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THE RACE TO RENOVATE DRAKE STADIUM IS UNDERWAY

On your mark, get set . . .



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WELCOME TO THE PREMIER EDITION OF DRAKEUNIVERSITY’S NEW MAGAZINE for alumni andfriends! Drake Blue is an innovative example of a fundamental institutional belief atDrake — that constant, deliberate and care-ful change is essential to the health of theUniversity, particularly in the rapidly chang-ing world in which we live.

The fast-paced and sometimes unpre-dictable changes in student learning goals,professional aspirations and demographics,the economy; the philanthropic environ-ment; and competition from new types ofinstitutions will have an impact on our suc-cess. If we are to continue to preserve andenhance Drake University — consistent withour core values of Excellence, Learning,Integrity, Citizenship and FiscalResponsibility — and if we are to maintainour status as a premier master’s university,we must embrace change as necessary notonly to respond to, but to manage andexploit the challenges that confront us.

As we think about change, it is also impor-tant to look at relationships as a definingcharacteristic of the University — relation-ships among students, faculty and staff;between the University and its alumni;between the University and the community.

Various indicators, from our recent surveyresearch data to our less-than-stellar alumniparticipation in Drake’s annual fund pro-gram, suggest that there is much room forimprovement in the ways that we at Drakeconnect with our alumni. It is criticallyimportant that our alumni are fully

informed about the University’s present, andthat you have an opportunity to share in theongoing discussion — and the excitement —about the University’s future. It is equallyimportant to ensure that we are listening toyou about your aspirations for Drake andthat the University continues to serve you inappropriate ways long after you’ve graduat-ed. As you’ll see in coming months, Blue isbut one part — a very prominent part — of agroup of integrated strategies to ensure thatyou are hearing everything that you wantand need to know about Drake and that weare hearing from you in ways that informour thinking and decision-making.

But, as you’ll see from the cover story, wehave been able to turn challenge into oppor-tunity —for Drake, for Des Moines, forCentral Iowa and for the global track andfield community. A revitalized DrakeStadium that preserves the essence of abeloved national icon will serve as an inter-nationally recognized venue for not only theDrake Relays, but for regional and nationalNCAA, USA Track & Field and AAU events,bringing visibility and prestige to theUniversity and hundreds of millions of dol-lars in economic impact to the local commu-nity. It will also serve as a wonderful venuefor Drake football and soccer, as well as forcommunity events.

We are laying the groundwork for vibrantinitiatives that address the learning needs ofour students and of the community in newand creative ways, while at the same time pre-serving and cherishing the integrity and valueof what we already have.

Presidential perspective

If we are to continue to preserve and enhance Drake University and if we are to maintain

our status as a premier master’s university, we must embrace change as necessary

not only to respond to, but to manage and exploit the challenges that confront us.

The subject of the cover story of this inau-gural issue of Blue, the revitalization of DrakeStadium, is a powerful emblem of the ways inwhich we can not only embrace change, butturn the challenges that we face into opportu-nities that move the University forward. DrakeStadium is 78 years old, and it is showing itsage— it is in urgent need of significant struc-tural repair, and the track does not meetinternational standards. As a result, mostevents at the world-famous Drake Relays arenot eligible as national and world records.Unless the track is reconfigured to meet con-temporary standards, the position of theDrake Relays as one of the world’s preemi-nent track and field events is in jeopardy.

As you’ll see, there’s a lot going on atDrake — a lot to be excited about and a lotto be proud of. We will always have chal-lenges ahead of us, but we will always do ourbest to turn those challenges into opportuni-ties. I hope that we’ll have your guidance,encouragement and support as we do so.

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PresidentDr. David E. Maxwell

Vice President of Institutional Advancement

John H. Willey

Interim Director of Alumni & Parent Programs

Heidi Slinker

Director of Marketing & Communications

Brooke Benschoter

EDITORIAL STAFF

EditorCasey L. Gradischnig

Art DirectorEric Flynn, AS’93

Assistant EditorMichelle Rubin

Graphic DesignerMatt Kuhns

Contributing WritersKris Fettkether

Lisa Lacher

InternsKristi BockmanValerie Hoven

Drake Blue is published as a service to Drake alumni,parents and friends by the Drake University Office of Marketing and Communications. Views expressedin Drake Blue do not necessarily reflect opinions ofthe editors or the University. We welcome articles by and story ideas from and about Drake alumni.Send correspondence to Editor Casey L. Gradischnig,Drake University, 2507 University Ave., Des Moines, IA50311-4505. E-mail: [email protected].

Copyright Drake University 2004

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DepartmentsCAMPUS 4School of Education navigates the urban classroom • Pharmacy teamwins national competition • Drake creates platform for science researchpresentations • Recent grads receive Fulbright scholarships • Law students successfully lobby for passage of Iowa bill

8 FACULTYMcMahill named interim dean of SOE • Rozycki, Adams honored with Levitt Awards • Strentz named to National Open Government Hallof Fame • Edrington honored for exemplifying the spirit of Drake

SPORTS 16Drake golfer takes a swing at the big time • Reagan’s Relays connection

18 ALUMNISpring yields a bevy of alumni honors • City outreach events in fullswing • Drake honors best at 2004 Alumni Awards Dinner • SJMC grads honor Woodward

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET . . . The race to renovate Drake Stadium is underway

ALL ACCESSHow a pharmacy college, a Drake

grad and a community coalition broughtrelief to an uninsured population

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RECENT GRADS RECEIVE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIPS

Two December graduates havebeen awarded FulbrightScholarships. Shalene Breci ofSioux City received a scholarshipto fund a 13-month Englishteaching assistantship for 2004-05 in South Korea. Mira Yusef ofDes Moines received a scholar-ship to support her research onMuslim women in thePhilippines during 2004-05.

“The award of a FulbrightScholarship is a powerful indica-tor of the excellence of theapplicant’s educational prepara-tion, as well — of course — asthe excellence of the applicant’sproposal for study and research,”said Drake President DavidMaxwell.

Breci, who earned a bachelor’sdegree in anthropology and soci-ology, will travel to South Korea,where she will receive six weeksof intensive training beforebeing assigned to a school.

“I’m looking forward to livingin and learning about a new cul-ture. I feel prepared through mycourses and am confident that Ihave a good understanding ofwhat to expect,” Breci said.

Yusef, who earned her bache-lor’s degree in history, is a nativeof the Philippines who came tothe United States as a teenagerand worked as a legal assistantbefore pursuing a college educa-tion. A mother of two, she hasbeen working as the Asian com-munity outreach coordinator forthe Iowa Coalition AgainstSexual Assault.

She plans to travel to Manilato begin interviewing MuslimFilipinas who work in domesticpositions in the Middle East andreturn to their native land when-ever possible. Yusef said she haswanted to research this subjectever since she heard about the1995 case of Sarah Balabagan, a16-year-old Muslim Filipina whowas tried in the United Arab

Emirates for stabbing heremployer for raping her. Thecourt found her guilty andpronounced a death sen-tence, but because of protestsby human rights organiza-tions, the court subsequentlyreduced the punishment to afine of $41,000, a year inprison and 100 lashes.

DRAKE STUDENT RECEIVES$10,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY IN JORDAN

Drake junior BrittanyBuchholz recently won a$10,000 scholarship from theNational Security EducationProgram. Buchholz, whoworked on public healthissues in her hometown ofCedar Falls, IA, over the summer, will use herNational Security EducationPrograms David L. BorenUndergraduate Scholarshipto study Middle Eastern cul-ture and the Arabic languagein Amman, Jordan, duringthe fall 2004 semester. Thenshe’ll spend the spring 2005semester at AmericanUniversity in Washington,DC. She also will travel toSouth Africa for three weeksduring her semester atAmerican.

