Amy Stephens

Drake head women's basketball coach Amy Stephens has received a three-year extension of her existing contract (for a total commitment of five years) through the 2010-11 season, Drake President David Maxwell announced last week.

"This past season, Amy Stephens confounded the so-called experts by taking a young team to the upper reaches of the Missouri Valley Conference standings," President Maxwell said. "Along with her fine recruiting record, Coach Stephens has the leadership capabilities, the knowledge of the game and the confidence of her players to keep Drake in the top ranks of the MVC and to go far into postseason play. We're all looking forward to an exciting 2006-2007 campaign. At the same time, we are confident of Coach Stephens' commitment to Drake University's values and mission, and to the academic success of her players as well."

Stephens has constructed a 47-42 record during her three-year tenure at Drake with teams advancing to the WNIT in 2004 and 2006. Her Bulldog squad earned a 3.01 grade-point average during the fall semester and three Drake starters were named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete team this season.

"I am very appreciative of the support that President Maxwell and Athletic Director Dave Blank have shown in my coaching staff and in me," Stephens said. "Drake University is a very special place to work and I'm proud to be a part of this athletic department and University."

The Bulldogs are coming off their best season yet under Stephens, posting a 17-12 record with the most victories by a Drake team since the 2001-02 season. Drake also won 12 home games for the first time since the 1998-99 campaign. Drake finished second in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 13-5 record this past season and was the only league team to beat regular-season champ Indiana State at home.

With six of their top eight players returning, including three starters, the Bulldogs should be picked to contend for the league title in several 2006-07 Missouri Valley Conference preseason polls.
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Edward Hayes

Edward Hayes knocked on Don Adams' door in the fall of 1969, a few weeks after Adams, the new vice president of student life, started at Drake.

Hayes, a professor of law at the time, told Adams he was going to be a lonely man.

"You're going to be in charge of financial aid," Adams recalls Hayes saying. "Nobody knows the rules, but everybody is an expert in financial aid."

But when it came to difficult matters regarding the finances of Drake law students, Adams always had an ally in Hayes, who did not believe that money should be a barrier to getting a top-flight legal education.

"I'm sure that he personally helped hundreds of law students along, sometimes through his own private funds," Adams said. "He was an advocate for the students in every possible way."

Hayes, professor emeritus of law, died Friday, April 7, of cancer. He was 85. The body was cremated. A memorial service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 29, at Immanuel United Methodist Church. 2900 49th St.

Colleagues remembered him first as a friend then as a renowned scholar. He served as a professor of law from 1948 until retirement in 1989. He taught accounting, corporate law and taxation - serving on a number of Iowa state commissions on taxing as well as the Des Moines-Polk County Metropolitan Criminal Justice Center.

He served in World War II, working with the medical corps in North Africa and Italy.

"Ed Hayes was truly a great friend," said David Walker, dean of the law school. "If somebody needed something done, needed some support or assistance, Ed was always there. He was a working scholar and a builder of the school. Even after his retirement, he was here visiting and researching. We will miss him."

Walker's tribute to Hayes in the 2004 issue of the Drake Law Review can be viewed at http://students.law.drake.edu/lawReview/volumes/53/Walker.pdf.
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Dancing is a mainstay at the annual Pan American festival, celebrated in Des Moines since 1968.

Drake will celebrate the 116th anniversary of the Organization of American States with a Pan American Festival at noon Thursday, April 13, in Olmsted Center. The luncheon, which is open to the public, is designed to celebrate Latin culture and emphasize the important historical ties between North and South America.

A panel discussion, titled "From Here: The World is Possible," will explore topics such as the growing population of Latinos in Iowa, population projections for the state and the importance of preparing educators to work with students from diverse backgrounds.

Matthew Esposito, chair of the Drake history department, will moderate the discussion and the master of ceremonies will be Lorenzo Sandoval, professor of playwriting and communications at Des Moines Area Community College and Upper Iowa University.

The panelists will be Armando Villarreal, administrator of the Division of Latino Affairs of Iowa; David Skidmore, Drake professor of politics and international relations and director of the Drake Center for Global Citizenship; and Janet McMahill, dean of Drake's School of Education.

