois Broadcasters Association
at its 60th anniversary luncheon, June 17, 2008. Art
spent 56 years in the broadcast business, including
radio and television. He announced thousands of
high school and college sporting events, and was
a television sports director, television play-by-play,
man and radio station owner and operator.
1956
Dr. E. “Ned” Henry Lamkin Jr. was inducted
into The Indiana Academy, June 2, 2008, in India-

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 1953

Row 1: Madelyn Hatch Bogue, Mary Baughman Spilman, Sarah Howell Galliger, Virginia Kraft Scatterday, Barbara Miller Fisher, Dorothy Frey Chamness,
Barbara Cash LaVelle, Kenneth A. Wieland, Janyce Kishman Wieland, Janet Carlisle Archer, Donald E. Archer, Delores Wilson Smessaert. Row 2: Betty
Murray Spehar, Marilyn Hatch Schmidt, Elizabeth Class Payne, Vern T. Kraushaar, David J. Morehead, Joyce Foster Larson, Susan Stark Bastian, Marcia
Edwards Peterson, Bruce Walker, Joyce Whitehead Elliott, John N. Elliott, William L. White. Row 3: Elizabeth Davis Dean, Joseph T. “Tom” Ives Jr., James
A. Hollensteiner, Duane A. Patterson, R. Philip Steinberg, Esther Julian Jones, Robert C. Jones, Granville Chambers, Sylvia Johnson Chambers, Emmett F.
Kaelble. Row 4: Elizabeth Witt Horstmann, Kathryn Wieland Dombey, Alvin I. Singer, Marjorie Emshoff Tower, Wesley Tower.

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napolis. The Indiana Academy was established by
the Independent Colleges of Indiana to recognize
individuals for lifetime achievements and contribu-
tions to cultural, scientific, literary, civic, religious
and educational development of Indiana. Ned is
president and chief executive officer of Indiana
Employers Quality Health Alliance and a fellow
of the American College of Physicians. He serves
on DePauw’s Honor Scholars Program advisory
board and executive committee of the Washington
C. DePauw Society.
Jinsie Scott Bingham was elected to the Green-
castle (Ind.) City Council, November 2007, to serve
a four-year term representing an area that includes
several buildings on the DePauw campus.
Photo: KIWI Photography
Class Notes
1957 about careers in the arts. Gretchen and Nancy are
creators of long-running Broadway musicals and
Merle F. Allshouse and Frank D. Walker met
for a mini-reunion at the Vinoy in St. Petersburg, have worked as a successful composer and lyricist
Fla. (See photo, below right.) team for more than 30 years. Their new musical,
Nine Tri Delts from the Class of 1957 and their Einstein and the Roosevelts, will kickoff the DePauw
spouses met in May 2008 at Hilton Head Island,
S.C. (See photo, top next page.)
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is one of the producers
of Thurgood, a one-man show on Broadway that
tells the story of Thurgood Marshall and his rise to
the Supreme Court of the United States. Vernon
is the senior managing director of Lazard Fréres
& Company in New York City.
DePauw classmates Gretchen Kiger Cryer and
Nancy Ford Charles returned to DePauw, April
1-2, 2008, to perform and to talk to students Merle F. Allshouse ’57 and Frank D. Walker ’57

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 1958

Row 1: Philip L. Ribbe, Sharon Moore Robinson, James E. Hannah, Howard N. Greelee Jr., Carolyn Duncan Young, Barbara Coppes McNett, Barbara Smalheer
Applegate-Jones, Mary Lynn McCorkle Sondee, Judith Hoff Ellington, Barbara E. Gunn, Dr. Jay S. Reese, Howard F. Lund, W. Thomas McGhee, Jason J.
Kesler, John C. Attig. Row 2: Carl A. Buehler, Robert D. Britigan Jr., Fred G. Augspurger, D. Reed Scism, Thomas A. Johnson, Ruthanne Williamson Johnson,
Carlton B. “Bud” Stringfellow, Joellen McFarland Stringfellow, Salle Pottle Mathieson, Anne Earhart White, Vicki Bunting Lauderdale, Emily “Laurie” Hooton
Hamilton, Constance Evans Claar, Kerry Winn Burstein, Douglas A. Holmes. Row 3: Janet Prindle Seidler, Jane Middleton Anderson, Grace Overdeer Zuehlke,
Carol Leopold Murad, Dr. Ferid Murad, Janet Gutman Bishop, Ann Freehafer Andersen, Carole Kelly Hegenbarth, Gordon E. Wesner Jr., Jane Rightsell Wesner,
K. David Miller, Dr. Robert G. Burney, Richard B. Hackenberg. Row 4: Edna Dix Crocker, Carolyn T. Jones, Delight Mace Dowell, Diane Woodward Snelson,
Gail Lone O’Brien, Carole Grimmer Irvin, Dianne Fellows Guild, Nancie Clark Williams, Georgia Basore Knopf, Particia Moore Life, James B. Life, Katherine
Keith Milne, Nancy Lindquist Temple, Lois Stewart Perry, Barbara Hibberd Podlach. Row 5: Donald E. Parker, Morris E. Goodnight, Gary G. Barnes, Dr.
Robert L. Erickson, Charles E. Kingman, J. Robert Coffin, Jane McDaniel Keller, Martha Obear Huggins, Robert N. Davies, Dawn Follett Schumann, June
“Dell” A. Walker, Eleanor Selle Stanley, Carol Conder Martin. Row Six: Charles E. Ray, Richard W. Gethin, Jerry G. Gaff, James H. Boyd, James D. O’Dell,
O. Dene Knight, Glenn H. Spoerl, Karen Johnson Spoerl, Sally Petersen Williams, Paula Weir Powell, Elizabeth Craig Joseph, Carolyn “C.J.” Hancock Cle-
land, Alice Jones Slanec. Row 7: Constance Johnson Kiley, Mary McCallum Henrichs, Janet Case Wandrey, William “Art” Kirk, David J. Petterson, Keith C.
Schroeder, W. Richards “Dick” Kindig, Patrick M. Ewing, Timothy H. Ubben, Sharon Williams Ubben, Gretchen Soldwedel Gill, Donald G. Norman, Thomas
L. Turk. Row 8: Marcia Volk Proctor, Frances Wilson Hayward, Eleanor Hokanson Todd, Ann Thomas Wade, Sally Fulleton Riemer, Carol Dorsett Pyle, Peter
H. Scheible, Dr. Duane L. Dowell, Edward L. Unterberg, Mary Kendall Leist, Donna Johnson Peterson, Ernest F. Modzelewski. Row 9: Frank F. Hirschman,
Martha Morgan Bull, Ann Johnson Tudor, Nancy Lamkin Edler, Carolyn Beasley Gilbert, Nancy Ruyle Dodge, Sarah Rose Miquelle, Richard W. Moore, Marie
Bromer Moore, Lee Lewis Johnson, John M. “Jack” Johnson, Judy Blang Locke, Dr. G. Richard Locke, Leorge L. Mazanec. Row 10: Charles B. Stafford, John
B. Myers, Judy Simpson Myers, Miriam Query Boling, Marilyn “Jo” Hansen Lancaster, Ann Cotton Jilg, Janet Bruggeman Fencken, Joanne Toates Huffman,
Jeanne Merten Parker, Charlotte Nelson Lueckel, Harriet Rinehart Attig, Thomas A. Lancaster, John B. Young. Row 11: Robert W. Edler, Ardath Edwards Cade,
Jane Jarrell Robinson, Daniel E. Lewis Jr., Nancy W. Monroe, Nancy Hadley Wilhelm, Julia Whitney Dawson, Kathryn A. Penstone, Patricia Barnes Moder,
David R. Sheaffer, Belinda “Kay” Nickel Watts, Albert A. Watts Jr., Nancy Neeley Cash. Row 12: Sandra Swisher Sammons, Martha Moore Trowbridge, E.
Stewart Saunders, John W. Schiller, Walter W. Sampson Jr., Dr. G. Byington “Bing” Pratt III, Richard T. Hill Jr., Roberta Gates Hill, Patricia Mannin Tillman,
Joseph R. Flummerfelt, Linda Stang Hanahan, Kathryn Orr Taylor. Row 13: Helen “Toni” Pigott Laker, Barbara Kenagy Wood, James E. Huitema.

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 Class Notes
Ann Lee Thompson participated in Franklin
Square Gallery’s new members show, May 12-June
19, 2008, in Southport, N.C. Ann describes her
paintings as reflecting the “good old days” with a
dash of the ridiculous as well as her fascination
with small-town life. Ann won first place for
her painting, “The Red House,” at the gallery’s
Spring Show.
Joseph A. Sheridan is the author of Jesus Was
a Liberal: A Blogger’s Bold Opinions on Politics and
Religion, which is a collection of the most widely
read postings from his Internet blog. (See Recent
Words, page 18.)

1960
Richard “Dick” M. Bobb hosted a Delta
Members of the 1957 Delta Delta Delta class and their spouses in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Those attending included Tau Delta golf outing and planning committee
Richard R. McCracken ’55, Joan Garwood McCracken, Richard H. Rohm, Salli Stoodt Rohm, James D. Harris, meeting at his home on St. Simon’s Island, Ga.
Patricia White Harris, Lawrence S. Lemser, Suzanne Blair Lemser, Deborah D. Hoyt, Janet Peters Jenkins, Carl Alumni from the 1959-65 classes attended. (See
Rossman Creelman and Margaret Dailey Kuehrmann. Not pictured but attending was Norine Goode Johnson. photo, top next page.)
John G. Hurley retired from the John D. and
2008-09 DePauw Theatre productions next fall. Indianapolis-based Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, headquar-
Robert W. Schrier received Castle-Connolly’s mixed choral en- tered in Chicago. He was a vice president heading
Lifetime Achievement Award. Castle-Connolly is semble that has the foundation’s international programs, with four
a health care research, information and publishing sung throughout overseas offices and grants of about $100 million
company. Bob is professor of medicine at University the United States a year in 60 different countries. During his 16
of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. and Europe. In years at MacArthur, John also served as corporate
Ralph E. “Jim” Snelson was inducted into 2009 Castlewood secretary and director of human resources. He and
Warren (Ind.) High School’s Distinguished Alumni Chamber Singers his wife, Linda, live in a 150-year-old house in the
Hall of Fame, May 3, 2008. Jim is a dentist in will celebrate its historic town of Mineral Point, Wis.
Warren, Ohio, and founder of the Ohio Dental 25th anniversary as Rev. Thomas L. Stiers is interim senior min-
Association. an ensemble. Gayle ister at Riverside Church in New York City. He
is a consultant with had held pastorates in Connecticut. He served as
Gayle L. Byers ’59 RESutton & Asso- senior minister of First Congregational Church in
1958 ciates, an employee Old Greenwich for 29 years and served as interim
Carolyn Tisdel Jones received an honorary benefits consultant group specializing in public senior pastor at Church of the Beatitudes in Phoenix
Doctor of Pedagogy degree at DePauw’s com- sector business. He and his wife, Jane, live in from 2005-06.
mencement, May 18, 2008, in recognition of her Carmel, Ind. (See photo, above.)
contributions to academia during her 45-year
career. She is associate executive vice president for
academic affairs emerita at Purdue University.
Lois Stewart Perry won two prizes in the 2008
contest for members of the Denver Women’s Press
Club. Lois won first prize for fiction and non-fiction
as well as the award for Writer of the Year. Lois is
author of the humorous book, Pushing 60 Behind
Me and Heart Sounds, a memoir of her journey
with her mother through her mother’s final years.
Lois and her husband, Ron, divide their time be-
tween Denver and Glen Arbor, Mich. Her e-mail
is loisperry@mac.com.

1959
The 1959 Alpha Chi Omega class met in Lake
Geneva, Wis., in May 2008 for a 49th reunion.
(See photo, right.) The 1959 Alpha Chi class 49h reunion in Lake Geneva, Wis., May 2008. Those attending included Jeanette
Gayle L. Byers maintains a successful career in Fletcher Robertson, Vivian Usher Ripley, Patricia Shissler Stach, Gretchen Frank Beal, Carol Anderson
the insurance industry but continues his involve- Cochran, Dianne Pohl Hoag, Phyllis Brooks Taylor, Mary Alice Thompson Regenhardt, Barbara Beaman
ment with music. This year he completes 23 years Rudolph and Sonja Flesvig Noonan.
as director of Castlewood Chamber Singers, an

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1961
Jonathan D. Cryer is co-author of Time Series
Analysis With Applications in R, second edition.
Jonathan is professor emeritus in the Department
of Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University
of Iowa. He is a fellow of the American Statistical
Association. He is also co-author of Statistics for
Business: Data Analysis and Modeling, second edi-
tion, Minitab Handbook, fifth edition and Electronic
Companion to Statistics.
James L. Grisso retired following 50 years in
newspaper journalism, Dec. 31, 2007. For the past
40 years, he was publisher of the Gaylord (Mich.)
Herald Times and during this time the newspaper
won more than 500 state and national awards for
journalistic excellence. It was named best newspaper
in the nation in its circulation category in 2007 by
Delta Tau Delta alumni golf outing on St. Simon’s Island, Ga. Alumni and friends attending included Peter Suburban Newspapers of America and best newspaper
M. Kreis ’60, John “Rick” F. Meyers ’64, Stephen R. Miller ’64, James L. Zurcher ’63, Charles H. Colin in Michigan in its circulation category14 of the past
Jr. ’61, James W. DeArmond ’61, Roger W. Martens ’60, James V. Palmer ’65, John P. Stelle ’62, John S. 15 years of judging by the Michigan Press Association.
Null ’61, Stephen M. Barney ’62, George L. Meisenger ’61, Michael C. Hicks ’61, Erol S. Moran ’62, Jim is past president of the Michigan Press Association
Thomas “Terry” T. Hicks ’62, James B. Nelson ’63, David G. Owen ’62, James S. McElwain ’59, G. and was honored as 2008 Citizen of the Year with
Richard Locke ’58, Richard G. Baumgartner ’65, James T. Gable ’63, George A. Mendenhall ’61, William the accompanying title of “der Buergermeister” in the
G. Gerber ’61, Victor J. Gilla ’61, Jerry A. Morgan ’59, Peter J. Klingler ’60, John C. Hicks (past parent), city of Gaylord which is known as the Alpine Village.
Mike Kane (friend), James D. Beard ’59, Terry Leiphart (friend) and Richard M. Bobb ’60. Upon retirement, he received special recognition for
his years of service to the newspaper industry as well
as his community from the Michigan governor and
state legislature as well as the United States Senate
and House of Representatives. His late father was a
DePauw graduate, C. Lowell Grisso ’27.

1962
The School of Nursing Class of 1962 held a
reunion in Beaufort, S.C., April 6-9, 2008. The
reunion was hosted by Carolyn (Hungness) and
Charles Dunlap. (See photo, left center.)

1963
James B. Nelson and his wife, Jean, are recipi-
ents of the 2008 Ypsilanti (Mich.) Area Chamber
of Commerce Distinguished Service Award. The
Nelsons have been involved in community service
The School of Nursing Class of 1962 reunion. Those attending included Carol Olson Emens, Jill Galbraith for nearly 40 years. Jim is a partner in the law firm
Meider, Barbara Weber McNeely, Susan Birdzell Cumming, Julie Asbell Hale, Linda Layman Haney, of Murphy & Nelson.
Marjorie Eaton Blocks, Dorothy Sams Pitner-Healy, Lynn Anderson Lee and Carolyn Hungness Dunlap.

