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April 4, 2011 State grant intended to make Greencastle a Stellar Community Greencastle has been selected one of two pilot cities for Indiana’s DePauw President Brian W. Casey and a team of local leaders new Stellar Communities program. At a ceremony held in the worked for months to write and promote Greencastle’s Green Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, Indiana winning proposal. Greencastle’s plan will – among other Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman announced that the things – revitalize the downtown area; link the city more State of Indiana expects to contribute at least $19 million to closely with DePauw; and improve the quality of life through fund projects in Greencastle during the next three years. new initiatives in health, the arts and technology. Mayor A total of 42 Indiana communities submitted proposals to Murray said, “With this help, we will create the next great become a pilot community. Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray, college town in Indiana.” Mark McCoy appointed dean of DePauw School of Music Mark McCoy, a noted educator, composer and conductor, touring nationally and internationally with his instrumental has been appointed dean of DePauw School of Music, effec- groups, and he is active as a conductor and guest conductor. tive Aug. 1. McCoy is currently chair of music at Shepherd He has composed operettas, musicals, an opera, many works University in West Virginia. His selection culminates a nearly for winds and several soundscores. McCoy holds a B.A. degree yearlong international search for the next leader of DePauw in music education from Shepherd, M.M. in music educa- School of Music, founded in 1884, one of the nation’s oldest tion with an emphasis in wind conducting from the Peabody private institutions for post-secondary music instruction. Conservatory and Ph.D. in Fine Arts with a concentration McCoy is also director of instrumental studies at Shepherd, in music composition from Texas Tech University.

Visitors coming to campus R.B. Brenner, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and senior a reading in the James & Marilou Kelly Writers Series on editor for , is serving as DePauw’s Eugene April 27. S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism Yo-Yo Ma, famed cellist, virtuoso, composer and winner during spring semester 2011. of several Grammy Awards, will perform a concert, give Speakers and workshop leaders for the 2011 DePauw a master class and speak in conjunction with DePauw Undergraduate Ethics Symposium from April 7-9 include Discourse 2011: Empowering Society Through the Arts, Alison Bailey, co-editor of The Feminist Philosophy Reader scheduled Sept 29-Oct. 1. and philosophy professor at Illinois State University; Robert Gjertrud Schnackenberg, critically acclaimed author of six G. Bottoms, president of Seabury Seminary and president books of poetry, will give a reading in the James & Marilou emeritus of DePauw; June Cross, award-winning televi- Kelly Writers Series on April 6. sion and documentary producer, author and Columbia Theodore “Tim” M. Solso ’69, chairman and CEO of University professor; and A. Rafik Mohamed, sociology Cummins Inc. who was appointed in March by President professor at Clayton State University and author. Barack Obama to the President’s Management Advisory Jennifer Egan, a best-selling author and journalist who Board, will give the address at DePauw’s 172nd commence- writes frequently for New York Times Magazine, will give ment on May 22. Student news highlights A group of 10 DePauw students captured the third place International Public Policy (IIPP) Fellow. The fellowship divisional sweepstakes award at the Novice Nationals debate program, which must be completed within six years, includes tournament held at University of Indianapolis on March participation in summer institutes, a study abroad program, 12. Sophomore Jent D. Botterman, sophomore Stewart an internship, language study and graduate school. Grullon’s M. Burns, sophomore Mckenzie A. Curran, sophomore fellowship will begin in mid-June with the Sophomore Berkley S. Frost, junior Sarah J. Harbison, junior M. Currin Summer Policy Institute, a seven-week program at Howard McCarty, sophomore Haruaki S. Smith, sophomore Elisa University in Washington, D.C. D. Sunshine, sophomore Tyler J. Vieke and sophomore Junior Macie S. Mull was among more than 50 students Joseph C. Wojda debated teams from across the nation. All and speakers from North America and Europe who gathered are students in the Public Communication and Controversy for a three-day conference in Strasbourg, France, to discuss class taught by Geoffrey D. Klinger ’88, associate professor differences in U.S. and European environmental policy. of communication and director of forensics. The DePauw Mull, who is studying in Barcelona, Spain, during the spring debaters will conclude their season when they compete semester, was awarded a fellowship to attend the eighth with more than 200 teams from around the world at the annual BCA Student Conference, “Differing Perspectives USUBP Championships, hosted by the University of on Environmental Issues,” March 11-14. The event was co- Vermont during the first weekend in April. sponsored by the Foundation for International Education, Sophomore Hermes