Alumni News
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EA Executive Kathy Vrabeck '85 Announces Partnership with Hasbro
August 15, 2007"The gaming market has never been more primed for a revolution in how families enjoy games," says Kathy (Patterson) Vrabeck, president of EA Casual Entertainment... Read More
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Dick Tomey '60 to Coach 300th College Football Game September 1
August 15, 2007San Jose State University's head football coach Dick Tomey, a 1960 graduate of DePauw University, "will coach his 300th game when the Spartans open the... Read More
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SmartMoney's James B. Stewart '73 Advises Investors After "Strange" Week
August 14, 2007"Last week was one of the strangest, if not the strangest, that I've ever witnessed as an investor, and at age 55, I've seen a lot," writes James B. Stewart... Read More
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U of Virginia Assistant Football Coach Dave Borbely '81 Speaks Up
August 14, 2007Dave Borbeley, offensive line coach for the University of Virginia's football team, "studied history at DePauw before going into coaching," reports the... Read More
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John Porter '02 to Study Japan's Urban Slums With 2007-08 Fulbright Award
August 14, 2007John P. Porter, a 2002 graduate of DePauw University, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship in modern history. The grant will allow Porter... Read More
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Media Ethicist Bob Steele '69 Analyzes Controversy Over Publication of False War Accounts
August 13, 2007"Bob Steele, the Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism Values at the Poynter Institute school for journalists in St. Petersburg, Fla., said granting a... Read More
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Path That Brought John Jakes '53 to DePauw and 16 Consecutive Bestsellers Traced by Newspaper
August 13, 2007John Jakes, the 1953 DePauw University graduate who has had 16 consecutive books appear on the New York Times' bestseller list, says his successes are... Read More
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Don Driemeier '60 Named Acting President of Eden Theological Seminary
August 13, 2007Donald H. Driemeier, a 1960 graduate of DePauw University, will become acting president of Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis. Dr. Driemeier retired... Read More
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Russell Hart '50 to Receive 2007 Legendary Lawyer Award
August 12, 2007Russell H. Hart, a retired senior counsel of the Lafayette law firm Stuart & Branigin LLP and 1950 graduate of DePauw University, has been selected by... Read More
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Jeff Cooper '91 Leading Effort to Bring Major League Soccer to St. Louis
August 11, 2007Jeffrey S. Cooper, an attorney and 1991 graduate of DePauw University, is "leading the charge to lure big-time soccer to the St. Louis area," reports ... Read More
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Stephen Hayes '93 Discusses Dick Cheney and Fred Thompson on C-SPAN's Washington Journal
August 10, 2007When 1993 DePauw University graduate Stephen F. Hayes, author of Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President sat... Read More
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Fortune Spotlights Cerberus and "Tough, Results Oriented" Dan Quayle '69
August 10, 2007Dan Quayle's "connections have allowed Cerberus to buy controlling stakes in valuable real estate and banking assets in Japan, where he is very well regarded... Read More
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Chuck Brooks '79 Appointed VP at SRA International
August 9, 2007Charles D. "Chuck" Brooks, a 1979 graduate of DePauw University, has joined SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX) as vice president, government affairs.... Read More
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Barbara Kingsolver's ('77) Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Climbs Bestseller List
August 9, 2007Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life "has sold 120,000 copies since it was published in May, according to Nielsen Book-Scan... Read More
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'All-Star' Jeremy Bettis '03 Has Double-Double in Loss to IU Recruits
August 8, 2007"[Jeremy] Bettis, a 6-7, 200-pound Mecca native who played his college ball at DePauw, had 15 points on 6-of-15 shooting and finished with a team-high... Read More
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Jaime Waymouth '06 Joins IUPUI as Strength & Conditioning Coach
August 8, 2007Jaime Waymouth, a 2006 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed strength and conditioning coach for the athletics programs at IUPUI (Indiana University... Read More
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Maj. Gen. Larry Tibbetts '56 Takes Prof. to Task Over Recent Column
