DePauw University in
Greencastle, IndianaGreencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1821 by Ephraim Dukes, named for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, and was incorporated into the state in 1822. The city became the county seat of Putnam County. The population was 9,880...
, USA, is a private, national
liberal arts collegeLiberal arts colleges in the United States are undergraduate institutions of higher education in the United States. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge and developing...
with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as
Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the
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and the
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.
History
style="font-size: 1.25em;" | History at a glance
| Indiana Asbury University |
Incorporated |
1837 |
| Opened |
1838 |
| Type |
all-male |
| Type changed |
1867 |
| Type |
coeducational |
| DePauw University |
Renamed |
1884 |
Indiana Asbury University was founded in 1837 in Greencastle, Indiana, and was named after
Francis AsburyBishop Francis Asbury was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States.-Biography:...
, the first
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of the
Methodist Episcopal ChurchThe Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
. The people of Greencastle raised $25,000, equal to around $500,000 in 2007, to entice the Methodists to found the college in Greencastle, which was little more than a village at the time. It was originally established as an all men's school, but began admitting women in 1867. In 1884 Indiana Asbury University changed its name to DePauw University in honor of
Washington C. DePauwWashington Charles DePauw was an American businessman. DePauw University is named in his honor.DePauw was born in Salem, Indiana, on January 4 1822. He was grandson of Charles DePauw, who came to the Americas with LaFayette, and the son of John and Elizabeth Battist DePauw. John DePauw had been...
, who made a sequence of substantial donations throughout the 1870s, which culminated in his largest single donation that established the
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during 1884. Before his death in 1887, Mr. DePauw donated over $600,000 to Indiana Asbury, equal to around $13 million in 2007. Sigma Delta Chi, known today as the
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, was founded at the university in 1909 by a group of student journalists, including
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.
DePauw and Liberal Arts Today
DePauw University has an enrollment of about 2400 students. Students hail from 42 states and 32 countries with a 20.4% multicultural enrollment. DePauw's liberal arts education gives students a chance to gain general knowledge outside of their direct area of study. Students are able to do this by taking classes outside of their degrees and engaging in Winter Term classes and trips. From there, students can make connections between different academic fields that lead to creating well-rounded students who can think outside of the box.
National rankings
DePauw is ranked in the top tier of national liberal art colleges by
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as #43 in the United States, and is listed as one of the publication's "Best Schools, Best Prices." . Rankings by the Center for College Affordability & Productivity (CCAP), released in August 2009 by
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magazine, place DePauw #42 among "America's Best Colleges," which includes all universities in the United States. DePauw has consistently ranked as the number one college for Greek life in the nation and for having one of the top-ranked
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station in the nation, according to the annual books on "America's Best Colleges" published by Princeton Review. DePauw has also been ranked highly for producing Fortune 500 CEOs and doctoral graduates, particularly on a per capita basis.
Alumni of DePauw are proud to have graduated from what is called 'Harvard of the Midwest,' a self-applied title shared by a few higher-ranked Midwestern universities.
Academic Calendar and Winter Term
DePauw University's schedule is divided into a 4-1-4 calendar: besides the 15-week Autumn and Spring Semesters, there is also a 4-week Winter Term. Students take one course during the Winter Term, which is either used as a period for students to explore a subject of interest on campus or participate in off-campus domestic or international internship programs, service trips, or international trips and field studies. One survey of DePauw students found that over 80% of DePauw graduates studied abroad. Past internships for Winter Term include ABC News, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Riley Hospital for Children, and Eli Lily and Company. Past off campus study and service projects include "The Galapagos: Natural Laboratories for Evolution," "Ghost Ranch: Abiquiu, New Mexico," and A Winter-Term In Service Trip that builds an Internet Facility in El Salvador while learning about public health and health care.
Faculty
DePauw University has a student-faculty ratio of 10:1 and has no classes with more than 35 students. The average class size is 17. All courses are taught by professors; there are no
teaching assistantA teaching assistant is an individual who assists a professor or teacher with instructional responsibilities. TAs include graduate teaching assistants , who are graduate students; undergraduate teaching assistants , who are undergraduate students; secondary school TAs, who are either high school...
s. Through small class sizes, students are able to get to know their professors in and out of the classroom to work toward creating a better learning environment for the students and become a better student.
Prominent faculty members include:
- Barbara Bean, professor of English and author of "Dream House;"
- Dave Berque, professor of computer science
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, whose work led to the development of pen-based instructional software named DyKnow Vision now used in classrooms worldwide;
- Sunil Sahu
Sunil Kumar Sahu is a highly-regarded comparativist and member of the Department of Political Science at DePauw University.A naturalized citizen of the United States, Sahu is a native of India...
, professor of Political SciencePolitical science is a social science concerned with the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. It is often described as the pragmatic application of the art and science of politics defined as "who gets what, when and how",...
and author of Technology Transfer, Dependence, and Self-Reliant Development in the Third World: The Pharmaceutical and Machine Tool Industries in India;
- Ken Bode, visiting professor of journalism and former CNN
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senior political analyst;
- Dave Bohmer, Director of the Media Fellows program, chairman of the Putnam County Democratic Party and frequent Bode adversary;
- Tom Chiarella, professor of English and fiction editor for Esquire
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magazine;
- John Dittmer, professor emeritus of history and noted civil rights
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expert
- Arthur Evans, professor of modern language
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s, who has been called America's "Most Prominent Jules VerneJules Gabriel Verne was a French author who helped pioneer the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels A Journey to the Center of the Earth , From the Earth to the Moon , Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea , Around the World in Eighty Days and The Mysterious Island...
Scholar" by ForbesForbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, Forbes magazine, is published fortnightly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published fortnightly, and Business Week...
magazine;
- Jeffrey T. Kenney, associate professor and chair of religious studies
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and author of "Muslim Rebels: Kharijites and the Politics of ExtremismExtremism is a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common moral standards...
in Egypt;"
- Jinyu Liu, assistant professor of classical studies
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and recipient of a 2006 David Stevenson Fellowship;
- Jeffrey McCall, professor of communication, regularly quoted in newspaper and television stories on media matters and author of "Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences;"
- Pedar W. Foss, associate professor of classical studies and co-editor of "The World of Pompeii;"
- Lili Wright, associate professor of English and author of "Learning to Float;"
- Erik Wielenberg, professor of philosophy and author of "Value and Virtue in a Godless Universe;"
- Valarie Ziegler, professor of religious studies and author of "Diva Julia: The Public Romance and Private Agony of Julia Ward Howe
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."
School of Music
DePauw University has one of the oldest private institutions for post-secondary music instructions in the country. Founded in 1884, the school boasts about 170 students who take a rigorous course load toward achieving their goals. Students have the four options for their degrees: a Bachelor of Music in Performance, a selective five-year program that offers a double degree program with a Bachelor of Music Performance and Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Music Education, and a Bachelor of Musical Arts. The teacher to student ratio is 5:1 with an average class size of 13 students. Students in the School of Music interact with their professors through applied lessons, classes, and ensembles.
Programs of Distinction
DePauw students can apply for entry to five Programs of Distinction. They are the Honor Scholars and Information Technology Associates programs and three fellowships in Management, Media, and Science Research.
The
Honor Scholar Program is an interdisciplinary journey for talented students who want the highest level of intellectual rigor. The program includes 5 interdisciplinary seminars and a 80-120 page honor thesis the student's senior year.
Management Fellows are the top students interested in business and economics. The program includes special seminars, speakers and a paid, semester-long internship during the junior year. Students have interned in private, public, and non-profit sectors. Past internship sites include: Goldman, Schs & Co., Chicago; Partners in Housing Development Corp., Indianapolis; Ernst & Young Global, New York; Cummins Inc. in India; and Independent Purchasing Cooperative, Miami, Florida.
Media Fellows benefit from DePauw's media tradition. In addition to interacting with leading contemporary media figures - such as documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, who lectured on campus - students have hands-on access to sophisticated media equipment.
Science Research Fellows use state-of-the-art equipment, work one-on-one with faculty members, participate in internships, make presentations at scientific meetings, publish in scientific journals and, in essence, have graduate-level science opportunities as undergraduates.
