David Maxwell, Ph.D., has been president of Drake Universi-ty since May of 1999. He was director of the National Foreign Language Center in Washington, D.C., from 1993 to 1999, after serving as president of Whitman College from 1989 to 1993. Dr. Maxwell was at Tufts University from 1971 to 1989 as a faculty member in Russian language and literature, and served as dean of undergraduate studies for eight years.

Born in New York City, Dr. Maxwell earned his bachelor’s de-gree in Russian area studies from Grinnell College in 1966. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in Slavic languages and literatures from Brown University.

At Brown, Dr. Maxwell was a Brown University Fellow and subsequently a National Defense Education Act Fellow. He was a Fulbright Fellow in Moscow, USSR, in 1970-71, and at Tufts re-ceived the Lillian Leibner Award for distinguished teaching and advising. At Tufts he also twice received the Senior Class Citation for Distinguished Service. In 1991 the Brown University Gradu-ate School of Arts and Sciences awarded him the Distinguished Alumnus Citation.

Drake’s 12th PresidentDavid Maxwell

Drake University off ers a unique blend of the liberal arts and professional preparation in an educational environment focused completely on personalized learning. Drake faculty and staff are totally committed to helping students—on an individual ba-sis—to learn and prepare for personal fulfi llment, professional success, and service to their community.

Few institutions can equal or surpass Drake’s unique combina-tion of advantages.

• Ranked among the top two universities in reputation for edu-cational quality and one of the top seven “best values” among 142 Midwestern Master’s universities by U.S. News and World Report.

• Students learn from professors, not teaching assistants. More than 90 percent of Drake faculty hold the highest degrees in their fi eld and work one-on-one –as teachers, mentors, guides and friends –with their students to help them achieve their potential.

• A family environment. Alumni will tell you their Drake experi-ence has had a lasting impact throughout their lives – that Drake helped them become who they wanted to be.

• Learning and experience. Nearly 75 percent of Drake students will have at least one internship during their un-dergraduate careers – giving Drake graduates a huge advantage when entering the world of work.

• More than 75 percent of Drake students graduate within six years—much faster than those in public universities— and more than 90 percent of each year’s graduates are employed or accepted to a graduate program within six months of gradua-tion.

Athletics, club sports and intramurals play a pivotal role in shaping the Drake experience. Both men’s and women’s teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference at the Division I level in basketball, soccer, golf, cross country, track and fi eld, volley-ball and tennis.

Drake football (Pioneer Football League) and women’s crew are Division I non-scholarship sports.

President Maxwell serves on the Community Board of the Wells Fargo Bank, Iowa/Nebraska and is member of the Greater Des Moines Committee. He is a past member of the board of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, past president of the Des Moines Higher Education Collaborative, past chair of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and of the Missouri Valley Conference. Nationally, Dr. Maxwell is a member of the Executive Committee of the Business/Higher Education Forum, the Board of Trustees of the Council on Economic De-velopment and the editorial board of Peer Review. He also is an education associate of the Conference Board.

Welcome To Drake University

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David Maxwell, Ph.D., who has been president of Drake Uni-versity since May of 1999, has extensive experience in higher education, institutional strategic planning, curriculum planning and international education.

An active and widely published scholar on Russian literature, Dr. Maxwell was director of the Na-tional Foreign Language Center in Washington, D.C., from 1993 to

1999, after serving as president of Whitman College from 1989 to 1993. He was a faculty member and dean of undergraduate studies at Tufts University prior to joining Whitman.

Dr. Maxwell earned his bachelor’s degree in Russian area

studies from Grinnell College in 1966. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in Slavic languages and literatures from Brown University.

President Maxwell serves on the Community Board of the Wells Fargo Bank, Iowa/Nebraska and is a member of the Great-er Des Moines Committee. He is a past member of the board of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, past president of the Des Moines Higher Education Collaborative, past chair of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and of the Missouri Valley Conference. Nationally, Dr. Maxwell is a member of the Executive Committee of the Business/Higher Education Forum, the Board of Trustees of the Council on Economic De-velopment and the editorial board of Peer Review. He also is an education associate of the Conference Board.

