175th Anniversary Events

2012

January 10
5–6:30 p.m.                         
Charter Day and 175th Anniversary Kickoff Celebration - RECAP
Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts, Great Hall

February 10                   
10:30 a.m.
Winter College, Naples, Fla.
Tony de Nicola ’86, general partner and co-president, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe
James B. Stewart Jr. ’73, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling author
Anne F. Harris, A. Reid Winsey Professor of Art and Art History, DePauw University
7 p.m.
175th Celebration with President Brian Casey and DePauw University Board of Trustees, Naples, FL

February 18                     
Putnam County Museum Reception at The Elms, featuring DePauw history exhibit

February 19
3 p.m.
Music of the 21st Century Closing Concert
“New Morning for the World, Daybreak of Freedom” by Joseph Schwantner,
featuring narration by Vernon E. Jordan Jr. ‘57

8 p.m.
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse - SEE RECAP and VIDEO
Vernon E. Jordan Jr. ’57, former presidential adviser and senior managing director, Lazard Frères & Co., LLC

March 1, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Indianapolis Regional Alumni 175th Anniversary Celebration 
Columbia Club
For more information, contact the Alumni Relations Office by calling (877) 658-2586. 

March 7, 8 p.m.                           
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse - SEE VIDEO
"Doing Well Doing Good: Stories of a Young Entrepreneur"
Kyle S. Smitley ’07, founder and owner, Barley & Birch

April 11, 7:30 p.m.
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse
"Leading with Excellence and Ethics in Times of Great Change"
Judith A. Edstrom '70, international development consultant and adviser to the Partnership for Transparency Fund
Mary Leonard '70, deputy managing editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

April 18, 6 - 8 p.m.
Dallas Regional Alumni 175th Anniversary Celebration
Home of Don and Barbara Daseke

May 5                             
Celebration of DePauw Athletics and Athletic Hall of Fame Reunion

May 10, 8 p.m.                
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse                           
"Reflections from the Edge of Earth"
Joseph P. Allen IV ’59, former U.S. astronaut

May 19-20                     
Commencement and honoring Walker Cup recipients

May 30, 6 - 8 p.m.
Cincinnati Regional Alumni 175th Anniversary Celebration
Camargo Club, hosted by Benjamin and Marianne Diesbach 

June 6-10
Alumni Reunion Weekend
Alumni Association Board of Directors reunion
Rector Scholar reunion
Special historical tours
Met & Married Alumni Renewal of Vows
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse
Rev. Kevin R. Armstrong '82

June 12                          
A 175th DePauw Anniversary Celebration with Vice President Dan Quayle ’69 and Vernon E. Jordan Jr. '57
Waldorf Astoria, New York

September 28, 4 p.m.
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse
Angie Hicks Bowman '95, Founder of Angie's List 

October 1-5                     

175th Anniversary Student Life Festival

October 4, 8 p.m.
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse
Bill Rasmussen '54, founder of ESPN 
Kresge Auditorium

October 4-6                    
Old Gold Weekend 175th Celebration
Board of Trustees reunion
Union Board concert (concluding Student Life Festival)  

October 23, 4 p.m.
Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media, Watson Forum
Horizon Lecture: Emilie Savage-Smith '62
"Mapping the Earth in Medieval Islam:

October 28-November 3    
ArtsFest

November 10                  
Monon Bell Classic (at Wabash)

November 11
The Crucible, a DePauw Theatre production

 

2013

February 20
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse
Scott Rasmussen '86, president, Rasmussen Reports 

March 9
4 p.m.
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse
Dr. Ferid Murad '58, Nobel Prize winner in medicine

April 7
1:30 p.m.
175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series: A Yearlong DePauw Discourse
Joseph Flummerfelt '58, renowned orchestral conductor
3 p.m.
Concert featuring conductor Joseph Flummerfelt '58

June 5-9                         
Alumni Reunion Weekend