Students participating in the
Information Technology Associates Program (ITAP) enjoy an opportunity to link their liberal arts education with technology know-how through on-campus apprenticeships and on- and off-campus internships.
Technology
DePauw University ranked third among the "
Top 50 Most Unwired College Campuses," according to a survey which evaluated all institutions of higher learning and their use of wireless technology. The survey was sponsored by
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and was printed in the October 17, 2005 edition of
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. DePauw was also ranked the
3rd most connected school in the
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in a 2004 Princeton Review analysis.
Media Outlets on Campus
The student radio station (
WGREWGRE is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Greencastle, Indiana, USA. The station, established in 1949, is owned by DePauw University. WGRE broadcasts a college radio format.-External links:*...
), was ranked as the
#3 college radio station in 2006 by
Princeton Reviews book, "America's Best Colleges".
The student newspaper (The DePauwThe DePauw is a tabloid-sized newspaper published most Tuesdays and Fridays of the school year by the DePauw University Board of Control of Student Publications. The newspaper receives no funding from DePauw University and owns its offices, which are located in the Pulliam Center for Contemporary...
)is Indiana's oldest college newspaper.
(D3TV) is the campus television station and broadcasts newscasts and student productions.
The Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media houses all the media facilities and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Every student can be involved in any of the media programs their first semester on campus. The programs at DePauw provide opportunities for all students to learn journalism, production and presentation and management of media outlets.
Campus
DePauw University consists of 36 major buildings spread out over a 695 acre (2.7 km²) campus that includes a 520 acre (2.06 km²) nature park, and is located approximately to the west of
Indianapolis, IndianaIndianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. The United States Census estimated the city's population, excluding the included towns, at 798,382 in 2008...
. There are 11
residence hallsA dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students. In the U.K...
, 4 theme houses, and 31 University-owned houses and apartments spread throughout the campus. The oldest building on campus, East College, was built in 1877 and is listed on the
National Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. DePauw also owns
McKim ObservatoryMcKim Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by DePauw University. Built in 1884, it is located in Greencastle, Indiana .-References:# -External links:* Forecasts of observing conditions covering McKim Observatory.*...
.
East College
A historic structure located at the center of campus, East College is known to many as the architectural symbol of DePauw's tradition of excellence and learning. The cornerstone for the building was laid on October 20, 1871. The building hosted commencement exercises in June 1874, and in September 1875 all college classes were moved to the building, according to the book, DePauw Through the Years. But work on East College continued until 1882, when the building's basement was completed. East College was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
Libraries
DePauw has 4 main libraries including Roy O. West Library (main library), Prevo Science Library (located in the Julian Science Center), Visual Resource Center (located in the Peeler Art Center), and Music Library (located in the Green Center for Performing Arts). Library holdings include approximately 350,000 books; 22,000 videos; 1,000 print periodical titles; access to over 20,000 electronic titles; 450,000 government documents; newspapers; online databases; and access to almost anything via interlibrary loan.
Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts
The School of Music is housed in the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts, a newly renovated building that was completed in 2008
with a $29 million
dollar gift. Also in the building is the Communication and Theater Department. The GCPA has 29
soundproof practice rooms, three performing venues, a music library, teaching studios for large and small ensembles, multiple recording studios, Cafe Allegro, and a $750,000 organ that students practice and play on. Kresge Auditorium seats 1,400 and has a balcony to host big events, speakers, and ensembles. Moore Theater seats 400 and is the stage for musicals and theater productions. Thompson Recital Hall seats 200 and is for small ensembles and chamber music concerts.
Campus Life
There are more than 100 organizations on the DePauw campus that students can be involved in. DePauw students also participate in on-campus intramurals, university and student sponsored musical and theatrical productions, and create local chapters of national organizations such as Circle K.
Approximately 70% of DePauw students engage in
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and other volunteer activities. Putnam County
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, which is organized by students, and brings together the college and community. In May 2006, the Putnam County Relay for Life raised more than $215,000 for the
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, and is consistently ranked among the top college-run Relays in the United States.
DePauw was named one of the "The 50 Best Colleges" for young women by CosmoGirl magazine in October 2006. This ranking was based upon such factors as small class size, quality of professor instruction, and the strength of alumni networks.
The
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2008 Best 366 Colleges rankings places DePauw #1 in the nation for "major frat and sorority scene" and #16 for "more to do on campus."
Greek History at DePauw
From the beginning, DePauw's Greek organizations have consistently been an integral part of the school, and are one of the keys to its strength and success as both an undergraduate educational institution and as preparation for one's life after graduation.
DePauw's Greek system began just eight years after the founding of Indiana Asbury College in 1837. A chapter of Beta Theta Pi fraternity was established here in 1845, Phi Gamma Delta (commonly known as Fiji) in 1856, Sigma Chi in 1859, Phi Kappa Psi in 1865, Delta Kappa Episilon in 1866, Phi Delta Theta in 1868, Delta Tau Delta in 1871, and Delta Upsilon in 1887. DePauw's chapter of Beta Theta Pi is considered to be the longest continuously running chapter of any Greek organization in the world.
Women were first admitted to Indiana Asbury in 1867. The first sorority soon followed, in January 1870, when Kappa Alpha Theta was founded at DePauw as the world's first Greek letter organization for women. From September 1870 to the withdrawal of its charter in 1877, I.C. Sorosis, later to become Phi Beta Phi, was also on campus. Kappa Kapa Gamma established a chapter at DePauw in 1875. Notably, Alpha Chi Omega became the second Alpha Chapter established at DePauw, after Theta, when it was founded here in 1885.
Since their founding, DePauw's Greek organizations have placed a strong emphasis on scholarship and philanthropy, while providing important opportunities to socialize and interact with members of DePauw's diverse community through scheduled projects and social gatherings.
As an underclassman, the ability to draw upon the knowledge of senior house members majoring in one's desired area of study is invaluable. Scholastic competition between houses, and structured study environments, ensure that students get off to a strong start and have needed support and resources as they progress academically. Outside of class, participating in house activities arranged with other campus oraganizations helps members "break out of their shell" and provides constant opportunities to make new introductions to DePauw's accomplished student body.
The governing structure of DePauw's sororities and fraternities provide numerous avenues for students to assume leadership roles and gain valuable skills, which translate directly into successes in today's competitive business environment. Nationally, DePauw's Greek community makes up one of the largest percentages of a college student body, and its accomplished alumni provide a vital professional and personal network to draw upon, both at the beginning of one's career and later in life.
Greek Life
DePauw University was ranked #1 in "major
fraternity and sororityFraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In English, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in North America, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
scene" by the Princeton Review
in its 2008 guide. In 2009, U.S. News & World ReportU.S. News & World Report is an American newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek, it was for many years a leading news weekly, although it focused more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
ranked DePauw as fourth in the nation for highest percentage of fraternity members (75 percent).
The Greek community consists of fourteen national social fraternities (eleven of which have houses on campus) and ten sororities (six of which have houses on campus). DePauw has an extensive and substantial Greek history, with both
Kappa Alpha ThetaKappa Alpha Theta , also known as Kathys, is an international women's fraternity founded on January 27, 1870 at DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury. Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek-letter women's college fraternity...
, the first national fraternity for women, and
Alpha Chi OmegaAlpha Chi Omega is a women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are more than 135 chapters of Alpha Chi Omega at colleges and universities across the United States and more than 200,000 lifetime members...
being founded at the school. Furthermore, the Delta Chapter of
Beta Theta PiBeta Theta Pi is a social collegiate fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad which includes Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi...
is the longest continuously-running social fraternity in North America while the Lambda Chapter is the longest continuing chapter of
Phi Gamma DeltaPhi Gamma Delta is a collegiate social and secret fraternity with 108 chapters and 12 colonies across the United States and Canada. It was founded at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania in 1848 and its headquarters are located in Lexington, Kentucky, USA...
as well as the second longest continuously-running social fraternity.
Formal IFC (
North-American Interfraternity ConferenceThe North-American Interfraternity Conference , is an association of collegiate men's fraternities that was formally organized in 1910, although it began on November 27, 1909. The power of the organization rests in a House of Delegates where each member fraternity is represented by a single delegate...