Drake's 12th PresidentDavid Maxwell

Drake University is a national, coeducational, independent and private university founded in 1881. The University is comprised of six colleges and schools that off er more than 70 majors. The College of Arts and Sciences off ers numerous undergraduate majors in its four divisions and supports the programs of the other colleges and schools. The College of Business and Public Administration, School of Education, School of Journalism and Mass Communication support extensive undergraduate and graduate programming. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Education, and Law School provide professional doctorates.

More than 3,000 full-time undergraduate students from 45 states and

56 countries attend Drake University. Total enrollment with part-time, law and graduate students is more than 5,600. The University’s student/fac-ulty ratio of 15:1 off ers a high-quality, personalized experience with ample opportunity for personal interaction. Nearly all Drake graduates (92 per-cent in 2008) fi nd career employment or enter graduate school within six months after receiving their degrees. Nearly 80 percent of Drake students graduate having had one or more internships.

Approximately 98 percent of Drake full-time undergraduate students re-ceive fi nancial aid, including both merit- and need-based assistance. Drake awards more than 5,000 scholarships each year and more than $65 million in fi nancial assistance is provided to Drake undergraduate students

For the ninth consecutive year, Drake University is listed in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category for Midwest master’s universities in the an-nual college rankings published by U.S.News & World Report magazine.

Drake ranked fi fth in the overall rankings of 141 Midwest universities that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs, and main-tained its No. 2 position in reputation for academic quality (peer assess-ment).

Community

Drake combines the benefi ts of a safe and friendly “small town” campus with the advantages of a capital city. The Des Moines metro area, with a population of more than 500,000, off ers a variety of easily accessible cul-tural, entertainment and career-building experiences.

The capital city of Iowa and a center for insurance, government, publish-ing, business and more, Des Moines is a great place to land internships or start a career, enjoy modern art or classic architecture, experience metro-politan amenities or explore scenic bicycle trails.

The city’s diverse off erings include the antiques shops and one-of-a-kind boutiques of historic Valley Junction; downtown’s lively East Village and Court Avenue districts; a zoo, science center and art museum; and the an-nual Des Moines Arts Festival, which is ranked among the top fi ne arts fes-tivals in the country.

But don’t just take our word for it. In its July 2008 issue, Kiplinger’s Per-sonal Finance magazine named Des Moines one of the top ten best cities in the country to live, work and play.

Athletic Administration

Athletic DirectorSandy Hatfi eld Clubb

Jean BergerAssociate A.D.

Mike CigelmanAssociate A.D.

Leah CombsBusiness Manager

Jacki EmbryDirector of Ticket

Operations

Mark KostekAssociate A.D.

Brett SaddorisMarketing

Director

Jim ShimonDevelopment

Director

Kevin ZihlmanCompliance

Director

Since Sandy Hatfi eld Clubb has taken over as athletic director, Drake athletics has gained stature and prominence in the community and recognition nationwide.

Quickly and emphatically Hatfi eld Clubb has changed the landscape of Drake athlet-ics, both fi guratively and literally. A new era in Drake athletics began May 30, 2006, when Hatfi eld Clubb was named the school’s 16th athletic director.

The appointment of Hatfi eld Clubb, who was the senior associate director of athletics and senior women’s administrator at Arizona State, concluded a national search that includ-ed more than 40 applicants for the position.

“Sandy Hatfi eld Clubb is the perfect person to build on the wonderful progress of Drake Athletics achieved during Dave Blank’s tenure,” said Drake President David Maxwell. “She has a national reputation for her great success in all facets of athletics administration at a major Division I institution and, at the same time, she has an understanding of and passion for the distinctive role of athletics at Drake University.

“Sandy’s focus is on the quality of experience for student-athletes and on the value of rec-reation and wellness programs for the entire community. She is committed to excellence in both academics and athletics, and has been the architect of highly innovative programs that integrate the two. Sandy also has had sig-nifi cant experience in working with coaches to build highly competitive programs. With her experience, expertise, passion and consider-able interpersonal skills, Sandy will be a great leader for Drake Athletics and a wonderful am-bassador for the University as a whole.”

“It is a great honor to be a member of the Drake University family,” Hatfi eld Clubb said. “President Maxwell’s vision for excellence is well-articulated throughout the campus com-munity. I was attracted to Drake because of its commitment to academics and the true inte-gration of the student-athletes as well as the desire for continued excellence in athletics. Drake’s coaches and administrators are among

the best in the country and I enjoy working di-rectly with them.”

