DEPAUW MAGAZINE CONTENTS FALL 2007 • VOLUME 71 • NO. 2 STAFF DEPAUW ON THE COVER: Larry G. Anderson, editor MAGAZINE President Robert G. Bottoms Dian D. Phillips, art director-designer, director of publications Donna Grooms, class notes editor teaching a class, Leadership Kelly A. Graves, designer, assistant director of publications and Responsibility, in Asbury Larry G. Ligget, editorial assistant Matt Bowen, University photographer-videographer Hall this fall. Yanting Li ’10, writer Jennifer Clarkson Soster ’88, director of alumni relations Lisa Hollander, vice president for development and alumni relations DePauw Alumni Association Offi cers DEPAUW MAGAZINE • FALL 2007 Lisa Henderson Bennett ’93, president I NSIDE THIS ISSUE: President’s Report ––––– Janet L. Johns ’85, vice president ANNUAL HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Stephen N. Combs ’87, secretary DEPAUW CONTACTS NEWS OF THE UNIVERSITY Admission 2 Stefanie D. Niles, vice president for admission and fi nancial aid 765-658-4108 Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bill McKibben, other national leaders gather at DePauw [email protected] Alumni Relations to discuss environmental issues. Caroline Jetton appointed dean of the School of Jennifer Clarkson Soster ’88, director 765-658-4208 Music. Alumni Board Participation Challenge for Graduates of the Last Decade [email protected] Annual Fund to celebrate 10th anniversary of GOLD. Professor’s gift honors late wife and Steven J. Setchell ’96, director 765-658-4215 strengthens writing program. Restoration planned for historic Lilly-Thompson [email protected] Athletics Organ at Gobin Church. First assembly of Greek Life Advisory Council produces S. Page Cotton Jr. ’71, director 765-658-4938 action items. Lewis Gulick ’44 is writing book about the historic Rector Scholar [email protected] Career Services Center Program. News briefs. Faculty briefs. Thomas R. Cath ’76, director 765-658-4280 [email protected] Class Notes RECENT WORDS Donna Grooms 16 765-658-4625 (fax) [email protected] Stamm ’68. Wilson ’76. Hayes ’93. Hellmich ’81. DePauw Magazine Wielenberg. Gifford ’71. Berque. Borger ’63. Larry G. Anderson, editor P.O. Box 37 Greencastle, IN 46135-0037 765-658-4628 765-658-4625 (fax) PRESIDENT’S REPORT [email protected] 19 www.depauw.edu/pa/magazine Development and Alumni Relations Lisa Hollander, vice president 765-658-4036 [email protected] Financial Aid R. Chuck Ranard, director 765-658-4030 [email protected] Media Relations ANNUAL HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Ken Owen ’82, executive director 53 765-658-4634 [email protected] Registrar’s Offi ce (transcripts) Kenneth J. Kirkpatrick, registrar 765-658-4000 ALUMNI PROGRAMS [email protected] 101 Sports Information Alumni give new DePauw students a send-off. Join the DePauw National Month of Bill Wagner, director 765-658-4630 Service. Save the dates for three events in 2008. Alumni can race to victory during Hotline (scores) 765-658-4636 Little 5 weekend. Ireland photo tour Aug. 3-13 with Professor Cynthia O’Dell. [email protected] www.depauw.edu/ath/ Web site Jason C. Shore 765-658-4533 CLASS NOTES [email protected] 105 www.depauw.edu Printed by Mignone Communications Inc., Huntington, Ind. www.depauw.edu/pa/magazine News of the University Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bill McKibben, other national leaders gather at DePauw to discuss environmental issues DePauw Discourse 2007 “We’re not protecting the environment, as some of our critics say, for the sake of the fi shes and the birds,” environmentalist and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in his keynote address at the celebration dinner for DePauw Discourse 2007: Sustainability and Global Citizenship. “We’re protecting nature because we recognize that nature is the infrastructure of our com- munities, and that if we want to meet our obligation as a generation, as a nation, as a civilization – which is to create communities for our children that provide them with the same opportunities for dignity and enrichment and prosperity and good health as the communities that our parents gave us – we’ve got to start by protecting our environmental infrastructure.” DEPAUW DISCOURSE 2007 2 News of the University Kennedy, senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, chief prosecuting attor- ney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and president of Waterkeeper Alliance, joined DePauw alumni, students and faculty members during the fourth annual symposium hosted by the Washington C. DePauw Society on Thursday through Saturday, Oct 4-6. He spoke on Friday evening to an enthusiastic audience in Kresge Auditorium of the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts. “I think the worst thing that could happen to the environment is if it becomes the province of a single political party,” Kennedy said, saying he votes for candidates from both parties, leaning heavily on their environmental track records. A comprehensive story about Kennedy’s address is available at www.depauw.edu/news. The three-day symposium featured national leaders and thinkers who