Awards News

  1. Norm Strasma '55 Receives Beacon Award for Community Leadership

    June 2, 2013

    "Norm Strasma helped raised more than $6 million in charitable donations for Kankakee County," begins an article in the Daily Journal of Kankakee, Illinois... Read More

  2. Juliana Odetunde '07 Receives Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Public Health

    May 29, 2013

    Juliana O. Odetunde, a 2007 graduate of DePauw University who is now a third year medical student at the University of Kentucky, is the recipient of the... Read More

  3. Three Honorary Degrees Awarded at DePauw's 174th Commencement

    May 19, 2013

    Three distinguished individuals -- Margaret G. Hermann '60, Janet Prindle Seidler '58 and Randall T. Shepard -- were awarded honorary doctoral degrees... Read More

  4. Prof. Scott Perkins Wins Anthem Competition

    May 18, 2013

    "The winning entry of the seventh annual anthem competition of the First Baptist Church of Worcester, Massachusetts is by Scott Perkins of Greencastle... Read More

  5. DePauw's Sixth Fulbright Winner, Kartik Amarnath '13, to Conduct Research in Malaysia

    May 13, 2013

    DePauw University senior K. Kartik Amarnath has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship for his project, "Development and Disability: Spatial... Read More

  6. Profs. David Harvey & Gloria Townsend Honored with Tucker Distinguished Career Award

    May 10, 2013

    Two DePauw University faculty members -- David Harvey, vice president for academic affairs and professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Gloria C. Townsend... Read More

  7. Influence of Project Frog CEO Ann Hand '90 Cited by Business Publication

    May 10, 2013

    Ann Hand, chief executive officer of Project Frog Inc. and 1990 graduate of DePauw University, is listed as one of "The Most Influential Women in Bay Area... Read More

  8. Collection of Essays, Including Work by Prof. Samuel Autman, is Finalist for Benjamin Franklin Award

    May 8, 2013

    The Chalk Circle: Intercultural Prizewinning Essays, which includes a work by Samuel A. Autman, assistant professor of English at DePauw University, has... Read More

  9. Prof. Nancy Davis Receives Independent Publisher Book Award

    May 8, 2013

    Claiming Society for God: Religious Movements and Social Welfare, co-authored by Nancy J. Davis, professor emerita of sociology at DePauw University, has... Read More

  10. Brittni Crofts '13 Will Teach English in Vietnam with Fulbright Award

    May 8, 2013

    DePauw University senior Brittni E. Crofts is the recipient of an English Teaching Assistantship from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition and... Read More

  11. Vernon Jordan '57 to Address Graduates of the Columbia University School of Social Work

    May 7, 2013

    Vernon Jordan -- presidential adviser, attorney, civil rights legend and 1957 graduate of DePauw University -- will deliver the commencement address at... Read More

  12. Mark Roesler '78 Receives Law School's Distinguished Alumni Award

    May 4, 2013

    Mark Roesler, chairman, CEO and founder of CMG Worldwide and 1978 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of Indiana University's McKinney School... Read More

  13. Matt Cecil '12 Honored with National Journalism Award

    May 1, 2013

    Matthew W. Cecil, a 2012 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of a national Mark of Excellence Award from the Society of Professional Journalists... Read More

  14. LeadJen and Jenny Vance '00 Honored for Technology Excellence & Innovation  

    May 1, 2013

    Jenny Vance, president and co-founder of Indianapolis-based LeadJen and 2000 graduate of DePauw University, accepted the Mira Award for IT/Tech Service... Read More

  15. Sophomore Sandra Bertin Awarded U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship

    April 30, 2013

    DePauw University sophomore Sandra L. Bertin has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). Bertin will use the award... Read More

  16. Attorney Lott Thomas '56 to be Honored as a 'Pillar of the Bar'

    April 29, 2013

    "Five Champaign County lawyers who all graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law and who have more than 250 collective years of legal experience... Read More

