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30 24 36 COVER STORY Point and Click Through The Boys Are Back Wild Idea Kansas Past in Town With his best-selling Last e Spencer Research Library A one-of-a-kind all-star Child in the Woods, journalist is digitizing its collections of basketball reunion had Richard Louv coined a term historical photographs and Allen Field House rocking— (nature de cit disorder) and maps, making it easier than in September, of all times— energized a movement to get ever to steal a glimpse into the and featured a feel-good plot kids outside. His new book Sun ower State’s bygone days. with a storybook ending: challenges adults to tap the Everybody won. tonic power of nature. By Chris Lazzarino By Chris Lazzarino By Steven Hill Cover illustration by Susan Younger
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ISSUE 6, 2011 | 3 Lift the Chorus
Your Whenever we came along up and see some of the history opinion counts with dad to KU football games, and magic of the Hill. Please email us a note coming in from the south, just Linda L. Kerby, n’70, c’87 at [email protected] as we could see the red roof of Leawood to tell us what you think of the campus buildings we’d start your alumni magazine. singing the alma mater. Chris’ I with your article about Professor John- delightful article about Ted son’s tour of the campus Johnson in the latest issue. evoked the same warm feeling. Your article made him come Cold subs now George E. Nettels Jr., e’50 alive on the page and I almost Pittsburg was there taking the walking T J ’ tour. It was an outstanding Bakery [“ e nose knows,” Y to article and my compliments to Jayhawk Walk, issue No. 4] capture the essence of Ted you again. did not mention Joe’s subma- Delight-Ted Johnson in a wonderfully Diana S. Rinehart, d’51 rine or hoagie sandwiches, illustrated and well-written Tulsa, OK which were a popular treat for W I article. As a member of the us dorm rats. In 1960 there was Chris Lazzarino’s article about tour group that particular day, no Sunday night meal in the his walking tour with Professor I applaud you for being able to Restoration dorms and many of us would Ted Johnson [“A Beautiful give a concise overview of the round up a driver and go to Mind,” issue No. 5], I felt the event. I have attended several applauded Joe’s for their submarine nostalgia that came from my previous tours and I learn supper. e subs were as dad’s love for KU that was something new each and every A “Overdue famous, I think, as the passed down to his children. time. R & R” by Chris Lazzarino doughnuts. KU became for my dad a A quotation that I saw [Hilltopics, issue No. 5,], I am LaRoux K. Gillespie, pseudo father, replacing the recently on Facebook sums up very much looking forward to e’65, m’68 father he had lost at 6. my impression of Dr. Johnson: visiting the KU campus to see Kansas City, Mo. Working his way through Angry people want to show the newly restored Campanile Editor’s Note: Let us not forget KU and a short tour in the you how powerful they are. upon my return trip to the egg salad sandwiches, either. army during World War I, he Loving people want to show Lawrence from ailand in Mmm-mmm. graduated in 1921 having been you how powerful you are. December. football captain the fall of I hope that students who ank you to the ocers of 1920. He was 27. walk the campus daily will look the Collegiate Veterans Association and Mr. Je Still linked Weinberg, whom I met over 30 years ago, at Miss Maude T I Elliott’s home near the campus, contribution to the University for following through with by Tom and Judy Bowser [see such a great project! Hilltopics, page 15]. ank you to the sta of I did not know Tom or Judy Kansas Alumni, too, for while at KU, but met them continuing to mail the maga- both shortly aer. It was late zines to me in Cha-am, 1974 and I was a relatively new Petchburi, ailand. I have KU graduate. I applied at Blue truly enjoyed reading your ne Cross and Blue Shield of and informative magazines. Kansas City for a three-month Vallapa Shaisiri Herzog, temporary job and was c’76, s’80 fortunate enough to work for Cha-am, Petchburi, Thailand Tom Bowser. Who would Johnson know the temporary job would