) and Panhel (
National Panhellenic ConferenceThe National Panhellenic Conference , founded in 1902, is an umbrella organization for 26 national women's sororities.Each member group is autonomous as a social, Greek-letter society of college women and alumnae...
) recruitment for men and women is held early second semester. Membership intake for
National Pan-Hellenic CouncilThe National Pan-Hellenic Council is a collaborative organization of nine historically African American, international Greek lettered fraternities and sororities...
organizations (historically black Greek-lettered organizations) usually occurs in the fall and/or the spring. First-year students are not permitted onto fraternity property for a period of time at the beginning of each school year.
Fraternities
- Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Alpha is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans. Founded on December 4, 1906, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Alpha Phi Alpha has initiated over 185,000 men into the organization and has been open to men of all races since 1940...
- Alpha Tau Omega
ATΩ is an American Leadership fraternity that annually ranks among the top ten national fraternities for number of chapters, and total number of members. ATO has more than 250 active and inactive chapters with more than 200,000 members and more than 6,500 active undergraduate members...
- Beta Theta Pi
Beta Theta Pi is a social collegiate fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, where it is part of the Miami Triad which includes Phi Delta Theta and Sigma Chi...
- Delta Chi
Delta Chi or D-Chi is an international secret letter college social fraternity formed on October 13, 1890, at Cornell University initially as a professional fraternity for law students. Delta Chi is a member of North-American Interfraternity Conference . The Fraternity is headquartered at 314...
- Delta Tau Delta
Delta Tau Delta is a U.S.-based international college fraternity and secret society. Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, . It currently has around 119 student chapters nationwide, as well as more than 25 regional alumni groups. Its national community service...
- Delta Upsilon
Delta Upsilon is the 6th oldest international, all-male, college, Greek-letter social fraternity and is the first non-secret fraternity ever founded...
- Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Alpha Psi is a collegiate Greek-letter fraternity with a predominantly African American membership. Since the fraternity's founding on January 5, 1911 at Indiana University Bloomington, the fraternity has never limited membership based on color, creed or national origin...
- Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma is a predominantly African-American fraternity which was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on January 9, 1914. by three young African-American male students. The founders A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I...
- Phi Delta Theta
Phi Delta Theta is an international fraternity founded at Miami University in 1848 and headquartered in Oxford, Ohio. Phi Delta Theta, Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Chi form the Miami Triad. The fraternity has about 160 active chapters and colonies in over 43 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces and...
- Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Gamma Delta is a collegiate social and secret fraternity with 108 chapters and 12 colonies across the United States and Canada. It was founded at Jefferson College, Pennsylvania in 1848 and its headquarters are located in Lexington, Kentucky, USA...
- Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity is an American collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Psi was founded in 1852 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on the campus of Jefferson College by William Henry Letterman and Charles Page Thomas Moore...
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity. Founded at the University of Alabama in 1856, it is the only fraternity founded in the Antebellum South still in operation...
- Sigma Chi
Sigma Chi is one of the largest and oldest college Greek-letter social fraternities. Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon. Sigma Chi has seven founding members: Benjamin Piatt Runkle, Thomas Cowan Bell, William Lewis...
- Sigma Nu
Sigma Nu is an undergraduate social college fraternity with chapters in the United States and Canada. Sigma Nu was founded in 1869 by three cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia...
Sororities
- Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega is a women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are more than 135 chapters of Alpha Chi Omega at colleges and universities across the United States and more than 200,000 lifetime members...
- Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle...
- Alpha Phi
Alpha Phi fraternity for women founded at Syracuse University on September 18, 1872. Its celebrated Founders Day is October 10. It was the third Greek-letter organization founded for women. In Alpha Phi the Greek letter Phi is pronounced "Fee". It is a common misconception that this...
- Delta Gamma
Delta Gamma is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternities in the United States and Canada, with its Executive Offices based in Columbus, Ohio.-History:...
- Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Sigma Theta is a non-profit Greek-lettered sorority of college-educated women who perform public service and place emphasis on the African American community. Delta Sigma Theta was founded on January 13, 1913, at Howard University by twenty-two young women. Today, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority...
- Omega Phi Beta
Omega Phi Beta sorority was founded on March 15, 1989 at the State University of New York in Albany, New York. It was founded by seventeen women of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds....
- Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Alpha Theta , also known as Kathys, is an international women's fraternity founded on January 27, 1870 at DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury. Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek-letter women's college fraternity...
- Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Kappa Gamma is a college women's fraternity, founded at Monmouth College, in Monmouth, Illinois. Although the groundwork of the organization was developed as early as 1869, the 1876 Convention voted on October 13, 1870 as Founders Day, because no earlier charter date could be determined...
- Pi Beta Phi
Pi Beta Phi is an international fraternity for women founded as I.C. Sorosis on April 28, 1867, at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, and is known as the first fraternity for women. Its headquarters are located in Town and Country, Missouri, and there are 134 active chapters and over 330...
- Psi Lambda Xi
Greek-letter organizations that formerly maintained chapters on DePauw's campus include the fraternities
Delta Kappa EpsilonDelta Kappa Epsilon is a fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore class who, upon hearing that some but not all of them had been invited to join the two existing societies , instead elected to form their own fraternity...
and
Lambda Chi AlphaLambda Chi Alpha is one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America, by its own count, having initiated more than 270,000 members and held chapters at more than 300 universities. It is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference and was founded by Warren A. Cole,...
, and the sororities
Delta ZetaDelta Zeta is a college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Today, Delta Zeta has 158 collegiate chapters in the United States and over 200 alumnae chapters in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada...
,
Delta Delta DeltaDelta Delta Delta , also known as Tri Delta, is an international collegiate women's fraternity founded on November 27, 1888. With 138 chapters in the United States and Canada it is one of the largest women's organizations in the world....
,
Alpha Omicron PiAlpha Omicron Pi is an international women's fraternity that was founded on January 2, 1897 at Barnard College on the campus of Columbia University in New York. Its founders were Stella George Stern Perry, Helen St. Clair Mullan, Elizabeth Heywood Wyman, and Jessie Wallace Hughan...
and
Alpha Gamma DeltaAlpha Gamma Delta is an international women's fraternity founded in 1904 at Syracuse University. The Fraternity promotes academic excellence, philanthropic giving, ongoing leadership and personal development, and a spirit of loving sisterhood. Also known as "Alpha Gam" and "AGD", Alpha Gamma...
.
Controversy
In 2006, the
Delta ZetaDelta Zeta is a college sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Today, Delta Zeta has 158 collegiate chapters in the United States and over 200 alumnae chapters in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada...
sorority was reorganized after the national organization conducted a membership review, reducing 23 of the 35 current members (including the chapter president) to alumna status and giving them six weeks to vacate the
sorority houseNorth American fraternity and sorority housing refers largely to the houses or housing areas that fraternity and sorority members live and work together in...
. Of the 12 remaining members, 6 chose to take alumna status. There were also three girls who were off-campus that were never granted a membership review and 4 who left early because they did not like the tone of the meeting in September. Although the explanation given by Delta Zeta Nationals was that the decisions were based on commitment, the evicted members hold that they were forced to take alumna status because of their less than popular image on campus. Delta Zeta Nationals contends that the women could have challenged their alumna status recommendation, while the girls hold that they were explicitly told by Nationals representatives that the decision was final and they would be deactivated if they were to challenge anything.
On Monday, March 12, 2007, DePauw President Robert G. Bottoms announced that the University was beginning the process of severing ties with Delta Zeta's national organization, effective at the end of the 2006-7 academic year. Bottoms was quoted as saying, "I came to the conclusion that our approaches to these issues are just incompatible."
Athletics
The DePauw Tigers compete in the
NCAAThe National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada...
Division IIIDivision III is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States.-Membership:The division consists of colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletically related financial aid to their student-athletes...
Southern Collegiate Athletic ConferenceThe Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas...
(SCAC). Every year since 1890, DePauw University has competed in
American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
against its rival
Wabash CollegeWabash College is a small, private, liberal arts college for men, located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Morehouse College, Wabash is one of only three remaining mainstream all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States....
in what has become the
Monon BellThe Monon Bell is the trophy awarded to the victor of the annual college football matchup between the DePauw University Tigers and the Wabash College Little Giants in the United States. The Bell is a 300-pound locomotive bell from the Monon Railroad...
