DePauw Magazine Spring 2025

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of Music The Institute

The DePauw music community charts the course forward Story on page 12

Inside cover: DePauw Opera, Die Fledermaus

Outside back cover: Members of Pi Beta Phi celebrate during 2025 Rush. Photos: All photos by Brittney Cooper, campus photographer, unless noted otherwise.

President’s Message

DEAR DEPAUW COMMUNITY,

I regularly meet with college presidents across the country. We have what I would call a healthy competition with one another for students, on the athletic field and for institutional rankings. Although each of us wants to make sure our institution comes out on top, we are also quite supportive of one another, understanding that the better each of us does on the various measures of institutional success, the more positively higher education as a whole will be perceived.

This competition among institutions – sometimes friendly and fierce rivalries – pushes us to make each other better and has been a catalyst for our progress and achievement at DePauw. This does not mean we must have a rival in order to thrive, only that wanting to do better than others can sometimes be a needed impetus for DePauw to be the best version of itself. In athletics,

our teams have long understood this principle. The fierce competition we face in various sports, including our storied Monon Bell rivalry with Wabash College, serves as a motivator to bring out the best for DePauw and as a crucible for student athletes developing physical skills, mental fortitude, teamwork and leadership.

The spirit of healthy competition extends beyond athletics, permeating academic and cocurricular pursuits. Students challenge one another intellectually, testing ideas and arguments to improve their theses, research projects, poster sessions, art and performances. Our students are encouraged, in the finest liberal arts tradition, to engage with a range of perspectives, respectfully debate differing viewpoints, sharpen their skills and push the boundaries of their knowledge. Such engagement is a form of intellectual competition to ensure that the ideas that surface ultimately have been rigorously examined and measured against one’s incredibly gifted DePauw classmates. This intellectual rivalry – the one a student has with themselves and with their peers – fuels creativity, the opportunity to learn from others and the quest to strive to be even better the next time, helping to foster a culture of excellence throughout the campus community.

I also feel this same competitive spirit at the institutional level in the desire from our alumni for DePauw to push itself relentlessly toward excellence and to distinguish ourselves among those institutions we consider to be rivals. To do so means that as a community we too, like our students, must respectfully discuss, debate and be open to the full range of ideas and perspectives that may be different from one another. We must also be willing to learn from those outside of our community. Those are the building blocks of a winning playbook that will help us achieve our exciting vision for DePauw.

As we move forward, let us consider the ways in which we can use the idea of rivals and competition in the most positive of ways to innovate, persevere, excel and to come back each tomorrow ready to work even harder to achieve the very bright future for Old DePauw.

With warm regards,

Lori S. White President, DePauw University

Wabash President Scott E. Feller and DePauw President Lori S. White greet fans before the 130th Monon Bell game played in Greencastle.

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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; Gaelyn Sicher-Ford, director of enrollment marketing strategy; Drew Humphrey ’07, university writer; Brittney Way Cooper, university photographer.

ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS

Chris White, Jackson Whited

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YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS GOLD

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 email admission@depauw.edu.

Grady Johnson ’27

Lexington, Kentucky

Who introduced you to DePauw?

My mom, Stephanie (Nahra) Johnson ’95, encouraged me to check it out. That’s all. No pressure and no expectation. I knew that she loved her experience.

And here you are. You checked it out and it was a fit?

Yes. I visited and I loved it. On my visit, I learned about the Management Fellows Program and I had already made a connection with the baseball coaching staff. I wanted to keep playing and DePauw has enabled me to do that.

*Grady earned All-NCAC honors in 2024

What position do you play? Third base.

And what is your major?

Economics. And I’m thinking about a minor in leadership. I definitely want to go into business.

What has set DePauw apart?

I think I’m the happiest with my college choice among my peers from back home. Early on, I had maybe just a touch of homesickness, but the social environment here has helped me get over that pretty quick. It’s the sense of community: I see someone I know every day, and I pledged Delta Tau Delta. Through that, baseball, Management Fellows and my mentor group – it’s all allowed me to connect with a wider circle of people I can call my friends.

Anything else that has struck you?

People are looking out for you here. Professors and people like the Associate Director of the Management Fellows Program, Sarah Miller, and my classmates. You feel that at DePauw.

“It’s not uncommon for me to recommend DePauw to any student looking for a tightknit, supportive community with a strong sense of school spirit, involvement and a strong alumni network. The son [Spencer Strup ’15] of our family friends attended DePauw, partly at my urging, and had a wonderful experience. He was involved in Greek life and athletics, among other things – and his sister [Sydney ’21] followed him to Greencastle a couple of years later.

I have low-key been promoting DePauw to Grady for many years. We always watch the Monon Bell game (and cheer loudly), have visited a couple of times over the years (including visits to the boulder and to Marvin’s) and he hears lots of stories about my time there with the Pi Phis and tennis teammates and the friendships that still carry on today. We had a great visit in the fall of senior year – an official tour, Management Fellows interview and lunch with the baseball team. It’s those people and their enthusiasm for the school that sealed the deal, I think.”

– Stephanie Johnson ’95

DePauw Teams Win Big

IT WAS A TRIUMPHANT FALL for DePauw athletics, with four different teams claiming conference championships and making a splash in postseason competition.

The women’s soccer team finished their fall campaign with an NCAC tournament trophy and a spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Through the ups and downs of the season, the team stuck together and built a resilient mindset that paid off when it mattered most. “Our team culture and chemistry were the key to our success,” says Macy Happe ’26. “The community we have built on this team has helped us pull off big wins at the right time.”

The men’s soccer team made it a Tiger sweep, winning their own NCAC tournament and knocking off the two top-seeded teams in the process. “It was a massive accomplishment for the program,” says head coach Steven McCarthy. “Being able to get the program back to winning championships and onto the national stage was a huge accomplishment for our players, coaches and alumni.”

Meanwhile, the women’s cross country team enjoyed a historic season, snagging the program’s first NCAC title followed by its first NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional

championship. Both were milestones they had in their sights from the beginning. “We had big goals this season, but they never felt like stressful goals,” explains Sophie Porter ’25. “This team had such a positive and fun attitude, which made it so much easier to want to work hard, driving us towards success.

On the football field, DePauw was similarly dominant. Following their second straight undefeated regular season, their third straight Monon Bell victory and their fourth straight NCAC outright championship, the Tigers advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time ever.

“This season has been one that I will never forget,” says Jonathan Bruder ’25. “Hopefully it has been able to leave a lasting impact on the entire DePauw community.

SUCCESS CONTINUES IN WINTER SPORTS

The women’s basketball team won their ninth NCAC tournament title, becoming an automatic qualifier for the NCAA Division III tournament. This is the program’s 24th postseason appearance. The women’s indoor track and field team also captured an NCAC title, the first in program history.

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Teamwork

KATIE MOORE ’25, featured in the last issue of DePauw Magazine, was part of an incredible weekend in which the men’s and women’s DePauw track and field teams set a combined seven program records at the NCAC indoor championships.

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The Monon Bell Game is Ready for its Close-Up

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NCAA, LG Electronics produces The Rivalries, an award-winning docuseries now in its third season. The series highlights the stories behind some of the most intense and competitive environments in college athletics. This past fall, their film crew traveled to Indiana to witness and document the Monon Bell Classic.

“We’ve wanted to explore the DePauw-Wabash rivalry for a few years now, so we were excited that this came together,” director Kellen Dengler said. The crew spoke to coaches, players, cheerleaders, alumni and more from both teams in their three-day visit. Filming concluded inside a sun-drenched Blackstock Stadium before 8,000 fans.

The Monon Bell episode debuted on campus on January 8 and is now available on the NCAA Championship Channel (Channel 100) on LG Smart TVs. It is anticipated that it will be released to a wider audience in the future.

Running back Caden Whitehead ’26. (Photo: Jackson Whited.)

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HIGH TECH ‘LEADING LIGHT’

PUSHPITA SAHA ’25 won an Indiana Women & Hi Tech Leading Light undergraduate scholarship. Nominated by advisor Gloria Townsend and research supervisor Paul Bible, Saha attended the Leading Lights Awards and Scholarship Gala at the Indiana Roof Ballroom and cited both in her remarks, saying, “This would’ve never been possible without your recommendation, guidance, and constant support. Thank you so much for believing in me. I hope to continue working in tech and making an impact on my community.”

IBJ WOMEN OF INFLUENCE

PRESIDENT LORI S. WHITE AND MARY BETH OAKES ’90 were both honored recently as 2024 Women of Influence by the Indianapolis Business Journal. The pair were selected alongside a distinguished group of women who have made significant contributions at the highest levels of leadership and service in central Indiana. President White was also featured on the cover of this year’s publication.

Class Notes

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“WAGS” RECOGNIZED BY INDIANA SPORTSWRITERS HALL OF FAME

Bill Wagner, assistant athletic director for communications, is the recipient of the Bob Williams Helping Hand Award given by the Indiana Sportswriters Hall of Fame. Wagner, affectionately known as “Wags,” has been a fixture of all things DePauw sports since 1986. Wagner oversees communications for all 23 intercollegiate athletic programs at DePauw, and the annual Monon Bell Classic. He has served as the media host for more than 100 NCAA Division III competitions, including three national championships.

HONOR

COMMUNITY

HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNER

BETH BENEDIX, professor emerita of world literature, religious studies and community engagement, produced the film North Putnam, which made its world premiere at the Sidewalk Film Festival in Birmingham, Ala., and Midwest premiere at the 33rd Heartland International Film Festival in October, where it received the 2024 Indiana Spotlight Documentary Award. The film was recently accepted into the DC Independent Film Forum as one of six feature documentaries, SXSW EDU in Austin, Texas as one of nine, and the Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers as one of thirteen. Beth is founder and director of The Castle, a nonprofit bolstering public education in Putnam County.

STUDENTS CONTINUE ETHICS BOWL LEGACY

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY’S ETHICS BOWL team once again advanced to the national stage, marking its 16th qualification in 21 years. The team earned the honor through an impressive performance at the Central States Regional Ethics Bowl on November 16. “Most questions were unexpected, requiring us to pivot and adapt,” said Calvin Mensel ’27. “It was fun to see our skills shine through.” Jeff Dunn, director of the Prindle Institute for Ethics, credits the program’s legacy to coach Marcia McKelligan, who has led the team for 25 years, including to a national title in 2013. “Her high standards inspire students to excel,” he said. The team participated in the APPE Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Competition in Norfolk, Va., in late February.

THE GROWING GREEN AND GOLD TOGETHER initiative is a collaborative effort by DePauw University and the City of Greencastle to support local development and enhance the quality of life for all residents. The project, including elements of planning, bidding and design, is well underway. With generous support from the Lilly Endowment Inc.’s College and Community Collaboration initiative, the project will address critical community needs through four key components:

• Seminary Square – A two city block mixed-use development featuring residential units and commercial space, providing a range of housing options to serve multiple target markets within the community.

• Downtown Public Space Enhancement – Revitalization of spaces around Courthouse Square to facilitate community events and improve physical connection with DePauw’s campus.

• Downtown Small Business Incubator Fund – A partnership with local organizations to support entrepreneurship and economic growth in Greencastle, including student entrepreneurs.

• Putnam County YMCA and Aquatics Center – An inclusive aquatics center enhancement to the state-of-the-art facility already under construction, promoting health and wellbeing across our community.

This initiative builds upon DePauw University’s strong partnerships with the City of Greencastle and local organizations, reflecting a significant investment in the shared future of all community stakeholders.

Follow DePauw on social media or search “Growing Green and Gold” on depauw.edu for updates.

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PUSHCART NOMINATION

THE EDITORS OF Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, & Nature nominated assistant professor of literature Samuel Autman’s essay, “In Salt Lake City, Everyone and Everything is Queer,*” for a Pushcart award. The Pushcart Prize is an annual literary award that recognizes the best works of poetry, short fiction, essays and creative nonfiction published in small presses and literary magazines.

EMMY NOMINATION

THE STATE FARM Super Bowl commercial that Brian Culp ’06 helped create, featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, was recently nominated for a national Emmy as one of the best commercials of the year. Brian was the group creative director on the project, helping write the script and sell it through and eventually assisting with the production of the spot last December. He and his wife, Maggie Tresslar Culp ’06, attended the Emmys at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. Brian says it was a surreal experience and he felt incredibly honored to be a nominee.

GREEK RECRUITMENT A SUCCESS

THE DEPAUW GREEK COMMUNITY recently welcomed 299 new members. Frae Binder, DePauw’s director of fraternity and sorority life, reports that since 2022 DePauw has seen a 15% and 11% growth in membership for Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council chapters respectively. Senior Kelli O’Neill, panhellenic vice president of recruitment says, “I think deferred recruitment gives potential new members the opportunity to get to know each chapter and its people and start to envision themselves in it.”

The National Pan-Hellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Council do not start their joining processes until later in the semester, so be on the lookout for even more students joining the DePauw Greek community.

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ALUMNI

CAMPUS FACULTY

WHAT I’M READING

Bob Weaver ’93, senior director of communications

ON TRAILS: AN EXPLORATION BY

ROBERT MOOR

“Practically the whole present-day system of travel and transportation in America east of the Mississippi River, including many turnpikes, is based upon, or follows the system of forest paths established by the Indians hundreds of years ago.” In his book On Trails, author Robert Moor cites another author, Seymour Dunbar, to highlight the origin and nature of the paths (or interstate highways) we take. It’s just one nugget from this lively book built around one man’s curiosity.

When I came across On Trails, I knew it was for me. I’ve been a trail advocate in my personal and professional life, and trails have improved my health, the time spent with family and friends and even the general well-being and prosperity of my neighborhood. Moor’s book was a promise not to overlook trails or consider them, as anyone might, “beneath our gaze.” He dives in with both battered feet.

