I am happy to announce the new Dean of Admission, Annie Kremer, who brings with her more than a decade of experience in undergraduate admissions at universities including DePaul, Northwestern, and Bradley. She will officially begin Aug. 8.

As you may recall, President Martin announced in March that the the Office of Admission will move under the Provost’s Office in mid-July. This move allows our admission efforts to more closely align with our academic programs and will create better integration of the prospective student experience with our enrollment management activities for matriculated students.

As part of this reorganization we converted the director of admission position into a new dean of admission. This position will provide day-to-day oversight to the Office of Admission and will report to me. Annie will be responsible for the creation, development, and implementation of enrollment goals and strategies.

Annie’s qualifications for the position speak for themselves. She is currently serving as an associate director of admission at DePaul University in Chicago where she is responsible for managing a team of admission professionals; overseeing the university’s welcome center; as well as developing, executing, and assessing DePaul’s visit strategy. She managed a budget of $200,000 for on- and off-campus recruitment and developed and implemented an undergraduate visit strategy to accommodate approximately 20,000 visitors each year.

Prior to working for DePaul, Annie served as a senior assistant director at Northwestern University and an admission counselor at Bradley University. She recently completed a three-year term as president of the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling, and is a member of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling.

She received her master of education in higher education administration from Loyola University Chicago and a bachelor of science in marketing and management from Iowa State University. Annie and her husband, Michael, have two children, Isabel and Patrick.

Annie has the energy and vision to help Drake University grow enrollment in both our liberal arts and professional programs. The entire Admission team is thrilled to have someone with her leadership skills join our efforts to bring quality students to Drake.

—Keith Summerville, Interim Dean, College of Arts & Sciences; incoming Deputy Provost