Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country. Distinguished alumni include Dwight D. Opperman, former CEO of West Publishing Company, after whom Drake's law library was named; Neal Smith, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 until 1995. The University approved a new Master building plan on June 25, 2005, calling for extensive renovations of existing facilities and the construction of several large buildings, including a new first year student residence hall, science building, fine arts building, and multi-purpose learning center.

History[link]

Old Main

The institution was founded in 1881, when most of the staff of Oskaloosa College left that college to establish what would become Drake University, founded by Francis Marion Drake, a resident of Centerville, Iowa and Governor of Iowa (1896–1898). From its founding in 1881, Drake University maintained affiliation with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) although no religious affiliation is officially recognized today.

The university's law school, the oldest law school in the country west of the Mississippi River, was established in 1865 by Chester C. Cole [1], who served on the Iowa Supreme Court from 1864 to 1876. In 1969 Drake's basketball team went to the Final Four under coach Maurice John, but were defeated by the UCLA Bruins by three points. Drake did defeat the University of North Carolina by 20 points in the third place game.

On September 17, 1969 the Drake student newspaper, The Times-Delphic[2], published what appears to be the first documented account of the famous Paul is dead hoax, written by Tim Harper. No articles published prior to this piece about the supposed death of Paul McCartney are known, although fellow Times-Delphic reporter and musician Dartanyan Brown, one of the sources for the article, recalled hearing about the hoax from other musicians and reading about it in some underground newspapers.

Colleges[link]

The University is made up of the following colleges:

College of Arts & Sciences[link]

Majors offered: Astronomy, Biology, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology (BCMB), Chemistry, Computer Science, Culture & Society, Economics, English, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Ethics, Fine Art, Graphic Design, History, International Relations, Law, Politics, and Society (LPS), Mathematics, Mathematics Education (Secondary), Music, Music Education, Music Performance, Musical Theatre (B.F.A.), Neuroscience, Physics, Politics, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Philosophy, Rhetoric, Theater (B.A. and B.F.A. programs), Writing and Religion.

College of Business & Public Administration (CBPA)[link]

• AACSB accredited

Majors offered: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Economics, Entrepreneurial Management, Finance, General Business, Information Systems, International Business, Marketing, Management, Quantitative Economics
Graduate programs: Master of Accounting, Master of Business Administration, Master of Public Administration, Master of Financial Management

Distinguished Faculty:

• Stuart Klugman, Former VP of the Society of Actuaries & Principal Financial Group Professor of Actuarial Science
• Terri Vaughan, Former Insurance Commissioner of Iowa

School of Education[link]

Majors offered: Special education, Secondary education, Elementary education

School of Journalism & Mass Communication (SJMC)[link]

Majors offered: Advertising, Electronic Media, Magazines, News-Internet, Public Relations, JMC/Law 3+3, Broadcast News

Enrollment[link]

More than 3,500 full-time undergraduate students from 50 states and 56 countries. (Total for university)

Faculty[link]

270 full, associate and assistant professors and instructors. 94 percent hold the highest degree in their fields. (Total for university)

Accreditation[link]

Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Drake is among 109 accredited programs nationwide. To win accreditation, schools meet 12 standards, which address such issues as class size to diversity within the faculty and curriculum. Accreditation reviews occur every six years. Drake's program has been continuously accredited, most recently in 2010.

Almost 95 percent (94.9) of 2006 Drake journalism graduates reported being employed in the field or in graduate school, according to a recent survey by the university. Of these, 89.5 percent reported having had an internship while in school.

The SJMC's magazine program has achieved national prominence. The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) team that visited in 1999 called the SJMC a “real standout” and termed Drake's Magazines program the strongest undergraduate sequence in the country. Drake student magazines THiNK and 515 won 2007 Pacemaker awards in Washington, D.C.

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is also home to 94.1 The Dog, which operates under the call letters KDRA-LP FM. The station launched in August 2006 after having existed as an internet station, KDCS Bulldog Radio. 94.1 The Dog is broadcast at 80 watts from a tower atop Meredith Hall, the home of Drake's SJMC. An agreement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) allows Drake to utilize the frequency from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. weekdays and all day Saturday, while Grand View University controls the frequency the rest of the week under the call letters KGVC-LP. Drake students schedule 24 hours of programming under "The Dog," broadcasting online and on channel 12 on closed-circuit television on campus even when not broadcasting on the frequency.