Moor was inspired by a trek on the Appalachian Trail to examine trails of all sorts. It set him on a seven-year odyssey that took him to ancient fossil beds where organisms once creeped in single file, to entomologists’ labs studying ant behavior, and to Scotland and Morocco where an international extension of the Appalachian Trail follows geological remnants of the Appalachian mountain range across continents.

“Escapism” is probably not the right term for this book. It felt more like a journey. It wanders about, but always in service of delivering a fascinating trove of insights about nature, humans and culture. At times, On Trails is physical and grinding but I recommend it as a meditative experience.

LAURA HULL ’73

“Flora” is her 160-foot photomural displayed at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

PUBLISHED & PRODUCED

FACULTY

SMITA A. RAHMAN, Johnson Family University Professor of Political Science recently published “Honor and Political Imagination” through Oxford University Press.

KRIS KAGLER BURBANK ’85

“Embracing Another Normal: Resilience Stories and Strategies for Raising Children with Disabilities” helps parents navigate the journey of raising children with disabilities.

DEBORAH L. GROHMAN ’85

“Fresh Wind Four Our Sails” is the recent release of the Telos Trio, which consists of clarinetist Grohman, her husband Willie La Favor and Rita George.

WILLIAM S. HAMRICK ’66

“Phenomenological Perspectives on Shame: A Philosophy for Strong Ears”

PENELOPE LEITNER LISI ’73

Co-authored “Becoming a Multicultural Educator, ” now in its 4th edition and recently translated to Chinese and Greek.

ROGER B. NELSON ’64

Recipient of the Beckenbach Book Award given by the Mathematical Association of America for his latest book, “Nuggets of Number Theory: A Visual Approach.”

ELIZABETH DUNCAN RICH ’90

“It Could Have Been Murder,” a story of mystery and psychological intrigue, is her debut novel.

ALUMNI

The Institute of Music

by Chris White, senior professor of English, Creative School special programs

The study of music at DePauw has a long and distinguished history. It began in 1881, when the Department of Music at Indiana Asbury College was born, operating autonomously from the rest of the college. In 1884, the School of Music (SOM) was established with a substantial donation from Washington C. DePauw (for whom the university was then named), making it one of the oldest music schools in the U.S. In 1932, the School became integrated into the university at large. It continued to expand its curriculum and reputation: master’s programs came and went, and in 1976, the SOM moved into a new Performing Arts Center. This is the space that, once extensively renovated, became the Green Center for the Performing Arts; in 2007, due to the dedication and generosity of alumni Joyce Taglauer Green ’75 and Judson C. Green ’74, the Center was expanded to include a state-of the-art recording studio, airy gathering spaces, diverse performance venues and numerous practice rooms, faculty offices and studios. The Greens also funded a world-class guest artist series that continues to dazzle and inspire the DePauw and Greencastle communities today.

The DePauw School of Music has turned out exceptional musicians and teachers for nearly 150 years. Through the mentorship of a talented and dedicated faculty, a hardworking and supportive staff and small classes and private lessons for students, it has offered a rigorous and ambitious curriculum. It presents around 100 performances each year, from master classes to a musical theatre production to a full opera. It supports an orchestra, two concert bands, a jazz ensemble and three choirs, and it provides high-level travel abroad opportunities that students never forget. It has hosted an illustrious catalogue of performers and composers, including the likes of Aaron Copland, the Count Basie Orchestra, Yo-Yo Ma, Postmodern Jukebox, Rhiannon Giddens and Bobby McFerrin.

The storied history of the DePauw School of Music lives on in its alumni. It lives in the current students diligently finishing their degrees from the original SOM model. And it will live on in all students joining the “Institute of Music” now and into the future. Because the beating heart of it hasn’t changed – it remains a rich education of musical excellence that aims to equip students with the tools they need to flourish in all their endeavors. What has changed? The specific needs and desires of contemporary students. And so the DePauw Music program is doing what it has done for nearly a century and a half – responding, growing – and growth is both challenge and necessity.

When DePauw introduced the “three-school model” that would bring a DePauw education into alignment with the realities and opportunities of the present moment, the then-School of Music was arguably the area most impacted. Two of its time-honored degree programs – the Bachelor of Music Education and the Bachelor of Music in Performance – were discontinued, and the School of Music was transformed into the Institute of Music in record time, with the primary objective of better integrating it into the new three-school vision.

Music education professor and director of the Institute of Music Caroline Jetton says, “It was initially a bitter pill that required a significant amount of processing and unpacking. The faculty had to reimagine two degrees as well as our minors in one year. But I’m so proud of how we worked together to thoughtfully accomplish what we needed to do as we were also grappling with our feelings of loss.”

Students felt the losses, too. Those who had enrolled under the now-discontinued SOM programs worried (unnecessarily) that they wouldn’t be able to successfully complete their degrees, while budget cuts throughout the university necessitated the loss of some of their beloved music faculty members. School of Music alumni understandably wanted answers, as well. Would their degrees be viewed differently,

for example, now that their particular degree programs no longer existed? DePauw responded by opening the lines of communication, and remote calls between administrators and alums have been ongoing since the early fall of ’24, allowing space for a range of emotions along with productive talk about moving forward. Many alumni are asking: How can we help?

“If alums have ideas or thoughts, I’m here to listen,” dean of the Creative School Marcus Hayes offers. “Always.”

… the DePauw Music program is doing what it has done for nearly a century and a half – responding, growing– and growth is both challenge and necessity.

Parameters for program change were both pragmatic and innovative. Initiatives included the incorporation of general education requirements that centered the liberal arts, more manageable music student schedules and the availability of core music courses for all DePauw students. Music faculty also added more major electives so that music students could handpick a collection of courses that would better support their unique interests and goals, moving away from the sequential curriculum, which had been difficult for students to navigate. They added new courses in music creation to the Bachelor of Musical Arts degree, including Improvisation, Composition, Orchestration and Film Scoring, and Digital Musicianship through Technology, all of which immediately began energizing student interest.

In traditional DePauw fashion, students and faculty are now focusing on the positives: new opportunities, new courses and new ideas either already in the works or coming in the not-toodistant future.

“I’m optimistic,” says voice professor Janani Sridhar. “Due to changes in enrollment, many universities, programs and departments shut down across the country without warning. DePauw asked, ‘How do we give students what they want? How do we move forward with the joy? Create a really beautiful program?’”

Director of DePauw Bands Craig Paré believes the music program’s integration into the three schools will help music faculty better prepare students for “the real world.”

“When I would ask a group of high school music students how many of them wanted to pursue a career in music, only about a quarter would raise their hands. They want to continue to be involved with music, they love it, but they aren’t focusing on making it a career.”

For that quarter of high school music students who do plan to become professional singers and instrumentalists, DePauw remains an outstanding place to prepare. Although it will no longer offer the conservatory-inspired performance degree, such an education can still be approximated with

Icareful advising and planning, due to the flexibility of the newly revamped BMA, supplemented with careful advising and planning ahead. And the reenvisioned Institute of Music will offer students with broader interests an all-access pass to what they say they want: music involvement, experience and creation.

Students across DePauw disciplines will be able to sample courses and cocurricular musical opportunities and internalize connections across artistic, business and leadership, and liberal arts disciplines. Music majors will have the time and space to double major or take on a minor or two (something only the most enterprising School of Music students were able to accomplish in the recent past). And now, music students will find it easier to study abroad for a full semester.

Director Jetton explains the conundrum: “The old programs had a ton of required courses, along with recitals, and few electives. I think we’ll now see better student agency and retention because students are able to curate their own degrees and paths.”

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n the fall semester of 2024, in front of a full house at Music on the Square, four members of the university’s arts faculty paved the way forward with a multidisciplinary production that encapsulated DePauw’s collaborative spirit, with pianist May Phang’s virtuosic performance weaving through English writing professor Eugene Gloria’s evocative poetry, Dahee Yun’s transporting filmmaking and a mesmerizing digital stop action stream of John Berry’s abstract painting process.

“The idea for the project began more than a year ago,” Gloria says, “when May Phang approached me with the possibility of collaborating. I showed May several poems and she began curating a program of musical pieces that she felt were in conversation with my poems. Later, we brought in John Berry and Dahee Yun.” The event’s title, “At First I Was an Island,” came from a line in one of Gloria’s poems. “As artists we’re more accustomed to working alone but believing in the project brought us together.”

Painter John Berry describes the collaboration this way: “The event presented the best kind of problem: one with no right answer and no single right way to do things. It was rewarding and fascinating to merge distinct creative practices – distinct disciplines, really – into a single experience.”

“I created two videos and one silent film, all inspired by the collaborators’ works,” filmmaker Dahee Yun explains. “I have already started brainstorming potential collaborative projects with other faculty and students. By fostering these connections, we can create a dynamic environment where art and creativity thrive across disciplines.”

“We are making space for what can be,” says Dean Hayes. “New students, faculty and staff deserve the opportunity to contribute in new ways, while still participating in music at a high level. Students aren’t losing what was most dear to many of our alums – sharing their art with an audience, recording in the studio, touring places like London and South America. We are continuing to do tenure-track faculty searches in music, and we have no intention of cutting back on the high-impact learning opportunities that have set a DePauw standard. Music is alive and well at DePauw!”

The needs and wants of today’s students have inspired many of these changes, and they will play a big part in how the IOM takes shape, as disciplinary boundaries become more porous.

What do the new music degree programs look like? Significant curricular changes have been made to both the Bachelor of Musical Arts and the Bachelor of Arts in Music, new programmatic emphases have been created and compelling minors have been updated, like music creation and technology, jazz studies, musical theatre and music. The Institute also anticipates offering topics courses in areas such as arranging, vocal diction and songwriting, where faculty can create courses that build on their particular expertise and/or respond to current student interests. And music students are now able to make composition their applied area, like an instrument, an option students have wanted for years.

Some new opportunities hold the potential for team teaching and interdisciplinary foci, like the new leadership/interdisciplinarity emphasis, which will include courses such as Building Musical Lives and Communities as well as Music

and the Related Arts, a course that explores ways music engages with other creative arts disciplines and introduces students to other arts faculty. An interdisciplinary collaboration final project may be available within a couple of years as the Creative School moves forward.

Music theory and composition professor Eliza Brown explains, “Collaborative student and/or faculty multidisciplinary performances are coming into a more central position. These opportunities are catalysts for students to develop their artistic identities. Much of our labor is in early stages, though, as we work to find ways to make these experiences more curricular.”

Senior music education major, honor scholar and former student body president Paige Burgess agrees. “We need institutional models. And we need alumni voices who were part of past programs to speak on their positive experiences and help create new routes for collaboration.”

Director Caroline Jetton believes some of the process will happen organically: “Building events that incorporate all or more of the arts will encourage cross-curricular possibilities to blossom. Once we start coming together more often and more intentionally, it will gain momentum.”

reative School Dean Hayes is interested in the ways collaboration stretches even further. “Part of the process will be to integrate the ethos and/or methodologies from disparate disciplines across the university. How could neuroscience influence music composition? Or vice versa? How can those questions, that process, help us to come up with innovative solutions? Teaching collaboration as a skill is still a pretty novel concept, and it will take time to distill it out into a very intentional curriculum.”

The music industry is ever more interdisciplinary, increasingly reflecting the world around it, as the global community becomes both audience and creator. DePauw intends to be a

more accurate part of that reflection in more ways than one, not only by blending artforms, but also by encouraging more cross-pollination between the Institute of Music and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

“Concerts, recitals and communities are now highlighting composers of color,” Professor Sridhar notes. “The marginalized are speaking up, sharing their stories, creating new works –about immigration, social injustice, indigenous people going missing. I’m currently teaching a class on Social Justice in Music,” she continues. “It includes music from the Holocaust, music about immigration, music from Iran where it’s illegal for women to sing solo in public.”

The needs and wants of today’s students have inspired many of these changes, and they will play a big part in how the IOM takes shape, as disciplinary boundaries become more porous.

Griffin Chyall, a senior in the Bachelor of Musical Arts program pursuing a second major in Theatre, says, “Many different disciplinary areas are now more consciously joining one force, not a divided landscape between the conservatory model on one side and the rest of the liberal arts on the other. For example, in the recent Into the Woods musical production, there were music majors, communication majors and other Creative School majors involved.”

Rachel Schmitt, senior music education major and flutist, adds, “[The new model] gets students on the ground, doing what they really want to do, for example, film scoring. It wasn’t really an option before.”

Ben Freeman is a senior communication and German double major who is also a serious musician passionate about making his own music. He’s had difficulty finding a way in during his time at DePauw without the title of “music major.”

“I’ve played in a band and done some scoring for student films on my own … I’ve watched music majors get opportunities to work on stage and have advertising behind them, but I had to seek out the

opportunities myself, working with peers.”

“I’m hopeful it will help students like myself,” Freeman continues, “independent artists who want to work on their own music outside of the classical, orchestral model. I’d love to see more classes on digital music production, the art of using software, recording techniques and songwriting to create music which can be played on streaming services, which is where we are in the real world right now.”

The needs and wants of today’s students have inspired many of these changes, and they will play a big part in how the IOM takes shape, as disciplinary boundaries become more porous.

The real world is exploding with music and song. Here at DePauw, the sound resonates through the hallways – the jazz piano improvisation of a history major, the electronic tracks created by a music and computer science double major or the refined strains of a soprano performing opera. Here, faculty and students of diverse interests and perspectives are pursuing excellence, coming together to explore music and everything it teaches us, not just for the few, but for us all.

“I think we are on the forefront of what other universities will be doing,” asserts Professor Sridhar. “It helps grow the world of the performing arts, starts conversations and opens doors to people who normally feel they would not have access. It’s not all about being the best of the best musicians. There will always be a space for artists with something to say.”

