Category: Official News Releases

Seven Drake alumni teaching English in China this year had dinner with Gov. Culver during his recent economic development trip to Hebei Province.

James A. Benzoni, who teaches immigration law at Drake Law School, will participate in a forum exploring immigration issues in the wake of the recent raid at a meatpacking plant in Postville.

Justine Blanchard of Grimes, Iowa, was honored for her article about diabulimia, an eating disorder, published in Drake magazine.

More than 120 Drake employees, alumni and friends of the University helped celebrate the accomplishments of six outstanding alumni at the recent annual Alumni Awards Banquet.

Darcie Vandegrift, assistant professor of sociology, will move with her husband and two children to the Andes mountains for the 2008-09 academic year.

Kayla Hatt of Ankeny was selected for the award, established in memory of Polk City pharmacist Jerry Karbeling, based on her leadership and contributions to Drake and the pharmacy profession.

Thirty-four advertising seniors recently placed second at the regional level of the American Advertising Federation's National Student Advertising Competition in Omaha, Neb.

Dorothy Pisarski has received the top award for educators from the Ninth District of the American Advertising Federation.

Members of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) and Drake Chinese Students Association helped fundraise for victims of the earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar at the recent CelebrAsian festival.

Industry leaders, attorneys, academics and scientists recently gathered to explore cutting-edge issues at Drake's Summer Institute in Intellectual Property, Biotechnology and Agricultural Sciences.