Mark T. Lancaster, a 1985 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed vice president of business development for Advanced Fund Administration. Lancaster is based in the Summit, New Jersey office of AFA, a private equity and hedge fund administration company. His primary focus is leading AFA's sales and marketing activities.
"SCAC East Division leader DePauw (18-3, 11-1) pulled away from Centre (13-7, 8-4) with a 15-3 run early in the second half to extend its winning streak to 14 games," reports Kentucky's Danville Advocate of yesterday's 68-50 victory by DePauw University's women's basketball team. Ranked #22 in the nation, the Tigers have now won 47 consecutive home games.
Members of the DePauw University community are invited to gather at 4 p.m. this Wednesday, February 10, for an interfaith service of solidarity for the people of Haiti. The program will take place in Meharry Hall of historic East Collegeand will remember those whose lives were lost in the earthquake, those who are participating in the relief, and recovery process and to support those whose lives have been impacted by this disaster.

Guillermo H. Amezcua, a 2003 graduate of DePauw University, is among a team of students at the Kellogg School of Management which has taken first place at the Kellogg Biotech & Healthcare Case Competition. "Part-Time students Guillermo Amezcua, David Chameli, Varun Goyal and Michael Senical on Jan. 23 bested 11 other teams from schools such as Harvard, the London Business School and Chicago Booth," notes an announcement. "The top prize included $5,000 and an opportunity to meet with the CEO and top executives from Genzyme, a Boston-based biotechnology company."
At a February 26 event in northern Indiana, "The speakers will be journalism professors N. Don Wycliff of Loyola University Chicago and Robert Steele of DePauw University and the Poynter Institute," reports today's South Bend Tribune. The two professors will discuss "The Impact of the Media on Public Opinion" at South Bend's Charles Martin Youth Center, 802 Lincoln Way West. "The event is hosted by the Tribune, the Martin Luther King Jr. Foundation and the South Bend Heritage Foundation."
"DePauw junior and Greencastle High School graduate Tyler Archer is curator" of a new Putnam County Museum exhibit on the Civil War, notes today's Banner Graphic. Maribeth Ward writes, "He will give tours of the exhibit during a special reception on Feb. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m. The reception is open to the public."
The DePauw University School of Music will welcome vocal health instructor Kate DeVore to campus this Saturday, February 13, for a presentation on the care of the professional voice. The program, which will take place in room 115 of the Green Center for the Performing Arts from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., is presented free of charge and is open to everyone.