School of Law[link]

Opperman Hall - Home to the Law School

Drake's law school is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the nation, tracing its history to 1865. It is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools, has been accredited since 1923 when accreditation first began, and is one of only seventy-five ABA-approved law schools to have a Chapter of Order of the Coif. Drake University Law School is home to the American Judicature Society, the archives of the National Bar Association, the nation's oldest and largest national association of predominately African-American lawyers and judges, and the Drake Constitutional Law Center, which is one of only four constitutional law programs established by the U.S. Congress and funded by the federal government. The Center's mission is to foster in-depth study of the United States Constitution. A significant aspect of the Center's activities is the Dwight D. Opperman Lecture series, an annual event of national importance in constitutional law. Several Supreme Court Justices have visited campus to deliver lectures on American jurisprudence. Numerous current and former United States Supreme Court Justices have delivered the Opperman Lecture, including Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Stephen Breyer, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Justice Samuel Alito, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, and late Justices Harry A. Blackmun, Lewis F. Powell and William H. Rehnquist. The 2007 graduate schools edition of U.S. News ranks the law school as Tier 3.

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences[link]

The 2008 edition of U.S. News and World Report best graduate programs ranks Drake's College of Pharmacy the #51 of all fully accredited pharmacy schools meeting the in the United States (tying for 5th among private institutions).^[2] In 2005, Former Walgreens Chairman and CEO Dan Jorndt, donated $10 million to his alma mater.
Majors offered: Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD.) and Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS).

Housing[link]

The University provides the following on-campus living accommodations for undergraduate students:

• Stalnaker Hall (Freshmen only)
• Carpenter Hall (Freshmen only)
• Herriott Hall Basement (Freshmen only)
• Crawford Hall (Freshmen only)
• Morehouse (freshmen/sophomore)
• Jewett Hall (sophomore only)
• Goodwin-Kirk Hall (sophomore only)
• Ross Hall (sophomore only)

Students are required to live on campus for their first two years at Drake. This excludes non-traditional students who take time off between high school and matriculation. Most students choose to live off campus during their final two years.

Drake West Village is not a residence hall and is not owned by Drake University. This also applies to the Old Main apartments.

Drake University and Hubbell Realty leaders announced plans on July 20, 2006 for a $34-million housing and retail development at 30th Street and Carpenter Avenue. The development will create 7,000 feet of retail space for street-level neighborhood businesses and upper floors for state-of-the-art student suites. The buildings will house up to 500 students. Current design calls for a mix of one-, two- and four-bedroom units, where each student has a private bedroom and shares a common living and kitchen space. The housing will be targeted primarily at junior and senior undergraduate students and graduate students in the pharmacy program or the Drake Law School.

West Village [3] opened for the Fall 2008 semester.

Student organizations[link]

Drake features over 160 student organizations in which to participate, which include:

Greek life[link]

Athletics[link]

NCAA sports[link]

Drake student-athletes compete in NCAA Division I in the Missouri Valley Conference in all sports except football. In football, Drake competes in the FCS NCAA Division I Pioneer Football League. In crew, Drake competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

• Basketball (men's and women's)
• Crew (women's)
• Cross-country (men's and women's)
• Football (men's)
• Golf (men's and women's)
• Soccer (men's and women's)
• Softball (women's)
• Tennis (men's and women's)
• Track & Field (men's and women's)
• Volleyball (women's)

The Knapp Center[link]

The Knapp Center

The Knapp Center is a 7,002 seat multi-purpose arena at Drake. Its main purpose is to host Drake athletic events, but is also used for, among other things, concerts, Bucksbaum Lectures, and commencement. It was built in 1992, and is the home of the Drake Bulldogs. Prior to the Knapp Center, Drake's basketball teams played their games at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in downtown Des Moines. Other sports previously used the fieldhouse which is about a block west of the Knapp Center. The first Drake basketball game in the Knapp Center was played on December 5, 1992.

Drake Relays[link]

Drake University also hosts the Drake Relays during April. This track and field event has been held since 1910, and is the second-largest collegiate track and field event in the United States. Participants come from all over the world to compete in this three-day event, which also helps to draw large crowds of spectators to Des Moines. Many Olympic athletes can be found participating in these events, which commonly break national and world records.

