This Day in DePauw History
Discover what happened on December 5th in years past.
DePauw Sustains Season's First Loss
December 5, 2018
DePauw cut a 13-point deficit to five with 2:14 left, but 14th-ranked Wittenberg scored seven straight and topped the Tigers, 77-66 Read More
Big Start Propels #23/24 DePauw to NCAC Win over Wittenberg
December 5, 2018
DePauw jumped out to a 25-point lead in the opening eight minutes of its North Coast Athletic Conference contest against visiting Wittenberg and held off… Read More
Gil Durán '98 Named Sacramento Bee's Opinion Editor
December 5, 2018
"Gil Durán, a former journalist and communications director for U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and press secretary for Gov. Jerry Brown, has been named as… Read More
Don Daseke '61 to be Inducted Into Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
December 5, 2017
Don R. Daseke, founder, president, CEO and chairman of Daseke, Inc. and 1961 graduate of DePauw University, is among 12 business, civic and cultural leaders… Read More
Attorney Marisa Rouse '12 Practicing with Bass, Berry & Sims
December 5, 2017
Marisa Rouse, a 2012 graduate of DePauw University, has joined the Memphis, Tennessee office of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC as an associate attorney. "Rouse… Read More
"Let’s Join Together to Protect Our Investment in All Dreamers," President McCoy Writes in Washington Post
December 5, 2017
"While most American colleges are said to tilt left, I am the president of a liberal arts college in a state that tilts right," writes D. Mark McCoy, president… Read More
Carrie Birge '08 Hosts One of Indy's "Top Trivia Nights"
December 5, 2017
An Indianapolis Star article headlined "11 questions you might be asked at Indianapolis' top trivia nights" cites "Trivia Tuesday" at Metazoa Brewing in… Read More
A Record Nine DePauw Students Receive Gilman International Scholarships for Spring Semester
December 5, 2017
Nine DePauw University students have won the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in spring 2018. They follow four… Read More
Hunt and Hepp Earn D3Football.com All-Region Honors
December 5, 2016
Following an 8-2 campaign that included a season-ending win over Wabash for possession of the Monon Bell, a pair of Tigers earned D3football.com All-North… Read More
Thesis Statements
December 5, 2016
On an evening in early November, while many students were settling in for the night, a group of senior Honor Scholars were showcasing their on-going research… Read More
DePauw's New Hoover Dining Hall Cited by Two Publications
December 5, 2016
"During a noon luncheon meeting of the Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Tuesday, Bruce Clute, DePauw University director of collaborative… Read More
Tigers Drop to 0-2 in Conference Play
December 5, 2015
Wooster, Ohio – It was a day to forget for the DePauw men’s basketball team as they fell to Wooster 85-56 in a North Coast Athletic Conference matchup… Read More
#24 DePauw Opens NCAC Title Defense with 61-48 Win at Wooster
December 5, 2015
DePauw scored the final five points of the first half and opened the second half with a 16-5 run on the way to a 61-48 North Coast Athletic Conference… Read More
Tigers Wrap up Competition at TPSC Invitational
December 5, 2015
DePauw totaled 631 points and finished sixth at the Total Performance Sports Camps Invitational hosted by Kenyon Read More
DePauw Wraps up Competition at Kenyon's TPSC Invitational
December 5, 2015
DePauw totaled 654.5 points and finished sixth at Kenyon's Total Performance Sports Camps Invitational. Pennsylvania won with 2,945 points, while Kenyon… Read More
Prof. Brett O'Bannon is Editor of Reassessing the Responsibility to Protect
December 5, 2015
Reassessing the Responsibility to Protect: Conceptual and Operational Challenges, edited by Brett O'Bannon, Leonard E. and Mary B. Howell Professor of… Read More
Another Big Day for DePauw's Men
December 5, 2014
On a day that included school records and NCAA "B" cuts the Tigers moved to fourth place with 417 points at the Total Performance Invitational Read More
More "B" Cuts for Newlon as Tigers are Sixth at Total Performance Invitational
December 5, 2014
A couple of NCAA "B" cut times highlighted DePauw's second day of competition at Kenyon's Total Performance Invitational Read More
Company Founded by 2002 Grads Matt DeLeon & Eric Fruth Earns Awards
