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ALUMNI EVENTS

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4

“Let’s DU Lunch” featuring Des Moines Airport General Manager Craig Smith and Marketing Director Roy Criss, 11:30 a.m., AllPlay, 615 Third St., Des Moines. Cost: $17. For reservations, contact Betty See at betty.see@drake.edu.


WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

Greater Kansas City Young Alumni Event at the Boulevard Brewery (Tasting Room), 2501 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, MO, 6-8 p.m. Join us for an opportunity to tour the brewery and taste Boulevard’s different beers while reconnecting with fellow Drake alumni. Cost: $15 per person RSVP: Call 515-271-3147 (Space is limited)

FRIDAY, FEB. 20- SATURDAY, FEB. 21


Forty Year Reunion for the 1968-69 Final Four team, AllPlay, 615 Third St., Des Moines. 
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25

Chicago Area Bulldog Bashes, 7 p.m. (7:35 p.m. tip-off)

Cheer the Bulldogs to victory as they play Southern Illinois at Bulldog Bashes held at the following locations:
  • Downtown: Jimmy Fig’s Tavern and Restaurant, 160 N Franklin, Chicago, IL, 312-263-0260

  • Suburbs: Wildwood, 477 S 3rd Street, Geneva, IL, 630-377-8325
Questions? Contact Ashley Nichols at ashley.nichols@drake.edu.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4

Let’s DU Lunch featuring Barry Griswell, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, 11:30 a.m., AllPlay, 615 Third St., Des Moines. Cost: $17. For reservations, contact Betty See at betty.see@drake.edu.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5- SUNDAY, MARCH 8

Men’s Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament pre-game party, J Bucks, 1000 Clark St., St. Louis, MO. More details to come in late February. Questions? Contact John Brown at john.brown@drake.edu.

THURSDAY, MARCH 12-SUNDAY, MARCH 14

Women’s Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament pre-game party, Logan’s (formerly J. Bucks), 1165 Technology Dr., O’Fallon, MO. More details to come in late February. Questions? Contact: John Brown at john.brown@drake.edu.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

Let’s DU Lunch featuring Drake President David Maxwell, 11:30 a.m., AllPlay, 615 Third St., Des Moines. Cost: $17. For reservations, contact Betty See at betty.see@drake.edu.

2009 REUNIONS

FRIDAY, APRIL 24

Ten Year Cluster Reunion — Classes of 2000, 1999, 1998; Dessert reception, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Parents Hall South in Olmsted Center. Questions? Contact Jonathan Brendemuehl at jonathan.brendemuehl@drake.edu.

Forty Year Cluster Reunion — Classes of 1970, 1969, 1968; 6:30-9:30 p.m., Hoyt Sherman. For information, contact John Brown at john.brown@drake.edu.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25


Plan to attend the All Greek All Blue Reunion on Saturday, April 25, from 4-8 p.m. at 32nd St. and Forest Ave. The reunion is held conjunction with the 100th running of the Drake Relays. 

For more information, or to RSVP online or find out who plans to attend, visit www.drake.edu/alumni. 

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