For a schedule
of alumni events
or
information about
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and
Monon Bell parties,
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Rev. Terry W. Pfeiffer retired June 29, 2008,
as a minister in the New York Annual Conference
of the United Methodist Church. He served in the
ministry for 43 years, the last 16 years as minister
of Newtown United Methodist Church in Sandy
Hook, Conn.
Thomas D. Stewart was named a Fellow of
Branford College at Yale University. Tom is an as-
sociate clinical professor at Yale University School
of Medicine.
1964
DePauw alumni participating in Waterways of
Holland and Belgium trip included Diane Black
Seebass, Katrina Longnecker Nummela ’60,
Robert E. Hausner ’67, Barbara Forsell Barbieri
’51, Nancy Curtis Stocking ’55, Brooks Smoot
Carr ’51, Marilynn Porter DeForge ’71 and (not
pictured) Charles D. Stocking ’55. (See photo,
bottom previous page.)
1965
Virginia Padgett Trout retired following
23 years of teaching at Tzouanakis Intermedi-
ate School and Ridpath Elementary School in
Greencastle, Ind.
Photo: KIWI Photography
Class Notes
1966
Reinald “Ren” Werrenrath III was named
one of Florida’s Legal Elite 2008 by Florida Trend
magazine. Ren is a member of the law firm of
Fisher, Rushmer, Werrenrath, Dickson, Talley &
Dunlap, P.A., in Orlando. His practice includes
serving clients with personal injury, wrongful death
and bad faith matters.
1967
Cheryl Smalley Heitmann is executive director
of Ventura (Calif.) Music Festival. Cheryl is also
a licensed clinical social worker with a private
practice in Oak Park, Calif. She is actively involved
in community organizations and serves on several
community organization boards.
William H. Watson, Daniel T. Hasbrook and
Michael C. Maeder spent a week rafting and hiking
through the Grand Canyon, fulfilling a pledge they
made at their 40th Reunion, June, 2007.
1968
Jack B. Campbell is a health administrator at
Longmont Clinic, in Longmont, Colo. He is a member
of the DePauw Alumni Association Board of Directors
and serves as chair of the communications group.
Elizabeth McCleary Davis and her daughter,
Lisa Heichelbech, were featured in a Mother’s Day
article in Kentucky’s Henderson Gleaner, May 2008.
Elizabeth and her daughter meet once a week to
create pottery pieces. As an artist, Elizabeth works
in several mediums. Currently, one of her horse
paintings is displayed in the Audubon Museum
in Henderson, Ky.
Ann L. Munn married Stuart Miller Oct.
11, 2003. They met at a New Mexico monastery
where they were community members and be-
came certified spiritual directors. They continue
as Benedictine Oblates and have built a House
of Prayer in the mountains of Colorado. Their
combined families include five adult children and
seven grandchildren. They live at 226 Bellows
Road, Hartsel, CO 80449. Ann’s e-mail address
is eagleswings@ghvalley.net.
Stephen W. Sanger was Metropolitan Econom-
ic Development Association (MEDA) Champion
of the Year. MEDA is a Minneapolis-based non-
profit agency that provides business consulting and
financing to minority companies. Steve received
the award for his longtime support of the minority
business community. Steve is former chairman and
chief executive officer of General Mills.
Douglas A. Smith received an honorary Doc-
tor of Business Administration degree at DePauw’s

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 1963

Row 1: Roy K. Hunteman, James I. Kruger, Carolyn Watson Kruger, Karen Koning Abuzayd, Diane Lombard Kinkade, William G. Kinkade, Sue Weg-
man Manning, Tee Woods, Beverly Close Forslund, Sarah Humbert Nevins, MaryDay Kilborn Musgrave. Row 2: William E. Green, Joy Buckner Merder,
Suzanne Gill Marty, Louise Quinn Ashbaugh, Lee Livingston Arend, Judith Marsh Ireson, Rebecca Watts Lortz, Ann Hitz Chaille, Patricia Gates Younger,
Carole Goins Thomas. Row 3: James “Allen” Kayler, Jane Cockerill Hunt, Elizabeth Graham Belden, John F. Throckmorton, Irene “Renie” Kinzer Milliken,
Sarah Marks Richards, Susanna Kenyon Phillips, William L. Thornton, Penelope Simison. Row 4: Evelyn Whaley LaFollette, Jane Turk Schlansker, Susan
Day Brattain, Robert W. Bluhm, Virginia Jackson Claar, Barbara Owen Volkman, Joe F. Volkman, Joseph W. Hirtzer Jr., David M. Dirks. Row 5: William
W. Shilts, Charles A. Jarvis, John T. Elliff, John Dailey, Dr. Michael H. Thomas, J. Kent Flummerfelt, T. Kent Mitchell Jr., John B. Parks, David A. Leighty.
Row 6: Richard W. Pell, Dr. Philip N. Eskew Jr., C. Alan Marsh, James R. Adams, Beryl Ramsay Smith, Saundra Lawson Taylor, Jerry D. McCoy, Virginia
Cox McCoy, Marilyn Mead Priser, Dennis A. Priser, Michael L. Roach.

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Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 1968

Row 1: Christine Van Nada Riggle, Susan Scott-Downs, John S. Campbell, Lynn Kinsey Stokely, Molly Morgan Phinny, Penny Weed Whittlesey, Gretchen
Benedek Feemster, Timothy S. Feemster, Ellen Spencer Strasma, Beverly Wright Nakamura, Shirley Zivich Mertz, Marietta May Willman, Ann Kainz Tvaroha,
David S. Utterberg. Row 2: Nancy J. Geiss, Jean G. Hamilton, Benjamin Diesbach, Barbara Smith Johnson, Susan McGraw, Sharon Mitchell Renfro, Dr.
Susan Pilant Rose, B. Thomas Boese, Jeanne Chapman Partridge, Sue Lett Showalter, Jane Heineman Molden, Roberta Clinton Murry, Mickey May Shem-
ansky, Carol Klinker Attig, Thomas G. Attig. Row 3: Jeffrey E. Fisher, Robert F. Alden, Sally Kile Alden, David W. Campbell, Ruth Russ Huenke, William
D. Lehman, Darel F. Lindquist, Robert H. Partridge, Dr. C. Scott Molden, Robert R. Schlueter, George Knickerbocker, Daniel L. Weber. Row 4: James A.
Fisher, Stephen W. Sanger, Peg Newman, David C. Harbottle, Dr. David L. Gregory, J. Randall Reifers, Dr. John W. Payne ’69, James W. Payne, Dr. Terry
G. Rehn, Robert F. Flickinger, Ross J. Gigliotti. Row 5: Dr. Robert S. Kurtz, Gary N. Roggenkamp, Karen Olander Skerrett, John A. Gibson, Richard M.
Faner, Jeffrey L. Henry, Dr. Steven P. Grossnickle, Bruce M. Montgomerie, David L. Terry, Richard C. Siefert. Row 6: Andrew C. Mead, Gregory F. Udell,
Richard T. Carlin, Noel Hayashi, James M. Winning Jr., Wayne E. Rapp Jr., Karen Lind Folland, Royal Parsons Klauk, Dr. Larry L. Patchell.

commencement, May 18, 2008. He is chairman and and community. Tim is chairman and chief executive
chief executive officer of Value Creation Partners and officer of Cummins Inc. in Indianapolis.
Best Brands Corporation. Doug is a member of The For a schedule
Robert C. McDermond Center for Management
& Entrepreneurship Board of Advisers. 1970 of alumni events
Catherine Huff
Gottfred is the 2008
or
1969 president of the information about
Jean D. Brubeck is development director for American Speech
Signature School in Evansville, Ind. Language Hear- Old Gold Weekend
Leon Fried-
berg is an attorney
ing Association
(ASHA). Kate is a
and
with the law firm leader in the field Monon Bell parties,
of Carlile Patchen of literacy develop-
& Murphy LLP in ment and founded go to:
Columbus, Ohio.
He was selected
the nonprofit Leap
Learning Systems Catherine Huff Gottfred ’70
www.depauw.edu/
for inclusion in the in Chicago. (See alumni
National Corporate photo, right.)
Counsel edition James R. Newman is vice president and
of Super Lawyers credit department manager for EagleBank, which
Leon Friedberg ’69 2008®. Leon; his provides financial analysis support for the bank’s
wife, Corey; and loan officers. EagleBank has its headquarters in 1971
their children, Aaron and Sarah, live in Bexley, Bethesda, Md. Scott S. Brinkmeyer is a member of the law
Ohio. (See photo, above.) Sue Anne Starnes Gilroy is vice president of firm Mika Meyers Beckett & Jones PLC in Grand
Theodore “Tim” M. Solso hosted a meeting of development and executive director of St. Vincent Rapids, Mich. He was featured in the inaugural
business and civil leaders, March 14, 2008, on behalf Foundation in Indianapolis. publication of Super Lawyers® magazine, corporate
of the Initiative for Global Development, a national Barbara White Pierce is chief public relations counsel edition for attaining a high degree of peer
alliance of business leaders supporting solutions to officer for Hughes in St. Louis. She received the recognition and for his professional achievement
global poverty. Tim is a finalist for the Entrepreneur Missouri Professional Communicators’ Virginia in the practice area of business litigation.
of The Year award, which recognizes business leaders Betts White Quest Award, which recognizes indi- Blythe “Wendy” Gifford published her third
in throughout the world who demonstrate extraor- viduals whose work reflects pursuit of the highest book, Innocence Unveiled. Wendy blends history
dinary success in the areas of innovation, financial standards of professional ethics and excellence and romance in her romantic novels. (See Recent
performances, and personal commitment to business throughout their careers. Words, page 16.)

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Delyn “Deedee” Keller Daniel will retire as
executive director of White Lick (Ind.) Heritage
Community Foundation at the end of the year. The
president of the Hendricks County Community
Foundation Board of Directors said that her con-
tributions have been “immeasurable.”
JoAnn Pace Barnes and her daughter, Kelley
Syverson, worked with the National Road Safety
Foundation to complete a film documentary titled
The Other Breakfast Club. The film deals with trau-
matic brain injury after a car crash and the long and
difficult rehabilitation. JoAnn wanted to make the
film to raise awareness of the impacts of brain injury.
Her daughter, Kelley, was involved in a car crash that
resulted in brain injury and the need for prolonged
rehabilitation. The film’s premier took place March
11, 2008, in New York City to an audience of more
than 400. Later, a thousand copies of the film were
sent to Washington, D.C., for Brain Injury Awareness
Day, March 13. JoAnn and Kelley were given special
recognition at the 22nd annual Western Michigan
Brain Injury Network Symposium, April 2008.
Rev. George A. Purnell received an honorary
Doctor of Divinity degree at DePauw’s commence-
ment, May 18, 2008. He is senior pastor at Bloom-
ington (Ind.) First United Methodist Church.
David L. Wann is author of Simple Prosperity:
Finding Real Wealth in a Sustainable Lifestyle. David
is president of the non-profit Sustainable Futures
Society. He lives in Harmony Village in Golden,
Colo. (See Recent Words, page 18.)
1972
David L. English is executive director of United
Way of Putnam County (Ind.). David has worked
Photo: KIWI Photography
Class Notes
in the field of social services for 35 years.
Deborah Johnson Darnell is a retired band
teacher, having taught grades four through adults
for 36 years. She was selected as one of Chicago’s
Outstanding Middle School Music Educators
for 2008.
Rev. Kent J. Ulery is president of Maine’s
Bangor Theological Seminary. He has served as
minister for the Michigan Conference United
Church of Christ in East Lansing, Mich., for the
past 12 years.
Pamela Ventress Cutcliff retired after 34 years
of teaching. Pam taught at Riverside School in
Fishers, Ind. Her retirement plans include learn-
ing Spanish, mission trips, whitewater rafting and
visiting Panama Canal, Greece and Italy.
1973
Robert L. Ebe is a partner in the San Fran-
cisco office of the international law firm of Nixon
Peabody LLP. Bob practices in the firm’s business
litigation area.
Gail Ritchie Henson is author of The Gentle
Agitator: The Story of Samuel Robinson, an oral
biography of a Kentucky civil rights leader. Gail is
professor and chair of the communication depart-
ment at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky.
1974
Kathleen Fine Dare is professor of anthropol-
ogy and gender and women’s studies at Fort Lewis
College in Durango, Colo. Her research and teach-
ing interests are gender issues, indigenous cultural
property rights, history of anthropology and the
politics of indigenous cultural revitalization in the
Americas. She returned to DePauw March 7, 2008,
to speak to several classes and to give a lecture,
“Urban Mountain Spirits: Indigenous Cultural
Revitalization in Quito, Ecuador.”
Kathryn Fortune Hubbard was featured on
the cover of Indianapolis Woman, April 2008. The
cover story profiles her role as founder of Bridges
of Understanding, a nonprofit, non-political
group working to advance understanding between
Americans and people in the Arab world. Kathy is
a member of DePauw’s Board of Trustees.
Larry J.
Marfise was hon-
ored by the Na-
tional Association
of Collegiate Di-
rectors of Athletics
with the Southeast
Region Astro Turf
AD of the Year
Award. Larry is in
his ninth year as
athletics director at Larry J. Marfise ’74
The University of
Tampa. He has consistently placed his university
among the top 30 nationally in NCAA Division
II United States Sports Academy Directors’ Cup
standings. The award recognizes the efforts of
athletics directors at all levels for commitment and
positive contributions to campuses and surround-
ing communities. (See photo, above.)
Thomas R. Mote is assistant professor in the
university studies department at DePauw. He and
one of his former students, Rupak Shivakoti ’07,
met in the office of Kenrad E. Nelson ’54 at the

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 1973

Row 1: Kristina A. Thompson, Rebecca A. Brewer, Steven P. Wirth, Schuyler “Sky” J. Baab, Donna DeChants Bolz, Charles E. Meyer, Nancy Pierobon
Hensel, William E. McWhirter, Kathleen Heston Abbott, Susan Vaughn, Nancy Eshcoff Boyer. Row 2: Ralph E. Savage, Janet Teter Savage, Gayle Torian
Meyer, Mitzi M. Belknap, Jennifer Simmons Althaus, Ruth Ann Weber Johnson, Rebecca Clark Williams, Janet Hooker Winningham, Matilda “Tilly” J.
Wilhoite, Marilyn Shultz Evans, Mary Jill Jones Landon, Leslie Kennedy Bender, Cynthia Sheridan O’Connor, Deborah J. Daniels. Row 3: Richard G.
“Buzz” Horton, Margaret Moore Horton, Susan P. Stuart, Julie Houk Goodrich, Timothy S. Burleigh, Sarah Graser Gray, Karen Wichterman Molitoris,
Debra Alcorn Hutchens, Susan Hill Schwartz, Nancy Netherland Becker, Catharine Penniman-Moser, Marni Kent Hansell. Row 4: Michael S. Humphries,
Paul A. Luther, Patrick R. Doherty, Thomas H. Gee, I. Robert Emmerich Jr., Lawrence A. Williams, Philip A. Byler, Ralph C. Carstensen, Elizabeth Cooney
Englbrecht, Stephen K. Long. Row 5: Dr. Gary H. Wright, David L. Emison, Paul M. Beck Jr., Bruce G. Ross-Shannon, Sander L. “Sandy” Esserman, Paul
L. Runnels, Dr. John W. Timothy, Chalres S. Frick, David C. Ahlgren, Deborah Adams Ahlgren, Dr. Pamela S. Peigh, Marilyn G. Genther.

