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On Campus - Stories
October
5 , 2001 - Vol. 54, No. 18
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left: Stephen Hoag, David Maxwell and Morgan E. Cline pose with a new plaque
for the Morgan E. Cline Hall of Pharmacy and Science |
Drake renames Pharmacy Hall for Morgan Cline
Drake leaders, alumni, students, faculty and friends gathered Monday to celebrate
the renaming of Pharmacy and Science Hall for Morgan E. Cline, PH'53, founding
partner of Cline, Davis & Mann, a highly respected New York advertising
agency specializing in pharmaceuticals. Cline has endowed a scholarship fund
for pharmacy students with a $5 million gift to Campaign Drake.
"From the University's
perspective, this is an extremely important gift because we are committed to providing
scholarship support for our students," said President David Maxwell.
Cline's interest in funding scholarships stems from his struggles to achieve academic
success while working at a drug store and playing the piano at a downtown bar.
"Clearly my early years at Drake were key to those that followed," he
said, "and the gift that is reflected here today acknowledges my profound
gratitude. The cruel and horrible events of the past few weeks have changed forever
how we will relate to each other in the future. We may never again live in that
safe, gentle, serene world of trust and freedom that I found here at Drake in
1950. It's hard for me to imagine any single legacy that I could leave behind
that would please me more than this hall."
Drake
mourns David Lawrence
The Drake community was stunned by the death of David B. Lawrence, the Thomas
F. Sheehan distinguished professor of finance, on Tuesday, Sept. 25. He was 48.
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"Our dear colleague
David Lawrence died with his boots on," wrote Jack Manders in an open letter
to the family, friends, students and colleagues of professor Lawrence. "Stricken
with a fatal heart attack while he was doing what he did best, teaching, mentoring,
coaching and caring for his students."
Manders, professor of business law, described Lawrence as "a consummate teacher
and colleague." He noted that Lawrence "was always available to his
students and their needs always came first in his duties. The students in return
loved and honored him, which is so clearly reflected by the fact that he won the
coveted Teacher of the Year award twice in our college. (An award that is given
based soley on student voting.)"
John Rozycki, associate professor of finance, said Lawrence was "an excellent
professor and researcher who had a lot of energy and was always very lively, interesting
and funny in class." He added that Lawrence also was noted for his wisdom,
honesty and integrity. "People valued his opinion. If you wanted an honest
answer, he'd give it to you. I'm going to miss him a lot. We all will."
In addition to his work at Drake, Lawrence was a member of the Iowa Economic Forecasting
Council, the Iowa Department of Economic Development and the Tax and Incentive
Working Group.
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Anderson
Gallery to feature 'Bio-Logic II' by Kathleen King
Faculty and staff are invited to attend a gallery talk and opening reception today
(Friday, Oct. 5), for the Anderson Gallery's new exhibition titled "Bio-Logic
II: Kathleen King's Mixed-Media Work."
In her work, King examines the complexity of organic structures and explores her
fantasies about the natural world. She will discuss the production of her complex
images and their inspiration before the opening reception, which runs from 5 to
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5. The gallery talk will start at 4 p.m. in the Anderson Gallery.
Both the talk and reception are free and open to the public.
On view Saturday, Oct. 6, through Nov. 2, at the Anderson Gallery, "Bio-Logic
II" features King's recent mixed-media tableaux.
Her work combines photo-based materials and textile fragments, with more traditional
media such as oil and acrylic. The incorporation of geometric coils and cellular
designs reflect King's belief that organic structures "are dynamic forms
that reveal endless variety in nature."
King's work has been exhibited in France, Greece, Korea, Russia, Brazil and the
United States. She lives in the Chicago area and teaches at Loyola University
and The School of The Art Institute of Chicago.
The Anderson Gallery in the Harmon Fine Arts Center is open from noon to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Sunday.
Forum to explore 'Valuing Diversity in Times of Crisis'
A forum on "Valuing Diversity in Times of Crisis" will be held during
the week of Oct. 22, exact date, time and location will be announced later. Drake
is co-sponsoring the forum with the National Conference for Community and Justice.
The forum, which is free and open to the public, will consist of representatives
from various religious groups in the Des Moines area speaking on responses to
the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks from a faith-based perspective.
The representatives will make brief presentations covering the central tenets
of their religion. Audience members will then have the opportunity to make comments
and ask questions.
President to share goals, objectives at convocation
President David Maxwell will share Drake's goals and objectives and discuss how
they relate to the University's strategic planning process during the annual Faculty/Staff
Convocation. The convocation, originally scheduled for Sept. 14, has been rescheduled
for 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Parents Hall North, Olmsted Center.
In addition to the discussion of goals and objectives, numerous awards will be
presented, including the Madelyn M. Levitt Distinguished Community Service Award,
the Drake Medal of Honor and the Employee Excellence Award. A reception will follow
in the Upper Gallery.
Wells Fargo exec to give lecture
H. Lynn Horak, chairman and chief executive officer of Wells Fargo Bank Iowa,
N.A., will be the keynote speaker at the annual Financial Executives International
- Drake Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 18. Wells Fargo is Iowa's largest banking organization
with more than $6 billion in assets.
Horak will talk about "The Keys to Success in a Commodity World." The
speech, which is free and open to the public, will start at 7:15 p.m. in Parents
Hall at Olmsted Center.
College of Pharmacy receives technology grant from Palm
Inc.
Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences recently received a Palm Inc.
Mobile Medicine Technology Grant that provides the college with 120 Palm IIIc
handheld computers.
The college is the only pharmacy college to receive one of the Mobile Medicine
Grants, which were awarded to 17 teaching hospitals or universities across the
nation. Drake applied for the grant at the suggestion of Tyson Moore, a member
of the Student Senate.
Beginning next May, Drake pharmacy students on clinical rotation in their last
year of study will use the handheld computers to record interventions, track patients
and access health information from drug databases. Pharmacy faculty will then
collect data on how students perform drug therapy interventions and assess the
impact of handhelds on learning.
"Through the use of the Palm technology, students will be able to record
more patient interventions and faculty will be able to use this information to
increase the depth and breadth of student interventions," said professor
Brad Tice, chair of the Technology Committee of the College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences. "Faculty will also be able to identify strengths and weaknesses
of students and use this information to facilitate learning and refine the curriculum."
Poetry reading set for Thursday
Stuart Hoahwah, a member of the Comanche Nation, will read his poetry at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Honors Lounge of Medbury Hall.
Hoahwah, who graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and completed
graduate work at Oklahoma State University, has published his poetry in a variety
of literary sources. His "Comanchean" poetry reading, which is free
and open to the public, is sponsored by Drake's Critical Studies Program and Writers
and Critics Series.
Tour the new Sigma Chi house
The men of Sigma Chi invite faculty and staff to attend an open house Thursday,
Oct. 18, at the new Sigma Chi house on the southeast corner of 33rd Street and
Forest Avenue. The open house will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Refreshments will
be served.
Americorps*VISTA leader to speak at Drake Oct. 17
Matt Dunne, national director of Americorps*VISTA will speak at a recruiting and
informational gathering from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in PDR 123
of Olmsted Center. Americorps*VISTA members fight poverty in the United States
by addressing problems that range from health care to technology to literacy.
Members receive an education award after one year of service. For more information,
contact Greta Weiss at x2180 or greta.weiss@drake.edu.
Renowned Dutch scholar to give two lectures at Drake
Internationally renowned Dutch scholar Pieter A.M. Seuren will visit Drake Oct.
18 and 19 as a guest of the Department of Philosophy and Religion and the Honors
Program.
Seuren is a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for PsychoLinguistics:
Language and Cognition Group in the Netherlands. He has written 15 published books
and more than 100 articles on linguistics, psychology, philosophy and computer
science. His research has focused on theory of grammar, theory of meaning, history
of linguistics, Creole languages and philosophy of language and logic.
While at Drake, Seuren will give two presentations in the Honors Lounge of Medbury
Hall. Both events are free and open to the public.
The first, titled "A Scholar's Journey from Plato to Now," will start
at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. The second presentation, starting at 4 p.m. Friday,
Oct. 19, is titled "Aristotelian Predicate Calculus Restored."
Construction Corner
Sandblasting at Goodwin-Kirk Residence Hall was halted late last week due to numerous
complaints about dust and noise.
Mark Nash, director of facility services, said the sandblasting did not involve
lead-based paint. The sandblasting will not resume until summer when the entire
hall is unoccupied, he said.
Construction work at Goodwin-Kirk is scheduled to intensify in early December,
Nash said.
On the Helmick Commons project, concrete walkways were started this week. Tree
planting is scheduled to begin the week of Oct. 19.
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