  17. Mark Fadel is 2013 Walker Cup Recipient

    April 29, 2013

    DePauw University senior Mark A. Fadel was honored tonight as the 2013 recipient of the Walker Cup. Awarded to the senior who has contributed the most... Read More

  18. Student Journalists Honored with Seven Regional 'Mark of Excellence' Awards

    April 29, 2013

    DePauw University student journalists are the recipients of seven 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence Awards. Presented... Read More

  19. "Special Coach" Kris Huffman Inducted Into Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

    April 29, 2013

    "A lot of things make coach Huffman special," says DePauw University senior Kate Walker of her basketball coach, Kris Huffman, who was inducted into the... Read More

  20. Prof. Ian Davidson '80 Headed to Tanzania as Fulbright Scholar

    April 29, 2013

    Ian B. Davidson, a professor in the School of Music at Texas State University and 1980 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of a Fulbright Award... Read More

  21. Senior Maria Haag Wins Undergraduate Biology Research Competition

    April 27, 2013

    DePauw University senior Maria T. Haag emerged as the winner of an undergraduate research competition which took place this week at Experimental Biology... Read More

  22. The DePauw Journalists Collect 10 SPJ Indiana Awards, Alums Take Home Three

    April 23, 2013

    Seven student journalists working for Indiana's oldest college newspaper, The DePauw, are recipients of a total of ten "Best of the Best in Indiana" awards... Read More

  23. Prof. Smita Rahman Selected to Participate in Unique Ancient Greece Seminar

    April 23, 2013

    Smita A. Rahman, assistant professor of political science at DePauw University, is one of a select group of faculty members nationwide chosen by the Council... Read More

  24. Prof. Eugene Gloria Wins 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Poetry

    April 22, 2013

    Eugene Gloria, associate professor of English at DePauw University, is the recipient of the 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for poetry for My Favorite Warlord... Read More

  25. Jim Baker '53 Named a 'Sagamore of the Wabash'

    April 20, 2013

    "Jim Baker is a selfless, generous Hoosier who has devoted his life to improving educational opportunities for kids throughout our state and nation," said... Read More

  26. Fulbright Award Will Send Senior Dave Tykvart to Czech Republic

    April 18, 2013

    DePauw University senior David Tykvart will spend the 2013-14 academic year teaching English in the Czech Republic as a result of winning an English Teaching... Read More

  27. The DePauw Named 'Newspaper of the Year'; Among 26 ICPA Awards

    April 16, 2013

    Student journalists working for Indiana's oldest college newspaper, The DePauw, won a total of 26 awards -- including twelve first place honors and recognition... Read More

  28. WGRE Journalists Win Three AP Awards

    April 15, 2013

    Student journalists working for DePauw University's WGRE have been honored for their work.  The student radio station won three awards, including one for... Read More

  29. Kendall Quisenberry '13 to Teach in Malaysia with Fulbright Award

    April 14, 2013

    Kendall C. Quisenberry, a senior at DePauw University, is the recipient of an English Teaching Assistantship from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition... Read More

  30. Heidi Keiser '11 Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

    April 12, 2013

    Heidi N. Keiser, a 2011 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of a 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program... Read More

  31. Profs. Françoise Coulont-Henderson and Mona Bhan Honored for Exemplary Teaching

    April 11, 2013

    Two DePauw University faculty members -- Françoise Coulont-Henderson, professor of modern languages, and Mona Bhan, associate professor of anthropology... Read More

  32. Megan May '13 Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

    April 10, 2013

    Megan K. May, a senior biology major at DePauw University, has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. Read More

  33. Trustee Myrta Pulliam to be Inducted Into The Indiana Academy

    April 9, 2013

    Myrta J. Pulliam, director of special projects for Star Media and a member of DePauw University's Board of Trustees, is one of four individuals who will... Read More

  34. David Hoover, Teaching in India, is 2013 Winner of Battey National Educator of the Year Award

    April 8, 2013

    David Hoover, a teacher of high school biology, chemistry and environmental science at the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India, is the 2013 winner... Read More