“Over the past few years, Ihave become increasingly fas-cinated with Arab culture —specifically Islamic traditionsand Middle Eastern politicalprocesses,” she said. “For thatreason, I chose to studyModern Standard Arabicthrough DULAP (DrakeUniversity LanguageAcquisition Program), and Ientered the School forInternational Training program,which is how I ended up beingable to go to Jordan.” SIT isDrake University’s study-abroadaffiliate. Buchholz will studymodernization and social

change in Jordan. She plans to graduate in 2006 and join the Peace Corps before findinga job dealing with internationalrelations and public healthissues.

campusbuzzMusical highlights on campusincluded performances by TheTokyo String Quartet, Van

Cliburn Competition Gold

Medallist pianist Jon Nakamatsu,and the Drake University OperaTheatre production of AaronCopland’s “The Tender Land.”Drake theatre students took tothe stage in productions of “FiveWomen Wearing the SameDress,” “Quilters,” “Veronica’sRoom” and “The AmericanDream.” Visiting art exhibitions

included “Newspapers” by SouthAfrican artist Siemon Allen and“Fallout” by Chuck Nanney. TheWriters and Critics Series broughtauthors Roy R. Behrens, JohnMurray, Pulitzer Prize-winnerRobert Olen Butler and acclaimednovelist Carole Maso to campus.“In Celebration of Womyn Week”

was held in March and included a lecture on “Feminism, RacialJustice and Child Welfare Policy”by Northwestern University lawprofessor Dorothy Roberts. The Coalition of Black Studentscelebrated Black History Monthwith a variety of events includingfilms and sessions featuringwriter/activist Sandra Sanchez,internationally recognized leaderVictor Lewis and spoken-wordartist Mums, a regular on HBO’s

“Oz.” Campus forums included“Democracy and Human RightsLessons from U.S.-RussiaRelations” and “Freedom Sings,”

a concert celebrating the FirstAmendment by Grammy-winningartists. Dennis Banks, co-founderof the American IndianMovement, which organizedactions including the occupationof Wounded Knee, visited.

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WORLD-RENOWNED AUTHOR SALMAN RUSHDIE presented “Step AcrossThis Line” to a crowd of 2,000 as part of the Martin BucksbaumDistinguished Lecture. Rushdie is perhaps best known for his 1989book The Satanic Verses. The book caused an international contro-versy and prompted Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini to issue a fatwa call-ing for his death, which was subsequently lifted. Rushdie discussedfear and free speech during his lecture and met with students whileon campus.

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“A TIRELESS VOICE” IS HOW HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENT CUSHING DOLBEARE HASBEEN DESCRIBED. Dolbeare, an advocate forprogressive housing policy, was presentedwith an honorary Doctor of Public Servicedegree and spoke during Drake’s 123rdUndergraduate Commencement Ceremony.As a leader for nearly 50 years, Dolbeare hascreated a legacy of commitment to protect-ing and improving federal housingresources. Dolbeare is now chair emeritus of the National Low Income HousingCoalition, which is recognized by Congressas the leader in affordable housing educa-tion and advocacy.

Graduating Radio/TV and English doublemajor Martha Chaput addressed her class-mates during the ceremony as well. Chaput,a member of the Drake women’s basketballteam who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s dis-ease in 2000, received the Oreon E. ScottAward — Drake’s top honor for seniors.

And the degree goes to…

MORE THAN 1,150 STUDENTS REPRESENTING 28 COUNTRIES WERE HONORED DURING DRAKE’S 2004 COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND

During the ceremony, the Madelyn M.Levitt Outstanding Teacher of the Year andOutstanding Mentor of the Year Awards werepresented to Dr. Frederick Adams, professorof history, and John Rozycki, associate pro-fessor of finance. John McCaw, professoremeritus of religion and former dean ofDrake’s Divinity School, was the featuredspeaker at the Graduate CommencementCeremony.

“The Power of the Lawyer” was examinedby Dennis W. Archer during his Law Schoolcommencement speech. The first AfricanAmerican to be elected president of theAmerican Bar Association, Archer served asnational president of the National BarAssociation 20 years ago. Des Moines is thebirthplace of the National Bar Association,the nation’s oldest and largest national asso-ciation of predominantly African Americanlawyers and judges.

Honorary degree recipient Cushing Dolbeare

Oreon E. Scott Award winner Martha Chaput


SCHOOL OF EDUCATION NAVIGATES THE URBAN CLASSROOM

The Drake School of Educationand Wallace AcceleratedElementary School in Des Moineshave joined forces to greatlyexpand the learning opportuni-ties for students at both schools.

As part of the SOE’s new urbaneducation program, theWallace/Drake ProfessionalDevelopment School partnershipwill send 30 Drake education stu-dents into the inner-city school tobegin a six-week practicum expe-rience under the supervision ofthree Drake faculty members.

Drake faculty members, inturn, will share their expertiseand resources while collaboratingwith school district faculty andstaff to help teachers developimproved strategies for learningwhile preparing education stu-dents to be better teachers.

The urban education program,which will officially kick off thisfall, is designed to improve theeducation of at-risk children, pre-pare future teachers for the chal-

lenges they may face inurban school districtsand establish coopera-tive teacher educationpracticum experiencesin the Des MoinesPublic Schools.

“Drake is doing anoutstanding job ofpreparing teachers for21st century class-rooms,” said DesMoines SuperintendentEric Witherspoon. “The ProfessionalDevelopment Schoolwill provide pre-serviceteachers with the train-ing and experiences tobest prepare them tomeet the needs of allstudents. Drakedeserves great praise for leading the way in preparingfuture teachers.”

EUROPEAN TRIP EXPLORESCHILD WELFARE More than 50 students, profes-sors and other members of theDrake University community

spent 18 days in Europe study-ing how public policy affects thewelfare of children.

The March trip, led by DrakeProfessor C. Kenneth Meyer, waspart of a graduate course oncomparative management andpolicy analysis in a global con-

text and included a series ofmeetings with several high-rank-ing European business and gov-ernmental officials.

“This course enables us to com-pare programs at the state andlocal level that deal with majorproblems facing children withpremier programs in seven coun-tries in Europe,” said Meyer, theThomas F. Sheehan distinguishedprofessor of public administrationat Drake. “The problems we facehere are also faced in other partsof the world, and they deal withthem in different ways. This triphelps develop experience, civicenhancement and interculturalawareness, which increases ourability to understand, interact andlead in the world community.”

The group discussed tobaccouse and prevention in Prague,Czech Republic and Hungary;received an overview of a majorworldwide conference on chil-dren’s health issues in Budapest;studied environmental healthissues and a United Nations pro-gram on drugs in Vienna,Austria; visited the World HealthOrganization, International

admissionupdateTHE BABY BOOMERS’ BABIES HAVE COME OF AGE and havebeen applying to colleges in record number. Inresponse to the swelling applicant pool of recentyears, many colleges have become more selective—focusing efforts on the recruitment of academicallystronger students to populate the student body.Drake is a consistent winner in this arena as the academic characteristics of Drake’s entering first-year students continue to be stronger than national averages. For example, Drake’s National AlumniScholarship program—a competition offering six full-ride scholarships and 10 full-tuition scholarshipsto the best and the brightest—has experienced asurge. This past spring, 311 talented high school students visited Drake to write essays and participatein interviews in hopes of being awarded one of the16 NAS slots. Last year 256 students participated in the competition—nearly 50 percent of whom are nowDrake students.

815 entering first-year students (fall 2003)

67% graduated in the top 25% of their class

94% graduated in the top half of their class

Average GPA (on a 4.0 scale): 3.6Average ACT Score: 26; Mid 50% range: 23-28

National Average: 20.8

Average SAT Score: 1174; Mid 50% range: 1020-1280

National Average: 1026

DRAKE CLASS OF 2007 ACADEMIC PROFILE

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STUDENTS INTERACT DURING THE FOURTH ANNUAL DONALD V. ADAMSSTUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. The conference is part of the Donald V.Adams Student Leadership Institute, which was established by Drake alumniand friends to reinforce Adams’ values and ideals and to help studentsdevelop new abilities and a strong commitment to community service.


Labor Organization andUNICEF in Geneva,Switzerland; and investigatedchildhood obesity research inNice, France.

DRAKE CREATES PLATFORM FOR SCIENCE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS

Drake University hosted the first Conference onUndergraduate Research inthe Sciences last April. Theconference serves as anopportunity for undergradu-ates to present their researchto faculty, students and thegeneral public.

The day-long conferencefeatured oral presentations,poster sessions and openingremarks by John Burney, dean of the College of Artsand Sciences. Participatingdepartments included Biology, Chemistry, Physics,Environmental Science and Policy, Psychology,Mathematics and ComputerScience, Biochemistry, Cell,Molecular Biology and BSPS(BS in PharmaceuticalScience).

DRAKE PHARMACY TEAM WINS NATIONAL COMPETITION

Analyzing drug products anddetermining which ones are

most medically appropriate andcost effective for treating diseaseand promoting health is essen-

tial in a successful pharmacypractice.

Drake pharmacy studentsEmily Rogers (P4), Abby Butler(P3), Phil Grgurich (P2) andNichole Schliemann (P1)showed why they are the best inthe nation after winning anational competition sponsoredby the Academy of ManagedCare Pharmacy.