4 | KANSAS ALU MNI last eight-and-a-half years and return of the blue helmet! with this rst-rate lm in July, we published our readers’ lead to a lifelong career in Daniel K. Ralston, f’62 your next issue. memories of enchanting, health care. Paradise, Calif. Peter Haggart, g’63 life-changing interactions with It is the common bond that Moscow, Idaho professors or fellow students that we nd in one another that Editor’s Note: Not to worry, made all the dierence in their KU Editor’s Note: “In the Abstract” experience. Send us yours and connects us. In the ’60s and Mr. Ralston and other alumni from around the country who appeared in issue No. 5, 2002, of we’ll continue to share them as ’70s there was no World Wide Kansas Alumni upon publication space allows. Web, no LinkedIn, no Face- called and wrote after being startled by the Jayhawks’ unique of The New Bill James Histor- book, yet we were and still are uniforms during their nationally ical Baseball Abstract. That was connected. We were linked by televised game Oct. 1 vs. Texas before James, c’73, d’75, hired on H the common experiences, the Tech: The one-time-only as an adviser to the Boston Red “Moment in Time”: shared knowledge, the love of throwback uniforms celebrated Sox and nearly a decade before e very rst week of my the Crimson and Blue. I salute the 50th anniversary of KU’s first “Moneyball.” Guess you could say junior year in 1970, my ance and thank you, Tom and Judy. bowl victory, against Rice in the we were ahead of the curve. called o our engagement with While it has been many 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl. no explanation. years since I have seen Tom Most of that year was and Judy, I am proud to say Hooray for Boofie disastrous for me, as I settled that I know them and consider into a deep depression and them friends and wish them I memo- didn’t deal well with the loss. I well. ries that I read Cynthia missed most of my classes and Rock Chalk Jayhawk, KU! Sinclair’s letter [“Iconic ended up dropping two. Marcia Robertson Tremonti, c’73 anniversaries,” Li the Chorus, Another I tried to drop was Jacksonville, Fla. issue No. 3]. Paul Sinclair was required for my major. It was one of the nest people I ever Economic Geography, and knew while attending KU. He when I met with my professor, Back in blue James provided numerous students intending to drop the class, he with employment at the asked why. I told him how I Mr. Baseball Jayhawk Café. With that came poorly I was handling my loss. Jayhawks had changed their friendship and wise counsel. (Admittedly, I would not have football helmet design until I I He always had a warm and liked having to take this class was able to see the team out Kansas Alumni did years ago friendly smile. at the best of times.) here on the West Coast on about Bill James. My wife and I I agree with Ben Shaw. Paul Over the years, I have tried television. A completely white saw the movie “Moneyball” the was a truly wonderful person many times to remember that helmet with no team identi er other night, and it struck me and a friend to all. All of us professor’s name, wishing I except that little tag on the during the lm that it is really who knew him are far better could thank him for his front was very disappointing. about the system that a KU for the experience. ey do not kindness. Mostly I remember is is not to say that the white graduate invented. I later come any better than “Boo e.” that he had red hair. Instead of uniform jersey with no team found out that Bill James was Jack Salisbury, d’56 letting me drop, he told me I identi er didn’t compound at the premiere of the lm. Lakeland, Tenn. was going to meet with him the issue. I remember the article— twice per week for tutoring to When the David Ubben James is a KU graduate with get me caught up on the article you referenced caught such an interesting story to More ‘Moments material. It was only through my eye in the latest issue of tell—but I don’t recall when it his above-and-beyond e orts Kansas Alumni [“Helmet came out. in Time’ that I made it through the hierarchy hoopla,” Jayhawk You might want to re-run class. Walk, issue No. 5], I immedi- it or mention the connection Editor’s Note: For the Marty Paulson Pope, c’72, g’76 “Moments In Time” feature in ately recognized the blue Wichita helmet with the large “KU” on it; aer seeing the bland white helmet I really had to wonder, who thought this change would inspire a team’s pride in their school? I for one would vote for the
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by Jennifer Jackson Sanner First Word
ackson family vacations always followed a years ago, my brother and I Jformula. Aer Dad wrestled our suitcases and the were ecstatic if the Ramada enormous cooler (stocked with provisions for at least Inn in Colby or Goodland 15 meals plus snacks) into the trunk of our avocado included a swimming pool; Mercury Monterey, we drove to the mountains of my children expect each Colorado or New Mexico, where Dad and my brother, hotel room to include a Kent, shed for trout while Mom and I dealt countless “candy fridge.” hands of solitaire or hearts. (I unked lessons at Aer reading Steve Hill’s two-handed bridge.) cover story on Richard At night, as the cool air waed through the cabin Louv, j’71, whose books windows, we dined on the day’s catch or Mom’s food and lectures urge us all to from home, teased one another mercilessly and