This Day in DePauw History
Discover what happened on August 14th in years past.
Education Prof. Sarrah Grubb '00 Joins IU Kokomo Faculty
August 14, 2018
Sarrah J. Grubb, a 2000 graduate of DePauw University, has joined the faculty of Indiana University Kokomo as assistant professor of education. She comes… Read More
Jason Kiely '94 is Directing Montana's HomeNow Program
August 14, 2017
"Jason Kiely has joined Montana & Idaho Community Development Corporation as director of HomeNow, the nonprofit organization’s new program that helps more… Read More
Ed Chew '99 Founds Wrought Iron Leather and Effects
August 14, 2016
"Ed Chew, a Putnam County native and DePauw University alumnus, has founded Wrought Iron Leather and Effects, a maker of handcrafted and custom-engineered… Read More
Why Does Bouncing Bet Blush?
August 14, 2015
There are more than two dozen student-faculty research projects taking place on campus this summer. Biology Professor Dana A. Dudle is working with five… Read More
Presidents Obama and Clinton Prepare to Join in Celebration of Vernon Jordan's ('57) 80th Birthday
August 14, 2015
On the eve of Vernon Jordan's 80th birthday, Bloomberg writes of the 1957 DePauw University graduate, "Even more than that of the nation's first African-American… Read More
Media Outlets Carry News of DePauw's Presidential Transition
August 14, 2015
"DePauw University President Brian Casey is leaving his role at the end of the school year to become the president of Colgate University," reports the… Read More
Courtney Knies '10 Helps Develop Community's 'ChalkTalk' Program
August 14, 2015
An article in Indiana's Dubois County Herald, headlined "ChalkTalk: New chalkboard draws big crowds in Indiana town of Ferdinand," notes that Courtney… Read More
Prof. Susan Olesik '77 Honored by American Chemical Society
August 14, 2014
Susan V. Olesik, Dow Professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at Ohio State University and 1977 graduate of DePauw University, is the… Read More
Coach Justin Tereshko Competing at 114th U.S. Amateur Golf Championships
August 14, 2014
An article on the 114th U.S. Amateur Championships, being played at the Atlanta Athletic Club’s Highlands Course, notes that Derek Bard is among the 32… Read More
Prof. Carl Huffman Publishes A History of Pythagoreanism
August 14, 2014
A History of Pythagoreanism, edited by Carl A. Huffman, research professor and professor emeritus of Classical Studies, has been published by Cambridge… Read More
Prof. David Newman Helps American Sociological Association Honor Radio's Ira Glass
August 14, 2013
David M. Newman, Lester M. Jones Professor of Sociology at DePauw University, was among a group of sociologists that honored Ira Glass and the producers… Read More
Library Journal Reviews Book by Prof. John Schlotterbeck
August 14, 2013
A Library Journal review of Daily Life in the Colonial South by John Schlotterbeck, professor of history at DePauw University, and Daily Life in the Colonial… Read More
Prof. Jeff McCall '76 Sees "Crash" Coming to Cable TV Sports Industry
August 14, 2013
"Sports fees paid by cable, satellite and telco TV companies are on pace to increase 12% in 2013, to $17.2 billion, according to research firm SNL Kagan… Read More
Cartoonist Rob Harrell '91 Authors Monster on the Hill
August 14, 2013
Rob Harrell, a 1991 graduate of DePauw University, has published his first graphic novel, Monster on the Hill. Published by Top Shelf Productions, the… Read More
Prof. Eugene Gloria Presents September 20 Poetry Reading
August 14, 2012
Eugene Gloria, associate professor of English at DePauw University, will read from his new book of poems, My Favorite Warlord, at a Thursday, September… Read More
Cummins CEO Tim Solso '69 Weighs In on New Fuel Efficiency Standards
August 14, 2011
August 14, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — New fuel efficiency guidelines set by the Obama administration for heavy duty trucks and buses are drawing reaction… Read More
Prof. Bob Steele '69 to Receive Society of Professional Journalists' Highest Honor
August 14, 2010
August 14, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — Bob Steele, Phyllis W. Nicholas Director of DePauw's Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics and the University's Distinguished… Read More
Barbara Kingsolver '77 to Appear at LA's 'Writers Bloc' Series
August 14, 2009
August 14, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — "Barbara Kingsolver's The Lacuna is due Nov. 3, and she'll make a rare Los Angeles-area appearance Nov. 16," reports… Read More
The Percussion Plus Project Opens School of Music's 125th Season with August 30 Concert
August 14, 2009
August 14, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — The 125th season of the DePauw University School of Music, one of America's oldest, will open with a Sunday, August… Read More
Prof. Kevin Howley Contributes to European Journal of Cultural Studies
August 14, 2008
August 14, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - Kevin Howley, associate professor of communication at DePauw University, contributes a book review to the latest issue… Read More
Prof. Ghassan Nasr is Runner-Up for Saif Ghobash - Banipal Prize
August 14, 2008
August 14, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - A translation of The Journals of Sarab Affan by Ghassan N. Nasr, assistant professor of modern languages at DePauw… Read More
SmartMoney's James B. Stewart '73 Advises Investors After "Strange" Week
August 14, 2007
August 14, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - "Last week was one of the strangest, if not the strangest, that I've ever witnessed as an investor, and at age 55… Read More
U of Virginia Assistant Football Coach Dave Borbely '81 Speaks Up
August 14, 2007
August 14, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Dave Borbeley, offensive line coach for the University of Virginia's football team, "studied history at DePauw before… Read More
John Porter '02 to Study Japan's Urban Slums With 2007-08 Fulbright Award
August 14, 2007
August 14, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - John P. Porter, a 2002 graduate of DePauw University, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship in modern… Read More
James B. Stewart '73 is 'Delta Chi of the Year'; Fraternity Also Honors J. Nichols '89 and DePauw Chapter
August 14, 2006
August 14, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - James B. Stewart -- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author and 1973 graduate of DePauw University --… Read More
Newspaper Spotlights Sophomore's Interest in Historic Preservation
August 14, 2005
August 14, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "Ryan Barton is a college student with a promising future," begins an article in Indiana's Rushville Republican on… Read More
Prof. Ted Rueter Appears on ABC's 20/20
August 14, 2005
August 14, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "I've had many people write to me say... they have boom cars blasting through their neighborhood every five minutes… Read More
TV Networks Need "Visionary Leadership and Risk-Taking" to Regain Audience, According to Prof. Jeff McCall '76
August 14, 2005
August 14, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - In the wake of the death of ABC's Peter Jennings and the departure of anchors Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather, "Turning… Read More
First-Time Novelist Says She Was Inspired by John Jakes '53
August 14, 2004
August 14, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - "Kimberly Largent was a young woman when she picked up John Jakes' landmark Civil War novel, North and South, begins… Read More
Alfred Biggs Jr. '54 Named Interim Chief Medical Officer of The Cancer Institute
August 14, 2002
August 14, 2002, Greencastle, Ind. - Alfred D. Biggs Jr., a 1954 graduate of DePauw University, has been named interim chief medical officer of The Cancer… Read More
Prof. Mitch Merback's Book Now in Paperback
August 14, 2001
August 14, 2001, Greencastle, Ind. - The Thief, the Cross and the Wheel: Pain and the Spectacle of Punishment in Medieval and Renaissance Europe by Mitchell… Read More