Category: Alumni

Joan Lamm-Tennant, global chief economist and risk strategist for Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC, will present a lecture on "Enterprise Risk Management and the Current Financial Crisis" as part of Drake's new Allstate Risk Management Lecture Series.

Allan W. Vestal, professor of law and former dean of the University of Kentucky College of Law, has been named dean of Drake Law School.

Senior magazine students recently launched a new issue 515 magazine featuring Des Moines residents who are laughing their way to good health, energizing the city's cultural scene and tackling out-of-the-ordinary careers.

More students at Phillips Traditional Elementary School will have the opportunity to learn from Drake students and athletes, thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Qwest Foundation.

Drake’s mission is to provide an exceptional learning environment that prepares students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. The Drake experience is distinguished by collaborative learning among students, faculty, and staff and by the integration of the liberal arts and sciences with professional preparation.  

Michael J. Renner, who previously served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, will become Drake University's next provost on June 1, 2009.

Drake Student-Athletes Contribute To Toys For Tots Campaign; Drake’s Amy Stephens Honored By Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference; Four Bulldogs Named To 2008 NSCAA/adidas All-Midwest Region Team

Alumna and dermatologist gift to enhance science at Drake; Remembering Missy Lange…; Join alumni for the Relays Half Marathon; and Drake's Spring Internship and Career Fair set for Feb. 5.

Drake Law School Mediation Team places second in international tournament; Music fraternity wins national award; Drake's Fred Arroyo named one of top 10 new Latino authors; Drake student receives national music award; and Law student who survived 9/11 talks to middle school students about courage.

Senior Jordan Mirocha will travel to Chile on Jan. 10 to participate in the 2009 Research Experience for Undergraduates Program in Astronomy at the mountaintop Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in La Serena.