President Pat White Rings In The Class Of 2016

The problem with being a fighter pilot temporarily transplanted into Academia is often trying to describe things.  For example, Chapel Sing or yesterday’s Ringing In ceremony.  If I were with my friends and they asked about one of those, I have a two word code I could use and they would completely understand.  Adding one extra code would make it world class special.  (Sorry – can’t share – those codes are “classified”.)

So, this poor dumb fighter pilot is left trying to describe the indescribable – another Ringing In Ceremony.  Let me put it this way.  Goose bumps…few dry eyes…a life changing moment….and I am just talking parents.  Take a look at the faces of the parents in the photo album…that will tell you.

Another great Ringing In Ceremony and another great year ahead of us!

For a few more photos from the cheap seats, click here.

Here’s the link – hope to see you there.

http://www.wabash.edu/news/displaystory.cfm?news_ID=9553

The Senior Bench

Mike Myers married Maggie Myers in the Wabash Chapel earlier this month.  Not quite sure when the painting was done but the next week found the bench had been painted to celebrate the happy day.

Heck, they even autographed it!

Could be a brand new tradition here.  My sense is the paint job’s days are numbered – after all Saturday is Freshman Saturday and it all starts again…

Greg Castanias ’87

Greg Castanias ’87,  partner in the Washington, DC office of global law firm Jones Day, received a “Fastcase 50” award at the American Association of Law Libraries annual meeting on July 21-24.

The 50 winners are recognized as “the smartest, most courageous innovators, techies, visionaries, and leaders in the law,” according to Fastcase, a legal research company. Besides lawyers, the award recipients include judges, teachers, and other legal professionals.

Greg is an appellate and intellectual property litigator with extensive Supreme Court and Federal Circuit advocacy experience. He heads Jones Day’s Federal Circuit practice.

Greg also serves Wabash in many ways, including serving as the President of the Alumni Body, the National Association of Wabash Men.

Congratulations Greg!!!

Wabash isn't #1 or #2...

The Pre-season Top 25 list is out on D3Football.com…click here to see it all.

The football conversation on D3boards.com is just starting to heat up.  That web site is a source of a great deal of “information” and “opinion”.  Can get a  little funny at times as well.

There’s your light reading and entertainment for today!

Hollett Little Giant Stadium

It’s all quiet now…but it won’t be for long.

When I was wandering the other day, I just happened by the football stadium.  And it seems so…quiet.

In a couple of weeks we’ll see the 2012 football team out there and the cross country guys taking on the alumni in the Finch Memorial Meet.  A couple weeks after that, Jay Fisher ’66 will roll into town with his 85′ long Ram pickup and grill that feeds 2,000.  Frank Kolisek ’82 and his lovely bride Lisa will be here…Jim and Susie Cumming down the way…Don Shelbourne and the “Land cruiser”.

And many, many more.

All will be right in the football world.

Oh, by the way.  Tailgate info on Hanover on the web shortly…we already have our reservations down in Madison…hope to see you there.

Check Out The Latest Edition

Professor Dennis Krause sent me the link to the new Physics Department Newsletter.  It’s a good one.

You can see what faculty and students are up to – some interesting opportunities for our young men studying Physics.  Here’s the link – enjoy!

Where Have All The Cards Gone?

In the interest of full disclosure, the Lilly Library and the Grunge didn’t see much of each other back in “those” days.  But I do know enough to know that the reference cards provided the map to greater enlightenment and completed homework assignments.

Well, as I was looking over the new Media Center – WOW! –  I happened upon this stack of history.  Card case in the background – card drawers stacked neatly waiting for…their future.

Seems an interesting play on history for the stack to be next to the brand new Media Center…makes me want to chug my Ensure!

The New Wabash Media Center

The Media Center is still in the Lilly Library…now at the back of the Library on the first floor.  State-of-the-art Macs (My son Jeremy, an Apple manager, thanks you!) and a nice open layout offers much more for our faculty, staff and student team.  The crews are putting the finishing touches on the setup – it will be ready to go on Freshman Saturday.

Even the keyboards have been designed with guys like the Grunge in mind. Check this out…

Where is that text tool again?

Next time you’re on campus and swing by the 1832 Brew for a cup of coffee, check out Adam Bowen’s new digs.

The Top 50...at No. 9

Terry Hutchens has covered Indiana University football and basketball for 14 years for the Indy Star.  He also teaches Journalism.  He’s an expert…in writing and in IU basketball.

Bryan Hutchens '14

So, Terry compiled a list of the Top 50 players in IU history.  When it came to the statistical part – Terry had a plan.  He called on his son Bryan, a senior at Wabash majoring in Financial Math.  Byran is a member of the Phi Psi house here at Wabash.

Here’s the link to the story.  Enjoy.

(Thanks to Dean Mike Raters ’85 for sending the information.)