Hilda Prieto, Drake assistant professor emerita of Spanish, and her husband, Antonio, are the founders and organizers of the festival, which is sponsored by Drake's School of Education and Center for Global Citizenship, Dean of Students Office and the Division of Latino Affairs of Iowa.

The cost of the luncheon is $12 per person. Reservations are required and should be made as soon as possible. For information and reservations, call x2835.
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This Alcohol Awareness poster was part of a campaign that earned a trio of Drake students a top national award.

Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communications students earned high marks for their efforts to encourage safe drinking during Alcohol Awareness Month.

A pair of three-person teams from Drake took the first and third prizes in the first Public Service Advertisement Student Competition sponsored by the American Advertising Federation and Heineken USA.

The first-place "Reasons to Take a Cab" campaign, created by Drake's Matt Kappmeyer, Kristin Headrick and Ashley Sinclair, advises against individuals getting into a car with someone who has been drinking. The team focused on motivating the target audience of social young adults to utilize cab services, rather than ride with a drunk driver.

The humorous ads list a number of reasons for taking a cab after a night of drinking, such as "Reason #42: Making Out in the Back Seat" and "Reason #68: Supermodel Cab Driver." The campaign includes Internet and radio executions, and the print ads contain taxi cab calling cards" with the number to a taxi directory service.

Third place went to Ashlee Davis, Lisa Diesing and Morgan Farl of Drake for their "Be a Parent, Not a Peer" campaign.

The contest challenged students to develop a public service advertising campaign that includes a print, radio and Internet advertisement execution. In creating a responsibility campaign concept, the students were able to address one of five topics, including encouraging parents to talk to their children about alcohol, discouraging parents hosting parties for those underage or providing alcoholic beverages to those under 21, discouraging the use of fake IDs, encouraging individuals to avoid getting in a vehicle with someone who has been drinking and handling peer pressure to drink.

Finalist teams are awarded monetary prizes--first place receives $3,000; second place receives $2,500; third place receives $1,500. All other finalists receive $500.
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Richard Hartig

A small-scale community pharmacist in Dubuque, Iowa, with big ambitions and accomplishments has earned the Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Science's highest alumni honor.

Richard Hartig, who earned his pharmacy degree from Drake in 1973 and a graduate degree in 1981, is the 2006 recipient of the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor.

Hartig will deliver the Weaver lecture at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, in Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main. A reception will follow from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Galleries at Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave.

As the third generation to lead Hartig Drug Stores, Richard Hartig champions the importance of community pharmacy. His company is America's second oldest continuously operated family drug chain, caring for customers in three states for more than 100 years through traditional drug stores, a long-term care pharmacy, Finley-Hartig Homecare and hospital partnerships - all from his hometown of Dubuque, Iowa.

Hartig's success is attributed to his willingness to volunteer and his desire to be an advocate for patients. Active on numerous civic and policy boards, he also chairs the National Advisory Board for Drake University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and is a member of Drake's Presidents' Circle Board.

In 2002, Hartig, along with his wife, Brenda, endowed the Hartig Pharmacy Fund for Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a gift of $500,000. The fund supports a distinguished professor award, faculty development and student scholarships.

The Weaver Medal of Honor is made possible through the generous gifts of the Weaver family. Lawrence Weaver, a 1949 pharmacy alumnus, is dean emeritus of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and a past vice president of professional relations with the Pharmaceutical Manufactures Association. He has received numerous awards including the American Pharmaceutical Association Remington Honor Medal Award, the American Association of College of Pharmacy Distinguished Service Award and the Drake University Distinguished Service Award.

Delores Weaver is an active healthcare volunteer in her community, serving such organizations as the University of Minnesota Hospital, Girl Scouts and her church. She has taught English in Malaysia, served as precinct chairwoman and den mother, and participated in several local advisory boards.

The deadline for registration is Wednesday, April 19. Contact Melisa Cox at x2769 or melisa.cox@drake.edu for registration or more information.
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Drake students are taking action to raise awareness about global citizenship by presenting an Anti-Sweatshop Fashion Show and creating a recycling program at the John and Mary Pappajohn Education Center in downtown Des Moines.