Hatfi eld Clubb is the third woman to serve as athletic director in the Missouri Valley Confer-ence. Hatfi eld Clubb is one of 25 women ath-letic directors at the 334 schools playing NCAA Division I basketball and the fi rst in Iowa.

She is active in the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators, which strives to enhance college athletics and to promote the growth, leadership and success of women as athletics administrators, profes-sional staff , coaches and student-athletes.

An avid swimmer, cyclist and triathlete, Hat-fi eld Clubb grew up in Bethesda, Md., and her husband, Jeff rey Clubb, is a native of Sigour-ney, Iowa. They are the parents of two children - a son, Tristan, eight, and a daughter, Skyelar, fi ve.

Hatfi eld Clubb earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s de-gree in education from the University of Texas-El Paso. Upon graduation, she was assistant aquatics coach at Washington and Lee Univer-sity from August 1989 through July 1990.

She joined Arizona State in 1990 as a man-agement intern and became assistant to the director of athletics in 1992. She was promot-ed to assistant director of athletics for student and administrative services in 1996 and in this position she created a life skills program for student-athletes that has been recognized na-tionally as a Program of Excellence.

In 1998 Hatfi eld Clubb was named associate director of athletics for student and academic services at Arizona State. Since 2002 she was ASU’s senior associate director of athletics and served as the senior woman administrator to the Pacifi c-10 Conference and the NCAA.

In her 16 years at Arizona State, Hatfi eld Clubb had a broad range of experience in all aspects of athletics administration, from di-rect oversight and administration of intercol-legiate programs, compliance and academic support, management, personnel and bud-get, to fundraising and community relations. She had extensive experience in representing not only ASU athletics, but also the university as a whole, to alumni, supporters, the Greater Phoenix community, and to national organiza-tions and corporations.

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Since Sandy Hatfi eld Clubb has taken over as athletic director, Drake athletics has gained stature and prominence in the community and recognition nationwide. Quickly and emphatically Hatfi eld Clubb has changed the landscape of Drake athlet-ics, both fi guratively and literally.

A new era in Drake athletics began May 30, 2006, when Hatfi eld Clubb was named the school’s 16th athletic director.

The appointment of Hatfi eld Clubb, who was the senior associate director of athlet-ics and senior women’s administrator at Arizona State, concluded a national search that included more than 40 applicants for the position.

“Sandy Hatfi eld Clubb is the perfect per-son to build on the wonderful progress of Drake Athletics achieved during Dave Blank’s tenure,” said Drake President David Maxwell. “She has a national reputation for her great success in all facets of athletics ad-ministration at a major Division I institution and, at the same time, she has an under-standing of and passion for the distinctive role of athletics at Drake University.

“Sandy’s focus is on the quality of experi-ence for student-athletes and on the value of recreation and wellness programs for the entire community. She is committed to ex-cellence in both academics and athletics, and has been the architect of highly innova-tive programs that integrate the two. Sandy also has had signifi cant experience in work-ing with coaches to build highly competi-tive programs. With her experience, exper-tise, passion and considerable interpersonal skills, Sandy will be a great leader for Drake Athletics and a wonderful ambassador for the University as a whole.”

“It is a great honor to be a member of the Drake University family,” Hatfi eld Clubb said. “President Maxwell’s vision for excellence is well-articulated throughout the campus

community. I was attracted to Drake be-cause of its commitment to academics and the true integration of the student-athletes as well as the desire for continued excellence in athletics. Drake’s coaches and administra-tors are among the best in the country and I enjoy working directly with them.”

Hatfi eld Clubb is the third woman to serve as athletic director in the Missouri Val-ley Conference. Hatfi eld Clubb is one of 25 women athletic directors at the 334 schools playing NCAA Division I basketball and the fi rst in Iowa.

She is active in the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Adminis-trators, which strives to enhance college athletics and to promote the growth, lead-ership and success of women as athletics administrators, professional staff , coaches and student-athletes.

She is a member of the NCAA Men’s Bas-ketball Issues Committee and the WBCA Committee on Basketball Issues.

Hatfi eld Clubb also serves on the Meals from the Heartland Board of Directors.

An avid swimmer, cyclist and triathlete, Hatfi eld Clubb grew up in Bethesda, Md., and her husband, Jeff rey Clubb, is a native of Sigourney, Iowa. They are the parents of two children - a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Skyelar.

