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Although it is only one aspect of a great university, Kansas
basketball draws tremendous national attention and interest,
especially in recent days. We bring you the latest in the Roy Williams story,
introduce you to the new
interim athletics director,and share scenes
of Final Four celebrations from New Orleans to Allen Fieldhouse.
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Capt. Brad Loudon, c'97, Overland Park
Kansas, passes by a portrait of Saddam Hussein and gives
the thumbs up after searching a building in the town
of Kifl south of Baghdad March 30, 2003. Photo courtesy
Peter Andrews/Reuters
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But we also want to remind you of the challenges faced by
another special group of Jayhawks: alumni, students, faculty
and staff serving in the U.S. Armed Forces in Iraq. In addition,
we include our usual array of stories of outstanding achievement
by alumni and faculty. Collectively, their stories are testament
that life goes on beyond basketball, and that the achievements
of the University community reach far and wide.
As we highlight KU's efforts to recognize Jayhawks serving
in Iraq, we ask for your help. Click
here to provide information on KU people in the war; we
will use this information to locate them and forward your words
of encouragement.
To our soldiers in Iraq, we echo the sentiments of Chancellor
Hemenway: "We treasure you, we value your immense personal
sacrifice, and we look forward to a time when we can welcome
all of you home to Lawrence and KU."
With our fellow Jayhawk basketball fans, we share gratitude
for Roy Williams' incredible 15 years, and we remain confident
that KU's proud traditions-both on and off the court-will
endure.
Warmest wishes from the Hill —
The Kansas Alumni Association
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Highlights
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Four individuals who have excelled in public service,
special education, research and teaching in economics,
and varied philanthropic causes will receive the 2003
Distinguished Service Citation,the highest honor given
by the University and the Alumni Association. They are
George L. Brown, j'50; Liliana Mayo, g'89, PhD'96; Vernon
L. Smith, g'52; and Adele Hall, a 1953 graduate of the
University of Nebraska.
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Combine the frenzy of KU basketball and the frivolity
of New Orleans, and you have the makings of a memorable
celebration. Such was the scene in the Big Easy April
4-7, when thousands of Jayhawks traveled to the Final
Four.
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As coach Roy Williams bid goodbye Monday night to return
to his alma mater North Carolina, KU Chancellor Robert
Hemenway announced an aggressive search for the next
head men's basketball coach.
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KU and the War in Iraq
Chancellor Robert Hemenway and Byron Loudon,
C'1965, the father of Brad Loudon, a soldier
and KU alumnus fighting in Iraq, honored U.S
troops on April 2 with yellow ribbons. The ribbons
were tied around the trunks of two trees in
front of Strong Hall at the suggestion of KU
student Kevin Seaman.
Read more.
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This
Week In KU History
April 15, 1948: The KU chapter
of the Committee on Racial Equality (CORE) stages a
sit-in at Brick's Café in an attempt to force
the owner to serve African-Americans.
Read
the full story.
Read more dates
for This Week In KU History
KU History Galleries Ready for Unveiling
The first section of the KU History Galleries
at the Kansas Union will be unveiled this spring. Ten
professionally designed thematic panels will interpret
such topics as campus architecture, the Rock Chalk cheer,
student journalism, protest and dissent, and lost KU
traditions. There are also exhibits devoted to key moments
in such KU sports as football, basketball, and track.
This first grouping of panels - part of a contemplated
collection of 50 in all - will be mounted in the main
hallway of the third floor of the Kansas Union building.
Funding for this initial series of permanent exhibits
was provided by a grant from the KU Student Senate.
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April 2003