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
in Baltimore, April 2008. (See photo, left.)
Gerald O. Sweeney Jr. is a partner in the Chi-
cago office of the law firm Barnes & Thornburg
LLP. He works with the firm’s major intellectual
property matters.
Rupak Shivakoti ’07, Kenrad E. Nelson ’54 and 1975
Thomas R. Mote ’74 at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Charles “Bill” W. Marion retired after 37 years of
School of Public Health in Baltimore. teaching at Covington (Ind.) Elementary School.
James D. Weddle is a managing partner of
Edward D. Jones & Company in St. Louis. He was
honored with Olin Business School’s Distinguished
For a schedule Alumni Award, May 2008.
of alumni events
or 1976
Darlene Montgomery Ryan is executive director
information about for TECH Fort Worth, Texas, a nonprofit business
Old Gold Weekend incubator that works with technology start-up com-
panies. She was among those featured in Fort Worth,
and Texas: The City’s Magazine’s 14 Brilliant Minds.
Kathryn Reeves Shroder is a psychologist who
Monon Bell parties, works with children and adolescents in public schools
go to: and private practice. She is president of the Ohio
State Board of Psychology. The board is responsible
www.depauw.edu/ for regulating the practice of psychology in Ohio.
Frederick K. Teeter Jr. and his wife, Janice,
alumni were featured in an article in the Carroll, the life-
style magazine of Carroll County, Md. The article
Photo: KIWI Photography
Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 1978
Row 1: Dr. Thierry H. Wilbrandt, Kim Lorentzen Grant, Jill Thompson Ash, Mark Small, Scott A. Ritchie. Row 2: Jeane Brazes Funke, Christine Boeke,
Lisabeth Fortune Somerville, Arlene Burnside Crow, Gregory A. Crow, Jarrell B. “Jerry” Hammond, Larry C. Spears. Row 3: Wayne A. Sayre, Eric W. Fred-
beck, Robert S. Lukemeyer II, Kenneth J. Kubat, Charles W. Foxwell, Mary Danielson Foxwell, Nancy Emmert McNab. Row 4: Susan Sukow Barkhausen,
Steven C. Greene, Robert R. Carpenter, Christopher C. Myers, Timothy B. Scharrer, Daniel B. Zelik. Row 5: David L. Harlor, Anne Page, William D.
Pendl, Philip J. Nicholsen, Greg T. Greenwood.
For a schedule of alumni events and information about alumni services, go to:
www.depauw.edu/alumni/index.asp
discusses their efforts to increase the population of
pheasants by using raise-and-release techniques. Fred
is a principal with J. M. Teeter & Associates.
1977
Barbara Kingsolver received a James Beard
Foundation Award for her best-selling book, Animal,
Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. The book was a
gold winner of the 2008 Nautilus Book Awards. Bar-
bara contributed an essay, “Knowing Our Place,” to
the anthology, American Earth: EnvironmentalWriting
Since Thoreau. She received an honorary degree from
Duke University at its 2008 commencement.
Gregory R. Lippert is chief executive officer
and president of Mazzio’s Corporation in Tulsa,
Okla., which has 171 Mazzio’s Italian Eateries in
and around Oklahoma. Greg was featured in an
interview by the Oklahoman newspaper. In the
interview, he discussed his experiences at DePauw
and his successful career. Greg said, “I used my
college life to explore and better understand what
was out there for me after I graduated.”
1978
Robert F. Kyle is a teacher and baseball coach
at Rockville (Ind.) High School.
Michael L. McClaine is manager of rate and
tariff with Duke Energy in Greencastle, Ind. He and
his wife, Brenda, have two grown children.
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Join the DePauw Alumni 1979 Hamilton and Hancock counties.

Career Network
Many current students and young
alumni seek information, ideas and
guidance related to their career plans and
job searches. They often simply want to
know more about a certain occupation
or industry, tips on breaking into the
field, and what employees actually do on
a day-to-day basis. If you are interested in
being part of the Alumni Career Network
and occasionally helping students and
other DePauw alumni with these issues,
go to www.depauw.edu/admin/career
and click on the “alumni” icon.
For more information, contact Thomas
R. Cath ’76, director of career services, at
765-658-4279 or tcath@depauw.edu.
Photo: KIWI Photography
Dr. Mark R. Kelley is Jonathan and Jennifer
Simmons Professor of Pediatrics and associate
director of basic research at Indiana University
Cancer Center. He is associate director of the
Herman B. Wells Center for Pediatric Research,
and is a member of Indiana University executive
committee’s board of directors.
Margaret “Meg” Kissinger Boynton was one of
the winners of the 2007 Sigma Delta Chi Awards
from the Society of Professional Journalists in the
category of non-deadline reporting. Meg is an inves-
tigative health reporter with the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel. She and the newspaper’s investigative team
were featured in a recent article in the June/July 2008
issue of the American Journalism Review.
1980
Clinton H. Bundy was promoted to rank of
lieutenant and serves as district commander of the
Indiana State Police post at Pendleton. He over-
sees the operation of a post that covers Madison,
Vicki Garrison Apatoff was featured in a March
2008 issue of North Shore magazine, being cited as
a Local Treasure. Vickie was noted for her creation
of a Web site that allows residents of Winnetka (Ill.)
to offer input concerning how property available
to the community should be used.
Mark P. Kollar is a partner in the public relations
firm of Cubitt Jacobs & Prosek Communications.
Mark works in the financial services group and with
clients on strategic media-relations campaigns. He is
a member of the advisory board of DePauw’s Pulliam
Center for Contemporary Media.
Robert R. Smith was profiled in the April
29, 2008, issue of the Des Moines Register in the
paper’s “You should get to know” column. Bob
is vice president and general counsel at Vermeer
Manufacturing Company in Pella, Iowa.
Robert L. Ward lives at 11700 Old Georgetown
Road, #805, North Bethesda, MD 20852. Robert
is director of professional development and liaison
activities a American College Health Association
in Baltimore.

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 1983

Row 1: Cynthia Treadwell Bridges, Elizabeth Close Dierksheide, Dr. Allison Brashear, Cynthia Greenberg McDonough, Sandra “Sandy” Matthys Roob, Linda
Liebl Odioso, Dr. Kimberly Bass Gulli, Susan Ciessau Smith, Alison Misiorowski, Sarah Schenpf, Susan Landgraf Batina, Nancy Zadigian O’Brien, Jennifer L.
Hession. Row 2: Ann M. Woolman, William J. Greene, Cathy S. Brothers, Brenda Hansen Pollalis, Pamela May Weaver, Gregory P. Fontaine, Julia A. Pratt,
Comer Plummer III, Ward C. “Christopher” Hiner. Row 3: Haley Barger Whalen, Susan E. Dwyer, Laura L. Bishop, Anne E. Bingham, Valerie Julien-Peto,
Margaret L. Markham, R. Kieth Howard, Frank P. Scommegna, Michael P. Protogere. Row 4: Maribeth Mosher McElveen, Elizabeth Morehead Schluckebier,
David S. Ensing, Gretchen L. Rohm, Todd C. Stilson, Stephanie Rychlak Stilson, Amelia Chope Whalen, Dr. Sharon Fulton Hoover, Carolyn Robertson Meyer,
Carolyn Adams Burns. Row 5: James M. Mullin, Alice E. Ridgway, Frances E. Waddock, Patti Parkinson van Eys, Robert B. Brown, Dr. G. Richard Locke III,
Dean P. Cobble, Valarie Mora, Christine Boland Holliday, Barbara Pontius Bowman, Robin Barnett Oldfield, Beth Ofsthun Grosss. Row 6: Dr. Brian J. Lee,
Scott W. Thiems, Dr. Thomas L. Sevier, Scott A. Morehead, Timothy A. Frey, William R. Shinn, Edward C. Holub. Row 7: Christopher L. Johnston, Timothy
L. Weadick, Kelly Chapman Weadick, Edward D. Krukowski, Debra Markston Castino, Diane Chiapelas Arhibald, Anne Gibbs Nostrand, Julie Parker Ste-
venson, Joseph E. Dixon, Kenneth E. Merriam. Row 8: John T. Alelberg, William R.M. Oakley Jr., David “Waldo” Archibald, Cynthia Watson Yingling, Ellen
Dinerman Malone, Daniel R, Fox, Sydney Mitchell Fox, Gerald Haberkorn, John D. Turnbull, Toby Jones, Eric M. Jensen, Scott T. Hauenstein. Row 9: Mark
S. Flegenheimer, David S. Dewey, Philip E. McDonald, Renee Doll Campbell, Lorriane Negley Hughes, Peter M. “Cass” Casper Jr., Carrie Reavis Erzinger,
Brynne Williams Shaner, Mary Matson Latta, Jeri Lyday Hise, Debra Doyle Zablock, Margaret McCarty Shelly, Megan McAuliffe Boschini.

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1981 Family Estates is a family-owned business and the

Rev. Robert
L. Fitzpatrick,
Episcopal Bishop
of Hawaii, was
awarded an hon-
orary Doctor of
Divinity degree
by Seabury-West-
ern Theological
Seminary in Ev-
anston, Ill., May
Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick ’81 26, 2008. (See
photo, left.)
Lisa Raible Gladson is an instructor of econom-
ics at Saint Louis University.
1982
Edward E. Lehman plans to establish the
first legal aid clinics in China to provide free legal
assistance to those who cannot afford access to
lawyers and courts. He is managing partner of
Lehman, Lee & Xu in Beijing.
Mark R. McConnell was appointed by the
governor of Indiana as judge of Dubois County
Superior Court.
Bonnie K. Spindler donated the use of her
home, the historic Zellerbach mansion in San
Francisco, to the performances of the San Fran-
cisco Parlor Opera as part of her Salon Series for
Emerging Artists. Bonnie is owner of Spindler
Properties Inc.
Robert R. Torkelson is president and chief op-
erating officer of Trinchero Family Estates Winery,
the nation’s sixth largest wine company. Trinchero
Photo: KIWI Photography
largest winery based in Napa Valley.
firm of Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll & Keller LLC
in Peoria, Ill. Christopher specializes in labor and
employment law.
1983
Gregory K. Ruark and his wife, Jody, announce 1986
the birth of their son, Quin Ruark, March 1, 2008. J. Douglas Elmore, orchestra teacher at Floyd
Greg’s e-mail address is gruark@ma.rr.com. Central High and Highland Hills Middle School
Anne Spolyar Sellers is a managing principal in Floyds Knobs, Ind., received the ExCEL award
of Sensory Technologies in Indianapolis. for excellence in the classroom and educational
leadership. The award is given by WHAS television
in Louisville to teachers throughout the Louisville-
1984 Southern Indiana region. Doug has taught in the
Eric W. Kjellmark, an associate professor of New Albany-Floyd County schools for 22 years.
biology at Florida Southern College, received He and his wife, April, have three children: Megan,
the Ben and Janice Wade Outstanding Teaching 16; Ian, 13; and Claire, 6.
Award, March 2008. The annual award is given
to the Florida Southern College professor who
has demonstrated outstanding classroom teaching
performance. For a schedule
of alumni events
1985 or
James H. DuBois is superintendent of the
Baugo (Ind.) Community Schools. information about
Mark T. Lancaster is vice president of product
management at Depository Trust & Clearing
Old Gold Weekend
Corporation. He is responsible for a new global and
suite of services supporting Alternative Invest-
ment Products. Monon Bell parties,
Rebecca Lloyd Wanberg is a member of the
community theater group, Northminster Players,
go to:
in Evanston, Ill. She was a member of the cast of www.depauw.edu/
Love Is …?, which was performed in April 2008
at Northminster Presbyterian Church. alumni
Christopher A. Nichols is a partner in the law

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 1988

Row 1: William A. Dahlgren, Deborah Frazier Dahlgren, Michael W. Garrard, Michael J. Traylor, Karen Barg Baldwin, Camille Wickett Gaughan, Jennifer F.
Bauer, Thomas S. Lewis, Tracey Bellamy Lewis, Dr. David A. Hinchman. Row 2: Kristine Thorlton Batross, Steven M. Ray, Ji Young “John” Roe, W. Gregory
Fox, Robert W. Eherenman, Ronald M. Gifford, Wendy Wise Haskell, Kent H. Rinne, Susan Elkins Goldsworthy, Michael D. Speer. Row 3: Lisa Krukowski-
Boté, Evan M. Anderson, Nancy Fucilla Peske, Cara Hess Jones, Lenore Connors Greeno, Xan Davies Pearson, Geoffrey D. Klinger, John E. Hoffmeister II,
Alexandra Lamson Compton, Rebecca “Becki” Ranney Anders. Row 4: Margaret Hanson Donoghue, Erica Okone, Randal D. Biederstedt, John Moffet, Maribeth
Steimle Busey, Julie A. Trowbridge, Edward P. Zimmer, Ann Morehead McClellan, Scott R. Swan. Row 5: Judidth E. Cahill, Heidi Scharadin Roulston; Mark
B. Hamilton, Dr. Nancy J. Gritter, Douglas M. Glowe, Dean “Pooky” Adams, Julia Thompson Venetis, Angela Tate Eugenio, Janice Hornaday Brewer, Derryl
Douglas. Row 6: Carol Strom Currie, Marjorie Meeks Blalock, Jennifer Turner Stanek, Kelley A. Briles, LuAnn Stanley Hook.

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1987 1991 1992

Timothy S. Clark is a member of the board
of directors of Spring Point Project, a Minnesota
nonprofit organization created to expedite the
widespread availability of islet tissue for diabetes
care. He is a senior partner and member of the
executive team of CarVal Investors.
Bradley D. Hauter is the head men’s soccer
coach at DePauw for the 2008-09 academic sea-
son. He replaces S. Page Cotton ’71, former head
coach and Theodore Katula Director of Athletics
at DePauw, who retired from coaching at the end
of the 2008 academic season.
Susan Mann Ferguson spoke to more than
175 Shelby (Ind.) County high school students,
April 16, 2008, at the annual recognition banquet
for Shelbyville’s best and brightest students. Susan
is executive director of Blue River Community
Foundation in Shelbyville, Ind.
Keira A. Amstutz is president and chief execu-
tive officer of Indiana Humanities Council. She
has served on numerous cultural communities to
raise the cultural profile of Indianapolis.
Elizabeth “Lisa” Murtaugh Gangi and her two
children live in Naperville, Ill. She is a freelance
proofreader and French translator. Lisa volunteers
annually to help raise money for the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society and the Lustgarten
Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.
Jay B. O’Neal and Leslye Eichinger (Wright
State University) were married Jan. 26, 2008, in
Chicago. (See photo, below.)
Jonathan Q. Arnold is vice president of business
development for Plexus Groupe, a global com-
mercial insurance brokerage and consulting firm.
He focuses on cultivating new client relationships
and further developing the Plexus brand.
W. Bret Baier, chief White House correspon-
dent for FOX News, returned to DePauw to discuss
his experiences as a reporter in a discussion titled
“Covering the Bush White House for FOX News.”
The discussion panel was a Gertrude and G.D.
Crain Jr. Lecture, March 17, 2008.

1989
Andrea R. Coons announces the adoption of her
daughter, Johana Ray Coons, born July 31, 2007 in
Guatemala. Johana joins sister, Addison, at 5350 N.
Delaware St., Indianapolis, IN 46220. Andrea is a
human resources director for PepsiAmericas.
David E. Forsell received a 2008 NUVO Cultural
Vision Award. The award recognizes individuals and
organizations in Indianapolis who do innovative work.
David is president of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful.
Kevin T. Lenz was named Coach of the Year
by the Times of Northwest Indiana. He is varsity Jay B. O’Neal ’91 and Leslye Eichinger wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included W.
baseball coach at Whiting High School. Gregory Aimonette ’94 (best man and brother-in-law of the groom), Amy O’Neal Aimonette ’94 (sister of the
Michael D. McHugh is assistant principal groom), Louise Tavenner Gross ’65, Bryan M. Webb ’89, Brian R. Neff ’89, Russell D. Young ’89, Leslie
for student services at Clarks Creek Elementary Hughes Wainwright ’89, John W. Wehrenberg ’90, Drewry Simpkinson Wolf ’91, Andrew R. Wolf ’90,
School in Plainfield, Ind. William G. Tinney ’91 and Franklin R. McGuire ’89.
Photo: KIWI Photography

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 1993

Row 1: Matthew A. Lessall, Kristen E. Hall, Brian J. Zalewski, Stuart M. Morton, John E. Zimdars. Row 2: Janine T. Ekulona, Suzanne Strack Jordan, Katherine
Pell Daniello, Dr. Jason N. Hubert, Bradley J. Simmons. Row 3: André L. Brewer, James A. Rechtin, Shawn A. Wietbrock, Miriam E. Cleveland, Tyler Snouffer.
Row 4: Tonya M. Walker, J. Jay Busey, Lisa Henderson Bennett, Tamika Ragland Nordstrom.