“The competition involvedwriting a summary that includedall the pharmacological, clinical,therapeutic and economic fac-tors of a drug that medical insti-tutions such as HMOs or hospi-tals must consider when choos-ing which medications are bestat treating disease and saving

Drake law students were honored by Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack at a bill signing ceremony the

Iowa State Capitol. Pictured are: lobbyist Leann Brunette, law student Marcy Lundberg,

Drake Law Dean David Walker, law student Angela Doss, law student Sam El-Ayazra, Gov.

Tom Vilsack, Professor Suzanne Levitt, Lt. Gov. Sally Pederson, law student Jessica

Miskimins and law student Steve White.

DRAKE LAW STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY LOBBY FORPASSAGE OF IOWA BILL

A Drake University Law SchoolMiddleton Children’s RightsCenter lobbying team successful-ly lobbied for the passage ofHouse File 2528. This bill affectsthe jurisdiction of the juvenileand district courts regarding childsupport payments by allowing dis-trict court to consider a juvenilecourt order that changes childcustody placement when the dis-trict court determines whether tochange child support orders. Theultimate goal is to eliminate an

extra hearing that is part of theprocess currently, which will savethe state money.

The lobbying team of third-yearstudents Angela Doss, Sam El-Ayazra, Marcy Lundberg, JessicaMiskimins and Steve White, alongwith lobbyist Leann Brunette, gar-nered bipartisan support in theIowa House and also receivedsupport from the Department of

Human Services, the ChildSupport Recovery Unit and judi-cial branch lobbyists. The bill willallow the court system, childadvocates such as the MiddletonChildren’s Rights Center and leg-islators to come together duringthe interim to develop more con-structive steps to remedy thisproblem, which has been a con-cern for several years.

money,” said Dr. Lon Larson,professor of pharmacy adminis-tration, the team’s adviser.

The competition, AMCP’sNational Pharmacy andTherapeutics Competition (P&TCompetition), challenges stu-dents from the Academy’sStudent Chapter ranks to thinkin terms of real world experi-ence when implementingAMCP’s Format for FormularySubmissions. The competitiongives students an opportunity tohone and test their evaluationskills. More importantly, thecompetition allows students toview different styles and process-es that can be used in effectiveformulary management.

Faculty advisor Lon Larson with pharmacy majors Emily Rogers, Nichole Schliemann, Phil

Grgurich and Abby Butler — winners of the National Pharmacy and Therapeutics Competition.


McMAHILL NAMED INTERIM DEAN OF DRAKESCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Jan McMahill, FA’71, GR’76,associate dean of the School ofEducation and director ofExtension Services, has beennamed interim dean of theSchool of Education, effectiveJune 1. She succeeds DeanSalina Shrofel, who has assumedresponsibility for developing stu-dent and faculty exchanges withuniversities in China.

McMahill began her educa-tion career as an English teacherin the Des Moines PublicSchools. She then served asdirector of special projects atIowa Central CommunityCollege and director of languagearts for Fort Dodge CommunitySchools. In 1989 she joinedDrake as associate dean of theSchool of Education and direc-tor of Extension Education —the school’s distance learningdivision, which serves more than10,000 students a year across theUnited States and in Canada.

McMahill has been active indistance learning since 1992.She is the founder of the IowaDistance Learning Associationand former president and boardchair of the United StatesDistance Learning Association,which honored her with itsDistinguished Service Award in 1998.

STRENTZ NAMED TO NATIONAL OPEN GOVERNMENTHALL OF FAME

Dr. Herb Strentz, who recentlyretired after 30 years as anadministrator and professor inthe Drake School of Journalismand Mass Communication, hasbeen named to the nationalOpen Government Hall of Famefor his efforts to ensure thatpublic meetings and recordsremain accessible to Iowans.

Strentz was selected by the

National Freedom ofInformation Coalition and theSociety of ProfessionalJournalists for their “Heroes ofthe 50 States: The OpenGovernment Hall of Fame” for“long and steady effort to pre-serve and protect the free flowof information about state andlocal government that is vital tothe public in a democracy,”according to the Hall’s creators.

Strentz was the longtime executive secretary of the IowaFreedom of Information Council,based in the Drake’s SJMC. He is an international consultant on freedom of information andinformation policy issues.

ROZYCKI, ADAMS HONOREDWITH LEVITT AWARDS

Drake University recently pre-sented its most prestigiousawards for faculty and staff toJohn Rozycki, associate professorof finance, and FrederickAdams, the Ellis and Nelle Levittprofessor of history.

Rozycki was honored with theMadelyn M. Levitt Mentor of theYear Award, which recognizes thefaculty or staff member who bestdemonstrates excellence in advis-ing and offers outstanding com-mitment to student success andintegrity in personal relation-ships. Adams received theMadelyn M. Levitt Teacher of theYear Award, which recognizes thefaculty member who best demon-strates excellence in teaching,inspirational leadership and intel-lectual rigor.

Rozycki, who joined the Drakefaculty 12 years ago, teaches cor-porate finance, equity valuationand analysis, financial manage-ment, strategic financial process-es, investments, internationalfinance, investment analysis andportfolio management. In addi-tion, Rozycki has become chair-person of a newly createddepartment consisting of actuari-

al science, finance, economics,insurance and statistics.

“The professor takes an inter-est in his students’ lives outside ofthe classroom,” wrote a studentwho nominated Rozycki. “Afterfinishing a session in his office,one can always expect him to say,‘So, what else is going on?’ WhenI have discussed difficult deci-sions with him regarding mycareer choices, he has alwaysbeen supportive and frank. Hedesires success for his studentsand creates opportunities forthem to pursue.”

Adams joined the Drake facul-ty in 1969 as an assistant profes-sor of history. In 1989, he wasnamed the Ellis and Nelle Levittprofessor of history. During histime at Drake, he has receivedthe Honor Teaching Award inthe Social Services Division in1973-74, the OutstandingUndergraduate Teaching Awardin 1973-74 and Teacher of theYear in the College of Arts andSciences in 1992-93.

In a nomination letter, a for-mer student said Adams is “ateacher of unparalleled excel-lence, at once a brilliant, mes-merizing lecturer and an inspiredseminar leader. He maintainedthe highest academic standards,yet his broad sympathies, commit-

ment and passion earned him therespect of a range of students.”

BEGLEITER TO CO-AUTHOR CASEBOOK

Writing letters can, and does,pay off. Just ask law professorMartin Begleiter. Begleiter willco-author one of the mostrespected wills and trusts case-books used in academics andpractice. Scoles, Halbach,Roberts and Begleiter, Problemsand Materials on Decedents’ Estatesand Trusts (7th edition) will bepublished in 2006.

Begleiter was offered theopportunity to co-author thecasebook based on his relation-ships with the authors and hisfeedback on previous editions.

“I had sent letters to professorsScoles and Halbach, the authorsof the casebook, giving my obser-vations on certain matters in thebook as a teacher of the book,”he said. “It was helpful that I hadused the book since I beganteaching wills and trusts in 1978and had found certain matterswhich could be changed andadded over the course of myteaching. The authors must havevalued my suggestions as theymade reference to the sugges-tions as helpful in the prefaces tolater editions of the casebook.”

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MARY EDRINGTON, ASSISTANTPROFESSOR OF MARKETING,RECENTLY RECEIVED THE DONALDV. ADAMS SPIRIT OF DRAKEAWARD. The award is presentedannually by the AthleticsDepartment to a faculty or staffmember who best exemplifiesthe spirit of Drake.

Edrington was honored at the Feb. 28 men’s basketball game.“Through mentoring, role modeling, advising and teaching,” theannouncer said, “Mary fosters an environment of lifelong learningand an appreciation for humankind, which has helped Drake stu-dents to fulfill their goals for professional growth, career aspira-tions and citizenship responsibilities.”

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KIRK BRILL, ED’63, GR’69, the former studentwho nominated Drake Biology ProfessorRogers, LA’49, LA’51, for a local televisionstation’s “My Favorite Teacher” award, andhis wife once returned home from Hawaiiwith a mysterious illness that made them miserable for eight years. It was Rogers whofinally helped identify the culprit as a para-site called giardia.

As a result, Rogers says in a characteristi-cally humble manner, “I think Kirk hasalways appreciated me.”

It’s more likely, however, that Rogers’ leg-endary rapport with students and uncannyability to make even the most scientifically

Their favorite teacher

RODNEY ROGERS ALL BUT CREDITS HIS MOST RECENT TEACHING AWARD TO A PARASITE

challenged first-years understand biologyresulted in the latest in a string of teachingawards garnered by the professor.

