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President’s Message

DEAR DEPAUW COMMUNITY,

With great anticipation and excitement, I am honored to introduce DePauw’s comprehensive fundraising campaign, Bold, Gold & You! Grounded in, and propelled by, the vision set out in our Bold & Gold 2027 strategic plan, this is more than a call for financial support; it is an invitation to shape the future of DePauw and ensure that our legacy of excellence endures for generations to come.

With a goal of $575 million, this is the most ambitious fundraising campaign in DePauw University’s history. You! – alumni and friends of the university – have helped to inspire our ambitious campaign vision, and You! will be important partners in achieving our goals.

We know the four years our students spend on campus are transformative. Students discover their passions, forge lifelong connections and grow into leaders who carry the DePauw legacy into the world. The Bold, Gold & You! campaign aims to amplify these experiences by focusing on four critical priorities:

• Scholarships.

• Faculty excellence.

• Robust student experiences and student opportunity funds.

• Our three-school academic framework.

Each of these pillars is essential to recruiting and supporting the most talented students and faculty, as well as sustaining and enriching the vibrancy of our DePauw community.

Fundamental to this campaign is our commitment to meet the full financial need of every accepted student. It is not as widely known that middle-income families in particular face significant financial barriers to private higher education. Aid that narrows their gap can make the difference.

Competition is high among institutions to reduce the burden of financial concerns on families to bolster recruitment. Today, 47 of the top 50 liberal arts colleges cover full financial need for families. In this higher education landscape, our ability to attract and enroll the most talented and promising students depends on our capacity to provide competitive financial support through merit scholarships and need-based aid.

In addition to our goal of meeting full financial need, The Bold, Gold & You! campaign priorities represent a collective effort to invest in our students, staff and faculty, the Greencastle community and our future. It is a testament to the belief that DePauw’s best days are ahead and that, together, we can ensure every student has the opportunity to experience the power of a DePauw education.

Thank you for your continued support and for believing in the promise of DePauw.

With gratitude,

Lori S. White President, DePauw University

Fall 2025 Vol. 88 / Issue 1 depauw.edu

STAFF

Vice President for Communications and Strategy and Chief of Staff

Sarah Steinkamp

Senior Director of Communications

Bob Weaver ’93

Creative Director

Kelly Graves

Alumni News Editor

Donna Grooms

EDITORIAL BOARD

Emily Chew ’99, associate director of strategic communications and donor relations; Scott Cooper, project manager; Amy Kwas ’93, vice president for development and alumni engagement; Drew Humphrey ’07, university writer; Brittney Way Cooper, university photographer.

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS

Chris White, Jackson Whited

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CONTACT

Email: communicate@depauw.edu

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AN AMBITIOUS CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE DEPAUW

IT STARTS WITH A TRANSFORMATIVE VISION

DePauw has always been a transformative place, a community where each journey starts with tradition, discovery and lifelong connection. The four years spent here don’t just shape careers; they forge leaders, friends and mentors who carry the DePauw spirit into the world.

That spirit powers the Bold, Gold & You! campaign. This historic, $575 million initiative is designed to advance the vision set out in the Bold & Gold 2027 strategic plan and deepen our mission of recruiting, educating and launching future generations of DePauw leaders to lives of purpose and distinction.

BOLD, GOLD & YOU! CAMPAIGN GOAL: $575 MILLION

The Bold, Gold & You! campaign is timely, arriving at a moment when we are building on our storied past and accelerating our university into the future. Through a set of strategic and interdependent funding

priorities, the campaign unlocks DePauw’s full potential and positions us for success in a competitive landscape.

The four years a student spends at DePauw are transformative, in large part, because of the support of people like you. This campaign is BOLD in its commitment to shaping the future generations of DePauw leaders and GOLD in its emphasis on the DePauw experience and its lifelong impact. And it relies on all of YOU who believe not only in what we’ve done, but also in what we still can do together.

WHY NOW?

Bold, Gold & You! launches with the largest gift in DePauw history from an anonymous alumnus, setting a bold pace for what’s ahead. The energy provided by this gift and the innovative vision set forth in the Bold & Gold 2027 strategic plan put the pieces in place to ensure that DePauw is not just relevant, but distinctive, and that the DePauw experience remains life-changing for generations to come.

OUR CAMPAIGN

will address student and faculty needs through gifts in support of endowments, capital needs and The Fund for DePauw. Together, these priorities improve DePauw’s position to recruit and retain the most talented students.

SCHOLARSHIPS

(Investments: $150 million)

We build on DePauw traditions created by philanthropic visionaries such as Edward Rector to grow our scholarship endowments. With this fall’s announcement of The DePauw Promise (more on page 15), we step into an important era of meeting the full financial need of talented students with a strong desire to attend DePauw. This investment can guarantee that students from all backgrounds have access to lifechanging opportunities and that DePauw is a school of choice for generations to come.

Scholarships at DePauw:

• Build the scholarship endowment funding and enhance our capacity to provide merit scholarships and meet the financial need for the most talented students.

• Pay it forward, with many alumni who received scholarships returning the favor with gratitude.

• Enhance DePauw’s applicant yield, enrich the intellectual vibrancy of campus and help maintain the global value of a DePauw degree.

FACULTY EXCELLENCE

(Investments: $93 million)

DePauw’s faculty, at more than 200 strong, come from diverse and renowned educational backgrounds. They are the heart and soul of DePauw. They choose to teach in our liberal arts setting and are dedicated to undergraduate mentorship and innovative instruction. And each day, they ignite students’ intellect in classrooms, studios, laboratories and fields of play. This endowment helps secure our legacy of exceptional teachers for future generations of DePauw students.

Investments in our faculty include:

• Endowed professorships.

• Faculty recruitment and retention.

• Professional development.

• Instructional support.

ROBUST STUDENT EXPERIENCE

(Investments: $172.5 million)

A hallmark of a DePauw education is an immersive, cocurricular environment – honors and fellows programs, athletics, Greek life, the arts and global study. The rigor of academic life is expanded with robust experiences that lead DePauw students to develop important skills and prepare them to be confident, ethical, successful leaders in their post-graduate endeavors. Toward that end, we invest in them through this capital fund focused on experiential learning.

Key initiatives include:

• Revitalization of residence halls, including the construction of a new first-year hall and renovation of legacy dorms.

• Creation of a Student Opportunity Fund to support study abroad, internships and research.

• Upgraded athletic facilities and endowed coaching positions.

THREE-SCHOOL FRAMEWORK (Investments:

$116 million)

The three-school framework is the cornerstone of the academic renewal pillar of the Bold & Gold 2027 strategic plan, which embraces DePauw’s core strengths while offering expanded interdisciplinary opportunities. This innovative and responsive approach unlocks student potential and responds to the world these graduates enter. This fund gives DePauw the opportunity to strengthen our competitive position and enhance our reputation as a university of choice.

The framework provides:

• Innovative academics that integrate the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Leadership and the Creative School.

• Interdisciplinary focus to encourage students to explore across disciplines, as future careers demand adaptability, creativity and vision.

THE FUND FOR DEPAUW

(Investments: $43.5 million)

Annual giving is the lifeblood of the university. Each year, friends and alumni provide support that is crucial to the permanent endowment. The Fund for DePauw represents:

• Annual giving that maintains the equivalent of $100 million in permanent endowment power every year.

• Immediate impact to support students, faculty and essential programs – keeping DePauw agile and competitive.

• A foundation for the future that supports endowed deans, facilities and flexible funds to respond as academic needs evolve.

THE DEPAUW DIFFERENCE OUR TIME, OUR GIFT

Every alumnus remembers the moment DePauw expanded their world. It might have been many years later that we understood just how transformative the experience was. These endowments present an opportunity to ensure that the best is yet to come for the next generation of DePauw students. Our legacy and our gift to DePauw will be:

• Supporting the inspiring professors who challenged and championed you.

• A tight-knit community where lifelong friendships are fostered in unique residential settings.

• Cocurricular growth and opportunities to lead, discover and grow beyond the books.

We are on the doorstep of a legacy that only a premier institution like DePauw can achieve. Your support of this campaign will power scholarships, advance faculty excellence, modernize facilities and programs and meet the moment to secure the future of DePauw and shape tomorrow’s leaders.

WHAT WILL OUR LEGACY BE?

Join us in transforming the lives of many and securing the future of DePauw through the impact and power of philanthropy.

– Edward Rector (1863-1925), benefactor and originator of the Rector Scholarship “

My investments in DePauw … are investments in humanity, in the men and women who are to carry on the work of our country and the world when you and I are gone … ”

Giving While Living

Ken and Carrie Melind Coquillette reflect on the joy of giving and ensuring the university they love continues to thrive.

Time, talent and, at first, just a little bit of treasure

As young alums, the Coquillettes gave generously of their time and talent – Ken offered career advice to DePauw University undergraduates, Carrie remained engaged with Kappa Kappa Gamma, and the couple hosted admissions events in their home. As their ties with DePauw deepened – their son, Kevin, enrolled at DePauw in 2011 – they served as volunteers for multiple class reunions.

But their philanthropic contributions started small. “Our first gift to DePauw was in 1982,” Carrie said. “It was $5.”

After joining the Alumni Board in 1994 and the Board of Visitors in 2008, Ken became a member of the Board of Trustees in 2011. During a board meeting, his friend and fellow DePauw trustee Timothy Ubben ’58 gave a speech that changed the way the Coquillettes thought about giving.

“The speech was called ‘Giving While Living’,” Ken said. “It was about how your heirs can give away money but there’s nothing better than seeing the fruits of your labor going to the students of today. It was the most expensive 15-minute speech of my life.”

I think about how giving to DePauw is not just for the students of today, but for the students of tomorrow.

– Ken Coquillette “ ”

The Coquillette Peer Consultants

In 2013, the Coquillettes made a $2 million gift to establish a peer-to-peer mentoring program through the Hubbard Center for Student Engagement. The program pairs sophomores with junior and senior mentors, called Coquillette Peer Consultants. The CPCs help mentees with everything from writing cover letters to preparing resumes to finding best-fit internships.

“I want our students to have a lot of options coming out and not feel like they have to take the first job offer they get,” Ken said. “In order to do that, we had to start preparing them earlier.”

The Coquillettes have seen the impact of their contributions on the DePauw student body. They revel in what Ken refers to as the “psychic income” they get in return.

“When we go back to campus, we have a celebration for the CPCs every year,” Ken said. “They tell their stories about kids whose lives they’ve impacted and how it helps prepare them for what they’re going to do. We see these living, breathing examples of philanthropy in action. It’s fun to see the metamorphosis that takes place in just four years.”

Preserving the secret sauce, securing the future

As co-chairs of Bold, Gold & You!, the Coquillettes want to ensure that the experiences and opportunities that have benefited previous generations of DePauw students continue to strengthen and evolve. “I think about how giving to DePauw is not just for the students of today, but

for the students of tomorrow,” Ken said. “DePauw is 187 years old. This didn’t just pop up overnight. There’s a lot of power in that. We’re going to celebrate 300- and 400-year anniversaries. This place is going to endure and thrive.”

To help the university reach these milestones, the Coquillettes are committed to securing the funds to make a DePauw education accessible for all students. “The secret sauce is the relationships people form here,” Carrie said. “To nurture those relationships, we have to continue to invest in our students and our campus community. It’s already great, but we can make it greater.”

“Why am I so passionate about DePauw?” Ken asked. “It’s where I met and married the woman of my dreams. My son came here and had a great experience. It prepared me for my business career. When I go back on campus and see the students of today, this is what we have to perpetuate. It’s our duty.”

Ken and Carrie Melind Coquillette, both 1982 graduates, are co-chairs of DePauw’s Bold, Gold & You! campaign.

An extended version of this article is at www.depauw.edu/ stories/.

ACCESS to the DREAM

How financial aid is shaping DePauw’s future

It’s hard to imagine DePauw without students like Ava Rennard ’26. As a first-year mentor, a tour guide in the admission office and the president of Delta Gamma, Rennard has become the quintessential example of campus leadership and service. Yet her story easily could have turned out differently.

“I wasn’t sure I was going to stay at DePauw,” she said. “When I came here, my life was in a really big transition.”

At the time, Rennard was dealing with challenges on multiple fronts. Like many firstyear students, she was learning how to adjust to an entirely new environment away from her home in Noblesville, Ind., and she was also navigating some difficult dynamics in her personal and family life.

But the biggest threat to her future at DePauw was a matter of dollars and cents. “When it came to not knowing if I was going to stay, for me, it was financial,” she said.

Rennard’s predicament is not uncommon.

For many talented and ambitious students just like her, financial considerations play a significant role in accessing four years of a DePauw education. When taking into account tuition, housing, meals and fees, DePauw’s sticker price can be daunting at first glance. Although the figure is on par with many of DePauw’s peer institutions, it is understandable that families might question how such an expense fits into their budgets.

Despite the challenges, Rennard soon discovered what so many DePauw students have come to know: she now belonged to a community that cares for each person as an individual.

“There are so many resources on campus that are willing to help,” she said. “I was able to go to the financial aid office and sit down with someone who said, ‘We want you to be here. Can we help with more aid? Can we help with loans? How can we get this figured out?’ That’s what it was for me. That’s when I realized this is where I was meant to be.”