The projects stem from Darcie Vandegrift's Global Citizenship class, which examines the concept of citizenship and engages students in theories of global identity.

"These students are all working to advance themselves as global citizens as part of their final projects," said Vandegrift, assistant professor of sociology. "I am seeing many outstanding projects come out of their efforts. This reflects a national trend among college students to engage with their community and create a better world. Our students are certainly evidence of this."

Drake's Anti-Sweatshop Fashion Show will start at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 13, in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center. The fashion show is part of a final class project on the clothing industry's reliance on sweatshops in the production of its products. The fashion show highlights both companies that use sweatshop labor, as well as those that further global citizenship by using non-sweatshop labor.

Clothing for the show ranges from athletic to casual to formal wear. Banana Republic has agreed to donate clothes for the fashion show. Also, students contacted a local fair trade organization to obtain research materials for the show.

The fashion show is open to the public and a $1 donation is requested. Banana Republic has agreed to match all contributions. Proceeds will be used support a local fair trade organization. The students are also accepting articles of gently used clothing to donate to a local shelter in order to involve others in their effort of global citizenship.

In addition, the class has produced a paper recycling program at the John and Mary Pappajohn Center, which houses classrooms used by the Des Moines Higher Education Collaborative and the Des Moines Public Schools at 1200 Grand Ave.

Rayf Schmidt, a junior majoring in sociology and psychology, submitted the idea to Vandegrift as his intended final project. Within one week he was placing paper collection bins in various locations at the Pappajohn Center, where he works as an administrative assistant.

The recycling project is now in its third week and has become a permanent program at the Pappajohn Center. "It is important for people to know that small actions can have a huge impact on the community," Schmidt said. "Recycling is a key element in maintaining our resources."

All paper placed in the recycling bins is stored temporarily in a disposal room at the center until Schmidt and a group of volunteers make weekly deliveries to a recycling center in Des Moines. Schmidt said he plans to hire a pickup service once he is able to evaluate how much paper is collected each week.
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Draw back the curtain and dim the house lights. Drake University will host the first Foray Film Festival from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, April 14, in Bulldog Theater, Olmsted Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The student-organized festival will feature student-produced films ranging in length from 1 minute to 10 minutes. Six Drake faculty members will judge the competition and prizes will be awarded. Refreshments will be served after the showing at about 8:30 p.m.

Drake Filmmakers, founded in 2004 by a group of Drake students with a common interest in watching and making movies, organized the Foray Film Festival.

Over the last two months, Drake students have been working on their films to enter into Foray. The film selection will run the complete range of theatrical offerings including drama, comedy, action and romance.

For more information about the festival, contact Andrew Rogers, president of Drake Filmmakers, at (515) 274-2628 or team@drakefilmmakers.com. For more information on the Drake Filmmakers, visit http://www.drakefilmmakers.com.
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Paula Amad

Film critic and researcher Paula Amad, assistant professor of cinema and comparative literature at the University of Iowa, will speak at Drake's Writers and Critics Series at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 13 in room 206, Cline Hall. The talk is free and open to the public.

Amad teaches and researches film history, film theory and literary studies. She is particularly interested in the cultural context of early non-fiction cinema, the first French avant-gardes and women in European silent film culture. She also studies postcolonial theory in the visual and literary fields, comparative theories of modernity, postmodernity, and consumer culture, the relationship between photography and film, and contemporary and historical genealogies of globalization.

Her current research projects include women film critics of the 1920s and aerial cinematography. She is completing a book about early nonfiction film titled "Archiving the Everyday."
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The annual College of Arts and Sciences Honors Convocation is set for 6:30 pm, Tuesday, April 11, in Parents Hall of Olmsted Center. A reception will be held.

Robert Meunier, associate professor of percussion and director of bands, and 2005-06 teacher of the year, will deliver the honors address.

John Burney, dean of Arts and Sciences, will announce the student awards, which will be presented by the Arts and Sciences faculty and distinguished guests. Vibeke Petersen, chair of the faculty cabinet, will preside.