engaged attendees in thought-provoking discussion about pressing global environmental challenges. More information about DePauw Discourse is available at www.depauw.edu/discourse. Joyce Taglauer Green ’75, chair of DePauw Discourse, said, “This year’s focus on sustainability provided a critical and timely topic. We were especially excited about the interest and participa- tion of students and faculty, and we look forward to building our alumni attendance at our fifth annual DePauw Discourse on Sept. 18-20, 2008.” ill McKibben, author and environmental activist whose timely essay was fea- tured in the October issue of National Geographic, opened DePauw Discourse on Thursday afternoon. He said, “We’re not bargaining between liberals and conservatives; we’re not bargaining between environmentalists and industry. At this point, we’re bargaining between human beings on the one hand, and phys- Bics and chemistry on the other hand. And physics and chemistry don’t bargain; they just react to what we throw at them, and that’s what we’re seeing at the moment.” The author of 1989’s The End of Nature, regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change, McKibben addressed an audience that filled Meharry Hall. He said that data from peer-reviewed journals are conclusive: global warming is quite real and that environmental changes are taking place much faster and on a larger scale than was predicted even a few years ago. “We need some kind of strong, aggressive, active climate movement to emerge in this country,” Bill McKibben he asserted. Earlier this year, he helped organize one of the largest demonstrations against global warming in American history, encompassing 1,400 rallies in all 50 states. McKibben called on students to ponder the “politics and possibilities of environmental issues” and become agents of change. A comprehensive story about McKibben’s presentation is available at www.depauw.edu/news. n the evening, Discourse attendees had the oppor- tunity to view a screening of Leonardo DiCaprio’s new environmental documentary, The 11th Hour, in Moore Theatre of the Green Center for the Perform- ing Arts. On hand to provide further insight were Ithree of the film’s experts: McKibben; Wallace J. Nichols ’89, senior research scientist for Ocean Conservancy and California Academy of Sciences research associate; and Greg Watson, senior adviser for clean energy technology for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and vice president for sustainable development and renewable energy for Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. 3 News of the University ichols expanded on the issues in a Friday morning session. “Our planet is an ocean planet, period,” Nichols said. A scientist responsible for pioneering research on the migration of sea turtles, he reminded the audience that oceans comprise 71 percent of the Earth’s surface, approximately 80 percent of the planet’s biodiversity is in the ocean and 90 percent of the habitat is marine. “So N when we talk about global warming, when we talk about the environment, we have to address the ocean.” But according to Nichols, oceans don’t fi gure prominently in environ- mental discussions, whether they take place at scientifi c conferences or on the streets. “It may get 1 percent” of the attention, and “it gets 1 percent of the eco-dollars, or the conservation dollars. Less than 1 percent of the ocean is protected,” he said. “So there’s a big imbalance in the reality of our planet and the life system of our planet, and the attention and our need to protect it.” A comprehensive story about his talk is available at www.depauw.edu/news. Other Discourse sessions included the following: Wallace J. Nichols ’89 • Juliet Eilperin, environmental reporter for The Washington Post, discussed the process of doing journalism about the environment, assessing the caliber of sources, and how to be sure the issues are covered accurately and fairly. • Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier, executive director of the International League of Conser- vation Photographers and senior director of visual resources for Conservation International, Eilperin described efforts to use the power of images to educate the world and further the conservation agenda through ethical photography – especially as those efforts relate to assisting the efforts Mittermeier of the Kayapó Indians to protect their lands in Brazil’s southeastern Amazon. • Glenn T. Prickett, senior vice president for business and U.S. government relations and executive director of the Center for Environmental Leadership in Business for Conservation International, spoke about how non-governmental organizations can partner with businesses to address environmental issues and how businesses can be at the leading edge of environmental Prickett progress. Pashos • Greg Watson and Kay E. Pashos ’81, vice president of regulatory strategy for Duke Energy, discussed the advantages and disadvantages of various energy options, and they suggested that the best solution may be reached through a combination of refi ning existing processes with the use of new technologies.