Category: Alumni

The Drake Law School team of Kim Bartosh of Ankeny, Iowa, and Karin Derry of Johnston, Iowa, recently won the regional American Bar Association Client Counseling Competition at William Mitchell Law School in St. Paul, Minn. They will advance to the nation

Drake's 35th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition opened Feb. 26 and continues through March 17. The show is free and open to the public.

The Drake University Board of Trustees has approved a proposal from the University administration to name the new playing field in the revitalized Drake Stadium Johnny Bright Field in memory of one of the finest all-around athletes to play not only at Dra

The IMT Des Moines Marathon announced today that it is partnering with Drake University to add the school's campus and venerable Drake Stadium, home of the Drake Relays, to the course of the Full Marathon.

Drake University was named the Sweepstakes Winner at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI annual conference in St. Louis, Jan. 22-24.

Drake pharmacy students spent Feb. 7 in a series of lectures, discussions and professional development activities as part of the College of Pharmacy and Health Science's annual Pharmacy Day.

The Drake Board of Trustees recently honored Vicky Payseur, vice president for business and finance, for her stewardship of the University's budget - which ended the 2004-05 fiscal year with a surplus for the first time in more than a decade.

The 2006 Spring Internship and Career Fair offers students the opportunity to meet recruiters and look for internships and full- and part-time jobs. The fair will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in Parents Hall at Olmsted Center.

From cultural celebrations to academic discussions, Drake University and the Coalition of Black Students at Drake continue a plethora of events scheduled to celebrate Black History Month throughout February.

Drake University has received a $15,000 grant for the Joan and Lyle Middleton Center for Children's Rights at the Drake Legal Clinic from the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation's Community Impact Fund.