Hatfi eld Clubb earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in education from the University of Texas-El Paso. Upon graduation, she was as-sistant aquatics coach at Washington and Lee University from August 1989 through July 1990.

She joined Arizona State in 1990 as a management intern and became assistant to the director of athletics in 1992. She was promoted to assistant director of athletics for student and administrative services in 1996 and in this position she created a life skills program for student-athletes that has been recognized nationally as a Program of Excellence.

In 1998 Hatfi eld Clubb was named associ-ate director of athletics for student and aca-demic services at Arizona State. Since 2002 she has been ASU’s senior associate director of athletics and served as the senior woman administrator to the Pacifi c-10 Conference and the NCAA.

In her 16 years at Arizona State, Hatfi eld Clubb has had a broad range of experience in all aspects of athletics administration, from direct oversight and administration of intercollegiate programs, compliance and academic support, management, personnel and budget, to fundraising and community relations. She has had extensive experience in representing not only ASU athletics, but also the university as a whole, to alumni, supporters, the Greater Phoenix commu-nity, and to national organizations and cor-porations.

Athletic Administration

Dennis FrancoisAssociate A.D.

Mike CigelmanAssociate A.D.

Mark KostekAssistant A.D.

Jim NoyceMajor Gift Offi cer

Jacki EmbryDirector of Ticket

Operations

Kevin ZihlmanCompliance

Director

Sandy Hatfi eld ClubbAthletic Director

Shanna FountainDirector of Athletic Academic Services

Heather WeemsAssociate A.D.

nna FountainShan

Brian GabelMarketing Director

Rick RungaitisDrake Sports

Network

DRAKE KNAPP CENTER

First-Class Facilities

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Every athletic program at Drake benefi ts from fi rst-class facilities.The Facilities that benefi t all student-athletes at Drake continue to

improve to where they are considered at the top of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Drake's intercollegiate athletic teams have several complexes avail-able, including the Drake Knapp Center, Tennis Center, Drake Field-house, Drake Stadium featuring the Jim Duncan Track, Bell Center, Ron Buel Softball Field and the Cownie Soccer Complex.

The Drake softball team is in its 12th year utilizing the Jacobson Com-plex, which was completed in the summer of 1996. The complex, which includes throwing venues for the javelin, discus and hammer throws during track and fi eld meets, was made possible thanks to a $150,000 gift from Richard O. Jacobson.

The Drake Knapp Center, a $12.5 million sports and recreation center, was completed in October of 1992. This facility is the "Home of the Bull-dogs" for men's and women's basketball, volleyball and other selected sporting events. The arena seats 7,152. Recreational facilities for Drake students included in the Drake Knapp Center are fi ve universal courts for basketball and volleyball, four racquetball/handball courts, a three-lane, 200-meter jogging track, a 5,800 square-foot weight training area and team locker rooms.

The Drake Tennis Center features six indoor and six outdoor tennis courts. Athletic team lockers, meeting rooms and the tennis coaches offi ces are located here as well. It has been the site of both the Missouri Valley Conference men's and women's tennis championships.

Next to the tennis complex is a practice fi eld for the Drake men's and women's soccer teams. The practice fi eld consists of 125x75 yards of natural grass.

The Cownie Soccer Complex, located on the south side of Des Moines, has hosted several national tournaments and was the site of the 2004 MVC Women's Soccer Tournament.

The Bell Center is Drake's recreation and athletic facility. It includes a 25-meter, six lane indoor pool, a weight training room, a gym with three basketball or six volleyball courts, a wellness center, and equip-ment room, administrative offi ces, men's and women's locker rooms, a student lounge area and offi ces.

Drake Stadium not only serves as the home of the Bulldog football team, but also the Drake Relays, known as "America's Athletic Classic" - one of the most popular track and fi eld venues in the world. The sta-dium is the focal point of the Drake campus each April when it hosts the Drake Relays - the premier sporting event in Iowa which attracts world-class athletes, including many gold medalists.

The stadium underwent a $15 million renovation in the fall of 2005 and hosted the 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional Track and Field Champi-onships and the 2008 Division I NCAA Track and Field Championships. Stadium improvements included a new Mondo surface track, a state of the art artifi cial grass fi eld by FieldTurf for football and soccer, Musco Lighting for night events, a new scoreboard and throwing venues for the javelin, discus and hammer throw on a fi eld north of the stadium.

