Awards News

  1. Linda Heuring '76 Wins Fish Short Story Prize

    March 20, 2012

    Linda Heuring, a 1976 graduate of DePauw University, has won first place in the 2011-12 Fish Short Story Prize competition. Read More

  2. Five Distinguished Individuals, Including Three Alumni, to Receive Honorary Doctorates in May

    March 16, 2012

    Five distinguished individuals -- David Baker, Amy Goodman, Sara Lennox, Timothy Ubben and Sharon Williams Ubben -- will receive honorary doctoral degrees... Read More

  3. Junior Places Second at 2012 Young Artists Competition

    March 14, 2012

    Emily Smith, a junior vocal performance major at DePauw University, was awarded second place in the college division for both undergraduate and graduate... Read More

  4. Miami Heat VP Eve Wright '96 Among SportsBusiness Journal's 'Forty Under 40'

    March 12, 2012

    Eve Wright '96vice president and associate general counsel for the NBA's Miami Heat, is listed among SportsBusiness Journal's "Forty Under 40." Read More

  5. Tusha Mittal '06 Honored for Her Reporting

    March 9, 2012

    Tusha Mittal, a reporter in the Kolkata (Calcutta) news bureau of Tehelka, a weekly news magazine in India, is the 2012 recipient of the Chameli Devi Jain... Read More

  6. Senior J.C. Pankratz is National Finalist in Playwriting Contest

    March 5, 2012

    DePauw University senior J.C. Pankratz is one of four national finalists for the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play. The Cauble Award recognizes... Read More

  7. NSF Grant Will Support Research of Prof. Tim Cope and His Students in China

    March 1, 2012

    Tim Cope, associate professor of geosciences at DePauw University, has been awarded a $144,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation.... Read More

  8. Prof. Rebecca Bordt Honored by North Central Sociological Association

    February 27, 2012

    Rebecca L. Bordt, associate professor of sociology at DePauw University, is the recipient of the 2012 John F. Schnabel Distinguished Contributions to Teaching... Read More

  9. Derek Empie '95 & Sarah Moore '01 Among Indy's 'Forty Under 40'

    February 14, 2012

    Two DePauw University graduates -- Derek Empie '95 and Sarah S. Moore '01 -- are among the Indianapolis Business Journal's "Forty Under 40" for 2012. The... Read More

  10. Barbara Banker '63 to Receive School District's 'Award of Excellence'

    February 1, 2012

    Barbara (Smith) Banker, director of community services for School District 200 in Woodstock, Illinois, and 1963 graduate of DePauw University, will be... Read More

  11. Two Seniors Win Accolades at Kennedy Center American College Theater Regional Festival

    January 16, 2012

    J.C. Pankratz, a senior at DePauw University, is a national semifinalist in the 2012 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival's one-act play competition... Read More

  12. Mike Weadick '81 to be Inducted Into HS Athletic Hall of Fame

    January 6, 2012

    Mike Weadick, a 1981 graduate of DePauw University, is among the 2012 inductees into the Athletic Hall of Fame at Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati,... Read More

  13. Indiana Authors Award Winner Micah Ling '03 Aids Library

    December 31, 2011

    "The hometown libraries of the three Indiana authors who were recently awarded the 2011 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award will each receive... Read More

  14. Two Seniors Named All-Americans in Men's Soccer

    December 18, 2011

    DePauw University seniors Sam Meyer and Nathan Sprenkel have been named to the 2011 NSCAA/Continental Tires NCAA Men's Division III All-America Soccer... Read More

  15. Where Next?

    December 16, 2011

    Recent graduates such as Chelsey E. Jonason '11 (left) helped to make DePauw one of the nation's top Fulbright producers. Read More

  16. Prof. Emeritus James Cooper Receives DAR's Historic Preservation Award

    December 15, 2011

    James L. Cooper, professor emeritus of history at DePauw University, has been awarded the 2011 Heritage Preservation Award by the Washburn Chapter, National... Read More