December 5, 2014
Columbus Running Company, an Ohio-based chain of four stores co-founded by 2002 DePauw University graduates Eric J. Fruth and Matthew L. DeLeon, "has been… Read More
Tigers Begin Competition at Kenyon; 800 Free Relay Earns "B" Cut
December 5, 2013
Gambier, Ohio - DePauw opened competition at Kenyon's Total Performance Invitational tonight and notched its first NCAA "B" cut of the meet. The Tigers'… Read More
Twelfth-ranked Tigers Open Competition at Kenyon; 800 Free Relay Notches "B" Cut Time
December 5, 2013
Gambier, Ohio - The 12th-ranked DePauw men opened competition tonight at the Total Performance Invitational hosted by Kenyon College. The Tigers' 800-yard… Read More
Scott Ullem '89 Appointed CFO at Edwards Lifesciences
December 5, 2013
Scott B. Ullem, a 1989 DePauw University graduate, has been appointed chief financial officer and corporate vice president at Edwards Lifesciences Corporation… Read More
Otolaryngologist Kimberly Kinder '03 Joins Albuquerque Medical Group
December 5, 2013
Kimberly J. Kinder, M.D., a 2003 graduate of DePauw University, has joined Presbyterian Medical Group in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is practicing as… Read More
Monon Bell Classic Featured on Phone Book Cover
December 5, 2012
A rite of fall for the DePauw University community is celebrated on the front cover of the 2012-13 Yellowbook, phone listings that are distributed in Putnam… Read More
Brother of David Joeckel '10 in Running for Outland Trophy
December 5, 2012
"For now, Texas A&M left tackle Luke Joeckel is focused on the Outland Trophy, the award he envisioned winning when other youth-league football players… Read More
Preston Wills Named Regional Coach of the Year
December 5, 2012
Greencastle, Ind. - After leading DePauw to a school-record 21 wins and its first appearance in the NCAA Division III Championship semifinals, head field… Read More
2012 Monon Bell DVD Just in From Factory and Ready to Ship
December 5, 2012
Order DVD Online Three-and-a-half weeks after the 119th battle for the Monon Bell took place in Crawfordsville, the DVD of the football game -- loaded… Read More
Red Wolves Strong Second Half Start Sends Tigers to Defeat
December 5, 2011
BOX SCORE December 5, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Visiting Indiana East used a 15-2 run early in the second half to pull away from DePauw and then held… Read More
Jenny Vance '00 on List of Nation's Top Sales Lead Managers
December 5, 2011
December 5, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Jenny Vance, president and co-founder of Indianapolis-based LeadJen and 2000 graduate of DePauw University, is again… Read More
Entrepreneur Mike Langellier '04 Sells Company, Creates "Milestone" for Orr Fellowship Program
December 5, 2011
December 5, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "A program to identify and cultivate this next generation (of entrepreneurs) -- the Orr Entrepreneurial Fellowship… Read More
Three Student Journalists Honored in HSPA Foundation's 'Better Newspaper Contest'
December 5, 2011
December 5, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Three student journalists at DePauw University were among the winners at this weekend's Hoosier State Press Association… Read More
Pollster Scott Rasmussen '86 Comments on Change in GOP Presidential Front-Runner
December 5, 2011
December 5, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — The recent rise of Newt Gingrich in polls tracking the race for the Republican presidential nomination is "similar… Read More
DePauw Hangs on for 58-55 SCAC Win over Rhodes
December 5, 2010
BOX SCORE December 5, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw used a 9-0 run over a 1:32 stretch of the second half and held off a late Rhodes rally to defeat… Read More
#8 DePauw Remains Perfect in SCAC with 68-37 Win over Rhodes
December 5, 2010
BOX SCORE December 5, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference after a 68-37 win… Read More
Lee Hamilton '52 Offers Suggestions for Ending Political Polarization
December 5, 2010
December 5, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — According to veteran statesman Lee Hamilton, "There's a funny thing going on in our national politics right now:… Read More
DePauw's Men Win Fifth Invitational in Last Six Years
December 5, 2009
