Drake Memorial materials

DRAKE MEMORIAL MATERIALS

Current

Room 2024, Dana Building, has been successfully dedicated and is fully funded thanks to many friends of Bill Drake and CSF.
If you still wish to make a contribution in memory of Bill Drake, you might consider one of the following related options:

A Chair in a lecture hall in the Dana Building or other gift to SNRE

A gift to the Scholarship Fund set up by Bill Drake at the Nichols Arboretum

Materials from the Dedication Event

Photo album--the linked page shows a few photos of the more than one hundred taken. If you have a particular request, please e-mail us; we might have the photo you want.
Audio file of Dedication event (about 10MB in size).
Electronic materials from the presentations:

Sandy Arlinghaus
Kris Oswalt

Monday, October 18, 2004, 3:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. Dedication Ceremony of the Drake Memorial Room (2024 Dana Building), The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Reception afterwards, hosted by SNRE. Room dedication is a gift of Community Systems Foundation, and of Friends of Community Systems Foundation, to the School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Program of speakers
Commentary from e-mail received
List of folks attending
Donor list

April 27, 2004; CSF endows Room 2024 as the William D. Drake Memorial Room; John D. Nystuen presents funds for the full amount to Rosina Bierbaum, Dean, School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Rosina and John, inside Dana 2024, April 27, 2004.

Sandy, John, and Rosina, outside Dana 2024, April 27, 2004.

Archived

William D. Drake, 1936-2003, course page, NRE545.

Materials presented at the 40th Reunion, October 11, 2003.

Kris S. Oswalt

Sandra L. Arlinghaus

Program of activities for 40th Anniversary event

Original web page made available prior to the 40th Anniversary celebration.

Letters sent prior to 40th Anniversary event in Room 2024 Dana Building (School of Natural Resources and Environment).

Drake 67th birthday party