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DePauw University

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1837 as Indiana Asbury College, name changed after a $600K donation in the 19th century by Washington C. DePauw.

Location:
Greencastle, IN

Founding Date:
1837

Motto:
Uncommon Success Begins at DePauw

Team:
Tigers

Mascot:
Tyler the Tiger

Enrollment:
2350

Official Website:
http://www.depauw.edu/

STUDENTS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bret Baier
Journalist
4-Aug-1970   Fox News Channel anchor
Joseph W. Barr
Government
17-Jan-1918 23-Feb-1996 US Secretary of the Treasury, 1968-69
Buzzie Bavasi
Baseball
12-Dec-1914 1-May-2008 MLB General Manager
Charles A. Beard
Historian
27-Nov-1874 1-Sep-1948 The Rise of American Civilization
Bruce P. Bickner
Business
c. 1943   DEKALB Genetics Corporation
Andrew H. Burke
Politician
15-May-1850 17-Nov-1918 Governor of North Dakota, 1891-93
Joseph R. Burton
Politician
16-Nov-1852 27-Feb-1923 US Senator from Kansas, 1901-06
Lawrence W. Clarkson
Business
c. 1938   Former Boeing Executive
Sarah R. Coffin
Business
c. 1952   Hexion Specialty Chemicals
Timothy C. Collins
Business
c. 1956   Private equity, Ripplewood Holdings
Thomas P. Cooper
Business
c. 1944   Founder of Vericare, Inc.
Phil Crane
Politician
3-Nov-1930 8-Nov-2014 Congressman from Illinois, 1969-2005
Robert J. Darnall
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Inland Steel, 1992-98
Bob Franks
Politician
21-Sep-1951 9-Apr-2010 Congressman from New Jersey, 1993-2001
James P. Goodrich
Politician
18-Feb-1864 15-Aug-1940 Governor of Indiana, 1917-21
Judson C. Green
Business
c. 1952   CEO of NAVTEQ
Lee H. Hamilton
Politician
20-Apr-1931   9/11 Commission vice chairman
James Harlan
Politician
26-Aug-1820 5-Oct-1899 US Senator from Iowa, 1855-73
Kenneth C. Hogate
Publisher
27-Jul-1897 11-Feb-1947 President of Dow Jones, 1931-45
R. David Hoover
Business
21-Jun-1945   CEO of Ball Corporation, 2001-11
Patricia Ireland
Activist
19-Oct-1945   NOW president, 1991-2001
Vernon Jordan
Business
15-Aug-1935   Advisor to Bill Clinton
Percy Julian
Chemist
11-Apr-1899 19-Apr-1975 Physostigmine and cortisone
Bernard Kilgore
Publisher
9-Nov-1908 14-Nov-1967 President of Dow Jones, 1945-66
Barbara Kingsolver
Author
8-Apr-1955   Prodigal Summer
Terry Lester
Actor
13-Apr-1950 28-Nov-2003 The Young and the Restless
David E. Lilienthal
Government
8-Jul-1899 15-Jan-1981 TVA Chairman, 1941-46
Andrew H. Madsen
Business
c. 1956   COO of Darden Restaurants
George L. Mazanec
Business
c. 1937   Vice Chairman of PanEnergy, 1989-96
Margaret Mead
Anthropologist
16-Dec-1901 15-Nov-1978 Coming of Age in Samoa
Jeffrey Mezger
Business
c. 1955   CEO of KB Home
Barrett Moore
Business
?   Triple Canopy founder
Ferid Murad
Scientist
14-Sep-1936   Nitric oxide as a cardiovascular signal
Charles Sumner Olcott
Author
20-Feb-1864 3-May-1935 The Life of William McKinley
David Graham Phillips
Journalist
31-Oct-1867 24-Jan-1911 Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
David T. Prosser, Jr.
Judge
24-Dec-1942   Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Dan Quayle
Politician
4-Feb-1947   Vice President under George H.W. Bush
Steven M. Rales
Business
c. 1951   Billionaire, Danaher
Ian M. Rolland
Business
3-Jun-1933   CEO of Lincoln National, 1977-98
Stephen W. Sanger
Business
10-Apr-1946   CEO of General Mills, 1995-2007
Philip R. Sharp
Politician
15-Jul-1942   Congressman from Indiana, 1975-95
Robert F. Sharpe, Jr.
Business
c. 1952   EVP at ConAgra
Noble Sissle
Composer
10-Jul-1889 17-Dec-1975 Shuffle Along
Theodore M. Solso
Business
5-Mar-1947   CEO of Cummins
Elmer Thomas
Politician
8-Sep-1876 19-Sep-1965 US Senator fom Oklahoma, 1927-51
Jeri Thompson
Relative
30-Sep-1966   Wife of Fred Thompson
Willis Van Devanter
Judge
17-Apr-1859 8-Feb-1941 US Supreme Court Justice, 1911-37
James Van Horne
Educator
c. 1935   Economics Professor, Stanford
David F. Walker
Business
c. 1953   Former Partner, Arthur Andersen
Robert Wall
Business
c. 1946   Co-Founder of MIPS
James E. Watson
Politician
2-Nov-1864 29-Jul-1948 US Senator from Indiana, 1916-33
Roy Owen West
Attorney
27-Oct-1868 29-Nov-1958 US Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29
Steven V. Wilkinson
Business
c. 1941   Former Partner, Arthur Andersen

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Percy Julian
Chemist
11-Apr-1899 19-Apr-1975 Physostigmine and cortisone

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Bruce P. Bickner
Business
c. 1943   DEKALB Genetics Corporation
Nicholas D. Chabraja
Business
6-Nov-1942   CEO of General Dynamics
Lawrence W. Clarkson
Business
c. 1938   Former Boeing Executive
Robert J. Darnall
Business
c. 1938   CEO of Inland Steel, 1992-98
John W. Fisher
Business
c. 1916 28-Jun-2009 CEO of Ball Corporation, 1970-81
R. David Hoover
Business
21-Jun-1945   CEO of Ball Corporation, 2001-11
George L. Mazanec
Business
c. 1937   Vice Chairman of PanEnergy, 1989-96
Ian M. Rolland
Business
3-Jun-1933   CEO of Lincoln National, 1977-98
Theodore M. Solso
Business
5-Mar-1947   CEO of Cummins
Roy Owen West
Attorney
27-Oct-1868 29-Nov-1958 US Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29


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