August 7, 2007"I served with a group of exceptionally dedicated and selfless peers," writes Major General Larry Tibbetts in today's Indianapolis Star. Tibbetts, who... Read More
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ESPN Profiles New Butler Basketball Coach Brad Stevens '99
August 7, 2007"A former player at DePauw University in Indiana, Stevens had a strong desire to stay involved in basketball," notes ESPN.com of Brad Stevens, the new... Read More
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Linda Underwood '74 Named Superintendent of Virginia School District
August 6, 2007Linda A. Underwood, a 1974 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed superintendent of Goochland County, Virginia schools. "Underwood, 55, has... Read More
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New Indiana Finance Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave '79 Making "Big Impact"
August 6, 2007"It's been a mere three weeks since Cheryl Musgrave took on the job as commissioner of the [Indiana] Department of Local Government Finance. But already... Read More
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Wall Street Journal Praises Stephen Hayes' ('93) Biography of Dick Cheney
August 5, 2007"Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President is the most serious effort yet to understand the Cheney enigma,"... Read More
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Jimmy Ibbotson '69 to Perform at 'American Renewable Energy Day'
August 5, 2007Jimmy Ibbotson, a former member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and 1969 graduate of DePauw University, will perform at the fourth annual American Renewable... Read More
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Prof. Beth Felker Jones '98 Authors Marks of His Wounds
August 4, 2007Beth Felker Jones, assistant professor of Bible and religion at Huntington College and 1998 graduate of DePauw University, has authored Marks of His Wounds:... Read More
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Barack Obama's Challenge to Pakistan "Important," Says Lee Hamilton '52
August 3, 2007U.S. Senator Barack Obama's tough comments toward Pakistan, delivered in a Wednesday speech, are getting some support from Lee Hamilton, the 1952 DePauw... Read More
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Felicia Turner '91 Appointed Deputy Executive Director of American Bankruptcy Institute
August 3, 2007Felicia S. Turner, U.S. Trustee for Regions 20 and 21 and a 1991 graduate of DePauw University, will join the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) in September... Read More
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Dr. Heidi Bagwell '99 Establishes Practice
August 3, 2007"Heidi [Middendorf] Bagwell, a member of the St. Francis Medical Group, has established a practice at Honey Grove Family Medicine and will begin seeing... Read More
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Washington Post">Journalistic "Intensity" of James B. Stewart '73 Cited in Washington Post
August 2, 2007"The [Wall Street] Journal of the mid-1980s was a demonstration of the proposition that good journalism and good business go hand in hand," writes David... Washington Post">Read More
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Jeremy Bettis '03 to Take On Indiana U Freshmen in Hoops Exhibition
August 2, 2007Jeremy Bettis, a 2003 graduate of DePauw University, will be among a group of "pretty familiar area players" from Indiana's Daviess County who will take... Read More
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David Hellmich '81 Publishes Ethical Leadership in the Community College
August 2, 2007David M. Hellmich, a 1981 graduate of DePauw University, is editor of Ethical Leadership in the Community College: Bridging Theory and Daily Practice.... Read More
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Stony Brook U Taps Bill Martinov '86 as Associate Director of Athletics
August 1, 2007Bill Martinov, a 1986 graduate of DePauw University, has joined Stony Brook University as senior associate director of athletics for external services... Read More
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Biographer Stephen Hayes '93 Discusses the 30 Hours He Spent Interviewing VP Dick Cheney
August 1, 2007"I think he's much more of a normal guy than average people would think," says Stephen F. Hayes of Dick Cheney. "I mean, he's easy to sort of sit across... Read More
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Ryan Johnson '95 Named Assistant Women's Basketball Coach at Northern Colorado
July 31, 2007"The University of Northern Colorado women's basketball program has hired Ryan Johnson as an assistant coach," reports the Denver Post of the 1995 DePauw... Read More
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Vera Kierstead-Farber '36 Authors America Is My Country
July 31, 2007Vera May (Knauer) Kierstead-Farber, a 1936 graduate of DePauw University, has authored America Is My Country. The book is the third and final installment... Read More