DePauw Invitational Site with Links to Results December 5, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw, ranked 19th in Division III, totaled 759 points and claimed… Read More
DePauw Women Post Record Point Total in Winning Fourth Straight Title
December 5, 2009
DePauw Invitational Site with Links to Results December 5, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — The DePauw women established a DePauw Invitational scoring record… Read More
Battle of Unbeatens in Birmingham on Sunday
December 5, 2009
December 5, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw and Birmingham-Southern each take 5-0 overall records and 1-0 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference records… Read More
20th-ranked Women Wrap up SCAC Weekend at Birmingham-Southern
December 5, 2009
December 5, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — The 20th-ranked Tigers travel to Birmingham-Southern for a Noon CST Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game… Read More
DePauw Divers Compete at Rose-Hulman
December 5, 2009
December 5, 2009, Terre Haute, Ind. — Several Tigers competed at the Rose-Hulman Diving Invitational with Morgan Crandall leading the way with a pair of… Read More
Tony Winner Alice Ripley '85 to Teach 'Making it on Broadway' Classes
December 5, 2009
December 5, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — "A host of Broadway favorites will be instructors during the upcoming Making It on Broadway winter intensives," including… Read More
Tigers Drop Three-Point Contest at Second-ranked Oglethorpe
December 5, 2008
BOX SCORE December 5, 2008, Atlanta, Ga. — The 19th-ranked Tigers battled back from a seven-point deficit with less than two minutes remaining, but Oglethorpe's… Read More
DePauw Women Lead after First Day of Invitational
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw totaled 428.5 points after the first day of competition at the DePauw Invitational and holds a lead voer… Read More
Tiger Men in First after First Day of DePauw Invitational
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. — Following the first day of the DePauw Invitational, DePauw holds a narrow one-point lead over second-place Wittenberg… Read More
Tigers' Late Rally Falls Short in SCAC Opener
December 5, 2008
BOX SCORE December 5, 2008, Atlanta, Ga. — Visiting DePauw trimmed a 13-point deficit to two in the final minute, but Oglethorpe held on for a 67-63 victory… Read More
Gaza Needs Actions, Not Words: UNRWA Chief Karen AbuZayd '63
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. — "As we approach the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the steadily rising death toll… Read More
DePauw Takes Early Lead Through Friday Prelims
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. — Following this morning's prelim competition, DePauw has taken the early lead at the 22nd annual DePauw Invitational… Read More
Friday's Prelims are Complete at 22nd Annual DePauw Invitational
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. — The 22nd annual DePauw Swimming Invitational got underway this morning and DePauw has taken the early lead. The… Read More
First SCAC Test Features Battle of Nationally-ranked Teams
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008, Atlanta, Ga. — DePauw, ranked 19th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division III Coaches' Poll and 23rd by D3hoops.com, takes its 3-2 record… Read More
DePauw Opens SCAC Play Tonight at Oglethorpe
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008, Atlanta, Ga. — DePauw, on a three-game win streak, takes its 3-2 record into its first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference game… Read More
Jane Pauley Among 5 to be Inducted Into DePauw-Based Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame
December 5, 2008
December 5, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. — Former NBC Today host Jane Pauley and Craig Klugman, editor of the Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, are among five… Read More
DePauw's Science Research Fellows Find Success in Planning Their Futures
December 5, 2008
DePauw University has been preparing students for future careers in science for many years, but a recent trio of Goldwater Scholars—the most from any liberal… Read More
Hamil Named SCAC Swimmer of the Week
