FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2005

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 or lisa.lacher@drake.edu

DRAKE NAMES IONA COLLEGE’S DELAHUNT
VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID

Thomas F. Delahunt III, the vice provost for enrollment management at Iona College in Rochelle, N.Y., has been appointed vice president for admission and financial aid at Drake University, President David Maxwell announced today. Delahunt will begin work at Drake in May. He succeeds Tom Willoughby, now vice chancellor for enrollment at the University of Denver.

“Tom brings a powerful combination of relevant experience, professional expertise and a strong commitment to Drake University’s mission and goals,” Maxwell said. “He has a proven track record of outstanding success at other institutions.”

Since 1996, Delahunt has worked at Iona College, a private Catholic school with an enrollment of about 3,600 near New York City. There, Delahunt supervised a staff of 60 as he oversaw undergraduate, returning adult and graduate arts and science admissions on the main campus as well as branch campuses in Rockland County and Manhattan. He also managed operations of the registrar, financial aid and supervised student retention efforts.

Before joining Iona, Delahunt was senior associate director of admissions at St. Lawrence University for four years and also spent four years in admissions at Utica College of Syracuse University. At Utica, Delahunt worked as an assistant basketball coach from 1988 to 1992.

Delahunt holds a bachelor’s degree from Springfield College in Massachusetts. He and his wife, Kim, have two daughters.

“I can’t wait to get started,” Delahunt said. “On our visit to Drake, the people we met could not have been nicer. We know from the moment we stepped onto campus that if offered this opportunity, we would take it.”

(A picture of Thomas F. Delahunt III is enclosed with this release.)

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