New Hires April 2015 Candice Shimmin, Instructional Coach, Head Start Joshua Haines, Environmental Specialist, EHS May 2015 Anniversaries Mary Anderson, Extension Education Jill Brimeyer, University Communications Shaunarae Bury, Legal Clinic William Cashmore, Athletics Larry Cox, DTS Thomas Delahunt, Office of Admissions Kerwin Dobbins, Teaching and Learning Daniel Doerflein, Athletics Anthony Foss, Maintenance/Custodial Courtney Graham, Athletics...
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Student receives prestigious Goldwater Foundation Scholarship
Drake University student Paige Diamond is a 2015-2016 recipient of the Goldwater Foundation Scholarship, a prestigious award for students pursuing careers in the fields of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering. Diamond, who is a junior chemistry and BCMB major, was selected from more than 1,200 students nominated nationwide. “I am honored and humbled to be...
Russ Johnson Jr., 2015 recipient of the Weaver Medal of Honor
Russ Johnson Jr., PH’52, was selected to receive the 2015 Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, the highest honor given by Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS). The Weaver Medal of Honor recognizes an individual’s dedication to making a substantial impact on the profession of pharmacy and the...
Memory Prints
For Phillip Chen, inspiration is everywhere: an antique spike from a circus tent, the stories of his great-grandfather working in a California gold mining town, or even the rock piles his children arrange in their backyard. From this collection of materials, ideas, stories, and histories, Chen, professor of art and design and printmaker, creates works...
Art Imitates Life
It is a masterful design of cells and tissue, organs and vessels, ligaments and bone. The human body is a work of art. Dr. Meyer Emanuel understood its intricacies and translated them with brush and palette. The urologist and gastrointestinal surgeon took to the canvas at age 55, and over the next three decades produced...
Continuing Education and Professional Development
In December 2014, the decision was made to change the name of the twenty-year-old program. Formerly known as Extension Education, it is now called Continuing Education and Professional Development (CEPD). The name change came with new goals for its future. Continuing Education and Professional Development is a graduate level distance-learning program for K–12 educators. The...
Donate your Drake memorabilia
The Office of Alumni Relations has settled into its space in the Drake University Alumni House, which the office’s staff has occupied more than two years now. As they continue to decorate and style the home, they have found a need for authentic Drake memorabilia to fill its nooks and crannies. Do you have a...
Drake University a Tree Campus 2014 USA Recipient
Drake University has received the 2014 Tree Campus USA recognition by the National Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. Created in 2008, Tree Campus USA is a national program that honors colleges and universities for engaging their students and staff in conservation goals. In its sixth year, Tree Campus...
Dr. Ann Burkhardt named Director of Occupational Therapy Program
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has announced Dr. Ann Burkhardt as the director of the Occupational Therapy program at Drake University, effective July 1, 2015. Burkhardt is currently a therapy resources management (TRM) occupational therapist at Crestwood & Grace Barker Nursing and Rehabilitation facilities in Warren, Rhode Island. Until 2010, she served as...
DUSCI presents 12th annual DUCURS event
The 12th annual DUCURS event, which is free and open to the public, is in the Olmsted Center from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 16. DUCURS provides a platform for students to share their findings with peers and others engaged in scientific exploration.