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Longtime "Days of Our Lives" star, Bill Hayes, has died. He was 98.

Longtime "Days of Our Lives" star, Bill Hayes, has died. He was 98.

DePauw lost a loyal friend and inspirational figure when Dr. Ferid Murad ‘58 passed away on September 4, 2023, at home in Palo Alto at the age of 86. Dr. Murad was a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, pharmacologist and physician who made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of cardiovascular medicine and the effects of nitric oxide.  Dr. Murad won the 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine. His research and discoveries on nitric oxide not only contributed to a better understanding of ho...

Learn more about our students, faculty, staff and alumni and how they are impacting the world around them.

Learn more about our students, faculty, staff and alumni and how they are impacting the world around them.

Learn more about our students, faculty, staff and alumni and how they are impacting the world around them.

DePauw University is a top national liberal arts university, ranked #1 in Indiana, where professional success is the outcome for nearly 100% of graduates. Located in historic Greencastle near Indianapolis, DePauw is a Best Value university that offers highly competitive leadership and merit scholarships.

William L. “Bill” Amers, 84, of Vincennes, passed away Dec. 19, 2020, at Good Samaritan. A graduate of Greencastle High School in 1954, he graduated from DePauw University in 1958. He was a Rector Scholar and received his master’s degree and principal certification from Indiana State University. Bill worked 40 years in the education field, as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal at South Knox Middle School. He was District Principal of the Year. A member of Pi...