From Dream to Reality

Rennard is in good company. In fact, among currently enrolled students at DePauw, more than 90 percent receive some form of financial aid. It’s a statistic that reflects the remarkable achievements of each student on campus, as well as the university’s commitment to making its world-class liberal arts education accessible to anyone who has what it takes to succeed, regardless of their family’s financial resources.

“Almost all of our admitted students tell us that scholarships and financial aid are important or very important in their enrollment decision,” said Mary Beth Petrie, vice president for enrollment management. “For many middle income families, $5,000 to $10,000 per year is the difference in making their dream of attending DePauw a reality. Students who are unable to access scholarships and aid to overcome that difference find their dreams at DePauw inaccessible.”

Some of the funds that help families close the financial gap come from outside sources, such as local community foundations or nationally recognized scholarship programs. Yet a significant percentage comes from within DePauw, drawing from the resources the university has set aside to honor students’ academic achievements and help meet each student’s unique financial need. These scholarships play a crucial role in establishing DePauw as a preferred destination for the most qualified prospects.

“There is a direct correlation between scholarships and enrollment,” Petrie said. “Bright and high-achieving students are attracted to DePauw, and they have many options to attend excellent colleges with scholarship offers. With great scholarship offers, DePauw can be more competitive in attracting top students. That also gives DePauw greater degrees of freedom in selecting students for admission and raising DePauw’s institutional profile, making every DePauw degree even more valuable.”

A Long-Term Impact

Meeting financial need isn’t just about creating an institutional advantage, however. More importantly, it’s about providing a transformative impact that will forever shape the lives of the students who receive it. Not only do scholarships and financial aid grant access to everything DePauw has to offer – including dedicated faculty, innovative learning

environments and a vibrant campus life – but they also open the door to opportunities far beyond each student’s four years in Greencastle.

Sheraya Smith ’20 can relate. As a young alumna with a degree in computer science, Smith has already experienced more in just a few years than most people do in an entire lifetime. And she credits much of this experience to the scholarship that brought her to DePauw and allowed her to pursue her education free from financial pressure.

“My parents suggested that I apply for the Rector Scholarship,” said Smith, a native of Crawfordsville, Ind. “I ended up receiving the scholarship, and that pretty much sealed my plans to come to DePauw. At the time, that wasn’t how I had ideally planned things to go. But looking back, I see now that it was such a huge gift and has set me up so well in many different ways.”

One of the most important aspects of Smith’s DePauw experience was a study abroad semester she spent in New Zealand during her junior year. For her, it was an ideal blend of academics and adventure in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. It was also the inspiration for an unconventional career goal that she would eventually set for herself after graduation – a goal to work for a predetermined period of time before taking an extended sabbatical to explore the world, serve others and cultivate her deep love of the outdoors.

After three years of employment with the company where she had previously been a summer intern, Smith followed through on her plan. She started with a six-week road trip across the northern United States, eventually making it to Alaska while visiting seven national parks along the way. Shortly thereafter, she embarked on a pair of 10-week service trips – one to Belize and one to South Africa. But the pinnacle of her sabbatical was the 200-day hiking expedition that took her through 14 states along the entirety of the Appalachian Trail.

Through it all, Smith grew as a person, tested her physical limits and enjoyed the culture of reciprocal generosity that unites fellow travelers on the trail. She walked away with tired legs and an insightful realization about herself and the close relationship between her own independence and need.

“I was carrying everything that I needed on my back, and it was my feet that were causing me to go from mile to mile,” she said. “But that’s only part of the story. I also realized just how vulnerable I was and how dependent I became on others.”

THE DEPAUW PROMISE

Starting in the fall of 2026, the university will meet 100 percent of the calculated financial need for every incoming first-year student.

This is a significant moment for the DePauw community and builds on a long history of alumni and friends paying it forward to the next generation. The DePauw Promise is central to a strategy that ensures student access to the full DePauw experience and all the opportunities that set it apart.

This is a time when the cost of college can seem out of reach for many and competition for talented students is as strong as ever. The DePauw Promise puts our university in a position to thrive and to recruit and retain the most talented students who have the desire and ambition to become leaders the world needs.

Where Support Meets Success

Smith’s realization reveals an important paradox – one that is just as true for a hiker in the Appalachian Mountains as it is for a student in Asbury Hall: when it comes to chasing one’s dreams, we can all use a little bit of help.

“Offering students substantial scholarships or financial aid that meets their calculated need has the potential to change their lives,” said Petrie. “It means elevating students to opportunities they dream of. That opportunity coupled with a DePauw education has an exponential effect on the community as these students leave DePauw to make an impact on the world.”

This is a vital part of the DePauw story. Through their own diligence and relentless selfdiscipline, generations of DePauw students have earned the right to continue their education in a place they can trust to equip them for a lifetime of success. Yet for many of these same students, the generosity of others and the support of the university community have played a vital role in making that education accessible and affordable.

Smith has a deep appreciation for this aspect of her DePauw experience. “The reason I was able to do this sabbatical year was, in large part, because of the Rector Scholarship,” she said. “Because of the Rector, I was able to graduate without debt, and that set me up so beautifully for this opportunity. I have so much to thank DePauw for.”

Since its founding, the university has enrolled some of its most outstanding students with the help of DePauw alumni and friends. If you know a student you think would excel on DePauw’s campus, please let us know by visiting depauw.edu/recommend or emailing admission@depauw.edu.

Dylan Conner ’26

Fishers, Indiana

How did you discover DePauw?

My dad. The reason Dad thought about DePauw was our good friend John Lowe ’89 and my great aunt Vickie Parker ’79. John is a friend and mentor, a rec league coach for years. I really didn’t even need to talk to John about DePauw. I had so much respect for him. If he’s associated with DePauw, that was good enough for me. I did talk to my great aunt Vickie, and I had never seen her so animated. She just lit up! It was clear to me there was something different about how DePauw affected people.

Did you visit?

On my first visit, I connected with Colt Slack, my track coach, and I felt so welcomed. The culture at DePauw was so locked in. I started to understand – through the track team, John and Vickie and others – how this was something for life. It’s more than four years.

What’s it been like now that you’re here?

My professors know me on a first-name basis. Our conversations are at a human level. We talk about the coursework, but we also talk about things beyond the subject matter. The opportunity to engage with people in positions of authority builds your confidence and broadens your perspective.

Another thing that stands out is DePauw’s culture and this desire to share and lift each other up. I felt it when I stepped on campus. Yes, it’s the greatest four years of your life. And it’s also a place where there’s growth and progression – and your peers are right there with you. There’s a shared discipline.

You’re a double major?

I love it. On the one hand, I have biochemistry, which is a ridiculous workload. It’s technical. It’s challenging. I’m learning how to use Excel and how to analyze data. On the other hand, my religious studies major gives me the opportunity to look at the human side of things. I’m analyzing human behavior, culture and how we relate to each other. DePauw opened my eyes to the possibilities that were out there for me.

JOHN LOWE ’89

“When I heard that Dylan had committed to DePauw, I was elated. I know there are a lot of good people at DePauw. Dylan fits. He has character and integrity.

I don’t lead kids directly to DePauw, but DePauw is something I talk about in their presence – quite often, they will tell you! I talk about the lessons I learned at DePauw, how it helped me be a thinker, a communicator, a teammate. I played tennis at DePauw. In some ways, maybe the die is cast as you come to DePauw – it attracts great kids. But I think the thing DePauw does with those great young people is push them to be the best they can be.”

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EAST COLLEGE IS DEPAUW UNIVERSITY.

East College is DePauw University. And it has long held our attention. Approach from Anderson Street, and its framed silhouette is a promise of arrival. Walk the campus, and it becomes the axis around which daily life and cherished ceremonies revolve. Though not the precise geographic center, East College remains the physical, historical and spiritual heart – a landmark that commands our attention nearly 150 years after its 1877 dedication.

No other building on campus rivals its stature. East College has

never been replaced and never truly been threatened, even as newer structures have come and gone. When age and time did cast doubt on its future, the DePauw community rallied, reaffirming the building’s singular place in our collective memory and ambition. Following its official listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, a fundraising campaign aimed to restore its architectural integrity and reconfigure it for modern use. Rededicated in 1981, its utility extends far beyond the classes and events it hosts. East College embodies DePauw’s aspirations, traditions and values.

On the day its cornerstone was laid, university officials proposed that the building would symbolize Indiana

Asbury’s intention to become a serious institution of higher learning – a beacon for liberal arts education in the Midwest. It was one of the first largescale, architecturally sophisticated buildings in Indiana devoted to education. It housed classes in theology, law, literature and more, including science labs in the basement. It had a chapel, designed to be “one of the finest audience rooms in the West.” It even had an observatory tower and was home to the library.

East College’s eclectic architecture– with its Second Empire style, French mansard roofs, slender Italianate columns, pointed Gothic arches and three handsome towers – bestowed DePauw with more than utility; it gave the university an enduring beauty and sense of place.

Its construction, spanning 13 years during a period of economic depression, was a testament to perseverance and community. The city of Greencastle; the Methodist conference; and individuals like professor John Clark Ridpath, Jesse Meharry and Washington C. DePauw united to make the building – and university – possible. Their names and likenesses still grace the halls of East College, reminders of the vision and sacrifice that built DePauw’s foundation.

As East College approaches its sesquicentennial, we celebrate not only its lasting presence, but also the inspiration that first brought it to life. Philosopher Robert C. Solomon notes that reverence is not passive awe but an active responsibility. How will we continue to revere East College? For so many of us, another visit to campus is all that is required to feel East College’s pull.

The east tower featured a cupola with tall windows. Climbing a ladder, one could access a refractory telescope to observe the heavens. The construction of McKim Observatory in 1884 made the modest East College tower lookout redundant. This was the same year Indiana Asbury became DePauw University. The west tower’s clock was a gift from the city of Greencastle and its citizens.

Why “East College”?

The name reflected a larger plan of campus expansion. Prior to construction of East College, the feature building to the west had been called simply “The Edifice.” University planners changed this impressive name to West College as they laid out designs for the growing campus as a series of parks.

East College would be the lone building in Center Park, West College would be in West Park, and a catch-all building in East Park would be named Middle College. South Park was newly purchased land and housed just one small building. McKim Observatory would be a mile from campus on what would be called University Park.

A Timeline

There will be new construction and adaptive re-use of signature buildings that preserves DePauw’s architectural character.

n Phase I: Mason and Lucy Rowland halls, Ubben Quad and West neighborhood Planning for Phase One is well underway, calling for Mason to close during the 2026-27 academic year with a complete interior overhaul that includes accessibility updates and the development of “semisuites” to support sophomore housing. Renovations will focus on maintaining the building’s historic character. Similar adaptations will follow for Lucy in 2027-28. There will be significant work in the outdoor spaces in Ubben Quad – Lucy, Mason and Rector Village. In addition, there will be light renovation to the duplexes and surrounding West neighborhood off Indiana Avenue.

Cornerstones of Community

Housing renewal plans take shape

Creating an exemplary student experience is a key pillar of the university’s strategic plan. As DePauw thinks about housing, the student experience is top of mind. Housing is more than construction, it’s the intentional creation of community.

At the core of DePauw’s plans is an ambitious discussion between DePauw leadership, students, alumni and faculty advisers. After a 2024 meeting with the Board of Trustees where we discussed the importance of housing to the student experience, Dr. White created the housing renewal task force.

Vice president for student affairs, John Mark Day notes that student housing is important in recruitment and retention. It can be a competitive advantage. DePauw’s plans start from a simple foundation: clean, comfortable places to live that support personal growth. Day adds, “This plan is bed-neutral. We continue to rely on our Greek houses, which are strong and buck national membership trends. Our housing plans will benefit all students, offering them places on campus to connect.”

One of the key findings of the housing task force is that the campus needs developmentally appropriate housing. This type of housing recognizes that the needs of a sophomore differ from those of a first-year student, and the needs of a senior differ from those of a junior.

Day said that a student who chooses to remain in the residence halls should move toward independence, with semi-suite-style housing during sophomore year and true apartment-style living in the duplexes and Rector Village as a junior and senior.

There also is a need for community and connection among the students in the housing communities. The design and construction of outdoor gathering and recreation spaces, and programs like enhanced living learning communities – communities built around specific academic or personal interests – can address this need.

n Phase II: South Quad

Plans include the construction of a first-year residence hall in the South Quad.

Co-chairs of the Housing Renewal Task Force

n Phase III: South Quad

This plan calls for a unification of the South Quad with renovation of Longden and Bishop Roberts halls, and the potential demolition of Humbert Hall.

The Universe in the University

By Chris White, senior professor of English

Every professor at DePauw has a story to tell of the enlivening integration of their professional lives with their teaching, and every student is the beneficiary of this journeying. After graduation, some alumni follow quite closely in their professors’ disciplinary (or interdisciplinary) footsteps. Others translate learned skills and critical thinking from one field to another. And many carry away something more akin to values or traits – like curiosity, inventiveness, a sense of community and collaboration or the means and determination to create positive change – as they forge new paths, expanding the known universe with their own unique vision.

came late to teaching at the university level.

At 40 years old, with an MFA in dramatic writing, I’d spent years building an active career in writing, music, theatre and film. An essential requirement for me was to find an academic home that took faculty members’ professional lives outside the classroom seriously so that I could continue to widen my artistic world and bring it back to my students.