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Daniel Bretscher '06 Takes First in Illinois Triathlon
July 30, 2007Daniel Bretscher, a 2006 graduate of DePauw University, "finished first with an overall time of 1 hour, 54.54 seconds" at yesterday’s Iron Abe Triathlon... Read More
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Juliana Overmier '87 Wins Houston Flute Competition
July 30, 2007Juliana M. Overmier, an adjunct instructor of music at East Central University and 1987 graduate of DePauw University, is the winner of the Byron Hester... Read More
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Nancy Hellyer '77 Appointed to Credit Union Board
July 30, 2007Nancy (O'Donnell) Hellyer, president and CEO of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center and 1977 graduate of DePauw University, has been named to the board... Read More
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'Healing Healthcare' Important to CEO Steve Sanger '68
July 29, 2007"General Mills chairman and CEO Stephen W. Sanger sees the situation surrounding the uninsured as untenable," reports CNBC of the 1968 DePauw University... Read More
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Art of Lynn Morris '84 Featured in St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 29, 2007Lynn (Beimdiek) Morris, a 1984 graduate of DePauw University, is featured in a St. Louis Post-Dispatch profile of local artists. "Displaying artwork in... Read More
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Star">"Enlightened Management" of Ron Stiver '96 Transforming Indiana's BMV: Star
July 28, 2007"Ron Stiver, a former Eli Lilly and Co. executive hand-picked by Gov. Mitch Daniels to fix the BMV, is proud of the progress that's been made since he... Star">Read More
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ESPN Coordinating Producer Jill Frederickson '92 Glad to be Back at Brickyard
July 27, 2007"It's not exactly what she envisioned doing when she graduated from DePauw University in Greencastle in 1992 with a degree in religion and philosophy,"... Read More
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Judson Green '74 and NAVTEQ Taking Mapping to New Levels
July 27, 2007For NAVTEQ -- the digital mapping company led by president and CEO Judson Green, a 1974 graduate of DePauw University -- "the rapid growth may be just... Read More
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SC "Community Tradition" Started by Willard Metcalf '48 Reaches Thousands
July 26, 2007"On those hot summer days in rural Kansas, swimming opportunities for Willard Metcalf were limited," begins a story in South Carolina's Greenville News... Read More
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"Tough and Compassionate" Newspaper Editor Elizabeth Neff '96 Profiled
July 25, 2007"I like to see all the pieces come together into a package," says Elizabeth C. Neff, weekend editor and assistant business editor for the Salt Lake Tribune... Read More
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Stephen F. Hayes '93 Authors Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President
July 24, 2007Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President by Stephen F. Hayes, senior writer at the Weekly Standard and 1993... Read More
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David Blackburn '04 Joins NFL's Baltimore Ravens as Player Personnel Assistant
July 24, 2007Carroll County Times. Read More
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George Rehnquist '64 Appointed to Indiana Commission for Higher Education
July 23, 2007George R. Rehnquist, a 1964 graduate of DePauw University, was today appointed by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to serve on the state's Commission for... Read More
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Long Island International Expo Honors Film by 2007 Grads Bryan Dobrik and Luis Davila
July 23, 2007Shades of Grace, by 2007 DePauw University graduates Bryan Dobrik and Luis Davila, has been honored as the "Best Student Film" at the Long Island International... Read More
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Extended Run of Musical Featuring Contribution from Gretchen Cryer '57 Nears End
July 22, 2007The Chicago production of Hats! -- a new musical which features songs by a number of contributors, including 1957 DePauw University graduate Gretchen Cryer... Read More
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Philadelphia Daily News Features Expanding 'List' of Angie Hicks '95
July 22, 2007"The company that's giving a whole new meaning to word of mouth, Angie's List is an online forum (www.angieslist.com), magazine and call center that offers... Read More
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Indiana Governor Appoints Two Alums to Study Local Government Reform
July 21, 2007Two graduates of DePauw University have been appointed by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels to "a commission that will study how to reform local government... Read More