  35. Katie Kraska '13 Will Study Wildlife Conservation in Indonesia as Fulbright Scholar

    April 5, 2013

    DePauw University senior Katlin "Katie" V. Kraska is the recipient of a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship and will use the award to conduct research and... Read More

  36. Albert Lund '48 Scholarships Awarded to Three Students  

    April 2, 2013

    Three DePauw University students -- senior Brent Hume, junior John Colton, and sophomore Jake Rust -- are being rewarded for their scholarship and involvement... Read More

  37. Junior JD Hoover Awarded Goldwater Scholarship

    April 2, 2013

    John David "JD" Hoover, a junior at DePauw University, is the recipient of a 2013 Goldwater Scholarship. Considered the most prestigious undergraduate... Read More

  38. Teach For America Co-CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard '98 to Address May Graduates; Three to Receive Honorary Degrees

    April 1, 2013

    Elisa Villanueva Beard, co-chief executive officer of Teach For America and 1998 graduate of DePauw University, will return to her alma mater to deliver... Read More

  39. Mohammad Usman '13 Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

    March 22, 2013

    Mohammad Usman, a member of DePauw University's Class of 2013 who completed his graduation requirements in December 2012, is the recipient of a 2013 Gates... Read More

  40. Hannah Lukemeyer Wins Elite 89 Award for NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship

    March 14, 2013

    Hannah Lukemeyer, a sophomore at DePauw University, is the recipient of the Elite 89 award for the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship... Read More

  41. Prof. Mark Kelley '79 Awarded National Cancer Institute Grant

    March 12, 2013

    Mark R. Kelley, Betty and Earl Herr Professor of Pediatric Oncology Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine and 1979 graduate of DePauw University... Read More

  42. J.C. Pankratz '12 Takes Second in Prestigious Playwriting Competition

    March 12, 2013

    Joan Catherine “ J.C.” Pankratz, a 2012 graduate of DePauw University, finished second in the Jean Kennedy Smith Playwriting Award competition for her... Read More

  43. Karen Turman '81 to be Inducted Into HS Athletic Hall of Fame

    January 7, 2013

    Karen E. Turman, a 1981 graduate of DePauw University, is among 10 individuals who will be inducted into the Hamilton, Ohio City School District's Athletic... Read More

  44. Dan Korb '79 Named Indiana Sportswriter of the Year

    January 6, 2013

    Dan Korb, an assistant sports editor with the Evansville Courier & Press and 1979 graduate of DePauw University, has been named Corky Lamm Indiana Sportswriter... Read More

  45. Senior Honored for Work as Volunteer Mentor

    January 4, 2013

    DePauw University senior Brittany L. Slate has been named DePauw University "Big of the Year" for 2012 by Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana... Read More

  46. Mary Elizabeth McKnight '07 Selected as New Science Teacher Academy Fellow

    January 2, 2013

    "Mary Elizabeth McKnight of Lexington Traditional Magnet School is among six Kentucky educators chosen for the New Science Teacher Academy, organized by... Read More

  47. Kris Huffman Named Silver Medal Award Recipient; Joins Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

    December 21, 2012

    DePauw women's basketball coach Kris Huffman has earned the St. Vincent Health Silver Medal Award and will be among 11 women inducted into the Indiana... Read More

  48. Six Student Journalists Honored by Indiana Collegiate Press Association

    December 3, 2012

    Six staff members of Indiana's oldest college newspaper, The DePauw, were honored with three awards over the weekend by the Indiana Collegiate Press Association... Read More

  49. First-Year Student Wins Indiana High School Press Association Award

    December 1, 2012

    The staff of the Mirror, the student newspaper at Reitz High School in Evansville, Indiana, collected seven Indiana High School Press Association (IHSPA)... Read More

  50. Jim and Bev Baker ('53 & '59) Honored for Education Advocacy

    November 30, 2012

    Beverly B. and James K. Baker, both graduates of DePauw University, are the recipients of the 2012 James G. Simms Leadership Award. Bev Baker, a 1959 graduate... Read More