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Jean Gileno ’94 and Christopher M. Lloyd wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Lara
Braverman Krebs ’95, Jennifer Clark Hopkins ’94, Jennifer Richards Hathaway ’94, John C. Wright ’50,
Elizabeth Henry Wright ’51, Cynthia Schoolcraft Hannah ’94, Natalie N. Seibert ’03, Laura Hoage Rader
’93, Jason B. Acton ’94, Beth Waldron Armstrong ’94, Jonathan E. Hannah ’94, Anne E. Keller ’96, Jonathan
J. Telzrow ’94, Jennifer C. Hanley ’83, Shannon Smeelink Beeler ’95, Amy LeDoux Dawes ’96, Brian C.
Willett ’94, Carl R. Dawes ’93, Germaine Winnick Willett ’94 and John “Jack” P. Armstrong ’93.
1993
Gregory T. Boyer and his wife, Kristin, an-
nounce the birth of their twins, William Henry
and Elizabeth Grace Boyer, Dec. 28, 2007. Will
and Liza join sister Cecelia “Kate,” 3, at their home
in Jefferson City, Mo.
Robert S. Daniels is an equity partner in the
Indianapolis-based law firm of Tabbert Hahn
Earnest & Weddle LLP.
Michael R. Ferrari III is co-founder of Smart-
yPig.com, an innovative Web site financial service
that offers Americans a new way to save and to spend
money. The Web site is www.smartypig.com.
Stanford K. McCoy is assistant United States
trade representative for intellectual property and
innovation. Stan serves as an adviser on intellectual
property issues and is responsible for trade policies
that reduce counterfeiting and piracy.
Heather Olson Peterson and her husband, Todd,
announce the birth of their daughter, Meg Elisabeth
Peterson, March 27, 2008. Meg joins brother John
at their home in Mount Prospect, Ill.
Lauren Stillwell Bernaldo and her husband,
Matthew, announce the birth of their son, Kiernan
Matthew, March 28, 2008. Kiernan joins brother
Colton, 4, and sister Kaelyn, 2, at their home in
Fort Myers, Fla. Lauren is the executive producer
of special projects and investigations for NBC2 and
ABC7. Her e-mail address is lauren@water.net.
1994
Jean Gileno and Christopher M. Lloyd (New
York University) were married April 19, 2008, in
Indianapolis. Jean is director of communications
for Delta Upsilon fraternity. Chris is a journalist for
The Indianapolis Star. They live at 5941 Haverford
Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220. Jean’s e-mail address
is jean.g.lloyd@gmail.com. (See photo, above.)
Brian O. Har-
vey is vice president
of drama series
development for
ABC Studios. He
oversees the cre-
ation and develop-
ment of one-hour
series. He has been
involved in the
development of
Brian O. Harvey ’94 Dirty Sexy Money
and Eli Stone as
well as Brothers and Sisters, October Road and Kyle
XY. (See photo, above.)
David J. Hersh is a chief executive at upstart
Jive Software.
Steven S. and Shannon (Twilford) Hoar an-
nounce the birth of their son, Conner Evan Hoar,
Jan. 17, 2008. Conner joins sisters, Savannah Rose
and Sophia Claire, 3. Steven is a partner in the law
firm of Kahn, Dees, Donovan and Kahn, LLP, in
Evansville, Ind. Shannon is a part-time teacher.
Their e-mail address is shoar@evansville.net.
Amy Tucker Ryan is a senior associate with the
law firm of Martin, Leigh, Laws and Fritzlen, P.C.,
in the St. Louis office. Amy’s practice is concen-
trated in bankruptcy and creditor’s rights. She and
her husband, Andy, live in Webster Groves, Mo.
Amy would enjoy hearing from DePauw classmates.
Her e-mail address is atr@mllfpc.com.
For a schedule
of alumni events
or
information about
Old Gold Weekend
and
Monon Bell parties,
go to:
www.depauw.edu/
alumni
Hire a DePauw
student or graduate
List your career-related opportunities on
the DePauw Web site. We can help you
recruit excellent candidates for your:
• Summer jobs/internships
• Full-time jobs
(entry-level and experienced)
You may post job openings directly to
the Web site at www.depauw.edu/admin/
career/alumni/HireDePauw.asp. You may
also view students’ résumés at this site.
For additional information, contact:
Thomas R. Cath ’76,
Director of Career Services
Phone: 765-658-4280
Fax: 765-658-4282
E-mail: tcath@depauw.edu
1995
Elizabeth Clevenger Jahns is girls’ cross country
coach at Fishers (Ind.) High School.
Susan Dinkel Jensen received a National
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy
Award for the three-part news series, “New Day,
New Way.” The series focused on the 181st Fighter
Wing’s changing role from flying F-16s to becoming
a high-tech Air Operations Squadron. Susan is a
reporter for WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Ind.
Kemp E. Jaycox and his wife, Cindy Fink, and
their daughter, Kate, live at 2330 Roxboro Road,
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106. Kemp is wind
energy program manager for Green Energy Ohio,
a state-wide nonprofit organization that promotes
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at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Kemp would
enjoy hearing from DePauw classmates and other
alumni in the Cleveland area. His e-mail address
is kempjaycox@yahoo.com.
J. Scott MacGregor is executive producer of
the documentary Life for a Child, which made
its world premiere in competition at the Tribeca
Film Festival in New York, April 2008. The film
depicts the struggles of children surviving with
type 1 diabetes in the developing world, despite
limited access to medicine and treatment. Scott is a
global communications consultant for Eli Lilly and
Company in Indianapolis and a freelance magazine
writer. He and his wife, Sara, live in Fishers, Ind.
They have two children: Abby, 4, and Jack, 1. Scott’s
e-mail address is macgregorj@lilly.com.
Kerry (Replin) and Phillip J. Greiner announce
the birth of their son, Jacob Ryan Greiner, Dec. 19,
2007. Jake joins brothers Ben, 5, and Nick, 2, at
their home in Munster, Ind. Their e-mail address
is pkgreiner@sbcglobal.net.
Carrie Schaefer Bucki and her husband, Adam,
announce the birth of their daughter, Leah Ellen
Bucki, Feb. 16, 2008. Leah joins sister Megan, 3.
Carrie’s e-mail address is clschaef@hotmail.com.
Kelly Watling Stroburg and her husband, Jake,
announce the birth of their son, Gibson Jeffrey
Photo: KIWI Photography
Class Notes
Stroburg, Jan. 28, 2008. Gibson joins brother
James, 2, at their home in Ada, Mich. Kelly’s e-mail
address is stroburg@comcast.net.
1996
Philip J. Hiscock is assistant state’s attorney
for McHenry County, Ill. He was admitted to the
Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar and serves as
co-counsel on death penalty cases.
Jill Jennings Rowe and her husband, Greg,
announce the birth of their son, Patrick Jennings
Rowe, Jan. 16, 2008. Patrick joins his sister April,
2, at their home in Warwick, R.I. Jill is a marine
biologist for an environmental consulting firm,
Applied Science Associates. Her e-mail address is
jilljrowe@hotmail.com.
Anne E. Keller is director of communica-
tions for American Feed Industry Association.
She oversees the association’s publications, press
announcements and media relations.
Renee Y. Little is an associate in the law firm of
Carlock Copeland Semler & Stair LLP, in Atlanta.
She practices in the civil litigation area. She is
secretary of Gate City Bar Association.
Eric J. Petroff is author of Opportunistic Credit
Investing. He is a career investment professional and
a senior consultant at Hammond Associates.
Lisa Pratt Ward and her husband, Luther, an-
nounce the birth of their daughter, Sawyer Kennedy
Ward, Feb. 19, 2008. Sawyer joins sisters, Cassidy
Vella and Dakota JoAnna, 2. Lisa is an adjunct
professor at East Tennessee State University in the
public health department as well as a stay-at-home
mom. Luther is a general surgery resident at East
Tennessee State University. They live at 149 Oak
Grove Road, Johnson City, TN 37615. Lisa’s e-mail
address is prattlisa@hotmail.com.
1997
Carrie Clogg and her husband, Joshua Barlage,
announce the birth of their son, Samuel John Bar-
lage, July 6, 2007. Carrie is executive director of
Civic Music Association in Des Moines, Iowa.
Byron D. and Amanda (Martin) Hittle live
in Denver. They have two children: Harry, 4,
and Marion, 1. Byron is an attorney with Janus
Capital Group. Byron’s e-mail address is byron.
hittle@janus.com. Amanda’s e-mail address is
amandahittle@mac.com.
Danielle M. Hurt and Robert Hartman were
married Oct. 13, 2007, in Indianapolis. Danielle
is director of music at Lebanon First Baptist

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Row 1: Damien A. Bender, Mary K. Emison Uptain, Devon K. Everhart, Charles L. Warner, Neil A. Guthals, Jamie Best Guthals, Jeremy T. Stierwalt, Ber-
nard C. Haskins, Alicia M. Root. Row 2: Lauren E. Franklin, DiJeana C. Wilks, Nadia T. Mitchem, LaShon Fincher McCall, Norris E. Emmons, Andrew
K. Powell, Jarod M. Pollock, E. Jefferson Cockerill, Michael L. Stanley. Row 3: Mark A. Smiley, Kathryn C. Arbogast, Elizabeth A. Sundermann, Renea
Marsh Johnson, Katrina L. Wahl, Christopher C.T.S. Stephen, Deborah Dalenberg Eskew, Kelly Banchak Grady, Kelly Hughes Vaclavek, Cara M. Adler,
Sara Nakasone Denckhoff, Elisabeth Jakubisin Purdy. Row 4: Jonathan T. Coan, Carlin R. Metzger, Gregory A. Hewitt, Brian S. Lord, Thomas D. Fagan
Jr., Adam T. Payne, G. Scott Snively, Jordan P. Williams. Krisha Salyers Werner, Nathan C. Werner. Row 5: Benjamin G. Elrod, Jason M. Phelps, Brandon
M. Burke, Derek T. Coe, Sean P. Roberts, Peter A. Sprague, Shane S. “Pujols” Spurgeon, Adam T. Kruse, Katherine McMullen Brown, Susan Avery Hayes.
Row 6: Kimberly Sandner Goff, Dr. Holly Richter Hardin, Sara Sabin Alger, Mindy N. Lewis, Stephanie Hill Leeper, Dr. Jeffrey C. Wagner, Andrew W.
Hunt, Carson T. King, John L. Ferringer, Ian L. Stewart, Janet L. Andres. Row 7: Katherine Reese Hutz, Kelly Ortner Grant, Elizabeth Lowry Cottle,
Jennifer Schmaltz Ellis, Dr. Kevin W. Condict, Charee Campbell Condict, Paul A. Kniep, Krista L. Clark, Benjamin T. Clark, Jennifer L. Johnson, Laura
A. Mehaffey. Row 8: Todd O. Carter, Shane W. Stille, Nathan A. Macy, Cassidy Rosenthal Ruschell, Megan Cary Lobe, Molly Wilkinson Chavers, Sara E.
Shade, Natalie Griffin Vinje, Lindsay D. Render, Kristin Sasse Griffin, Jamie L. Lewis, Janna R. Schwenn.