  17. Nobel Laureate Ferid Murad '58 & Jackson 5 Among 'Wall of Legends' Inductees

    December 13, 2011

    "The Jackson 5 and Nobel laureates and Medal of Honor Recipients from Northwest Indiana will be inducted on the South Shore Wall of Legends this week,"... Read More

  18. Panhellenic Council Awarded One of Ten 'Confidence U' Grants

    December 7, 2011

    DePauw University's Panhellenic Council is one of ten at campuses across the United States to receive "Confidence U" grants from Kappa Delta sorority.... Read More

  19. John Younger '05 Recognized as Young 'Star' of Sports Business Industry

    December 7, 2011

    John Younger, senior director of business development for Roush Fenway Racing and 2005 graduate of DePauw University, is among the "10 NEXT." Read More

  20. Three Student Journalists Honored in HSPA Foundation's 'Better Newspaper Contest'

    December 5, 2011

    Three student journalists at DePauw University were among the winners at this weekend's Hoosier State Press Association (HSPA) Foundation Better Newspaper... Read More

  21. Daniel Lewis Jr. '58 Honored by Indiana State Bar Association

    December 2, 2011

    "Attorneys Daniel Lewis Jr. and Arthur Roule Jr. have been side-by-side for a long time: From their time in a La Porte elementary school to their current... Read More

  22. Bill Carroll '73 Receives Mosher Award for Chemistry

    December 2, 2011

    William F. Carroll Jr., vice president of industry issues at Occidental Chemical and 1973 graduate of DePauw University, is the winner of the 2011 Harry... Read More

  23. Senior Megan Myrehn is Miss Indiana USA 2012

    November 30, 2011

    Megan L. Myrehn, currently a senior at DePauw University, was crowned Miss Indiana USA 2012. The pageant took place Sunday, November 27, at the Renaissance... Read More

  24. Roland Rust '74 to Receive 2012 Distinguished Marketing Educator Award

    November 30, 2011

    Roland T. Rust, Distinguished University Professor and David Bruce Smith Chair in Marketing at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University... Read More

  25. Franklin's Mike Leonard '87 Again HCAC Football Coach of the Year

    November 19, 2011

    Mike Leonard, head football coach at Franklin College and the recipient of a master's degree from DePauw University in 1987, is the Heartland Collegiate... Read More

  26. Micah Ling '03 Wins 2011 Indiana Authors Award

    November 16, 2011

    Micah E. Ling, a 2003 graduate of DePauw University, is the winner of the 2011 Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award for "Emerging Author." The... Read More

  27. Brad Stevens '99 Receives 'Spirit of the Monon Bell' Award

    November 10, 2011

    Brad Stevens, head men's basketball coach at Butler University and 1999 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of the 2011 Spirit of the Monon... Read More

  28. Prof. James Giesen '95 Wins Inaugural Jack Temple Kirby Award

    November 5, 2011

    James C. Giesen, assistant professor of history at Mississippi State University and 1995 graduate of DePauw University, is the inaugural winner of... Read More

  29. John Campbell '69 to be Inducted Into Cedar Rapids Baseball Hall of Fame

    November 2, 2011

    John C. Campbell, sports director at KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and 1969 graduate of DePauw University, will be inducted into the Cedar Rapids Baseball... Read More

  30. Bob Wells '66 Honored for His Volunteer Service

    October 31, 2011

    Robert F. Wells, a 1966 graduate of DePauw and a member of the University's Board of Trustees, is the recipient of the 2011 Helen Gratz Rockefeller Outstanding... Read More

  31. Vernon Jordan '57 Receives National Public Service Award

    October 25, 2011

    Vernon E. Jordan Jr. -- attorney, presidential adviser and legendary civil rights leader -- is the recipient of the National Public Service Award from... Read More

  32. James B. Stewart '73 is 2011 Elliott V. Bell Award Recipient

    October 17, 2011

    James B. Stewart, New York Times columnist, award-winning financial journalist and author, and 1973 graduate of DePauw University, will receive the... Read More

  33. James Duncan '10 Awarded Lawrence M. Borst Fellowship

    September 27, 2011

    James Duncan, a 2010 graduate of DePauw University, was today announced as this year's winner of the Lawrence M. Borst Fellowship. Named in honor of... Read More

