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DePauw lost a loyal friend of the university with the recent passing of Norval B. 史蒂芬斯小. ‘51. Stephens passed away at home on October 17, 2023 at the age of 94. He was a tireless and creative figure not only in helping shape life at 迪堡大学, but also Greek life at a national level and the civic life of Barrington, 伊利诺斯州, 社区他和他的妻子, 黛安·福斯特·斯蒂芬斯，51年, 给家里打电话. Over many decades, Norval and Diane have given their time and treasure to our university. 他们是华盛顿C. 德堡终身协会会员.  

In 1994, Stephens was awarded the Old Gold Goblet, DePauw’s most prestigious alumni award. Years prior, he received a Rector Achievement Award. 作为校友, he served on the Board of Trustees beginning in 1983 in a voting role and continuing in advisory and lifetime roles. He was also a member of the Board of 访问ors, 校友 Board and Reunion Planning Committee. 作为一名学生, 斯蒂芬斯是校长bg大游娱乐官网, Phi Beta Kappa, president of Delta Tau Delta and participated in many facets of campus life. 

在他一生中, Stephens was a strong advocate for Delta Tau Delta and the interfraternity system. “That is how I met Norval, through Delta Tau Delta,” said his friend Max Hittle ‘66. “He was always front and center in supporting our chapter. 我们都尊敬他. And I had the good fortune of continuing a lifelong relationship with him through our work with the DePauw board and the proximity of our summer vacation homes in Michigan. 他是一个了不起的人.”  

Stephens served as Delta Tau Delta’s international president from 1992 to 1994, earning the organization’s highest service honor. 作为志愿者, he worked to strengthen Greek culture and improve the health and well-being of its students. He was named outstanding Greek volunteer of the year by the North-American Interfraternity Conference and later received the organization’s Gold Medal for outstanding lifetime service. He was also a civic leader in his hometown of Barrington, 伊利诺斯州, serving as a founder and later president of the Barrington Area Community Foundation. 

Stephens spent four decades as an advertising executive for Needham Harper (later known as DDB Needham Worldwide). 在bg大游娱乐官网，他得了B.A.我主修经济学。. He then served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps where he was a combat veteran of the Korean War. He later earned his MBA at the University of Chicago in 1959. 

Stephens is survived by his wife Diane and children Jill Elizabeth, 约翰·格雷戈里, Katherine Stephens Weidner and James Norval '86. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sandra Jean Stephens. Others preceding him in passing include his brother and sister-in-law, John L. ‘53 and Kay Leonard Stephens ‘53. He is survived by twelve grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

DePauw family connections are many, including a grandson, Robert S. 怀德的14, （外）孙女, Margaret Diane Gloyne ' 12, niece Virginia Stephens Terlep ‘82 and several great nieces and nephews including John Charles Stephens ‘06, Michael Fenn Terlep ' 16, Peter Kingston Terlep ‘11 and Anne Stephens Spillbeler ‘08. 

Obituary and memorial service detail for Norval Blair 史蒂芬斯小.