Drake Gothic: Patricia and Daniel Jorndt’s $5 million gift helped jumpstart fund-raising for the Drake Stadium Revitalization Project. Drake supporters and friends overturned the first shovels of dirt on the project in a ceremony during the Relays Saturday afternoon.

The new stadium upgrades will include new seating for fans, a wider track that meets international competition standards, an outside safety lane for athletes, a state-of-the-art artificial grass field by FieldTurf that will be large enough to accommodate Drake’s NCAA football and men’s and women’s soccer teams and a new scoreboard.
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Drake’s Center for Global Citizenship invites faculty, students and staff to attend an international issues forum on "The United States: Views from Abroad." The event, which is free and open to the public, will start at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at the Hotel Fort Des Moines.

Preston Daniels, a Drake alumnus and former mayor of Des Moines, will moderate the panel discussion, which will focus on how the United States is viewed beyond its borders and ways to improve the American image. Three distinguished individuals will make up the panel:

Jan Friederich of Germany is a senior editor for The Economist Intelligence Unit, an affiliate of The Economist magazine. An analyst of Western European business affairs, he will discuss the currently strained relationship between the United States and its traditional Western European allies.

Khalid Hasan of Pakistan works for the Pakistani newspaper Daily Times and is stationed in Washington, D.C. He formerly served as press secretary to Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and has also written several books. Hasan will discuss how views of the United States have changed over time in Pakistan.

Alex Sandoval of the state of Yucatan, Mexico, is a professor of Spanish language and culture at the Des Moines Area Community College. In May 2005 he will return to his native Mexico to serve as director of Central College’s Study Abroad Program in Yucatan. He will discuss perceptions of the United States held by one of our country's closest neighbors.

In addition to Drake's Center for Global Citizenship, the forum is co-sponsored by the Iowa Council for International Understanding and the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.

Although reservations for the forum are not required, they are encouraged. For reservations, contact Alex Zama at 282-8269 or alec.zama@iciu.org.
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As the spring semester winds down, Drake will host an exceptional week of musical events.

On Wednesday, May 4, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Brass Ensemble will perform in Drake’s Performing Arts Hall in the Harmon Fine Arts Center. The 14-musician Brass Ensemble of Amsterdam’s world-renowned Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra will perform at 8 p.m. The program will include primarily 20th century works as well as "Night and Dawn," by Raphael Mostel, nephew of Broadway star Zero Mostel. "Night and Dawn" was commissioned for the two in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. Members of the ensemble also will conduct master classes and instrument workshops, which are open to the public, from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, in the Harmon Fine Arts Center. Tickets for the Drake concert, which are $15 for the general public and $7 for students, senior citizens and those with a Drake ID, are available at the Drake Fine Arts Box Office, x3841.

The following evening, Thursday, May 5, all four Drake University choral ensembles and an orchestra made up of Drake students and faculty members will perform Haydn's "Schˆpfungsmesse," also known as "Creation Mass," at 8 p.m., at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, 221 Walnut St. Aimee Beckmann-Collier, professor of conducting at Drake, will conduct the performance, which will involve nearly 275 musicians. The concert will be preceded by a presentation about Haydn and his "Creation Mass" given by Eric Saylor, Drake's musicologist, at 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Civic Center. Tickets for the concert are $15 for the general public and $7 for students. They are available at the Drake Fine Arts Box Office at 271-3841 and at the Civic Center Box Office at (515) 243-1888 and at Ticketmaster. For more information, call x3841.
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About 10 Drake students volunteered to help plant edible perennials and fruit trees at King Elementary School in Des Moines on Saturday. The students passed on traditional Relays festivities to participate in a project as part of their Globalization and Development course taught by Darcie Vandegrift, assistant professor of sociology.
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Don Adams chats with students at Leaders and Luminaries.

Drake celebrated the 36-year run of Don Adams’ unshakable optimism, passion and dedication in a series of events during Relays week.

Adams was recognized at the Florence Meyers Wallace Dinner Wednesday, April 27 in Parents Hall in Olmsted. Student leaders from Adams’ early years as vice president for student life spoke to “Bulldog Don’s” impact on their lives.

“When he showed up on campus, we all wondered who this guy was and why he was so interested in us,” said Michael Vavrus, a 1970 alumnus, former student body president and a professor in Olympia, Wash. “Don always listened. He always cared and always sought a compromise that worked for everyone involved. He made us believe he was on our side because he was.”

Adams came to Drake in the 1969-70 academic year as vice president for student life. He served in that role for 25 years before moving to executive assistant to former President Mick Ferrari in 1995. He plans to retire from his current role as special counsel for institutional advancement in June. He will, however, remain with the University for at least two more years as the 125th anniversary fellow, using the milestone to promote Drake’s vast and ambitious future projects to alumni and friends.

