FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 30, 1999

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119

DRAKE SEEKS COMMUNITY INPUT AT FRIDAY FORUM

On Friday, Oct. 8, Gov. Tom Vilsack will join former governors Robert D. Ray and Terry Branstad as well as Des Moines Mayor Preston Daniels and former Congressman Neal Smith in a panel discussion as part of a forum titled "Serving the Common Good: A Forum on the Place of Drake University."

The day-long forum will feature a series of frank and open panel discussions, in which Drake University will explore ways it can best serve the needs of individuals and the community. The forum, which is free and open to the public, is part of Drake's Inauguration Week activities, which will culminate in the installation of David E. Maxwell as the University's 12th president at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, in the Drake University Knapp Center, 2601 Forest Ave.

The forum will consist of five sessions. Morning and afternoon sessions will be held in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, 26th Street and University Avenue. The luncheon session will be held in Parents Hall in Olmsted Center, 29th Street and University Avenue. All but the luncheon session will be shown live on cable TV on the College Channel (TCI 98/46). The panels are as follows:

Drake in the Public Arena, 8:30 to 10 a.m. Moderator: former Iowa Gov. and former Drake University President Robert D. Ray. Panelists: Branstad, Daniels, Smith and Vilsack

Drake in the Business Community, 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Moderator: Jack Rehm, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Meredith Corp. Panelists: David Drury, chairman and chief executive officer, The Principal Financial Group; Marcia Hanson, executive vice president for corporate development for the AmerUs Group; Suku Radia, managing partner of the Des Moines office of KPMG Peat Marwick; and Lloyd Ward, chairman and chief executive officer of Maytag Corp.

Drake in Higher Education, noon-1:30 p.m. Moderator: Robert Hariman, professor of rhetoric and communication studies and endowment professor of the humanities at Drake. Panelists: Drake faculty members Judith Allen, associate professor of psychology; Lon Larson, professor of pharmacy administration; Patricia Prijatel, the E.T. Meredith distinguished professor of journalism; and David Skidmore, associate professor of politics and international relations.

Drake in the Community, 1:45 to 3:15 p.m. Moderator: Dennis Ryerson, editor of The Des Moines Register. Panelists: Michael Blouin, chief executive officer of the Greater Des Moines Partnership; Patty Daniels, vice president of the Drake Neighborhood Association; Martha Willits, president of United Way of Central Iowa; and Eric Witherspoon, superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools.

Drake in the Future, 3:30 to 5 p.m. Moderator: David Walker, the Dwight D. Opperman distinguished professor of law. Panelists: Barbara Dietrich Boose, publications director at Drake; Neil Hamilton, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor of law and director of the Agricultural Law Center at Drake; Doug Hillman, the Aliber distinguished professor of accounting at Drake; Robert Hariman; Annette Liggett, professor of education at Drake; David Miles, chair of the Drake National Alumni Association; and John Rosen, Drake's student body president. The session will conclude with comments from President Maxwell.

For more information about Inauguration Week at Drake, call (515) 271-2000 or visit the Drake Inauguration site.