Drake University has awarded its highest mentorship award, the 2007 Madelyn M. Levitt Mentor of the Year Award, to Lon Larson, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt professor of pharmacy administration.
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Klugman Receives Drake’s Highest Teaching Award
Drake University has awarded its highest teaching award to Stuart Klugman, the Principal Financial Group distinguished professor of actuarial science.
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Drake Embraces More Than 1,300 New Alumni
Drake University welcomed a total of more than 1,300 students into the ranks of alumni this past weekend during three ceremonies marking the commencement rites of passage.
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Drake Students to Explore Sustainable Development in Africa
Ugandan-born Jimmy Senteza, Drake associate professor of finance, has spent two years organizing a travel seminar for Drake students. It involves a 23-day journey to Uganda; they leave Des Moines on Tuesday, May 15.
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Renewable Energy Symposium Offered by Drake and APLF
As gas prices continue to skyrocket, Drake Law School will host a symposium in partnership with the Association of Patent Law Firms that will convene internationally renowned scholars and experts on the increasingly relevant topic of renewable energy and alternative fuels.
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Drake Student Leader Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Lauren Smith, who just completed her term as Drake student body president for 2006-07, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to fund a 13-month English teaching assistantship in South Korea.
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Drake Seeks Applicants for Free Political Reporting Seminar
Applications are due for a free political reporting seminar to be presented June 4-6.
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES NEWS
Student teams from Drake earned three first-place awards at the recent Midwest Model European Union Simulation in Indianapolis. Accompanied by Eleanor Zeff, associate professor of politics and international relations, 13 Drake students participated in the event, which involved three days of discussions and negotiations with more than 150 students from 11 Midwest universities.
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Burney named to new associate provost position
John Burney, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to the new position of associate provost for curriculum, faculty development and assessment, Provost Ronald Troyer announced recently.
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Drake alum leads refugee hike, seeks pledges
Paul Webering, AS'06, is directing the first Iowa Corridor Hike to Help Refugees, which will raise funds to provide family-sized tents for refugees in Afghanistan and Darfur.