Adams was also the featured attraction at a reception Friday, April 29 and the resident advisers’ reunion Saturday, April 30. He was the subject of a Des Moines Register story on the cover of Saturday’s Metro-Iowa section by award-winning feature writer Ken Fuson.

“None of you are anything special,” 1981 alumnus Peter Barber said to the crowd of nearly 200 at the Meyers dinner. “You’ve got a good job, a good education and maybe you’re married and the kids are doing well. But (Don Adams) is somebody special. He’s knows the names of every person in this room. He knows the name of your spouse, what you did here when you were a student and what you talked about the last time you had a conversation with him. He knows because he cares. That’s special.”

Of the many tributes honoring him, Adams said, “Drake, its the students, its faculty, its staff, its administrations – they have made me the best I can be.”
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Drake University will honor six alumni for their professional accomplishments and community service at the Drake Alumni Award Dinner on Saturday, May 14, at Olmsted Center.

Benjamin Ullem, a 1969 graduate of Drake Law School who also holds an undergraduate degree from Drake, will receive the Distinguished Service Award. This award is the top honor bestowed upon alumni of Drake University and recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual in a career or profession and exemplary service to the community and University. Ullem, of Urbandale, has served as chair of Drake’s governing board, president of the Drake Law School Board of Counselors and president of the National Alumni Association Board of Directors. He also chaired Drake’s National Commission II, which helped to plan the most recent fundraising drive, Campaign Drake.

Anne Hilton, a 1978 Drake graduate, will receive one of two Alumni Loyalty Awards. Hilton, senior director of the finance program office of Qwest Communications, has been involved in recruiting prospective students, organizing chapter activities for the Denver area and assisting with alumni gatherings, including the Denver-area Bulldog Bashes. Hilton, of Centennial, Colo., also has served on the National Alumni Association Drake Board of Directors in various offices, including president and chair, and is now a full member of the Board of Trustees.

Jack Watson, a 1942 graduate of Drake Law School, will receive the second Alumni Loyalty Award. Watson, retired senior vice president of The Principal Financial Group, regularly attends the “Let’s DU Lunch” program, never misses the Drake Relays and is a founding member of the RaySociety. A Des Moines resident, Watson also is a member of the President’s Circle, the Heritage Society and generously supports Drake and organizes class reunions.

Craig Donohue of Northbrook, Ill. and a 1983 Drake graduate, will be presented the Alumni Achievement Award. Donohue joined the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1989 as a staff attorney and worked his way up to become executive vice president and chief administrative officer in 2003. He received a law degree from John Marshall and a master of business administration degree from Northwestern. He is active on a local board called Project Hope and speaks to local high school youth about the value of a college education.

James Cohill, a 1992 Drake graduate, will receive the Young Alumni Loyalty Award. Cohill, of San Francisco, is vice president of group benefits at The Principal Financial Group. He serves on the College of Arts and Sciences National Advisory Board, has assisted with student recruitment activities and is a longtime organizer of regional alumni events in the San Francisco area. Cohill’s interests include Drake’s Theatre Department, B-GLAD and the Don Adams Leadership Institute.

Eric Shimp, a 1993 Drake graduate, will receive the Young Alumni Achievement Award. Shimp, of Burke, Va., is director of strategic international business practice at Hunton & Williams. From 2000 to 2002, Shimp served as the director for ASEAN and Korean Affairs at the United States Trade Representative. Prior to joining USTR, Shimp was a U.S. Foreign Service Officer. In 2003, he made a presentation on “Geopolitics and Global Trade” for the Center for Global Citizenship and is also involved with the Don Adams Leadership Institute.

Reservations are required for the award dinner, which will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. Dinner and the awards presentation will follow at 7:15 p.m. The event costs $25 per person. Call x3147 for reservations.
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Tim Russert poses with Melva Bucksbaum at book signing following the lecture.

Tim Russert, managing editor and moderator of "Meet the Press," drew a record-breaking crowd of approximately 4,000 to the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture at the Drake Knapp Center last Tuesday. Drake officials believe the crowd gathered to hear Russert discuss "Washington from the Inside Out," was the largest to date in the lecture series, which began in 1997 with a lecture by New York Times columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman.

"The Bucksbaum Committee is pleased that the lectures draw increasing support from the Des Moines and university communities," said Neil Hamilton, chair of the committee. "We look forward to continuing to bring a lineup of interesting speakers to campus."

Jane Goodall, an internationally renowned primatologist, conservationist and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, is scheduled to give the next Bucksbaum Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Drake Knapp Center. Goodall's institute is dedicated to wildlife research, education and conservation.

The Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series is made possible by a gift from Melva and the late Martin Bucksbaum, former chairman and president of General Growth Corp. and a longtime member of Drake's governing board.
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The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences honored Morgan Cline, a 1953 pharmacy alumnus who fundamentally changed the way consumers learn about the benefits of new medical products through advertising campaigns targeted to the general public rather than only medical professionals.