Winter Term in Full Color

What do you remember about DePauw winter term? For many, this now 50-year-plus tradition of the non-traditional class is the source of some of our most vivid and beloved college memories.

Winter term offers DePauw students the opportunity to make an intentional choice of one course on which to exclusively focus for three weeks. During this term, students and faculty immerse themselves in that topic for hours each day – or round-the-clock if studying abroad. Whether we are bracing against Indiana’s January chill or have fled to a warmer location, winter term is a rich combination of exploration and hands-on learning.

In some ways, winter term acts as a “cool down” from the fall semester and a “warm up” to the spring. It regenerates us, affirming the learning of a past semester and priming us for what’s ahead. This January, on-campus students performed Shakespeare, wrote 30,000 words, engaged with corporate leaders, conducted research, sang arias, analyzed literature and did so much more. Off-campus, students performed, researched and dove deep into cultural learning in destinations that included Cuba, Morocco, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

With these photographs and notes from the 2025 winter term, we hope to capture a hint of the breadth and depth of the experience. Perhaps they will stir memories of your own winter term.

Would you like to share your winter term memories? Send a note to classnotes@depauw.edu and write “Winter Term” in the subject line.

“In

places like Medina and Marrakesh, we saw examples of types of markets we’d discussed in economics. No set prices and so many goods. There’s an information asymmetry, but it’s still very professional.”

– Nate Sekata ’25 Image: Morocco: A Cultural Odyssey led by Eugene Gloria, professor of English and chair of the English Department, and Jeffrey Kenney, senior professor of Religious Studies. Photo: Nate Sekata.

“We

spent almost every meal together, discussing all of the various costumes, performances and overall trips and tours we shared. It’s hard to put into words just how much winter term abroad turns a group of individuals into a family.”

– Gabrielle King ’25

Images: Cultural History Through Theatrical Costume and Fashion, England; led by Tim Good, professor of communication and theatre, dean of academic programs, assessment and policies; and Caroline Good, part-time costume shop manager with rank of part-time instructor of communication and theatre. Photos: Gabrielle King.

“In

one experience, students volunteered at the agroecological farm El Paraíso, gaining firsthand insight into the Cuban community’s dedication to planting and harvesting. This experience reflected the cultural and solidarity-driven core tenets of this Winter Term trip.”

Image: Public Health, Community and Culture in Cuba, led by assistant professor of political science, Javier Juarez-Perez and assistant professor of anthropology, Clark Sage. Photo: Javier Juarez-Perez

“I

am learning something new in winter term, something completely outside my major, yet I can see the connections to my major and future. I think that’s the liberal arts aspect of it.”

– Karan Mahato ’25, Script to Screen Image: DePauw Chamber Symphony/Creative School launch tour to England

“Can

you put a seven-week course into a two-and-a-half or three-week box?

That’s what we’re doing here during winter term. But it’s focused. Everyone’s invested. It takes all our effort.”

– Larry Abed, director of television operations in the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media

Images: From Script to Screen

“New

Zealand is known for its diversity in geologic landscapes, including volcanoes, heavily deformed strata, massive faults, magnetic sand beaches, glaciers and geothermal features, to name a few. There truly isn’t a better place to study geology in a field setting.”

– Caleigh Claar ’25

Images: Geology of New Zealand, led by Tim Cope, Ernest R. Smith Professor of Geosciences and chair of the Geology and Environmental Geosciences Department, and Kenneth Brown, assistant professor of geology and environmental geoscience.

Photos: Caleigh Claar.

“I enjoy the concept of winter term. It allows you to ease into the semester and it gives you the challenge of diving deep into something unique or different from your typical classroom or major.”

– Jackson Bledsoe ’28

Image: Playing Shakespeare, led by Amity Reading, Raymond W. Pence Professor of English and Global Studies Scholar

H The First-Year Seminar

Hands shoot up around the table. In a cozy classroom on the second floor of the Peeler Art Center, assistant professor of film and media arts Jordan Sjol has just shown a curated series of video clips to illustrate the subtle differences between parody and pastiche. He now leans forward and listens as his students propel the discussion forward, many of them chiming in with thoughtprovoking questions and their own nuanced insights.

This is a typical Thursday afternoon in Sjol’s first-year seminar course on Western films and their role in American culture. Since class began over an hour ago, there have been no passive spectators. All 15 students are fully engaged, embracing the active role they play in the learning process. It’s an atmosphere that brims with curiosity and conversation, something that Briggs Gatterdam ’28 finds intellectually invigorating.

“I love the open discussion we’re able to have,” she says. “It’s really eye-opening to hear everyone’s individual perspectives. We’re facing each other, we’re talking, we’re sharing theories and ideas and spinning them off each other – that’s how I learn best.”

Sjol’s class is one of roughly three dozen firstyear seminars taking place throughout campus every fall term. Although each one looks different from the next, these small, discussion-based classes all play a crucial role in bridging the gap between high school and college. Incoming students make their initial slate of course requests knowing that the centerpiece of their schedule will be one of these structured and supportive environments designed to acclimate them to the opportunities and demands of a DePauw education.

“What I want to do is make sure my students are prepared for the different modalities they’re going to experience here,” says Sjol. He maintains

unapologetically high expectations for his students – especially when it comes to transferable skills like critical reading and exploratory writing – but the quality of the interactions in his classroom speak for themselves. “I’ve been very impressed with the ways that the students have risen to the challenges I’ve been setting for them.”

Jeff Kenney, senior professor of religious studies, has a similar outlook and similar expectations. He’s been teaching first-year seminars for several years, and he understands the challenge of transitioning to a demanding liberal arts environment. “The level of expectation has risen. The assignments and the readings are often more difficult. I think that’s what a firstyear seminar is all about: getting up to speed and operating at a different level than high school. It takes time to sort all that stuff out.”

Through his seminar, titled 9/11 and the War on Terror, Kenney is helping his students make that leap. In addition to allowing his students to explore and debate the complex dynamics of national security and foreign policy, Kenney is ensuring they have a broad foundation to build upon as they progress in their studies.

“I design my seminar as a multidisciplinary course,” he explains. “I draw materials from communication, journalism, foreign affairs, international relations, political science, religious studies, sociology. The students are eventually going to be taking courses in these departments, so I see the first-year seminar as an introduction to the university, academically and intellectually.”

One of the students in Kenny’s class is Wyatt Brewster ’28. He currently plans to pursue a major in finance, and his seminar experience has given him a jumpstart he’s grateful for. “It’s like having a coach for your first semester,” he says. “Our professor has been there to help us adjust to the writing style and the rigor of our other classes.”

IIn many cases, that support extends beyond the classroom: each first-year seminar professor also serves as their students’ adviser until they declare a major. This aspect of the relationship often outlasts the seminar itself and creates additional opportunities for personalized guidance that helps students weather the personal, emotional and social challenges that accompany the transition to college life.

For students like Madison Ponsler ’28, these challenges can be daunting without someone there to help. “When I originally got here on campus, I underestimated how overwhelming so many things would be,” she admits. “I didn’t have anyone from my high school going to DePauw, I’d never lived away from home before, I’d never moved. So it was really eye-opening to navigate an entirely new world by myself.”

Ponsler’s experience isn’t unique. Christina Holmes, associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies, knows the feeling first-hand. She was a first-generation college student from a working class background, and she recalls how difficult it was to thrive without any context for understanding the college world. That’s why she’s proactive about providing mentorship to any student in her first-year seminar who can use a little support.

“I’m interested in the whole student,” Holmes says. “I explicitly tell folks, ‘I want to be your mentor.’ It’s a difficult transition for everyone, but especially if you don’t know the hidden rules and the language. What are the things that are going to be barriers for you not just when you show up in the classroom, but when you show up on campus and try to adjust to a new community?”

Assistant professor of economics and management Town Oh created and led the first-year seminar, Bold Conversations in an Age of Polarization.

OOne of the most challenging barriers for many students is loneliness. Amid new surroundings and uncertain social dynamics, the first-year seminar provides an accessible entry point for students to build relationships with peers. Not only do the individual groups of first-year students share time together in the classroom, but they also connect regularly with an older student mentor who helps facilitate belonging and build social well-being.

Samantha Herrera ’28 explains, “I think my first-year seminar has made it easier for me to build a community within DePauw.” She’s found an unexpected academic interest in Holmes’s seminar, Building a Better World: Social Justice Praxis in America. But she’s also found new friendships

in the process. “Whether it’s having breakfast with some of the other people in this class or just walking together to class, it’s been nice getting to know them and who they are as people.”

Meanwhile, in Jordan Sjol’s seminar, Mya Adams ’28 has experienced something similar with her classmates. “We all play different sports, we all have different majors, we’re all in different social circles. But since that first day of orientation, this is the group we’ve been with. It’s not that we’re all best friends, but we know we can count on each other.”

The strength of these relationships isn’t just socially advantageous. It also makes it possible for students to tackle tough conversations in class while maintaining civility and a deep mutual

Students engage in Town Oh’s class, Bold Conversations in an Age of Polarization.

respect for one another. Several first-year seminars are even intentionally focused on cultivating this skill as a part of DePauw’s larger efforts to champion free expression throughout campus.

“From the very first day, we want to humanize everyone and hear about how our backgrounds inform our perspectives and how we can build common ground,” says Holmes. Because she frequently addresses sensitive and potentially controversial topics in her seminar, she proactively ensures it is an environment in which everyone’s voice can be heard. “The students bring their own knowledge to the classroom,” she says, “and we all benefit when we can share it.”

FFor Town Oh, assistant professor of economics and management, this is what makes the college experience so unique. He recently received a fellowship from Duke University that has allowed him to collaborate with scholars around the nation in exploring how to foster campus cultures where students and faculty can freely discourse with each other. A tangible byproduct of that exploration is his first-year seminar, Bold Conversations in an Age of Polarization.

“I think the university should be the place where you get rid of as many barriers as possible for the free exchange of ideas to happen,” Oh says. Students in his class research and discuss delicate topics such as theism, abortion and climate change – topics about which many students already have strong and deeply held beliefs. The key, however, is to share those beliefs while upholding a nonnegotiable commitment to listening and learning from other perspectives.

Oh emphasizes three principles that guide his students in having productive conversations: freedom, humility and charity. He believes each principle is critical in helping students move past the hostility that hampers so much public discourse. “They have to be curious about the other side,” he says. “What they know on a topic is only a fraction of what there is to know. So let’s have a discussion, let’s find out more.”

Walker Lasbury ’28 has found this approach to be highly productive, even when he and his classmates don’t end up agreeing with one another

at the end of a discussion. He’s even been inspired to apply it outside of class. “This seminar has definitely encouraged me to push the boundaries a bit, to explore other people’s opinions, to have respectful conversations. Some people have even been surprised. It’s not normal for someone to reach across the aisle.”

At DePauw, however, first-year seminars like Oh’s are doing their part to make it normal. It’s all part of the process of preparing students to become well-rounded leaders who thrive in any setting where they might end up.

“Ultimately I want these students to be prepared for the real world,” says Oh. “And in the real world, they’re going to be interacting with people that are vastly different from them.”

Back in the classroom at Peeler, the clock finally forces Jordan Sjol to bring the day’s lively discussion to a close. As class wraps up and student conversations spill out into the hallway, Mya Adams knows that what she’s been experiencing in this seminar will have a positive and long-lasting impact.

“This class has forced me to demand the absolute best out of myself,” she says. “It’s definitely helped shape the beginning of my DePauw experience.”

Trusted Advisers

Three-school alumni advisory board members show their support for DePauw

DePauw’s three schools are doing more than expanding academic offerings for students and opening the door to unprecedented interdisciplinary collaboration on campus. They’re also providing a crucial opportunity for alumni to give back in a new and meaningful way, something that several dozen alumni have embraced in their roles as inaugural members of the three recently formed school advisory boards.

These boards, which held their first meetings in September of 2024, have been set up to provide institutional support and direction for each of the three schools – the School of Business and Leadership, the Creative School and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Composed of seasoned professionals making positive contributions in their respective fields, these boards are uniquely positioned to ensure that every DePauw student can enjoy the highest level of educational excellence, regardless of their academic interests or professional trajectories.

Keep reading to meet three of the alumni whose own transformative experiences at DePauw have inspired them to give back to the university and help shape the schools they serve.

Members of the three-school alumni advisory boards met in February.

Shea Nickell ’81

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

SHEA NICKELL ’81 considers the greatest payday of his career to have been one that didn’t involve a check.

“A former client returned to the lobby of my law office, proudly holding her newborn grandchild,” recalls Nickell. This client had previously sustained a debilitating construction injury, and as her legal representative, Nickell helped her obtain a generous settlement and total disability benefits. “I commented on how cute the child was, and then I asked about his name. My heart was warmed and I was choked with emotion when she replied, ‘We named him Shea in your honor.’”

For Nickell, the experience illustrated a valuable lesson: “Never underestimate the difference you can bring about in another’s life through simple kindness and a careful and persistent attention to seemingly routine efforts.” It’s a lesson that remains at the center of Nickell’s life and career.

A native of Paducah, Ky., Nickell spent 22 years as a lawyer in his home state,

as well as an assistant commonwealth attorney, assistant county attorney and public advocate. In 2006, he answered the call to become a judge on the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and thirteen years later, he ascended to the Kentucky Supreme Court, the state’s highest legal authority.

