The Drake University Occupational Therapy Department had a substantial presence at this year’s Iowa Occupational Therapy Association (IOTA) Conference, which took place on November 1, 2025, in Des Moines. Current Drake Pre-Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) students, as well as faculty and alumni, gathered at this event, which brought together OT professionals from...
The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will award its highest honor, the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, to Drake pharmacy alumnus, James (Jim) De Muth, PH’70. Jim will deliver the Weaver Medal Lecture during the 2026 Drake Relays week on Wednesday, April 22, as a part of the...
July 1, 2025 marked the official beginning of service to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) for Drake University Occupational Therapy Doctorate student Cole Brockman and Department Chair and Professor of Occupational Therapy Dr. Leslie Jackson. Brockman was elected as Assembly of Student Delegates Student Representative to the Commission on Practice, and Jackson was sworn...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) has welcomed a cohort of more than 100 new professional students into its pharmacy, nursing and occupational therapy programs. The College held its annual Coating Ceremonies on August 22, 2025 in Sheslow Auditorium. Incoming graduate students received a white or blue coat, representing their entry into the...
Just three years after the launch of Drake University’s Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology (MSCP), an online curriculum training psychologists to prescribe medication, the program has doubled in size and recently had a strong presence at a national clinical psychology summit. This two-year master’s program, offered through Drake University’s College of Pharmacy & Health...
C. Boyd Granberg, Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Drake University’s College of Pharmacy (now the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences), passed away on August 31, 2025. He was 104 years old. During his lifespan, Granberg dedicated 34 years to Drake University, serving as a pharmacy faculty member from 1950 to 1977 and then...
The Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA) presented awards to Drake University alumni, faculty and a current student at its Annual Meeting, which took place on June 5 and 6 in Des Moines. These prestigious awards recognize exceptional service to the profession of pharmacy. Cheryl Clarke, Professor Emerita of Pharmacy Practice, received the Thomas R. Temple Mentorship...
Dr. Shankar Munusamy, Professor of Pharmacology and Director of Assessment at Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, recently received the 2025 ASPET Pharmacology Educators Award. This national honor from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) celebrates educators who advance pharmacology education through innovative teaching pedagogies and assessment methods. Dr. Munusamy...
Dr. Yolanda Griffiths, professor of occupational therapy and former program director, will conclude her eight years of service for the Occupational Therapy Department within Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) on May 30, 2025. Dr. Griffiths arrived at Drake University in June of 2017, when the Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD) program was...
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held its annual Professional Hooding and Commencement Ceremony for professional program students on Friday, May 16, 2025. The CPHS Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences undergraduate students participated in the University Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony held on Saturday, May 17th. Receiving their degrees and doctoral hoods during the...