Tim Oakes traveled a difficult path from a rough east-side Indianapolis neighborhood to Wabash College. On Monday, Oakes achieved a longtime dream when he was sworn into office as Marion County Superior Court Judge at a ceremony that honored all those who believed in him.

Now more than ever, the Wabash Annual Fund needs the support of the College's alumni and friends. Any gift — large or small — will have a direct impact on the liberal arts education Wabash students enjoy. For our alumni and friends who wish to take tax benefits in 2008, gifts must be made online or postmarked by December 31, 2008.

Wabash College senior football players Darryl Kennon and Tony Neymeiyer have been named to the 2008 D3football.com All-America Team. Kennon was placed on the Second Team, while Neymeiyer received Honorable Mention All-America honors.

Wabash graduates who have found successful careers in business and leaders of current business-related programs are praising the new Wabash Business Leadership Program.

Wabash President Patrick White and Dean of the College Gary Phillips have announced that religion professor Jonathan R. Baer and chemistry professor Lon Alan Porter, Jr. have been granted tenure.

Sharon and Kurt Conklin opened their Good to Go Xpresso coffee shops Good with an interesting business model. The shops operate as drive-through kiosks, and provide customers everything from rich espresso to frozen fruit smoothies. The Conklins’ business model includes a healthy dose of philanthropy, too.

Four members of the Wabash Sphinx Club tried to improve the holidays for the women and children living in the Montgomery County Family Crisis Shelter. As part of its annual Co-Motion fund-raising drive, the Club presented checks totaling nearly $1,200 to the shelter, which houses victims of domestic violence.

Ashraf Haidari returned to Crawfordsville Tuesday to visit his host family and to spend time catching up with faculty and staff. He is the Counselor for Political, Security, and Developmental Affairs at the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, but spends more time traveling making the case for support of his native country.

Ashraf Haidari, now the political counselor for the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C., had experienced the horrors of a home country in conflict. He decided not only to survive that devastation, but to rise above it.

Wabash senior defensive end Jared Lange has been named to the 2008 American Football Coaches Association Division III All-America Football Team.

Eric Stark ’88 makes his debut conducting the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra this Saturday when the ISO and Indianapolis Symphonic Choir present a performance of Handel's "Messiah" at Clowes Hall.

Frostburg State University Professor of History David Dean ’64 and son, Josh, ran Dean's 70th marathon together and are featured in this month’s Runner’s World magazine.

Recently retired Baker University Professor Tony Brown ’83 will give the Commencement address for fall graduates of Baker on Sunday, December 14 in Baldwin City, Kansas. Brown is just elected to the Kansas House of Representatives for the 10th District.

This monthly calendar is for the purpose of letting you know What’s Happening on the campus of Wabash College. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public.

United States Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey has announced the appointment of David L. Neal ’81 as Vice Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), effective January 5, 2009.