This Day in DePauw History
Discover what happened on June 26th in years past.
Incoming Soccer Player Maya Caltry Selected for All-Area Team
June 26, 2019
Maya Caltry, a 2019 graduate of Charleston High School, has been named to the All-Area Girls Soccer Team by the Herald & Review of Decatur, Illinois. "Caltry… Read More
Sandy Roob '83 Wins Regional Emmy Award
June 26, 2018
Sandy Roob, a 1983 graduate of DePauw University, is the winner of an Emmy Award from the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television… Read More
Prof. Kevin Howley's Drones "A Rich and Challenging Contribution to the Field"
June 26, 2018
"Howley’s book offers a rich and challenging contribution to the field," notes the European Journal of Communication in an examination of Drones: Media… Read More
Adilah Muhammad '01 Joins Maine Community Foundation Board
June 26, 2017
Adilah Muhammad, a 2001 graduate of DePauw University, has been elected to the board of directors of the Maine Community Foundation. The statewide organization… Read More
New Book by Bret Baier '92, Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission, Set for January Release
June 26, 2016
"Fox News host and chief political anchor Bret Baier is working on a book about the waning days of Dwight Eisenhower's presidency and the beginning of… Read More
US Supreme Court Rules that Same-Sex Marriage is Legal in Case Argued by Doug Hallward-Driemeier '89
June 26, 2015
"In a landmark opinion, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, establishing a new civil right and handing gay rights… Read More
Medical Student Shannon Fayson '11 Leads M.D. Camp at Ohio State
June 26, 2015
Shannon D. Fayson, a second-year medical student at Ohio State University and 2011 graduate of DePauw University, is director of OSU's M.D. Camp. The … Read More
TV Station Features Reparation, Now Being Filmed in Putnam County
June 26, 2014
"Hollywood is in central Indiana," reported Indianapolis Fox affiliate WXIN-TV tonight. "There is a full-length psychological thriller being filmed here… Read More
David McMillin '06 Places Fourth in Telluride Troubadour Competition
June 26, 2014
David McMillin, singer/songwriter and 2006 graduate of DePauw University, placed fourth in the Telluride Troubadour Competition. Held in conjunction with… Read More
Heidi Farid Sprowls '97 Crowned Ms. Ohio
June 26, 2014
Heidi Farid Sprowls, a dentist and 1997 graduate of DePauw University, has been crowned Ms. Ohio and moves on to the Ms. United States pageant in Washington… Read More
New Composition by Prof. Scott Perkins to Debut in Boston This Week
June 26, 2014
A new work for choir and organ composed by Scott Perkins, assistant professor of music at DePauw University, will be premiered tomorrow at the American… Read More
Penny Sitler '82 Honored with 2013 Women in AV Award
June 26, 2013
Penny (Rutherford) Sitler, advertising manager for Draper Shade & Screen Co. and 1982 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of a 2013 Women in… Read More
Composer Seth Tsui '11 is Winner of Film Scoring Competition
June 26, 2013
Seth Tsui, a 2011 graduate of the DePauw University School of Music, is co-winner of the inaugural Film Scoring Competition for Emerging Composers. It… Read More
Research of Prof. Matt Hertenstein Cited in Oklahoma Newspaper
June 26, 2012
"What's a most surprising way to predict whether your marriage is likely to last?," asks today's edition of the Oklahoman. "Take a look at your spouse's… Read More
'Future Majority Project' Includes AJ Feeney-Ruiz '04
June 26, 2012
AJ Feeney-Ruiz, a 2004 graduate of DePauw University and candidate for the Indiana House of Representatives, "is one of 114 Hispanics involved in the Future… Read More
Butler Coach Brad Stevens '99 Adjusts to the "New Normal"
June 26, 2011
June 26, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "The world of Butler basketball is spinning out of control for Bulldogs coach Brad Stevens. And that is a good thing… Read More
Rising Junior Featured in Chicago-Area Production of Violet
June 26, 2011
June 26, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Anne Rivelli, who will be a junior at DePauw University this fall, has the featured role in BAMTheatre's production… Read More
Article on Shyness in the Workplace Quotes DePauw's Career Development Director
June 26, 2010
June 26, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — "Can a shy person excel -- or even survive -- in today’s competitive workplace?," asks an article which quotes a DePauw… Read More
"Celebrated American Decorator" Mark Hampton '62 Honored Posthumously by HS Alma Mater
June 26, 2010
June 26, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — Mark I. Hampton Jr., a 1962 graduate of DePauw University, has been posthumously inducted into the Plainfield (Indiana)… Read More
USA Today Ranks Tigers #25 in Preseason Football Poll
June 26, 2010
June 26, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw University's football team is ranked #25 in NCAA Division III in the USA Today Sports Weekly 2010 College Football… Read More
David Landsittel '62 Appointed Chair of COSO
June 26, 2009
June 26, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — David L. Landsittel, a 1962 graduate of DePauw University, has been named the new chairman of Committee of Sponsoring… Read More
Incoming Student-Athlete Receives Denver Post's 'Dick Connor A.C.E. Award'
June 26, 2009
June 26, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — Jimmy Schweitzer, who recently graduated from Colorado's Loveland High School, is the 2009 recipient of the Denver Post… Read More
Doogan Selected as SCAC Woman of the Year
June 26, 2008
June 26, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - Recent DePauw University graduate Katie Doogan has been named the 2008 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Woman… Read More