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Carolyn H. Voorheis ’97 and George E. Summers
Jr. wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the
wedding included Kimberly Voorheis Vinyard ’92
(matron of honor), Deric A. Vinyard ’94, Carolyn
Turner Voorheis ’67 (mother of the bride) and Bruce
M. Voorheis ’65 (father of the bride).
Amy B. Wachholtz ’97 and Christopher Ayala
Richard J. Roth III ’98 and Faviola Meza wedding party. DePauw alumni and friends attending the wedding
included Cynthia Beaman Dyer ’98, Richard J. Roth (former DePauw associate professor of English), Daniel
J. Meneses ’98, Kristin Sasse Griffin ’98, James J. Griffin IV ’96 and Natalie Griffin Vinje ’98.
Class Notes
Danielle M. Hurt ’97 and Robert Hartman wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included
Laura Sosnowski Hauck ’98, Erin J. Hartzler ’99, Ross A. Hauck ’97, Teresa Underwood Miller ’97,
Todd D. Miller ’99, David J. Gililand ’97, Elizabeth Schindel Gililand ’97, Katherine Taylor Mulder
’99 and Laura Murphy Ferri ’97.
Church and teaches private voice lessons. (See
photo, above.)
Bradford D. Kulick owns Cover 2 Technology.
Brad and his wife, Kelley, live in San Jose, Calif.
They have two daughters.
Michelle Palmer Black and her husband, Ryan,
announce the birth of their son, Ethan Geoffrey
Black, March 7, 2008. Ethan joins sister Alexis,
2, at their home in Riverside, Ill. Michelle’s e-mail
address is mpalmer105@hotmail.com.
Ugarhon S. Serrette, now known as Sugar
Johnson, is a New York-based actor, author and
educator. Sugar and fellow DePauwite Edward
M. Garnes ’99, founded From Afros To Shelltoes.
Sugar is a SAT math instructor with the Upward
Bound Program at Borrows Manhattan Com-
munity College.
Kathryn Ventura Neely and her husband,
Craig, announce the birth of their daughter, Fran-
cesca Marguerite Neely, Feb. 18, 2008. Francesca
joins sister Alessia, 2, at their home in Libertyville,
Ill. Kate is a stay-at-home mom. Her e-mail address
is kateventuraneely@yahoo.com.
Carolyn H. Voorheis and George E. Summers
Jr. (Hampden-Sydney College) were married June
30, 2007, in New Canaan, Conn. They live in
Livingston, Mont. Carolyn formerly worked for
Becton, Dickinson and Company in medical sales.
George earned a J.D. degree from the University of
Richmond and M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University.
He is licensed to practice law in Florida, Montana
and Tennessee. (See photo, top left.)
Amy B. Wachholtz and Christopher Ayala
were married Oct. 14, 2006, in Kansas City, Mo.
DePauw alumni attending the wedding included
Laura Welker Cochran, Darby Janning Jameson
’98 and Susan P. Gundersen. Amy is finishing a
fellowship in medical psychology at Duke Medical
Center and will then become an assistant profes-
sor of psychiatry at University of Massachusetts
Medical School. Chris is an operations manager at
Cisco Systems and is pursuing a doctoral degree in
cognitive psychology. They live at 27 Joseph Road,
Shrewsbury, MA 01545. Amy would enjoy hearing
from classmates. Her e-mail address is amywach@
bgsu.edu. (See photo, center left.)
1998
Todd O. Carter is assistant football coach
at University of Indianapolis. He oversees the
offensive line.
Lisa Davisson Schneider and her husband,
Eric, announce the birth of their son, Noah Keith
Schneider, Feb. 16, 2008. They live in Belleair
Beach, Fla. Lisa’s e-mail address is lmschneider00@
yahoo.com.
Gregory A. and Katie (Effinger ’01) Hewitt
announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Ryan
Hewitt, April 8, 2008. Katie is a marketing manager
with Eli Lilly and company. They live in Indianapo-
lis. Greg’s e-mail address is greg@hewys.com. Katie’s
e-mail address is Katie@hewys.com.
Andrew “Drew” K. Powell appeared on NBC’s
ER, April 22, 2008. Drew recently appeared on
CBS’s Cold Case and NBC’s The Office.
Richard J. Roth III and Faviola Meza were
married May 24, 2008, in Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
They live in Chicago. (See photo, left.)
Meleah “Leah” Rush Powers was one of the
winners of 2007 Sigma Delta Chi Awards from
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the Society of Professional Journalists for Public
Service in Online Journalism category. Leah is
state projects director for the Center for Public
Integrity in Illinois.
1999
Kimberly Connor Benton is a principal in the
law firm of Wallace, Morris, Barwick, Landis &
Stroud, P.A., in Kinston, N.C. She concentrates
her practice in family law, criminal law and ap-
pellate practice.
Amber L. Ewing graduated in May 2008 from
United Way of Central Indiana’s comprehensive
leadership development program, Leadership
United. The program prepares graduates for
nonprofit service in their communities.
Sara Fuhrmann Young and her husband,
Christopher, announce the birth of their son,
Thomas Charles Young, Oct. 12, 2007.
Edward M. Garnes, co-founder of From Afros
to Shelltoes, a community based organization
focused on using art and education as tools of
activism, took part in the national college tour
Break Into The Music Conference held at North
Carolina Central University, April 9, 2008. Ed is an
Atlanta-based author, educator and counselor.
Allisun (Groat) and Joshua L. Clemons
announce the birth of their daughter, Kathryn
“Kate” Sydney Clemons, Jan. 31, 2008. They live
in Minnetrista, Minn.
Kelly A. Morrison is head girls’ varsity bas-
ketball coach at Huntington (Ind.) North High
School.
Nichole Nicholson Wilson received the In-
dianapolis Center for Leadership Development’s
28th annual Minority Business and Professional
Achievers Up & Coming Award. She is rehab and
sports medicine manager for Community Health
Network in Indianapolis.
Bradley K. Stevens extended his contract as
Butler University’s head basketball coach until the
2014-15 season. Brad led the Butler Bulldogs to
Lindsay Harris ’00 and Alan Jamieson wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included
Charles M. Harris ’70 (father of the bride), Marie Rhine Harris ’70 (mother of the bride), Alisha J. Johnson
’01, Shelbie L. Wahl ’01, Shelley C. Stoltz ’01 and Stephanie D. Harris ’04.
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Class Notes
Meredith L. Greenawald ’00 and Mike McMahan wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding
included Frederick M. Crampton ’01, Sara L. Dean ’00, Kimberly M. Rymer ’00, Katy S. Dow ’00, Tonya
Heetland Fenske ’00, Kimberly Kaminski Fink ’00, Katherine Mirro Johnson ’00, Molly Hodgin Brown
’00, Ashleih Griffin Cheshire ’00, Joy Duginske Crampton ’01, Cathryn Cassells Ensley ’98, Brandin E.
Nelson ’00, Amber Franklin LaRue ’00, Kelly L. Drane ’00, Greta Hickman Dutton ’99, Tara Avery
Frate ’00, Lynsay Clutter Wilson ’00, Jillian Putnam Holloway ’00, Erika Greenawald Grueninger ’90
(matron of honor), Thomas G. Morris ’76, Jeffrey A. Small ’01, Ryan P. Hooker ’97, Matthew E. Fink ’01,
Andrew S. Holloway ’00 and Joseph M. Cheshire ’99. Attending but not pictured were Elizabeth Koenig
Doan Demmings ’75 and Mary K. Huse ’02.
a school and Horizon League record 30-4 mark ates for nonprofit service in their communities.
during his first season last year as head coach. Jennifer Burger Herrmann and her husband,
Emily Troxell McGahee and her husband, Jake, Jeremy, announce the birth of their son, Carter
announce the birth of their son, Mitchell Andrew Louis Herrmann, March 5, 2008. Jennifer is an
McGahee, March 29, 2008. Mitchell joins brother attorney with Kightlinger & Gray, LLP, in In-
Joseph, 2, at their home in Church View, Va. Emily’s dianapolis. Jeremy is a general surgery resident
e-mail address is epmcgahee@gmail.com. at Indiana University School of Medicine. Their
e-mail address is jeremyjenn@hotmail.com.
Laura Downs Young and her husband, Todd,
2000 announce the birth of their daughter, Mia Dorothy
Monica Brownewell Smith graduated in Young, Jan. 16, 2008. They live in Millis, Mass.
May 2008 from United Way of Central Indiana’s Laura’s e-mail address is lauraj23@comcast.net.
comprehensive leadership development program, Brian R. Garrison graduated in May 2008 from
Leadership United. The program prepares gradu- United Way of Central Indiana’s comprehensive
leadership development program, Leadership
United. The program prepares graduates for
nonprofit service in their communities.
Meredith L. Greenawald and Mike McMahan
(Hanover College) were married Dec. 1, 2007, in
Indianapolis. Meredith is a registered nurse at Riley
Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. Mike is an
operations manager for The Brickman Group. They
live at 5839 Ralston Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220.
Meredith’s e-mail address is mcmahanmere@yahoo.
com. (See photo, above.)
Lindsay Harris and Alan Jamieson (Tulane
University) were married March 18, 2006. Lindsay
received a doctoral degree from Clemson University
in 2007. She is an assistant professor of computer
science at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. (See
photo, left.)
James F. Holt and his wife, Dea, announce
the birth of their son, Hudson James Holt, April
26, 2008. Jim is director of Successful Graduates,
a consultancy specializing in increasing success
for recent high school and college graduates. Jim
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Elliott L. Mueller ’02 and Suzanne K. Blais

2002
Emily Brauer Rogers is a lecturer at the University
Christopher L. Grashoff ’01 and Sarah M. Holian ’01 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wed- of California, Irvine. She lives in Pasadena, Calif. Em-
ding included Brian P. Tyler ’01 (groomsman), Charles J. Yeo ’00, Bryan N. Campbell ’00, Alexander H. ily’s e-mail address is braueremily@hotmail.com.
Yates ’02, Susan E. Tingle ’01 (maid of honor), Rachel E. Atterberry ’01 (bridesmaid), Molly Carrell Pierce Craig M. Fugate is an associate with the Indiana
’01, Bradley A. Pierce ’01 (best man), Kevin A. McKelvey ’00, Matthew R. Farrell ’01, Alana Keilman law firm of Church, Church, Hittle & Antrim.
Farrell ’01, Jeffrey A. Springer ’01, Seth E. Johnson ’01, Sarah Campbell Wood ’01, David A. Copple Craig’s practice concentrates on general civil law
’00, David W. Garrison ’01, Erica Kruse Garrison ’01, Brian F. McCord ’01, Melissa Dorko Swartz ’01 and representation of closely held businesses.
(bridesmaid) and Jacob A. Swartz ’02. Sara Kopacz Kubin and her husband, Graem,
announce the birth of their son, Nathan Graem
and Dea live in Indianapolis. Jim’s e-mail address Kubin, Sept. 6, 2007. Sara’s e-mail address is
is jim.holt@successfulgraduates.com. sara_kubin@comcast.net.
Jennifer L. Noland is a member of the law firm Justin L. McNabney earned a J.D. degree
of Smith Moore LLP’s Atlanta office. from Stanford Law School, May 4, 2008. He is
Brian C. and Jillian (Boote) Parsons announce an attorney with the law firm of Munger, Tolles
the birth of their daughter, Megan Elizabeth Parsons, & Olson in Los Angeles.
Feb. 29, 2008. Brian is a high school English teacher Elliott L. Mueller and Suzanne K. Blais (Uni-
at Glen Este High School in Cincinnati. Jillian is an versity of California-Berkeley) were married June
account executive with Nestle Purina. Brian’s e-mail 23, 2007, in Sacramento, Calif. They live in Seattle.
address is brian_c_parsons@yahoo.com. Jill’s e-mail Elliott is a radiology resident at Virginia Mason
address is parsons_jillian@yahoo.com. Medical Center. Suzanne is an attorney employed
by the University of Washington. DePauw alumni
attending the wedding included John P. Etzel ’03
2001 Holly A. Richards ’01 and Michael J. Polites
(groomsman), Tyler J. Green, Joshua P. Bukstein,
Sara Decker Huffer and her husband, Chris- (bridesmaid), Tiffany Tullis Dailey (bridesmaid), Joshua J. Fraccaro, Reid C. Vegeler and Edward H.
topher, announce the birth of their daughter, Stephanie Zoll Donley and Jessica L. Olson ’02 Inlow ’01. Elliott’s e-mail address is elliottmueller@
Anna Griffin Huffer, Feb. 28, 2008. They live in (bridesmaid). Holly works in the Office of In- gmail.com. (See photo, above.)
Indianapolis. Sara is a neurology resident. Her ternational Affairs at Indiana University Purdue Kristin Spellmeyer Werne and her husband,
e-mail address is sarahuffer@yahoo.com. University Indianapolis (IUPUI). Mike is a pro- Nick, announce the birth of their daughter, Ava
Katie (Effinger) and Gregory A. Hewitt ’98 fessor of communication studies at IUPUI. They Claire Spellmeyer Werne, Aug. 17, 2008. Kristin
announce the birth of their son, Benjamin Ryan live at 5974 Buick Dr., Indianapolis, IN 46224. is an OB/GYN resident physician at St. Vincent
Hewitt, April 8, 2008. Katie is a marketing manager Holly’s e-mail address is hollyapolites@hotmail. Women’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Nick is an in-
with Eli Lilly and Company. They live in India- com. (See photo, above.) ternal medicine physician at St. Vincent Hospital
napolis. Katie’s e-mail address is katie@hewys.com.
Greg’s e-mail address is greg@hewys.com.
Christopher L. Grashoff and Sarah M. Holian
were married in December 2007, in Cleveland. For a schedule of alumni events
They live in Chicago. (See photo, above.)
Lawren K. Mills is policy director for human or information about
services for the office of the Indiana governor, Mitch
Daniels, in Indianapolis. Her e-mail address is
Old Gold Weekend
lmills@gov.in.gov or lawren_mills@yahoo.com. and
Holly A. Richards and Michael J. Polites (Ball
State University) were married Oct. 7, 2006, in Monon Bell parties,
Dayton, Ohio. DePauw alumni attending the
wedding included Catherine Waechter Boggs
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Chareen M. Stark ’02 with Reem Sweiss Belayachi
’02 and Karim Belayachi, at a reception before their
wedding in Amman, Jordan, 2007.
Carmel. They live in Fishers, Ind. Kristin’s e-mail
address is kswerne@stvincent.org.
Chareen M. Stark has been working with the
United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in
Jerusalem for the past two years. Her e-mail address
is chareen.stark@gmail.com. (See photo, above.)
2003
Katherine Boomer Weaver and her husband,
Tom, announce the birth of their daughter, Nora
Photo: KIWI Photography
Class Notes
Anne Weaver, Feb. 19, 2008. Kate’s e-mail address
is indykate@comcast.net.
Theresa (Herman) and Andrew L. Beardsley
’04 announce the birth of their son, Andrew Jacob
Beardsley, Jan. 18, 2008. They live in Avon, Ind.
Theresa is a human resources manager for Sandor
Development Company. Andy is a resident physi-
cian in pediatrics at Indiana University/Riley Chil-
dren’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Theresa’s e-mail
address is theresabeardsley@yahoo.com. Andy’s
e-mail address is andybeardsley@gmail.com.
Stanislaus “Stan” P. Jastrzebski is news director
at WFIU-FM, the National Public Radio affiliate
at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Nicholas D. Myers earned a J.D. degree from
Whittier Law School in May 2007. He became a
member of the State Bar of California, November
2007. He is an associate with Burkhalter Kessler
Goodman & George LLP in Irvine, Calif. Nicholas
specializes in intellectual property law. His e-mail
address is nmyers@bkgglaw.com.
Alison L. Sales is co-founder and president of
Compendium Blogware, a company that provides
blogging software to more than 150 organiza-
tions nationwide. Ali and business partner, Chris
Baggott, founded Compendium in December
2006, and the company has grown to 23 full-time
employees, with headquarters in Indianapolis. In
the past year, Compendium was named a Venture
Idol finalist and MIRA award finalist. Ali’s e-mail
address is ali@compendiumblogware.com.
2004
Amy C. Baumgartner is assistant professor of
theatre and head of the stage management program
at Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition
to stage management, she teaches theatre history
and musical theatre.
Andrew L. and Theresa (Herman ’03)
Beardslely announce the birth of their son, Andrew
Jacob Beardsley, Jan. 18, 2008. They live in Avon,
Ind. Theresa is a human resources manager at
Sandor Development Company. Andy is a resident
physician in pediatrics at Indiana University/Riley
Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. Andy’s e-mail
address is andybeardsley@gmail.com. Theresa’s e-
mail address is theresabeardsley@yahoo.com.
Patricia J. Cooksey and Jon T. Riveire (Indiana
University) were married Oct. 6, 2008, in Bloom-
ington, Ind. Tricia is director of alumni chapters at
the Indiana University Alumni Association. Jon is

Alumni Reunion Weekend 2008 – Class of 2003

Row 1: Michelle Dingus Wiegman, Corey McConnell Best, Katherine L. Busch, Lindsay S. Vogtsberger, Jane C. Becker, Ryan S. Truitt, Kathryn D. Rudolph,
Joshua T. Dials, Matthew T. Campbell, Angela N. Thompson, Cynthia L. Ackelmire, Katherine A. Payne. Row 2: Katherine I. Hundley, Anne Plymate Field,
Kimberle Engebretson Alcorn, Nancy E. Poikonen, Anastasia S. Argoe, Jessica E. Schaab, Emily C. Gage, Katie L. Lemons, Megan L. Bevington, Gregory B.
Nammari, Sarah J. Finney. Row 3: Brian N. Spilbeler, Melanie L. Tchaou, Meghann Huels Dials, Natalie Klooz Thompson, Molly C. Michalak, David A.
Scott, Gageby Hill Gaither, Megan L. Grande, Britney Rose Walker, Tara Bevington Fleck, Adam W. Czerwinski, Anna Riefe Curran. Row 4: Daniel M. Reck,
Kristen A. Wong, Sara E. Endres, Meredith A. Miles, Melissa C. Payne, Leah M. Jansen, Catherine Starkey Franson, Caroline A. Philipchuck, Marissa K. Gee,
Catherine J. Cannon, Emily West Henry, Gina James Mierbachtol. Row 5: Jessica L. Blevens, Brigid M. Roche, Kristin M. Griffith, Katherine Reis Bonomo,
Allison L. Smith, Michelle Aymond Gilbert, Martha E. Talyor, Joshua A. Heisler, Beau T. Davis, Daynan J. Crull, George E. “Quinn” Heidenreich V. Row 6:
Elizabeth A. Wallace, Andrew P. McGovern, Kristi M. Spears, Natalie N. Seibert, Kelly Moore Delph, Natalie D. Sutton, Bethany Bryant Montagano, Caleb
M. Sutton, Jason C. Walker, Roberto J. Munoz, Tracey A. King, Emily C. Zoch. Row 7: David W. Emison, Jennifer L. McDermott, Ashley E. Hedges.

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Adrian L. Norris is an assistant baseball and
football coach at Sewanee, The University of the
South, in Tennessee.
Michael P. Triplett and Jennifer A. Miller ’05
were married Aug. 11, 2007, in Indianapolis. (See
photo, top next page.)