Despite the prominence of his role, however, Nickell believes that his primary responsibility is to serve others, citing John Wesley’s famous maxim as a formative guide for his own vocational calling: “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can.” Nickell has endeavored to do just that in all areas of his life, and now he is doing so in service to DePauw’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

“I was thrilled when I was invited to join the new advisory board,” he says. “It struck me that the three-school approach implemented under Dr. White’s visionary leadership mirrors my own college

experience – founded upon a vigorous liberal arts emphasis and buttressed with extra-curricular opportunities for mastery in business, leadership, creativity and service.”

As a student, Nickell had a wellrounded educational experience: completing a double major in communication and political science, taking private voice lessons, performing with various musical ensembles, joining the debate team, hosting a current events talk show on WGRE, working as editor of a campus newspaper, serving as the student body president and eventually being awarded the university’s prestigious Walker Cup. He remains grateful for the long-term impact of those experiences, and he wants others to have access to them, as well.

“Regardless of one’s profession, there is no higher calling or more satisfying achievement than to help others,” he says. “In my estimation, this realization is the greatest lesson gleaned from a DePauw education.”

Joshua Thompson ’04

Creative School

JOSHUA THOMPSON ’04 is passionate about unlocking the power of music. “I use music to give a sonic narrative to things that are hard to articulate,” he explains. “Sometimes words can get in the way, but music gives us a visceral reaction. It’s translatable and universal. It’s disarming.”

Through lectures, performances and interdisciplinary collaboration, Thompson seeks to shed light on aspects of our musical traditions that have historically been overlooked. His area of specialization – classical composers of African descent – serves as an entry point to engage audiences in timely conversations about race, social inequalities, strategies for community building and the importance of telling the comprehensive and accurate history of classical music.

“My responsibility as a musical sociologist is to provide folks with resources and experiences that I did not have,” says Thompson. “I identify a social need in my community, and I use music to increase empathy and develop

strategies for change.”

In addition to his current role as Creative Partner in Residence with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and his work on the podcast Melanated Moments in Classical Music, Thompson is eager to bring his experience and connections to his alma mater by serving on the advisory board of the newly formed Creative School. “If you want to see change, you have a duty to be a part of that,” he says.

Although his own experience at DePauw was challenging at times –particularly in shifting his academic focus from music performance to sociology and in navigating the complexities of campus life as a person of color –Thompson believes those challenges have placed him in a unique position to offer an honest and constructive voice. “I’ll level my criticism, but if I didn’t, it would mean I didn’t care. You can’t know that you’re committed to an institution unless the institution challenges you.”

At the heart of Thompson’s commitment to the Creative School is

the realization that aspiring artists and innovators are facing an uncertain future that will require multiple competencies and a keen ability to build diverse connections. These new demands require a new form of preparation.

“You can’t reach forward to the future if you’re too occupied with clinging to the past,” Thompson says, acknowledging the crisis that many traditional institutions currently face. “You might not like the game, but you have to learn how to play it.”

Despite the obstacles, Thompson remains optimistic. He hopes that the multifaceted nature of his own career can serve as a model for others.

“If I hadn’t had the experience at DePauw, I definitely wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing now,” he says. “This university has an awesome opportunity to be at the forefront of transforming the landscape for the better. Things will not be perfect, and they don’t need to be. But it’s going to be fun to see what comes.”

Photo: Faith Blackwell

Amy Weisenbach ’98

School of Business and Leadership

“I’M IN A ROLE TODAY I never would have imagined when I graduated from DePauw,” says Amy Weisenbach ’98.

After earning an interdisciplinary degree in youth public policy – a fusion of psychology, sociology and political science – Weisenbach headed to Harvard Business School as DePauw’s first Truman Scholarship recipient. She initially envisioned a career in the nonprofit sector, but by the time she completed her MBA, a growing interest in marketing had redirected her path.

Weisenbach now serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for the New York Times, where her focus on storytelling and relationship-building has earned her team numerous industry awards and established her as an innovative and trustworthy voice. Her current work builds upon two decades of experience in global marketing and leadership, while still drawing on many of the skills she acquired as an undergraduate.

“Almost everything I do is in collaboration with others,” says Weisenbach. “DePauw helped me feel

prepared to successfully work that way. Small class sizes meant that I was able to actively participate in discussions and small group work and interact directly with my professors.”

DePauw also nurtured Weisenbach’s perpetual desire for growth. “I’ve always had an innate sense of curiosity and wonder about the world,” she explains. “That was fostered during my time at DePauw, and I’ve remained committed to learning and growing ever since.”

One expression of that commitment is her role as an adjunct professor at the NYU Stern School of Business, where she continues to expand her knowledge of marketing and educational pedagogy, all while staying connected to youth culture. Another expression is her service to DePauw’s School of Business and Leadership, where she looks forward to facing challenges head-on.

“The value proposition of a college education is not as clear as it used to be due to rising costs and changes in workforce demands,” Weisenbach acknowledges. “As an employer, however,

I see how the critical thinking, curiosity and collaboration skills developed at DePauw are more important than ever. I’m hoping I can help the university find new ways to communicate that value to prospective students and employers alike.”

Weisenbach’s connection to the DePauw community has remained strong through the years. She and her husband, Scott Stokke ’98, have been together since they were seniors, and she still enjoys girls trips whenever possible with a small group of friends from Kappa Alpha Theta. Her new role presents an opportunity to deepen that connection and enjoy a new kind of relationship with her alma mater.

“As I’ve advanced in my career, I have a desire to give back and share all that I’ve learned,” says Wiesenbach. “The advisory board is a great opportunity to do just that and contribute in a more meaningful way.”

Photo: Celeste Sloman

Gatherings

DePauw alumni seek out opportunities to connect with each other and with their alma mater. On-campus gatherings and meet-ups through the fall and winter keep those bonds strong. Stay in touch by making plans to visit campus or attending one of our regional events.

Highlights from November’s Coming Together Weekend included the launch of the Tucker E. Wilson Black Alumni Association and the announcement of the Charles Bennett ‘74 Challenge Campaign.

Authors Sarah Gormley ’94 and Meg Kissinger ’79 gathered with alumni in Indianapolis in February.

Jessica Curry ’09 was one of many alumni who returned to campus last fall for the McDermond Speaker Series. The series serves all DePauw students, allowing them to network and learn from alumni across a wide range of professions.

DePauw Alumni Signature

Events 2025

May 18, 2025

Welcome to the Alumni Association, Class of 2025!

June 5-8, 2025

Alumni Reunion Weekend

September 20, 2025

Family Weekend

October 4, 2025

Old Gold Weekend

November 8, 2025

Athletics Hall of Fame

November 15, 2025

Monon Bell Classic (Away)

Scan the QR code for a full listing of upcoming events.

Dennis ’63 and Marilyn Priser ’63 were longtime hosts of the Dayton telecast party. Denny passed away in August. Cheryl Keegan ’78 hosted this year’s party. Attendees celebrated Denny on November’s GameDay, which would have been his 84th birthday.

With the relaunch of the Chicago Regional Council, we had a great crowd for a 2025 market outlook and greetings from DePauw School of Business and Leadership Dean John Clarke.

In Her Own Words

Why Alumni Reunion Weekend is so Important to Rachel Hanebutt ’15

“I have attended Alumni Reunion Weekend as a member of the GOLD Alumni Board for the past few years, and it has been such a nostalgic and fun experience that keeps getting better with additional events and opportunities to connect with other alums! As a volunteer for the Class of 2015 reunion committee, I am so excited to assist in bringing my class together, especially since we missed out on our five-year reunion due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“ARW is truly energizing and is the perfect opportunity to see all the new changes on campus and in the Greencastle community. To me, spending time in awe of the new Roy O. West Library renovation, reconnecting with at least one professor and making a reservation at Bridges – a newer craft pizza and wine bar – are on the must-do list while catching up with other alums. It is definitely worth the trek back to campus with the option to rough it dorm-style for a few days!”

A BOLD AND GOLD ALUMNI REUNION

JUNE 5-8,

2025

The Alumni Board and GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Alumni Board welcome all alumni to campus this June for a weekend of friendship, learning, dancing and nostalgia as we celebrate classes ending in 5 and 0 and the Class of 2024. Highlights include:

• Campus Tours: Rediscover campus and see what’s new!

• President’s Breakfast: Join fellow alumni and friends in one of the most popular events during Reunion Weekend! Connect over breakfast with DePauw University President Lori S. White in beautiful Hoover Hall. President White will share important strategic plan updates and celebrate both the past and future of the university.

• Alumni Colleges: Lifelong learning opportunities from fellow alumni and current faculty.

• Class Photos: Commemorate your reunion with a group photo of your classmates.

• Story Booth: An informal opportunity to share your favorite DePauw memories.

• Class Dinners: Enjoy an evening meal and reconnect with your classmates.

• First Friday: A festive community event on the Greencastle town square.

• All-Alumni Evening Entertainment: Close out your Bold and Gold Weekend with music and dancing under the stars on East College Lawn.

Register now at depauw.edu/alumni/events. Consider contributing to your class gift, the number one source for DePauw’s annual fund, at bit.ly/3BzELAT.

Class Notes publishes submitted updates about DePauw alumni’s careers, milestones, activities and whereabouts. Send your news to DePauw Magazine, P.O. Box 37, Greencastle, IN 461350037. Prefer digital? Fill out a form at depauw.edu/ classnotes, scan the QR code or email classnotes@depauw.edu. Space considerations limit our ability to publish photos. Group photos will be considered if you include each person’s name (first, maiden, last), graduation year and information about the gathering. Digital photos must be high-quality JPEGs of at least 300 DPI. Submitted hard copies cannot be returned. Questions? Contact communicate@depauw.edu

Find more alumni news at www.depauw.edu/ alumni/alumni-e-news/or scan the QR code.

1957

Ann Luttrell Grant and Thomas J. Grant ’56 celebrated his 90th birthday at their church in Lake Bluff, Ill. They discovered at the party that Cole G. Dunnick ’96 and Christina Martin Dunnick ’99 were also DePauw grads.

1959

Joseph P. Allen IV received a Sagamore of the Wabash honor from the governor of Indiana. He is a retired astronaut and has made numerous contributions to science and his community.

1963

Richard Yanney, his wife Nancy, Michael S. Rice, and his wife Scotty, met in Naples for their annual visit and tennis match. Mike has lived in Fort Lauderdale for over 50 years and had a career in banking in the Fort Lauderdale-Miami area. He and Scotty have done extensive traveling. Mike also enjoys fishing with his son in the Keys. Dick and Nancy have lived in Wheaton, Ill., for over 40 years. Dick was also a career banker in the Chicagoland area and has spent many years sailing Lake Michigan. He and Nancy spend their winters in Naples, Fla. They have two daughters and two grandsons. He would love to hear from any of the old Phi Delt brothers. Email address: rdyanney@gmail.com. (See photo.)

1964

On February 2, the DePauw Tigers celebrated the 60th anniversary of a nice upset victory over Butler. Those attending the celebration included James M. Callane ’64, Daniel L. Schermer ’67, Jack M. Hogan ’67, Dale A.

Barrett ’70 and Thomas A. McGurk ’68. (See photo.)

Roger B. Nelson is the recipient of the Beckenbach Book Award, given by the Mathematical Association of America, for his latest book, Nuggets of Number Theory: A Visual Approach (MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society, 2018).

1966

William S. Hamrick has published his latest book, Phenomenological Perspectives on Shame: A Philosophy for Strong Ears (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024).

1967

Richard M. Jordan retired as the regional dean of the Texas Tech School of Medicine at Amarillo, Texas, on September 1, 2023, after over 16 years of service. In the role, he established a 21,500 square foot state-of-the-art medical simulation center. It included a Mobile Simulation Unit, the first such unit in Texas, that brought medical simulation training to outlying cities in the Texas Panhandle. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he initiated vaccine clinics in Amarillo churches, where parishioners could be vaccinated following church services. He received recognition from the Texas House of Representatives and the Amarillo Better Business Bureau for the university’s response to the Covid-19 epidemic. He led efforts to establish a Texas Tech Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic in Canyon, Texas, a small city without any OB/ GYN physicians. His model was used to establish additional

Richard Yanney ’63, his wife Nancy, Michael S. Rice ’63, and his wife Scotty

James M. Callane ’64, Daniel L. Schermer ’67, Jack M. Hogan ’67, Dale A. Barrett ’70 and Thomas A. McGurk ’68.

rural Texas Tech Clinics. He was the co-developer of the annual Amarillo Texas Tech Sex Trafficking Symposium. He has written over 65 articles and book chapters on endocrinology and medical topics, including sex trafficking. On his retirement, he received a second commendation from the Texas House of Representatives for his 16 years of leadership and was presented with the Texas state flag that flew over the Texas State Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2023. He was awarded the Professor Emeritus title at Texas Tech in February 2024.

1969

The second edition of John T. “Terry” McConnell’s book, Running with Asthma: An Asthmatic Runner’s Memoir, is available on Amazon.

1970

Edward V. Lauing was elected mayor of Palo Alto, Calif. He is also a managing partner of Equity Search Partners, where he recruits executives for companies.

1972

Richard E. Pound’s book, I Went Aviatin’ to China: My Father’s World War II Letters to My Mother, was published in November 2024 by High Tide Publications. It is available on Amazon.

1973

Laura L Hull completed a commissioned mural for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The mural is a photograph of jacaranda blossoms and St. Catherine’s Lace, printed on vinyl, that spans 160 feet of the new

connector bridge between Terminal 1 (Southwest Airlines) and Terminal 2 (Delta). She studied abroad first semester her junior year in Athens, and then first semester her senior year in New York City on the GLCA Arts program. That apprenticeship, with painter/ MOMA curator Howardena Pindell, led to an apprenticeship after college in Denmark with the Danish ceramist, Gutte Eriksen. She says DePauw gave her indelible tools for a life in the arts. She has much gratitude for the amazing education she received, and the lifelong memories of an amazing four years of discovering her life path. (See image, page 11.)