Students kick-off the Relays in the annual tradition of Street Painting, in which student organizations colorfully decorate areas of Carpenter Avenue near the center of campus under a common theme. The theme in 2007 was "The Legacy Lives On"—referencing the $15 million renovation of Drake Stadium. Other themes have included 2009's "Running Strong a Century Long", in honor of the 100th running of the Relays, and 2010's "History to you, Tradition to us". The theme for 2011 is "Come for the race, stay for the [blank]".Streaking the street painting was an annual occurrence for a period in the mid-1990s and has occasionally occurred in a few years following.

Fight Song[link]

The fight song for Drake University is The "D" Song. The lyrics are:

Here's to the one who wears the "D",
Makes a good fight for varsity,
Here's to those who've fought and won,
Made a good fight as a true Drake alum,

Here's to the one who's brave and bold,
Ready to battle like days of old,
Fights like a Bulldog for victory,
Oh, here's to the one who wears the "D".

Rankings[link]

Drake University advanced to seventh in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" rankings and gained sole possession of third place in the overall rankings of 142 Midwest Universities - Master's category published by U.S. News and World Report magazine in the 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges."

Last year Drake ranked eighth in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" category. The rankings are based on a formula that relates a school's academic quality, as indicated by its U.S. News ranking, to the net cost of attendance for a student who receives the average level of need-based financial aid. "The higher the quality of the program and the lower the cost, the better the deal," according to the magazine.

Drake continues to be ranked No. 2 in reputation for academic quality (peer assessment). It has the highest ranking in its category of any Iowa college or university in the U.S. News Master's category. Drake improved in several areas this year, including student/faculty ratio, average freshmen retention rate and freshmen in the top 25 percent of their high school class.^[3]

Notable alumni[link]

• Brian Albright, scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, past University of California, Los Angeles lecturer.
• Steve Allen, comedian
• Lew Anderson, musician and voice of Clarabell the Clown
• Chris Ash, Defensive Backs Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football team
• John August, screenwriter.
• Rose Bampton, principal singer at the Metropolitan Opera during the 1930s and 1940s.
• Steve Bannos, film actor and writer
• Tom Bienemann, NFL defensive end
• Jon Bowermaster, oceans expert, journalist, filmmaker and adventurer
• Terry E. Branstad, former, longest serving, and current Governor of Iowa.
• Archie R. Boe, former Chairman and CEO of the Allstate Corporation, and former president, Sears, Roebuck
• James E. Bowman, Tuskegee Airman and former assistant superintendent of the Des Moines School District
• The Honorable Judge Gregory Brandt, of the Polk County District Court
• Johnny Bright, member of the College and Canadian Football Hall of Fame
• Bill Bryson, author.
• Waldo Don Carlos, NFL center.
• Johnnie Carson, career diplomat.
• Joseph Chaikin, Founder of the Open Theater, theater director, actor, author.
• George A. Cohon, Founder of McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited and McDonald's in Russia
• Julee Cruise, singer and actress.
• Chet Culver, former Governor of Iowa.
• Billy Cundiff, NFL placekicker.
• Laurie Dann, murderer (attended; did not graduate)
• Mark DeCarlo, TV and film actor, comedian, host of Taste of America television show [5], cartoon voice actor
• Dave Doeren, Defensive Coordinator of the Wisconsin Badgers football team
• Joey Donia, sports reporter for ABC5 in Des Moines, Iowa
• Mark Doty, poet
• Michael Emerson, Emmy-winning actor, plays Ben Linus on the television show Lost
• Bridget Flanery, actress
• Bill Gates, Phoenix city councilman^[4]
• Susan Glaspell, author
• Arne Harris, producer–director for Chicago Cubs on WGN-TV.
• Robert Helmick, former president of the US Olympic committee.^[5]
• Ezra Hendrickson, professional soccer player
• Joseph Hermann, conductor, clarinetist and music educator; President of the American Bandmasters Association
• Joseph C. Howard, Sr., Judge, United States District Court for the District of Maryland (1979–2000)
• Cuthbert Hurd (1911–1996) computer pioneer^[6]
• Scott Jensen, Wisconsin politician
• Virginia Johnson, Costume Supervisor for The Social Network,^[7] and various film and T.V. projects.^[8]
• Zach Johnson, PGA golfer, 2007 Masters champion.
• Emma Verona Johnston, oldest living American until May 2004.
• Karl Kassulke, NFL player.
• Ira Levin, author.
• Timothy Ley, an American hematologist, oncologist and cancer biologist.
• Darrell R. Lindsey, Medal of Honor recipient.
• Kenneth A. Macke, former CEO and Chairman of Dayton Hudson Corporation (since renamed Target Corporation)
• Al McCoy, sports broadcaster, voice of the Phoenix Suns.
• Sherrill Milnes, operatic baritone.
• Clark R. Mollenhoff, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
• John M. Mathew, President and chief executive officer of Wick Communications Company.
• Dick Oatts, Jazz saxophonist
• Dwight D. Opperman, former CEO of West Publishing Company.
• Charles Partridge, Defensive Line and Specialists Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football team
• Jeremy Piven, actor (attended; did not graduate)
• Robert D. Ray, former Governor of Iowa.
• Franny Starkey Sanguin, Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady (Michelle Obama)
• David N. Senty, U.S. Air Force Major General
• William A. Staples, president of the University of Houston–Clear Lake
• Phil Stong, author of "State Fair"
• Matthew Stover, author of fantasy and science fiction, including the novelization of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
• Sara Taylor, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Political Affairs in the George W. Bush administration
• Fred L. Turner, former Chairman of McDonald's
• Sam Wanamaker, actor
• Brian Wansink, Cornell University professor and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
• Larry Whiteside, award-winning sportswriter.
• Harley Wilhelm, Manhattan Project scientist and inventor.
• Ann Williams, member of the Illinois House of Representatives
• Roger Williams, musician and composer
• Rex Wockner, journalist
• David L. Wolper, television and film producer
• Felix Wright, former CFL and NFL safety
• Larry Zimpleman, President and CEO of Principal Financial Group
• Adam Dolan, CEO, Hello Kitty Enterprises

