It is with bittersweet regret that I write to inform my departure from DePauw.
Arriving in the fall of 1999, I could not have imagined the growth, personally & professionally, I would experience. Thanks to university President Dr. Robert Bottoms, I was "recruited" back to my alma mater to the finest profession I have known. Dr. Bottoms' dedication for DePauw has always driven the passion for my work, as I have always sought to make him proud. He has been the Mentor of My Life, and I will eternally be grateful to him for making DePauw a reality for a poor, first-generation African-American from Youngstown, Ohio.
I dedicate my DePauw career to you, Dr. Bottoms.
It would be unfair to mention the names of students whom I have grown to love as Friends for Life, so I will refrain from mentioning any, specifically. Watching all of you enter as first-year students and progressing throughout your DePauw career has been the true joy of my professional life. I love you all and will treasure our friendship forever! This is not a goodbye, but rather a wave and promise that I shall be seeing you all again soon. Continue to make DePauw a better place.
Faculty & Staff: It has been a wonderful time earning your confidence and respect in me as a student-centered professional.
A special note for Gary Lemon, my Friend for Life: Thank you for all of the fond memories and belief in me. I especially appreciate your thoughtful and caring advice as my tenure as the university progressed. I will never forget you and Susan and hope to continue our friendship beyond the town of Greencastle. I am grateful for the professors who taught me as student Keith B. Stanford and welcomed me as a colleague.
Finally, a special thanks to my colleagues in Admission & Financial Aid. Especially Earl Macam, thank you!
Before heading west, I would love to see as many of you as I possibly can to share a warm smile and well wishes.
Until we meet again.
Keith B. Stanford
departing Associate Director of Admissions