IDEA MAN: In his nearly 50 years teaching atDrake, Rogers has worked with all levels ofstudents, but he enjoys first-year students themost. “They’re being exposed to ideas thatthey have never been exposed to before,” hesays.

So he uses that new world view to helpthem understand biology by putting the factsin the context of current events, such asbioterrorism and the war in Iraq, and practi-cal information.

“I want them to remember the things wetalk about. They may not recall all the facts,but they remember ideas,” Rogers says.

PORK FINDS: His research focuses on a micro-scopic worm humans can get from eating porkthat’s not cooked well enough, so he oftenwarns his first-year students to ensure they’reeating well-cooked pork. “I really enjoy takingthe research I do with advanced students andtranslating it for first-years,” he says.

But these days, the question he most often fields is: When is he going to retire?“I’m too busy to think about it.”

— Michelle Rubin


During her retail pharmacy days, LorrieJagiello, PH’97, was yelled at, cursedand even spit on by customers who

couldn’t afford to pay for their prescriptions.“Sometimes you felt really beat up on,”

Jagiello recalls. “To them, you were the rootof their problems. They couldn’t afford theirmeds, and you were taking their money —even though you were powerless.”

These days, however, Jagiello is no longerpowerless, and her customers thank her,praise her and sometimes even bring herfood and handmade gifts. As director of DesMoines’ new Community Access Pharmacy,she is finally able to help the underinsuredand uninsured.

‘A HUGE NEED’

The Community Access Pharmacy opened inApril through the efforts of the HealthAccess Partnership, a local coalition of abouta dozen groups, including Drake’s College ofPharmacy and Health Sciences, that recog-nized a need for the uninsured and underin-sured in the area to be able to afford theirmedications.

The pharmacy has been funded as part of a$2 million, three-year federal grant awardedto the Health Access Partnership to improvehealth services for uninsured Iowans. One of

the coalition’s original grant initiatives was toestablish a comprehensive pharmacy pro-gram, and Jagiello, who had previously run afree diabetes clinic with her husband, WilliamJagiello, LA’73, suggested that the partnershipstart a full-fledged pharmacy.

“I saw that there was a huge need in thisarea and the right environment,” she says.“We had the right players in place, as well asthe funds.”

Jagiello worked with Drake AssociateProfessor of Pharmacy Practice June Johnsonto present a business plan to the partnershipin May 2003, and on April 1, 2004, theCommunity Access Pharmacy opened in aformer gas station-cum-doctor’s office nearDes Moines’ Broadlawns Hospital.

On opening day, Jagiello and her staffexpected to see about 30 people in thepharmacy. Instead, 160 patients soughtaffordable prescriptions at the pharmacy.These days, the pharmacy fills 1,600 pre-scriptions a month.

Behind the statistics are the stories Jagiellohears every day. There’s the woman with whobroke down in tears when she transferredher prescriptions to the pharmacy and sawher $800 monthly prescription bill drop to$140 — with some of her diabetes and asth-ma prescriptions filled for 90 days. Or the

people who no longer have to make repeat-ed trips to the emergency room because theyhaven’t been able to afford their blood pres-sure medicine on a regular basis.

“This is so much more fulfilling thanretail and really something I never thoughtI’d be good at or would be so gratifying,”Jagiello says. “But we do a tremendousamount of good.”

THE RIGHT TO GOOD HEALTH CARE

Primary Health Care holds the license of thepharmacy, which acquires its medicationsthrough grants, by buying low-cost genericdrugs and by helping patients fill out formsto get free or low-cost drugs from pharma-ceutical manufacturers. For instance, thepharmacy participates in a government pro-gram known as 340B pricing, through whichthe pharmacy receives some drugs at a cost15 percent lower than the lowest price soldto anyone else.

As an example, Jagiello pulls a bottlefrom the shelf of the 340B inventory (whichmust be kept separate from the regularlypriced inventory) that would normally cost$600 but cost the Community AccessPharmacy only a penny.

Patients who use the pharmacy must bereferred by a physician at one of the partici-

HOW A PHARMACY COLLEGE,A DRAKE GRAD AND A COMMUNITY COALITION

BROUGHT RELIEF TO AN UNINSURED POPULATION

All Accessby Michelle Rubin


pating clinics, known as safety-net clinics,that treat the uninsured and underinsured.But Johnson says that local pharmaciesneedn’t be concerned that they’ll be com-peting for customers with the CommunityAccess Pharmacy.

“These patients are coming from a freeclinic system,” she explains. “These are notpatients who are normally covered with anyinsurance that these other pharmacieswould normally see at their stores.”

Another misconception is that patientscan get their prescriptions at the clinic freeof charge. While it is affordable, there isoften a cost associated.

“The reality is that we were trying tomake a service that can be sustained andavailable to this community beyond thegrant, and if it’s all free and the money isgone from the grant, it stops existing,”Johnson says.

“It’s important for folks to realize thatthere is a cost to health care andeverybody has some responsibili-ty in that,” adds the Center forHealthy Community’s ChrisMcCarthy, who oversees thegrant. “And while it’s not goingto be free, it’s definitely withinreach of most folks.”

But as part of the overalleffort to improve access tohealth care in the area, the phar-macy is more than just a place toget affordable prescriptions.

“Not only are the uninsuredand underinsured disadvan-taged socio-economically, butthey’re sort of shuffled throughthe system in a very fragmentedway,” says Johnson. “Sometimesthey’re looked at as problemat-ic, and the Health AccessPartnership doesn’t want peo-ple to feel that they are beingtreated as second-class citizensbecause they are uninsured orunderinsured. Everybody has aright to good health care in ourcountry, and the partnership iscommitted to that.”

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

“The pharmacy is one of those things thatjust kind of took off and rode a wave of greatcollaboration and support. This is a prettyunique model,” McCarthy says, adding thathis peers are sometimes envious of the area’sresources. “Not everyone has the resourcesthat we’ve had — a community heath centerpartnering with a college of pharmacy — topull something like this off.”

“Drake wanted to help this communityimprove its health, improve access to servicesand improve the quality of those services —ultimately improving health outcomes in thecommunity,” says Johnson. “It’s a great exam-ple of how the community has come togeth-er to meet the needs of the uninsured andthe underinsured.”

Drake’s involvement also allows CPHS stu-dents to experience the pharmacy throughrotations and other learning opportunities.The Drake chapter of the AmericanPharmacists Association Academy ofStudents of Pharmacy recently received a$2,000 grant to work with the pharmacy’s340B program, and this fall the Collegeplans to hire a faculty member committed toteaching at the pharmacy.

“We want our students to see the needs ofa population like this and how they canmake a difference with the skills and knowl-edge that they have,” Johnson says.

Because the pharmacy serves a number ofDes Moines’ diverse populations, primarilythe Hispanic community, it’s an ideal place toexpose students to cultural diversity.

“If we want to put out students who are citi-zens of the world, who are globally educated,”Johnson says, “they’ve got to be culturally sen-sitive so this environment is perfect for that.”

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Lorrie Jagiello, PH’97, director of Des Moines’ new Community

Access Pharmacy.


Something must be done before thespring Drake Relays or there is goingto be a big pull to take the Relays to

Chicago, Madison or Minneapolis. Theseother college centers have a stadium capableof holding the crowds and caring for ath-letes. The stadium is the single most impor-tant thing before Des Moines this spring,”said philanthropist and cosmetic mogul CarlWeeks to The Des Moines Tribune in 1925.

Weeks’ words did not fall on deaf ears. OnOctober 10, 1925, the Greater Des MoinesCommittee presented the new DrakeStadium to the University. Holding 18,000fans, Drake Stadium—the venerable redbrick venue that Jesse Owens called “souniquely right for track”—has been thehome to the Relays, Drake football andcountless other events since.

Ninety-three years later, Iowa’s signaturesporting event attracts 9,100 competitors, with39 consecutive years of sell-out crowds for itsSaturday events—the longest sell-out streakin U.S. track and field history. It is the onlysporting event in Iowa where fans can seeOlympic gold medallists compete annually.

PRESERVING SACRED GROUND

While the stadium has been maintained asresponsibly as resources have allowed, theyears have taken their toll. Extensive repairsare needed to ensure its future structural sta-bility and to make the stadium a viablevenue for future events—thus the Universityhas embarked upon a fund-raising campaignto not only preserve brick and mortar, butenhance a venue which allows for nationalexposure and economic growth to the entirecommunity.