With little experience working in academia, I also needed a place where I could develop as a teacher. DePauw University’s program in faculty development – the myriad ways in which it exhibits commitment to its faculty members’ growth –was key.

In addition to receiving devoted mentorship and delving into a plethora of workshops on pedagogy, my professional life thrived. Faculty development grants to work on my debut novel were instrumental to its eventual publication by Simon & Schuster. A summer stipend to create a new play led to a stage production, film adaptation and publication by Allyn & Bacon.

Experiences like these raised my creative and academic profile while influencing my course design, informing my advising and making me a more valuable mentor. My teaching, advising and professional ventures are forever intrinsically linked.

Course creation, research and other university projects reach not only across fields of inquiry but also around the globe. The gracious support of DePauw friends and alumni and the university’s commitment to faculty excellence as a key pillar of the Bold & Gold 2027 strategic plan help make this extensive reach possible.

I spoke with six DePauw professors to find out how they maintain momentum in their own professional lives; how they grow as scholars, artists and instructors; and how they benefit from DePauw’s focus on faculty development. Through these discussions, I toured Belgium, Japan, Uganda and the Bahamas. I explored the poetry in the interconnectedness of species, the allure of “cuteness” and the effects of human movement on well-being.

I suppose this is similar to what our students encounter in their professors’ classes – bright constellations of ideas, innovation and expertise from across great cultural, disciplinary and intellectual distances – the universe in the university.

Amy Eremionkhale

my Eremionkhale, assistant professor of business analytics in the School of Business and Leadership, is a prime example of a professor engaging in dynamic, wide-ranging research.

“My diversity of interests, including computational social science and the idea of machine learning, allows me to see things from unique perspectives,” she told me.

Her work in applied econometrics, for example, combines data collection with issues like the economics of healthcare. A research paper published in the Journal of Applied Business and Economics explores patients’ fidelity to their physicians’ treatment plans in relation to how much the patient pays for a doctor visit. Her findings, if put into policy, could impact health outcomes and even life expectancy.

Eremionkhale also co-wrote a paper titled “Fostering Belonging in Economics Education: A Flexible Model for Curriculum Integration,” presented at the American Economic Association. The paper explores the need to humanize and prioritize inclusivity in the theoretical models used in economics classrooms. And with the goal of encouraging more regulation, she’s currently analyzing data from TikTok to see how (and if) companies are interacting with deep fakes in their marketing.

Over the summer, through a DePauw Asher Grant for Social Sciences and a student/faculty summer research grant, Eremionkhale, four of her students and two additional scholars looked at a random sample of 10,000 tweets related to Juneteenth (data collected before Twitter’s transition to X). They worked through a time-intensive classification process, labeling the tweets by hand before feeding them into a supervised machine learning model. That training data helped the algorithm learn to detect patterns, and then the group used a more finely tuned version of the model to classify the rest of the tweets with greater nuance.

“This was the first time a machine learning model was trained specifically on Black American experiences related to Juneteenth,” Eremionkhale said. “Through the research, our goal was to

better understand how Juneteenth is emotionally and culturally represented in public discourse, and to help sentiment analysis tools interpret conversations about race and justice more accurately and respectfully.”

Citing her love for the DePauw community, she also has a wish list. “For our applied senior capstone, we hope to enlist alum-run companies where students can work for free, with faculty serving as guardrails,” she said. “And we love when our alums come back to talk about their careers.”

David Alvarez

avid Alvarez, professor of English, teaches a wide range of courses on Enlightenment literature and philosophy. He was also instrumental in forming DePauw’s Global Studies Fellows Program and is passionate about the value of literature for crosscultural understanding.

When I Zoomed with him over the summer, he had just completed his second stint as a Fulbright scholar, this time at Ghent University in Belgium. He finished a book manuscript titled Making Religion Safe for the World: Toleration, Empire and the Formation of the Secular in the Early English Enlightenment. Diciottesimo Secolo, a leading Italian academic journal, will publish part of his research.

Both the European Union parliament and NATO are in Belgium. Alvarez attended receptions or meetings over tea with the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, the U.S. ambassador to the EU, the chargé d’affair of NATO and the prime minister of the Kingdom of Belgium. He also went to events hosted by think tanks such as the German Marshall Fund, which promotes democracy and the trans-Atlantic alliance.

“Some of the most interesting moments for me have been conversations about the U.S. and international politics,” he said.

I asked him how his work applied to the current political situation.

“The class I developed and taught at Ghent, which I’ll offer at DePauw, looks at how Enlightenment-era plays think about religious difference. These plays,” Alvarez explained, “can teach us a lot about the limits and potential of how we practice religious toleration today.”

He also established contacts with universities in Belgium, Portugal and Germany where DePauw students might study abroad, and he made connections for student internships with organizations like NATO, the Vandenberg Coalition and the Foreign Service.

Alvarez brings back to DePauw all he’s learned in his recent travels – to discuss not only literature, but also what it offers regarding urgent matters at home and abroad.

Joe Heithaus

oe Heithaus is a professor of Engilsh teaching creative writing and literature who also helped lead the Environmental Fellows Program at DePauw. He spent the 2024-25 academic year on a sabbatical that included a month on Eleuthera in the Bahamas. There, he was a visiting poet and writer at The Island School, which offers experiential learning and houses a research station employing two marine ecologists.

When I spoke with him, he was still brimming with the experience. “I snorkeled a few times in the Green Castle blue hole,” he said with a laugh. “And on Eleuthera, believe it or not, there’s another ‘Greencastle.’”

Heithaus read extensively, kept a daily journal, cotaught classes at the school, watched each sunrise and emerged with a chapbook of original poetry as well as an idea for a first-year seminar called “Trees.”

The book “The Light Eaters” changed his worldview. Another book, The Tangled Tree, Heithaus said, “complicates Darwin’s tree of life,” encouraging him to see humans as composite beings made up of other living things (viruses, bacteria, etc.).

He’s taken four sabbaticals, each transformative. The first was in a French artists colony, in a lived experience of what he’d been reading about all his life, writing poems that seeded collections he would eventually publish.

His second sabbatical included four months in Taos, N.M., watching the shadows of the mountains recede across the high desert, the genesis of a section of his poetry book “Library of My Hands.” His third took place in Monte Verde, Costa Rica, where he became absorbed in both Quaker and scientific communities, staying for nine months and writing personal essays. The New York Times published one of these essays, “Loss in the Clouds.”

“Travel heightens appreciation and attention, and my collective sabbatical experiences have come back to the classroom in deep ways,” Heithaus said. “You know, we think there’s a word for everything, but there is no word for 95 percent of what we experience. The writer’s job is to attempt to find language for the unnamable, which is both frightening and exhilarating.”

Hiroko Chiba

iroko Chiba, professor of Japanese at DePauw, has interests in memory and handwriting in language learning, Anime and robot making. When I spoke with her, she was 13 hours away, in Kyoto, doing research for a winter term course called “Japanese Culture, Technology and Design.”

The course will explore “the philosophy of design principles in Japan, the spirit that goes into everything from crafting a bamboo plate to artwork to robotics engineering in Tokyo,” Chiba said.

Chiba’s spouse is Dave Berque, a DePauw computer science professor and vice president for academic affairs. The couple have a pet dog from Japan that is also a part of their research.

It just happens to be a robot manufactured by Sony.

Chiba and Berque investigate what is most appealing to humans across cultures in such a companion pet and what design principles are in play. Happy, their “puppy,” has a round body and eyes. It remembers faces and voices, does tricks and dances, squats and runs. Around Halloween, it acts a little scary, narrowing its eyes and playing foreboding music.

When I asked professor Chiba if she has developed feelings for Happy, she smiled. “If I stroke her chin or neck, Happy wags her tail,” she said. “You can hold her, and she’s warm. She likes to look at you. She’s become a part of our family.”

Happy is kawaii (the closest English translation is “cute”), a Japanese design principle that describes not only the designed object, but also actions, feelings and relationships. Engineers in Japan work on kawaii-ness.

“I want to call these companion robots a new species, in a way,” Chiba told me, “because they’re different than what they’re based on.”

Through experiments funded by National Science Foundation grants, she and Berque worked with students from DePauw and a Japanese engineering school investigating kawaii versus insect-like “ugliness” in human/machine relationships. One year, they took students to Japan to make their own robots with kawaii attributes.

“In a culture struggling with mental health,” Chiba posited, “might there be a place for robot pets – someone to wait at home for you, run to you when you arrive, make you smile?” Once it’s financially feasible, Chiba thinks there is.

Brian Wright

rian Wright is a professor of kinesiology at DePauw. He has a doctoral degree in human performance and exercise physiology with experience in quantifying competitive training and applied biomechanics.

“I’ve always had to defend kinesiology’s existence to those unfamiliar with the field,” he lamented, good-naturedly.

“Students often come to us with athletics, exercise or injury and rehabilitation experience, saying, ‘I want to be a physical therapist and work with athletes,’” he said. “However, time with students allows our faculty to share opportunities with them beyond their initial expectations. We study questions related to the impact movement has on chronic disease, mental health and the quality of life in our communities.

“How do we get middle-schoolers to move their bodies? How does arterial health relate to exercise? How do we create parks in cities that provide urban dwellers with movement opportunities? How do we work to transform our recommendations for health and wellbeing into policy?”

Faculty/student research

opportunities drew Wright to his DePauw position.

One such project quantified the metabolic rate of walking on an inclined treadmill in various body positions with the use of handrail support. Wright advised a senior project on the idea, which then evolved into a first-year seminar course that engaged all its students in research experiences.

Three third-year students mentored the FYS students through the semester. Then they collected more data for a summer research experience, ultimately presenting their findings at the American College of Sports Medicine conference.

Wright’s personal background in swimming led to a recent grant from the California Interscholastic Federation to conduct research on backstroke starting devices, or “wedges.”

“Collaborating with DePauw students as well as colleagues,” he said, “we measured the mechanics of the backstroke racing start to provide governing bodies with information to evaluate safety parameters.”

Wright is excited about the department’s future. “The faculty has the most diverse set of educational backgrounds and academic experiences it’s ever had,” he said. “We have so many ways to talk to students about opportunities in the field they otherwise may have never known existed.”

Sharon Crary

haron Crary, a professor of biochemistry and the first director of the DePauw Global Health Program, has lived a two-pronged professional life, and is now embarking on a third.

When we talked, she explained that she had begun working in disease research at a hospital in Lacor in northern Uganda during the Ebola outbreak in 2000. In 2011, she partnered with the hospital through a nonprofit to provide financial and grant writing support. Since then, the hospital has been able to add an orphanage and a home for developmentally disabled children.

Last year, Crary’s work in Uganda came to DePauw. She taught a course titled “Project Development and Health Funding in Uganda,” which she developed during a sabbatical. The course combines School of Business and Leadership priorities with global health concerns to teach real-world skills.

“Students’ final projects required measurables and project deliverables,” Crary said. “I told them I’d take worthy projects back with me to show to the hospital, so the class took on profound meaning.”

One student, for example, wrote a grant proposal for performing sickle cell anemia screenings at birth. Some student projects are already on their way to implementation in Uganda.

Professors’ personal passions often enrich and inform their academic lives. When Crary’s older son was diagnosed with autism in college, she saw the need for better support for neurodiverse students at DePauw.

“I researched current university best practices on neurodiversity and submitted two grant proposals,” Crary told me. “The first was funded last summer. It will create sensory-friendly spaces and social engagement opportunities. The remaining proposal focuses on college transitions and academic skills support.”

Both initiatives call for faculty and staff professional development.

On campus, she worked with an autistic student to create one-pagers for admitted students who are neurodiverse. These resources cover subjects like what to expect in the first few days and what to expect as a continuing student.

“Neurodiverse students don’t get to DePauw without support,” Crary said, “and once they get here, they need to keep getting it. We’re aiming not just for awareness, but for acceptance, welcoming.”

First Light

MCKIM OBSERVATORY

is celebrating the 140th anniversary of its “first light,” the date of the first night sky observance made from the historic landmark located northeast of campus. Events kicked off on the official anniversary date, Aug. 26, with a presentation from DePauw professors Howard Brooks, Mary Kertzman and Alex Komives. A series of talks, special open houses and other community initiatives continue through December. Of note at McKim are recent updates, including a new display for the antique Astral lantern, archival materials and the ongoing transition of the Clock Room to a McKim history museum.

Storytelling for Impact

ZARTASHA MUSHTAQ ’25 is one of a small group of students selected from 11,000 worldwide applicants to participate in the CNN Academy “Voices of the South” fellowship. The program seeks to invest in emerging journalism from the Global South, across regions often at the epicenter of global health emergencies but underrepresented in coverage. Associate professor of English, communication and theatre Renee Thomas-Woods said of her newswriting student, “Zartasha is a big thinker with creative ideas and a heart to improve the world.” Mushtaq said, “I’m incredibly honored to have been chosen and was so happy to share with professors and staff who have supported me.” She graduates in December.

Prindle Institute Receives Grant

THE PRINDLE INSTITUTE’S student fellowship experience received a $500,000 grant from the Wake Forest Educating Character Initiative. With this funding, DePauw will help lead a major national collaboration, the Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership, aimed at strengthening civil discourse and character education.

Historic

Marker

PERCY LAVON JULIAN, Class of 1920, was recently honored with the unveiling of a historic marker in his hometown of Montgomery, Ala. A public ceremony lauded his groundbreaking contributions to science, his community and the world at large.

