On Campus Stories - January 25, 2002

1959 alumni to discuss diversity at institute

"National Brotherhood Week 1959 Revisited" is the luncheon topic to be discussed by Drake alumni Robert Tealer, AS 59, and Robert Wolf, AS 59, during the Donald V. Adams Leadership Institute on Saturday, Jan. 26.

Tealer and Wolf will share their experiences as guest editors of articles written for The Times-Delphic in 1959 in observance of National Brotherhood Week. As part of the observance, The Times-Delphic invited the two students --- one African American and one Jewish --- to write guest articles reflecting on their experiences as students in the minority at Drake. Now 43 years later, the two will discuss their experiences at Drake and how their lives unfolded following 1959.

During lunch, Tealer will reflect on some of the experiences and challenges he faced as the only African-American male majoring in education when he enrolled at Drake in 1957 and the only minority member of the men's basketball team. Wolf will contrast the nature of anti-Semitism in 1959 and now, and share how being Jewish shaped his life.

Other topics for the day-long institute include Team Building, Leadership Styles: Leading Across Differences, Applying and Preparing for Grad/Law/Med School, Leadership: It's Human Dynamics, Reflections on Leadership Up Close, Running Effective, Efficient Organizations, International Work Experiences, A Leader Driven by Purpose, Event Planning, Working in the Community, Marketing Yourself, Getting Connected After Graduation and the Soul of Leadership.

The exhibition will include this untitled mixed media work by Valerie R. Knowles

Knowles exhibition opens today in Anderson Gallery

The opening reception for "Valerie R. Knowles, Installations" will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. today (Friday, Jan. 25) in the Anderson Gallery in the Harmon Fine Arts Center. Knowles, who is teaching at Drake this year, will give a 5:30 p.m. talk about her work, which explores the rebirth and regeneration processes of nature from a feminine perspective.

Knowles received her Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the University of New Mexico in 2000. For the Anderson Gallery exhibition, she has built two challenging installations involving the projection of video images on intimate spaces. Some of Knowles' smaller sculptures in which she explores female imagery also will be featured in the exhibition.

In conjunction with "Valerie R. Knowles, Installations," the Anderson Gallery and the Drake Women's Studies program will present "Feminist Art: The Personal and The Political," a lecture by Rachel Williams, assistant professor of art education at the University of Iowa. Williams will lecture on feminist art and women's imagery in contemporary art. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will start at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2002, in room 336 of Harmon Fine Arts Center. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.

Drake wins four awards at CASE district conference

Drake University marketing and communications and alumni department representatives accepted several communications awards at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI Conference January 13-15 held at the Millennium Hotel in St. Louis, Mo.

The district encompasses seven states in the Iowa region: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Drake received two silver awards for overall concept, writing, design, photography, printing quality, and marketing strategies. The first silver was for a Single Student Recruitment Publication, the Viewbook; and the second silver was for a Student Recruitment Series, which includes the Viewbook and several other pieces in the admissions campaign.

In addition, Drake received a silver award for Publications Program Improvement, which recognized significant progress in one or more areas of a publication program over the past year. Drake won the award for the redesign of three alumni newsletters and the new admission campaign.

The final award accepted by Drake was a silver for Excellence in Alumni Programming for the Let's DU Lunch program series. Let's DU Lunch is created with the help of the Drake University Central Iowa Alumni Chapter, the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs, and the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The program is a lunch and learn series held the first Wednesday of each month, six months of the year.

"We're pleased to receive these recognitions of excellence, particularly in categories focusing on admissions and publication improvement," said Sharon Pilmer, director of marketing and communications. "It reaffirms some of the new directions we and the admission office are exploring in an effort to increase the effectiveness of our communications efforts."

Let's DU Lunch starts Feb. 6

Diana Deibler, president of Porter & Associates, will begin the spring "Let's DU Lunch" speaker series with a discussion of recent trends in the marketing industry on Wednesday, Feb. 6. The luncheon series, which is open to the public, is sponsored by the Drake University Central Iowa Alumni Chapter and the Greater Des Moines Partnership.

