Leslie N. Dillon, a 2006 graduate of DePauw University, "blazed through the forest to beat all fellow racers in the 4.6-mile race in a time of 33 minutes," notes the Exeter News-Letter in a summary of Sunday's Exeter Trail Race. "Dillon, a 25-year-old from Lee, said her secret to trail racing is 'to keep your momentum going in a straight line, no matter what comes up.'"
DePauw University is ranked #19 in the nation among Division III football programs in the USA Today Sports Weekly 2009 College Football Special Edition, which is available on newsstands now. The Tigers are the top-ranked Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference team (Trinity is #20) and DePauw is the only Indiana college listed in the top 25. Quarterback Spud Dick is also cited as one of four Division III "Players to Watch."
DePauw University will serve as host of the National Hispanic Institute's Great Lakes Great Debate program, June 20-25. The event will involve nearly 100 student participants from Illinois and Washington State, as well as an additional group of high school and college student volunteers who are veterans of previous NHI programs.
Robert Dewey, assistant professor of history at DePauw University, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (RHS). Dr. Dewey is being honored for his recently published book, British National Identity and Opposition to Membership of Europe, 1961-63: The Anti-Marketeers.
As the pages of the calendar turn closer to 2010, "This decade needs a name," writes Tony Hicks in today's edition of California's Contra Costa Times. In the piece, he calls upon several cultural observers to pin a moniker on the first decade of the 21st Century, including Kevin Howley, associate professor of communication at DePauw University.
John W. Fisher, a member of DePauw University's Board of Trustees since 1966, passed away Sunday in Muncie, Indiana. He was 93 years old.
Orcenith Smith, professor of music at DePauw University, has been invited to be a part of the international jury at the Vienna International Youth and Music Festival. Smith is the only American on the five-member panel. The event takes place July 11-14 in the Austrian capital.