Grullon, a Bonner Scholar and University of Strasbourg and AEGEE - the European political science major, was selected as a 2011 Institute for Students’ Forum. Recent visitors to campus Oscar Arias, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and two-time The McDermond Center Lecture Series has included: president of Costa Rica, gave the Timothy and Sharon Carmencita “Chie” Abad, worker’s advocate and former Ubben Lecture on Dec. 8. Gap sweatshop laborer from Spain, Feb. 8. Thaddeus Blanchette, professor and researcher at Federal Molly Wilkinson Chavers ’98, executive director of Indy- University of Rio de Janeiro, spoke on Sept. 11. hub, Sept. 14; Dan Daniel ’87, executive vice president of Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet is Danaher Motion, Nov. 11; Gregory T. Mutz ’67, chairman Doing to Our Brains, and Jimmy Wales, founder of Wiki- and CEO of AMLI Residential, Oct. 12; Troy Noard ’93, pedia, the world’s fifth most popular website, engaged in managing director of Frontenac Company LLC, March a debate – titled “Wired … and Weary?” – as part of the 10; Joseph P. O’Leary ’82, chief operating officer of Sierra Timothy and Ubben Lecture Series on March 30. Continued on back Briefings • page 2

Sports shorts Recents visitors (continued) DePauw extended its lead Systems Group Inc., Oct. 14; Luke Reese ’85, president Juan Pedroza ’03, researcher at the Urban Institute, spoke to 80 points in the 2010-11 of Winona Capital Management, March 3; Jan Risi ’81, on March 8. Southern Collegiate Ath- president and chief operating officer of Independent Paul Saltzman, director, and Patricia Aquino, producer, letic Conference President’s Purchasing Cooperative, Nov. 9; Clare R. Scherrer ’91, screened and discussed their film, Prom Night in Mississippi, Trophy winter standings. partner and managing director of the Investment Banking on Sept. 20. DePauw is seeking its Division at Goldman, Sachs & Co., Feb. 2; Andrea H. and Mika Brzezinski, co-hosts of MS- sixth straight President’s Smiley ’90, president of VMS, Feb. 17; Eric M. Stisser NBC’s popular “,” held an interactive dialogue Trophy. So far this year, ’94, senior vice president of business development for the on Sept. 24 as part of DePauw Discourse 2010: Peril or DePauw has won SCAC St. Louis Blues hockey team, Nov. 18; Jack W. Wiley ’74, Promise? Journalism in the New Media Age. Other speakers championships in women’s executive director of Kenexa, March 1. for DePauw Discourse 2010, held Sept. 23-25, included: basketball, men’s swimming Kevin Coleman, founder and education director of Shake- Eric D. Aasen ’02, Dallas Morning News reporter; Meg and football; finished sec- speare and Company, spoke and worked with students Feb. Kissinger Boynton ’79, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel award- ond in women’s swimming, 28-March 4. winning investigative reporter; R.B. Brenner, Washington men’s basketball, men’s and The James & Marilou Kelly Writers Series featured: Mat- Post Sunday editor and deputy universal news editor; David women’s cross country, field thew D. Dellinger ’97, the first-ever multimedia editor W. Greising ’82, general manager of Chicago News Coop- hockey and volleyball; third for The New Yorker magazine and author of a critically erative and former business columnist for Chicago Tribune; in men’s soccer; and tied for acclaimed new book, Interstate 69, Nov. 3; Ian Frazier, Shaun O. Higgins ’71, president and chief operating third in women’s soccer. author, humorist and contributor to The New Yorker, Feb. officer of New Media Ventures; Clark Hoyt, former New The women’s basketball 16; Diana Joseph, recipient of the 2010 GLCA Best New York Times public editor; Dick Johnson ’76, news anchor team, ranked eighth in the Writers Award in Nonfiction, March 9; Sharon Olds, and reporter for NBC 5 in Chicago; Aaron J. Lucchetti nation, won the SCAC award-winning contemporary poet, Dec. 2. ’96, reporter for The Wall Street Journal; Nathan Nichols championship to earn an Michael Gilmore, ethnobotanist who works in the Peruvian ’05, Narrative Science lead architect; Emily Ramshaw, The automatic qualification into Amazon, spoke on March 1. Texas Tribune assistant managing editor; Mary Leonard the NCAA Division III Lee H. Hamilton ’52, former congressman, Iraq Study Ramshaw ’70, deputy managing editor of the Pittsburgh Championship for the eighth Group co-chair, National War Powers Commission member, Post-Gazette; Marianna Spicer-Joslyn, CNN News Group consecutive year. The Tigers president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International executive director for news standards and practices and lost to Hope College 77-65 in Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., and now director former producer for NBC’s “Face the Nation;” Robert M. the first round of the national of the Center on Congress at Indiana University, gave the Steele ’69, director of The Janet Prindle Institute for Eth- tourney to finish the season Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture on March 15. ics at DePauw and Nelson Poynter Scholar for Journalism with a 25-4 record. It was Marcia Jarmel, filmmaker, founder of PatchWorks Films Values at the Poynter Institute; James B. Stewart Jr. ’73, the 10th consecutive 20-win and director of the award-winning documentary Speaking SmartMoney editor-at-large, Bloomberg Professor of Busi- season for the women’s team. in Tongues, screened and discussed her film on Nov. 15. ness and Economic Journalism at Bill Fenlon was named S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana, associate director of the Salam Graduate School of Journalism, best-selling author and SCAC men’s basketball Institute for Peace and Justice, spoke on Nov. 8. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; and Andrew J. Tangel Coach of the Year, and Kris Aaron Jay Kernis, winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer ’03, business reporter at The (Bergen) Record in New Jersey. Huffman was women’s Award for Music Composition and one of the youngest Stuart E. Schussler ’06, Mexico Solidarity Network staff basketball co-Coach of the composers ever to receive a Pulitzer Prize, was composer- member, spoke on Sept. 7. Year in the conference. in-residence for Music of the 21st Century hosted by the Rebecca Skloot, author of the best-selling book The Im- Senior Courtney Lauer DePauw School of Music from March 2-6. mortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, gave a Timothy and Sharon scored 3,395 points to fin- Frances Moore Lappé, award-winning author of Diet for a Ubben Lecture on Sept. 9. ish fourth in the nation in Small Planet and co-founder of Small Planet Institute, was Chris Stedman, Interfaith and Community Service Fellow women’s pentathlon at the featured speaker for and participated in a symposium, “You for the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard University, gave NCAA Division III Indoor Gonna Eat That? The Ethics and Economics of Food Choices,” the Center for Spiritual Life lecture on Feb. 10. Track and Field Cham- at The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics on Feb. 23-24. Jim Walker, curator of the Made for Each Other community pionships. Lauer broke Laura J. Lederer, president of Global Centurion and former art project, managing director of the Second Story youth her own school record in senior adviser on trafficking in persons to Under Secretary of writing project, and founder and community art coordinator the event and earned all- State for Democracy and Global Affairs, spoke on Sept. 11. of Big Car Collective/Big Car Gallery, spoke on Nov. 3 as America honors for the Victor Merina, award-winning journalist, essayist and part of ArtsFest 2010: Art and the Green Castle. second time in her career. multimedia reporter, spoke on Sept. 28. Ven. Yifa, a scholar and Buddhist nun from Taiwan, spoke The men’s swimming team A. Whitman Miller, research scientist, assistant director of on Nov. 16. won the SCAC champion- the Invasion Ecology Research Program and director of the Michael Zimmerman, science writer and professor of biol- ship, and coach Adam Cohen National Ballast Information Clearinghouse at the Smithson- ogy at Butler University, gave the Mendenhall Lecture on and his staff were named ian Environmental Research Center, spoke on Oct. 6. Oct. 27. SCAC Staff of the Year. DePauw’s relay team of Faculty news highlights John Montgomery, Joe Yung-chen Chiang, professor of history, is author of a book, Program to attend a workshop in India this summer. Hessburg, Jack Burgeson Educating Hu Shi, 1891-1917 (traditional-character edition), Mackenzie and seven other grant recipients will travel to and Josh Baugh finished published in January by Linking Press, the premier academic Delhi, Agra, Amritsar, Dehradun, Mussoorie, Lucknow, 14th in the 200-yard freestyle publisher in Taiwan. The simplified-character edition of the Varanasi and Bodh Gaya from June 14 through July 5 in to earn honorable mention book will be published in China by New Star Press in April order to further their understanding of the connections all-America honors, and to coincide with the celebration of the 120th anniversary of between art, architecture and religion in India. the team placed 21st in the the birth of Chinese philosopher Hu Shi. Galveston, a debut novel by Nicholas “Nic” A. Pizzolatto, 400 freestyle at the NCAA Amy M. Gaither-Hayes, part-time assistant professor of assistant professor of English (on leave), was one of three Division III Swimming and communication and theatre, is author of a new book, A fiction titles named finalists in the 2010 Discover Great New Diving Championships. Collection of Wednesdays: Creating a Whole from the Parts, Writers Awards presented by Barnes & Noble. While on Matt Kukurugya earned published by Zondervan Press. leave from his teaching position, Pizzolatto is developing a all-America honors with Cengage has released the fourth edition of a textbook, Pla- screenplay based on his novel and is also working on projects an eighth-place finish in zas: Lugar de encuentros, written by Robert P. Hershberger, for AMC and HBO. the 100 breaststroke. associate professor of modern languages (Spanish). Jay White, assistant professor of music and Grammy The softball team was Michael “Mac” P. Mackenzie, associate professor of art and Award-winning countertenor, was invited to perform with ranked fourth in the nation coordinator of the European Studies program, has been the Early Music Guild in its premiere performance of The in NCAA Division III in a awarded a grant from ASIANetwork’s Faculty Enhancement Indian Queen in Seattle from Feb. 24-26. preseason poll by the Na- tional Fastpitch Coaches Association.