Movie Premiere

DREW POWELL ’08 appeared in “The Unbreakable Boy,” a film drama featuring Zachary Levi, Meghann Fahy and Patricia Heaton. Powell, visiting campus as a Creative School Alumni Advisory Board member, hosted a premiere at Greencastle’s Ashley Square Cinema.

The Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Partnership unites DePauw with Harvard University, Stanford University, Santa Fe Community College, St. Philip’s College and California State University, Bakersfield, in a three-year collaboration. The Prindle Institute will host the partnership’s annual summer convention on campus each year.

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Growing Green & Gold Together

AS DEPAUW PREPARES THE WAY for Seminary Square, a new mixed-use development across from The Inn at DePauw, progress continues on several fronts. Several local businesses are finding success with the mentorship and support of the Green and Gold initiative’s business incubator fund. The YMCA’s pool renovation has moved into its final stages, promising an improved community space for health, wellness and recreation. And plans for the Ashley Square Cinema are progressing. As with all these efforts, the goal is to strengthen connections between campus and community. The Growing Green & Gold Together program is a collaborative effort by DePauw and the City of Greencastle, with generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc.’s College and Community Collaboration initiative.

New Scholarship

FIVE ALUMNI surprised

Dave Berque with a new endowed scholarship in his name. Funded entirely by former students, the Dr. Dave Berque Endowed Scholarship will support future computer science students and continue Berque’s legacy of academic guidance and lifelong connection.

Economic Impact Report

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY has a direct impact on the economy of west central Indiana. The university employs hundreds and supports many more through the purchasing of goods and services and through other activity with direct and indirect economic impacts. Scan the code with your phone to view the 2025 DePauw University Economic Impact Report.

Global Challenge Met

A TEAM OF DEPAUW STUDENTS, competing against 61 other teams from 16 countries, secured an impressive runnerup finish at the Spencer Global Student Risk Management Challenge. The team of Darcy Tran ’26, Kai Nguyen Dam ’25, Nga Nguyen ’26 and Nghi Le ’26 began preparing for the seven-month competition last August. They acted as risk management consultants, developing comprehensive reports and presentations based on a real-world case study. Zhixin Wu, professor of business analytics and the team’s faculty adviser, said of their performance: “Their presentation was dynamic and fluent. As an all-international student team, they demonstrated outstanding growth, professionalism and teamwork.”

Castiglione del Lago, Umbria

AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION, directed by professors Rebecca Schindler and Pedar Foss and including a team of DePauw students, has discovered evidence for a lost Etruscan and Roman sanctuary on the shores of Lago Trasimeno in the heart of Italy. The remains include an Etruscan cobblestone road and a monumental Roman fountain house and bath complex. More information regarding their collaborative international research project is at: trapdigitalmuseum.org.

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State of the University

Mental Health Award

PRESIDENT LORI S. WHITE welcomed community partners to campus for the 2025 State of the University breakfast. Local civic, religious, nonprofit and university leaders were joined by state and federal representatives to review DePauw’s progress on the Bold & Gold 2027 strategic plan and preview the academic year ahead.

2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award Welcome Package

Insight into Academia 2025 Mental Health and WellBeing Award. The honor recognizes outstanding commitment to fostering a culture of mental health wellness and belonging through innovative support for the emotional well-being of students, faculty and staff.

WHAT I’M READING

Bob Weaver ’93, senior director of communications

“A WALK IN THE PARK” BY

KEVIN

FEDARKO

Reading on summer vacation is reading with something extra – more time, different geography and, usually, a little more sun on the page. One ritual of my summer travel is visiting a local bookstore. On a recent trip to southwest Texas and New Mexico, I was fortunate enough to find op. cit. books in Taos, N.M.

Taos is full of natural beauty, so I walked into that bookstore primed for Kevin Fedarko’s “A Walk in the Park,” with its colorfully illustrated cover depicting the multi-hued landscape of the American Southwest. I was certain “A Walk in the Park,” the story of two guys tackling the monstrous task of traversing the Grand Canyon on foot, was the perfect southwest U.S. vacation match. And the subtitle, “The True Story of Spectacular Misadventure in the Grand Canyon,” promised a little levity.

The “misadventure” is really just an entry point. The canyon and its community are its heart. Fedarko and outdoor photographer Pete McBride attempt to travel across the massive canyon “off the couch” with the same level of preparation they might have given an assignment to cover a rodeo or weekend travelogue. This initial disaster imbues Fedarko and McBride with humanity and makes them relatable. They are not former Navy SEALs, although by the end of the trip, the canyon had whipped them into the best shape of their lives.

A community that advocates for the canyon embraces Fedarko and McBride, wanting – even needing – them to succeed. And when the pair reboot their traverse attempt, the story unspools in rewarding fashion. Fedarko’s story weaves memoir, canyon geology and ecology, its human historical context, exploitation and progress and genuine awe to create something special.

“A Walk in the Park” is addictive. I wanted to stay under its spell. Toward that end, I’ve put a couple of photo journals by McBride on hold: “The Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim” and “The Colorado River: Chasing Water.”

PUBLISHED & PRODUCED

JAMES A. BECKEL JR., emerita professor of music, saw his most recent composition, “Memoirs in Time,” receive its world premiere at Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis.

ELIZA BROWN, Cassel Grubb university professor of music

“The Listening Year at Big Walnut Creek,” a multi-movement piece for cello, percussion and electronic audio.

DEBORAH GEIS, professor of English “Culinary Cinema: Appetite, Narrative, and Community in Contemporary Film.”

LAURA LEFFLER ’00

“Tell Them You Lied,” her first novel, dives into suspense in the New York City art world.

ROGER NELSEN ’64

“The Genius of Gaudi: Geometry and Architecture,” published by the American Mathematical Society.

VICTORIA GREISING NEWBURN ’07

“The Weaver and the Welder,” a blend of personal stories and spiritual wisdom.

ROBERT SHERMAN ’18

“Lessons From the Front,” a young reporter finds himself in the middle of two geopolitical crises.

REBECCA WINNING ’74

“Lullaby of Love, Selected Poems,” published by Indiana Paintbrush Poets/ Pearn and Associates.

DePauw teams continue year of conference success

AFTER FALL AND WINTER SEASONS that produced conference championships for football, women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s basketball, DePauw athletics teams carried the winning momentum into the spring.

On the softball diamond, DePauw shared the regular season North Coast Athletic Conference title with Denison before outlasting the Big Red in a 10-inning thriller to capture the conference tournament championship. The victory secured the Tigers’ 15th appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship, extending a storied tradition of postseason excellence.

The women’s track and field team claimed both the indoor and outdoor NCAC team titles. Two Tigers also advanced to the NCAA Division III indoor championships (Liberty Scott ’27 in

the 60-meter hurdles and Katie Moore ’25 in the pentathlon), while three advanced to the outdoor national championship (Scott in the 100-meter hurdles, Moore in the heptathlon and Sophie Porter ’25 in the 10,000-meter run).

For the second consecutive year, Becky Williams ’26 brought home the individual NCAC women’s golf title, shooting a 3-over 219 for the weekend and finishing 12 strokes ahead of the second-place golfer. She went on to compete at the NCAA Division III Championships, entering the competition as the fifth-ranked women’s golfer in the nation, and she was also selected as a first-team All-American by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association.

Solid Contact: Carter Knoll ’25

DURING THE FIRST INNING of one of his final collegiate baseball games, Carter Knoll ’25 took a moment to pause and let it all sink in.

“I looked down the long dugout and saw everybody cheering for the next batter,” he recalled. “I tried to take a mental picture of that. I was seeing a group of guys who all came from different backgrounds, but who all became best friends through everything we had experienced together.”

For Knoll, that brotherhood is precisely what drew him to DePauw. After spending his first year at another university, he was ready for a new environment where he could more meaningfully connect with others and find a deeper sense of belonging.

“The biggest thing for me is community,” said the kinesiology major from Plainfield, Ind. “I’m a big people person, and when I visited DePauw, I just felt like people wanted to talk. There were so many opportunities on campus for community, and that really drew me in.”

Looking back on his time as a Tiger, Knoll cherishes the range of experiences he’s shared with teammates: long bus rides, hard practices and, of course, the memorable first-inning home run he hit as a senior against Wabash. As he looks toward the future and prepares for a career in nursing, he recognizes that his athletic journey has been an instructive one.

“There’s a lot of ups and downs in baseball, but I feel like it gave me so many life lessons,” he said. “You’re not going to stay at the top the whole year, and you’re not going to stay at the bottom the whole year.”

Knoll has learned to anchor himself to sources of stability, such as faith and a commitment to serving others. That’s why he found outlets to get involved off the baseball field, taking on a leadership role in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serving on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and leveraging his academic expertise as a STEM guide for anatomy and physiology.

Through it all, Knoll enjoyed a front-row seat to what makes DePauw unique – and what he saw so beautifully displayed when he looked across that dugout at all his teammates.

“This place is built on relationships,” he said. “The guys I live with have become my best friends. The people in my classes have become my best friends. I want to shape my life around the people I’ve met here.”

Meet some of the Tigers behind the mission

Annual

Fund and Program Officer, Alumni Engagement and Annual Fund

ERIN CONFER-STAGGERS

Associate Director of Volunteer and Institutional Partnerships, Alumni Engagement

LEXIE MANOR ’22 is your go-to for staying connected to DePauw. Curating alumni spotlights and highlighting class notes through digital campaigns, Lexie helps Tigers everywhere relive the moments that make DePauw unforgettable.

Her DePauw journey was inspired by her grandfather, former football coach Bill Lynch. As a little girl, Lexie spent time on the very campus that would later shape her life.

“I vividly remember my grandpa saying, ‘DePauw is a special place, unlike anything I’ve ever experienced,’” she said. “He was right. It’s the people who make DePauw the special place that it is. The alumni network played a huge role in my decision to attend DePauw. Hearing their stories and feeling that sense of community is what drew me here.

“Now, it’s come full circle that my role is to highlight that same incredible network and share its stories with a digital audience. I get to shine a light on the Tigers who continue to make this place so special.”

Today, as DePauw’s digital gift officer, Lexie invites all alumni to share their story – whether it’s a career milestone, a class note or a favorite campus memory.

CONNOR SMITH ’23 brings passion, excitement and a deep sense of Tiger Pride to his role on the alumni engagement and annual fund team. A former football player, Connor understands firsthand the impact of DePauw’s student-athlete experience. He now helps alumni-athletes stay connected to the programs and traditions that shaped them.

“Being a student-athlete at an institution as steeped in tradition, onfield success and academic excellence as DePauw is meaningful,” he said. “From winning conference titles to getting oncein-a-lifetime experiences on the other side of the world, DePauw molded me into who I am today. I feel it’s my duty to do what I can for the next generation of Tiger athletes.”

Whether through annual giving, Monon Bell tailgates or programs connecting current student-athletes to DePauw’s vast alumni network, Connor’s work ensures the continuity of Tiger success. With your gift to The Fund for DePauw, you can impact the lives of DePauw student-athletes, ensuring a robust experience on and off the field of competition.

For ERIN CONFER-STAGGERS, DePauw is more than a campus – it’s family. After spending the last 25 years working in roles across campus, she now helps Tigers across the country stay connected to the university and each other.

“I get to build bridges between alumni and the place that shaped them –whether they’re in Indianapolis, Chicago, Nashville, Phoenix or cities across the globe,” she said. “No matter where you go, DePauw goes with you.”

As associate director of volunteer and institutional partnerships, Erin leads regional events and partnerships that bring alumni together for conversation, celebration and connection. Her work helps DePauw feel like home, no matter where life takes you.

Looking Ahead

Alumni Leadership Transitions: Welcoming New Voices

Mark your calendar for these special fall 2025 moments:

OCT. 2–4

OLD GOLD WEEKEND

Reignite your Tiger pride during a weekend full of DePauw traditions, tailgates, awards and more.

NOV. 7–8

ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

Honor the legacy of DePauw’s finest athletes who raised the bar, on and off the field.

NOV. 15

MONON BELL TAILGATE AND TELECASTS

Gather with Tigers nationwide to cheer for the Bell, whether you’re on the lot, in the stands or tuning in with friends at a regional watch party. Want to host a watch party in your city? Contact Erin at econfer@depauw.edu.

Save the date for even more Tiger moments, coming spring and summer 2026.

APRIL 17–18

COMING TOGETHER WEEKEND

MAY 15

WELCOME TO THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, CLASS OF 2026!

JUNE 4–7

ALUMNI REUNION WEEKEND 2026

DePauw University is proud to introduce the new executive leadership of several alumni and family engagement boards, each working to strengthen the lifelong DePauw connection across generations and identities.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Guiding the Alumni Board through a new chapter of strategic engagement and alumni advocacy are:

Melinda Haag ’81, president

Laura Pearce ’10, vice president Eric Wolfe ’04, secretary

GOLD (GRADUATES OF THE LAST DECADE) ALUMNI BOARD

Focused on energizing and connecting DePauw’s youngest alumni, the new GOLD Executive Committee includes:

Kya Simmons ’16, president

Emma Bailey ’21, vice president

Connor McAndrew ’16, secretary

TUCKER E. WILSON BLACK ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (TEWBAA)

Leading with a vision to celebrate and support both alumni and students, the Tucker E. Wilson Black Alumni Association liaisons are:

Yvonne Williams ’09 Palak Effinger ’02

FAMILY ADVISORY BOARD (FAB)

Serving as a liaison between families, students and the university, the Family Advisory Board is currently led by: Miriam Cleveland ’93, co-chair Ty Snouffer ’93, co-chair

Let’s stay connected through timeless traditions, unforgettable events and the DePauw moments that keep us united. LET’S KEEP WRITING THE DEPAUW STORY, TOGETHER. Connect with us anytime: alumnioffice@depauw.edu | depauw.edu/alumni

Gatherings

DePauw alumni seek out opportunities to connect with each other and with their alma mater. Oncampus gatherings and meetups through the spring and summer keep those bonds strong. Stay in touch by making plans to visit campus or attending one of our regional events.