“We believe in preserving the history of thestadium,” said Mark Kostek, assistant athleticdirector for Drake Relays. “There was talkabout just knocking the whole thing downand rebuilding it because it would be cheap-er, but we decided not to because the stadiumis sacred. There are going to be changes, butwe are approaching it as if we are renovatinga historical religious site. It will always havethe same look and feel, just better.”

Plans for renovating the stadium call fortwo phases totaling $22 million. Phase I ($11 million) focuses on reconfiguring andresurfacing the track to meet internationalstandards, and installing an artificial fieldsurface lined for football and soccer. It also



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Drake University President David Maxwell with

Assistant Athletic Director for Drake Relays Mark Kostek


includes repairing the stadium’s structure;addressing code issues; making improve-ments to the seating, restrooms and conces-sions; renovation of the press box; andadding lighting to make the stadium usablefor high school football and other communi-ty events in the evenings.

While the stadium could be repaired andthe track reconfigured to conform to stan-dards for less money, it cannot be trans-formed into the kind of facility needed forhosting national and international eventswithout making the enhancements outlinedin the $22 million plan.

“We have very strong interest from theNCAA for us to put in a bid to host the 2007track and field regionals as well as the 2008,2009, 2010 national competitions,” saidDrake University President David Maxwell.“We also have strong interests from U.S.Track and Field to bring in various eventsthat they control, including the U.S.Olympic trials. It is an exciting opportunityto make Drake—and Des Moines—the trackand field capital of the Midwest.”

A new press box, meeting rooms, addition-al restroom and concession enhancements,and a Relays Hall of Fame Plaza will beadded in Phase II of the project.

OFF AND RUNNINGWith a project volunteer leadership team co-chaired by Jack Taylor, CEO of Des Moines-based Taylor Construction Group, and con-sisting of Iowa business leaders Jim Cownie,Bill Knapp, Bill Knapp II, Maddie Levitt andGerry Neugent along with honorary co-chair/Olympians Suzy Favor-Hamilton, FrankShorter and Natasha Kaiser-Brown, fund-rais-ing efforts for the stadium are moving swiftly.

The stadium fund is currently more than$8 million strong with individual leadershipcommitments from Franklin “Pitch” Johnson,Jack Taylor, Bill Knapp, Maddie Levitt, Jimand Patty Cownie, and Don Lamberti.

Organizational support for the projectthus far includes $1 million commitments

from the Principal Financial GroupFoundation Inc., Prairie Meadows and PolkCounty; $250,000 from both McAnichCorporation and MidAmerican Energy; and$100,000 from both the Iowa Boys HighSchool Athletic Association and the IowaGirls High School Athletic Union.

“Revitalization of Drake Stadium repre-sents great economic opportunity not only

for Drake, but the entire Greater Des Moinesarea,” said J. Barry Griswell, chairman, presi-dent and CEO of the Principal FinancialGroup. “The Principal is proud to be part ofthis important investment in the growth ofour community.”

“This project is not just about DrakeUniversity—it has tremendous potential to enhance the economic vitality and the visibility of Des Moines by making the citythe track and field capital of the Midwest,”said Maxwell.

In fact, hosting events such as the U.S.Olympic Trials and Junior Olympics in trackand field and the AAU Junior OlympicGames means an economic impact of morethan $300 million over 10 years.

If all goes as planned, Drake hopes tosecure the $11 million needed for Phase Iand begin renovation immediately followingthe 2005 Relays.

A WIN FOR ATHLETES AND FANS

Many U.S. track and field athletes are attract-ed to European competitions because of theattention and pay they received overseas.

“They have rock star status over there.They get paid quite well. They don’t get paidquite that well over here,” said Maxwell.“But, we can give them rock star status. Andthey love it. They love the way that the fansinteract. So there is a very special bond ifyou come to the Drake Relays for the firsttime. You leave with a very special feeling ofwhat Drake is all about.”

In fact, adds Maxwell, “What we hear mostconsistently from the inductees of the DrakeRelays Hall of Fame are three things: One ishow amazing the fan support and the inti-mate connection with the crowd are. Numbertwo is the mystique. Athletes realize that theyare on the hallowed ground of track and fieldevents. And the third is how incredibly wellrun the Relays are—from the way that ath-letes are treated around campus to how wellthe meet itself is run. They really appreciatetheir interaction with the officials and the waythey’re treated.”

“The new stadium will not only provide anawesome atmosphere for the athletes, butfor the fans as well,” said Natasha Kaiser-Brown, a two-time Olympian who competed

Hosting events such as the U.S. Olympic Trials

and Junior Olympics in track and field and the

AAU Junior Olympic Games means an economic

impact of more than $300 million over 10 years.

Stadium renovation plans call for two phases with Phase I focusing on reconfiguring and resurfacing the track, installing an

artificial field and repairing the stadium’s structure. A new press box, meeting rooms, additional restroom and concession

enhancements, and a Relays Hall of Fame Plaza will be added in Phase II of the project.


in 16 Drake Relays and serves as head men’sand women’s track coach at Drake. “Newbleachers, concessions and modern restrooms will definitely enhance the DrakeRelays experience.”

BEYOUND THE FINISHING LINE

While playing host to hundreds of world-classathletes including Bruce Jenner, Carl Lewis,Gwen Torrence and Michael Johnson is noth-ing to shake a baton at, Drake Stadium ishome to more than the Drake Relays.Enhancing Drake Stadium will provideDrake’s student-athletes in football, soccerand other sports with new competitive oppor-tunities, enhance Drake’s athletic camps andexpand fan base—and Des Moines will gainan outstanding venue for high school andyouth sports and an entertainment venue forhosting concerts, festivals, marching band anddrill team competition.

“This is going to be a great venue for ourfootball and men and women’s soccer pro-grams and for the community. Right now,our football team can’t practice on the fieldthey play on because they will chew the grassup—the new artificial surface will change allof that. And, with the new lights, theoretical-ly the stadium could be used 24 hours a dayseven days a week. This project is clearly inthe interest of Des Moines’ future economicvitality,” said Maxwell.

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME

“The national buzz out there is Drake is onthe horizon and that something big is aboutto happen. It brings great responsibility tomake sure it’s done right. I envision myselfwearing a hardhat until the red ribbon iscut,” said Kostek.

“We’re already on the international mapfor Relays,” added Maxwell. “I think we havean opportunity to turn Drake and DesMoines into a major international track andfield capital—the Eugene, Oregon of theMidwest. We have the opportunity to havethe only world-class track and field facility inthe upper-Midwest. It would go beyondRelays, beyond Drake to put Des Moines onthe map as a major track and field center.That is exciting in terms of our responsibilityand for the community.”

—Casey L. Gradischnig

Conceptual renderings illustrate various upgrades to Drake Stadium.

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“IF MY LIFE COULD BE JUST LIKE IT IS TODAY 10YEARS FROM NOW, I’D BE HAPPY,” says Drake grad-uate Julie Fitzpatrick, AS’89. That sense of con-tentment and enthusiasm comes across whetherthis Renaissance woman is discussing her career,her art, her personal life or her alma mater.

BIG-PICTURE THINKER: A biology major whosefavorite class was anatomy and physiology,Fitzpatrick became a physical therapist aftergraduation. A decade later, she’s leading thegame as chief operating officer for PremierHealth Associates, where she splits her daysbetween seeing patients and running companyoperations. “I learn so much from my patients,but I definitely like variety,” says Fitzpatrick,who is also working on her doctorate.

AN ARTIST OF ALL TRADES: Once simply a hobby,art has become a second career for Fitzpatrick.In addition to showing and selling her contem-porary acrylic paintings, she has launched aninterior design business, Indigo Interiors. “Iwas designing friends’ homes and friends offriends started calling,” Fitzpatrick says. “It’smy creative outlet.”

As secretary and president elect of Drake’sNational Alumni Association, Fitzpatrick stillfinds time to contribute to Drake in meaningfulways. “Because of basketball, I had the great for-tune of having a full scholarship at Drake,” saysFitzpatrick, who has Drake’s fourth-highestcareer scoring average, seventh-highestrebounding average and eighth-highest pointtotal. “I’m glad to be able to give back.”

NO REGRETS: “With so many opportunities com-ing my way, it’s been a challenge to maintain abalance,” Fitzpatrick says. “But I’m proud that Ihaven’t shied away from taking those opportu-nities. My Drake coach, Carole Baumgarten,taught us to play with no regrets. That’s a greatlife lesson, too.”— Missy Peterson, JO’92, is a freelance writer from Des Moines.

