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News Pharmacy faculty receive innovations in teaching awards Three Drake pharmacy faculty members have received awards in the 2002 Innovations in Teaching Competition sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Council of Faculties. The winning portfolio was submitted by Raylene M. Rospond, associate professor of pharmacy practice and associate dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Sandy Dirks, instructor of pharmacy and director of pharmacy experiential programs; and Dennis K. McAllister of Midwestern University-Glendale. Their portfolio was titled "Student Directed Experiential Learning in a Program of Continuous Competency Assessment." Rospond, Dirks and McAllister will receive a stipend to attend the annual meeting and seminars of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) in Kansas City, MO. They will present their innovations at a special session on July 16. Kimberly S. Plake, assistant professor of social and administrative sciences, received honorable mention for her portfolio titled "A Course on Chronic Illness: Learning the Patient's Perspective." AACP is a national organization representing and supporting all U.S. colleges and schools of pharmacy.
James Reynolds, associate professor of pharmacology and associate dean for administration of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Drake University, has been named interim dean of the college, effective March 10. He will succeed Stephen Hoag, who will leave Drake to become dean of a new pharmacy school under development at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Hoag joined Drake in 1993 and served as interim provost of the University in 1998-99. "It's hard to leave Drake," he said, "but this offer was too good to refuse." During his tenure as dean, Hoag increased the emphasis on faculty research and put the focus on student learning rather than teaching. Hoag also oversaw the change from a five-year bachelor's degree program to a six-year doctor of pharmacy program. In addition, he established the Community Care Laboratory with Osco Pharmacies and expanded the number and types of experiential learning sites for the senior capstone experience. Reynolds, a 1979 graduate of Drake University, also holds a master's degree in zoology from DePauw University and a Ph.D. in physiology from Illinois State University. He joined the Drake faculty in 1989 and has served as chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences since 1994. He has won numerous teaching awards, including the Madelyn M. Levitt Teacher of the Year Award in 1997. A search committee has been formed to conduct a national search for a new dean. Faculty, alumni honored at fall convocation The Madelyn M. Levitt Community Service Award and The Drake Medal of Honor were among awards presented at the annual Faculty/Staff Convocation.
Mary L. Brubaker, FA'57, who worked for almost 30 years at KCCI-TV as a talk show host, producer and news reporter. Since retiring in 1995, she has devoted herself to a wide variety of volunteer efforts, including the Alzheimer's Association Board. Don C. Nickerson, LW'77, an attorney for Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa who served as U.S. attorney in Iowa from 1993 to 2001. He has overcome brain cancer and dedicated himself to numerous community organizations serving at-risk youth. Martha Willits, FA'69, GR'72, GR'97, president and chief professional officer of United Way of Central Iowa and member of the Polk County Board of Supervisors from 1984 to 1996. An active volunteer throughout her life, she has served on the boards of several community organizations.
Hillman honored for extraordinary community service Doug Hillman, the Aliber distinguished professor of accounting, received the Madelyn M. Levitt Community Service Award, which Levitt established to recognize individuals who have made an outstanding commitment to Drake, volunteerism and community service. President David Maxwell said Hillman was given the honor for his "willingness to give of himself without regard for personal recognition, for touching the lives of countless students, faculty and staff for more than 30 years, and for his enthusiasm and leadership as well as commitment to community service." Hillman serves on the Holt International Children's Services board and is active in the program as a parent of four children from Korea with special needs. He also helps the Boy Scouts of Troop 202, serves on the Iowa Prison Industries board and is a member of Rotary International. He plans to use the monetary portion of the award to help renovate an orphanage.
Sue and Dean Wright were honored for their many years of distinguished service to the Midwest Sociological Society with the dedication of a bench and two Japanese maple trees just south of Howard Hall. Sue Wright, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of sociology, served as president and executive officer of MSS from April 1999 through April 2002, and as its editor from 1997 through 2001. She was co-editor of The Midwest Sociologist, the news journal of the MSS, from 1980 through 1986, along with her husband, Dean Wright, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor of sociology. Dean Wright served as president of MSS 1997-98 and as treasurer 1998-2002. He also was a member of the MSS Endowment Committee 1986-2001. He has chaired both its Membership Committee and the Future Locations Committee. Dean Wright received the society's Distinguished Service Award in 1993 and the President's Special Award in 1999. Torgerson develops course based on seminar in Croatia Jon Torgerson, professor of philosophy, recently was a fellow at a seminar in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on "The Evolution of Southeastern Europe: The Croatian Perspective." The seminar was intended to increase awareness of the need for international education. Torgerson will teach an honors course titled "Pursuing Social Justice: Croatia and Bosnia." "We at Drake have an obligation either to make sure students have an experience abroad in such countries or to create courses which give our students some sense of life beyond our borders," he said. Torgerson noted the seminar provided the opportunity to meet officials in both Zagreb and Dubrovnik. "Right now they have a sense of powerlessness. They believe the European Union, NATO and the United Nations control their future," added Torgerson. The most interesting meeting, said Torgerson, was with UN officials in Mostar, Bosnia. "Much of the city, including its famous bridge, has been bombed and lies in disrepair. I had never before seen bombed buildings. It was a heartbreaking experience." |
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