DePauw alumni gathered in Cleveland for The Musical Theater’s performance of “I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road,” written by Nancy Ford ’57 and Gretchen Cryer ’57 – the trailblazing musical theater writing team. A special reception honored Gretchen and Nancy.

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1951

Elizabeth “Betty” Wright was featured in a Delta Zeta magazine article written by Jean Gileno Lloyd ’94. Betty has a collection of 1,817 nativities, which she has

collected from around the world including her time living in Afghanistan. She attended Alumni Reunion Weekend in June and plans to attend her 75th reunion next year.

Members of Alpha Tau Omega Class of 1967. Pictured (from left) Joe Newlin ’67, Thomas A. McGurk Jr. ’68, Thomas L. Kerr III ’67, Ronald S. Miller ’67, Thomas A. Drew ’67, William S. Parker ’67, Stephen R. S. Martin ’67, Daniel C. Blaney ’67, Stephen D. Boyce ’70 and William D. Bucher ’67.

1961

Thomas L. and Katherine (Kathy) Ault Brunkow ’64 retired in 2017 and moved to MonteCedro senior community in southern California to be near family. In January 2025 their town, Altadena, was devastated by the Eaton Canyon wildfire. Their evacuation was harrowing. A fireman awakened them at 5 a.m., directing them to board buses that took them, through streets with fires burning on both sides, to the Pasadena Civic Center. Residents from other senior facilities were there, and they found places to stay that day. They were evacuated for 61 days. MonteCedro’s buildings did not burn down but needed repair from wind and smoke damage. The primary delay was the return of potable water. They were fortunate to have friends who invited them to share their homes. Three of them were DePauw friends, Thomas P. Blake ’61, Thomas A. Bowman ’70 and David S. Cannom ’62. They are grateful to be back home in MonteCedro and are adjusting to the tragic loss of lives and homes in Altadena. They are also amazed that, in a time of dislocation and trauma, they found such support in the warm and welcoming lifeline from their DePauw friends.

1964

Roger B. Nelsen is the author of “The Genius of Gaudí: Geometry and Architecture, ” published by the American Mathematical Society. (See page 39.)

1967

Several members of the Alpha Tau Omega Class of 1967 have met annually in Greencastle since their 50th reunion in

2017. They are often joined by brothers from other classes. (See photo.)

1968

On April 5, five football teammates of Richard “Rock” Klein ’69, who died in January, represented their football teammates at Klein’s Celebration of Life in Kenilworth, Ill. (See photo.)

Bruce P. Spang, former poet laureate of Portland, is the author of two novels, “The Deception of the Thrush” and “Those Close Beside Me.” His most recent collection of poems, “All You’ll Derive: A Caregiver’s Journey,” was published in 2020. He’s also published four other books of poems, including “To the Promised Land Grocery” and “Boy at the Screen Door” (Moon Pie Press) along with several anthologies and chapbooks. He is the poetry and fiction editor of the Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine. His poems have been published in Connecticut River Review, Red Rover Magazine, Great Smokies Review, Kalopsia Literary Journal and other journals across the United States. He teaches courses in fiction and poetry at the University of North Carolina Asheville and lives in Candler, N.C., with his husband, Myles Rightmire, and with their five dogs, five fish and 30 birds.

Rudy H. Volkmann’s published compositions have passed the 250 mark, including a symphony for concert band. The United States Coaches Association recently awarded him a Maltre d’Ames ranking as a fencing instructor. He teaches fencing five nights a week, plays his tuba, gardens and cares for his rescue pets.

Members of the Class of 1975 that traveled to Freiberg, Germany. Front row (from left): Christine Hewlitt Kinsey ’76, Kathy Ritzer Farren, Janice Gooch Heipler, Sondra Baughman Brewster and Sandra Watters Reinicker. Back row: Bradley J. Kinsey, Gary E. Thompson, William B. Semmer, Todd Plymate and Jon R.

1969

Robert Crane is a 1971 master’s graduate of the University of Miami and its Frost School of Music. April 8 marked the school’s 100th

Landmark districts in the country, known for its streets of 19th- and 20th century buildings. But decades ago, the status the city now celebrates was not a foregone conclusion. As a young attorney in the ’70s, Alcorn played a key role in early advocacy efforts, cultivating appreciation for the city’s heritage and making a case for protecting Madison’s character-defining landmarks.

1972

James D. Aschmann and David W. Claiborne ’71 (Phi Delts) met up in Pulaski, N.Y., in July 2024. (See photo.)

1974

Rebecca Winning has launched “Lullaby of Love, Selected Poems,” published by Indian Paintbrush Poets/Pearn and Associates. (See page 39.)

1975

anniversary. At an all-day celebration on the Coral Gables, Fla., campus, Robert was extremely proud to be among 100 alumni awarded centennial medals.

1970

Judith A. Edstrom has earned a place on West Lafayette (Ind.) High School’s Wall of Fame.

1971

Merritt Alcorn received Indiana Landmarks’s 2025 Williamson Prize for outstanding leadership in historic preservation. Today, downtown Madison, Ind., qualifies as one of the largest contiguous National Historic

1978

Russ Schwartz has been appointed vice president for academic affairs at Liberia International Christian College in the city of Ganta (Gompa), Republic of Liberia. Russ teaches undergraduate research online from his home in Indianapolis and on campus for several weeks each year. He plans to devote the next few years to improving the school’s curricula.

1980

DePauw alumni celebrated their 45th reunion of studying abroad by returning to Athens, Greece, and the islands of Milos, Santorini and Crete. (See photo.)

At the 50th reunion of the Class of 1975 group that went to Freiburg, Germany, second semester of their junior year (January-May 1974), the group had a great time discussing the trip and catching up on their lives. (See photo.)

1976

Robert E. Curry, Raymond A. Bach ’75, Ulli Rollinger Munroe ’78, Stephen R. Munroe ’76, Kevin M. Flynn ’75 and Melanie McKoane Flynn ’82 celebrated their 1975 spring break trip to Negril, Jamaica (minus Melanie Lynn). (See photo.)

R. Lee Wilson is the author of “Women’s Crusader,” a numberone new release in education biographies on Amazon. See his website, www.drlwilson.com, for more about his book.

Ian Davidson, an oboist, gave solo concerts and masterclasses at universities and conservatories in England, Mexico, Argentina, Poland, Uruguay and Brazil as part of seven 2024–25 international concert tours. In January his most recent composition, “Sentinels,” was published by TrevCo Music Publishing. Ian is principal oboe of the Austin (Texas) Opera Orchestra; associate principal oboe/ English horn of the Austin Symphony Orchestra; and Regents’ Professor, University Distinguished Professor, and professor of international studies at Texas State University.

Priscilla Pope-Levison, research professor of practical theology at Perkins School of Theology, received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the

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Wesleyan Theological Society. She received the award March 14, during the organization’s annual meeting at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. WTS grants this award to a society member to honor lifetime achievement in Wesleyan/ holiness scholarship and in service to the WTS. She has been an active WTS member for nearly 20 years and is a past president. She is the recipient of the Smith/Wynkoop Book Award for her book, “Building the Old Time Religion: Women Evangelists in the Progressive Era” (NYU Press, 2014).

1981

Jeffrey C. Bird is the recipient of the 2025 Greater Muncie (Ind.) Chamber of Commerce Legacy Award. The award recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the MuncieDelaware County community. Jeffrey is president of Indiana University Health East Region and a lifetime resident of Delaware County.

Lisa A. Hendrickson received a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Butler University in December 2024.

Wanda Thruston was named 2025 Top Nurse of Influence by the Indiana Nurses Foundation. She was selected as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, one of the profession’s highest honors.

1982

Seven Lambda Chi Alphas met in northern Wisconsin at Tim Maloney’s cabin near Hazelhurst. The guys enjoyed pickleball, fishing, watching the ski show at Lake Minocqua and getting caught up.

1985

Lori L. Spoon is in Sydney, bringing customer and broker leadership to the Australia/ New Zealand regions with Berkshire Hathaway Specialty.

1986

Dr. Parker Hays presented a TEDx talk titled, “More Nows: An ER Doctor’s Prescription for Longevity,” in mid-2025. He has been a practicing emergency physician and professor and is now the founder of Lasting Impact Wellness Group, a coaching and consulting firm for leaders, and Lasting Impact Wellness. a podcast that has been ranked in the top 25 percent in health and wellness on Apple.

Michael A. Moffatt has joined the nationwide employment law firm of Jackson Lewis P.C. as a principal in the Indianapolis office. He has nearly 30 years of experience in employment litigation.

1988

Sarah Fischer Lannom retired from her role as associate general counsel at North Carolina State University. In recognition of her service to the state of North Carolina, she received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine honor. She has joined the Raleigh, N.C., office of Womble Bond Dickinson as senior counsel, practicing employment law with an emphasis in the area of higher education.

1989

Jeffrey D. Hamilton was appointed chief executive officer of zone Americas by Nestlé’s board of directors and is a member of the group executive board.

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1991

Joshua T. Block was recognized with a 2024 Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing Best in Business Award for his work on the video “Rare Toads or Clean Energy? An Environmental Law Fight in Nevada.” The video is available on YouTube.

Michael Catalano and Katie Kimbrell (University of Georgia) welcomed Lillian “Lilly” Quinn Catalano to the family on Jan. 6, 2025. Being an overachiever, Lilly has already requested an application packet.

1992

Clarenda M. Phillips is provost at Missouri State University.

1993

Bradley C. Clement and classmates honored the memory of Henry Najdeski ’93 with a climb of Mount Kilimanjaro – the highest mountain on the African continent. The group raised funds for Henry’s scholarship at Canterbury School of Fort Wayne, Ind. Clement, a mountain guide and expedition leader, organized the trip. He said, “Henry was loved by everyone, and the climb was phenomenal and meaningful and a very worthy challenge far outside the comfort zones for the team members. It was a special moment to reconnect for such a great purpose in an amazing part of the world.” Further tribute gifts can be made at: canterburyschool.org. (See photo, page 46.)

1994

Megan Jones Kight has joined the Washington D.C. office of Ogletree Deakins as counsel. She practices federal immigration law.

Noël Gilchrist Rooks recently accepted a position as a trauma surgery nurse practitioner with the trauma, burn and emergency general surgery service at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Illinois.

1995

Matt Kreutz joined Milwaukeebased private equity firm Borgman Capital as the managing director of deal originations. He is based in Indianapolis with responsibility for sourcing direct investment opportunities in Indiana and the surrounding region.

1996

Rick Browne, associate professor of Xavier Health Services Administration, was recognized as one of Xavier University’s 2025 Teachers of the Year.

Timothy E. Keating was part of a skydiving group that broke the national altitude record for Iceland. The previous record was 21,000 feet, and his group

jumped from 24,000 feet. (See photo.)

1998

Drew Powell, featured in the film “The Unbreakable Boy, ” attended the exclusive premiere hosted by DePauw Feb. 20 at Ashley Square Cinema. He is known for his roles in popular television series like “Gotham” and “Ponderosa.” (See page 36.)

2000

Laura Leffler wrote “Tell Them You Lied,” a novel, published in May. (See page 39.)

2001

Brendan Rodman was nominated to become a member of the Colorado Bar Foundation Board of Trustees, whose purpose is to provide grants to various organizations and programs promoting the advancement of jurisprudence and the administration of justice throughout the state. He left his position of seven years on the board of directors of Learn Your Rights in the Community, whose purpose is to educate young people to feel empowered to exercise their Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth amendment rights. He currently lives in Morrison, Colo., with his wife and two boys.

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2003

David W. Emison is president of SDS Rx, a leader in last-mile logistics for the healthcare industry. He will focus on driving innovation, growth and service excellence.

2004

David V. Blackburn II, after working for the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens for the past 17 years as the director of college scouting, accepted a position with the Washington Commanders as the director of player personnel at the beginning of the 2024 season. He played a role in turning the team from a fourwin season in 2023 to a 12-win and NFC championship finalist season in 2024.

2005

Brad M. Ward has been selected to become Indiana Landmarks’s next president and chief executive officer. Indiana Landmarks is a statewide nonprofit that advocates for and helps people save historic sites and landmarks.

2006

Stephanie Snell Chaudhary, assistant general counsel for OneAmerica Financial, received the ASPIRE Excellence in Execution award.

She serves on the OneAmerica Financial legal team, supporting human resources. Her job entails everything from vendor contract reviews and litigation to associate employee benefits. She played an integral part in the transition of the recordkeeping business.

2007

Lindsay A. Bartlett is the director of development at Catherine Cook School.

