Category: Official News Releases

Laurie Kratky Doré, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor of law, has been awarded the University's highest honor for teaching.

Jennifer Harvey, assistant professor of religion and ethics, recently received Drake's most prestigious award for mentors.

Cassaundra Koenen missed the Undergraduate Commencement Saturday morning after her father suffered a heart attack in the stands before the ceremony started.

Undergraduate Commencement 2009 Address by President David E. Maxwell As all of today’s graduates know (if you read emails from the president), at the end of spring break I sent you message inviting you to suggest topics to me for my remarks at Commencement, and I want to begin by thanking the dozens and dozens...

Gary Johnson received a major award at a recent regional conference.

Drake senior Karli-Jo Storm recently was selected to receive a Fulbright Grant for the 2009-10 academic year.

“I’ve always had a fondness for Henry Adams’ quote: ‘A teacher affects eternity — he can never tell where his influence stops.’  I always thought this quote was made for Lon. He has affected eternity — he has been a teacher in so many different ways — a teacher to his students, to his colleagues,...

Karl R. Schaefer, professor of librarianship, plans to conduct research on engaging readers and building collections at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt.

Two journalists who covered the war will share their experiences.

Four members of the track team will miss graduation when they compete in the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.