The University awards the Drake Medal to recognize significant, long-term service to the Drake University community, reflecting personal commitment to the University’s quality and character. The Drake Medal is similar to an honorary degree in status and is bestowed at a formal academic convocation. The first Drake Medals were awarded in 1992.
Any University employee maynominatea deserving candidate for the Drake Medal. Although present University faculty, administrators, and staff are not eligible, emeritus faculty/administrators or retired employees may be nominated. A maximum of three Drake Medals will be awarded each year.
Drake Medal Recipients
Date / Recipient's Name
1992
Bill Knapp Paul Morrison
1993
Elias Jones Donald Easter
1994
Charles Smith Ed & Faye Vilimek Lewis McNurlen (posthumous)
1995
Elsworth P. Woods Dr. Ralph A. Dorner R. Wayne & Maxine Skidmore
1996
John H. Ehrlich J. Michael Earley David L. Miller
1997
A. Arthur Davis John E. McCaw Raymond Pugh Barbara Hazelhurst
1998
Charles Nelson Patricia Kuhns Charles Boyd Granberg
1999
Carl A. Kastan Robert D. Ray Jack D. Rehm
2000
Monroe Colston Jules Kirchenbaum Jim & Joann Ewoldt Donald Zarley
2001
Joan & Lyle Middleton Kittie Weston-Knauer Edward R. Hayes