read reconnect with nature and lots of books. We counted ourselves lucky not to be in a balance outdoors and tent (although the sight of one especially charming—er, indoors, I’m feeling a bit primitive—cabin in New Mexico caused Mom to burst guilty and more than a Jo and Fred Jackson, 1973 into tears). One or two nights of the week, Mom even little nostalgic for those enjoyed a vacation from vacation cooking when we feasted on Jackson family adventures. e drives were long, but Mom’s restaurant steaks in a nearby town. humongous “cowboy cookies” sustained us. My brother and I rough the years Mom, Kent and I demanded destinations sang fabulous parodies of country songs during those evenings that o ered more varied dining, a tennis court, maybe even without TV. e trout was delicious and the mountain air revived us. Aer a few precious days of marveling at majestic peaks and valleys, I always gazed out the rear window of I cherish the traditions we our avocado gas-guzzler and cried as we drove east and Jacksons share, and I fear the Rockies grew more distant. I cherish the traditions we Jacksons share, and I fear I’ve deprived my children I’ve deprived my children of the delights nature o ers. of the delights nature ey have spent more time in ballet studios and on oers. They have spent basketball courts than in the backyard. Our youngest was so ill-prepared for Girl Scout camping in tents that more time in ballet she lasted only four days of the studios and on basketball seven-day session. My children courts than in the might indeed su er from what Louv calls “nature de cit backyard. disorder.” So this is the plan for 2012: a shopping. We traded cabins for Jennifer Sanner gathering in the moun- rented condos or vacation homes tains. e drive will be fabulous, with TVs and other amenities. because through the years I’ve In the late 1970s, we all fell in love with Crested Butte, come to adore the Flint Hills and Colo., then a sleepy, somewhat eccentric town. We I now extol their virtues to my shed and picnicked at Emerald Lake, and we raed children every time we drive the relatively mild whitewater of the Gunnison River. through our beloved home state. When the locals paved Crested Butte’s main street one We’ll savor all that quality car year, Dad groused that someday the place would spoil, Kent time for reading and chatting (or becoming a posh ski resort like Aspen. Posh destinations watching movies on the laptop were not part of the Jackson vacation itinerary. and texting friends on our phones). Maybe I’ll even borrow Perhaps as a reaction to the splendor of long drives, rustic Mom’s “cowboy cookie” recipe. cabins and gurgling trout streams, my husband, Bob, and I have But I swear I will not pack a cooler full of provisions for treated our three children to barely a handful of mountain 15 meals plus snacks. Vacation cooking is no vacation. vacations. Instead we’ve headed to big cities or the ocean. Many My mom is a saint.
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 7 On the Boulevard
Homecoming 2011, PPE (4) themed “From Lawrence TEVE PU S With Love,” started o sweet with pregame pancakes at Adams Alumni Center, hosted by Homecoming Grand Marshal Warren Corman, e’50 (right). KU Alumni Association President Kevin Corbett, c’88, (opposite) was all smiles during the parade, which featured the Marching Jayhawks and Big Jay.
Exhibitions Lied Center events University Theatre 30 Jolene Rickard, Spencer Museum of Art NOVEMBER “Glorious to View: e KU NOVEMBER 12-13, 17-20 “All My Sons,” Campus Heritage Project,” 18 University Dance Murphy Hall events by Arthur Miller, directed by Spencer Museum of Art, Company performance through Dec. 31 guest artist Lei Guo-Hua, NOVEMBER 19 Ethel String Quartet Craon-Preyer eatre “Passages: Persistent Visions 17 KU Saxophone Quartet 29 KU Symphonic Band and of a Native Place,” Spencer Recital University Band DECEMBER Museum of Art, through 18 “Helianthus: Music by Jan. 15 2-4, 10-11 “Noah’s Art,” DECEMBER family musical, Inge eatre KU Faculty Composers” “Conversation XII: Craing 4 KU Holiday Vespers 19 KU Opera Concert, Continuities,” Spencer Robert Baustian eatre Museum of Art, through 6 Bales Chorale, Bales Lectures Jan. 15 Recital Hall 20 Faculty Chamber Series “Heartland Reverberations,” 8 KU Jazz Vespers NOVEMBER 22 KU Choirs: Chamber with recording of Dianne Choir and Concert Choir 8 Instrumental Collegium, 18 Louis Menand, Anne T. Yeahquo Reyner’s “Leaving Bales Recital Hall and Robert M. Bass, the Darkness,” Spencer DECEMBER Hall Center for the Museum of Art, through 10 e Celtic Tenors Humanities 5 Faculty Recital Series: Jan. 15 14 Mannheim Steamroller Forrest Pierce, composition 21 Kuiyi Shen, Spencer 6 Rock Chalk Singers JANUARY Museum of Art 10 Saxophone, oboe, horn 18 Rodgers and Hammer- 28 Arzu Geybullayeva, “ e studio recitals stein’s “South Paci c” Future of the Post-Soviet Region,” Dole Institute of Politics
