“This campus echoes with the voices of thousands of students and faculty members who have gone before and have made this institution a true place of discovery and inquiry." - Brian W. Casey, DePauw University President
Founded in 1837, DePauw University is commemorating its 175th anniversary with an 18-month celebration of our past, present and future.
DePauw's Commencement Weekend will include special events recognizing recipients of the Walker Cup, the highest honor earned each year by a graduating senior.
DePauw alumni and friends are invited to A DePauw 175th Anniversary Celebration with Vice President Dan Quayle '69 and Vernon Jordan '57 in New York on June 12. Reservations are now available for this reception and dinner at the Waldorf Astoria.
In addition to the traditional class reunion gatherings, a special 175th Anniversary Alumni Reunion Weekend will include Alumni Board and Rector Scholar reunions, historical tours, a Distinguished Alumni Lecture by Rev. Kevin Armstrong '82 and a Met & Married alumni renewal of vows.
Angie Hicks Bowman'95, founder of Angie's List, will deliver a 175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture on Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. in Meharry Hall. The lecture will be among the featured events of Family Weekend.
Founder of ESPN Bill Rasmussen '54 will deliver an Old Gold Weekend 175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture on Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. in Moore Theatre of the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts.
Old Gold Weekend 2012 to feature community concert, Board of Trustees and "Royalty" Reunions
In addition to the traditional Old Gold Day football game, tailgate and Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards Dinner, special 175th Anniversary event plans include an all-community concert, Board of Trustees reunion and a Royalty Reunion recognizing alumni Old Gold kings and queens. Save the dates of Oct. 4-6, 2012, for this special 175th Anniversary Old Gold Weekend.
The Monon Bell Classic will line up the DePauw University Tigers against the Wabash College Little Giants in Crawfordsville on Nov. 10 in one of the most storied rivalries in all of college sports. DePauw trails in the series 53-56-9 but is tied at 37-37-6 since the Monon Bell trophy was introduced in 1932.
A high point of DePauw University's 175th Anniversary celebration will be a May 4, 2013, event honoring 175 exceptional alumni. Nominations are now being accepted through June 30, 2012. (Congressman Lee H. Hamilton '52 photo by Jack Gruber, USA Today).
As a part of the 175th celebration, the DePauw community is invited to share memories of DePauw to be preserved for the next 175 years and beyond. These memories will help write the rich history of DePauw over the ages, one memory at a time.
DePauw will recognize 175 of its most exceptional alumni at a special event on May 4, 2013. Nominate your peers, classmates and mentors by June 30, 2012. Percy L. Julian '20 (shown above) synthesized physostigmine, a drug for treating glaucoma.