Drake celebrated a new Beautiful Bulldog; more than 1,600 runners of all ages and abilities turning out for the inaugural Grand Blue Mile; and an astounding 18 track and field records set.
May 5, 2010
Archive for the ‘eBlue May 2010’ Category
Drake celebrates $2 million gift for endowed Relays directorship
Franklin "Pitch" Johnson Jr. and his wife, Catherine, recently established the Franklin P. Johnson Director of the Drake Relays.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
ALUMNI EVENTS
THURSDAY, MAY 6 -- Actuarial Science Alumni Evening Actuarial science alumni and Drake faculty, staff and students will gather for an evening celebrating Larry Zimpleman, chairman and CEO of Principal Financial Group, who will receive the inaugural Stuart Klugman Alumni Award. Klugman, who served as Professor of Actuarial Science from 1988 to 2009, will also [...]
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Downtown Street Painting draws 41 entries from local businesses, organizations
The longtime student tradition of Street Painting was shared with businesses and community members in Downtown Des Moines.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Two alumni elected to Drake Board of Trustees
Donald Lee Decker and Cathryn Lacy will serve three-year terms on the board, Drake's policy-making and governing body.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Drake Phonathon raises $361,375 in alumni gifts, makes last call for pledges
Donations to this year's campaign are welcome through May 31.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Drake alumna wins POW! award for innovative leadership
Sally Davis is one of 16 recipients of the 2010 POW! Awards presented by Womenetics, an organization that honors innovative female leaders.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Improvisational TASK party brings Drake artists together
The event brought students, faculty and staff together to express and challenge their artistic creativity.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
CBPA presents Meredith's Lacy with Community Leadership Award
Steve Lacy received the Community Leadership Award for his impact on the University and Des Moines business community.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Professor, students team up to study endangered turtles
Professor Keith Summerville and his student are researching the lifestyle habits and population structure of a population of endangered box turtles.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Alumnus' gift transforms Aliber room into Graduate and Professional Education Center
The room was designed with state-of-the-art technology to meet the needs of adult learners in evening classes, all-day seminars and workshops.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Pharmacy students recognized at national conference
A group of students recently attended the American Pharmacists Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
SOE provides flash drives for education student's classroom
Students are using the flash drives for projects and to work on homework assignments outside of class.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Drake Magazine wins two regional awards, advances to nationals
Drake's entries were among 3,600 in 39 categories from 12 regions for the 2009 calendar year.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
Student-athletes win awards at volleyball dinner
The team recently celebrated their 2009-10 season and four student-athletes received awards.
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010
