DePauw Athletics Hall of Fame
Dan Hanna, who is being inducted posthumously, served as DePauw’s director of bands and as a professor in the School of Music. His leadership with the marching and pep bands at football and basketball games added spirit and energy to DePauw athletics for 35 years.
A native of Greencastle, Hanna graduated from Greencastle High School in 1940 and, during World War II, was a member of the 624th Air Force Band. He received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from DePauw in 1947 and 1948 and taught instrumental music in the public schools of Andalusia, Ala., from 1948 until returning to DePauw in 1952. Hanna was a president of the Indiana Bandmasters’ Association and a member of various professional organizations. He retired from DePauw in 1988 and passed away in 2007.