The Outstanding Teacher Award, the 2006 Stalnaker Lecturer, the Truman Humanities Award, the Centennial Scholar and the E. A. Sheslow Prize are among the awards that will be presented.
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Stephen Rapp, LW'74, chats with audience members during his talk at the Drake Law School on Thursday, April 6. Rapp is the chief prosecutor in the Rwandan genocide trials.

Panelists take notes in the Drake Law School's annual Constitutional Law Symposium on Saturday, April 8.

Architect David Chipperfield discusses the design of the new Des Moines Public Library on Thursday, April 6.
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2006 Relays theme

Drawing off the beloved Iowa baseball movie, Drake students put a track twist on the 97th running of the Drake Relays. The theme for the 2006 races is "If You Build It, They Will Run."

Here's the action running this week in related Relays festivities:

MONDAY, APRIL 10

• Mud volleyball prelims, 7 to 10 p.m., Drake Knapp Center

• Mud volleyball prelims, 7 to 10 p.m., Drake Knapp Center

• Mud volleyball prelims, 7 to 10 p.m., Drake Knapp Center.

• Honors Convocation, 6:30 p.m., Parents Hall, Olmsted Center.
• Drake Wellness Lunch-n-Learn Series: "Des Moines Recreation," presented by the Des Moines Parks Department, 12:15 to 1 p.m., Paul F. Morrison Room, Drake Knapp Center.
• Mud volleyball prelims, 7 to 10 p.m., Drake Knapp Center.

• Mornings @ Drake presents Three Carpenter, general manager of Wakonda Club, discussing business and golf, 7 to 8 a.m., upper level, Olmsted Center, $5 per person. Contact John Brown at (515) 271-3378 to register.
• Drake Business Link presents "Achieving Diversity Competency Through Experiential Learning," 8 a.m. to noon, Olmsted Center. Register at www.cbpa.drake.edu/businesslink or call Delaney Kirk at (515) 271-3724.

• Dennis Goldford, professor of politics, will discuss his paper on the U.S. Constitution¹s Establishment Clause, noon, faculty lounge, Cartwright Hall.
• "From Here, the World is Possible," Pan American Festival luncheon with panel discussion, noon, Olmsted Center.
• Faculty Tech Series: "Library Resources for Blackboard Courses," Marcia Keyser, 3:30 p.m., Carnegie Learning Lab.
• Drake English Department's Writers and Critics Series presents a lecture by Paula Amad, who teaches film history, theory and literary study at the University of Iowa, 8 p.m., room 206 of Cline Hall.
• Anti-Sweatshop Fashion Show, 8:30 p.m., Bulldog Theater, Olmsted Center.

• Opening reception for Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition featuring works by Jesse Baker, Spencer Luebbert and John Vogl, 5 to 7 p.m., Fitch Gallery, 304 15th St. The exhibition runs through April 22.
• Foray Film Festival, 7:30 p.m., Bulldog Theater, Olmsted Center.
• Jazz I, Andrew Classen, director, 8 p.m., the Jordan Stage, Sheslow Auditorium, Old Main.
• Drake Municipal Observatory presentation, "Mars Physical Attributes and Materials Available for Life," 8 p.m., Drake Municipal Observatory, Waveland Park.

• Drake men's tennis vs. Southern Illinois, 10 a.m., Drake Tennis Center.

• Drake men's tennis vs. Indiana State, 10 a.m., Drake Tennis Center.

Dennis Goldford, professor of politics and international relations and director of the Law, Politics and Society Program, is serving as a scholar consultant on the National Endowment for the Humanities project funded by a $190,000 "We the People" grant to the Bill of Rights Institute. The project will develop a Web site on landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases. "We are taking a thematic approach to the cases, such as the role of federal courts and students and the Constitution," said Claire McCaffery Griffin, the institute's vice president of education programs, in an article in the Washington Post. The lesson plans will cover 19 landmark cases, from Marbury v. Madison in 1803 to the University of Michigan affirmative action decisions in 2003.