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Dan Quayle '69 & Eiffel Plasterer '24 to be Honored by Huntington, Indiana

Dan Quayle '69 & Eiffel Plasterer '24 to be Honored by Huntington, Indiana

October 18, 2016

DePauw University graduates Eiffel Plasterer '24 and Dan Quayle '69 are among "two-dozen-plus movers and shakers (who) will be recognized during a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m. in the rotunda of the Huntington County Courthouse," notes an article. "Huntington County Honors is a new organization formed to recognize Huntington County residents who have made an impact on the local, state, national or international stage."

Quayle, the 44th Vice President of the United States, attended high school in Huntington and it's where he practiced law until he was elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and then the U.S. Senate.

bush&quayle vn"In the summer of 1988, Huntington became the center of the political universe as Quayle, then a senator from Indiana, was the surprise choice as the vice presidential running mate of Republican presidential nominee George H. W. Bush. The full-ticket campaign kicked off in Huntington, and Bush and Quayle were victorious in the November general election. Following his tenure as vice president, Quayle ran an unsuccessful campaign for president in 2000. He is now a best-selling author, political consultant and global investment banker."

Video of Dan Quayle's 2015 Ubben Lecture at DePauw is embedded below.

Eiffel Plasterer "was a teacher-turned-showman who used the humble soap bubble to both instruct and entertain. He became intrigued by bubbles as a physics student at DePauw University in the 1920s and, after a 40-year career teaching physics at Huntington High School, took his 'Bubbles Concerto' to audiences across America. He created bubbles in unusual colors and geometric shapes, while some would perform 'tricks' at his bidding. Along the way, Plasterer used his fragile tools to impart lessons in chemistry, physics … or everyday aspirations: 'Life,' he once observed, 'is like blowing bubbles -- our hopes and our dreams. And they don’t all have to break.'"

Read more here.

Plasterer was featured on David Letterman's late-night show, and was the subject of a 1987 television news piece by Ken Owen '82, which can be viewed below.

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