Category: Alumni

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 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.

Former Drake President Paul Sharp dies in Oklahoma; Bill Bryson to give Bucksbaum Lecture; and Student honored for positive impact on Iowa community.

The National Advisory Council of the College of Arts and Sciences is hosting a new career development opportunity for students by facilitating mock interviews this week.

Thomas McNab of St. Charles, Mo., recently received a $1,000 award from the Allstate Insurance Co. with the support of the Allstate Foundation.

Drake professor Robert Soltis recently was named the first recipient of the C. Boyd Granberg Professional Leadership Award for his service to professional pharmacy organizations.

The Law School's Whitfield & Eddy PLC National Moot Court team recently finished in the top eight out of 28 teams that competed in the national finals of the 59th Annual National Moot Court Competition.

Twenty-one first grade students at Orchard Place Elementary School in Des Plaines, Ill., were recently adopted by Drake, thanks to their teacher and Drake alumna Vanessa Stalter, ED'01.

Kelly Nass, JO'99, has literally found paradise in primetime as the new production coordinator for "Lost" -- the six-time Emmy Award-winning TV show -- filmed on location in Oahu, Hawaii.

Five Drake University alumni will be recognized for their career accomplishments and loyalty to the university at the annual Drake Alumni Awards Dinner on Saturday, May 16.  The event, which is open to Drake alumni and friends, will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and the program at 7 p.m. in...