FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2002 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 DRAKE STUDENTS' DRAWINGS ON DISPLAY IN HAWAII Two Drake University students have had their drawings selected for the 2002 National Drawing Exhibition at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Paul J. Harmon, a sophomore art and drawing major from Fort Collins, Colo., was selected for his drawing titled "Mannequin 1." Audrey K. Meyer, a junior drawing major from Des Moines, was selected for an untitled drawing. The exhibition is unique in that all of the students' drawings submitted for juried review were nominated by their institution or department. Universities and schools from across the country nominated a group of nearly 300 drawings for the exhibition. The works were juried by Leon N. Hicks, professor emeritus of art at Webster University, St. Louis. The drawings by Harmon and Meyer are on view at the University of Hawaii at Hilo Campus Center Gallery as part of the 2002 National Drawing Exhibition, which runs from Feb. 4 through April 12. In addition to Drake, 24 colleges and universities are represented in the exhibition. "This is a tremendous honor for both Paul and Audrey," said Angela Battle, assistant professor of art at Drake. "This puts Drake students on the national map."