Drake University students will sing at the Service of Dedication for Iowa Gov.-elect Terry Branstad on Jan. 13. Branstad, a Drake Law School alumnus, is set to be sworn-in as governor Jan. 14.
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Fiserv names Mark Ernst executive vice president and chief operating officer
Drake alumnus Mark Ernst, a member of the University's Board of Trustees, was named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Fiserv, Inc. The company describes itself as the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions.
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Schultz is already pumped for 2014
Drake University politics professor Dennis Goldford says there's a risk for any secretary of state if the office, which oversees elections, is seen as being politicized. "A good secretary of state would be, in a sense, someone whose name is not in the newspaper," Goldford said. Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz says he wants elections to be fair and honest, with no party having an advantage.
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Martinez names Dona Ana County district attorney
Drake Law School alumna Amy Orlando was named district attorney in Dona Ana County, Texas.
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GOP picks Ankeny exec to run for open Senate seat
The Iowa GOP has chosen Ankeny businessman Jack Whitver, a student at Drake Law School, as the party's candidate for an Iowa Senate seat coming open this winter.
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North High's Gogerty inspired by fellow educators
Jessica Gogerty, a graduate student at Drake's school of education, recently was honored at the White House as one of the nation's best math and science teachers.
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Wiggins to lead search for Iowa Supreme Court justices
Drake Law School alumnus David S. Wiggins will lead the search to replace three of his colleagues on the Iowa Supreme Court. Wiggins will be the most senior justice on the court, other than the chief, as of Jan. 1.
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KC woman helped to free inmate, but has yet to share in $7 million settlement
Jim Cleary, an attorney and retired Drake University professor, spent 13 years on a series of appeals for a man convicted of murder. The man was later freed when an investigator from Kansas City found police documents that hadn't previously been released.
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Rabenberg will be principal at Ankeny's Prairie Ridge
Drake alumnus Tabetha Rabenberg will be principal for Prairie Ridge Middle School in Ankeny, Ia., when the school opens in August, district officials decided Monday.
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What it takes: Johnny Taylor Jr.
Drake alumnus Johnny Taylor Jr., head of the nonprofit Thurgood Marshall College Fund, discusses his strategy for success, his career path, his legacy and why his job as a VP at Blockbuster Entertainment was his best gig so far.