Cline, of Red Bank, NJ, is the 2005 recipient of the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, the highest award presented annual by the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He was presented the medal and delivered a Wednesday, April 27.

A member of the Drake Board of Trustees, Cline is a founding partner of Cline, Davis & Mann, a New York agency that became the premier pharmaceutical advertiser with Pfizer Inc. at the top of its list. In 2004, his impact on the industry was recognized as he was inducted into the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame.

Cline grew up on a farm outside of Centerville, Iowa, and has been instrumental in the town’s rebirth, contributing more than $15 million to various civic projects.

In 2001, Cline endowed a scholarship fund for pharmacy students with a $5 million gift to Campaign Drake. In honor of Cline’s scholarship endowment, Drake renamed Pharmacy and Science Hall the Morgan E. Cline Hall of Pharmacy and Science.

The Weaver Medal of Honor is made possible through the generous gifts of the Weaver family.
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• BFA Exhibition Opening —"B-sides," an exhibition of works by Drake students Dan Bounds, Paul Lyons, Dan Ramaley, Earle Rock and Michael White are on display from today through May 13 in the Anderson Gallery in the Harmon Fine Arts Center. The reception for the artists will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 6. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Call 271-1994 or visit www.drake.edu/andersongallery.

• College of Arts and Sciences Retirement Reception for Frederick Adams, Rachel Buckles, James Christiansen, T.K. Lin, Ken Kopecky and Carl Staplin, Olmsted Center rooms 310-11, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

• All Staff Council Executive Committee, Levitt Hall, 1:30 p.m.
• Faculty Senate, Levitt Hall, 3:30 p.m.
• Concert by the internationally renowned 14-member Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Brass Ensemble, Performing Arts Hall in the Harmon Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m. Tickets ($15 for the general public and $7 for students, senior citizens and those with a Drake ID), are available at the Drake Fine Arts Box Office, x3841.

• All four Drake choral ensembles and an orchestra made up of students and faculty members will perform Haydn's "Schˆpfungsmesse," also known as "Creation Mass," at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, 8 p.m. The concert will be preceded by a free presentation about Haydn and his "Creation Mass" given by Eric Saylor, Drake's musicologist, at 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Civic Center. Tickets for the concert ($15 for the general public and $7 for students) are available at the Drake Fine Arts Box Office at x3841 and at the Civic Center Box Office at 243-1888 and at Ticketmaster.

• Day free for study.
• Last day to submit "Called to be True Blue" nominations for individuals and departments practicing the core values of Drake's Strategic Plan: excellence, learning, integrity, citizenship and fiscal responsibility. Nominations must be submitted to Human Resources by 4:30 p.m. Nomination forms are posted at http://www.drake.edu/hr/trueblue_form.html
• Drake University Head Start Staff and Community Appreciation Event, Parents Hall, Olmsted Center, 8:30 a.m.
• Reception for the "B-sides" BFA Exhibition at the Anderson Gallery, 5 to 7 p.m.
• Final public presentation for the spring semester at the Drake Municipal Observatory: "Neutron Stars and Back Holes," Waveland Park, 8 p.m.

• Drake softball vs. Northern Iowa, Buel Field, noon.

• Drake softball vs. Northern Iowa, Buel Field, noon.

• Finals begin and continue through Friday, May 13.

• Spring semester ends.
• Drake Business Link Workshop on "Enhancing Your Creativity as a Manager," room 112 of Aliber Hall, 9 a.m. to noon, $40. For reservations, call x3724 or visit http://www.cbpa.drake.edu/businesslink/.
• Pharmacy Hooding Ceremony for graduates of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Drake Knapp Center, 4 p.m.
• Law School Commencement, Drake Knapp Center, 7 p.m. The traditional processional of faculty and students led by a bagpipe player from Cartwright Hall to the Knapp Center will start at 6:45 p.m.

• Commencement Ceremony for Undergraduate Degree Recipients, Drake Knapp Center, 10 a.m.
• Commencement Ceremony for Graduate and Doctoral Degree Recipients, Drake Knapp Center, 2 p.m.
• Drake Alumni Award Dinner, Olmsted Center, reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and the awards presentation at 7:15 p.m., $25 per person. Call x3147 for reservations.

Gary Wade, associate professor of journalism; Todd Evans, professor of journalism; and Sandy Henry, DTC director of programming and multimedia producer, recently attended the National Association of Broadcaster/Broadcast Education Association Convention in Las Vegas. Wade and Evans made presentations while Henry served as the chair of the BEA Festival of Media Arts Faculty Interactive Multimedia Competition and attended classes for Apple Computer’s Final Cut Pro HD non-linear video editing software.