This Day in DePauw History
Discover what happened on May 31st in years past.
Incoming Student Jenna Purichia is Indy's 'City Athlete of the Year'
May 31, 2018
Jenna Purichia, who is graduating from Cardinal Ritter High School this spring and will attend DePauw University in the fall, is the Indianapolis "City… Read More
Baseball - Hammel and Thompson Named to Pair of All-Region Teams
May 31, 2017
Following record-setting seasons, DePauw's Mike Hammel (Westfield, Ind./Cathedral) and Jack Thompson (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) have been named all-Mideast… Read More
Stevie Baker-Watson to Speak at NCAA's Career in Sports Forum
May 31, 2017
Stefanie "Stevie" Baker-Watson, Theodore Katula Director of Athletics and Recreational Sports at DePauw University, will be among the speakers at the NCAA's… Read More
Review Calls Book by Prof. Derek Ford "A Courageous Work by a Promising Young Writer"
May 31, 2017
"Education and the Production of Space is a courageous work by a promising young writer," notes a review of the book by Derek R. Ford, assistant professor… Read More
DePauw Hosts National Harp Finals & Free Day of Music Instruction, June 3-5
May 31, 2016
The DePauw University School of Music hosts the national finals of the American Harp Society Foundation’s Anne Adams Awards and Grandjany Memorial Award… Read More
Todd Sturgeon '88 Named Head Basketball Coach at Indiana's Floyd Central HS
May 31, 2014
Todd Sturgeon, a 1988 graduate of DePauw University, has been named head boy's basketball coach at Floyd Central High School in Floyds Knobs, Indiana. "Sturgeon… Read More
NFL Executive Joe Schoen '01 is Profiled
May 31, 2014
"I want to build a championship football team,“ says Joe Schoen, the 2001 graduate of DePauw University who was recently appointed director of player personnel… Read More
Prof. Eric Edberg Again Overseeing Greencastle's Summer Music Festival
May 31, 2011
May 31, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "A 'mashup' of classical and folk music, performed by some of Indiana's finest musicians, will open the seventh season… Read More
Professor Michael Mackenzie
May 31, 2011
Associate Professor of Art Michael “Mac” P. Mackenzie led his students through the doors of a gallery in the Richard E. Peeler Art Center. As they began… Read More
Jay Moran '90 Authors Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders?
May 31, 2011
May 31, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Jay Moran, a 1990 graduate of DePauw University, is co-author of Why Are We Bad at Picking Good Leaders? A Better Way… Read More
Three Alumnae to Join Jane Pauley in Saturday Fundraiser
May 31, 2010
May 31, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — Three DePauw University alumnae -- Jennifer Pope Baker '89, Molly (Wilkinson) Chavers '98 and Sue Anne (Starnes) Gilroy… Read More
DePauw Community Mourns the Passing of Prof. Stan Irwin
May 31, 2008
May 31, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - Stanley R. Irwin, a professor of voice on the DePauw School of Music faculty for 33 years and known worldwide as an acclaimed… Read More
Newsday Praises New Film Written by Shibani Bathija '90
May 31, 2006
May 31, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - The new motion picture Fanaa, which was written by 1990 DePauw University graduate Shibani Bathija, "is likely to be… Read More
DePauw Assistant Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Lakeland College
May 31, 2006
May 31, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - "Kyle Brumett, no stranger to success in NCAA Division III basketball, was named the new head men's basketball coach… Read More
Graham Wellman '05 an All-American for Fourth Time
May 31, 2005
May 31, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "DePauw University senior Graham Wellman saw his collegiate career come to an end with an All-American performance at… Read More
Prof. Claude Cymerman Performs on New CD, Nominated for French Award
May 31, 2004
May 31, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - "With Claude Cymerman [professor of music at DePauw University] at the keyboard, Hu runs through a wide variety of items… Read More
Rob Neier '76 Receives 'Educator of the Year' Award
May 31, 2003
May 31, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - Rob Neier, assistant superintendent of Mill Creek Schools in Hendricks County, Indiana, and the recipient of a master's… Read More
Boy's Basketball Camp Opens June 3
May 31, 2002
May 31, 2002, Greencastle, Ind. - Want your child to sharpen his basketball skills in a great environment. The men's basketball staff at DePauw University… Read More