December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw senior Maddison Hamil was named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Swimmer of the Week for… Read More
Fernandez Nets Career-High 32 in Eighth-Ranked Tigers' Win
December 5, 2007
BOX SCORE December 5, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Jenna Fernandez (pictured) hit her first nine field goal tries and finished the game with a career-high… Read More
Women's Basketball Team Remains #8 in Latest Poll
December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - The defending champions of Division III women's basketball, the DePauw University Tigers, remain #8 in the nation… Read More
Judson Green '74 and NAVTEQ Open Traffic Broadcast Studio in Chicago
December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - NAVTEQ and its president and CEO, Judson C. Green, have opened a traffic broadcast studio at 425 W. Randolph Street… Read More
Cook Named SCAC Swimmer of the Week
December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw sophomore John Cook has been named the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week for… Read More
Eighth-Ranked Tigers Host Augustana Tonight
December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Eighth-ranked DePauw takes a 4-1 record and a school record 14-game home win streak into tonight's non-conference… Read More
Housing Market "Doesn't Look Slow" to SF Realtor Bonnie Spindler '82
December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - "It doesn't look slow to me," Bonnie Spindler of Zephyr Real Estate tells the San Francisco Chronicle of the current… Read More
Barbara Kingsolver '77 Has "Contributed Greatly" to "New Movement"
December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - "[Barbara] Kingsolver's writing has contributed greatly to the dialogue surrounding a new movement," asserts Kate… Read More
Prof. Wayne Glausser Receives 2006-07 Exemplary Teaching Award
December 5, 2006
December 5, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Wayne E. Glausser, professor of English at DePauw, is the recipient of the Exemplary Teaching Award for 2006-07.… Read More
Tigers place two on all-region squad
December 5, 2006
December 5, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw seniors Davis Federspiel and Mary Beth Robinson have been selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association… Read More
Noel and Rielley earn all-region honors
December 5, 2006
December 5, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw senior forward Nick Noel (pictured) and junior midfielder Jeremy Rielley have earned men's soccer all-region… Read More
Tigers ranked in both national polls
December 5, 2006
December 5, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Following another successful fall season, the DePauw women's golf team is ranked third by both the National Golf… Read More
"Evenhanded" Lee Hamilton '52 in Spotlight as Iraq Study Group Prepares to Release Report
December 5, 2006
December 5, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - "Television cameras dogged former Rep. Lee Hamilton last week as reporters pushed for details about the Iraq Study… Read More
'86 Grads Phil Vieke and Phil Wendel on Basketball Hall of Fame 'Silver Anniversary Team'
December 5, 2006
December 5, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Tim Vieke and Phil Wendel -- both 1986 graduates of DePauw University -- are among 13 men "named to the Indiana Basketball… Read More
Entrepreneur Angie Hicks '95 Now Keeping 'List' in 83 Cities
December 5, 2006
December 5, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - "They feel a social obligation to report about their experience," Angie Hicks, co-founder of Angie's List and 1995… Read More
War on Terror Gets Poor Marks in "Report Card" Issued by 9/11 Commission and Co-Chair Lee Hamilton '52
December 5, 2005
December 5, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - The 9/11 Commission -- co-chaired by Lee Hamilton, a 1952 graduate of DePauw University, "is giving Congress and… Read More
Author Cathy Day '91 Returns to Indiana to Share Stories of The Circus in Winter
December 5, 2005
December 5, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "Cathy Day read from her book like she was telling close friends her hometown story over a beer after work," begins… Read More
Intelligence Reforms, Unanimously Approved by 9/11 Commission Vice-Chaired by Lee Hamilton '52, Face "Showdown" on Capitol Hill This Week