Victoria Greising Newburn is the author of “The Weaver & Welder: A Memoir of Sacred Musings.” The book is a blend of personal stories and spiritual wisdom. (See page 39.)

2009

Ellen Dollarhide McCoy is the associate director of the Center for Civics, Education, and Opportunity at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Washington D.C. She leads the organization’s education policy efforts.

Kurt White and Eric Johnson were married on Oct. 25, 2024, in Indianapolis. (See photo.)

Alexandra L. Neff has joined Oxford Financial Group Ltd., a registered investment adviser in Indianapolis.

Tom O’Donnell was named director of admissions at St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis on July 1, 2025.

Beth Towle was granted tenure and promotion to associate professor at Salisbury University. She is a faculty member in the English department and the associate director of the university’s writing center.

2010

Katherine E. Colvin has joined the Carlson Caspers intellectual law firm as counsel.

Ellen C. Mail is an independent clinical social worker and recently opened her own private practice. First Crocus Psychotherapy supports clients experiencing mental health challenges during the perinatal period; struggling with depression/ anxiety; or coping with chronic illness, bereavement and anticipatory loss. Prospective clients are invited to visit firstcrocuspsychotherapy.com for additional information.

2011

Caitlin B. McNeil has joined Barclay Damon’s commercial litigation and complex trials practice area. (See photo.)

2013

Katelyn Hendrickson Juerling became a partner at the Indianapolis law firm of Norris Choplin Schroeder LLP on Jan. 1, 2025. Additionally, on March 18, 2025, Kate and her husband, Alex, joyfully welcomed their first child, Nina Grace Juerling.

Nora Murphy Heist was appointed to the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the coordinating body for the state’s systems of colleges and universities. Heist is an assistant professor and the basic course director in the School of Communication and Journalism at Eastern Illinois University, where her peers elected her 2024 Faculty Laureate for excellence in teaching general education classes. As the recipient of a 2024 EIU Collaborative Redesign Initiative Grant, she has been working to make substantive

revisions to the general education public speaking course to support student success and retention. She served as a co-chair for the Higher Learning Commission Criterion on Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness and currently chairs the university’s General Education Committee. She was also a representative on the Illinois Articulation Initiative’s General Education Communication Panel and is the secretary for the East Central District of the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

Hayley H. Ryan was promoted from associate to member in the Cozen O’Connor law firm Chicago office. She concentrates her practice on complex commercial litigation and data privacy litigation. (See photo.)

2018

Nicholas F. Downing and Natasha M. Hockaden ’17 graduated in May from Indiana University Bloomington with doctoral degrees in cell molecular and cancer biology. (See photo.)

Sophia Lan was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe for her work in financial literacy and entrepreneurship. She won the esteemed Virgin Startup X Fiverr’s 2024 Female

Kurt White and Eric Johnson wedding. DePauw alumni attending included: Amari (Malone) Farren ’08, Neil Farren ’08, Drew Donovan ’09, Kate Moran ’09, Brian Spector’09, Shelby (Bridges) Spector ’12, Brian Millis ’06, Mike Fusakio ’09, Jon Adam Ferguson ’09, Danny White ’11, Bradley White ’14, Addie (McDonnell) White ’13, Tyler Napier ’07 and Alex Neff ’09.

Founders Competition in 2024 with her self-founded startup, WInvest Collective.

2020

Cecilia Slane published “Get Your Hands Dirty: Historical Practice in a Community Garden” for Perspectives, a journal published by the American Historical Association.

2021

Ellie Carlson and Max Bohrer were married in Minnetonka Beach, Minn. in June. DePauw grads were well represented and included Ellie’s mom and dad, Lisa ’93 and Kris Carlson ’93, and many of their DePauw and Pi Phi friends. Classes represented included ’85, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’20, ’21,’22 and ’23. Marvin’s delivered! (See photo.)

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1942

Laurin L. Henry, 103, Charlottesville, Va., April 11. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association, Phi Beta Kappa and a Rector scholar. He was a teacher, writer and academic administrator in the field of government and foreign affairs.

1944

P. Jean Brown Leary, 102, Cincinnati, May 27. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was a member of Sweet Adelines for more than 50 years. She was a bookkeeper and an accountant.

1946

Byron J. Park, 99, Richmond, Ind., October 1. He was a member of Sigma Nu. He was an orthopaedic surgeon. Survivors include a son, William M. Park ’74 and a daughter, Carolyn Park Alexander ’83. His wife, Elizabeth Mills Park ’49, preceded him in death.

1947

Edgar A. Meyer, 99, Cashmere, Wash., April 12. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He was a family physician. He enjoyed time with his grandchildren playing ping pong, watching sports and hiking.

Edward M. Stoeckel, 100, Belleville. Ill., February 18. He was a member of Sigma Nu. He was a tool designer and led the engineering departments at several companies. He spent his final years in the workforce as vice president of finance and operations at North Central Bible College.

Marion Hilles Walsh, 99, Grand Ledge, Mich., June 17. She taught economics at Lansing Community College. She was a community volunteer.

1948

Dona Wilson Imler, 98, Fort Wayne, Ind., December 22. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. She was an elementary school teacher. She was a United Methodist mission volunteer. Her mother, Violet Iddings Wilson ’22, and her husband, William A. Imler ’48, preceded her in death.

1949

John Howard II, 97, Mount Vernon, Ill., February 22. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He was a businessman and bank officer. Survivors include a nephew, Donald P. Delves ’78. His wife, Ann Warner Howard ’49; a brother, Robert T. Howard ’37; sisters, Jane Preston Schmehl ’38, Mary Howard Nicoll ’41 and Sue Howard Delves ’51; and a brother-in-law, Eugene L. Delves ’51, preceded him in death.

Albert J. Schmidt, 99, Washington D.C., January 18. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and a Rector scholar. He retired as a professor emeritus of history and law in 1988 but continued to engage in historical research

and scholarship. Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Jung Schmidt ’50

Mary Quiter Truax, 97, Houston, March 12. She was a member of Alpha Phi. She was a registered dietician in Chicago, Miami and Blowing Rock, N.C. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed reading and playing bridge. Survivors include a daughter, Helen Truax ’76.

1950

Janet Vaughan Milhon, 96, Martinsville, Ind., April 24. She was a school teacher. She was an avid reader who enjoyed foreign travel and spending time with family.

James N. Zartman, 96, Chicago, June 13. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association, Phi Beta Kappa and a Rector scholar. He was an attorney. He enjoyed music, played the violin and made contributions to the Chicago School of Violin Making, where he was president of the board.

1951

Ruth Moores D’Arcy, 89, Mariposa, Calif., January 28. She was a community volunteer. Survivors include her husband, Paul M. D’Arcy ’57

James D. Huffman, 94, Sidell, Ill., June 15, 2023. He was a farmer. He was a community volunteer. He enjoyed coin and stamp collecting, woodworking, music and fishing. His father, Walter A. Huffman ’15, preceded him in death.

Eleanor Cole Moore, 95, Kalamazoo, Mich., February 25. She was a librarian and a community volunteer. She enjoyed gardening and boating.

Shirley Morris Ramsey, 95, Charlotte, N.C., January 20. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was an elementary school teacher and a community volunteer. She and her husband owned and ran Trexler World Travel Service for two decades. They enjoyed world travel.

Elizabeth Rhodes Smith, 96, Greenfield, Ind., March 4. She was a church and community volunteer. Her father, Russell Rhodes ’22; her mother, Valerie Johnson Rhodes ’21; and her husband, John H. Smith ’48 preceded her in death.

Diane Forst Stephens, 95, Barrington, Ill., March 18. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a real estate agent. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed reading and bridge. Survivors include a son, James N. Stephens ’86; a granddaughter, Margaret D. Gloyne ’12; a grandson, Robert S. Weidner ’14; a niece, Virginia Stephens Terlep ’82; a nephew-inlaw, Bruce S. Terlep ’81; a great niece, Anne Stephens Spilbeler ’08; great nephews, Michael F. Terlep ’16, John C. Stephens ’06 and Peter K. Terlep ’11; great nieces-in-law, Whitney Long Stephens ’06 and Zandri Strauss Terlep ’11; and great nephew-in-law, Jason A. Spilbeler ’07. Preceding her in death was her husband, Norval B. Stephens Jr. ’51

1952

Barbara Buboltz Cook, 94, Franklin, Ind., December 27. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was an English teacher and later worked in real estate. She was a community volunteer. Her mother, Olive Langwith Buboltz ’13; and her husband,

James N. Cook ’50 preceded her in death.

Joanne Trees Davis, 95, Highland Park, Ill., April 8. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a travel agent. Her father, Harry A. Trees ’25; and brothers John S. Trees ’54 and James F. Trees ’61 preceded her in death.

Marilyn Heaton Fackler, 93, Bakersfield, Calif., February 5. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She had been an office manager and a bookkeeper. She enjoyed community theater, church choir and travel.

Paul O. Germann, 94, Dunedin, Fla., January 13. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the Washington C. DePauw Society. He was a local antique dealer, historian and a retired editor and writer.

Joanne Leaton Keller, 94, Northbrook, Ill., March 19. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She was a realtor. She enjoyed golfing, playing tennis, gardening and pottery.

Martha Curry Morey, 95, High Point, N.C., May 26. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a community volunteer. Preceding her in death was a sister, Helen Curry Holland ’54.

Margaret Pratt Robison, 94, Frankfort, Ind., April 13. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She enjoyed gardening and sports. She was a community volunteer. Survivors include daughters Jane Robison Bradburn ’77 and Kathleen Robison Weiss ’79

Carolyn Coleman Searight, 94, Indianapolis, January 26.

She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She taught grade school. She enjoyed reading, music and gardening. She was a community volunteer. Survivors include granddaughters, Olivia M. Page ’18 and Emeline Hansen Thompson ’13; and a grandson-in-law, Scott E. Thompson ’15

Marilyn Porter Winstead, 94, Port Charlotte, Fla., December 8. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was a talented cellist and pianist. She was a registered nurse and community volunteer. She enjoyed dancing and entered dance competitions up until age 93.

1953

Joan Love Allemand, 94, Los Angeles, May 21. She was an art educator and administrator. She worked with the Federal Duck Stamp Office to help design, develop and implement the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program.

Clyde Dornbusch, 93, West Columbia, S.C., April 23. Clyde was a Rector scholar and a member of Delta Chi fraternity. After DePauw, he earned his master’s and Ph.D. in English from Duke University and had a long and successful teaching career at Ohio Northern University, where he was also chairman of the English department and served as associate dean. In 1953, he married Joan Falquet ’54. Joan, as well as their two children, Paula and Neal, survive him.

James A. Hollensteiner, 93, Barrington, Ill., March 9. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He was a Rector scholar and a member of DePauw’s

Athletic Hall of Fame. He was an attorney and worked in the field of finance. He was a community volunteer and supported many causes. Survivors include a son, John V. Hollensteiner ’89; and a grandson, Connor R. Hollensteiner ’15. Preceding him in death was a brother, Walter R. Hollensteiner ’56

1954

Diane Warren Anderson, 93, Phippsburg, Maine, March 9. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta.

Jane Fredericks Buchanan, 92, Salt Lake City, May 3. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family.

Harry T. Groat, 92, Bowling Green, Ohio, February 22. He was a member of Delta Upsilon. He was a retired faculty member of Bowling Green State University. He enjoyed classical music, tennis, golf, gardening and reading. Preceding him in death was his father, Harry R. Groat ’15; and a brother, W. Gary Groat ’57

Kenneth H. Haynie, 92, Des Moines, Iowa, May 24, 2024. He was a member of Delta Upsilon. He was an attorney. He served on professional boards. He hunted, fished and played golf. His wife, Millie Tereze Haynie ’54, preceded him in death.

J. William Kendall, 92, Carmel, Ind., May 25. He was a member of Sigma Chi and a Rector scholar. He retired from Arvin Industries after working in senior positions in market development and personnel. He and his wife

traveled extensively to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Survivors include his wife, Mary Smith Kendall ’54.

Carol Ritter Law, Englewood, Colo., May 14, 2024. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She enjoyed painting, reading, skiing, golf and bridge. Preceding her in death was her father, Gordon T. Ritter ’29

1955

Benjamin G. Cochran, 91, Dublin, Georgia, December 24. He was a member of Delta Chi and the Washington C. DePauw Society. He was a businessman. He was a community volunteer. Survivors include a son, Wick S. Cochran ’83

Anne Cockfield Alschuler, 92, Chandler, Ariz., May 28. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Beta Kappa. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed playing golf. She participated in her annual Theta class letter for more than 60 years.

Richard B. Murphy, 92, Round Rock, Texas, May 8. He was a Rector scholar. He was a research chemist and had a career with 3M. He enjoyed the outdoors and camping.

Carol Wischmeyer Rucker, 91, St. Louis, January 29. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a teacher. She was a church volunteer.

1956

Nancy Mathieu Davis, 89, Southern Pines, N.C., April 15, 2024. She was an elementary school teacher. She was a community volunteer and member of many organizations.

Mary Kelley Flynn, 90, Providence, R.I., April 27. She was an elementary school teacher. She enjoyed sewing, reading, cooking and spending time with her family and friends.

Richard L. Grant, 90, Vancouver, Wash., October 11. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He was a psychiatrist. He was an avid traveler. He enjoyed scuba diving, skydiving and mountain climbing.