2007
Davis M. Federspiel was a national finalist
for a 2007 Mark of Excellence Award from the
Society of Professional Journalists. Her news
report, “Roller Derby,” was cited in the television
sports category. Davis lives in Chicago and works
for Starcom Worldwide.
Kathi L. Harland and Jordan P. Harp were
married July 14, 2007, in East College at DePauw.
Patricia J. Cooksey ’04 and Jon T. Riveire wedding party. DePauw alumni and friends attending the wedding
(See photo, bottom next page.)
included Casey L. Brackney ’04, Stefanie J. Chambers ’04 (bridesmaid), Corey L. Brackney ’04, McKenna L.
Rupak Shivakoti is a student at the Johns
Roberts ’04, Abigail A. Huffer ’04 (bridesmaid), Natasha Basey Pedroza ’03, Lizette Barnes Baumann ’04,
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in
Cara Brumby Setchell (associate dean of students at DePauw), Tonya Y. Welker (secretary for alumni relations at
the microbiology/immunology department. (See
DePauw), Jennifer Clarkson Soster ’88 (executive director of alumni relations at DePauw), Michelle L. Rhodes ’05,
photo, page 41.)
Lee A. McKelvey ’05, Gabrielle Peek Benson ’05, Martha A. Leader ’06, Kelli J. Smith ’04, Molly E. Monroe
’05, Molly V. Young ’04, Laura D. Clark ’04, Lauren Humes Strauser ’04, Adria M. Haley ’04, Ashlee M.
Nisley ’04, Steven J. Setchell ’96 (capital gifts officer at DePauw), Frederick M. Soster (Ernest R. Smith Professor
of Geosciences at DePauw), Matthew J. Ehinger ’06, David M. Trogden ’04 and Rose E. Shingledecker ’04.
2008
Seth C. Elder was awarded a United States
Student Fulbright award for the 2008-09 academic
an assistant residence manager in the residence halls master’s degree in musicology in 2007 from UNC year to study and conduct research in Macedonia.
at Indiana University. They live in Bloomington. and currently is pursuing a doctoral degree. His project is “Economic Development and the
Tricia’s e-mail address is priveire@indiana.edu. Protection of Cultural Heritage in Macedonia.”
(See photo, above.) Kathryn A. Haklin received an international
Eric A. Evans is an assistant football coach at 2006 graduate study and research grant from the French
State University of New York at Albany. He works Johanna L. Fickenscher won the 10th Annual government and the Institute of International
with the program’s tight ends. PTO Get Fit in May 5K in Exeter, N.H., May 17, Education. She will spend the 2008-09 academic
Maria L. Herrera and Amos Norman were 2008. Johanna is a student at The University of year on a teaching assistantship in France.
married May 24, 2008, in Fort Wayne, Ind. Maria New Hampshire. Katharine E. Pell is a coordinator for the client re-
works in the admissions office at Indiana Universi- Patrick Y. Matheny is director of operations at lationship team at Hetrick, a consultant for integrated
ty-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. Amos is the Wine Merchant in Findlay, Ohio. He is a write-in can- marketing communications, in Indianapolis.
director of operations at the Boys and Girls Clubs didate for Ohio’s 76th house district representative. Eric M. Reese received an international gradu-
of Fort Wayne. Maria’s e-mail is mlherrera19@ David I. McMillin, singer and songwriter, was ate study and research grant from the 2008-09
yahoo.com. (See photo, below right.) the opening act for recording artist Shelby Lynne’s Fulbright United States Student Program competi-
Elin P. Raun received a Fulbright United States nationwide tour, March 25-May 4, 2008. David tion. He will spend a year in South Korea teaching
student scholarship. Elin will travel to Estonia dur- performed at DePauw, April 11, 2008. English to young people.
ing the 2008-09 academic year to conduct research
in the field of Estonian diaspora studies.
Jamie T. Wilson is the music discovery Web
site’s director of content for HearItFirst.com.

2005
Jennifer A. Miller and Michael P. Triplett ’06
were married Aug. 11, 2007, in Indianapolis. (See
photo, top next page.)
Karl G. Odenwald is the Rolla (Mo.) High
School social studies teacher and assistant varsity
football coach.
Peter E. Ohs directed a music video, Duplexes
of the Dead, by the group Fiery Furnaces, which
aired on MTV2 underground music video show,
“Subterranean,” March 10, 2008.
Joseph W. Porter is head boy’s soccer coach at
Sayre School in Lexington, Ky.
Jeffrey M. Wright, a student at University Maria L. Herrera ’04 and Amos Norman wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Amy C.
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), was Miller ’08 (bridesmaid), Katie L. Findley ’04, James “Rob” Miller III ’04, Lauren M. Peoples ’04, Rebecca D. Miller
awarded a 2008 summer fellowship at the Library ’04, Shelby Hutchinson Fongers ’04, Wilson Villafana ’04, Emily L. Duncan ’05, Amanda L. Bonebrake ’04, Kendra
of Congress in Washington, D.C. Jeff received a L. Chaney ’04, Molly E. Monroe ’05, Anthony R. Kaufman ’05 and Traci Abbott Kaufman ’05.

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Obituaries
Mary Foster Geary ’28, May 16, 2008, of South
Bend, Ind., at the age of 101. She was a registered
nurse and homemaker. She was preceded in death
by her first and second husbands.
Hazel Alton Connelley ’29, Nov. 21, 2007, Tuc-
son, Ariz., at the age of 100. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Esther Elkins Rush ’30, April 20, 2008, of
Bedford, Ky., at the age of 99, five days before her
100th birthday. She was a member of Delta Zeta
sorority. She worked in the insurance business and
was a member of the Marine Corps. Later, she was
a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her
father, Willard Elkins, Class of 1900; mother,
Marguerite Baker Elkins, Class of 1899; sister,
Dixie Elkins Thompson ’31; brother, Robert H.
Elkins ’40; and her husband.
Jennifer A. Miller ’05 and Michael P. Triplett ’06 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included William B. Lyons ’30, March 26, 2005, of
Lowell M. Huffman ’06 (best man), Ashley J. Patton ’05 (maid of honor), David W. Emison ’03, Elizabeth M. Springfield, Ill., at the age of 98. He was a member of
Ernst ’05 (bridesmaid), Lindsay E. Tato ’05 (bridesmaid), Bryan D. Cuculich ’05 (usher), Margot Beardsley Clark Sigma Nu fraternity. He was manager of Continental
’05 (bridesmaid), Taylor D. Clark ’05, Ann Triplett Warner ’02 (bridesmaid), David C. Warner ’00, Alexander B. Grain Company in Havana, Ill., for more than 35
Penning ’06 (groomsman), Allison A. Baccich ’07, Christian L. Cullen ’06 (groomsman), Gregory D. DeBeer ’06 years. He was preceded in death by his wife.
(groomsman), Brett A. Bohlander ’06 (groomsman), Laura Page Bohlander ’06, Michelle L. Rhodes ’05, Jane S. Marjorie Bundy Parks ’32, June 29, 2008, of
Davis ’05, Margot Voges Vishion ’05, Christin E. Serenbetz ’05, Kristin L. Rosenberger ’05, Emily C. Schull ’05, Indianapolis, at the age of 98. She was a member
Amy E. Allen ’05, Kelly E. Workinger ’05, Erin Greenlee Nixon ’05, Joseph H. Nixon III ’02, Caitlin A. DeBord of Alpha Phi sorority. She was a member of Phi
’05, Natalie L. Dressel ’06, Lindsay M. Weber ’06, Janis E. Steck ’06, Erin E. Dodd ’06, Tanner J. Coulter ’05, Beta Kappa. She was a lifetime member of the
Antonia E. Miller ’08, Jill C. Adamson ’06, Stephanie L. Bewley ’05, Daniel J. Kress ’05, Paul M. Lamb ’05, Washington C. DePauw Society. She was a member
Matthew S. Cable ’06, Zachary C. Harris ’06, Eric T. Mattingly ’06, Andrew W. Watterson ’06, Peter B. Smith of the DePauw Board of Trustees in 1966 and a
’06, Scott T. Sadowski ’06, Mark A. Gonzales ’06, Kevin J. McAteer ’06, William H. Metzinger IV ’06, Kelli A. member of the DePauw Board of Visitors from
Corney ’06, Mark R. Alson ’05, Anthony M. Williams ’05, Thomas J. Pruzin ’05, Ryan M. Sipe ’05, Christopher 1966-69. She was a homemaker and a commu-
B. Consolo ’05, Matthew R. Kapfhammer ’05, Benjamin W. Baenen ’08, Adam R. Ford ’08, Joseph G. Baker nity volunteer. She was preceded in death by her
08, Reed J. Scherrer ’08, John H. Tschantz ’08, Brett A. McGrath ’08 and Todd J. Capes ’06. mother, Edith Abbott Bundy, Class of 1904; her
husband, John T. Parks Jr. ’33; and sister, Vera
Bundy Arnold ’39. Her survivors include a son,
John B. Parks ’63; brother Hugh T. Bundy ’33;
and granddaughter, Laura L. Parks ’08.
Eva Robinson Loyd ’32, Feb. 16, 2008,
in Gainesville, Fla., at the age of 98. She was a
homemaker. Her survivors include a niece, Jinsie
Scott Bingham ’56.
G. Wendell Dygert ’33, Feb. 6, 2008, in Colum-
bia City, Ind., at the age of 95. He was a member of
the Men’s Hall Association. He was a Rector Scholar.
He was a life insurance agent and estate planner for
70 years, retiring in 2007 from Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Company. He was a farmer as well as a
math and shop teacher from 1933-1943. His survivors
include his wife, Ruth Tower Dygert ’33.
Kathi L. Harland ’07 and Jordan P. Harp ’07 wedding party. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Peter
J.V. McFarland ’07, Timothy D. Lyon ’07, Susannah M. Ramshaw ’07, Ashley R. Amodeo ’07, R. Alexander Obituaries in DePauw Magazine include
Rhea ’07, Kate L. Ziegelgruber ’08, Jeffrey M. Tienes ’08, Keith A. Schonberger ’07, Courtney E. Fischer ’07, name of the deceased, class year, fraternity/
Kyle S. Smitley ’07, Alexander P. Breitinger ’09, Melissa J.K. Gross ’04, Melissa M. Webb ’06, Alexander H. sorority/living unit, occupation and DePauw-
Toumey ’06, Iris L. Dooling ’06, Daniel S. Solberg ’06, Kathryn D. Brus ’07, Mary R. Godley ’07, Geofrey related activities and relatives.
T.M. Gertz ’07, Andrew W. Strasburg ’07, Michael G. Treffehn ’06, Joel M. Street ’07, Michael R. Roberts ’07 When reporting deaths, please include
and J. Kyle Sturgeon ’06. Attending but not pictured were Hannah L. Harp ’10 and P. Jacob Gross ’00. as much information as possible. Newspaper
obituaries are very helpful.
Information should be sent to Alumni
For a schedule of alumni events Records, DePauw University, Charter House,
300 E. Seminary Street, P.O. Box 37, Green-
or information about Old Gold Weekend and castle, IN 46135-0037. You may also FAX us
the information at 765-658-4172 or e-mail
Monon Bell parties, to jenniferhassler@depauw.edu.
go to: www.depauw.edu/alumni Obituaries in DePauw Magazine do not
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Paul C. Glick ’33, Jan. 19, 2006, of Phoenix He retired as an executive manager for International Alpha Phi sorority. She was a homemaker.
at the age of 95. He was a member of Lambda Chi Harvester following 42 years of service. He was Eldon B. Webber ’36, May 15, 2008, of Adam-
Alpha fraternity. He was a member of Phi Beta preceded in death by his son, David B. Bulleit ’66 stown, Md., at the age of 93, after a lengthy illness. He
Kappa and a Rector Scholar. He was a senior de- and brother, Robert B. Bulleit ’33. His survivors worked for the Chevrolet and Oldsmobile dealership
mographer for the Census Bureau and later adjunct include his wife. in Gloucester, Md., and later as a revenue agent for
professor in the sociology department at Arizona William R. Henriksen ’35, May 18, 2004, in Commonwealth of Massachusetts, retiring in 1984.
State University. He was preceded in death by his Lewes, Del., at the age of 90. He was a member of He was preceded in death by his wife.
wife and a brother, Clarence E. Glick ’27. the Men’s Hall Association and a Rector Scholar. Myron J. Willis ’36, May 5, 2008, in Rich-
Clara Kirtley LaFollette ’33, March 11, 2008, He retired as assistant comptroller of developmental mond, Va., at the age of 92. He was a Rector
of Carmel, Ind., at the age of 97. She was a member auditing from AT&T in 1978, following 46 years Scholar. He was a member of the DePauw Alumni
of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was a homemaker. of service. His survivors include his wife. Association Board of Directors from 1981-84.
She was preceded in death by her husband. Lucille Smock Stevens ’35, May 6, 2008, of He retired, after 30 years, as director of applied
Richard W. Tillstrom ’33, March 23, 2008, Hudson, Ohio, at the age of 94. She was a member research in disease prevention at the Centers for
of Grand Rapids, Mich., at the age of 96. He was of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was a buyer Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. He
a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He was for Lord & Taylor’s in New York City and later was preceded in death by his wife. His survivors
a salesman for several food companies and later a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her include a daughter, Ann Willis Sebrell ’64.
worked several years as station public affairs director husband, Robert W. Stevens ’34. Emil “Buzzie” J. Bavasi ’38, May 1, 2008, in
at WOOD-TV. He was preceded in death by his Carl H. Heimerdinger ’36, Dec. 20, 2003, San Diego, at the age of 93. He was a member of
first wife. His survivors include his second wife. of Cincinnati, at the age of 89. He was a member Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was inducted into De-
Henry R. Branstetter ’35, March 2, 2008, of the Men’s Hall Association. He was a Rector Pauw’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989. He received
in Wilmington, N.C., at the age of 93. He was Scholar. He was retired treasurer of Cincinnati an Alumni Citation from DePauw in 1982. He
a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He was a School District and retired president and chairman had nearly a 50-year career in professional baseball,
Rector Scholar. He was former president of Ocean of Westwood Homestead Savings Bank. He was including 35 years with major league teams. He
Garden Products, Inc., retiring in 1977. He was a preceded in death by his wife. was executive vice president and general manager
pioneer in the United States seafood industry. He Maribel Martin Kilmartin ’36, May 22, 2008, of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1951-1968. His
was a member of the DePauw Alumni Board of of Palo Alto, Calif., at the age of 93, of cancer. She survivors include his wife.
Directors, 1980-83. He received an alumni citation was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a recep- Rev. Maurice E. Kessler ’38, Feb. 27, 2008,
from DePauw in 1980. tionist at Stanford Art Gallery from 1960-2004. of North Manchester, Ind., at the age of 93. He
John C. Bulleit ’35, Feb. 19, 2008, of Laguna She was preceded in death by her husband. was a Rector Scholar. He was a United Methodist
Hills, Calif., at the age of 94. He was a member of Phyllis Roper Noteware ’36, April 26, 2008, church pastor and served churches in the Northern
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. of Dallas, at the age of 92. She was a member of Indiana Conference for 44 years, retiring in 1980.
After retirement, he was pastor emeritus at the
Akron (Ind.) United Methodist Church. He was
Arthur W. Burks ’36 helped create the computer revolution preceded in death by his wife.
Arthur W. Burks ’36, a key contributor to the development of the first
Clare Allison Meier ’39, Feb. 19, 2008, of
general-purpose electronic digital computer, died May 14, 2008, at age
Elyria, Ohio, at the age of 92.
92. His pioneering work helped lead to the computer revolution.
She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority.
Burks was part of the three-man design team at the University of
She was a homemaker and community volunteer.
Pennsylvania that created the ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator
She was preceded in death by her husband, F. Robert
and Computer) in the mid-1940s. Weighing 30 tons, the ENIAC was
Meier ’38 and sister, Eva Allison Anderson ’40. Her
invented as a replacement for the 75 women who manually calculated
survivors include a son, George A. Meier ’70.
trajectories of artillery shells during World War II. His wife of 65 years,
Marian Meiks Tomeo ’39, March 26, 2008, of
Alice, was one of the “human computers.” She survives.
Shelbyville, Ind., at the age of 91. She was a home-
Over the years, Burks stayed in touch with faculty members and students
Arthur Burks maker. She was preceded in death by her husband.
at DePauw. Thanks to his efforts, several components of the ENIAC are
Eva Allison Anderson ’40, Nov. 22, 2007, of
on display in the Percy Lavon Julian Science & Mathematics Center at DePauw.
Portland, Ore., at the age of 89. She was a member
Burks was widely known as an educator, researcher and writer in the fields of philosophy and
of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She served in the
computer science. At the time of his death, he was professor emeritus in both the philosophy and
Navy WAVES and later became a homemaker. She
electrical engineering departments at the University of Michigan as well as adjunct professor of phi-
was followed in death by her sister, Clare Allison
losophy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Meier ’39. Her survivors include her husband.
After receiving his bachelor’s degree at DePauw in mathematics and physics, Burks earned master’s
Marian Ellis Gifford ’40, Feb. 22, 2008, of
and doctoral degrees in philosophy from the University of Michigan. He spent the next five years at
Chicago, at the age of 89. She was a member
the Moore School of Electrical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, where he joined the
of Alpha Phi sorority. She worked in radio and
design team working on the ENIAC.
television broadcasting for 10 years, and then for
In 1946 Burks became a faculty member at the University of Michigan, where he co-founded the
25 years she was a major campaign fund-raiser for
computer science department. During his long
universities, including DePauw in 1959. In 1983
career, Burks remained at the forefront of inte-
she established her own consulting company and
grating computer science and philosophy.
was vice president for development for Children’s
He wrote many books, received numerous
Home and Aid Society of Illinois. She was preceded
awards and traveled globally as a consultant,
in death by her mother, Erma McGuffin Ellis ’01;
researcher and lecturer.
father, Heber H. Ellis ’01; brother, Charles S. Ellis
At DePauw Burks was a member of
’35; and sister, Carolyn Ellis Allan ’36. Her survivors
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was a Rec-
include her daughter, Wendy B. Gifford ’71.
tor Scholar and member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Elizabeth Emison Peterson ’40, Sept. 17, 2006,
DePauw awarded him an honorary Doctor
of Sea Ranch, Calif., at the age of 88. She was a
of Science degree in 1973.
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a lifetime member of the Washington C. DePauw
Society. She was preceded in death by her father,
Richard A. Emison ’16; mother, Esse Summers
Emison ’17; and sister, Patricia Emison Cox ’43.
Her survivors include her husband.
Paul R. Klohr ’40, June 3, 2008, of Columbus,
Ohio, at the age of 90. He was a member of Lambda
Chi Alpha fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He
was a professor emeritus at Ohio State University.
He was preceded in death by his wife.
Virgil C. McMahill Jr. ’40, March 3, 2008, of
Colorado Springs, Colo., at the age of 90. He was
a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was a
Rector Scholar. He retired in 1983 following 35
years working as a commercial artist and silkscreen
printer in his own studio, Screen Art Studio. His
survivors include his wife.
Ruth Beaver Verbeck ’41, Aug. 1, 2007, of
Deerfield, Ill., at the age of 87. She was a member
of Delta Zeta sorority. She was a homemaker. She
was preceded in death by her husband.
Joanne Irwin Harris ’42, Sept. 3, 2007, in
Homewood, Ill., at the age of 87. She was a member
of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was an account
technician, retiring in 1992.
Wendell F. Overman ’42, May 6, 2008, of
Evanston, Ill., at the age of 88. He was a member
of the Men’s Hall Association. He was a Rector
Scholar. He was a manager for International Har-
vester Company in Chicago, retiring in 1992. His
survivors include his wife.
Richard S. Shepard ’42, June 1, 2008, of Fort
Myers, Fla., at the age of 87. He was a member
of Delta Upsilon fraternity. He pursued a career
in business and was owner and operator of several
McDonald’s restaurants. His survivors include his
wife, Dorothy Donlen Shepard ’42.
Jeanne D. Pachaly ’43, Dec. 18, 2007, in
Dowers Grove, Ill., at the age of 85. She was a
member of Delta Zeta sorority. She was a music
teacher at the American Conservatory of Music
in Chicago and the University of Arkansas. Later,
she taught diction to singers, German at Berlitz
language schools and English to foreigners.
LeRoy M. Lacey ’44, May 5, 2006, of India-
napolis, at the age of 83. He was a member of Delta
Tau Delta fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar. He
was an attorney with the law firm of King, McCann
& Scott in Kokomo, Ind. His survivors include his
wife, and daughter, Cynthia Lacey Gault ’76.
Gene L. Palmer ’44, Dec. 19, 2007, of Santa
Clara, Calif., at the age of 85. He was a member of
Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar.
He was retired president of Pepsi-Cola Bottling
Company. He was followed in death by his wife.
Rev. Otto S. Steele Jr. ’44, Feb. 19, 2008, of
Pella, Iowa, at the age of 85. He was a member of the
Men’s Hall Association. He was a Rector Scholar. He
was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was a United
Methodist minister. He served congregations in Iowa
for more than 44 years, retiring in 1988. He was
a part-time lecturer at Drake University Divinity
School from 1959-1968. His survivors include his
wife and sister, Esther Steele Hyde ’46.
Douglas F. Stevenson ’44, April 15, 2008, in
Naperville, Ill., at the age of 86, of a pulmonary
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embolism. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta
fraternity. He began his career as an attorney with
the Chicago law firm of Rooks, Pitt and Poust,
specializing in worker’s compensation. In 1984
he founded the Chicago law firm of Stevenson,
Rusin and Friedman and remained a partner with
the firm until 1998. He was executive director of
National Council of Self-Insurers from 1983-1998.
In 1998 he was appointed commissioner of the
Illinois Industrial Commission.
Guy M. “Binx” Walker ’44, March 28, 2008,
of Ocean Springs, Miss., at the age of 84. He was
a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. He was an
attorney as well as a certified public accountant,
geologist, philosopher, historian, economist and
inventor. He practiced law in Jacksonville, Miss. He
was member of a six-generation DePauw family. He
conceived and developed the Ole Walker Baseball
Field at DePauw. He was preceded in death by his
grandfather, Guy M. Walker, Class of 1890; father,
Merle R. Walker, Class of 1912; uncle, Ray M.
Walker, Class of 1914; brother, Fisk H. Walker
’50; and cousins Zella W. Walker ’44 and Merle
R. Walker ’44. His survivors include sons Stuart
M. Walker ’73 and Douglas M. Walker ’78; a
daughter, Alison M. Walker ’77; a brother, Bruce
Walker ’53; a grandson, Christian B.B. Walker ’09;
and a cousin, Guy M. Walker II ’46.
Phyllis Whalen Bunn’44, Feb. 14, 1999, Dal-
las, at the age of 77. She was a member of Kappa
Kappa Gamma sorority. She was reference and
technical manager at Southern Methodist Univer-
sity in Dallas. Her survivors include her husband,
and a sister, Barbara Whalen Nevis ’50.
Charles A. Boswell ’45, Nov. 1, 2007, of Carmel,
Ind., at the age of 84. He was a member of Sigma Nu
fraternity. He was an assistant professor at Augustana
College from 1950-1952, and he worked at the cor-
porate psychology firm Rohrer, Hibler & Replogle
from 1952-70. In 1970 he founded an industrial
psychology and consulting firm, Charles A. Boswell &
Associates. His survivors include his wife, Lois Bearss
Boswell ’45, and son, Roger W. Boswell ’73.
Ray S. Jacobs ’45, March 31, 2008, of Phoenix,
at the age of 84. He was a member of Delta Chi
fraternity. He spent more than 40 years in building
material sales and later was the national dealer sales
manager for Abitibi-Price, in Troy, Mich., retiring
in 1988. His survivors include his wife, Miriam
White Jacobs ’46.
James C. Link ’46, April 3, 2008, in Char-
lotte, N.C., at the age of 83, from cancer. He was
a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was the
owner and president of Royal Crown Bottling
Company, retiring in 1973. He was preceded in
death by his grandmother, Maude Rude Link, Class
of 1891; father, Paxson R. Link ’19; sister, Joanna
Link Spung ’57; and uncle, Dick Link ’21. His
survivors include his wife and two cousins, Linda
Link Huff ’60 and Lucy Link Stack ’65.
Dr. John “Jack” W. Hardebeck ’47, April 26,
2008, of San Diego, at the age of 84. He was a
member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He was a
Rector Scholar. He was a member of Phi Beta
Kappa. He was a retired family physician and
surgeon and was in practice for more than 40 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife.
Gloria J. Anderson ’48, Feb. 17, 2008, of Erie,
Pa., at the age of 81. She was employed with Baxter
Travenal Pharmaceutical and G.D. Searle Pharma-
ceutical companies. Later, she was a homemaker.
Marian Gregory Wolf ’48, May 3, 2008, in
Carroll Valley, Pa., at the age of 81, from chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer. She
was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She
was an assistant buyer at Macy’s in New York City
from 1949-51 and a copy editor at The Tobe Fashion
Report from 1951-52 and 1970-73. Later, she was
an assistant to the sales manager at Merrill Lynch
brokerage offices in Washington, D.C., as well as a
homemaker. Her survivors include her husband.
Patricia O’Hair Rugan ’48, March 24, 2008,
of Gulf Shores, Ala. She was a member of Kappa
Alpha Theta sorority. She was a homemaker. She
was preceded in death by her father, Walter R.
O’Hair ’22. Her survivors include her husband
and a brother, John D. O’Hair ’51.
Mary Brittain Buddig ’49, May 6, 2008, in
Burr Ridge, Ill., at the age of 80. She was a member
of Pi Beta Phi sorority. She was a homemaker. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Robert C.
Buddig ’51, and brother, David B. Brittain ’51.
Peter J. DeLuca ’49, Jan. 15, 2006, of Man-
chester, N.J., at the age of 98. He was a member
of the Men’s Hall Association. He owned a dry
cleaning and tailoring business for 46 years, retiring
in 1983. He was preceded in death by his wife.
Robert E. Jenkins ’49, March 24, 2008, in
Key West, Fla., at the age of 80. He was a retired
pharmacy technician as well as a light and sound
technician for stage productions. He was preceded
in death by his father, Ruel E. Jenkins ’15, and
mother, Mary Laudig Jenkins ’18.
Thomas C. Kasson ’49, May 11, 2008, in Chevy
Chase, Md., at the age of 84. He was a member of
the Men’s Hall Association. He was a Rector Scholar.
He retired from the Army Corps of Engineers in
1987. His survivors include his wife.
Ludella Pittman Ebinger ’49, Jan. 11, 2008, of
Phoenix, at the age of 81. She was an elementary
education teacher at Union (Ariz.) School for 25
years, retiring in 1993. She was preceded in death
by her husband.
Janis Raymond Gray ’49, Jan. 30, 2008, in
Prospect, Ky., at the age of 80, after a long illness. She
was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She was
an actress and performed in professional theatre and
commercials in Chicago. Later, she became a profes-
sional narrator at the American Printing House for
the Blind in Louisville, where she recorded Talking
Books for more than 30 years. Her survivors include
her husband, Earl E. Gray Jr. ’48.
Elizabeth Matte Simpson ’50, April 23, 2008,
of Clintonville, Wis., at the age of 79, from a
ruptured aortic aneurysm and complications. She
was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She
was vice president and secretary of Marion Body
Works in Marion, Wis. She was a homemaker.
Her survivors include her husband.
Phyllis Prakel Tate ’51, April 11, 2008, of
Tucson, Ariz., at the age of 78. She was a member
of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She was a retired