Penelope Leitner Lisi retired in 2018, but she continues to teach and write at the college level. The 4th edition of her co-authored textbook, Becoming a Multicultural Educator, was published by Sage in 2023. It has been translated into Chinese and now Greek. (See Published & Produced, page 11.)

1974

Terry A. Crone retired from the Court of Appeals of Indiana on November 5. He served for 20 years, wrote over 2,988 majority opinions and participated in over 245 oral arguments. He was a founding member of the South Bend (Ind.) Commission on the Status of African-American Males and the St. Joseph County Coalition Against Drugs. As Circuit Court Judge, he started the first Spanishspeaking program for public defenders in St. Joseph County.

John K. Flickinger, along with his wife Laurie, received the Cornerstone Award from the

Norwalk Area United Fund for their shared community work in Norwalk, Ohio.

Jeffrey O. Lewis was recognized at the 25th anniversary University High School fete in Carmel, Ind., for being one of its founders and his devotion since then.

Thomas R. Mote received DePauw’s Old Gold Goblet for his support of the university, including teaching a global health class. Additionally, he and seven other DePauw grads, including Jeffrey O. Lewis, are board members of a not-forprofit, Tumaini Global Health, that supports global health education at nine colleges, including DePauw.

Gerald O. Sweeney is a board member of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network Foundation (and he gave his class’s 50th reunion convocation talk).

1975

Karen Y. Boone, Ph.D, MN, MPH, RN, recently retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and in May 2024, took a trip to Paris, France, with Road Scholar. During a walk through the Left Bank, she encountered a medical facility dating back to 1745. (See photo.)

Janice Gooch Heipler and her husband George adopted two children from China, the oldest in 1999 and the youngest in 2002. They adopted both of them the day before Thanksgiving, and have celebrated the day every year with a family outing. They are very proud of their young adults and all they have accomplished.

1976

Patricia Unger Pernicano, a psychologist, in conjunction with retired Chaplain Kerry Haynes, has a book being released in early 2025. Healing Veteran Moral Injury: Using Metaphor and Story to Foster Hope and Connection, introduces the reader to veteran experiences of moral injury and pathways to restoration.

1977

Laurel Birch Kilgore founded Saltire Gallerie, an art gallery dedicated to 19th century Scottish/British art, in 2022, mostly featuring works imported from the UK. Saltire Gallerie is located in an 18th century house in Hillsborough, N.C., built by Scottish immigrant James Hogg. Laurel is hoping fellow DePauw alumni will look it up and drop by! www.saltiregallerie.com. They are on 1stDibs, Artsy and Artnet international platforms, and just joined the British Art Network for art research.

Barbara Kingsolver received the 2024 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. Her books have had a vast impact on the national and global literary landscape.

Karen Y. Boone ’75

Alpha Phi alumni (front row, left to right) Julie Crisler Raub ’76, Karen Dahm Weber ’78, Deborah Gregorio Pelland ’77, Victoria Gilbert Peters ’78, Jane E. McEwen ’77, (back row) Suanne Hirschy Early ’76 and Jean Pritchard Nava ’77.

Lambda Chi Alpha class of ’82 reunion. Those attending include (left to right) John J. Tatooles ’81, Christopher W. Bear ’82, Robert A. Frauenheim ’82, Bruce W. Luecke ’82, Scott A. Hime ’80, Kenneth D. Randall ’82, Jerry A. Bryce ’82, Paul M. Hershberger ’84, Mitchell Gordon ’82, Christopher O. Gentry ’82, John A. Harcourt ’82, Richard J. Hoge ’82 and Dave Gislason ’82.

Monon Bell telecast party in Riviera Beach, Florida. DePauw alumni and friends present were (seated) Teague Hamilton ’18, Susan Cliff Gislason ’82, Janice Amoroso Kershaw ’84, Kelly Stahley, Deborah Duckett (holding future Tiger), Grant S, Smith ’08. (Standing) Melanie Hertzberg (holding future Tiger), Bradley A. Hertzberg ’07, Carsen S. Trinkino ’17, Christopher W. Bear ’82, John J. Tatooles ’81, John A. Thomas ’67, Kenneth D. Randall ’82, Robert Frauenheim ’82, Bruce W. Luecke ’82, Scott A. Hime ’80, Mitchell Gordon ’82, Jerry A. Bryce ’82, Paul M. Hershberger ’84 (holding varsity letter jacket), Christopher O. Gentry ’82, John A. Harcourt ’82, Dave Kershaw, Matthew L. Stahley ’03, Connor Stahley (future Tiger) and Dave Gislason ’82.

Steven W. Peterson is the author of Walking Trees and Other Poems, published in late January 2025 by Finishing Line Press. The book gathers 54 of Steve’s poems that have appeared in magazines over the past five years. He had a long career as a partner and communication consultant for Hewitt Associates, retiring in 2011 to write several plays that were produced around the US. When the pandemic closed the theater world in 2020, he changed direction again and began publishing his poetry, something he learned to love as a DePauw English major. Steve lives in Chicago.

Seven Alpha Phi alumni from the classes of ’76, ’77 and ’78 met in October for a mini reunion in Angola, Ind. (See photo.)

1978

Aimee Guest Hucek’s latest card, “Dogs on Parade,” is available at the Museum of Modern Art (store.moma.org). There you can also learn the story of MoMA’s cards and how the cards are chosen. Aimee is honored to have had her card designs included in the Museum of Modern Art’s holiday card collection since 2004.

Sigma Nu classes of ’78 and ’79 held a summer reunion in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Those attending included Richard C. Boling ’78, Mark K. Boling ’79, Kenneth C. Harris ’78 and Timothy E. Sellers ’79.

1980

In May 2024, NYU School of Law recognized Deborah K. Burand with its Distinguished Teaching Award. She was nominated for this award by her students. This award was given in recognition for her

“inspirational and innovative pedagogy and outstanding contributions to the legal academy.”

1982

The Lambda Chi Alpha class of ’82 alumni reunion this year (2024) was held in Riviera Beach, Fla. Their reunion happened to coincide with the Monon Bell game, so they went to Castaways, a local sports bar/restaurant to watch the game and cheer on the Tigers! Accommodations were generously provided by Robert Frauenheim and his family at both the nearby Ritz-Carlton Residences and Phoenix Towers. (See photo.)

1984

Paul Hershberger hosted a Monon Bell telecast party in Riviera Beach, Fla. It was a fantastic day and epic humbling of the team from Crawfordsville! They had attendees from the classes of 1967 to 2018 and maybe beyond, considering the presence of 4 future Tigers. The D-Blanket from 1928 and the varsity letter jacket from 1957 were displayed under the TV during the game. (See photo.)

1985

Kristin Kagler Burbank enjoyed a rewarding career at Procter & Gamble and several global public relations firms – managing marketing PR and crisis communication for leading household brands like Aleve, Tide, Levi Strauss and Keebler. She raised three young children, including one with profound cerebral palsy. Enjoying her ‘third act,’ she recently co-authored a book about her experience titled Embracing Another Normal: Resilience Stories & Strategies for Raising Children with

Disabilities. She is committed to helping other parents navigate their journey, which makes the lessons learned from her experience all the more meaningful.

Clarinetist Deborah L. Grohman performed with the Telos Trio’s recent release of Fresh Wind, along with her husband and pianist Willie La Favor and flutist Rita George Simmons. Three of the works on the album were written or arranged for the trio, and all four of the pieces tell of times when fresh wind created a new way of being. The Telos Trio is based at the Hochstein School in Rochester, N.Y., and can be found at thetelostrio.com.

1986

Laura Clymer acquired the Tucson law firm Clymer Legal PLLC (formerly Brian Clymer, Attorney at Law). The firm, previously owned by her brother, continues to serve clients in workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability law matters throughout southern Arizona.

1987

John A. Shoemaker is the manager and principal investigator for the $48 million CDC-grant-funded Public Health Infrastructure and Workforce project at the Maricopa County Department of Public Health in Phoenix, Ariz.

1990

Elizabeth Duncan Rich’s debut novel, It Could Have Been Murder, has been published by Barnes & Noble in hardback, paperback and as an e-book. She is completing her second novel. Her son, Alexander D. Rich, and a niece, Ellen A.

Gardner, will graduate from DePauw in Spring 2025.

Troy T. and Pamela Anderson Smith hosted their annual Monon Bell alumni watch party in Lake Zurich, IL, to cheer on the Tigers as they beat Wabash again! All guests enjoyed homemade GCBs and cheese fries, and some were lucky enough to win fun DePauw swag. (See photo.)

1991

Jeffrey D. Muse is a hiker, writer and cancer fighter. He is the author of Dear Park Ranger, a memoir in essays interrogating, among many years in many places, his time at DePauw. Since its highlight in DePauw Magazine, his book has been honored by the Indiana Authors Awards, Nautilus Book Awards and Foreword Reviews Kirkus Reviews calls it “an evocative consideration of the dualities of beauty and pain found both in nature and ourselves.” Learn more, including the story of Muse’s battle with cancer, at www.jeffdarrenmuse.com.

1993

Kenneth M. Alt, Winnetka, Ill., and five others recently completed a self-supported 1,100-mile arctic canoe expedition across Canada starting in Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan, and finishing 46 days later in the Arctic Ocean at Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut.

1996

Anne E. Keller received the inaugural Excellence in Local Economic Development award from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), in honor of her hard work and dedication throughout the State of Indiana. Anne has

Monon Bell alumni watch party in Lake Zurich, IL. Those attending include Andrea Smith Ignelzi ’91, James A. Anast ’90, Shelly Evans Leonida ’90, Christina Barchet McGough ’89, Troy T. Smith ’90, David W. O’Brien ’90, Pamela Anderson Smith ’90, Michele Main Valenzia ’90 and Timothy A. Hickey ’87.

been the senior director of business development at One Southern Indiana (1si), the chamber of commerce and local economic development organization, for Clark, Floyd and Scott counties in southern Indiana, within the Louisville, Ky., metro area, for more than 11 years. Her work has helped bring projects such as Conco, Inc., Meta and Canadian Solar to the region. In addition to working with site selectors and vendors, Anne is part of several committees and organizations, including the 1si Pearls of Wisdom committee, the 1si Economic Development Council, and she serves as the Treasurer of the South Central Indiana Economic Development group. She also is active in the Junior League of Louisville, Tri Kappa sorority and various animal causes, and she assists her mother in the management and operation of their diversified farm near Seymour in Jackson County, Ind.

Kassem R. Shafi was appointed head of capital formation and strategic initiatives for AGL Credit Management.

1997

Orlando Cela is the music director of the Lowell Chamber Orchestra in Arlington, Mass. He was selected as one of Massachusetts’ 100 most influential individuals by Amplify Latinx, which recognizes Latinx leaders who demonstrated excellence and make significant contributions in their respective fields.

Stephanie Juneau was recently elected treasurer on the Board of Trustees for COLOTRUST, the largest local government investment pool in Colorado. She also serves as board secretary for the Steamboat Dance Theatre, and is employed by the Steamboat Springs School District as director of finance and operations.

1998

Meleah “Leah” Rush Powers was named Citizen of the Year in Rock Hill, Mo. as part of the annual Heart of the Community Awards by the Webster Groves/ Shrewsbury/Rock Hill/ Brentwood Area Chamber of Commerce for her work on the Hudson Elementary School Playground Project,

dedicated to creating a safe and inclusive play space for the community. Leah helped raise over $20,000 in funds, and worked with the Rock Hill Parks and Recreation Department to secure a $350,000 municipal grant toward the goal. She was awarded with the Webster Groves School District Inspires Award for the project. Leah and Dave Powers ’98 and their children Ben (12) and Maisie (8) moved to Rock Hill in 2017.

1999

Amy McCall Greene recently celebrated her 25th year at Nysmith School (first job after DePauw). She is currently the Latin teacher and has taken a new role as instructional coach.

2001

Brian E. Dixon is the director of Regenstrief Institute’s Clem McDonald Center for Biomedical Informatics. He has received national recognition for his efforts to make population and public health data accessible to public health officials, policy makers and the public.

2002

Katherine L. Imborek’s current role at University of Iowa Health Care is professor and vice chair of clinical operations in the Department of Family Medicine and cofounder and co-director of the University of Iowa Health Care LGBTQ+ Clinic. She recently published a book with two co-authors titled Sanctuary: Queering a Church in the Heartland, published by Front Edge Publishing.

2005

Mark J. Farmer has been named leader of the corporate and securities service team for Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP. He concentrates his practice in general law, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital/private equity investments. (See photo.)

Michael Mioduski is launching Story Camp Inc., an event series dedicated to helping executives develop and master presentation skills through hands-on workshops, expertled sessions, and networking

opportunities. The inaugural conference takes place July 2324, 2025, in Park City, Utah. Learn more and register at StoryCamp.com. (See photo.)

2006

The State Farm Super Bowl commercial, featuring Arnold Schwartzenegger and Danny DeVito, that Brian Culp helped create, was recently nominated for a national Emmy as one of the best commercials of the year. Brian was the group creative director on the project, helping write the script, sell it through, and eventually assisting with the production of the spot last December. He and his wife, Maggie Tresslar Culp ’06, attended the Emmys at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. Brian says it was a surreal experience and he felt incredibly honored to be a nominee. (See photo.)

Lauren McLean Quail is one of fourteen highly-specialized speech-language pathologists accepted into the first annual Aphasia Access mentorship program. Through her business, Gulf Breeze Speech and Language (located in Gulf Breeze, Fla.), Lauren has brought educational opportunities and community resources to individuals diagnosed with aphasia and their caregivers. Her advocacy for patients affected with communication disorders has led to more community awareness and implementation of the Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA) model of treatment. For more information, please email lauren@gulfbreezespeech.com.

2007

Brittany Graves Mann started an independent small business

incentives procurement and location consulting firm with her longtime colleague, after 10 years working in economic development and public administration. The firm, Business Growth Consultants (BGC), advises small businesses and medium privately-held and family-owned corporations and companies in evaluating their labor, growth and location decision trajectories. Brittany also secured her real estate license for use in commercial office, industrial and land transactions and uses that in advising location decisions and site selection. If any DePauw alumni business owners or individuals are working in mergers/acquisitions, BGC would happily lend a complimentary evaluation of incentives or real-estate site selection analysis for fellow Tigers. Brittany@BGCgrowth. com.

2008

Daniel Hinzpeter has been promoted to Senior Director of Fulfillment at LND, Inc in Chesterfield, Mo.

Laura Ann Johnson was hired as the first executive director of Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes, the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore’s nonprofit partner.

2009

Austin T. DeLaRosa and Ann Hostetter DeLaRosa ’10 welcomed their sixth child, Suzanne Marie, on August 25, 2024. Suzanne joins siblings Joseph (9), Lucy (5), John (4), Dominic (2) and Stephen (1).

Siobhan Lau Hunter is the chief advancement officer at Mikva Challenge.

Mark J. Farmer ’05

Michael Mioduski ’05

Brian Culp ’06 and Maggie Tresslar Culp ’06 at the Emmys.

Kurt E. White and Eric Johnson were married on October 5, 2024, in Indianapolis.

2011

Sarah E. Eutsler was promoted to creative director of Green Loop Marketing, a growing Indianapolis-based agency focused on digital marketing strategy and implementation.

2012

Claire Hollis Reynolds joins Madison, Wisconsin-based Education Analytics (EA), a non-profit technology company dedicated to improving educational outcomes, as a data engineer. She will support partners, analyze data and create metrics that help teachers, students and leaders better understand what’s needed to achieve results related to student growth, human capital and more.

2013

Emily K. Miller received her doctorate in Social Welfare from Case Western Reserve University. Her work focuses on mental health, trauma and social drivers of health.

2016

Sarah Cho and Mateusz Kosciuk celebrated their vow renewal on October 12, 2024. (See photo.)

Alec M. Kaczkowski and Kirsten E. M. Olson ’17 were married October 19 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. DePauw alumni in attendance were Morgan R. Graves ’16, Rico R. Lumanlan ’15, Emily J. Ward ’17, Matthew H. Gullickson ’17, Ellen Riehle Gullickson ’17, Stephen T. McMurtry ’16, Elise Johns McMurtry ’18, Dana M.

Zerbini ’16, John W. Marwede ’16, Madison Steele Marwede ’17, Caroline A. Goodin ’17, Sean P. Coyne ’17, Kendall Weinert Lee ’17, Rachael Lenderman Liepa ’17, Morgan Weller Buckles ’17, Jennifer Dimos Finco ’17, Tyler B. Leising ’16, Molly Reinhart Leising ’16, Hope I. Palalay ’17, Micah R. Rhodes ’17, Emily G. Denhart ’18, Steen A. Jorgensen ’19, Katherine Ferriss Jorgensen ’19, Michele “Hamm” Hooper ’16, Alyson Marzonie Hooper ’16, Connor L. Einertson ’16, Michael M. Deoliveira ’15, Reed A. Hostetler ’16, W. Connor McAndrew ’16, Drew A. Warner ’16, John “Jack” Forde ’16, Sam F. Lucente ’16, Ryan K. Raupach ’18, Jordan K. Watt ’18, Virginia W. Schoder ’19, Alexander P. Bertolini ’19, Christopher C. Bertolini ’15, Austin C. MacDonald ’19, Madeline R. Baker ’19, Dominick K. Almaraj ’17, Eric M. Petersen ’18, Sarah J. Selzer ’19, S. Luke Stone ’16, Zachery R. Schoen ’16, Nicholas R. Thompson ’16, Harold L. Martin ’17, Matthew T. Santen ’17, David A. Large ’14, Mitchell L. Spencer ’19 and Lauren E. Butler ’19.

2018

Katherine E. O’Laughlin and Alexander J. Da Silveira were married on June 22, 2024. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included Denise Anderson Da Silveira ’83, Shelby Hutchinson Schuh ’04, Christine Kicinski O’Hara ’89, Lauren Da Silveira Fisher ’10, Kimberly Stevenson Losacker ’83, Maria Manuela Mendez ’19, Sophia M. Da Silveira ’14, Duarte Da Silveira ’82, Brian M. Fisher ’10, Shelby Hanes Fugate ’18, Kayla Kottra LaCross ’18, Logan LaCross ’18, Jacob D. Fugate ’18,

Katie O’Laughlin Da Silveira ’18 (bride), Alexander Da Silveira ’18 (groom), Samuel J. Schmelzer ’18, Evan D. Miller ’18, Peter S. Niceja ’20, Taulbee Randall Jackson ’18, Meghan K. Wallace ’20, Molly Doehrmann Kinnick ’18, Joseph A. Musto ’18, Jacqueline Jackson ’19, Lexi D. Miller ’18, Caroline

Wagner Musto ’18, Anastasia Athas Graham ’18, Timothy J. Graham ’18, Tyler J. Holt ’18, Emily H. Budde ’18, Alli Dennie Koriarek ’18, Rose Song ’18, David M. Freund ’18, M. John Daseke ’17, Jennalyn M. Long ’19, Noah T. Long ’19, Carsen S. S. Trinkino ’17, Connor J. Burgess ’19 and Teague S. Hampton ’18

Sarah Cho and Mateusz Kosciuk celebrated their vow renewal. DePauw alumni attending included Anton A. Thompkins ’91, Joel C. Thompkins ’24, Joy Armstead Thompkins ’91, Mary H. Church ’17, Abigail Margulis Tremml ’15, Traci Balz Acton ’14, Matthew D. Acton ’15, Alissa R. Britigan ’14, Alexander C. Hankins ’15, Anna P. Steinbart ’14, Maggie S. Eppelheimer ’14, Sarah Cho Kosciuk ’16, Korrine Spears Haile ’15, Mateusz Kosciuk ’16, Jamie A. Oriez ’16, Cloette Zager ’16, Katherine A. Copper ’16, Fabian Herrera ’16, Joseph R. Hogya ’16 and Zachary T. Golay ’17.

DePauw alumni attending the wedding of Andrew Brown ’19 and Sarah Russell Brown ’19 included Timi Watson LaMore ’88, Trevor C. Conerly ’21, Rebecca L. Kerns ’19, Donna N. LaMore ’’21, Jamie J. Edwards ’’19, Maxwell J. Filkins ’19, Andrew M. P. Brown ’19 (groom), Joseph D. Messick ’’19, Sarah Russell Brown ’19 (bride), Haley E. Schwipps ’22, Morgan R. Stamper ’19, Alexandra A. Schwipps ’19, Eliza Brown ( DePauw faculty), Roxanne Miller ’19 and Marilyn E. Culler (DePauw staff).

Sydney Wysong ’20 and Jackson West wedding. DePauw alumni attending the wedding included (front row left to right) John “Jack” Wysong ’24, Emma A. Krug ’20, Abigail Hess Miranda ’20, Dominic J. Miranda ’19, Jackson West (groom), Sydney Wysong West ’20 (bride), Mahayla Roscoe Jones ’20, Katherine G. Marwede ’20, Anna E. Foley ’20, (back row) Caleigh Bubala ’20, Keaton M. Bubala ’22, Cade Jones ’20, Scott A. Fredrick ’87 and Katherine E. Fredrick ’20.

2019

Andrew Brown and Sarah Russell Brown were married. (See photo.)

2020

Sheraya Smith hiked the entirety of the Appalachian Trail this year. She says it is something she would not have even dreamed to do without studying abroad in New Zealand through DePauw or having a Rector Scholarship. “Just wanted to express my gratitude. And go Tigers!”

Sydney Wysong and Jackson West were married on June 1. (See photo).

2021

Zosha M. Roberson and Whitaker M. Lyons ’22 were married on July 5 in Jeffersonville, Ind. DePauw

alumni from classes 2008-2022 attended the wedding. (See photo.)

2022

Mason V. Meadows and Claire E. Keefe ’21 were married on November 2. Several DePauw alumni attended the wedding, (See photo.)

Edward J. White, former DePauw baseball standout, continued his career at UIndy, where he earned two master’s degrees and led the Greyhounds to back-to-back NCAA Div. II World Series appearances, leading the nation in appearances and finishing third in saves in 2024.

Zosha M. Roberson ’21 and Whitaker M. Lyons ’22 wedding.

Mason V. Meadows ’22 and Claire E. Keefe ’21 wedding.

DePauw Magazine marks the death of alumni, faculty, staff and friends. Obituaries do not include memorial gifts. When reporting a death, please send as much information as you have about the person and his or her affiliation with DePauw to: Alumni Records DePauw University P.O. Box 37 Greencastle, IN 46135-0037, or graciemessmer@depauw.edu.

1941

Alice Hankins Schmidt, 105, Arlington, Va, August 17. She was a member of Alpha Phi and Phi Beta Kappa. She was an English teacher. She and her family enjoyed traveling and camping.

1944

Marilyn Bussing Oldenburg Stone, 102, Newburgh, Ind., November 18. She was a member of Alpha Phi. She was a teacher and a shop owner. She enjoyed playing bridge and traveling. Survivors include a grandson, Sterling L. Stone ’16

Jane Carroll Thomas, 99, Munster, Ind., January 4, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn H. Thomas ’43; and a daughter, Carol R. Thomas ’68.

1945

Paul F. Brown, 101, Fort Dodge, Iowa, October 24. He was a member of Delta Upsilon and a Rector scholar. He was a physician. He was preceded in death by a brother, James E. Brown ’49

1947

F. Howard Callahan, 101, Santa Rosa, Calif., May 11. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He was an insurance

broker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Vangsnes Callahan ’49

1948

Ula Ammerman House, 97, Cambridge City, Ind., August 5. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Delta. She was a teacher. She was a great cook, seamstress, gardener and an avid reader.

1949

Robert E. Cox, 99, Huntington, Ind., August 27. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was a retired vice president and marketing executive.

1949

Esther Hildebrand Crandall, 97, Washington, Ill., July 29. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She was a harpist and worked with RVC Studio Theater, appearing in 22 Agatha Christie plays. Survivors include a sister, Ruth Hildebrand Crandall ’51. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth H. Crandall ’48.

1949

Robert P. Robinson, 96, Clive, Iowa, October 21. He was a Rector scholar. He served in the Methodist Conference.

1949

Colleen White Smith, 96, Port Huron, Mich., October 31. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was an elementary school teacher. She enjoyed boating, fishing, gardening and card games.

1950

J. William Asher, 96, West Lafayette, Ind., December 14, 2023. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association. He was a member of the Washington C.

DePauw Society. He retired as professor emeritus of education and psychological sciences from Purdue University.

Julia Countryman Yanson, 96, Naples, Fla, September 22. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed reading, knitting, needlepoint and bridge. Survivors include a sister, Karen Countryman ’72; and a daughter, Julie E. Yanson ’77. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar F. Yanson ’49; and a brother, Charles A. Countryman ’58.

Robert K. Gibson, 95, Muncie, Ind., August 1. He was a member of Beta Theta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa and a Rector scholar. He was a pediatrician. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf. Survivors include daughters, Ann Gibson Petr ’82 and Jane Gibson Karner ’89; and son-inlaw, Mark E. Karner ’87.

Marian Miner Moore, 95, Austin, Texas, September 15. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She was a minister. She was preceded in death by a brother, Macartan K. Miner ’49

Bruce H. Osterhage, 95, Gainesville, Fla., October 13, 2022. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He had a successful career in the automotive industry. He enjoyed traveling, hunting, golfing, modelbuilding and history. He was preceded in death by an aunt, Mabelle D. Hall, class of 1912.

Dorothy Gildemeister Williams, 95, Tampa, Fla., October 27. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta and the Washington C. DePauw Society. She was a community volunteer.

1951

Myrna Kincaid Bircher, 93, Peoria, Ill., May 16, 2023. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was a supervisor with Kelly Services for many years. She enjoyed reading, gardening, traveling and spending time with her family.

Brooks Smoot Boeke Carr, 94, Arlington, Va., October 24. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She served on numerous civic and cultural boards. Her work in the arts culminated as director of marketing and PR for the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indian and Western Art in Indianapolis. She spent several years in real estate sales. Survivors include her daughters Christine Boeke ’78 and and Beth Boeke Berquist ’86; and her granddaughter Tessa E. Jenks ’09. She was preceded in death by her husband, Michael W. Boeke ’50.

J. William Doolittle, 95, Washington, D.C., September 24. He was a member of Delta Chi and Phi Beta Kappa and a Rector scholar. He was a lawyer and law firm partner. He enjoyed collecting transportation-related stamps, reading and travel.

Carolyn Waller Hardin, 94, Tampa, Fla., October 10. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was an organist, choirmaster and piano teacher. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed music of all kinds and world travel. Survivors include a daughter, Dianne Hardin ’80.

Sandi McDonald West, 92, Denton, Texas, March 11, 2023. She was a member of Delta Gamma. She was president and educational

director of Southwestern Montessori Training Center.

1952

Jackie Clapper Brown, 93, Lafayette, Ind., July 27. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was an elementary school teacher. She enjoyed traveling in the United States and abroad.

Barbara Bash Gregory, 95, Fort Wayne, Ind., November 16. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a fashion buyer. She was a community volunteer.