  34. John Campbell '69 to be Inducted Into Media Wall of Fame at U of Iowa

    September 8, 2011

    John C. Campbell, sports director at KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and 1969 graduate of DePauw University, will be inducted into the University of... Read More

  35. Yo-Yo Ma, Here September 29-30, is 2011 Kennedy Center Honoree

    September 7, 2011

    Yo-Yo Ma, the acclaimed cellist who will appear at DePauw University later this month, is one of five individuals selected to receive 2011 Kennedy... Read More

  36. DePauw to be Honored by National Panhellenic Conference

    September 6, 2011

    The National Panhellenic Conference, one of the nation's largest organizations for women, will recognize fifteen College Panhellenic groups on campuses... Read More

  37. Ian Rolland '55 to be Inducted Into Indiana Conservation Hall of Fame

    September 1, 2011

    Ian M. Rolland, the retired chairman of Lincoln National Corp. and 1955 graduate of DePauw University, is among eight individuals who comprise the third... Read More

  38. Vernon Jordan '57 to Receive MCCA's Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award

    August 26, 2011

    Vernon E. Jordan Jr. -- attorney, civil rights legend, presidential adviser and 1957 graduate of DePauw University -- will be the recipient of the Minority... Read More

  39. Indianapolis Star Notes Latest Honor for Barbara Kingsolver '77

    August 7, 2011

    "DePauw University 1977 grad Barbara Kingsolver will be the first recipient of the newly named Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award for... Read More

  40. Fulbright Award Sends Shay Laws '08 to Lithuania

    August 2, 2011

    Shaylyn "Shay" P. Laws, a 2008 graduate of DePauw University, will spend the upcoming academic year in Lithuania teaching English. She has been awarded... Read More

  41. Barbara Kingsolver '77 to be Awarded Literary Peace Prize

    August 2, 2011

    "Author Barbara Kingsolver, a leader in the literature of social change, will be the first recipient of the Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement... Read More

  42. Linda Heuring '76 Takes 3rd Place in Short Story Competition

    August 1, 2011

    Linda Heuring, a 1976 graduate of DePauw University, has placed third in the 2011 Elizabeth Simpson Smith Short Story Contest. She was honored for "Whatever... Read More

  43. Brandon Roberts '11 Selected for Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme

    July 18, 2011

    Brandon D. Roberts, a May 2011 graduate of DePauw University, has been selected for the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Administered by... Read More

  44. Kyle Inman '11 to Conduct Research in Northern Ireland Through Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship

    July 17, 2011

    Kyle K. Inman, a May 2011 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of a 2011-12 Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship.  One of only four recipients nationally... Read More

  45. Stephen Worden '11 Awarded Prestigious Davies-Jackson Scholarship

    July 12, 2011

    Stephen K. Worden, a May 2011 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of the Davies-Jackson Scholarship for a year of graduate study at St... Read More

  46. Ashlee Anton '11 Will Use Fulbright Award to Teach English in South Korea

    July 11, 2011

    Ashlee L. Anton, a May 2011 graduate of DePauw University, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Scholarship. The grant will allow Anton to travel... Read More

  47. Bob Vedder '66 Honored by Florida Press Association

    July 8, 2011

    Bob Vedder, a 1966 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of the Florida Press Association's "Lifetime Member Award." The retired editor of... Read More

  48. Senior Receives Congress' Highest Award for Youth

    July 6, 2011

    Bryan A. Sable, who will be a senior at DePauw University this fall, has been presented the Congressional Award Gold Medal. Sable received the medal... Read More

  49. Distinguished Hoosier Award Presented to Roy Hunteman '63

    July 3, 2011

    "Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has awarded retired doctor Roy K. Hunteman, M.D., with the Distinguished Hoosier Award, which is given to Indiana residents... Read More

  50. Tim Solso '69 is 'International Citizen of the Year'

    July 1, 2011

    Theodore M. "Tim" Solso, chairman and chief executive officer of Cummins Inc. and 1969 graduate of DePauw University, will be honored as the 2011 International... Read More