elementary school teacher and homemaker. She was
preceded in death by her mother, Mary Stewart
Prakel ’19. Her survivors include her husband.
Carol Reininga Becher ’51, May 27, 2008, in
Fort Wayne, Ind., at the age of 78. She was a member
of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She was a member
of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a programmer analyst
for North American Van Lines, retiring in 1994. She
was preceded in death by her husband.
Elizabeth Ayres Tucker ’52, March 29, 2008,
of West Columbia, S.C., at the age of 78. She was
a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She was a
member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a homemaker,
substitute teacher in several states and United
Methodist Church historian. She was preceded in
death by her grandfather, Burt W. Ayres, Class of
1892, and her husband.
Kwanghan Kim ’52, July 4, 2007, of Plano,
Texas, at the age of 79. He was a member of the
Men’s Hall Association. He was a Rector Scholar.
He was owner of Kim Mill Corporation in New
Orleans. His survivors include his wife.
Rosemary Leeper Stanton ’52, Jan. 28, 2008, of
Niles, Ind., at the age of 77. She was a homemaker.
Her survivors include her husband.
Barbara Moot Thacher ’52. May 18, 2008, of
Richmond, Va., at the age of 77. She was a home-
maker. Her survivors include her husband.
Frances Norton Heritage ’52, March 10, 2008,
of Wright City, Mo., at the age of 78. She was a
homemaker. Her survivors include her husband,
Irving M. Heritage ’49.
Carl L. West ’52, March 19, 2008, of Phoe-
nix, at the age of 77. He was a member of Delta
Upsilon fraternity. He worked for Royal Globe
Insurance in Chicago for 20 years and later for the
Arizona State Fund, retiring in 1998. His survivors
include his wife.
Rev. Scott D. Browning ’53, March 15, 2008,
of Indiana, Pa., at the age of 77. He was a member
of the Men’s Hall Association. He was a United
Methodist minister, retiring in 1993. He was
preceded in death by his first wife. His survivors
include his second wife.
Rae Schulze Anderson ’53, Dec. 29, 2007, of
Pompano Beach, Fla., at the age of 78. She was
a member of Delta Gamma sorority. She was a
member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a homemaker.
Her survivors include her husband and a daughter,
Laura Anderson Brightwell ’82.
Barry L. Wade ’53, March 3, 2008, of Novato,
Calif., at the age of 76. He was a member of Sigma
Nu fraternity. He was a retired attorney in the
safety, health and claims department at Pacific
Gas & Electric Company in San Francisco. His
survivors include his wife.
Barbara Parker Nordell ’54, Jan. 19, 2007, of
Ripon, Calif., at the age of 74. She was a member
of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. She was a substi-
tute school nurse and audiologist for the Ventura
County (Calif.) schools. She was preceded in death
by her husband.
John K. Schoen ’54, Feb. 18, 2008, of Oxford,
Ind., at the age of 78. He was a member of Phi
Delta Theta fraternity. He was retired president
of Hoosier Associates Inc., an insurance and real
Class Notes
estate agency. He was preceded in death by his
mother, Lavalette Stout Schoen ’27, and brother,
Joseph J. Schoen Jr. ’50. His survivors include his
wife; a son, James K. Schoen ’79; sister, Beverly
Schoen Whitaker ’60; and daughter-in-law, Kim
Holbrook Schoen ’79.
Carl A. Wilson II ’54, March 19, 2008, of
Carmel, Ind., at the age of 75. He was a member of
Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar.
He retired in 1999 as president and chief executive
officer of Bocar Enterprises, a family food brokerage
business in Indianapolis. His survivors include his
wife, Martha Arnold Wilson ’55.
Dr. George W. Lewis ’55, March 14, 2008, in
Ostrander, Ohio, at the age of 74. He was a member
of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He was a Rector
Scholar. He was an obstetrician and gynecologist
in Columbus, Ohio, for more than 30 years and,
later, medical director for the Prudential Insurance
Company. He was preceded in death by his father,
George M. Lewis ’36, and mother, Isabelle Turner
Lewis ’34. His survivors include his wife; sister, Sally
Lewis Frohring ’61; and son, John C. Lewis ’88.
Charles D. Stocking ’55, June 9, 2008, of
Rochester Hills, Mich., at the age of 75. He was a
member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He was a
retired economist for Chrysler Corporation in Detroit.
His survivors include his wife, Nancy Curtis Stocking
’55, and brother, L. Alfred Stocking Jr. ’51.
John B. Williams ’55, March 5, 2008, of Cana-
dian Lakes, Mich., at the age of 74. He was a member
of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He wrote the words and
music for the “My Beta Sweetheart” song. He was a
retired life insurance underwriter for Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Company in Franklin, Tenn. His survivors
include his wife, Lou Ann Hart Williams ’57, and
daughter, Lynn Williams Cluskey ’82.
Robert J. Hirsch ’56, April 5, 2008, of Colorado
Springs, Colo., at the age of 73. He was a member of
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. He was retired director
and partner of Hirsch Funeral Homes in Chicago
Heights and founder and president of First Suburban
Bank. His survivors include his wife; two sisters, Sally
Hirsch Hinchman ’59 and Judy Hirsch Nadler ’62;
and a nephew, David A. Hinchman ’88.
Dr. Ralph R. Edminster ’58, April 9, 2008,
of East Lansing, Mich., at the age of 72. He was a
member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a Rector
Scholar. He was a retired pathologist, having prac-
ticed at Sparrow Hospital and St. Lawrence Hospital,
both in Lansing, Mich., as well as a clinical professor
of pathology at Michigan State University. He retired
in 2001. His survivors include his wife.
Carol Bowers Norris ’59, Sept. 23, 2007, of
Trotwood, Ohio, at the age of 71. She was a member
of Alpha Phi sorority. She was a homemaker. Her
survivors include her husband.
Richard G. Weigel ’59, May 7, 2007, in Urbana,
Ill., at the age of 70. He was a member of Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity. He was a psychologist and was direc-
tor of the counseling center at the University of Utah.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Irene Bretz
Weigel ’26. His survivors include his wife.
Madge Douda Dom ’61, Feb. 27, 2008, of Den-
ver, at the age of 68. She was a member of Delta Delta
Delta sorority. She was a special education teacher in
Cleveland public schools. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Edward C. Dom ’60.
Michael A. James ’61, Feb. 10, 2008, of Wichita,
Kan., at the age of 68. He was a member of Beta
Theta Pi fraternity. He retired as professor emeritus of
Wichita State University after 30 years of teaching.
James F. Trees ’61, June 2, 2008, in Tiburon,
Calif., at the age of 69. He was a member of Phi
Kappa Psi fraternity. He founded and was chair and
chief executive officer of Fischer, Francis, Trees &
Watts, Inc., a New York investment firm. In 1981,
he built Trees Ranch and Springdale Fruit Company,
the first organic apple orchard in Utah. In 1992 he
was chief executive office of Brian Head Resort,
Inc., a ski and summer resort in southern Utah. He
was preceded in death by his grandmother, Dora
Elliott Trees, Class of 1898; father, Harry A. Trees
’25; two uncles, Elliott J. Trees ’21 and Robert C.
Trees ’22; and cousin, Gretchen Trees Wells ’49. His
survivors include a brother, John S. Trees ’54, and
sister, Joanne Trees Davis ’52; and cousins, Deborah
Trees Loupee ’51 and Peter E. Trees ’56.
Dr. Jerald B. Turner ’61, March 15, 2008, of
Clearwater, Fla., at the age of 68. He was a member of
AlphaTau Omega fraternity. He was an ophthalmolo-
gist in private practice in Clearwater, Fla., beginning
his career there in 1971. He founded Eye Site in 1989.
His survivors include his wife, Mary Hardy Turner
’61, and son, Jeffrey D. Turner ’82.
Anne Carter Mills ’62, Feb. 13, 2008, in Las
Vegas, at the age of 67. She was a member of Alpha Phi
sorority. She taught in Ocean Springs (Miss.) School
District and later was a marketing officer for Hancock
Bank in Gulfport, Miss. Her survivors include a
daughter, Elizabeth Christman Tryon ’88.
Patricia R. Allis ’64, March 23, 2008, of Evans-
ville, Ind., at the age of 66, after a long battle with
cancer. She was a member of Delta Gamma sorority.
She was a homemaker and community volunteer.
Dr. William G. Turner Jr. ’65, March 15, 2008, of
Cedar Mill, Ore., at the age of 65. He was a member of
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He was a Rector Scholar.
He practiced pulmonary medicine in Portland, Ore.,
for 26 years. His survivors include his wife.
William S. Lett ’66, April 11, 2008, of Hunt-
ingburg, Ind., at the age of 64. He was a member of
Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was a senior partner in the
Huntingburg law firm of Schneider Lett Shanefelt
& Curry. His survivors include his wife.
Katherine Buss Sigler ’68, July 3, 2008, in Pipe
Creek, Texas, at the age of 60. She was a member
of Delta Gamma sorority. She was a musician and
taught and performed as a church organist and
church and school choir director for several years.
Susan Henny McGraw ’68, Oct. 19, 2008, in
Denver, at the age of 60. She was a member of Delta
Gamma Sorority. She was an assistant director of
education at the Sylvan Learning Center in Troy,
Mich. Her survivors include her husband.
Jeanette M. Birkemeier ’69, Dec. 26, 2007,
in Greencastle, Ind., at the age of 97. She was an
elementary school teacher and taught at Reelsville
(Ind.) Elementary for 23 years, retiring in 1977.
She was preceded in death by her husband.
Linda Kutschbach Gambaiani ’69, April 17,
2008, of Westerville, Ohio, at the age of 60. She
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was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. She
was an editor at Charles E. Merrill Publishing
followed by positions as publisher and editor for
Builder/Architect Magazine, American Society for
Nondestructive Testing journal, National Executive
Housekeepers Association magazine and the Ohio
Runner magazine. Her survivors include her hus-
band, John V. Gambaiani ’69, and her son, Grant
William Victor Gambaiani.
Kitty O’Donnell Locker ’70, Sept 9, 2005, of
Worthington, Ohio, at the age of 56, after a long
battle with cancer. She was a member of Alpha
Omicron Pi sorority. She was a member of Phi Beta
Kappa. She was an English professor at Ohio State
University and the author of two and co-author
of three business communication textbooks. Her
survivors include her husband.
Susan M. Blackmun ’71, April 15, 2008, of
Orlando, Fla., at the age of 58, after a long battle
with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. She was a
member of Alpha Phi sorority. She was a freelance
medical writer and nature photographer.
Margaret Holder Nicol ’71, Dec. 14, 2007,
of Indianapolis, at the age of 75, from ovarian
cancer. She was a school teacher and homemaker.
Her survivors include her husband.
Jenny L. Miller ’75, April 16, 2008, of Plain-
field, Ind., at the age of 58. She was a sixth grade
math teacher for Mooresville (Ind.) Consolidated
Schools. Her survivors include her husband.
Alice Smith Ryan ’75, Dec. 12, 2006, of Plym-
outh, Ind., at the age of 75. She was an adoption
caseworker for St. Joseph County (Ind.) Department
of Welfare. Her survivors include her husband.
Lisa E. Stocker ’76, Jan. 11, 2005, of Bayside,
N.Y., at the age of 50, after being struck by a car.
She was a travel director, senior barter consultant for
the American Mutual Trading Company and sales
promotion manager for Leslie Fay Companies. Later,
she was a copywriter for the marketing department
at Time, Inc., in New York City. She was preceded in
death by her father, Eugene E. Stocker ’33.
Class Notes
Andrew R. Hickman ’81, April 7, 2008, in
Vancouver, Canada, at the age of 51. He worked
for Stolle Research and Development in Cincin-
nati and later was a computer support technician
in Vancouver. He was preceded in death by his
grandmother, Frances Miller Hickman ’27. His
survivors include his wife; father, Cleveland P.
Hickman Jr. ’50; mother, Rae Rickenbacher
Hickman ’49; aunts, Mary Hickman Welliver ’51,
Jeanne Hickman Logan ’58 and Janice Hickman
Thatcher ’66; uncles, Clifford M. Hickman ’63
and Kenneth B. Weaver ’51; and cousins, Jeffery
A. Logan ’78 and Timothy K. Welliver ’77.
Scott T. McMahon ’86, June 10, 2008, of
South Bend, Ind., at the age of 43, from injuries
sustained in an auto accident. He was a member of
Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was employed with
Kate O’Connor’s and United Beverage. His survi-
vors include a brother, Cary J. McMahon ’85.
Faculty
Marion Bailey Hilberry, April 8, 2008, of
Kalamazoo, Mich., at the age of 84. She taught
English at DePauw from 1955-56. She also taught at
Nazareth College, Kalamazoo College and Western
Michigan University in Michigan. Her survivors
include her husband.
Stanley R. Irwin, professor of voice, May
31, 2008, in Indianapolis, at the age of 67, from
injuries suffered in an auto accident. (See story
on page 9.)
Vera Scammon, March 12, 2008, of Denver, at
the age of 86, from a brain tumor. She was a voice
teacher and opera performer. Early in her career, she
toured with opera companies, and later she taught
voice at universities and privately. She taught at
DePauw from 1964-67 and then at Indiana Uni-
versity until retiring as professor emeritus in 1995.
She was preceded in death by her first husband. Her
survivors include her second husband.
Gordon B. Walters, May 4, 2008, of Greencas-
tle, Ind., at the age of 67. He was a professor emeritus
of modern languages at DePauw. He taught from
1968-2001 and chaired the Department of Modern
Languages from 1982-1991. He also taught classes
in news writing and editing. He was a columnist and
film critic for regional newspapers. He was author
of The Significance of Diderot’s ’Essai sur le merite
et la vertus.’ His survivors include his wife; and a
daughter, Rachel Walters Burgan ’90.
Theodore “Ted” R. Williams, Nov. 11, 2005,
of Wooster, Ohio, at the age of 75. He was pro-
fessor of chemistry for more than four decades at
The College of Wooster. He was the Hampton &
Esther Boswell Distinguished University Profes-
sor of Natural Sciences at DePauw in 2000. His
survivors include his wife.
Friends of the University
Dorothy “Dot” Page Grundlock Avery, June
23, 2008, of Frankfort, Ind., at the age of 73. She
worked as a secretary at DePauw from 1977-2000.
She worked 32 years as a secretary for Haddon
Heights (N.J.) School system and South Putnam
(Ind.) schools as well as a real estate agent in
Greencastle. She was preceded in death by her first
husband. She is survived by her second husband
and a son, Kenneth H. Grundlock ’86.
Percy L. Julian Jr., Feb. 24, 2008, in Madison,
Wis., at the age of 67, after suffering a severe stroke.
He was a civil rights lawyer, and a world traveler and
photographer. He had been a member of DePauw’s
Board of Visitors and a visiting professor in fine
arts. He was a member of several DePauw Winter
Term missions of faculty members and students
to Peru and Africa. He was preceded in death by
his father, Percy L. Julian ’20; uncles, James S.
Julian ’24 and Emerson R. Julian ’38; and aunts,
Irma Julian Rayon ’33, Mattie Julian Brown ’26
and Elizabeth Julian White ’28.