Diane Flick Grundy, 90, Carmel, Calif., December 26. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega and the Washington C. DePauw Society. She was a business owner. Survivors include sons, Steven R. Grundy ’85 and Andrew T. Grundy ’88. Her husband, John N. Grundy ’55, preceded her in death.

Jeanne Rappel Wagle, 90, Granger, Ind., January 26. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society. She was a second grade teacher. After retirement, she enjoyed traveling, gardening and owning a small antique business with her husband. Preceding her in death was her husband, George A. Wagle ’54

1957

Donald L. Hamilton, 90, Southern Pines, N.C., February 27. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society and a former member of DePauw’s Alumni Board of Directors. He was a businessman. He was a community volunteer. Survivors include his wife, Emily (Laurie) Hooton Hamilton ’58; sons, Todd L. Hamilton

’86 and Mark B. Hamilton ’88; a brother, Stanley Hamilton ’63; and daughters-in-law, Elisabeth Shorney Hamilton ’88 and Lisa Belcher Hamilton ’80. Preceding him in death were a son, Scott L. Hamilton ’81; and a grandson, Edward L. Hamilton ’12.

Nicholas A. Lyras, 89, Harrison. N.Y., February 8. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He was an attorney and involved in the steamship business. He enjoyed singing in the church choir, the arts and sports.

Rosanne Miller Jacks, 89, Mount Horeb, Wis. March 2. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She taught for many years at (and ultimately served as principal of) The Newgrange School, offering individualized instruction to students who were not learning to their full potential in a traditional classroom setting. Upon retirement, she continued to tutor students in her home. Her interests included volunteer work, knitting (much of it for charity), gardening and travel. Survivors include her daughter, Elisabeth (Lisa) Jacks Cantrell ’84; and son-in-law, Allen Cantrell ’84. Her husband, G. Robert Jacks ’56, preceded her in death.

Ruth Moores D’Arcy, 89, Mariposa, Calif., January 28. She was a community volunteer. Survivors include her husband, Paul M. D’Arcy ’57

Edward H. Nimmo, 89, Bolivia, N.C., February 20. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He was a retired colonel of the U.S. Air Force and a retired instructor of Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

N. Jean Hostetler Stackhouse, 89, Cambridge, Mass., February

1. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society. She was a music teacher. Survivors include her son, Dale E. Stackhouse ’84; and a daughter-in-law, Robin L. Olds ’84. Preceding her in death was her husband, Max L. Stackhouse ’57.

1958

Robert N. Davies, 89, Indianapolis, June 7. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and a Rector scholar. He was an attorney. He enjoyed travel, music, golf and theater. His first wife, Mary Guyer Davies ’58; and a brother, John W. Davies Jr. ’51, preceded him in death.

Mary McCallum Henrichs, 89, Valparaiso, Ind., June 27. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was a reporter. She was a community volunteer and a member of civic organizations.

George B. Pratt III, 88, Indianapolis, June 18. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and a Rector scholar. He was a physician, radiologist and attorney. He was a community volunteer and served on numerous civic boards. He enjoyed golf, snow and water skiing, sailing, bridge, traveling and spending time with friends and family. Survivors include a son, George Pratt IV ’81; and a daughter, Lisa Pratt Ward ’96.

Patricia Hammer Taggart, 88, Carmel, Ind., December 15. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed football, travel and hosting family dinners. Survivors include a son, George Pratt ’81.

Norbert L. Talbott, 90, Indianapolis, March 16. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He worked for the March of Dimes in Indiana for 25 years and then for Junior Achievement for five years. He was a business owner. He enjoyed history, reading, music, travel and bridge. His father, Norbert G. Talbott ’21; and his mother, Florence McCloud Talbott ’21, preceded him in death.

Eleanor Selle Stanley, 88, Indianapolis, January 26. She enjoyed photography and playing the piano. She sang in the church choir and played handbells.

David L. Stonehill, 88, Peterborough, N.H., May 23. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association, Phi Beta Kappa and a Rector scholar. He worked in academic computer services at several universities. He was asked to serve in the executive office of the president of the United States, supporting 12 agencies. Preceding him in death were his father, Cyrus Stonehill ’26; and his mother, Evelyn Clifton Stonehill ’26

1959

Carol Anderson Cochran, 88, Minneapolis, June 2. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She was a sales representative. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed playing tennis and bridge.

Gordon B. Fleming, 88, Barrington, Ill., January 21. He was a businessman. He enjoyed traveling, gardening, music and reading.

R. William Hilty, Broomfield, Colo. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and the Washington C. DePauw Society. He was

a Rector scholar. He was a physician. He enjoyed camping, hiking and skiing with his family.

Jack B. Johnston, 87, Vandalia, Ill., May 31. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He was a Rector scholar. He was an attorney. He was an active community member. Survivors include his wife, Janet McAdam Johnston ’60

Arnold Jones Jr., 91, Stone Ridge, N.Y., May 26. He was a social studies teacher for more than 23 years. He was a community volunteer. Survivors include his wife, Mary Hunter Jones ’64

David E. Reberg, 88, La Porte. Ind., February 9. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association. He was a high school teacher. He was an avid reader and enjoyed traveling.

Robert H. Sloan, 87, Englewood, Fla., December 14. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He served as head municipal bond trader for First National Bank of Chicago.

1960

Richard A. Ames, 87, Harbor Springs, Mich., June 3. He was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society and Beta Theta Pi and was a Rector scholar. He had a career as a controller at several companies. He enjoyed collecting model cars, hiking, golfing, skiing and sailing. Survivors include his wife, Marcia Barron Ames ’59; a daughter, Sarah Ames McAuliffe ’88; and a son-inlaw, Mark W. McAuliffe ’89.

Edward K. Crossman, 86, Roswell, N.M., June 8. He was a member of Delta Chi. He was a college professor at multiple universities.

Robert J. Fauth II, 87, Indian Wells, Calif., July 2. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Washington C. DePauw Society and was a former member of the Alumni Board. He was a stockbroker. Survivors include a niece, Amy Fauth Moon ’88.

Richard F. Helfrich, 86, Columbus, Ohio, February 20. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He was a self-employed certified public accountant. Survivors include a sister, Paula Helfrich Beverage ’72. His wife, Virginia Hale Helfrich ’61, followed him in death.

Virginia Cooling Hollett, 87, Indianapolis, May 3. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a physician assistant. Survivors include a granddaughter, Lauren Hollett Ahlrichs ’17. Preceding her in death were her father, William P. Cooling ’36; and an aunt, Jane Cooling Brady ’38

Marcia Geyer Jepsen, 86, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, February 3. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and reading.

Dorothy Barth Phipps, 86, Champaign, Ill., April 23. She had a career in teaching. She was a community volunteer. Preceding her in death was her husband, John T. Phipps ’59

Jane C. Rininger, 86, Oakwood, Ohio, January 29. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She was an English teacher. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed photography, gardening, tennis, skiing, hiking and traveling.

Sonja Nay Wise, 87, New Albany, Ind., June 7. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was an academic counselor. She enjoyed volunteering, playing the piano, watching sports and spending time with her grandchildren.

1961

George W. Belsey III, 85, Highlands Ranch, Colo., March 27. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He had a career in management of major health organizations. He was a community volunteer. His wife, Phyllis Blair Belsey ’61, preceded him in death.

JoAnn Mosbaugh Bobb, 85, St. Simons Island, Ga., March 31. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She was a business owner. She enjoyed playing the piano, gardening and volunteering for many community organizations. Preceding her in death was her husband, Richard M. Bobb ’60.

Paul D. Douglas, 85, Juneau, Alaska, January 17. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and a Rector scholar. He was an executive in the pharmaceutical industry. He was a community volunteer.

Perry C. Gillette Jr., 85, Salt Lake City, January 23. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He had a career in secondary education.

Helen Gloyd Johnstone, 85, Cornwall, Pa., March 29. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a computer programmer and analyst. She was an accomplished organist and violinist. She enjoyed sewing, knitting and tracing her genealogy.

Gertrude Daugherty

Overmyer, 85, Park Rapids, Minn., March 5. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was a teacher and later worked in various paid and volunteer positions. She enjoyed traveling. Survivors include a sister, Mary Daugherty Thomas ’58; and a brotherin-law, Donald M. Thomas ’55. Her husband, Stanley C. Overmyer ’61, preceded her in death.

Richard A. Partridge, 85, Tucson. Ariz., January 23. He was a member of Delta Chi. He had a career in radio broadcasting. He left radio to become an independent insurance agent and business owner. He was a community volunteer. He enjoyed hiking, tennis and golf. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Jeffries Partridge ’61.

Dirk V. Tolle, 85, Wimauma, Fla., January 3. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was an attorney and had a career in banking. He enjoyed walking, riding his horses and raising nonpoisonous snakes.

1962

Thomas E. Bletcher, 82, Ann Arbor, Mich. February 6, 2023. He was a small business owner and a community volunteer. He enjoyed music, art, attending concerts and operas, and books and newspapers.

Richard M. Goodman, 85, Linton, Ind., May 5. He was a business owner and a community volunteer.

Virginia Richards Gould, 84, Marionville, Mo., February 4. She enjoyed cooking, making floral arrangements and playing the piano.

William W. Graham, 85, Phoenix, April 12. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was an avid golfer. His father, Robert S. Graham ’25; his mother, Dorothy Warne Graham ’29; and a sister, Marianne Graham Rudolph ’51, preceded him in death.

Kathryn Gloger Liebschutz, 84, Leonardtown, Md., March 29. She had a 30-year career as a chaplain at a San Jose airport. She enjoyed cruises, cooking and sewing. She was a community volunteer. Preceding her in death were her father, Walter A. Gloger ’35; and her mother, Marie Forbeck Gloger ’38

Colleen Tosi Ludeker, 86, Newtown Square, Pa., April 7. She was a musician and gave piano and organ performances. She gave piano lessons and served as faculty in many educational institutions. She was an active community volunteer.

James D. Porter, 85, Sunset Beach, N.C., March 30. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He had a 30-year career with Procter & Gamble.

1963

David A. Crossman, 83, Benton, Ill. August 29. He was a Rector scholar. He was an attorney.

Eric P. Doepke, 83, Cincinnati, December 29. He was a member of Sigma Nu. He was a landscape architect. His innovative designs brought beauty and functionality to countless environments.

J. Thomas Grayson, 83, Griffin, Ga., February 5. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and a Rector scholar. He was

a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society. He was a physician. He was a community volunteer and supported many charities and art groups. He enjoyed traveling, playing tennis, bridge, reading and ski trips with his family. Survivors include his wife, Helen Gerber Grayson ’63; a son, T. Michael Grayson ’92; and a daughter, Catherine Grayson Birkhead ’88

Mary Kilborn Musgrave, 84, Grand Junction, Colo., May 2. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was an elementary school teacher. She was a gifted quilter. She enjoyed playing bridge and performing in plays and musicals. An uncle, John R. Jewett ’44; and an aunt, Marybelle Bramhall Jewett ’45, preceded her in death.

John M. Musgrave, 83, Carmel, Ind., November 9. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and a Rector scholar. He was a colon and rectal surgeon. He enjoyed reading, sailing, bird hunting, old cars and travel. Survivors include his wife, Portia Mutschler Musgrave ’64; a son, Michael C. Musgrave ’92; granddaughter Maya M. Musgrave ’26; and a grandson, Quinten C. Musgrave ’28

Marilyn Mead Priser, 83, Kettering, Ohio, February 25. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She was a program facilitator. Survivors include a sister, Carol Med LaBorde ’60. Preceding her in death was her husband, Dennis A. Priser ’63

Nancy O’Neil Rathburn, 83, Jacksonville, Fla., January 23. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a teacher and later a marriage and family therapist. She was a certified

yoga instructor. Survivors include brothers Jack O’Neil ’67 and Robert O’Neil ’69

Sarah Marks Richards, 83, Kahala Nui, Hawaii, January 26. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and the Washington C. DePauw Society. She was a dean at Chaminade University and then executive director of Hawaii’s State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. She was founder and president of the Hawaii Opera Theatre. She enjoyed traveling and hiking. Her mother, Dorothy Stratton Marks ’32, preceded her in death.

William L. Thornton, 82, Arlington Heights, Ill., January 15. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. Survivors include his wife, Sara Ebeling Thornton ’65

Stephen B. Walter, 82, Mount Vernon, Wash., November 1. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He was a business owner.

1964

Katherine Baechler Cronin, 82, Presque Isle, Maine, January 1. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She was a special education teacher. She was a community volunteer. Survivors include a son, Jason E. Vore ’93

Margaret Grueninger Lancaster, 81, Danville, Ky., December 16, 2023. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She enjoyed living on the lake while she resided in Decatur, Ill., and watching sunsets.

Susan Rauser Liebich, 82, Lodi, Calif., February 23. She was a member of Alpha Phi. She was a high school mathematics teacher. She

enjoyed sports, playing bridge and spending time with friends.

1965

Susan Gunkel Kruchten, 78, Broad Run, Va., January 4. She was a registered nurse.

James R. Martin, 80, Los Altos, Calif., December 29. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society. He was a businessman and a community volunteer. Survivors include a cousin, John A. Thomas ’67 Preceding him in death were his mother, Helen Snider Martin ’31; a brother, John W. Martin ’66; and an aunt, Mary Snider Charles ’35

Norman D. Steffenson, 80, Tucson, Ariz., March 15. He was a member of Lambda Chi. He was a minister and writer.