See also[link]

• Drake University Campus Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Drake Relays Digital Archive A historic look at one of America's oldest annual Track & Field events.
• Drake University Yearbooks

Coordinates: 41°36′4″N 93°39′8″W / 41.60111°N 93.65222°W / 41.60111; -93.65222

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Richard "Dick" Oatts is a jazz saxophonist from Jefferson, Iowa. He became interested in saxophone due to his father Jack Oatts. To this day he still plays on the same Selmer Mark VI alto saxophone his father gave to him. He attended Drake University^[1] before beginning his professional career in Minneapolis in 1972 and in 1977 he joined the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band. He began releasing his own CDs in the 1990s and has been a faculty member at the Manhattan School of Music since 1989 and recently joined the faculty at Temple University in Philadelphia in 2006.

Discography[link]

• All of Three (11/1997)
• Standard Issue Vol.1 (06/01/1998)
• Simone's Dance (01/01/2000)
• Standard Issue Vol.2 (06/19/2000)
• South Paw (12/03/2001)
• Gratitude (10/07/2008)
• Two Hearts (06/15/2009)

Oatts' work on reeds (soprano, alto & tenor saxophones, clarinet) became visible and accessible while he fronted the crossover jazz group, Flim & the BB's in the 1980s and 90s. In tandem with bassist, Jimmy (aka "Flim") Johnson, drummer Bill Berg, and keyboardist Billy Barber, Oatts rounded out the contemporary jazz foursome to release several popular albums (Flim & the BBs Vintage BB's Digital Music Products, Inc., 1991).

• Flim & The BB's Tricycle (1982) *Tunnel (1984), *Big Notes (1985), *Neon (1987), *The Further Adventures... (1988), *New Pants (1989), *Vintage/best of (1992), This Is A Recording (1992)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Manhattan School of Music
• BBC Radio 2

M. Shawn Crahan
Percussionist Shawn Crahan of Slipknot at the Mayhem festival, 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Michael Shawn Crahan
Also known as	#6, Clown, BoBo Hong Kong, Clown Bin Smash
Born	(1969-09-24) September 24, 1969 (age 42) Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal, alternative metal, nu metal, alternative rock, indie rock, psychedelic rock, industrial metal, metalcore, deathcore
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, producer, director, photographer
Instruments	Custom percussion, drums, piano, vocals, timpanis, guitar
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Roadrunner, Big Orange Clown, Nuclear Blast, Pale One, -ismist
Associated acts	Slipknot, To My Surprise, Dirty Little Rabbits, The Black Dots of Death, Marilyn Manson, Bring Me the Horizon, Suicide Silence, Escape the Fate
Website	(External links)

Michael Shawn Crahan (born September 24, 1969), also known as Clown, or by his number #6, is an American musician, music producer, and artist. He is best known as one of the two custom percussionists of the Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot, and the drummer of To My Surprise and Dirty Little Rabbits. At 42, Shawn Crahan is the oldest member of Slipknot.