Classic. The traveling trophy, a 300-pound train bell from the
Monon RailroadThe Monon Railroad , also known as the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway from 1897-1956, operated almost entirely within the state of Indiana...
, made its debut in the rivalry in 1932. The DePauw-Wabash series is one of the nation's oldest
college footballCollege football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies. It was the venue through which American football first gained popularity in the United States...
rivalries.
In 1933, head coach
Ray "Gaumey" NealRaymond Robert "Gaumey" Neal was an American football coach and player. He served as the head coach for the DePauw Tigers at DePauw University for sixteen seasons. Prior to that, he played four seasons in the National Football League with the Akron Pros and the Hammond Pros.-Biography:Neal was...
led the DePauw Tigers football team to an unbeaten, untied, and unscored upon season. The Tigers compiled a 7-0-0 record and outscored their opponents 136-0. Neal nearly duplicated this feat in 1943, but DePauw, 5-0-1, finished the season with one scoreless tie and six points allowed in a different game. The only points surrendered that season were in a 39-6 victory over
Indiana StateThe Indiana State Sycamores football team is the NCAA Division I men's football program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Playoffs in 1984. Their first season was 1896...
and the only non-win was a 0-0 tie against Oberlin. The Tigers outscored their opponents, 206-6.
DePauw has been a member of the
Southern Collegiate Athletic ConferenceThe Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , founded in 1962, is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas...
since 1997 and has won numerous conference championships, most notably in women's basketball, where the school is a Division III power. DePauw's program has also won the conference's overall "President's Trophy" three times in that span, the only school besides
TrinityTrinity University is a private, independent, primarily undergraduate, university in San Antonio, Texas.-History:Trinity was founded in 1869 by Cumberland Presbyterians in Tehuacana, Texas. The school was formed from the remnants of three small Cumberland Presbyterian colleges that had failed...
to do so. This includes back-to-back President's Trophies in 2005-2006 and 2006-2007. In 2007, the Tigers defeated
Washington University in St. LouisWashington University in St. Louis is a nonsectarian, private research university located in suburban St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1853 and named for George Washington, the university has students and faculty from all fifty U.S. states and more than one hundred and twenty five nations...
to win the Division III title in women's basketball. The women's softball team won the regional title, advancing to the Division III College World Series for the first time in school history.
DePauw University's women's golf program is the best of any NCAA Division III college in the nation for students seeking a "balanced" experience, according to
Golf DigestGolf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Condé Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. Condé Nast Publications also publishes the more specialized , and Golf World Business. The...
's third annual College Golf Guide, which appears in the September 2007 issue.
The DePauw University women's basketball team won the Division III National Championship for the 2006-07 year. They defeated Washington University in Springfield, MA to win the first team national championship in the school's history.
Over the years, DePauw has sent several players to the
NFLThe National Football League is the largest professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of...
, including Dave Finzer '82, a punter for the
Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the NFC North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
and
Seattle SeahawksThe Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington, USA. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joined the NFL in 1976 as...
, and Greg Werner '89, a
tight endThe tight end is a position in American football on the offensive team. The tight end is sometimes the last man on the offensive line, but has a slightly different build and, in some cases, a different role than other linemen...
for the
New York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the Northeastern New Jersey part of the tri-state New York metropolitan area. They are members of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays its home games in East...
.
Music
The DePauw University School of Music, founded in 1884, is one of the oldest in America. The School of Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and it offers various areas of study, including: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Piano/Organ, Strings, Voice, Music Education, and Jazz Studies. A variety of courses and music lessons are made available to students in the College of Liberal Arts.
It presents regular recitals by students and faculty and concerts by visiting artists, most of which are free and open to the public.
DePauw students also organize concerts for the campus community. Performers in recent years have included
Dave MatthewsDavid John Matthews is a South African-American Grammy Award-winning musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band.-Early life:...
,
TrainA train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport freight or passengers from one place to another. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway....
,
The Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas is an American hip hop musical group based in Los Angeles. The group is composed of will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, and Fergie. Since their album Elephunk in 2003, the group's hip hop/dance-oriented style has sold an estimated 29 million albums worldwide and 27 million singles...
,
Ben FoldsBenjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the band Ben Folds Five.-Early life and career:...
,
Rufus WainwrightRufus McGarrigle Wainwright is a Grammy-nominated, Canadian-American singer-songwriter. He has recorded five albums of original music, several EPs, and numerous tracks included on compilations and film soundtracks...
, and
GusterGuster is an American alternative rock band that is known for its live performances, humor, and cult following. It was formed by Adam Gardner, Ryan Miller, and Brian Rosenworcel in 1991 while attending Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts....
. Past guests have included
Billy JoelBilly Joel is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist in the United States, according to the RIAA....
, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles,
The CarpentersThe Carpenters were a vocal and instrumental duo, consisting of siblings Karen and Richard Carpenter. Carpenters was the #1 selling American music act of the 1970s. Though often referred to by the public as "The Carpenters", the duo's official name on authorized recordings and press materials is...
,
AmericaAmerica is an English-American folk rock musical band, composed originally of members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. The three members were barely past their teenage years when they became a musical sensation during 1972, with their main popularity during the early to mid 1970s and...
, and
Harry ChapinHarry Forster Chapin was an American singer and songwriter known for his folk rock songs "Taxi," "W*O*L*D," and the number-one hit "Cat's in the Cradle" as well as his masterful folk musical based on the biblical book of John, "Cotton Patch Gospel." Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who...
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Society of Professional Journalists
On May 6, 1909, Sigma Delta Chi was founded by a group of DePauw University student journalists. The organization officially changed its name to the
Society of Professional JournalistsThe Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States...
in 1988. Today it is the nation's most broad-based journalism organization, encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects
First AmendmentThe First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion", prohibiting the free exercise of religion, infringing on the freedom of speech and infringing on the freedom of the...
guarantees of
freedom of speechFreedom of speech is the freedom to speak without censorship or limitation. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used...
and press.
DePauw's strong tradition of graduating leaders in the field of journalism continues. Alumni include: "business journalist of the century"
Bernard KilgoreBernard Kilgore was the Wall Street Journal's dominant personality practically from the moment he was appointed managing editor in 1941, at the age of 32, until his death in 1967, at the untimely age of 59. Over those years he built the paper's circulation up to 1.1 million from 33,000...
and his Wall Street Journal
colleague Kenneth C. Hogate; Eugene C. PulliamEugene Collins Pulliam was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who was the founder and longtime president of Central Newspapers Inc., a multi-billion dollar media corporation....
and Eugene S. PulliamEugene Smith Pulliam was the publisher of the Indianapolis Star and the Indianapolis News from 1975 until his death....
of the Indianapolis Star
and Central Newspapers chain; Donald Maxwell, former editor of the Chicago TribuneThe Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company...
; WCVB-TVWCVB-TV is a television station located in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Hearst Television and affiliated with the ABC Television Network. WCVB-TV's studios and transmitter are co-located in Needham, Massachusetts...
/Boston news anchorA news presenter is a person who presents a news show on television, radio or the Internet.-Newscasters and newsreaders:...
Heather Unruh; Robert GilesRobert H. Giles is the current curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.Giles graduated from DePauw University in 1955 and received his master's degree in 1956 from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism...
, curator of the Nieman Foundation for JournalismThe Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is the primary journalism institution at Harvard. It was founded in 1938 as the result of a $1 million bequest by Agnes Wahl Nieman, the widow of Lucius W. Nieman, founder of The Milwaukee Journal...
at Harvard UniversityHarvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and currently comprises ten separate academic units...
and former editor of the Detroit News
; John McWethyJohn Fleetwood McWethy was an American journalist.McWethy was born in Aurora, Illinois and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1969 from DePauw University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. In 1970, he graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism...
, ABC NewsABC News is a division of American television network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin.-Current programs:* America This Morning* Good Morning America* Good Morning America Weekend Edition...
national securityNational security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the nation-state through the use of economic, military and political power and the exercise of diplomacy.Measures taken to ensure national security include:...
correspondent; James B. StewartJames Bennett Stewart is an American lawyer, journalist, and author.A graduate of DePauw University and Harvard Law School, James B. Stewart is a member of the Bar of New York and Bloomberg Professor of Business and Economic Journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism...
, Pulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Hungarian-American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City....
-winning former front page editor of the Wall Street Journal
, best-selling author, and currently editor-at-large of SmartMoneyFor other uses, see: Smart Money .SmartMoney The Wall Street Journal Magazine of Personal Business was launched in 1992 by Hearst Corporation and Dow Jones & Company. Its first editor was Norman Pearlstine...
magazine; Aaron Lucchetti, staff reporter for the Wall Street Journal
; Stephen F. HayesStephen F. Hayes is a columnist for The Weekly Standard, a prominent American Neoconservative magazine. Hayes has been selected as the official biographer for Vice President Richard Cheney....
, senior writer at the Weekly Standard and author of "Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President"; Meg Kissinger, a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is a daily morning broadsheet printed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It is the primary newspaper in Milwaukee, the largest newspaper in Wisconsin and is distributed widely throughout the state...
; and
Bret BaierBret Baier is the host of Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News Channel. He previously worked as the network's Chief White House Correspondent and Pentagon correspondent. On December 23, 2008, it was reported that he would become the host of Special Report, replacing previous anchor Brit...
, White House correspondent for Fox News.
Rector Scholarships
Since 1919, the Rector Scholar Program has recognized DePauw students of exceptional scholarship and character. To be named a Rector Scholar is to join a prestigious tradition more than 4,000 graduates strong. Rector Scholarships are offered to the top academic applicants offered admission to DePauw. A limited number of full tuition Presidential Rector Scholarships are available.
Ubben Lecture series
Endowed by a gift from Timothy H. and Sharon (Williams) Ubben, both 1958 graduates of DePauw, the speakers' series "brings the world to Greencastle." Begun in 1986 and presented free of charge and open to all, Ubben Lecturers have included
Tony BlairAnthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
,
Mikhail GorbachevMikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev was the second-to-last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, serving from 1985 until 1991, and the last head of state of the USSR, serving from 1988 until its collapse in 1991...
,
Spike LeeShelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He also teaches film at New York University and Columbia University...
,
Margaret ThatcherMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the only woman to have held either post....
, Paul Bremer,
Ralph NaderRalph Nader is an American attorney, author, lecturer, political activist, and former candidate for President of the United States. He ran as an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008, and a Green Party candidate in 1996 and 2000. Areas of particular concern to Nader include consumer protection,...
,
Willy BrandtWilly Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987....
,
Robert GatesRobert Michael Gates is currently serving as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006. Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of...
,
Mike KrzyzewskiMichael William "Mike" Krzyzewski is an American basketball coach. He is currently the coach of the United States men's national basketball team leading them to a gold medal at the the 2008 Summer Olympics, and is also the coach of the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team.Nicknamed "Coach K,"...
,
Harry BelafonteHarold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. , is an American musician, actor and social activist. One of the most successful popular singers in history, he was dubbed the "King of Calypso", a title which he was very reluctant to accept for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an...
,
Willy BrandtWilly Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987....
, Gen.
Colin PowellColin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State , serving under President George W. Bush. He was the first African American appointed to that position...
,
Eric SchlosserEric Schlosser is an American journalist and author known for investigative or muckraking journalism, such as in his books Fast Food Nation, Reefer Madness and Chew On This...
,
PostSecretPostSecret is an ongoing community mail art project, created by Frank Warren, in which people mail their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard...
founder Frank Warren,
John MajorSir John Major, KG, CH, ACIB , is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and former Leader of the Conservative Party. He held these posts from 1990 to 1997....
,
Benazir BhuttoBenazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party , a centre-left political party in Pakistan. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state, having twice been Prime Minister of Pakistan . She was Pakistan's first and to date only female prime minister...
,
Ross PerotHenry Ross Perot is an American businessman from Texas best known for running for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. Perot founded Electronic Data Systems in 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984 and founded Perot Systems in 1988. It was bought by Dell for $3.9 billion in...
,
Shimon Peres' is the ninth and current President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years...
, Sister
Helen PrejeanSister Helen Prejean, CSJ is a vowed Roman Catholic religious sister, one of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille, who has become a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty....
,
Elie WieselEliezer "Elie" Wiesel KBE is a writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor. He is the author of 57 books, the best known of which is Night, a memoir that describes his experiences during the Holocaust and his imprisonment in several concentration camps...
,
Julian BondHorace Julian Bond, known as Julian Bond, is an American social activist and leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, politician, professor and writer. While a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 1960s, he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee...
,
Peyton ManningPeyton Williams Manning is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. One of only two three-time NFL MVPs, he is statistically regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time...
,
Naomi WolfNaomi Wolf is an American author and political consultant. With the publication of The Beauty Myth, she became a leading spokesperson of what was later described as the third-wave of the feminist movement...
, Gen.
Wesley ClarkWesley Kanne Clark, Sr., KBE is a retired general of the United States Army. Clark was valedictorian of his class at West Point, was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and later graduated from the Command and...
,
Doris Kearns GoodwinDoris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American biographer and historian, and an oft-seen political commentator. She is the author of biographies of several U.S...
, Ben and Jerry,
Greg MortensonGreg Mortenson is a humanitarian, international peace-maker, and former mountaineer from Bozeman, Montana. Mortenson is the co-founder and director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute, and founder of the educational charity Pennies For Peace...
,
Bob WoodwardRobert Upshur "Bob" Woodward is regarded as one of America's preeminent investigative reporters and non-fiction authors. He has worked for The Washington Post since 1971 as a reporter, and is currently an associate editor of the Post...
,
Jim LovellJames "Jim" Arthur Lovell, Jr., is a former NASA astronaut and a retired captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered an explosion en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission control...
, the Rev. Jesse Jackson,
Paul VolckerPaul Adolph Volcker is an American economist. He was the Chairman of the Federal Reserve under United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan...
,
David McCulloughDavid Gaub McCullough is an American author, narrator, and lecturer. He is a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian award.Born and raised in Pittsburgh, McCullough attended Yale...
,
Barbara BushBarbara Pierce Bush is the wife of the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush, and mother of the 43rd President George W. Bush and 43rd Governor of Florida Jeb Bush. She is one of only two women to be both wife and mother to US presidents, the other being Abigail Adams...
,
Zbigniew BrzezinskiZbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski is an American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman who served as United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981...
,
Ken BurnsKenneth Lauren "Ken" Burns is an American director and producer of documentary films known for his style of making use of archival footage and photographs...
,
Paul RusesabaginaPaul Rusesabagina is a Rwandan who has been internationally honoured for saving 1,268 refugees during the Rwandan Genocide. He was the assistant manager of the Sabena Hôtel des Mille Collines before he became the manager of the Hôtel des Diplomates, both in Kigali, Rwanda...
(the real-life hero of
Hotel RwandaHotel Rwanda is a historical drama film about the hotelier Paul Rusesabagina during the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. The film, which has been called an African Schindler's List, documents Rusesabagina's acts to save the lives of his family and more than a thousand other refugees, by granting them...
), William BennettWilliam John Bennett is an American conservative pundit, politician, and political theorist. He served as United States Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988. He also held the post of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under George H. W...
, Alan SimpsonAlan Simpson may refer to:*Alan Simpson , British politician*Alan K. Simpson , American politician*Alan Simpson , of Galton and Simpson, scriptwriters...
, biologist E.O. Wilson, and author Mitch Albom. Spring 2009 guests included Barack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born in Hawaii...
's campaign manager, David PlouffeDavid Plouffe is an American political strategist best known as the chief campaign manager for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in the United States...
, musician and innovator Todd RundgrenTodd Harry Rundgren is an American musician, singer-songwriter and record producer.-Early career:Rundgren was born in Upper Darby, PA. He began his career in Woody's Truck Stop, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based group based on the model of Paul Butterfield Blues Band. However, he left the band to...
, and veteran journalist Jane PauleyMargaret Jane Pauley is an American television journalist, and has been involved in news reporting since 1975...
.
Howard DeanHoward Brush Dean III is an American politician and physician from the U.S. state of Vermont. He served six terms as Governor of Vermont and ran unsuccessfully for the 2004 Democratic Presidential nomination...
and Karl RoveKarl Christian Rove was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush until his resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives...
debated at a September 11, 2009 Ubben Lecture.
