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T he C ollegian Central Methodist University • Fayette, Mo.
Vol. 141 • No. 7
6 February 2013
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Dr. Roger Drake announced next University President The appointment, made Friday at a CMU Board meeting, caps an over seven-month search process that included CMU Board members, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members. AGB Search of Washington, D.C. supported the search process. “We expect the higher education environment to experience many challenges and changes in the immediate future,” Cox said. “Dr. Drake’s business experience, coupled with his academic accomplishments, makes him an excellent choice to lead Central Methodist University during such a period as we continue to excel and grow.” Currently the vice president of administration and finance at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Ky., Drake and his wife Judy were on hand for the announcement Friday. Drake has been in his current position since 2004. His responsibilities at Lindsey Wilson College
Roger Drake has been named the next
President of Central Methodist University and will assume the office on July 1, according to Glenn Cox, chair of the CMU Board of Trustees and of the Presidential Search Committee. Dr. Drake will become the 26th president in Central Methodist history, dating to 1854. His appointment was announced and he was introduced by the Board of Trustees at a campus assembly Friday afternoon (Feb. 1). Drake will replace Dr. Marianne Inman, who will retire in June after 18 years at the CMU helm. “I am honored to be chosen as the next President of Central Methodist University,” Drake said. “It is my hope that the institutional momentum created under President Inman’s leadership can continue far into the future. Judy and I are excited about this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students.”
include serving as chief financial officer, overseeing areas such as accounting, finance, planning, human resources, information technology, information systems, buildings and grounds, the campus service center, and auxiliary enterprises. Lindsey Wilson College has an enrollment of 2,677 and operates an extensive off-campus program in five states. Drake attended Lees Junior College (Jackson, Ky.), received a bachelor of business administration degree in accounting from Eastern Kentucky University, a master of business administration/executive MBA degree Vanderbilt University, and the doctor of education (Ed.D.) degree from Vanderbilt. From 1992 to 2004 he was vice president of finance for AAA Mine Service, Inc. in Hazard, Ky. Drake was vice president for business affairs at Lees College in Jackson, Ky. from 1989 to 1992.
Puckett to receive air conditioning installation Nathaniel Oliver THE COLLEGIAN
Air Conditioning in Pucket Field House: More than just for sports While installing AC has been a topic of discussion for several years it was finally agreed that it could be done without affecting too much of the original appearance of the building as well as be cost effective. Dean Oliver spoke with The Collegian about the plans and reasons for why Pucket Field House is receiving AC. The work began last fall and should be completed before graduation this May. Thus, one of the greatest reasons for installing AC
was because of graduation, which to paraphrase what Dean Oliver said, “is the last activity CMU students attend as students and not alumni and we want it to be a good memory.” However there are many other factors as well, some obvious and some not. Besides graduation, the addition of air conditioning will be a welcome change for volleyball players, cheerleaders, and spirit squad members who begin practicing in early August (one of the hottest times of the year). While those are the obvious benefits, some of the less obvious ones for students are: classes could use Pucket Field House more easily (esp. Physical Education), intermural sports in the early fall and late spring, new student orientation in
the fall, spring registration day for new students, and would help cut down on maintenance costs, especially during the summer time when the garage door is open letting in dust and humidity that can affect the indoor track and basketball courts. Other benefits are that it could attract outside events (like concerts, alumni reunions, etc.) and would encourage summer camps and conferences to continue using CMU to host their events. However, the least obvious of all is that Pucket Field House is the largest building in the community and would be used in the case of a natural disaster like tornados and the addition of AC (electricity permitting) could indeed be very helpful.
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