The sky is the limit

FORMER DRAKE BASKETBALL PLAYER IS A MODERN-DAY RENAISSANCE WOMAN


SOFTBALL

In high school in Perry, IA, KatieShimon starred in track, volley-ball and softball, as well as earn-ing a membership in theNational Honor Society. So noone was surprised when shedecided to stay on at Drake toearn an MBA after graduating in2003 with a bachelor’s degree inmarketing — or when shepounded the record books intosubmission en route to beingnamed Academic All-America bythe College Sports InformationDirectors of America and select-ed for the Missouri ValleyConference scholar-athlete team.

Shimon wasn’t alone as a soft-ball scholar-athlete. Senior out-fielder Kara DeShaw and sopho-more pitcher Julia Nurse wereselected to the VerizonAcademic All-District VII Teamby CoSIDA. Nurse and juniorthird baseman Katie Wapplerwere honorable mention MVCscholar-athletes.

Shimon and Wappler werenamed first-team all-MVC.Freshman shortstop LindsayLarry, who set a Drake recordwith 26 stolen bases, was a sec-ond-team selection, and fresh-man outfielder Jenna Wilkin washonorable mention.

Shimon batted .409 — 23rdamong all Division One players— to lead the conference, whilesetting Bulldog single-seasonmarks with 10 home runs (threeat Northern Iowa on May 9) and37 walks. More important, sheled the Bulldogs to the MVCpostseason tournament for thefirst time since 1998.

In finishing 30-24 (14-11 in theleague), Drake amassed a winningrecord for the first time since1997. After opening the seasonwith a seven-game conference los-ing streak, the Bulldogs won 12 oftheir last 16 MVC contests.

Shimon’s four-hitter and twohits of her own weren’t enough

to win the conference tour-nament opener in May.Stephanie De La Riva’s two-run double in the sixthinning propelled WichitaState to a 2-0 decision, send-ing the Bulldogs to the elim-ination round.

The bottom bracket of thetournament was rained out.

Drake’s 2-0 win over theShockers on May 1 was the50th victory for head coachRich Calvert, who finished hissecond season in command.

MEN’S TRACK

Red-shirted senior BrentWilberts, who starred for theBulldogs in cross country lastfall, was named to the first-team CoSIDA Academic All-American Men’s Track andField/Cross Country Team.Wilberts won the individualtitle in the 2003 MVC crosscountry championships,becoming the first Drakerunner to win the league’sindividual crown since JasonLehmkuhle in 1999.

Juniors Ben Kaufman,third in the 400 meters at theconference outdoor champi-onships in May, and JoelLelacheur, a five-time all-MVCperformer in the pole vault, werenamed to the league’s scholar-ath-lete team for the third consecu-tive year. They were joined by jun-iors Bobby Anderson, TobyFranks and Bryan Hoge, andsophomores Nick Cooper andMatt Sanderson.

Sanderson finished 15th in thetriple jump at the NCAAMidwest Track and FieldRegional in College Station, TX,while sophomore TheottoLillard posted a personal best inthe 400 hurdles of 52.10 secondsen route to finishing 10th over-all. Lelacheur competed in themeet as well, but no-heighted,partially owing to having to use

substitute poles after his ownbroke on the flight to Texas.

Lehmkuhle and fellow formerDrake track standout MattGabrielson qualified for the U.S.Olympic Team trials in the5,000-meter run. Lehmkuhle,who won the invitational 5,000 atthe 95th Drake Relays in April,finished 11th in 13 minutes38.73 seconds, well above the cutfor July’s Olympic trials. He alsoplaced 10th in the Olympicmarathon trials. Gabrielson rana personal best 13:34.61 in fin-ishing sixth.

WOMEN’S TRACKFor the third straight season,pole vaulter Jessica Hetcko wasnamed to the MVC scholar-ath-lete team, leading a list of sevenBulldogs so honored. The senior

set school indoor and outdoorrecords, including 11 feet 7 3/4inches at the Drake Relays. Shealso owns the school indoormark of 11-3 3/4.

Joining Hetcko as MVCScholar-Athletes were juniorsDolly Butz, Regina Hill, TiffanyKennedy and Shannon Patterson,plus sophomores Kelly Malarkeyand Ayden Olivier.

At the conference outdoorchampionships, Drake finishedsixth in the 4x100 relay in 49.19seconds, led by the anchor-run-ning Olivier, along with first-years Kasey McDaniel and JennyWhitman, plus junior KalenSummers. McDaniel came backto place eighth in the finals ofthe 100 hurdles in 15.34.

Olivier, freshman Jenny Reff,Malarkey and Summers came

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REAGAN’S RELAYS CONNECTION: One of late President RonaldReagan’s early show business breaks came in 1933 when DesMoines’ WHO radio needed an announcer for the Drake Relays. The22-year-old Reagan got the assignment and “overnight, WHO becameone of the most powerful NBC stations in the country,” wrote Reagan.“And because I’d gotten good marks for my reporting on the DrakeRelays, I was offered the post of sports announcer.” Seen here at the1974 Relays with then Iowa Gov. Robert Ray, BN’52, LW’54, andRelays queen Gloria Watson of Wichita State, Reagan, who was gover-nor of California at the time, served as Relays parade marshal.

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back to help Drake post a seasonbest 3:58.08 in the 4x400 relay.

The women set three schoolrecords at the Drake Relays.Besides Hetcko’s feat, freshmanAshley Anklam sliced 17 secondsoff the Bulldog mark in the invi-tational 3,000 steeplechase, fin-ishing in 11:20.34. The 1:01.73in the 4x100 shuttle hurdle relayrun by Summers, McDaniel,freshman Jennifer Whitman andsophomore Lisa Lane betteredthe school record of 1:04.06.

GOLF

Juniors Matt Brooks and MikeFoster received honorable men-tion honors on the MVC men’sgolf scholar-athlete team. Brooks, who’d tied for 10th at theMVC Championships, carried a76.5 stroke average this pastspring. Foster averaged 77.6.

Junior Kane Hanson finishedin the top 25 at the 51st annualSunnehanna AmateurTournament for Champions inJune in Johnston, PA, invitingthe amateur champions from all50 states, along with amateursfrom 22 other countries. Inposting a 72-72-75—219, nineover par, Hanson, who won the2003 Minnesota State AmateurTournament, tied with a triothat included last year’s DivisionI champion, AlejandroCanizares, who won the title atArizona State. Competitors inthe Sunnehanna have includedTiger Woods, Arnold Palmerand Jack Nicklaus.

Hanson tied for fourth at theMVC championships, carding a75-74-75—224 for the Bulldogs,who finished third, eight strokesbehind winner Wichita State.Hanson and sophomore JeffBerkshire were named to the All-MVC team.

MEN’S TENNIS

Senior Felipe Montenegro andjuniors Jack Frankowicz and Matt

McClure were named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete first team.

Montenegro, the No. 2 singlesplayer for the top-seeded men’stennis team, owned a record of14-10, and 17-6 in doubles.Frankowicz, Drake’s No. 3 sin-gles player, was 18-3 in singlesand 18-5 in doubles. McClure,the No. 4 singles player, was 12-9in singles, 14-10 in doubles.

Sophomore Jonathan Tishlerfinished the spring season witha 21-3 mark, playing at No. 6

singles. Freshman Sergi Vila alsoreached the 20-win plateau, witha 21-5 record at No. 4 singles inbeing named the MVCFreshman of the Year. The doubles combination of Tishlerand Frankowicz recorded ateam-best 20-6.

Drake advanced to the MVCtournament championship, butlost 4-1 to No. 2 seed WichitaState. The Bulldogs defeated No.8 seed Creighton 4-1 in the quar-terfinals. The Bulldogs, whose11-match win streak stopped inthe final, ended the season 17-6.First-year head coach JayUdwadia was named the MVCCoach of the Year.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Senior Annali de Bruyn wasnamed honorable mention MVCscholar-athlete. De Bruyn,Drake’s No. 1 singles and dou-bles player, compiled an 11-8mark, as well as a 10-9 doublesledger with junior ZoranaStefanovic of Belgrade, Serbia.In her first year as a Bulldog,Stefanovic, who was named tothe MVC all-conference team,recorded a Drake-best 15-6 sin-gles mark, playing mostly at No.2, including a 9-0 league record.