Monon Bell Classic
See also: Monon Bell Classic
Voted "Indiana's Best
College SportsCollege athletics refers primarily to sports and athletic competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education . In the United States, college athletics is a two-tiered system. The first tier includes the sports that are sanctioned by one of the collegiate sport governing bodies...
Rivalry" by viewers of
ESPNESPN is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
in 2005, DePauw University and
Wabash CollegeWabash College is a small, private, liberal arts college for men, located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Along with Hampden-Sydney College and Morehouse College, Wabash is one of only three remaining mainstream all-men's liberal arts colleges in the United States....
play each November—in the last regular season football game of the year for both teams—for the right to keep or reclaim the
Monon BellThe Monon Bell is the trophy awarded to the victor of the annual college football matchup between the DePauw University Tigers and the Wabash College Little Giants in the United States. The Bell is a 300-pound locomotive bell from the Monon Railroad...
. The two teams first met in 1890. In 1932, the Monon Railroad donated its approximately 300-pound locomotive bell to be offered as the prize to the winning team each year. The series is as close as a historic rivalry can be: the all-time series is tied at 53-53-9; since the Monon Bell was introduced, DePauw has a 36-34-6 edge. The game routinely sells out (up to 11,000 seats, depending upon the venue and seating arrangement) and has been televised by
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
,
ESPN2ESPN2 is a American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
, and
HDNetHDNet is a general interest television channel in the United States, broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format and available via cable and satellite television...
(where it will appear for the next three years, 2007-2010). Each year, alumni from both schools gather at more than 50 locations around the United States for telecast parties, and a commemorative DVD (including historic clips known as "Monon Memories") is produced. The most recent Monon Bell game, played on November 15, 2008, saw DePauw defeat #2 ranked and previously unbeaten Wabash 36-14.
In 1999, GQ listed the Monon Bell game as reason #3 on its "50 Reasons Why College Football is Better Than Pro Football" list.
Little 5 Bike Race
Held in late April every year, DePauw's Little 5
bike raceBicycle racing is a sport encompassing many forms in which bicycles are used for competition. This racing includes road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX racing and bike trials and cycle speedway.-History:...
has been a campus tradition since the first race in 1956. The first race was sponsored by Union Board as a fund raiser for the American Cancer Fund. Fourteen teams of male riders from various living units competed. The race has changed some since 1956. Today, there are men's and women's races, and the race has been moved from the streets around East College to the track at Blackstock Stadium.
Boulder Run
The Boulder Run has become a tradition at DePauw University. Students,
streakingStreaking is the act of taking off one's clothes and running naked through a public place.-History:On 5 July 1799, a Friday evening at 7 o'clock, a naked man was arrested, at the Mansion House, London, and sent to the Poultry Compter...
from their respective residences, run to and from the Columbia Boulder, located in the center of the campus near the East College building. Students today perform the Boulder Run for a variety of reasons, though it was originally performed on the day or night of the first snowfall on campus by Phi Kappa Psi, the Greek house nearest the boulder. This tradition was mentioned in Playboy magazine's September 1972 issue. The DePauw police are usually tolerant of the tradition, but students have been ticketed when caught.
Campus Golf
It is not unusual to see students playing a game of Campus Golf when the weather is nice. The game of campus golf requires a
golf clubGolf clubs are used in the sport of golf to hit a golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance and a clubhead. Woods are used for long-distance fairway shots; irons, the most versatile class, are used for a variety of shots; putters are used mainly on the green to roll the ball into...
and a
tennis ballA tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis, approximately 6.7 cm in diameter and is usually yellow, but in recreational play can be virtually any colour. Tennis balls are covered in a fibrous fluffy felt which modifies their aerodynamic properties...
. Players attempt to hit their
golf ballA golf ball is a ball designed to be used in the game of golf.Under the Rules of Golf, a golf ball weighs no more than 1.62 oz , has a diameter not less than 1.68 in , and performs within specified velocity, distance, and symmetry limits...
against various targets on campus within a number of strokes. The game is similar to frisbee golf, where players attempt to hit targets ranging from trees to buildings with a frisbee.
While playing campus golf, students often wear traditional golf attire, including plaid pants, shirts and sweaters. Many living units have established "courses" which are played by residents.
Marvin's
Marvin's is a small restaurant serving mainly
American foodThe cuisine of the United States is a style of food preparation derived from the United States of America. The cuisine has a history dating back before the colonial period when the Native Americans had a rich and diverse cooking style for an equally diverse amount of ingredients...
such as hamburgers and fries. While not part of DePauw's campus dining options, Marvin's is an important part of student culture, employing students and remaining open later than most restaurants in Greencastle. The garlic cheeseburger (commonly referred to by its initialism, GCB) is considered its specialty. The popularity of Marvin's extended outside the Greencastle community after an obscure reference was made to the restaurant on the television show
Joan of ArcadiaJoan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of a teenage girl who communicates with God and performs tasks she is given. The program originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m...
.
Notable alumni
- Karen Koning AbuZayd
Karen Koning AbuZayd has been a Commissioner-General for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East since June 28, 2005 appointed by Kofi Annan....
- Commissioner-GeneralHigh Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency; former United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesThe Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country...
- Joseph P. Allen
Joseph Percival Allen, Ph.D. is a former NASA astronaut. He logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft.Allen is married to the former Bonnie Jo Darling of Elkhart, Indiana. Their children are David Christopher, born September 1968 and Elizabeth Darling, born May 1972.-Education:Allen...
- NASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program. NASA was established by the National Aeronautics and Space Act on July 29, 1958, replacing its predecessor, the National Advisory Committee for...
Space ShuttleThe Space Shuttle, part of the Space Transportation System , is a spacecraft operated by NASA for orbital human spaceflight missions. It began operations in the 1980s and is scheduled to be retired from service in 2010 after 134 launches...
Astronaut
- Bret Baier
Bret Baier is the host of Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News Channel. He previously worked as the network's Chief White House Correspondent and Pentagon correspondent. On December 23, 2008, it was reported that he would become the host of Special Report, replacing previous anchor Brit...
- host of
Special Report with Bret Baier Fox News
Joseph W. BarrJoseph Walker Barr was an American businessman and politician.Born in Bicknell, Indiana, he graduated from DePauw University in 1939, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and earned a master's degree in economics from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1941.He served...
- Secretary of the TreasuryThe United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and, until 2003, some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United States is analogous to the...
(1968-69), FDIC Chairman
Shibani BathijaShibani Bathija is an Indian screenwriter.Bahija studied English at DePauw University and Communications at San Francisco State. After a period in advertising with SONY, Bathija showed a script to Karan Johar which was then accepted by Yash Raj Films. She served as screenwriter for two 2006...
- screenwriter
Buzzie BavasiEmil Joseph "Buzzie" Bavasi was an American executive in Major League Baseball who played a major role in the operation of three franchises from the late 1940s through the mid-1980s....
- former general manager of baseball's Los Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles, California, USA. The team is in the Western Division of the National League. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming the Brooklyn...
, California Angels and San Diego PadresThe San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times.The Padres are one of four teams...
Charles A. BeardCharles Austin Beard was an American historian. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science...
- Famous author and one of the most influential American historians of the early 20th century; husband of Mary Ritter BeardMary Ritter Beard was an American historian and archivist, who played an important role in the women's suffrage movement and was a life-long advocate for social justice through educational and activist roles in both the labor and woman's rights movements...
,
Mary Ritter BeardMary Ritter Beard was an American historian and archivist, who played an important role in the women's suffrage movement and was a life-long advocate for social justice through educational and activist roles in both the labor and woman's rights movements...
- Noted U.S. historian and leader in the women's suffrage movement
Alicia BernecheAlicia Berneche is an American lyric coloratura soprano who has sung leading roles in operas throughout the United States....
- operatic soprano
Albert Beveridge - U.S. SenatorThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...
(IN)
Brad BrownellBrad Brownell is the current head basketball coach at Wright State University. Prior to coming to Wright State, he held the same position at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington....
