Nearly 40 Drake faculty and staff were celebrated at the Provost’s Drake Social in October for exemplifying the core value of joyful accountability, which is defined as:

• We are creative and curious, brave and bold.​
• We strive each day to do our best.​

Each was nominated by a colleague, and several were chosen at random to receive prizes:

• Valori Bross, Admission, application operations facilitator: pie baked by the Provost
• Rob Ebel, Facilities, project manager: baked good
• Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources, benefits specialist: office breakfast
• Diana Newman, CPHS, budget and office manager: office snack break
• Christine Urish, CPHS, professor of occupational therapy: premier parking

— Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost