The City of East Chicago, Ind., honored W. CHARLES BENNETT ’74 by naming a street for him on Sept. 3, 2016. Kennedy Avenue in his hometown was renamed W. Charles Bennett Drive in recognition of his many contributions to the community. Charles, a certified public accountant, former FBI agent and current member of the DePauw Board of Trustees, now resides in Albuquerque, N.M. Several DePauw alumni were among guests attending the naming ceremony. DePauw alumni attending the naming ceremony for W. Charles Bennett Drive in the City of East Chicago, Ind. They included ROCHARDA MOORE MORRIS ’74, FRANK P. LLOYD ’75, SHELLEY LLOYD HANKINSON ’75, HOLBROOK HANKINSON ’75, JAMES G. DOZIER ’77, W. CHARLES BENNETT ’74, MYRON E. EL ’76, LAWRENCE G. MAYBERRY ’76 and P. BAI AKRIDGE ’74.
1972
Leslie Baird McDonald released her fifth book, Journeys with Horses. Leslie and her husband, Doug Froh, live at Full Cry Farm in Batavia, Ohio. Her email address is fcfarm@aol.com. (See Recent Words, page 9.) Sally Draper Zoll works for United Through Reading, a nonprofit organization that has been her passion for the past nine years. The organization received the Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Community Service Hero Award. United Through Reading helps military families maintain strong bonds during deployment by reading storybooks together by video. (See photo.) Dennis B. Kelley is president and chief executive officer for Pacific World Trade, Inc. He was the guest speaker, Sept. 27, 2016, for The Robert C. McDermond Center Speaker Series. 34 DEPAUW MAGAZINE FALL 2016
1974
Mary J. Bennett was on a trip to Africa and on safari in Botswana at the Machaba Camp on the Okavango Delta when she met Vicki Vance Stanton ’72. They quickly figured out they were at DePauw at the same time and knew many of the same people. (See photo.) Mona Shutt McConnaughey retired July 1, 2016, after 37 years in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University. She was awarded the title of Teaching Professor Emerita. Natalie Stahl Patchell is chair of transitional studies at Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Kalamazoo, Mich. She received the Educator of the Year award from Michigan Developmental Education Consortium in March 2016. Her email address is anatta@sbcglobal.net.
Sally Draper Zoll ’72 and members of the United Through Reading board receive The Congressional Medal of Honor Society’s Community Service Hero Award.
Bradley J. Kinsey ’75, Randy Spring ’74 and Colin P. Smith ’77 at the Illinois Seniors Golf tournament.
Former Tiger varsity golfers Bradley J. Kinsey ’75, Randy Spring and Colin P. Smith ’77 got together in June to play in the Illinois Seniors Golf tournament at Kemper Lakes in Kildeer, Ill. Randy’s email address is rspring@cedricspring. com. (See photo.)
1976
Linda H. Heuring is a self-employed author and journalist. Her short story, “CTA Walkabout,” was published in the 2016 issue of Broad River Review, a journal produced by Gardner-Webb University.
1978
Katherine Gallant Nutt is co-author of a book, Memoir Your Way: Tell Your Story through Writing, Recipes, Quilts, Graphic Novels, and More. She plans to retire this year from a career in international development to teach English and journalism at Northern Virginia Community College. Kathy’s email address is kgallantnutt@ aol.com. (See Recent Words, page 9.)
Mary J. Bennett ’74 (in the green top) and Vicki Vance Stanton ’72 (in the vest) posing next to a termite mound in Botswana.
1979
Daniel F. Korb Jr. was inducted into the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association (ISSA) Hall of Fame, April 2016. He also has been named to the ISSA board. Daniel retired, December 2015, after 35 years in the newspaper business, the past 30 at The Evansville