L. Charles Hebel Jr., 94, Palo Alto, Calif., September 29. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was a science researcher and manager of technology evaluation for Xerox Corporation. He was a community volunteer. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Arnold Hebel ’51; and a brother, Richard H. Hebel ’55.

Henry Leander, 94, Naples, Fla., October 1. He was a member of Sigma Chi and the Washington C. DePauw Society and a Rector scholar. He was a member of the DePauw Alumni Board from 1972 to 1982. He had a career with the Ford Meter Box Company. He enjoyed world travel. He supported many charitable organizations. Survivors include his wife, Louise Ford Leander ’52.

Mary Goodrich Watts, 96, Saint Paul, Minn., October 23. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega and the Washington C. DePauw Society. She had a lifelong love of literature, music and travel. She taught reading in urban schools and in residential treatment programs.

1953

Mary Shattuck Ives, 92, Delphi, Ind., September 17. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a community volunteer. Survivors include a son, Robert T. Ives ’79; daughters Susan Ives ’76 and Nancy Ives Howard ’86; brothers Frank Ives ’51 and Steven D. Shattuck ’66; and a daughterin-law, Carol Funk Ives ’79. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph T. Ives Jr. ’53.

Donald R. Peterson, 93, Draper, Utah, October 7. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta and a Rector scholar. He retired as vice president of marketing for Omaha National Bank. He was a community volunteer.

Betty Murray Spehar, 92, Commerce, Mich., August 20. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was an education administrator at Oakland University. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed traveling.

1954

Richard C. Carver, 92, Bellevue, Neb., July 19. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, He retired as a colonel from the United States Air Force after 30 years of service. He enjoyed woodworking and classical music. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Cynthia Masters Carver ’55

Marjorie Latimer Dailey, 92, Los Gatos, Calif., November 7. She was a member of Delta Gamma. She was a community volunteer. She enjoyed singing in her church choir. She was an excellent pianist. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed entertaining family and friends.

Edward L. Fritz, 90, Evansville, Ind., March 20,

2023. He was a member of Delta Upsilon. He was a dentist and practiced dentistry in Evansville for 40 years.

Kareen Morris Jacobs, 92, Hilton Head, S.C., September 25. She was a member of Delta Gamma. She was a travel agent and a community volunteer. She enjoyed playing bridge and mahjong. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Jacobs Kolb ’86.

John W. Lauter, 91, Indianapolis, Ind., September 10. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa and the Washington C. DePauw Society, and he was a Rector scholar. He had a career in insurance. He enjoyed playing duplicate bridge, traveling, camping and canoeing. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Hahn Lauter ’56.

Toby Gershon Liberman, 92, Woodstock, N.Y., August 15. She was a teacher, writer, artist and performer. She enjoyed reading, music, painting and making art.

1955

Robert H. Rector, 90, Naples, Fla., May 18. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He had a career in the car dealership business. He enjoyed watching sports, playing racquetball, downhill skiing, fishing and boating.

Otis E. Taylor, 91, Arlington Heights, Ill., October 24. He was a member of Delta Chi. He had a career in advertising. He enjoyed model building, model trains, singing, sailing and camping. He was preceded in death by his wife, JoAnne Bauer Taylor ’55.

Dean R. Yarian, 91, Naples, Fla.,

August 1. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha and was a Rector scholar. He had a 36-year career with 3M Corporation as a research chemist and a member of management. He got his pilot license, recorded technical materials for the blind people and was a radio announcer and a lifeguard. He was a Life Master at contract bridge. He had traveled extensively around the world.

1956

Shirley Taylor Henshaw, 90, Lewisville, Ind., October 28. She was a music teacher. She was a community volunteer.

1957

Nedra Hall Downing, 89, Holly, Mich., December 12. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. She was a physician, nutritionist and business owner. She enjoyed travel and writing.

Michael G. Fagen, 86, Dyer, Ind., April 3, 2022. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He was an owner of an insurance agency.

Ruth Bender McDaniel, 89, Winter Park, Fla., October 29. She had a 35-year teaching career. She was a community volunteer.

Mary Goff Pontius, 89, Woodstock, Ga., December 10. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega and the Washington C. DePauw Society. She enjoyed travel, music and theater. Survivors include her husband, Jerry D. Pontius ’56; daughters Carol Pontius Steele ’86 and Barbara Pontius Bowman ’83; niece Karen Grinter Finegold ’79; brother-in-law Ralph A. Grinter ’53; son-in-law Stuart Steele ’83; and a cousin

Craig H. Hutchinson ’78 She was preceded in death by a sister, JoAnne Goff Grinter ’53; a cousin, Thomas W. Hutchinson ’50; and his wife, Virginia Hill Hutchinson ’50

Louise Poppe Reschke, 89, Gladstone, Mo., September 28. She was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She was an elementary art teacher and a talented artist. Survivors include brothers Robert H. Poppe ’67; Herman W. Poppe ’62; Herbert R. Poppe ’65; and sister-in-law Susan Miller Poppe ’58. She was preceded in death by her brother, Carl H. Poppe ’57.

Donald F. Vance, 89, Olmsted Falls, Ohio, November 28. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and a Rector scholar. He was a political science professor and dean of continuing education at Baldwin Wallace College for over 40 years. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Merkle Vance ’57

Christian E. von Doepp, 88, San Francisco, Calif., October 30. He was a Rector scholar and a member of the Men’s Hall Association, Phi Beta Kappa and the Washington C. DePauw Society. He was a psychiatrist. He enjoyed books, theater and travel. Survivors include a grandson, Maxwell von Doepp ’23.

1958

Susan Stevenson Imel, 88, Belvedere, Calif., June 22. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She was the owner of an interior design business. She was preceded in death by her father, Edward H. Stevenson ’29; and an aunt, Susan Stevenson Cook ’25.

Sarah Rose Miquelle, 87, Wareham, Mass., July 3. She

was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She was an artist and was known for her paintings at various galleries. She enjoyed tennis, gardening, bridge, skiing, sailing and traveling. Survivors include a sister, Carolynn Rose Jones ’53.

1959

David Adams, 87, Bend, Ore., September 20. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and a Rector scholar. He was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society. He was an engineer with Space Systems at Lockheed.

Peter S. Hill, 80, Mount Dora, Fla., October 12. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association. He was a professional performing musician and a retired music professor and conductor. He was a community volunteer. He enjoyed travel, cooking, target practice, history and the arts. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Karen Tyler Hill ’62.

Judith Robertson McCory, 87, Columbus, Ind., October 22. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She was a business owner. She enjoyed playing the piano at church and at home.

David M. Woods, 87, Evanston, Ill., December 9. He retired from the United States Air Force as a colonel after 28 years of service. He dedicated himself to community service.

1960

Martha Harrison Bentzen, 86, Virginia Beach, Va., July 29. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She spent many years as an educator and a community volunteer. Survivors include her husband, Michael P. Bentzen ’60.

The DePauw community grieves the loss of its distinguished alumnus, trustee and loyal supporter Hirotsugu “Chuck” Iikubo ’57. Iikubo was an eminent business leader as well as an active proponent of international friendship and diplomacy. He passed away in Tokyo, Japan, on February 20. He was 90 years old.

Iikubo was a music performance major at DePauw, specializing in the organ. He was also a Rector Scholar and an active participant in the Men’s Hall Association. Born in Tokyo, Iikubo was a second-generation DePauw student, following in the footsteps of his father Shidzuo Iikubo, Class of 1923

In his professional life, Iikubo earned a reputation as a trusted voice in the field of business management and decision-making. He was the founder and CEO of Decision Systems Inc., a Tokyo-based consulting organization whose clients included Honda Motor, Hitachi, NEC, Toshiba, Nomura Securities and others. Through his consulting work, he helped dozens of corporations improve their organizational efficiency. He also published multiple books, including “Managing Beyond the Ordinary,” which he coauthored with Charles H. Kepner.

Iikubo served for 16 years on the Board of Trustees at Aoyama Gakuin University in his home city of Tokyo. He was also named an Honorary Ambassador for the State of Indiana in 1993. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty, Iikubo created the A-50 project, a private initiative to show gratitude for American assistance and cooperation in Japan’s postwar recovery.

Iikubo joined the DePauw University Board of Visitors in 1981, and he was an Alumni Citation recipient in 1987. In 1994, his generosity helped establish the Shidzuo Iikubo Gallery in honor of his father. Located in DePauw’s Emison Building, this gallery features art from the Arthur E. Klauser ’45 Asian and World Community Collection as well as Tibetan art donated by Bruce Walker ’53. In 1998, Iikubo began his service to the Board of Trustees, eventually transitioning to a lifetime role in 2007. For his faithful contributions to the university and his successful career accomplishments, Iikubo was awarded the Old Gold Goblet in 2004.

Iikubo will be remembered as a trusted adviser, mentor and friend to many within the DePauw community and throughout the world. He will forever remain an important and beloved part of the university story, its connection to Japan, and its reputation for producing leaders the world needs.

DePauw University mourns the loss of Janet Prindle Seidler ’58, a Wall Street pioneer, a generous philanthropist and a beloved daughter of DePauw. She passed away on February 19. She was 88 years old.

Originally from Cleveland, Prindle Seidler followed her sister Anne Prindle Johnson ’54 and brother-in-law

David S. Johnson ’53 to DePauw, graduating with a major in history. She was actively involved in the Delta Delta Delta sorority, the Panhellenic Council and the National Student Educational Association.

Following graduation, Prindle Seidler began the pursuit of a career in investment management. Perseverance and devotion set her apart as a leader in a profession occupied almost exclusively by men. She held portfolio management positions with several financial firms, including Bessemer Trust Company, E.F. Hutton and Moody’s Investor Services.

In 1977, she joined Neuberger Berman, where she championed investments in companies that maintained ethical business practices. She went on to manage the firm’s Socially Responsive Fund, first launched in 1994, and earned the distinction of becoming the firm’s first woman to be named partner. Her professional influence has continued to have a profound impact. She is widely considered to be one of the pioneers of Socially Responsible Investing (SRI).

Prindle Seidler joined DePauw’s Alumni Board in 1983, and the Board of Trustees in 1990. As a Board of Trustee member, she served the university for several decades, becoming an advisory trustee in 2004 and named a life trustee in 2022. She was also the recipient of the Old Gold Goblet in 1997 and received an honorary Doctorate of Public Service from DePauw in 2013.

In 1990, Prindle Seidler helped establish an endowed chair for the Department of Women’s Studies, now the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and she provided the funding for the construction of the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics building, which opened in 2007. In 2014, she made an additional commitment for the institute’s programming.

The Prindle Institute for Ethics continues to carry out its unique, national mission from its welcoming headquarters adjacent to the DePauw Nature Park. Through Janet Prindle Seidler’s many decades of service and support to DePauw, she has faithfully ensured that thousands of students and faculty will be equipped to navigate personal, professional and societal challenges with a strong sense of ethical awareness and moral responsibility.

Frederick L. Black III, 85, Bridgewater Township, N.J., November 29, 2023. He was a member of Delta Chi. He served as pastor for the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Pittstown, N.J., for 33 years. He was preceded in death by his father, Frederick L. Black Jr. ’29.

Sharon Scott Bossert, 85, Delaware, Ohio, July 22. She was a member of Delta Gamma. She enjoyed cooking, knitting and sewing.

Ronald L. Gillum, 86, Norman, Okla., September 23. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He was a Rector scholar. He was a physician and a professor of pathology. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Feigel Gillim ’60.

John P. Griffith, 78, Evanston, Ill., December 3. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association.

Nancy Crane Heller, 86, Basking Ridge, N.J., November 13. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She was an active member of her community serving as a board member, chair or finance officer of several organizations. Survivors include a daughter, Anne Heller Morrissey ’90

Hubert T. Hinds, 86, Reston, Va., July 27. He had a 23-year career in the United States Air Force. After his retirement, he worked as a defense analyst and project manager. Survivors include his wife, Ann Harger Hinds ’60

John G. Hurley, 85, Mineral Point, Wis., September 8. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, He was a Rector scholar, a former member of DePauw’s Board of Visitors and

a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society. He worked for the Peace Corps and the National Academy of Sciences.

Larry G. Lewallen, 86, Greenville, S.C., September 26. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He had a 35-year career with Western Electric/AT&T. He was a community volunteer. He enjoyed playing golf.

Marcia Glennis Life, 86, Boynton Beach, Florida, January 23. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Volunteer activity included Greencastle Girl Scouts and tutoring for English as a Second Language. She taught home economics, later becoming the director of Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus, Ind. Survivors include her brother, James Life ’58; sister-in-law Patricia Moore Life ’58; nephew Gary Life ’85; niece Carolyn Life Dulberger ’86; and great nephew Josh Dulberger ’17

1961

Thomas E. Evans, 85, Cleveland, Ohio, October 1. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He was a Rector scholar. He was a research scientist and a business manager in the school of medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He enjoyed gardening, bird watching, sailing, bridge and reading. Survivors include a nephew, Murray M. Matson ’79. He was preceded in death by a brother, Wallace M. Evans Jr. ’51; a sister, Yvonne Evans Matson ’48; and sister-in-law Nancy Fraser Evans ’50.

