John Michael Graham, a Drake University acting professor and lifelong theater artist, died at the age of 54 on April 3, 2023, at his family home in Des Moines. Graham was born in Santa Clara, California to Donald and Clarine Graham on Oct. 5, 1969. He began his theater career in the early 1970s with […]
Louis John Wolter, a longtime professor and educator at Drake University, died at the age of 93 while vacationing in Florida on Feb. 22, 2023. Wolter was born in Western Springs, Illinois, to Louis Edward Wolter and Ottilie L. Wolter on Nov. 27, 1929. He served in the United States Air Force for four years […]
The Drake community came together in mourning when Curt Cardwell, an associate professor of history here at Drake University, died unexpectedly in his home in Des Moines on Jan. 7, 2021. He was 55 years old. Cardwell is survived by his wife, Stephanie; daughter, Lenin; parents Lana and Bob Powers; siblings Kim Powers, Kelly Powers, […]
A fellow bulldog, Amanda Wilken, tragically passed away in a car accident yesterday morning. President Marty Martin sent out a campus-wide email in which he elaborated on Wilken’s work at Drake. Wilken was in her fourth year of her Pharmacy major and working on a master’s of business administration.
On April 3, 2023, our Drake community lost the kind, creative soul that was Professor John Graham. He taught in the Theatre Department, and I knew him as one of the leaders of the Theatre History J-term that I took in London this past January. When I heard JG had passed away, I felt confused […]