- head men's basketball coach at Wright State UniversityWright State University is a public university in Ohio, U.S. The university uses Dayton as its postal address , but the campus is actually completely within the city limits of Fairborn. Its current president is David R...
Tracey ChangXinyue "Tracey" Chang is a beauty queen from New York, New York who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2009....
- 2009 Miss New York USAThe Miss New York USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New York in the Miss USA pageant.New York is one of the most successful states at Miss USA, and is ranked third in terms of number and value of placement across all years of competition . New York's...
and Miss USAThe Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA.-History:...
contestant
Timothy CollinsTimothy C. Collins, born 1956, is the founder, senior managing director, and chief executive officer of Ripplewood Holdings LLC. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Citigroup....
- Founder of Ripplewood HoldingsRipplewood is an American private equity firm based in New York, New York that focuses on leveraged buyouts, late stage venture, growth capital, management buyouts, leveraged recapitalizations and other illiquid investments....
Tom ColtenArthur Thomas "Tom" Colten was a Louisiana politician from the 1960s to the 1990s who rose from a small-town mayoralty position to head his state's Department of Transportation and Development under three governors from both parties...
- Louisiana Republican politician, mayor, and transportation secretary
Gretchen CryerGretchen Cryer is an American writer, actress, and lyricist.-Life and career:Cryer was born Gretchen Kiger in Dunreith, Indiana, the daughter of Louise Niven and Earl William Kiger. She attended DePauw University as an English major...
- writer, actress, and lyricist
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson - Influential abolitionist and suffragist who was the first woman to speak before the United States Congress
Bob FranksRobert Douglas Franks is a Republican politician. He is a former U.S. Representative from New Jersey....
- former U.S. CongressmanThe United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as the "House," is the lower house of the bicameral United States Congress, the upper house being the United States Senate. The composition and powers of the House and the Senate are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Ford FrickFord Christopher Frick, born in Wawaka, Indiana, was an American sportswriter and executive who served as president of the National League from to and as the 3rd Baseball Commissioner from 1951 to...
- Major League Baseball CommissionerThe Commissioner of Baseball is the chief executive of Major League Baseball. Under the direction of the commissioner, the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball hires and maintains the sport's umpiring crews, and negotiates marketing, labor, and television contracts...
(1951-65)
James P. GoodrichJames Putnam Goodrich, , a Republican, was Governor of Indiana from 1917 to 1921. His term focused on reforming the operations of the state government and overseeing the state's contributions for World War I. He nearly died twice during his term, and spent a considerable time bedridden...
- Governor of IndianaIndiana is a U.S. state, the 19
th admitted to the Union. It is located in the Great Lakes region, and with approximately 6.3 million residents, is ranked 16
th in population and 17
th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38
th in land area, and is the...
(1917-21)
Lee Hamilton - co-chair of the Iraq Study GroupThe Iraq Study group , was a ten-person bipartisan panel appointed on March 15, 2006, by the United States Congress, that was charged with assessing the situation in Iraq and the US-led Iraq War and making policy recommendations...
, vice chair of the 9/11 CommissionThe National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002 "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks", including preparedness for and the immediate response to...
, and retired United States Representative
Thomas H. HamiltonThomas Hale Hamilton was an American academic administrator who served as president of the State University of New York and the University of Hawaii....
, former President of the State University of New YorkThe State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the world, with a total enrollment of 438,361 students, plus 1.1 million...
and the University of HawaiiThe University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses,...
Bill HayesBill Hayes is an American actor and singer.-Career:Hayes was a singer on the Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca variety show Your Show of Shows in the early 1950s. During the Davy Crockett craze in 1955, three recorded versions of the Ballad of Davy Crockett were in the top 30...
- actor, TV's Days of our LivesDays of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...
Stephen F. HayesStephen F. Hayes is a columnist for The Weekly Standard, a prominent American Neoconservative magazine. Hayes has been selected as the official biographer for Vice President Richard Cheney....
- senior writer for the Weekly Standard and author of "Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President"
Angie Hicks - founder of Angie's ListAngie's List is one of many companies which aggregate consumer reviews of local service companies and which have been described by the New York Times as a way to "capture word-of-mouth wisdom." Angie's List is unique, however, in that it charges consumers to see reviews, reflecting their belief...
John JakesJohn William Jakes is a writer of fiction, best known for American Historical fiction. Jakes first sold stories to pulp magazines while still in college in the early 1950s. He studied creative writing at DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, graduating in 1953. After earning an M.A...
- novelist
Vernon Jordan Jr.Vernon Eulion Jordan, Jr. is a lawyer and business executive in the United States. He served as a close adviser to President Bill Clinton and has become known as an influential figure in American politics. Mr...
- noted broker and executive, former president of the National Urban LeagueThe National Urban League , formerly known as the National League of black men and women, is a civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. It is the oldest and largest community-based...
, personal friend and advisor to Bill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the third-youngest president; only Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy were younger when entering office...
Percy Julian - research chemist of international renown and a pioneer in the chemical synthesisIn chemistry, chemical synthesis is purposeful execution of chemical reactions to get a product, or several products. This happens by physical and chemical manipulations usually involving one or more reactions...
of medicinal drugs
Sue KellerSue Keller is an American ragtime and jazz pianist and occasional singer, who released nine albums. She also studied flute and took voice lessons, played guitar, and sang in some school operas. After a wide variety of musical jobs , she started concentrating more on vintage jazz and ragtime...
- ragtime pianist, composer and arranger
Adam KennedyAdam Kennedy was an American actor, screenwriter, novelist, and painter, who starred as the Irish-American newspaper editor Dion Patrick in thirty-seven episodes during the first season, 1957-1958, of NBC's western television series, The Californians...
- actor, novelist, screenwriter, painter
Bernard KilgoreBernard Kilgore was the Wall Street Journal's dominant personality practically from the moment he was appointed managing editor in 1941, at the age of 32, until his death in 1967, at the untimely age of 59. Over those years he built the paper's circulation up to 1.1 million from 33,000...
- former editor of the Wall Street Journal who turned the publication into one of national significance
Barbara KingsolverBarbara Kingsolver is an American writer. She has written, or collaborated on, 12 books, most of which are novels, but including some poems, short stories and essays...
- contemporary fiction writer, founder of Bellwether Prize for "literature of social change"
David LilienthalDavid Eli Lilienthal was a capable and controversial American public official. Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as one of three directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933, Lilienthal served as the Authority's chairman from 1941 to 1946 and was known as "Mr...
- capable and controversial Jewish-American public official, writer, and businessman; he served as chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority from 1941 to 1946 and was known as "Mr. TVA."
Eli LillyEli Lilly was the founder of Eli Lilly and Company.Eli Lilly may also refer to:* Eli Lilly and Company, a global pharmaceutical company...
- Philanthropist and Founder of Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lilly and Company is a global pharmaceutical company. Eli Lilly's global headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States...
David McMillinDavid McMillin is an American singer-songwriter. McMillin began writing songs when he was in high school in Southern Indiana. He eventually went to college at DePauw University and majored in Creative Writing....
- Singer-Songwriter
John McWethyJohn Fleetwood McWethy was an American journalist.McWethy was born in Aurora, Illinois and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1969 from DePauw University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. In 1970, he graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism...
- former ABC NewsABC News is a division of American television network ABC, owned by The Walt Disney Company. Its current president is David Westin.-Current programs:* America This Morning* Good Morning America* Good Morning America Weekend Edition...
correspondent
Julie McWhirterJulie McWhirter is an Indiana-born voice actress and impressionist best known for her work as Kanga in "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore". Her voice acting also includes numerous Hanna-Barbera cartoons, such as Jeannie, Jabberjaw, Casper and the Angels, Drak Pack and The Smurfs...
- voice actressVoice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called voice actors,...
best known for her work in Hanna-Barbera cartoonsHanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. , was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
, such as Jeannie, Drak PackDrak Pack was an animated television series. It aired in the United States on CBS Saturday Morning between September 6, 1980 and September 12, 1982. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera's Australian subsidiary, listed in the credits as "Hanna-Barbera Pty. Ltd"...
and The Smurfs
Mary MeekerMary G. Meeker is an influential Wall Street securities analyst and investment banker primarily associated with dot coms and the 1990s internet bubble....