Terry L. Swanlund, 81, Boston, February 27. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was a Rector scholar. He dedicated much of his career to the Harvard Law Library reference department. He enjoyed college basketball, golfing and reading.

1967

Stephen Barclay, 79, Annapolis, Md., February 4. He was a member of Sigma Nu and a Rector scholar. He was a professor in the bacteriology department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He enjoyed genealogy, science, history, the arts and time with his family.

Patricia Schrage Burgess, 79, Munster, Ind., January 13. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was a teacher and a community volunteer.

Philip G. Decker II, 80, Cicero, Ind., April 7. He was a member of Sigma Nu. He was an attorney. He enjoyed playing golf, reading and listening to oldies music. His cousins, John Holton ’36 and Philip Holton ’29, preceded him in death.

Charles M. Gadd, 79, Gainesville, Fla., March 19. He was a member of Delta Upsilon. He was an attorney. He enjoyed sports, especially golf. Survivors include a sister, Mary Gadd Tiemann ’69. Preceding him in death was a nephew, Robert D. Tiemann III ’04

Janis Zipf Maeder, 80, Jacksonville, Fla., April 22. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She gave her time to several volunteer organizations. Survivors include a brother, Robert E. Zipf ’62

1968

Joyce Thale Rybak, 78, Columbus, Ohio, January 20. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was an attorney. She enjoyed gardening, hand bells, sewing, quilting and reading. Survivors include a daughter, Deana Rybark Lefler ’01. Preceding her in death was sister Silvia Thale Patten ’72

1969

Kenneth S. Darrow, 78, East Chicago, Ill., February 27. He was a member of Sigma Nu. He was an English teacher for 33 years. After retirement from teaching, he became a certified life insurance instructor. He enjoyed gardening and amusement parks.

Richard “Rock” Klein, 78, Kenilworth, IL, January 18. Richard was an economics major at DePauw and earned

an MBA from Southern Methodist University. He taught at the college level in the Pacific Northwest for several years, later joining the corporate world in his native Chicago. He later returned to teaching at the high school level. He was beloved by his Tiger football teammates. Ken Marsch ’71, Mo Rosenbaum ’71, John Long ’70, Tom Boese ’68 and Jim Tomsic ’69 represented the team at his celebration of life.

Frederick C. Tucker III, 78, Aiken, S.C., January 4. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society and had served on DePauw’s Alumni Board of Directors. He was an attorney and served as president and co-owner of F.C. Tucker Co. from 1985 until his retirement in 2010. He served in many community and professional organizations. Survivors include a sister, Lucinda Tucker Kirk ’71. Preceding him in death were his father, Fred C. Tucker Jr. ’40; his grandfather Fred C. Tucker ’08; and grandmother Bernice Caldwell Tucker ’09.

1970

George R. Matteucci, 76, Downers Grove, Ill., December 12. He was a member of Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Kappa and a Rector scholar. He was a business owner. Survivors include a son, Michael A. Matteucci ’98; and a daughter, Christine L. Matteucci ’01.

John P. Sunstrum, 77, Des Moines, Iowa, April 7. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was a businessman. He enjoyed fishing, golfing, boating, classic cars and tractors and card games.

1971

James R. Martin, 81, Los Altos, Calif., December 29. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He was a businessman. He was a community volunteer. He enjoyed travel, food and wine, entertaining, art museums, skiing and hiking.

Wayne L. Schmidt, 75, Charlotte, N.C., February 26. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was a businessman. Survivors include a grandson, Joshua L. Heitert ’27.

1972

Jayne Smith Akers, 74, Greenwood, Ind., December 28. She enjoyed cooking and time with her family.

Lou E. Beeson, 74, Webster Groves, Mo., December 14. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed gardening.

Barbara S. Fuson, 74, Livingston, N.J., May 18. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was an elementary and middle school music teacher.

James P. Koerner, 74, Mentor, Ohio, January 19. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was an attorney in private practice. He was a member of professional organizations.

Thomas G. Krochta, 74, Evansville, Ind., February 4. He was a Rector scholar. He was an attorney. He enjoyed being outside, reading and visiting with his neighbors. Survivors include his wife, Cathleen Campbell Krochta ’72

Charles M. Lisby, 74, Winter Haven, Fla., February 2. He was a teacher and an administrator in Indiana and Florida schools. He was a community volunteer. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Rambadt Lisby ’72. His mother, Marjorie Harter Lisby ’38, preceded him in death.

Julia Marks Meadows, 74, Port Royal, Tenn., December 27. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. She was a business owner. She enjoyed reading, sewing, gardening and time with her family. Preceding her in death were her grandmother, Julie VanCleve Wilcox ’26; her mother, Julia Wilcox Marks ’50; and a sister, Constance Marks Matlock ’71

Christin Fulton Weber, 74, Indianapolis, April 21. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She worked in banking and retired as a first vice president of the National Division of Huntington Bank. She enjoyed cooking, reading mysteries and walking. She volunteered at the Indianapolis Humane Society for decades. She owned and showed Arabian horses and owned a succession of Siberian Huskies.

1973

James C. Besenfelder, 73, Baxter, Minn., February 4. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He was a businessman. He enjoyed playing golf.

1974

Nancy Travis Coles, 72, Yorktown, Ind.. January 7. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She was a clinical social worker. She devoted time to church activities and sang in multiple choirs.

1975

Leslie Nagle Cavell, 72, St. Augustine, Fla., January 31. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a historian and a marketing representative. She worked for Aerospace Industries as a chief operating officer and for 17 years was a manager of merchandising and international sourcing for Hubert Corp. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and time with her family. Survivors include her husband, Steven F. Cavell ’74.

David C. McGarvey, 72, Davidsonville, Md., March 6. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was a business owner. He enjoyed sports, skiing and camping. He was a community volunteer.

Philip M. Pochon, 70, Zionsville Ind., December 19. He taught anthropology at Earlham College. He enjoyed gardening, reading history books and cooking. Survivors include his wife, Robin L. Andres ’75

1977

David C. Kolbe, 70, Durango, Colo., April 12. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He was an attorney and an instructor of political science and law at Indiana UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne. He enjoyed traveling. Survivors include his wife, Kathy Manges Kolbe ’80; a son, Bryan D. Kolbe ’10; and brother-in-law, Steven L. Manges ’78.

Michael M. Thompson, 70, Columbia, Mo., March 6. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was an organometallic and plastic chemist. He enjoyed camping, golf, collecting coins and traveling with his family.

1978

Frederick A. Albrecht, 69, Batavia, Ohio, January 23. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was a businessman. He enjoyed boating and gatherings with family and friends. Survivors include sons Carlton F. Albrecht ’05 and Barrett P. Albrecht ’15

Lydia Guthrie Tussey, 74, Danville, Ind., July 7. She was an elementary school teacher and taught kindergarten throughout her career. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed reading, crafts, baking and cooking.

1979

Barbara Nevins Kelleher, 87, Crawfordsville, Ind., May 9. She was an elementary school teacher. She enjoyed traveling, sports, horse racing and bridge.

1980

Julia McCarty Williams, 72, Carmel, Ind., May 30. She was an art teacher. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed cooking, party planning and decorating her home.

1981

David G. Stringfellow, 65, Granbury, Texas, January 25. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He worked in the wine business and started his own company. He enjoyed hiking, camping and boating. Survivors include his father, Carlton B. Stringfellow ’58; a brother, John B. Stringfellow ’87; and a sister, Susan Stringfellow Ainsworth ’84 Preceding him in death was his mother, Joellen McFarland Stringfellow ’58.

John J. Tatooles, 66, Palm Beach, Fla., May 7. He was

a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He was an attorney. He was involved in civic and philanthropic endeavors. He enjoyed classic cars, reading, lively conversations, travel and gym workouts.

1982

Thomas M. Schneider, 65, Jacksonville, Fla., April 20. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was an attorney. Survivors include a sister, Hilary J. Schneider ’65; a brother, Scott J. Schneider ’75; and a sister-in-law, Elizabeth Chilton Schneider ’75.

1983

Elizabeth A. King, 64, Gloucester, Mass., April 9. She was a member of Alpha Phi. She was a United Church of Christ minister. She taught at Harvard Divinity School and worked as a hospice chaplain. She enjoyed swimming and snorkeling.

Scott A. Morehead, 63, Plainfield, Ind., December 15. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He had a career in advertising. He enjoyed competing in triathlons, cycling and watching sports. Survivors include a sister, Sarah Morehead Combs ’87; and a brother-in-law, Stephen N. Combs ’87

1984

John A. Frevert, 63, Whitesburg, Ga., May 13. He was a licensed professional counselor. He was a talented musician and performed on tours across Europe. He enjoyed reading, cooking, nature and animals.

Thomas M. Gibson, 62, Milwaukee, December 21. He was a member of Phi Kappa

Psi. He was a sales manager. Survivors include his wife, Ann Senger Gibson ’84; brothers, Greg C. Gibson ’82, John W. Gibson ’85 and Jeffrey G. Gibson ’90; uncle, Walter L. Naftzger ’65; aunts, Barbara Naftzger Tapley ’71 and Nancy Gibson Prowitt ’76; nephew, John P. Gibson ’16; and niece, Nicole G. Gibson ’17. Preceding him in death were his father, Robert W. Gibson ’60; uncles, Thomas R. Gibson ’64, John A. Gibson ’68 and William L. Naftzger ’60; great uncle, Fredric J. Naftzger ’37; great-great grandfather, William D. Parr 1875; great grandmother, Leslie Roy Naftzger 1903; grandfather, William L. Naftzger ’31; and great grandmother, Julia Parr Naftzger 1906

David G. Martyn, 63, Mequon, Wis. January 4. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was a dentist. He was a community volunteer and a member of professional organizations. He enjoyed family beach vacations, the outdoors, hunting, camping and golf. Survivors include a sister, Susan L. Martyn ’85. His father, K. Lee Martyn ’52, preceded him in death.

Thomas A. Noonan, 62, Nashville, Tenn., December 21. He will be remembered for his kind spirit; his love of family, dogs and life on the lake; and his loyalty to the Green Bay Packers.

1985

Christina Wilson Sholl, 62, Beaumont, Texas, January 20. She was an elementary art teacher. She enjoyed playing Bunco and gardening.

1986

Susan Cramer Schacht, 61, Englewood, Fla., February 23. She was a member of Delta Gamma. She worked in resort services as a business liaison.

1987

Michael L. Collins, 59, Mitchell, Ind., January 24. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He was an employee of Lehigh Cement Company for more than 35 years. He enjoyed sunsets, hiking and time with family.

1988

Linda Young Stover, 81, Clayton, Ind., December 18. She taught for more than 40 years, spanning kindergarten through high school. She enjoyed singing in her church choir, crafts, reading and her grandchildren.

1989

Joanilla Rowan Barker, 57, Indianapolis, June 10, 2024.

Stephen W. Woodruff, 57, Plainfield, Ind., April 25. He was a firefighter/paramedic. He enjoyed classic rock, traveling and watching Jeopardy.

1990

Richard B. Findley, 56, Lady Lake, Fla, March 14. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He had a 30-year career in information technology. He enjoyed playing golf. His father, Richard B. Findley ’60; and his mother, Patia Parker Findley ’59, preceded him in death.

1993

Matthew E. Scherzinger, 52, Cincinnati, July 2, 2023. He was a member of Delta Upsilon.

1995

Shelley Rutter Payne, 52, Mount Vernon, Ohio, April 25. She was a professor at Otterbein University. She enjoyed sports. Survivors

include a sister, Kerry Rutter Stein ’98

1998

Lori A. Hagest, 49, Louisville, Ky., May 9. She was a member of Delta Gamma. She worked in fundraising and was a business owner. She was an event planner and public speaker. She was an avid Disney and Star Wars fan, a talented baker and enjoyed dancing and traveling.

2000

Kevin A. McKelvey, 47, Indianapolis, June 30. He was a member of Delta Upsilon. He was a Rector scholar. He was a professor of English at the University of Indianapolis. He was a gifted educator and an award-winning poet. He enjoyed hiking and gardening. Survivors include a sister, Lee A. McKelvey ’05.

2012

Thomas G. Bowers, 34, Chicago, June 10. He was an attorney and specialized in medical malpractice defense. He enjoyed traveling, cooking and socializing. Survivors include his father, C. Richard Bowers Jr. ’72; and his mother, Barbara Meritt Bowers ’75.

FRIENDS

Li-feng Chiang, New York City, March 19. She taught Chinese as a parttime instructor at DePauw from 1989-2017. She also introduced students to Chinese history and culture through winter term travel courses.

John R. Mohr, 80, Richfield, Minn., February 13. He had a career in higher education administration at various universities, including DePauw.

A Bold & Gold Alumni Reunion

alumni returned to campus

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST ALUMNI –THE CLASS OF 2025!

292

alumni from across Indiana

77

alumni from the 1950s attended: Elizabeth “Betty” Wright ’51, Charles Meyer ’55, Suzanne Breckinridge 57, Nancy Charles ’57 and Peg Sant’Ambrogio ’57

113 members of the Class of 1985 40th Reunion attended

of the Class of 1975 50th Reunion attended