Drake Stadium was built in 1925 in a building project that also fur-nished the 4,000 seat Drake Fieldhouse. The Fieldhouse includes an in-door track, a tartan court area, as well as equipment and locker rooms and coaches offi ces.

DRAKE KNAPP CENTER

COWNIE SOCCER COMPLEX

DRAKE STADIUM

BUEL FIELD

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CHAMPS Life Skills

Drake University is proud to be participating in the CHAMPS/Life Skills Pro-gram (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success) launched by the NCAA Foun-dation and the Division I-A Athletic Director's Associa-tion in 1994. Today, CHAMPS/Life Skills continues to grow on campuses across the country through the leader-ship of the NCAA Education Outreach staff .

This all-encompassing program wraps itself around the individual during his/her

collegiate career and serves as a link between the student-athlete and the campus-wide opportunities they often have diffi culty accessing.

The goal of the program is to aff ord each student-athlete the op-portunity to discover and develop his/her strengths, values, goals and vision as an individual, focusing on the well being of the whole person, not just the student or the athlete. The CHAMPS/Life Skills Program consists of fi ve commitments: academic excellence, personal development, community service, career development, and athletic excellence.

Shanna Fountain, director of athletic academic services, is in her second year serving as coordinator of Drake's CHAMPS/Life Skills Program.

Drake athletic teams, like the men’s soccer team pictured here, annually conduct youth clinics in central Iowa.

Members of the Drake women’s basketball team participated in the Drake campus Street Painting, a campus tradition held prior to every Drake Relays.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

• Academic orientation• Individual academic counseling• Mid-semester progress reports• Study skills training

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Goal setting• Time management• Stress management• Communication skills• Student-athlete advisory committee

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• Interview training• Career fair• Resume preparation

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• MAD DOGS• MVC Just Read! Program• Team pen pal program• Mentoring youth

Athletic & Strength Training

The Drake athletic weight room is one of the best in the Missouri Valley Conference as the 5,700 square foot facility boasts a 41-yard Astroturf training area specifi cally for speed, agility and plyometric training. In addition, 11 new multi-use power stations allow student-athletes to train using the latest techniques.

Drake student-athletes train in the Knapp Center weight room, located just steps from the basketball court.

The 5,700 square foot weight room has 11 multi-use power stations, nine platforms for explosive Olympic-style weightlift-ing and a 41-yard long cushioned, turf training surface used for stretching, agility and plyometric training.

Each athlete participates in a sport-specifi c program designed to prevent injuries and improve athletic performance on the court. Each training session is led by a certifi ed strength and conditioning coach to insure proper technique, tempo and in-tensity.

Strength and conditioning coaches Mike Burch, Tyler Fisher and Josh Edwards monitor progress through extensive strength and speed testing and adjust workouts based on each athlete's needs. Every athlete trains both in-season and off -season to pre-pare for competition.

Drake athletes receive the best of care in both the prevention and rehabilitation of injuries. The Drake athletics program off ers its student-athletes a highly professional medical staff consist-ing of four full-time certifi ed trainers, who are supplemented by highly respected graduate and undergraduate students.

The Drake University Sports Medicine Program seeks to pro-vide the fi nest education, medical care and physical rehabilita-tion possible for its student-athletes.

Head trainer Scott Kerr, along with fulltime assistants Angie Dahl, Frank Neu and Gary Williamson work with Drake's gradu-ate and undergraduate student trainers to provide athletic train-ing services for all of Drake's varsity athletic teams.

The facilities designated for sports medicine off er the athletes a multitude of equipment for care and rehabilitation.

When injuries do occur, however, Drake's expert athletic train-ing staff draws on proven methods and modes of treatment, care and rehabilitation to help ensure that Drake student-ath-letes have a full and rapid recovery.

Among the many other services being performed through the Drake training program are dietary counseling and student-athlete alcohol and drug education.

Drake University's sports medicine staff continues to imple-ment new techniques and ideas to off er the best possible medi-cal attention to its athletes.

KEYS TO SUCCESS• Educate each athlete on correct training techniques, proper athletic nutrition and living a healthy lifestyle.

• Design sport and position specifi c training programs which will decrease injury and improve athletic performance.

• Provide a facility, equipment and environment that will pro-mote consistent and intense training.

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