The fourth-seeded Bulldogs(10-13) bowed out of theMissouri Valley ConferenceTournament with a 2-1 loss totop-seeded and defending cham-pion Illinois State.

DRAKE’S LATEST MILLIONAIRE ALUMNUS makes his livingwith a club. With a $23,325 check for his top-50 finish atthe U.S. Open, Zach Johnson, BN’98, climbed to 21ston the 2004 PGA Tour earnings list ($1,454,697), plus aNo. 19 ranking among Tour players and 41st in theworld. The odds on the 28-year-old’s being named big-time golf’s rookie of the year are better than those onSmarty Jones.

“At every stage of pro golf he’s made it to the toplevel,” says Ken Schall, Johnson’s coach his senior sea-son. “It’s astounding that in his rookie year he’s rankedamong the top players. Within a couple of years you’llsee him on the U.S. Ryder Cup team,” Schall adds,referring to the sport’s top international competition.

Much of the green the Cedar Rapids, IA, native col-lected on the greens came from winning the BellSouthClassic April 4 in suburban Atlanta. He added the restwith 14 of 17 in-the-money finishes that began with a20th place in January’s Bob Hope Chrysler Classic at LaQuinta, CA.

Schall predicts that sponsors will flock to the aw-shucksJohnson, who makes time to visit his family, friends andearly financial supporters in Cedar Rapids and con-tributed memorabilia to a recent Drake alumni golf out-ing in Chicago. But the former Bulldog has certainlyadapted to his new status. Johnson and his wife of sixyears, Kim, travel to Tour events in a sleek, half-million-dollar Travel Supreme Select motor home. With enoughspace for a fireplace and a king-size bed, the 45-footcondo on wheels has to be bigger than his dorm room.

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SJMC GRADS HONOR WOODWARD

Journalism alumni from aroundthe country gathered last May tocelebrate professor RobertWoodward’s retirement after 32years of teaching in the DrakeSchool of Journalism and MassCommunication.

More than 125 alumni, jour-nalism staff members and cur-rent and former faculty partieduntil midnight at the Cub Clubat Des Moines’ Sec TaylorStadium. Many had traveledfrom as far as California, NewMexico, New York and NorthCarolina.

“It was a wonderful party,” saidKathleen Richardson, assistantprofessor of journalism and a1976 graduate of the school who,with other alumni, organized theevent. “The fact that so many peo-ple made such an effort to attendis a testament to the great spirit ofthe J-School alums and the affec-

tion that they have for the school,as well as to the love and loyaltythat professor Woodward hasinspired in all of us.”

Journalism alumni have alsocreated the Robert D. WoodwardFund, which will finance annualawards for exceptional reportingby journalism students and anannual visit by a distinguishedjournalism professional who willgive a public lecture and teachclasses. Donations may be madein care of the School ofJournalism and Mass Communi-cation, Meredith Hall, DrakeUniversity, Des Moines, IA 50311.

COMING TO A CITY NEAR YOU

The new city outreach programlaunched by the Office ofAlumni and Parent Programslast fall is picking up momentumas it brings Drake grads togetherto network and socialize. Theprogram, which focuses onstrategic geographical areas of

alumni concentration to allowDrake to reach out to a largernumber of cities than the previ-ous chapter system, has includeda young alumni cocktail event inChicago, a family picnic inDenver and a baseball game inPhoenix. Fall events include areception featuring Don

Fletcher, BN’67, president ofHallmark North America inKansas City; Hollywood Bowlfireworks and a picnic in LosAngeles; and a dinner & cabarettheatre event in Chicago.

For more information onalumni events, visit us online atwww.drakealumni.net.

alumniupdate

FROM LAWYERS TO PHARMACISTS,alumni of all stripes were honoredthis spring. If you couldn’t make itto the plethora of alumni awardspresentations produced by the indi-vidual colleges and schools thisspring, think of this as your red-car-pet wrap-up. (And look for news ofthe College of Business and PublicAdministration’s retooled alumnicelebration next fall.)

SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM ANDMASS COMMUNICATION

As part of its Journalism Day cele-bration this spring, the SJMC pre-sented its annual alumni award toMichael C. Newell, JO’67. As asenior public affairs producer,Newell conducts research, writesscripts, hires reporters, securesguests and supervises the produc-

tion for “Iowa Press” on IowaPublic Television. For 37 years,Newell has freelanced radio andtelevision play-by-play and report-ed sports for such outlets asWHO-AM, KRNT, IPT, KWKY andKXTK in Central Iowa. He hascalled play-by-play for University ofIowa women’s basketball, IowaState University men’s basketball,Drake men’s and women’s basket-ball and the Iowa Oaks/Iowa Cubstriple-A baseball teams. Newell’sSJMC involvement didn’t end atgraduation: He once served as theSchool’s internship coordinatorand has taught undergraduatecourses as an adjunct.

LAW SCHOOL

Drake Law School alumnus DavidL. Brown is proof that nice guyscan finish first. A 1975 graduateof Drake Law School who currentlyserves as a partner with the law

firm of Hansen, McClintock &Riley, Brown was named LawSchool Alumni of the Year at the67th Annual Supreme CourtCelebration.

During the weeklong SupremeCourt Celebration Mark, Smith,LW’73, received the Law SchoolAlumni Service Award for his gen-erosity and dedication to the DrakeLaw School Moot Court program.

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

At this year’s annual alumni din-ner, Dr. Karen Manheim Teel ofHoly Names College in Oakland,CA, presented a discussion titled“Toward Closing the AchievementGap: Focusing on the Impact ofRacial and Cultural Differences in Schools.”

During the event the Schoolhonored three individuals for theiroutstanding contributions to edu-cation: Veronica Bell Stalker,

SPRING YIELDS A BEVY OF ALUMNI HONORS

GR’82, superintendent, WaukeeCommunity Schools; Troyce Fisher, GR’94, ’95, executivedirector, School Administrators of Iowa; and James Pilkington,ED’54, retired, Central MissouriState University.

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ANDHEALTH SCIENCES

Retired president, CEO and chair-man of Walgreen Co. Dan Jorndt,PH’63, received the Lawrence C.and Delores M. Weaver Medal ofHonor—the highest award given bythe CPHS. At the awards ceremonyin April, Jorndt reflected on hisexperiences as the leader of one ofthe nation’s largest chains of drug-stores. He predicted that “theindustry will continue to becomemore professional, better educatedand better trained than they arenow. And these folks here at Drakewill be heading that change.”

DRAKE HONORED ITS BEST at the 2004 Alumni Awards Dinner held dur-ing commencement weekend. (Seated) Drake President David Maxwelland Madeleine Maxwell. (Standing from left) former Director of Alumniand Parent Programs Julia Helm; Alumni Achievement Award winner AnelE. Beliz, JO’50; Young Alumni Achievement Award winner Johnny C.Taylor, Jr., GR’91, LW’92; Distinguished Service Award winner Dean P.Baarda, BN’62; Drake Trustee, Doug Lang, BN’69; Alumni AchievementAward winner Don Fletcher, BN’67; Alumni Loyalty Award winner Bill,Lienemann, ED’54, GR’59; Young Alumni Loyalty Award winner JeremyGlenn, BN’94; and Alumni Loyalty Award winner Ann Lienemann, LA’56.

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AS BEER AMBASSADOR for Wisconsin’sTyranena Brewing Company, Grant Carlson,AS’91, travels throughout the state market-ing the Lake Mills brewery, while his broth-er Scott Carlson, BN’93, co-owns CourtAvenue Brewing Company in downtownDes Moines.

Family gatherings are rumored to be a lot of fun.

CREATING A BUZZ: They both say it was a coin-cidence they ended up as microbrewers, butthere were some clues along the way, includ-ing Grant’s collection of 1,200 beer cansfrom around the world and their bartending

The brews brothers

FOR GRANT AND SCOTT CARLSON, SIBLING RIVALRY TAKES ON THE SMOOTH FLAVOR OF A FINELY CRAFTED MICROBREW

stint at the West End Lounge during college. Though they experience the beer industryfrom different perspectives, the gregariousduo say it’s all about the quest to make peo-ple happy.

“It’s a cool thing as brothers to be in abusiness that’s all about crafting a productenjoyed in celebration,” Grant says.

HISTORY BUFFS: Both Carlsons embrace thepast through their beers. Grant, who was ahistory major at Drake, is heavily involvedwith his local historical society, and thenames of all Tyranena’s brews, such as BitterWoman IBA and Stone Teepee Pale Ale, are

references to Lake Mills history. He evenlives in an old restored church.

