Matthew Hayden, assistant professor of teaching and learning at Drake University, is the recipient of the Association for Moral Education’s (AME) Kuhmerker Dissertation Award. This annual award recognizes outstanding doctoral dissertations that inform, develop, or relate to the understanding of moral development, moral functioning or moral education. The AME invites submissions from all fields, including...
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Drake professor receives $125,000 grant for STEM-related project
Maryann Huey, assistant professor of mathematics at Drake University, has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the Iowa Department of Education for her project Statistics and Probability for Teaching Secondary Students. This project, which is a collaborative effort with Wendy Weber a mathematics professor at Central College, will provide professional development activities to rural, secondary...
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Drake Law professor publishes book on HIV/AIDS governance
Peter K. Yu, professor of law and Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law at Drake Law School, recently published The Global Governance of HIV/AIDS: Intellectual Property and Access to Essential Medicines, with Edward Elgar Publishing. The book brought together leading scholars from multiple disciplines, including intellectual property, human rights, public health, and development studies....
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2013-05-012013-05-03by Jeremy SieversIn College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesFaculty and Staff Accomplishments
Raylene Rospond selected for national leadership development program
Raylene Rospond, who will transition from vice provost for operations to deputy provost on June 1, has been selected by the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI) to participate in their yearlong Senior Leadership Academy. Rospond is one of 26 mid-level administrators in higher education nationwide to be selected....
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Drake Professor Keith Summerville receives research grants
Keith Summerville, associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of environmental science, recently received two research grants—one from Polk County Conservation, and the other from Purdue University and the Hardwood Ecosystems Experience (HEE) Project. Summerville was awarded a grant from Polk County Conservation in the amount of $9,868 to study the...
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Anne Murr honored as a 2013 Hero of the Heartland
Anne Murr, coordinator of the Adult Literacy Center at Drake University, has been recognized as a 2013 Hero of the Heartland by the American Red Cross of Greater Iowa. Murr was honored this morning at a breakfast ceremony at the Hy-Vee Conference Center in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Hero of the Heartland program honors...
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Provost Jones receives Texas Woman’s University Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award
Drake University Provost Deneese Jones is the spring 2013 recipient of the Texas Woman’s University (TWU) Chancellor’s Alumni Excellence Award. She is being honored for her distinguished career in higher education. Jones says her educational experiences at TWU were key to her growth and development and she is deeply honored to receive this honor. Jones...
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Professor of Law Sally Frank awarded Bishop Dingman Peace Award
On March 9, Sally Frank, professor of law at Drake University for more than 20 years, was awarded the Catholic Peace Ministry’s Bishop Maurice J. Dingman Peace Award. The Dingman Peace Award is given each year in memory and in honor of Maurice Dingman, the late Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Des Moines revered...
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Professor of Pharmacy Practice elected Chair of the Continuing Pharmacy Education Commission
Timothy Welty, department chair of clinical sciences and professor of pharmacy practice in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS), has been elected Chair of the Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Commission, a subcommittee of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The CPE Commission was established in 2007 to guide ACPE’s Continuing Pharmacy Education...
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Kirk Martin honored with International Education Leadership award
Kirk Martin, director of Drake’s Chinese Cultural Exchange program, will be honored with a 25 Years Contribution Award from the Chinese Association of Iowa on Feb. 25. This series of awards recognizes the contributions of individuals or organizations that make a significant contribution to advance or support global learning opportunities. Martin was nominated and selected...