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 The Class of 2005 will walk down the Hill May 22 at the University’s 133rd Commencement. The Alumni Association sends the new grads off with a free six-month membership—along with our best wishes for success. We hope they will soon discover that membership in the Association is the best way to stay connected to the University and their fellow classmates.
A few more notes of interest for May:
KU Athletics wants to know “where will you be on game day next fall?” The department is hosting its new “select-a-seat” program during May for members of the Williams Educational Fund who have purchased 2005 Football season tickets. Members will have the opportunity to visit Memorial Stadium and personally select their seats for the upcoming season. Click here for all the details! Also, check out the new “Where will you be on gameday?” Website highlighting the latest information on the Jayhawks, and view the 2005 Football TV commercial featuring your favorite KU Football alumni.
We brought you the story about Baby Jay striking it rich on TV’s Wheel of Fortune in last month’s issue; tune in the week of May 15 as two KU students will be featured on the show during their Big 12 College Week. Megan Trear, a law student, and Ricky Fursetzer, a freshman from Minnetonka, Minn., hope to strike it rich as well.
On a glorious spring morning April 16, KU dedicated its Korean War Memorial, which honors 44 fallen Jayhawks. The landmark, which overlooks Potter Lake just west of the Campanile, features “Korean Cranes Rising,” a sculpture created by Jon Havener, professor of design. Funding for the project was provided by Yong L. Kim of Leawood and a group of business leaders and KU alumni in Seoul, South Korea. We hope your summer travels will bring you through Lawrence to see this and many other additions to campus.
Warmest wishes from the Hill,
The Kansas Alumni Association
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KU School of Medicine Celebrates 100 Years
From the beginning, the school’s faculty and graduates led the nation in scientific discovery.
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Association, KU bestow top award upon 4 who serve
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The University’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Citation, this month goes to three alumni and a longtime KU leader, who will march in Commencement May 22. The 2005 winners are Paul James Adam Jr., e’56, Overland Park; Forrest E. Hoglunde’56, Dallas; Delbert M. Shankel, assoc., Lawrence; and Kala Mays Stroup, c’59, g’64, PhD’74, Lawrence. Read more.
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Timmons family gives renowned cross-country course
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University of Kansas and high school student-athletes of the future will always have a place to run amid the evergreens, ponds and covered bridges of Rim Rock Farm, thanks to a gift from famed KU coach Bob “Timmie” Timmons and his wife, Pat. Read more.
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Largest award in state history will fund polar ice, climate change research
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The National Science Foundation will establish a prestigious multimillion-dollar research center at KU to study polar ice and its potential effect on global climate change, its second major research center at KU. At $19 million, it is the largest single federal research grant received by any university in Kansas. Read more.
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Coming May 16: Have Your Say
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KU is creating a new logo as part of its visual identity, but we'd never touch a feather on the Jayhawk (or change the seal, for that matter). The logo will join our beloved mascot in establishing KU's new visual identity. Starting Monday, May 16, you'll be able to go to www.ur.ku.edu/marketing to see what we've been working on. Let us know what you think.
We’ll be getting feedback from alumni, students, faculty, staff, and other Jayhawk fans from May 16 to May 30. A decision will be made in June by the university senior administrative team, led by Chancellor Hemenway.
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KU in the Capitol
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KU taps Capitol Hill veterans to oversee governmental relations
Keith Yehle, c’90, will trade Capitol Hill for Mount Oread next month when he joins his alma mater as KU’s director of government relations. Yehle has been Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts' legislative director since 2001. Read more.
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This
Week In KU History
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May 26, 1953: The KU Endowment Association acquires Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence’s first burial ground, after Chancellor Franklin Murphy and his daughters stumble upon the neglected site. Read the full story.
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This Week In KU History is a project of the KU Memorial Unions.
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KUhistory.com Launches Medical Milestones Series
The first installment of 40 new articles about the history of the KU Medical Center is now available on KUhistory.com. Timed to coincide with the centennial of the KU School of Medicine, this initial baker’s dozen of original narratives examines many of the key moments in the Med School’s first 50 years as a four-year institution.
Five more pieces will join this collection in late spring 2005, with another ten focused on the history of the KU School of Nursing scheduled to go live in early fall 2005.
View the table of contents for the Medical Milestones series.
Learn more about KUhistory.com.
KUhistory.com is a service of the KU Memorial Unions.
© 2005 University of Kansas Memorial Corporation
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