Category: DU in the News

Iowa's judicial nominating commission heard from 16 people Monday as they started public interviews of the 60 candidates for three open positions on the Iowa Supreme Court. The applicants include 18 Drake alumni.

The Iowa Section PGA will present a $50,000 check, on behalf of Drake University alum and pro golfer Zach Johnson, to support Drake's Play Golf America University program Jan. 25.

Drake University alumnus Kenny Younger, who started programming computers when he was 8 years old, discusses a shift in the length of contract work in the IT field. Younger develops his own software projects.

Drake University alumnus Billy Cundiff, the Baltimore Ravens and Pro Bowl kicker, has reached a five-year, $15 million contract agreement with the Ravens, according to ESPN. Cundiff made 26 of 29 field goals this season with a long of 49 yards. He made all 39 extra points he attempted.

In an opinion piece, visiting law professor Migel Schor writes that Americans fought a Revolution, in part, to ensure that our judges would not be made dependent on the whims of politicians.

Drake JMC alumnus Peter Lewis is profiled by Stanford's student newspaper. He is the Hearst visiting professor in the communication department and spent a year as a Knight fellow at Stanford in 2010. Lewis also worked at The New York Times, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the birth of the Internet and wrote a novel in Argentina.

More than 200 Drake University alumni, campaign donors, board members and community leaders mingled over drinks and hors d'oeuvres at the "distinctlyDrake" Des Moines reception Friday at the Temple of Performing Arts in Des Moines. View photos from the evening on the Register site.

Peter K. Yu, who holds the Kern family chair in intellectual property law at Drake, has written an op-ed about the opportunities presented by Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States.

Second year Drake law student Jack Whitver was welcomed into the Senate chamber this morning with a standing ovation from his colleagues-to-be of both parties. Whitver, a Republican, won the Senate District 35 special election against Democrat John Calhoun.

Drake alumnus and current graduate student Chris Diebel of Orchestrate Hospitality is the 2010 Juice Young Professional of the Year. The award recognizes central Iowans younger than 35 whose efforts have improved the quality of local life.