Early this year, I received an envelope containing a remarkable piece of Theta Chapter history – a beautiful Beta pin from 1882, pictures of (1) the owner wearing the pin in 1883, (2) the Theta Chapter in 1883 and (3) the pin owner’s handwritten diary from January 1, 1884 while on campus in Delaware, Ohio. […]
Richard “Dick” DeVos ’54, #892
February 12, 2005 by Leave a Comment
Normally, alumni profiles are the result of personal interviews with the featured brother. On this occasion, with Dick four hours away from Dayton, and as an accommodation to the editor, an exception was made and Dick kindly agreed to submit “his story”, in his own words. The Early Years My family moved in about […]
Paul “Kissy” Kisseberth ’54, #884
February 12, 2004 by Leave a Comment
Normally, Alumni profile’s are the result of personal interviews with the featured brother. Paul Kisseberth lives in Connecticut and a personal interview was not practical. Even better, in this case and at the request of the editor, Paul sent “his story” which follows, in his own words, with but few edits. The Early Years My […]
Andres Duarte ’65, Roll #1090
February 13, 2001 by 1 Comment
Born in 1943, schooled in Venezuela, Andres Duarte ’65 was more than just a citizen of that country, his roots were deep in the United States as well. THE EARLY YEARS In 1909 his fraternal grandfather Andrew Duarte-Level left Venezuela for the states where he married an English/ Welsh immigrant Blodwen Jones, and set out to raise his fortune […]
Hal A. Fausnaugh ’48, ROLL #790
February 18, 2000 by Leave a Comment
GROWING UP Hal A. Fausnaugh was born in North Baltimore, Ohio, in 1925 at the home of his maternal grandparents and only two blocks from his father’s parents. His parents, Ruth E. Tarr and Kirby Fausnaugh, who were living in Cleveland at the time, frequently moved as Hal’s father pursued his Swift & Co. career. They moved from Cleveland to New Philadelphia, […]
Charley L. “Johnny” Ecker ’56, Roll #928
August 9, 1999 by Leave a Comment
By Dan Rich ‘55 Charley grew up along the banks of the Ohio River at Gallipolis. As GalliaAcademy high School. he was an outstanding football player and as he puts it. “tried to live life to the fullest!” When the time came to select a college, he was steered in the direction OWU by his […]
Chuck Underwood ’68, Roll #1144
January 9, 1999 by Leave a Comment
By Tom Tatham ’56 HOMETOWN ItEMS … PICKING OWU In the fall of 1964 a young lad from Auburn, N.Y. found his way to the OMU campus. Chuck Underwood achieved his goal of going to a school far from home when he picked Delaware, Ohio and OWU as his home away from home for the […]
William “Bill Rowland ’68, ROLL #1138
June 7, 1998 by Leave a Comment
HOMETOWN LIFE, PICKING OWU Bill Rowland, more often known as “Billy R.” by his brothers, was raised within a stone’s throw of Delaware and didn’t even know that OWU existed until he enrolled. Bill was raised in Sunbury, about l0 miles due east of Delaware. He attended BigWalnutHigh School where he was A very active […]
Rupert A. Doan ’55, Roll #910
December 5, 1997 by Leave a Comment
By Tom Tatham ’56 In ihe fall of 1951, an I 8-year-old young man from Cincinnati arrived at the OWU campus to follow in the footsteps of other family members. Rupert A. Doan ’55 is another one of many, Ohio Wesleyan grads with a long family tradition of atteending OWU. His father, Rupert G. Doan […]
Robert Stone Neff ’53, Roll #867
March 5, 1997 by Leave a Comment
By Tom Tatham ’56 Soon after pledging Beta Theta Pi in the fall of 1952,1 met Bob Neff ‘53. Bob was a senior in a class of many outstanding young men who quickly caught my attention and became mentors and role models to we underclassmen. Along with Bob Neff, in the class ’53 were Bill […]