- Internet equity researchSecurities research is a discipline within the financial services industry. Securities research professionals are known most generally as "analysts," "research analysts," or "securities analysts;" all the foregoing terms are synonymous...
analyst at Morgan StanleyMorgan Stanley is a global financial services provider headquartered in New York City, New York, United States. It serves a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 33 countries around the world with 600 offices, with...
dubbed "Queen of the Net"
Nadia Mitchem - American Red CrossThe American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States, and is the designated U.S...
executive
Major Reuben Webster MillsapsReuben Webster Millsaps was an American businessman, financier and philanthropist.-Early years/Education:He was born in Pleasant Valley, Copiah County, Mississippi, into a farming family as the second child of nine...
- Founder of Millsaps CollegeMillsaps College is a private liberal arts college located in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded in 1890, the college is recognized as one of the country's best private colleges dedicated to undergraduate teaching and educating the whole individual. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, Millsaps...
in MississippiMississippi is a state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The state's name comes from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, and takes its name from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi . The state is heavily forested outside of the...
Ferid MuradFerid Murad is an Albanian-American physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was born in Whiting, Indiana to John Murad , an Albanian and Henrietta Bowman, an American...
- 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Jay Holcomb Neff - Publisher and Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
William N. OatisWilliam N. Oatis , was an American journalist. He gained international attention when he was charged with espionage by the Czech government in 1951 and was subsequently jailed for 18 months....
- American journalistA journalist is a person who practises journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that are not biased.Reporters are one type of journalist...
charged with espionageEspionage or spying involves an individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, as the legitimate holder of the information may change plans or take other countermeasures once it...
Richard PeckRichard Peck is an American novelist known for his prolific contributions to modern young adult literature. He was awarded the Newbery Medal in 2001 for his novel A Year Down Yonder.-Biography:...
- Newbery MedalThe John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
-winning author
Howard C. PetersenHoward Charles Petersen was an American government official. He graduated from DePauw University in 1930 and the University of Michigan Law School in 1933...
- government official
Loren PopeLoren Pope was an American writer and independent college placement counselor.In 1965, Pope, a former newspaperman and education editor of The New York Times, founded the College Placement Bureau, one of the first independent college placement counseling services in the United States...
- nationally acclaimed authority on colleges; authored "Looking Beyond the Ivy League" and "Colleges that Change Lives"
Eugene C. PulliamEugene Collins Pulliam was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who was the founder and longtime president of Central Newspapers Inc., a multi-billion dollar media corporation....
- noted newspaper publisher
Dan QuayleJames Danforth "Dan" Quayle was the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving under George H. W. Bush . He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Indiana.-Early life:...
- 44th Vice President of the United StatesThe Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a four-year term...
under George H. W. BushGeorge Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st President of the United States . He was also Ronald Reagan's Vice President , a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence....
James C. QuayleJames Cline Quayle was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the Huntington Herald-Press in Indiana and the Wickenburg Sun in Arizona. He was the father of Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice-President of the United States.Quayle was...
- noted newspaper publisher
Steven M. Rales-Education:Steven was a 1969 graduate of Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, Maryland.He was a 1973 graduate of DePauw University, where he was in the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.He was awarded a J.D. from American University in 1978.-Investments:...
- Chairman of Danaher Corporation
Bill RasmussenBill Rasmussen and his team launched College Fanz Sports Network 28 years to the day after launching his most famous earlier creation, ESPN.-Pre ESPN:...
- founder of ESPN
Scott RasmussenScott W. Rasmussen is an American public opinion pollster. He is the founder and President of Rasmussen Reports. He also co-founded the sports network ESPN, and is currently president of the Methodist Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, where he resides.-ESPN:From an...
- Co-founder of ESPNESPN is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day....
and founder of Rasmussen ReportsRasmussen Reports is an American public opinion polling firm. Founded by pollster Scott Rasmussen, co-founder of ESPN, the company updates its President's job approval rating daily other indexes, and provides public opinion data, analysis, and commentary, along with coverage of business, economic,...
Al RiesAl Ries is a marketing professional and author. He is also the co-founder and chairman of the Atlanta-based consulting firm Ries & Ries with his partner and daughter, Laura Ries...
- author and marketing expert
Steve Sanger - former president and CEO of General MillsGeneral Mills is an American Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, which is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The company markets several well-known brands, such as Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Colombo, Totinos, Jeno's, Pillsbury, Green Giant,...
Howard C. Sheperd, Sr. - Former president of the National City BankNational City Corporation was a company based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, founded in 1845; it was once one of the ten largest banks in America in terms of deposits, mortgages and home equity lines of credit. It has been acquired by PNC Financial Services, based in Pittsburgh, PA. Subsidiary National...
of New York, now CitibankCitibank is a major international bank, founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York. Citibank is now the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup, one of the largest companies in the world...
General David M. ShoupGeneral David Monroe Shoup was a World War II Medal of Honor recipient and the twenty-second Commandant of the United States Marine Corps . After his retirement, he was a vocal critic of the Vietnam War.-Early years:David Monroe Shoup was born on December 30, 1904 in Battle Ground, Indiana...
, Medal of Honor Recipient (WWII), Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps
Brad StevensBrad Stevens is the head men's basketball coach at Butler University.-Early coaching career:Prior to joining the Butler staff, Stevens worked in marketing for Eli Lilly and Company in Indianapolis and held a volunteer coaching assistant job at Carmel High School...
- head men's basketball coach, Butler UniversityButler University is a private liberal arts university in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It was founded by abolitionist and attorney Ovid Butler in 1855...
James B. StewartJames Bennett Stewart is an American lawyer, journalist, and author.A graduate of DePauw University and Harvard Law School, James B. Stewart is a member of the Bar of New York and Bloomberg Professor of Business and Economic Journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism...
- Pulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by Hungarian-American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City....
-winning author of Blood Sport, DisneyWarDisneyWar is an exposé of Michael Eisner's 20-year tenure as Chairman and CEO at the The Walt Disney Company by James B. Stewart. The book chronicles the careers and interactions of executives at Disney, including Card Walker, Ron W. Miller, Roy E...
and other titles
Jeri KehnJeri Kehn Thompson is a radio talk show host, and former media consultant for the Washington, D.C. law firm of Verner Liipfert. She has also worked for the Republican Senate Conference and the Republican National Committee....
- Wife of former Tennessee Senator, actor, and 2008 Presidential Nominee Fred Thompson
Dick TomeyDick Tomey is a football coach. He is currently the head coach at San Jose State University.-Early positions:...
- college football coach
Alexander VraciuAlexander Vraciu was a leading United States Navy fighter ace and Congressional Medal of Honor nominee during World War II.-Biography:...
- flying ace in World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
General Lew WallaceLewis "Lew" Wallace was a lawyer, governor, Union general in the American Civil War, American statesman, and author, best remembered for his historical novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ.-Early life and career:...
- United States Army. A Lieutenant in the U.S.-Mexican War, a Union officer in the Civil War, later Governor of New Mexico Territory and Ambassador to Turkey. Author of Ben Hur.
James E. Watson - U.S. SenatorThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...
(IN) (Majority Leaderunreferenced|date=January 2008In U.S. politics, the majority leader is a partisan position in a legislative body. If the presiding officer of the body is not elected by the body itself, the majority leader is the floor leader of the majority caucus; otherwise, the majority leader is the...
1929-33)
James D. WeddleJames D. Weddle, is the managing partner of Edward Jones Investments. He joined the firm as an intern while earning his MBA at Washington University when he was hired in 1976 as a part-time intern in the firm’s Research department. After completing his MBA, Weddle left Research to become a...
- Managing Partner of Edward JonesEdward, Eddie, or Ed Jones is the name of:Finance* Edward Jones , co-founder of Dow Jones & Company* Edward D. "Ted" Jones , investment banker's son...
Pharez WhittedSince 1982, jazz trumpeter, composer, and producer Pharez Whitted has performed throughout the United States and overseas, including gigs at the 1988 Presidential Inauguration, The Arsenio Hall Show, The Billboard Music Awards, Carnegie Hall, and the MoTown Music Showcase.Whitted has performed with...
- Jazz trumpeter, composer, and producer