Mary McCarthy, associate professor of politics at Drake University, is one of three international scholars awarded the 2014 Japan Studies Fellowship at the East-West Center in Washington, D.C.
Category: Faculty and Staff Accomplishments
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Owens and Kash named 2014 Levitt Teacher and Mentor of the Year
Drake University faculty members Karla Kash and Craig Owens received Drake’s highest honors for teachers and mentors—the prestigious Madelyn M. Levitt Awards—at the University's undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 18.
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Maryann Huey receives three-year grant to continue with STEM-related project
Maryann Huey, assistant professor of mathematics at Drake University, has been awarded a $600,000 three-year grant from the Iowa Department of Education for her project, “Statistics and Probability, Content and Pedagogy, for Secondary Teachers.”
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Beckmann-Collier to receive Robert McCowen Award from the ICDA
Aimee Beckmann-Collier, professor of conducting and director of choral studies at Drake University, will receive the prestigious Robert McCowen Award from the Iowa Choral Directors Association (ICDA) at its July Summer Symposium.
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Law professor Shontavia Johnson wins International Trademark Association competition
Shontavia Johnson, associate professor of law at the Drake University Law School, recently won the Ladas Memorial Award from the International Trademark Association (INTA) for her paper, Trademark Territoriality in Cyberspace: An Internet Framework.
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Timothy Urness creates iPad app for learning languages
Timothy Urness, associate professor of computer science, has produced an iPad application to help facilitate learning a foreign language.
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Drake celebrates tenure for faculty members and promotions
The Office of the Provost at Drake University announces the faculty members who were approved by the board of trustees for tenure and/or promotion.
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Brian Gentry’s NASA Base Program grant selected for funding
Brian Gentry, assistant professor of pharmacology, was recently selected as base program manager by the Iowa Space Grant Consortium.
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Bell publishes article on drug treatments for ear infections
Edward Bell, professor of pharmacy practice at Drake University, recently published an article concerning the proper use of medicines that are applied into the ear.
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Timothy Knepper selected as Ronald Troyer Research Fellow for 2014–2015
Timothy Knepper, associate professor of philosophy and department chair, will be the Ronald Troyer Research Fellow for 2014–15.