SCOTT SHARES THAT APPRECIATION: CourtAvenue Brewing Company is decorated inlocal “brewiana;” about 80 percent of thedecorations come from Iowa breweries thatwent out of business during Prohibition.

Scott says his respect for local history is anextension of his community involvement.“This area is the birthplace of Des Moines.We want to make sure we’re not turning ourbacks on the community that supports us.”

—Michelle Rubin

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* For more information and a full listing of all Drake events—including athletics and fine arts events—visit:

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competition. Each year Drakeawards six full-ride NationalAlumni Scholarships and 10 full-tuition George A. CarpenterScholarships. While on campus,the students participated in atimed essay test and were inter-viewed by selection committeemembers — one faculty memberand one alumna or alumnus.

SINGING BULLDOGS PERFORM

Thirty-five Drake choir alumnijoined the Drake Choir onstageto perform “Os justi meditabitursapientiam” by Anton Brucknerand the Drake Choir signaturepiece “Shenandoah,” anAmerican folksong arranged byJames Erb, during a reunion foryoung alumni choir members.The February reunion includedan alumni brunch, a receptionand an evening concert in sup-port of the choir’s 2004European tour.

alumniupdateOctoberSATURDAY, OCT. 2Drake vs. Jacksonville footballgame and pre-game eventJacksonville, FL

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6Let’s DU Lunch • Des Moines

FRIDAY, OCT. 8 THROUGHSATURDAY, OCT. 9Homecoming/Parents & FamilyWeekend • Des Moines

Law Reunion Weekend forClasses 1999, 1994, 1984,1979, 1974, 1964 & 1954Des Moines

NovemberWEDNESDAY, NOV. 3Let’s DU Lunch • Des Moines

DecemberDECEMBER-JANUARYBulldog Bash Parties begin

THURSDAY, DEC. 16Orange County City OutreachEvent • Newport HarborChristmas Boat Parade &Holiday BuffetCorona Del Mar, CA

FebruaryWEDNESDAY, FEB. 2Let’s DU Lunch • Des Moines

FRIDAY, FEB. 18School of Education AlumniAwards Dinner • Des Moines

SATURDAY, FEB. 12, ANDSATURDAY, FEB. 26National Alumni ScholarshipInterviews • Des Moines

MarchWEDNESDAY, MARCH 2Let’s DU Lunch • Des Moines

FRIDAY, MARCH 4 THROUGH SUNDAY, MARCH 6Men’s MVC basketball tourna-ment • St. Louis, MO

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 THROUGHSATURDAY, MARCH 12Supreme Court Days Des Moines

THURSDAY, MARCH 10 THROUGHSATURDAY, MARCH 12Women’s MVC basketball tournament • Bloomington, IL

AprilWEDNESDAY, APRIL 6Let’s DU Lunch • Des Moines

MONDAY, APRIL 25Beautiful Bulldog ContestDes Moines

THURSDAY, APRIL 28 THROUGHSATURDAY, APRIL 30Relays Weekend • Des Moines

SATURDAY, APRIL 3030-year Cluster Reunion forClasses 1976, 1975, 1974Des Moines

MayFRIDAY, MAY 13 THROUGHSUNDAY, MAY 14Reunion Weekend for Classes1935, 1945 & 1955Des Moines

SATURDAY, MAY 14Alumni Awards DinnerDes Moines

SATURDAY, MAY 14124th UndergraduateCommencement Ceremony Des Moines

CAPT. JASON SEPANIC, AS’95, recently returned home after spendinga year commanding a Forward Support Medical Company in the 4thInfantry Division based 40 miles northeast of Baghdad. Whilepreparing to return home, Sepanic spent time at Camp CamdenYards in Kuwait where some streets are named after universities.

RING RETURNEDNearly two decades ago, KurtKropp, AS’85, was spending aleisurely day of fishing along theIllinois River when, while clean-ing his catch, his Drake class

ring slipped off andwas washed down theriver. Fortunately forKropp, the ring was

inscribed with hisname, making it easy for

the Miller family of DeKalb, IL,to identify the ring’s owner whenthey found it near the water 18years later. The family contactedDrake, and the ring, nowcleaned and resized, is now backon its owner’s finger.

DRAKE GRADS MENTORSCHOLARSHIP HOPEFULS

A total of 311 high school stu-dents and 39 alumni visited cam-pus last February during Drake’sNational Alumni Scholarship

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DRAKE GRADUATES REPRESENTING NO LESS THAN SEVEN DECADESconverged upon campus to reunite and reminisce during their classreunion last spring. Pictures 1: Drake first lady Madeleine Maxwellwelcomes happy young alumni to the five-year cluster reunion.Picture 2: President David Maxwell visits with members of the classof 1964 at their 40-year reunion. Picture 3: Graduates from Drake’sclass of 1994 celebrated their 10-year reunion. Picture 4: The five-year cluster reunion brought together graduates from 1998, 1999and 2000. Picture 5: Alumni from 1983, 1984 and 1985 gathered fora 20-year cluster reunion.


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ALUMNI AND FRIENDS SHARED THE DRAKE SPIRIT ON CAMPUS ANDAROUND THE GLOBE at numerous Drake-sponsored events last season.Picture 1: Bill and Susan Knapp opened their Sarasota, FL, home last winter for a Drake alumni event. Picture 2: Alumni and friendsenjoyed a beautiful day on the green during the annual Drake alumni golf outing in Chicago. Picture 3: Former Iowa Gov. RobertRay, BN’52, LW’54, and Billie Ray, ED’50 with Don Byers, LW’51, at Drake’s Supreme Court Banquet. Picture 4: Grads shared casual conversation at the Drake City Outreach event in Denver.Picture 5: Drake graduates from the classes of 1934, 1944 and 1954visited Drake for the 50-Year Club dinner. Picture 6: Alumni enjoyedart and conversation at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art during a dinner hosted by Drake’s Board of Trustees.

to write for Blue about one of myfavorite subjects. This time it’s not music; the topic ischaritable gift annuities. My husband and I first availedourselves of this unique opportunity at the time of the1992 Drake capital campaign and have continued to addadditional gift annuities because we became enthusiasticbelievers in the concept.

Charitable gift annuities offer significant federal andstate income tax advantages combined with a surprising-ly high rate of annuity income guaranteed to death.Like wine and cheese, the annuity rate improves withage. When Robert Browning wrote the familiar words“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be . . .” hemust have known about charitable gift annuities.

At Drake, the minimum gift amount is $10,000, butmuch larger amounts often are chosen. Whatever the sizeof principal, the donor is allowed approximately half theamount as a charitable deduction in the tax year the gift ismade. In addition, for the initial and succeeding years,well over half the annuity income is tax-free. One does notneed to be an accountant to realize another benefit of theannuity might be moving to a lower tax bracket.

Discussing your annuity with the Gift Planning Officecan be a rewarding experience. Most Drake alumni andfriends have special interests that often align with theneeds and goals of the University. Also, sharing of yourvision keeps you in touch with your alma mater throughthe years.

Everything I have learned about charitable gift annu-ities has come from personal experience. As a result, I feelat least minimally qualified to suggest, as you contemplatea future gift to Drake, that you consider a gift annuity,which benefits the University and also offers you a gener-ous lifetime income. Nancy L. Stefani, CFRE, Drake’sdirector of gift planning, will be pleased to welcome youfor an appointment. I am confident you will not regret it.

Alice Jordan, FA’38, is pictured in Sheslow Auditorium on theJordan Stage, named in honor of the late Dr. Frank B. Jordan,dean of the College of Fine Arts, 1942-1963, professor of organ& church music, dean and professor emeritus 1972.

It is my pleasure

...which benefits the University and also offers you a generous lifetime income.

As you contemplate a future gift to Drake,

I suggest that you consider

a gift annuity...

As you contemplate a future gift to Drake,

I suggest that you consider

a gift annuity...

For more information, contact Drake's Office of Planned Giving at 1-800-44-DRAKE, x 3171 or surf: www.drakealumni.net and click on "Support Drake."

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ELECTRIC BLUE WALLS WITH CHROME ACCENTSare the first visible signs of its transforma-tion. Thanks to a lead gift from formerDrake trustee Marvin Pomerantz, CEO ofMid-America Group Ltd. and his wife, RoseLee, Drake students are now lounging andlearning in the Marvin and Rose LeePomerantz Student Union. The $2.2 millionfirst floor project is wired for fun and func-tionality with features including a bank ofcomputers, pool tables, electric dart boardsand plenty of comfy couches.

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