William Appelgate, vice president for planning and technology at the Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center, will be the keynote speaker on Wednesday, March 13. Jack Taylor, chairman and CEO of Taylor Ball, will conclude the series Wednesday, April 3.

The luncheons will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the Younkers Tea Room in downtown Des Moines. The cost is $15 per luncheon or $36 in advance for all three events. Due to limited seating, reservations are recommended. Call x3848 for reservations.

Frank DeFazio

Memorial service to be held this spring for Frank DeFazio

A memorial service will be held sometime this spring for Frank DeFazio, who died of cancer at Iowa Methodist Medical Center on Dec. 5.

A native of Des Moines, DeFazio received two degrees from Drake --- a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1950 and a master's degree in political science and history in 1978.

He began lecturing in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1963 and in 1968 joined the Drake staff as director of publications. After five months on the Drake staff, he was promoted to director of university relations, a position he held until 1987, when he was appointed executive director of the National Commission on the Future of Drake University. He was named assistant to the vice president for institutional advancement in 1989 and retired in 1992.

"Frank had a phenomenal career at Drake and worked very hard to promote the University," said Don Adams, executive assistant to the president for community and alumni affairs. "He was always trying to find a better way of representing Drake."

He also was a past president and a board member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and a past chairman and Distinguished Service Award recipient of District VI of CASE.

When DeFazio retired in 1992, he reflected on some of the highlights of his years at Drake. They included:

DeFazio is survived by his wife, Patricia; three daughters, a sister and brother, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family will announce the memorial service at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Pius X Catholic Church.

Make your reservations now for Dinner with the 'Dogs Feb. 9

Faculty and staff are invited to join alumni and friends for the annual Dinner with the 'Dogs on Saturday, Feb. 9. Hearty chow will be served from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Bell Center Gym. Music will be provided by the Bulldog Brass. Lisa Stone, head coach of the Drake women's basketball team, will give a pep talk. A variety of children's activities will be available as well.

After the dinner, the crowd will move to the Drake Knapp Center to cheer the Drake women's basketball team in a 2:05 p.m. game against Illinois State.

Tickets for the dinner are $6.50 for adults and $3 for children. Tickets for the game are $7 for adults. Children 14 and under receive free general admission seating. For reservations and tickets, call x3152 by Feb. 1.Gast to give faculty recital Feb. 2

Tenor Daniel Gast, visiting assistant professor of voice, will give a faculty recital at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium. The program will include works by Beethoven, Rossini and P.D.Q. Bach as well as several Irish folk songs. Admission is free.

Manhattan Brass Quintet to give free concert Saturday night

The Manhattan Brass Quintet, which consists of New York-area freelance musicians who regularly perform with the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera and for Broadway shows, will present a free concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, in Sheslow Auditorium.

The concert will feature works by current New York composers as well as music of Renaissance England and Italy. Among the contemporary works to be performed are Seymour Barab's "Seven Deadly Sins" as well as William Bolcom's "Brass Quintet" and "Harlem River Reveille" by Aaron Jay Kernis. Drake faculty and performing artists will join the quintet to perform brass music from St. Mark's in Venice by Giovanni Gabrieli.

Conference proposals sought

The Iowa Distance Learning Association and the Iowa Association for Communication Technology are accepting proposals for presentations to be made at their spring conference on April 5 at the DMACC West Campus in West Des Moines. For more information, visit www.iacon.org.

At far right: Jane Lynch, program administration assistant in the admission office, helps distribute fleece blankets to students at Capitol View Elementary School on the east side of Des Moines. As a holiday service project, staff members in the admission and student financial planning offices donated money to help purchase a book and warm blanket for each Capitol View student. Drake received colorful notes of appreciation from dozens of children. "Thank you for our books and our blankets," Jeff wrote. "They are nice, beautiful and comfy. I am excited to read my book and use my blanket. I love them a lot."

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