Personal life and career[link]

Crahan was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He once performed in bands such as Heads on the Wall & One Cup of Fat. Crahan married his wife Chantel in June, 1993, in Des Moines, Iowa. They have four children, Alexandria, Gage, Gabrielle, and Simon. He is of Irish descent.

As well as lending his percussion talents to the band, Crahan has also sung backing vocals on a number of songs Slipknot has both recorded and performed live. He also wrote the original draft of "Tattered & Torn", which appeared on the band's early demo, Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.. Outside Slipknot, Crahan has founded Big Orange Clown Records, a vanity label within Sanctuary Records, which has so far signed the metalcore band Gizmachi. He also acted as director for, and assembled Slipknot's 2005 DVD, Voliminal: Inside the Nine, while the band engaged a brief hiatus.

He also performed with To My Surprise, recording guitar and vocals for the band's self-titled debut album. The band received little interest due to their album being released amidst the success of Slipknot members Corey Taylor, James Root and Joey Jordison's side projects, Stone Sour and the Murderdolls, respectively. To My Surprise was later dropped by Roadrunner Records. In 2007, Crahan began performing as drummer for Dirty Little Rabbits. The band was a supporting act for Stone Sour during their North American tour in Summer 2007,^[1] and have released one EP, titled Breeding. They have since signed a deal with The End Records as of November, 2008.^[2]

In 2009 he contributed to Bring Me the Horizon's remix album, Suicide Season: Cut Up!, by remixing the track "Sleep With One Eye Open". Also in 2009 Shawn remixed a Suicide Silence track on their Wake Up EP entitled "Wake Up (Clown of Slipknot Remix)". In 2010, he contributed to Escape the Fate's This War Is Ours deluxe edition, by remixing the track "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine Part II)" and in 2011 he remixed "Angels of Clarity" for Dead by April on their compilation album "Stronger". Crahan has confirmed the formation of a brand new side project called The Black Dots of Death who released their debut studio album Ever Since We Were Children on March 28, 2011.^[3] He is the director of many of Slipknot's music videos, DVDs and other artistic projects.

Crahan generally wears clown-style masks while performing with Slipknot, except when performing "Vermilion", as for this song only, all band members wear their own death masks instead.

He also features as the carny "Tamer" in The Devil's Carnival, a short film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman to be screened on tour beginning in April, 2012. ^[4]

Discography[link]

With The Black Dots of Death

• 2011: Ever Since We Were Children

Guest appearances and remixes

• American Head Charge - "Just So You Know" (Clown #6 from Slipknot Remix) (2002)
• Bring Me the Horizon - "Sleep With One Eye Open" (Clown Remix) (2009)
• Dead by April - "Angels of Clarity" (Shawn 'Clown' Crahan Remix) (2009)
• Suicide Silence - "Wake Up" (Clown of Slipknot Remix) (2009)
• Coheed and Cambria - "Welcome Home" (Shawn "Clown" Crahan Remix) (2009)
• Marilyn Manson - "Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon" (Clown/Slipknot Fuck the God Damn TV and Radio Remix) (2009)
• Escape the Fate - "This War Is Ours (The Guillotine Part II)" (This War Is Mine) (2010)
• Mindless Self Indulgence - "Pay for It" (The Son of a Clown Remix) (2010)
• Hesta Prynn - "Pepper" (2010)
• Austra - "Beat and the Pulse (Clown Remix)" (2011)

Albums produced[link]

• 2000: L.D. 50 - Mudvayne
• 2001: Invitation to the Dance - 40 Below Summer
• 2003: To My Surprise - To My Surprise
• 2005: The Imbuing - Gizmachi
• 2008: The American Nightmare - Dirtfedd

Filmography[link]

• 1999: Welcome to Our Neighborhood
• 2002: Disasterpieces
• 2002: Rollerball
• 2006: Voliminal: Inside the Nine
• 2008: Nine: The Making of "All Hope Is Gone"
• 2010: (sic)nesses
• 2011: Goat
• 2012: The Devil's Carnival - The Tamer

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website