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NOVEMBER 15 Basketball rally: KU vs. Kentucky at Madison Square Garden 17 Santa Fe Trail Chapter: Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center cookout 17 School of Engineering Alumni Reception, Kansas More events online City The events listed above are 2 Holiday Vespers on the Academic calendar 18 Greater Kansas City highlights from the Alumni Road, Carlsen Center, Chapter: Blood drive Association’s packed calendar, Johnson County Community NOVEMBER which stretches far beyond College 23-27 anksgiving break DECEMBER these pages. For more details 4, 6 KU Carillon Recital, 1 Black & Veatch Alumni about football game tailgates, Memorial Campanile DECEMBER Event, Kansas City basketball watch parties and 8 “Leaving the Darkness,” rallies, bus trips and other 8 Last day of fall classes 4 Chicago Chapter: Bears performance, Dianne Association events, watch your vs. Chiefs watch party 9 Stop Day Yeahquo Reyner, Spencer email for messages about 12-16 Final exams Museum of Art 8 Lawrence Chapter: Beer programs in your area, call Tasting/Spiegelau glassware 800-584-2957 or visit the 11 Zakoura Collaborative JANUARY seminar Association’s website at www. Recital, Spencer Museum kualumni.org 20 First day of spring classes of Art 22 Basketball rally: KU at USC JANUARY Directory University Special events 6 Oklahoma Chapter: KU Women’s Club Night with Oklahoma City n Adams Alumni NOVEMBER under Center ...... 864-4760 DECEMBER 6 “Behind the Scenes: n Athletics .....800-34-HAWKS 2 Fishes,” Natural History Kylene Etzel, Malott n Booth Hall Museum Room, Kansas Union of Athletics ...... 864-7050 16 “Saints & Scholars, Poets n Dole Institue of & Politicians,” Spencer Politics ...... 864-4900 Library’s Irish Collections Kansas Honors n ...... presentation in Boston. Program Kansas Union 864-4596 n ...... 21 KU Jazz Singers and KU KU Info 864-3506 NOVEMBER Jazz Combo I, Lawrence Arts n KU main Center 15 Kansas City number ...... 864-2700 16 Win eld n Lied Center ...... 864-ARTS DECEMBER 16 Co eyville n University Theatre 1-2 “New Dance,” Elizabeth Tickets ...... 864-3982 Sherbon Dance eatre, JANUARY Robinson Center n Spencer Museum 30 Pittsburg of Art ...... 864-4710
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 9 Jayhawk Walk RSON LARRY P EALARRY
One proud papa C M , of Overland Park, arrived at KU Medical Center Aug. 27 with shortness of breath. He and his family feared it might be heart trouble, but the diagnosis came back even worse: a rare form of acute leukemia. “When we actually got our thoughts together,” recalls Mayer’s wife, Lisa, “the rst thing we asked the doctor was, ‘Is he going to be able to get out of here on Sept. 10, because that’s when our daughter is getting married.’ ey said no. Immediately, no. at’s when my daughter said, ‘No matter what happens, my dad is walking me down the aisle.’” So on Sept. 9, Jill Taussig Gulping gargoyles! Quidditch for Muggles? married Steve Widmer in a hospital corridor outside her ven though the Harry Potter movies have and chasing the “snitch,” a cross-country father’s room at the University Eended, there is a campus outlet for pent- runner dressed all in yellow. of Kansas Hospital. e church up Harry hysteria: Quidditch for Muggles. KU The Kansas team’s website describes the ceremony and reception took students—presumably all non-wizards—have competition as a combination of “handball, place the next day in Leaven- formed an ocial Quidditch club. In fact, dodge ball, football and soccer … a full con- worth and, thanks to the wonder of live Internet video, Kansas Quidditch has gained the No. 1 spot tact sport in which pushing, grabbing, tack- Mayer watched those festivi- in the International Quidditch Association’s ling and other acts of physical aggression are ties, too. standings, and the Quidditch ’Hawks beat not only allowed but encouraged.” “ e people at KU saved my Missouri, 2-0, Sept. 18. KU’s Quidditch crusaders invite fellow life,” Mayer says from his In Harry’s world, Quidditch is a rough game dunderheads to join in the fun: “When you hospital room. “According to played by magical people who fly on brooms see us by the rec center running with brooms my attending physician, it was while chasing the Golden Snitch. between our legs and having an awesome a really bad case. I was within a The Muggle version consists of terrestrial time, come be a dork with us. You know you few days of not making it. Now athletes holding a broom between their legs want to.” I’m proceeding down the road (at all times) while running into one another to recovery.” Which would be the only blessing that could possibly top walking his daughter down the aisle to matrimony.
