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Category: Alumni
ATHLETICS NEWS
Johnson, Torrence named overall Athletes of the Century; Drake Relays tickets now on sale; Entries available for Drake Relays 8-K, half-marathon races.
ALUMNI EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 — MPA Luncheon Graduates of Drake’s Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program are invited to come back to campus for a special luncheon on Wednesday, April 15. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Parents Hall in Olmsted Center. The keynote speaker will be C. Kenneth Meyer,...
ALUMNI NEWS
Author and alumnus Bill Bryson lifts spirits by sharing his wit and wisdom; Alumnus selected as Obama's next assistant secretary of state for Africa; Drake to honor five outstanding alumni May 16; Drake alumnus plays out rivalry with University of Iowa alumnus on "Lost"; Alumni organize fundraising walk to raise awareness about suicide prevention.
CAMPUS NEWS
Joe Lenz named dean of College of Arts and Sciences; Drake's Lon Larson to receive Weaver Medal of Honor; and Mahon.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES NEWS
A stone from the Mauthausen Concentration Camp -- where Nazis forced prisoners to extract rocks from a quarry with their bare hands -- is on display as Drake musicians rehearse a Holocaust memorial oratorio to be performed on April 19.
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NEWS
Roger K. Brooks, retired CEO and chairman of AmerUs Group, recently received a Community Leadership Award.
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
The Iowa Board of Regents has awarded a $60,000 grant from the Grow Iowa Values Fund to Pramod Mahajan, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at Drake, for a new laboratory for training and research in pharmacogenomics.
ALUMNI EVENTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 5- SUNDAY, MARCH 8 Men’s Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament pre-game party, Logan’s (formerly J Bucks), 1000 Clark St., St. Louis, MO. 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), 1000 Clark St., St. Louis, MO. Questions? Contact:...
ALUMNI NEWS
Alumni to present Executive in Residence lecture; Drake singers head west for spring concert tour; Drake recognizes outstanding pharmacy and education alumni; Drake looks inward to secure solid position within shaky economy.