Roger Wilkie, PH'63, and his wife, Marie, recently hosted a reception in their Leawood, Kansas, home for fellow Drake pharmacy alumni.
Year: 2007
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
Drake alumni are starting a new tradition of providing students with white lab coats to which mark the beginning of the students' professional career and Doctor of Pharmacy program.
Scott Memorial Chapel receives architectural award
The restoration of Drake's Oreon E. Scott Memorial Chapel by Substance Architecture has received the 2007 Honor Award for Restoration from the Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
CAMPUS NEWS: Kristof illuminated troubles in Darfur for Drake community
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof brought the terrors of Darfur home to the Drake community in his lecture "Why Troubles in Darfur and Other Parts of the World Matter to Us," on Sept. 25, as part of the annual Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture series.
ALUMNI NEWS: African-American alumni, students celebrate their Drake connections
More than 150 African-American alumni and students socialized, networked and explored ways to keep connected with each other and the University during a special reunion Sept. 28-30 themed "With Pride and Purpose."
Nominate a great Drake grad for an alumni award
The Drake National Alumni Association Board is seeking nominations for the 2008 Drake alumni awards, which will be celebrated during the annual Alumni Awards Dinner on Friday, May 16, 2008.
A Tale of Two Alumni
Here’s a story of two Drake graduates who were educated at different times and who have very different backgrounds, but who are now working together: Dan Hobson, who earned his master of business administration degree in 1988, and Maggie Buttweiler Blehert, who earned her journalism degree from Drake in 2006.
Former high-ranking government officials to speak at Drake
Lawrence J. Korb will join Greg Thielmann in presenting a free, public lecture on "Defense, Intelligence and Terrorism," at 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Drake University.
‘Salsa’ documentary to air on IPTV Oct. 4
An award-winning documentary about Perry, Iowa, by Jody Swilky, professor of English at Drake University, and independent filmmaker Kent Newman, will premier on Iowa Public Television Thursday, Oct. 4.
Drake magazines and students finalists for national awards
The Associated Collegiate Press has named two of Drake University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication student magazines as finalists for the ACP 2007 Pacemaker awards for magazine excellence.