John S. Null, 86, Indianapolis, Ind., August 13. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and a Rector scholar. He was an attorney and a member

of various community organizations. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Spier Null ’59; a son, John D. Null ’84; a niece, Tracy Spier Osborn ’86; a granddaughter, Ava E. Null ’25; a cousin, Sterling E. Doster ’63; and a sister-in-law, Linda Lorton Spier ’62. He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Herbert J. Spier Jr. ’62

Thomas A. Smith, 85, Indianapolis, Ind., December 9. He was a member of Delta Chi and a Rector scholar. He was an educator and clinical psychologist and a member of many professional organizations. He was a sports fan, an avid reader and accomplished chef. Survivors include daughters Susan Smith Goelzer ’90 and Sheryl S. Smith ’85

1962

Graham C. Bryce, 83, Tucson, Ariz., September 29. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was a banker and a business owner. He was a community volunteer. Survivors include daughters Alice Bryce Clark ’91 and Heather S. Bryce ’95; and a son-in-law, Philip D. Clark ’91

Susan Bradley Fitch, 84, Colorado Springs, Colo., August 1. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a special education teacher. She enjoyed swimming and camping. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert A. Bradley ’35 and Helen Eggleston Bradley ’37

Susan Baeurle Gauger, 83, Egg Harbor, Wis., November 1. She was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. She was a reading specialist and a therapist. She enjoyed camping, reading, cooking and taking care of her many pets. She was preceded in

death by her husband, Donald H. Gauger ’63

Sabra Carmack Greetham, 84, Orem, Utah, October 27. She was a teacher’s assistant and a landlady. She was preceded in death by her father, Paul A. Carmack, Calss of 1929; and aunts, Mary Carmack Weber, Class of 1927 and Maxine Carmack, Class of 1929

Bert R. Hybels, 84, Marco Island, Fla., November 2. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was a business owner. He enjoyed gourmet dining, travel, reading and fishing.

George D. Schiering, 84, Fort Myers, Fla., July 24. He was a member of Sigma Nu. He was an attorney. He enjoyed fishing, boating and golf. Survivors include a son, Geoffrey D. Schiering ’89; and a sister, Glenna M. Schiering ’60.

1963

C. Alan Marsh, 83, Naples, Fla., November 22. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He was president of Village Pantry Convenience Stores and chairman of the National Association of Convenience Stores. He enjoyed playing tennis.

Margery Anderson Merrill, 83, Jonesborough, Tenn., September 6. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She was an avid reader and book club member. She enjoyed hiking, camping, fishing and quilting.

Dennis A. Priser, 83, Kettering, Ohio, August 28. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association, the Washington C. DePauw Society and the DePauw Alumni Board of Directors and he was a Rector scholar. He was a high school

mathematics teacher and a softball and soccer coach. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Mead Priser ’63; a brother, Jack E. Priser ’59; a sister-in-law, Susan Weikert Priser ’60; and a sister-in-law, Carol Mead LaBorde ’60.

David R. Sturges, 83, Glenwood Springs, Colo., October 26. He was a member of Sigma Chi. He was an attorney. He was an advocate for community service, leadership development and civic engagement. Survivors include a sister, Suzanne Sturges Lee ’52. He was preceded in death by a brotherin-law, Paul H. Lee Jr. ’52

1964

Stuart E. Jenkins, 82, Champaign, Ill., September 27. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was an English teacher. He and his wife were antique dealers. He enjoyed travel, reading, gardening and crossword puzzles. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Grubb Jenkins ’66.

Michael D. McClure, 82, West Lafayette, Ind., June 12. He was a member of Sigma Chi. He was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society and a former member of the DePauw’s Alumni Board of Directors. He was a trailblazer in the field of sports management, working in leadership positions for the Big Ten Conference, the Chicago Bulls, the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Oilers.

Linda G. Sprankle, 82, Ann Arbor, Mich., December 7. She was a member of Delta Zeta and the Washington C. DePauw Society. She enjoyed sports, especially tennis.

Martha Sigmond Tansey, 82, Port Townsend, Wash., July 30. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She was a librarian. She was an avid reader and member of five book clubs. She was preceded in death by her mother, Agatha Ward Sigmond ’35 and her grandmother, Helen O’Neall Sigmond, Class of 1909.

Maureen Sullivan Taylor, 82, Pittsburgh, Pa., August 5. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta. She was a receptionist, a writer, an English teacher and a sales representative. Survivors include a daughter, Katherine Pell Daniello ’93.

James L. Watters, 82, Virginia Beach, Va., October 20. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was an attorney and a special agent for the FBI. He enjoyed bridge, reading and fishing.

1965

Johannah Jones Bryant, 81, Lawrence, Kan., December 7. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She devoted herself to community service. She enjoyed reading, book clubs and traveling with friends.

Marcia Davis Hansen, 80, Plano, Texas, August 8. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and a teacher. She enjoyed reading, puzzles, bridge and cooking.

Ann Baker Lapp, 80, Indianapolis, Ind., September 18. She was a member of Delta Gamma. She enjoyed knitting, reading, book clubs and music.

David T. Prosser Jr., 81, Madison, Wis., December 1. He was a Rector scholar and a member of the Men’s Hall Association. He was a former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice.

Junius B. Stone III, 81, Baldwinsville, N.Y., October 9. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta. He had a career in the theatre.

Bruce M. Voorheis, 81, Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., August 21. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega and played on the DePauw tennis team. He was a businessman. He enjoyed volunteering in his community, spending time with his grandsons and playing tennis and pickleball. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Turner Voorheis ’67; and daughters Kimberly Voorheis Mazziotti ’92 and Carolyn Voorheis Summers ’97

1966

Susan Lacy Moore, 79, Edwardsville, Ill., August 27. She was a member of Delta Zeta and Phi Beta Kappa. She began her career as a teacher and later became program director for the Illinois YMCA. She enjoyed hosting family dinners, playing cards and sharing laughter with loved ones.

Ronald K. Pierce, 80, Lakewood, Colo., September 6. He was a member of Sigma Nu. He was a business manager. He enjoyed sailing, running, bicycling, reading and writing. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Pierce ’35; and his mother, Jean Borchers Pierce ’35.

Molly Hughes Wadsworth, 80, Terre Haute, Ind., July 25. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. She was the office manager of the family business for more than 20 years. Survivors include a daughter, Caroline Wadsworth Johnson ’03. She was preceded in death by her father, Lee T. Hughes ’30; a

sister, Patricia Hughes Beck ’61; and a brother-in-law, Robert W. Beck ’63

Lindsey Wiepking Zink, 80, Sarasota, Fla., July 2. She was a member of Delta Zeta. She was a high school teacher for 27 years and an adjunct lecturer at Indiana University. She was a community volunteer. She was an avid reader and a book club member and enjoyed ballroom dancing.

1967

T. Scott Johnston, 78, Toledo, Ohio, May 17. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He was an attorney. He was a community volunteer and a member of professional organizations. He enjoyed squash, golf, hiking, biking and fishing. Survivors include a brother, James G. Johnston ’70.

Judith Herbst Witters, 79, Lincoln, Vt., May 3. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi. She enjoyed traveling. Survivors include a cousin, Richard W. Affolter ’63. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Otis T Martin, Class of 1908; an uncle, Llois W. Affolter ’36; and an aunt, Mary Martin Affolter ’36

1968

John P. Griffith, 78, Evanston, Ill., December 3. He was a member of the Men’s Hall Association. He worked in computer software. He enjoyed woodworking, car repair and cooking.

Richard H. Hudelson, 77, Duluth, Minn., April 18. He was a Rector scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He was a university professor and the author of several books and numerous articles in political

philosophy and the philosophy of social science. Survivors include a sister, Mary Hudelson Dunkle ’71.

1969

James R. Couser, 77, Bradenton, Fla., August 15, 2023. He was a member of Delta Upsilon. He was a financial advisor, stockbroker and realtor. He enjoyed cooking for family and friends, playing tennis and golf and music.

John R. Harris Jr., 77, Roswell, Ga., September 26. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta. He was a businessman and had a successful career in commercial furniture. He enjoyed golf, history, nature, sports and travel.

1970

Arthur T. Detamore, 75, Greenfield, Ind., January 6. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi. He served for many years in the sports ministry. Survivors include a sister, Laurie Detamore Husted ’71; and a niece, Elizabeth Husted Duffy ’98.

John R. Vissing, 76, Jeffersonville, Ind., July 25. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was an attorney. He was a community volunteer.

1971

Virginia Hays Burney, 74, Fishers, Ind., May 1. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. She worked in the field of education. Survivors include her husband, Bryan T. Burney ’71.

Shaun O. Higgins, 76, Spokane, Wash., October 1. He was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society. He was a newspaper journalist and editor. He retired as director of marketing

and sales for the SpokesmanReview. He was an author.

1972

John C. Douthett, 74, Newtown, Pa., August 12. He was a member of Sigma Chi. He had a career in the food service industry. He enjoyed golf and reading.

1973

Richard A. Coffey, 74, Fishers, Ind., September 20. He was a member of Sigma Nu. He coached basketball and taught social studies. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard E. Coffey ’48; and his mother, Jean McArthur Coffey ’47

Sarah Wilkinson Gilbert, 73, Kokomo, Ind., July 15. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a Presbyterian minister and a community volunteer. She enjoyed tennis, swimming, reading, attending musicals and traveling. She was preceded in death by her mother, Virginia Olson Wilkinson ’42.

Susan Willander Hodgkinson, 72, Lake Bluff, Ill., September 29. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a registered nurse and worked as an administrative coordinator. She enjoyed traveling with her children and grandchildren. Survivors include her husband, Robert F. Hodgkinson ’72; a daughter, Jane Hodgkinson Priola ’02; a sister, Jane Willander Danis ’77; and sister-in-law Joy Hodgkinson Gibson ’79

1974

Donna Fordice Bushong, 71, Peoria, Ariz., February 19. She was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta. She worked in health insurance. She enjoyed

traveling and visiting national parks. Survivors include a sister, Judith Fordice Proctor ’80.

1975

Ellen Matthews Alles, 79, Jasper, Ind., December 13. She was an elementary school teacher.

John R. Buechner, 69, Aurora, Ill., February 26, 2023. He was a science teacher, football coach, computer consultant and small business owner. He was a community volunteer. He enjoyed sports and time with his family.

Charles P. Grannon, 73, Bloomington, Ind., September 18. He had been a preschool teacher and a general contractor remodeling houses and studios. He enjoyed motorcycles, traveling and learning about other cultures. Survivors include brothers, Craig C. Grannon ’70 and Mark W. Grannon ’78; and a grandson, Graham D. Freund ’28.

1976

John W. Bower Jr., 70, Fort Wayne, Ind., November 27. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. His career included serving as vice president of licensing and marketing in the apparel industry and founding Stage Promotions, a theatre advertising business. He was an active hobbyist, enjoyed classic films and had a deep appreciation of theater. Survivors include a daughter, Melissa Bower Cook ’99; and a sister, Rebecca Bower Kramer ’80

Peggy Mellinger Wier, 70, West Lafayette, Ind., October 4. She was a Rector scholar. She was an elementary science teacher for 21 years, and she spent the next 21 with Purdue University

as an admissions recruiter and counselor. She enjoyed birdwatching, hiking, travel, scrapbooking and reading.

1977

Richard W. Brown, 69, Santa Clarita, Calif., September 26. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta and the Washington C. DePauw Society. He was a businessman.

Douglas M. Dowell, 68, Louisville, Ky., October 12. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was a Rector scholar. He was an attorney. He enjoyed sports and time with his family.

1978

Jane B. Jewett, 68, Shelbyville, Ind., September 7. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. She was a gifted athlete and excelled in the training and riding of horses. Survivors include a brother, John J. Jewett Jr. ’77; a cousin, Thomas S. Yeo ’70; and a nephew, Charles W. Jewett ’10. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Charles A. Jewett, Class of 1909; her grandmother, Grace Rhodes Jewett, Class of 1909; her father, John R. Jewett ’44; her mother, Marybelle Bramhall Jewett ’45; and an aunt, Martha Jewett Yeo ’42.

Ladonna Eaton Smith, 67, Dunn, Wis., June 8. She was a geologist. She enjoyed gardening, reading, baking, kayaking and researching family genealogy. Survivors include her husband, Paul D. Smith ’79

1980

Mary Stohler Smitherman, 91, Mooresville. Ind., September 24. She was an elementary school teacher.

1981

Thomas R. Kleinschmidt, 65, Indianapolis, Ind., July 5. He was a member of Sigma Chi. He had a career in insurance. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth R. Kleinschmidt ’50; his mother, Jane Messing Kleinschmidt ’50; and a brother, James Kleinschmidt ’76

1982

Clarissa Dancel Warren, 64, Scottsburg, Ind., October 30. She was an account executive and a chef.

1988

William S. Kegley, 73, Crawfordsville, Ind., November 13. He taught high school biology and chemistry. He coached football, track and basketball. He enjoyed watching sports, listening to music, boating and playing with his grandchildren.

1991

Troy S. Greenlee, 55, Greencastle, Ind., December 8. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega. He was a coach and teacher. Survivors include an aunt, Twyla Greenlee Habig ’78; a niece, Erin Greenlee Nixon ’05; a nephew-in-law, Joseph H. Nixon III ’02; and a cousin, Eric K. Habig ’93.

1995

Anne C. Thomas, 50, Memphis, Tenn., October 14. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha. She was a member of the Washington C. DePauw Society. She had a career in corporate communications and a second career as a licensed professional counselor-mental health service provider and a licensed marriage and family therapist.

1997

Byron K. Kelly, 53, Columbus, Ohio, August 26. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. He was a teacher.

2006

Jesse C. Brutkiewicz, 41, Columbus, Ohio, December 1. He was a sergeant in the United States Army. Survivors include his wife, Meredith Hendershott Brutkiewicz ’08

2008

Adam K. Hilkert. 37, Fort Jackson, S.C., February 20. He was an Army captain. He was an accomplished musician, songwriter, conductor and educator. He enjoyed biking, roller coasters, concerts and movie theaters.

Faculty

David H. Smith, 85, Bloomington, Ind., October 5. He served as the Fredrick Distinguished Visiting Professor at DePauw, where he helped start the Janet Prindle Institute of Ethics.