Joe Agostino

The son of Calabrian immigrants, Joe Agostino grew up in South Bend, earning degrees in mechanical engineering and an MBA from Notre Dame, where he served as captain of the wrestling team. Joe founded DPI Technologies Inc., a custom machine builder and importer of Italian machinery, as well as Sterling Wood Products, twice named to the Wood & Wood 100. A member of many Italian-American organizations on the national and local, Joe heads the local Columbus Day Committee and spearheads the area’s Italian History Project. Among numerous awards, he was named a Distinguished Hoosier in 1992.

Chapel in the Meadow

Joe Agostino November 24, 2025 0

Built at Camp Atterbury during its three-year stint as an internment camp for Italian POWs during World War II, the chapel stands today as a testament to the perseverance and faith of its creators. Nestled among the 40,351 acres that encompass Camp Atterbury in Indiana is a tiny chapel built in a meadow. This is no ordinary chapel, not because of anything strange or unusual, but because of who built it and how it was built. Camp Atterbury is a military complex used by the National Guard, 30 miles south of Indianapolis off U.S. Route 31 near Edinburgh. From 1943 …