Katie Doogan '08 is SCAC 'Woman of the Year'
June 26, 2008
June 26, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - Katherine "Katie" Doogan, who graduated from DePauw University last month, has been named the 2008 Southern Collegiate… Read More
Science Publishes Letter by Prof. Wade Hazel and Biology Students
June 26, 2008
June 26, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - A letter to the editor of Science, written by Wade Hazel, professor of biology at DePauw University and students in… Read More
Star Notes Retirement of Teacher Pam Cutcliff '72
June 26, 2008
June 26, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - "It has been wonderful," Pam (Ventress) Cutcliff, a teacher at Riverside School in Fishers, Indiana, and 1972 graduate… Read More
Incoming Student Paired with Liz Bondi '07 in Kansas Doubles Tournament
June 26, 2008
June 26, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - "Former Kapaun Mount Carmel standout Kelly Gebert" was among the participants in the Via Christi Pro Tennis Classic… Read More
Pete Ohs '05 Wins Two Regional Emmy Awards
June 26, 2007
June 26, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Pete Ohs, a 2005 graduate of DePauw University, went home with two statues after last weekend's 43rd Annual Midwestern… Read More
Liz Bondi '07 Receives Honda Award in NYC
June 26, 2007
June 26, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Newspapers across the nation and in Canada today carry a story that reports DePauw's Liz Bondi received the Honda Award… Read More
Prague Post Profiles Jeffrey Martin '98 and His New Way of Conveying City's Beauty
June 26, 2007
June 26, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - “When a city is as heavily photographed as Prague, it’s hard to find a new way of seeing what has become a typical and… Read More
Edward Lehman '82 Will Help Craft New Patent Laws and Regulations for China
June 26, 2006
June 26, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Edward E. Lehman, managing partner of Lehman, Lee & Xu and 1982 graduate of DePauw University, has been selected by… Read More
Lilly Endowment Will Match Gifts to DePauw Through End of This Month
June 26, 2006
June 26, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - The end of the University’s fiscal year is fast approaching on June 30, so there is limited time to provide support… Read More
New Faculty Member, Grammy Winner Jay White, to be Featured in Wednesday Evening Concert
June 26, 2006
June 26, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Grammy Award-winner Jay White, an internationally known countertenor and newly appointed DePauw University School of… Read More
Stanford McCoy '93 Tapped for Post in US Trade Representative's New Intellectual Property Office
June 26, 2006
June 26, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Stanford K. McCoy, a 1993 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed chief negotiator for intellectual property… Read More
Gail Troyka Martin '62 Named PBS Affiliate's Director of Major Gifts
June 26, 2006
June 26, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Gail Troyka Martin, a 1962 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed director of major gifts at WNIT public… Read More
"We Learned A Lot at DePauw," John Norberg '70 Writes in Newspaper Column
June 26, 2005
June 26, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "I recently attended my 35th reunion at DePauw University," writes John Norberg in his column in today's Journal and… Read More
Report: Karen Koning AbuZayd '63 to Lead UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees
June 26, 2005
June 26, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Karen [Koning] AbuZayd, the acting head of the UN agency for Palestinian… Read More
Radio Becoming Raunchier, Prof. Jeff McCall '76 Tells California Newspaper
June 26, 2003
June 26, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - In a special report published today in California's North County Times, entitled "Broadcast standards take a dive,"… Read More
DePauw Composer's Liberty for All To Be Heard Across America
June 26, 2002
June 26, 2002, Greencastle, Ind. - If you're at an Independence Day event and hear patriotic music, there's a fair chance that it's the latest composition… Read More
Bob Franks' ('73) Campaign for Governor Goes Before NJ Voters
June 26, 2001
June 26, 2001, Greencastle, Ind. - "The future of our party is at stake," Bob Franks told supporters this morning as the polls in New Jersey opened. Franks… Read More
Stephen Bowen '71 Named Academic VP at Bucknell University
June 26, 2001
June 26, 2001, Greencastle, Ind. - Stephen H. Bowen, a 1971 graduate of DePauw University and currently vice provost for instruction and dean of distance… Read More
Terry Kaiser '78 Crowned 'Miss Indiana'
June 26, 1978
June 26, 1978, Greencastle, Ind. - Terry Jean Kaiser, who received her college diploma from DePauw University last month, has another reason to celebrate… Read More
Congressman Joe Barr '39 Gives a Washington Welcome to DePauw's New Football Coach
June 26, 1959
June 26, 1959, Greencastle, Ind. — Congressman Joseph W. Barr, a 1939 graduate of DePauw University, today introduced the Tigers' new football coach, Tommy… Read More
Former President, Bishop Bromley Oxnam, Featured in TIME
June 26, 1944
June 26, 1944, Greencastle, Ind. - Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam, the former president of DePauw University, "was popular with students (because he permitted… Read More
Indiana Asbury Opens to Women Students
June 26, 1867
June 26, 1867, Greencastle, Ind. - On this date, the DePauw University Board of Trustees decided to open Indiana Asbury to women, "with the simple statement… Read More