December 5, 2004
December 5, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - "The President has put his position, his prestige, his credibility, on the line on this bill," says Lee Hamilton… Read More
Esther Reece Painter '57 Elected to Connecticut House of Representatives
December 5, 2004
December 5, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - Esther Reece Painter, a 1957 graduate of DePauw University, "was sworn in November 16 as representative for the 50th… Read More
Indianapolis Star's Weekly Political Column Notes DePauw Visit by Charlie Cook
December 5, 2004
December 5, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - "Political analyst Charlie Cook appeared at DePauw University last week to talk about the recent presidential election… Read More
Students' Holiday Music Performance Previewed in Newspaper
December 5, 2004
December 5, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - "We look forward to a Baroque trio ensemble from the DePauw University School of Music," notes the briefs from Rushville… Read More
DePauw doubles up Manchester; Rose-Hulman hangs on for win in DePauw Classic
December 5, 2003
Rose-Hulman-Greenville Box Score | DePauw-Manchester Box Score Greencastle, Ind. - Sarah Zondor scored a career-high 24 points and Lindsay Houin added… Read More
Chicago's Aguijon Theater Company Performs Sunday Afternoon
December 5, 2003
December 5, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - On Sunday, December 7, DePauw University's Performing Arts Series is proud to present Chicago's acclaimed Aguijon… Read More
John Neighbours '71 Joins Christian Theological Seminary Board
December 5, 2003
December 5, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - John T. Neighbours, a partner in the law firm of Baker & Daniels and a 1971 graduate of DePauw University, has been… Read More
Anne Peckinpaugh '00 Quoted in Star Story on 'Theology on Tap'
December 5, 2002
December 5, 2002, Greencastle, Ind. - An article in today's Indianapolis Star on a program called Theology on Tap includes the perspective of a young alumna… Read More
Award-Winning Dr. G. Robert DeLong '57 Credited with Curing 'Centuries-Old Ills'
December 5, 2002
December 5, 2002, Greencastle, Ind. - Dr. G. Robert DeLong, associate professor of pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center and a 1957 graduate of… Read More
Another Month, Another New Record for DePauw.edu -- 7.8 Million 'Hits'
December 5, 2002
December 5, 2002, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw University's Web site received 7,804,993 "hits" during the month of November, smashing the record of 7,425… Read More
Prof. Valarie Ziegler Receives 2002 Trinity Prize
December 5, 2002
December 5, 2002, Greencastle, Ind. - Valarie H. Ziegler, Professor of Religious Studies at DePauw University, received the inaugural Trinity Prize at… Read More
Rob Apatoff '80 at the Table for CNBC's Power Lunch
December 5, 2001
December 5, 2001, Greencastle, Ind. - If you were watching the nation's top cable television business channel during the middle of what's been a robustly… Read More
Legendary DePauw Story Recounted in New Book
December 5, 2001
December 5, 2001, Greencastle, Ind. - Alex Vraciu, a 1941 graduate of DePauw University pulled a prank during his school days that has been talked about… Read More
John Kellogg '62 New VP of Marketing at Simpson College
December 5, 2001
December 5, 2001, Greencastle, Ind. - John A. Kellogg, a 1962 graduate of DePauw University, has been named the new vice president for marketing at Simpson… Read More
DePauw Chamber Symphony to Perform Spain/France Pre-Tour Concert
December 5, 2000
December 5, 2000, Greencastle, Ind. - The DePauw Chamber Symphony will travel to Spain and France in January to perform the 2001 Concert Tour. The Orchestra… Read More
TV Station On Hand as DePauw's Media Symposium Wraps Up
December 5, 1986
December 5, 1986, Greencastle, Ind. - "DePauw University has designed a new program for its students, one that will give liberal arts majors insight into… Read More
DePauw One of Nation's Top Comprehensive Universities: US News & World Report
December 5, 1983
December 5, 1983, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw University is ranked #4 among "Comprehensive Universities" east of the Mississippi River in the November 28… Read More