Colleagues,

I’m writing to share the news that Nancy Geiger will retire from Drake on June 30. She will bring to a close 35 years of dedicated service to the University. It is very much in keeping with Nancy’s humble style to hold off on announcing her retirement until after graduation, to avoid taking the spotlight away from students on their big day.

Nancy started her Drake career on July 2, 1984, as registration manager. Since that time, she has served as assistant registrar, interim registrar, registrar, and student information analyst. Nancy helped navigate two administrative systems conversions–one merged two mainframes and eliminated the use of punch cards, while the other migrated the University from Information Associates to Banner. Additionally, Nancy has served as Faculty Senate secretary for 27 years, missing only three meetings during that time. She has also managed 34 years of commencement ceremonies, as well as two presidential inaugurations.

We will begin working on plans for Nancy’s farewell celebration, as well as a succession plan for her role. For now, please join me in thanking Nancy for 35 years of dedicated service and commitment to Drake’s mission, and congratulating her on this well-deserved retirement.

–Sue J. Mattison, Provost’s Office