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December 15, 2000 - Vol. 53, No. 26


Drake tree brings $500 for children's hospital


From left: Kathlene Tenckinck, Madeleine Maxwell, Erika Nortemann and Traci Hartman pose with the Drake tree they decorated for the Festival of Lights and Trees.
Drake First Lady Madeleine Maxwell led the effort to decorate a tree to represent Drake in the annual Festival of Trees and Lights, which benefits Blank Children's Hospital.

Helping her outfit the tree were Ericka Nortemann, a first-year student from Beloit, Wis.; Kathlene Tenckinck, a junior from Warwick, N.Y.; and Traci Hartman, Drake's executive household caretaker.

Drake's 4.5-foot tree, topped by a Bulldog angel, also sported 500 lights, Drake keychains, chocolates, notepads, golf balls, lapel pins and cufflinks as well as tickets for men's and women's basketball games and certificates for tickets to the 2001 Drake Relays. The Drake tree, which sold for $500, was one of more than 80 custom-decorated trees that were displayed at the festival, which took place Nov. 22-26 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
Join alumni in attending 'Ragtime' at the Civic Center

Faculty and staff are invited to join Drake alumni and friends in attending the central Iowa premiere of the musical "Ragtime" at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2001. A reception featuring hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will start at 6:30 p.m. in the West Balcony Lounge. The performance will start at 8 p.m.

The cost of the reception and performance is $60 per person. Reservations may be made with the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs, x3152. The deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 20.
Holiday Food Drive under way

Drake Dining Services is holding a Holiday Food Drive in conjunction with "Caring Cans," a philanthropic event being held at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout North America. "Caring Cans" provides much-needed supplies to assist food banks.

Faculty, staff and students are invited to bring nonperishable food items, such as canned foods and dry cereals, to collection points at the Terrace Food Court, Crossroads Ultimate Dining and Spikes Pizza &
Sub - C Store.
Advancement staff to perform community service

Staff members in the Office of Institutional Advancement will volunteer en masse for several hours Thursday, Dec. 21, at the Bidwell-Riverside Center, 1203 Hartford Ave.

"Our whole office will be helping a place that helps clothe and feed Des Moines' children and families that are below the poverty line," said Angela Voos, vice president for institutional advancement. "The Bidwell Center offers a hot meal to hundreds of families each day and provides day care as well as clothing and utility vouchers for those who cannot afford to heat their home. The center can really use our help fixing things, organizing, cleaning, serving food, sorting clothes."
The pie's the limit

Faculty and staff are invited to order pies for the holidays from Drake Dining Services. Order forms are available at the Terrace Food Court and Crossroads Ultimate Dining. In addition to pies, Otis Spunkmeyer cookies can be ordered in either a decorated tin or a baker's dozen box.
Two longtime faculty members die

Lewis Hainlin
Lewis A. Hainlin, professor emeritus of history at Drake, died Dec. 7 in Des Moines.

A native of Winsted, Minn., professor Hainlin joined the Drake faculty in 1962. He specialized in English history and British Colonial history and served as chair of the history department for several years.

Walter Houf, professor emeritus of history, describes his longtime colleague as "a very independent-minded man who had a lot of original, creative thoughts."

"Lewis always had a nice smile," said Leonard Erickson, professor emeritus of history. "He was very chipper and had a fine sense of humor."

Fred Adams, professor of history, recalled that professor Hainlin entered the history field after serving in the Air Force during the Korean War. "He was an extremely well-read guy," Adams said. "He was a real good departmental colleague."

Professor Hainlin received his undergraduate degree in history and social science from St. Cloud State College in 1957. He earned his master's degree in history in 1959 and his Ph.D. in English history in 1968, both from the University of Missouri.

He worked for the State Historical Society of Missouri and the University of Missouri before coming to Drake in 1959 as a part-time instructor of history.

Professor Hainlin became a full-time instructor in 1962 and later was promoted to assistant professor, associate professor and professor of history. He retired in 1992.


Thomas McDonough
Long-time law professor Thomas J. McDonough died Nov. 30 in Des Moines.
A native Iowan from Fort Madison, Professor McDonough returned to his home state in 1970 to teach contracts, sales, secured transactions and jurisprudence at Drake.

Professor Robert Hunter remembers his colleague as a teacher who presented a gruff exterior and a compassionate interior. Students feared missing the statute of frauds issue on a Contracts exam, or being assigned the "dictionary person" who had to look up and explain words to the class. But when all was said and done, Hunter said, most students felt they had accomplished something worthwhile in his classes. "He taught many students how to stand up for themselves among their peers. Professor McDonough cared deeply about helping his students become better lawyers."

Professor McDonough received his undergraduate degree in 1960 and his law degree in 1963, both from the University of Iowa. He began his teaching career at the University of South Dakota. In 1967, he received an LL.M. degree from Harvard University, then joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas. In 1970, he became a visiting professor at Drake, and he joined the faculty on a permanent basis the following year. He retired in 1990.

In Des Moines, Professor McDonough was of counsel to the Thoma - now Davis - law firm, and he was a commissioner on the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.

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