In
Brief
CAMPAIGN
DRAKE ENDS ON HIGH NOTE
Five years and thousands of donations later, Campaign Drake ended on May 31 by
meeting its $190 million goal, the largest amount of money ever raised by Drake
University. Thanks to the generous support and dedication of alumni, friends,
faculty and staff, Campaign Drake brings significant improvements to Drake's programs
and campus.
The College of Business and Public Administration has benefited greatly from the
success of Campaign Drake. Examples of CBPA projects supported by Campaign Drake
include: upgraded computer hardware and software; support of programs at the Kelley
Insurance Center; program improvements in the Masters of Business and Public Administration
graduate programs, and the addition of the Master of Accounting degree; the Adams/Bowers
Actuarial Science Education Center; state-of-the-art technology for a media classroom;
and eight newly endowed scholarships for students funded by the 1969 Charter MBA
class and faculty -- Roger K. Brooks, Des Moines/Drake Corporate Partners, Lee
Flory, the Ivan and Joan M. Marks Family, the Richard G. Peebler Family, and Peggy
Behrens Person.
ALBER
EXITS, HEASTON NAMED INTERIM DEAN
Patrick Heaston, Aliber distinguished professor of accounting, was named interim
dean of the CBPA.
Former Dean Joe Alber left Drake in June to become dean of the Richard J. Wehle
School of Business at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. Heaston, in his 20th year
at Drake, has extensive experience in both CBPA and University-wide governance.
He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Creighton University and his
doctorate in from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Heaston has accounting experience
in both public accounting and government and teaches financial accounting. He
has been selected as the outstanding teacher in the CBPA three times, twice at
the undergraduate level and once at the graduate level.
During Heaston's tenure as director of the School of Accounting, the School attained
accreditation from AACSB International, initiated a master's degree in accounting,
and redesigned the accounting major to incorporate it throughout the four years
of undergraduate study. In addition, the School of Accounting created joint accounting
majors that allow accounting majors to study other major business areas as part
of the accounting degree.
HILLMAN
RECEIVES LEVITT COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Aliber Distinguished Professor of Accounting A. Douglas Hillman received the 2002
Madelyn M. Levitt Distinguished Community Service Award at September's Faculty/Staff
Convocation Program.
"Doug has dedicated 32 years to teaching at Drake, helping students master
the many nuances of accounting," said Drake President David E. Maxwell. "But
it's for his dedication to serving the Des Moines community that we honor him
today."
Hillman is active in many community and national organizations, including Rotary
International. He is a member of Holt International Children's Services Board
of Directors, a non-profit organization helping place homeless children with caring
parents around the world. Hillman also contributes his time, energy and expertise
to the Boy Scouts.
In addition, Hillman serves on the Board of Directors of Iowa Prison Industries,
a non-profit organization that focuses on inmate rehabilitation through work programs.
With his help, Iowa has risen from 34th in the United States to 5th in offender
employment.
POPULAR
PROFESSOR PASSES AWAY
Jack Manders, 69, professor of business law, died Sept. 17 of cancer at Hospice
Kavanagh House.
A native of Dubuque, Manders was general counsel to the Iowa Insurance Commission
for nine years before joining the Drake faculty in 1970 as assistant professor
of business law. He was named associate professor in 1981 and was promoted to
full professor in 1987. He held a bachelor's degree from Loras College, a master's
degree from Drake and a law degree from University of Notre Dame.
Although Manders was not teaching this fall, he had planned to ease into retirement
by serving as co-director of Drake's Kelley Insurance Center before taking full
retirement next year. "He was really looking forward to retirement,"
said Steve Clapham, associate professor of management and international studies.
"His sudden illness and death have come as a huge shock to everyone."
Manders was "an eloquent fighter for causes he believed in and a real champion
for the faculty," Clapham said. "He believed in the University and always
sought opportunities to make it better. He was the kind of individual that you
could have an argument with and five minutes after that you could have lunch together
and everything was fine. He didn't hold grudges. On occasions he had what appeared
to be a bit of a hard surface, but he had a very big and soft heart."
Harry Wolk, professor emeritus of accounting, knew Manders for 30 years. "Jack
was a fiesty but delightful colleague," Wolk said. "He could certainly
add spice to a faculty meeting (and he would be very pleased that I said that).
He was a very warm and deep-feeling person and he will be very much missed."
Rahul Parsa, associate professor of statistics, described Manders as "a great
teacher who cared deeply about his students." He added that "While some
students thought he was tough and demanding, they appreciated how much he taught
them -- usually after the class was over."
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Indian School or Hospice Kavanagh
House.
VISITING
PROFESSOR ADDRESSES INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
He's lived and worked in Thailand and Singapore, and set small Iowa businesses
on the path to globalization. Now, Rex Welling
has come to Drake.
Welling, visiting assistant professor of international business, took a leave
of absence from the Iowa Department of Economic Development, where he worked with
Iowa companies to increase foreign exports and coordinated meetings with distributors
to help those companies go international. Welling joined the faculty this fall
to help bring an international business perspective to the CBPA. He will also
help develop Drake's new global citizenship center, which he hopes will increase
international awareness on campus and increase student, faculty and alumni interest
in the international arena.
Welling, an Iowa native, has worked overseas at the U.S. Embassy in Thailand,
where he was a correspondent for the Voice of America and worked with the refugee
program. He was also a pharmacy representative in Singapore, specializing in Southeast
Asia and Europe as the pharmaceutical company expanded its international offices.
"Students are very interested in international business," said Welling.
"Through courses in the CBPA and the global citizenship center, I hope to
increase awareness in the importance of Iowans and Iowa companies participating
in the international arena."
"Plus," Welling added, "teaching gives me exposure to students,
which keeps me from going stale."
PLANNED
GIVING SITE MAKES DONATING SIMPLE
Planned giving just got easier. The new planned giving Web site, located just
off the alumni gateway, puts all the important information about donating to Drake
right at your fingertips. The site includes brief descriptions of the variety
of donation options available, tips on the process of charitable giving, and a
form that allows donors to give money through the planned giving site.
"Drake's new planned giving Web site is a wonderful way to learn more about
ways to give that will benefit you as well as Drake University," said Nancy
Perazelli, director of gift planning at Drake. "
It's only a quick
click away at www.drake.edu/alumni.
Please visit soon!"
Drake
Historical Moment
The CBPA has a long history of collaborative efforts with other colleges and schools
at Drake. In this photo from the 1956 Quax, business students and journalism students
produced a televised fashion show. |