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When a nearby U.S. Department of Agriculture water conservation lab needed
a student to work on reclaimed groundwater, Larson signed on. “The question
was, could we grow edible fish in the desert?” she explains. “The project involved
pumping sewer water into a series of drainage basins, where it was recharged. We
were able to grow Tilapia, which proved successful in desert climes.”
Despite her interest in science, Larson’s professional path next led her into
university administration. The dean of liberal arts and sciences at ASU needed
an intern, a job Larson accepted while completing her doctorate. She began as
assistant to the academic vice president and within two years was promoted to
assistant academic vice president.
Later, ASU needed a development officer. Larson recommended Lonnie
Ostrom, whom she knew from the local YMCA board. Ostrom founded ASU’s
foundation and then lured Larson from her sabbatical to his staff. She spent 12
years in fundraising before retiring from ASU in 1997.
Larson credits her mother’s example of community service and her own work at
ASU as major influences on her longstanding commitment to volunteerism and
philanthropy. She is a past president and national board member of the National
Society of Arts and Letters. She helped start a Panhellenic group in Tempe and
served terms as its president. She helped to establish the faculty emeriti association
at ASU, serving as president when she retired. This group extends scholarships
to doctoral students who seek faculty positions as a career. She is currently on
the board of the recently established Emeritus College at ASU.
Larson – along with classmates Barbara M. Fisher, David J. Morehead and
Philip Steinberg – also co-chaired the DePauw Class of 1953’s 50th reunion
five years ago. By calling their classmates to encourage their participation and
support, the four generated a great turnout and generous class gift.
Arlyn observed of his wife’s 50th reunion: “I have never seen such camaraderie.
The bond, the ties, the friendships now 55 years after they graduated, are just
astounding. They continue conversations as if they never left off.”
And once the foursome and their spouses discovered just how much they
enjoyed being together, they agreed to plan their 55th reunion, which they
enjoyed in June 2008.
Arlyn Larson now accompanies his wife to Greencastle. “Joyce has several loves
in her life,” he says. “Her undergraduate and master’s experience at DePauw is
near the top of her list.”
“It pretty much has defined me,” Joyce agrees.

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Estate gift will support students in marine science programs

Her DePauw experience has defined the life and career

of Joyce Foster Larson ’53
The professional and personal choices that
Joyce Foster Larson ’53 has made throughout
her life have been based on networking, loyalty
and serendipity. The result has been a note-
worthy career in science and education and
friendships that have endured for decades.
And at the heart of it all is DePauw.
Larson, a resident of Tempe, Ariz., has
acknowledged the significance of her DePauw
experience through a bequest in her will
that will impact future scientists. She has
designated that a portion of her estate will
support DePauw students in marine science
programs at two research facilities: the Marine
Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Mass.,
Joyce (Foster ’53) and Arlyn Larson
and Friday Harbor Laboratories, a University
of Washington facility on San Juan Island near Seattle.
Larson’s gift is based on her own two summers spent in tidal
research at Woods Hole. “I loved my years of marine experience,”
she explains. “I want students to have a marine experience, and it’s
something you can’t get on the DePauw campus.”
The Thomas and Ruth Ann Foster Endowed Internship Fund for
Marine and Biological Research is named in memory of her parents.
“Joyce’s parents were middle income,” says her husband, Arlyn. “When
Joyce attended DePauw, tuition, room and board was much lower.
Women didn’t get scholarships then. It’s different today; financial as-
sistance is necessary, and this is her way to provide that assistance.”
She came to Greencastle from Cincinnati as an English major
but was quickly drawn into science in a class
taught by Cleveland P. Hickman, a 37-year
today. She rode her bicycle to Harrison Hall
and played softball. “I wasn’t very athletic,
but I had fun,” she recalls.
Other academic opportunities came her
way. Larson taught in labs beginning her
sophomore year and headed the zoology labs
as a senior. She stayed at DePauw to complete
graduate study that was offered then, and
she taught anatomy and physiology to nurs-
ing students while working on her master’s
degree.
Larson began her career with the Health
Museum of Cleveland and also worked with
unwed mothers at the nearby Florence Crit-
tenden Home. She taught sex education in
Cleveland-area public schools during the
1950s, a task that first involved persuading parents to permit the
topic in the classroom. She also became a familiar resource for health
information on local television.
She was teaching in Atlanta when an opportunity arose to become
dean of women and head of the science department at a new com-
munity college in Fort Pierce, Fla. “I loved working with students,”
she recalls of her tenure at Indian River Community College. But
Larson was open to a new adventure when one presented itself – this
time in Arizona.
Shelby D. Gerking ’40, chair of the zoology department at Arizona
State University (ASU), was building a new graduate program. In his search
for doctoral candidates, he called DePauw and was given Larson’s name.
The two alumni didn’t know one another, but
Gerking introduced himself to Larson by say-

“
faculty member and head of the zoology de- I want students ing, “I’m a DePauw connection.”
partment. “He was so terrific,” Larson says of Intrigued, Larson moved to Arizona in
to have a marine experience,
her mentor. With Hickman’s encouragement, 1963. Backed by a grant from the American
she added a zoology major and microbiology and it’s something Association of University Women for her
minor to her English major and took every doctoral research, she completed a Ph.D.
you can’t get on the
available biochemistry class as well. in limnology – the study of bodies of fresh

”
She pledged Kappa Alpha Theta soror- DePauw campus. water, such as lakes and ponds – in 1973.
ity and lived in the Theta house, where she (continued on page 56)
established friendships that she still treasures
 Seventy-seven incoming international students represent the largest entering class of
young scholars from outside the United States in DePauw’s 171-year history. See story
on page 8.

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