10 | KANSAS ALU MNI When Wilt? Wae maker
P T When Dale Eldred’s towering “Salina Youngberg Hall in 1984. In the meantime sports columnist Donald Hunt Piece” sculpture was donated to KU in 1981, “Salina Piece” earned a more evocative nick- rst proposed Philly’s favorite son, Wilt Chamberlain, for a some said, “Thanks, but no thanks.” name, “the giant wa§e iron.” commemorative stamp in a A site was found at Sunnyside and Indiana, That inspired Farley—a sculptor and son of 2008 column. Response from says Matt Farley, f’09, “but there was an out- an English teacher who enjoys wordplay—to his readers was “nothing short cry from neighbors and alumni. There were design a complementary sculpture called of sensational,” but the even calls for alumni to withhold donations.” “SnoWa§e,” which he built on the sly during Citizens’ Stamp Advisory The sculpture sat unassembled for six two cold nights in 2010, using wooden forms Committee has yet to approve months, and vandals spray-painted “ugly to pack snow in the shape of a wa§e at the Chamberlain, who would junk,” among other things, on the iron and base of “Salina Piece.” become the rst basketball steel pieces. The University backed down, This summer Americans for the Arts’ player so honored. storing it before finally installing it near Public Art Network named “SnoWa§e” one Hunt had high hopes that of the 47 best public art projects of the year.
Chamberlain, ’59, might be RLE Y Farley’s sculpture “Frozen Assets,” which honored in March 2012, the TT FA 50th anniversary of his adorned Chi-O fountain with plastic water bottles, received the same award in 2010. RTESY MARTESY
100-point game, but he U recently received word that the CO “It’s a way to reconnect people with ‘Salina committee again did not Piece,’ a hook to get them back into a con- include Chamberlain among versation with that piece and other art on its selections. campus,” Farley says of his witty take on the Hunt is sticking to it. As he maligned monolith—not one of his favorite gears up for his bid next year works before this project. “But having spent for a 2013 stamp, he asks KU so much time thinking about it, it’s a piece alumni to show their support I’ve come to love.” at www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ wcpcpetition, or by writing the committee at the address on the site. He was framed perhaps have
“We need Wilt’s KU fans and earned a OF LAW friends to do what they can,” I ’ well-deserved Hunt says. “It’s time that Wilt dean of the law school, about retirement.”
receive this honor.” to interview for permanent Seems the SCHOOL RTESY U
ere it is, dean jobs at three law schools, last time the CO Jayhawks. when a group of female col- dean updated Wilt needs leagues invites you to dinner, his gold-rim our help. ostensibly to wish you well. specs was Time to en, somewhere between 1990, making step up for the crostini and the creme these golden Before After the big brulee, you learn you’re the oldies (think man. target of a fashion Larry Brown, ca. 1988) only counsel, Mazza rejected intervention. slightly younger than a One-L. updated gold rims for striking Such was the pickle KU law Hines, who wrote an new black frames. e paper’s dean Stephen Mazza found account of the frameup for the online poll found 83 percent of himself in last spring, when school’s student paper, says readers liked the look. law professors led by Stacey Mazza took the whole “What So the verdict is in: Even a Leeds suggested, ever so gently, Not To Wear” stunt with law school dean is subject to “that aer two decades of aplomb. And he took a “bold judgment by a jury of his peers, stellar service,” as co-conspira- step” with his choice of new whether he’s an accessory to tor Laura Hines puts it, “his glasses, she notes. Aer optical a crime—or his accessories existing pair of glasses might shopping with his style are a crime.
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PHOTO RICH CLARKSON, ILLUSTRATION VALERIE SPICHER Hilltopics by Steven Hill
“It would be impossible to get where we are today without the backing of the entire University,” says Roy Jensen of KU Cancer Center’s e§ort to win NCI designation. “Two of our unique assets are the School of Pharmacy, with their history of drug discovery and development, and molecular biosciences. Both were critical elements in putting our best foot forward in this process. We simply could not have done it without them.”
“ ere’s not going to be a magical transformation the day we hopefully get our letter from the NCI that will approve our center,” Jensen says. “In part that’s because we’ve already undergone a transformation.” Transformation For evidence, he points to rankings compiled by U.S. News and World Report, Cancer center formally applies for NCI designation, in which KU now places among the top 50 but in some ways “gold standard” already in place of 5,000 health care institutions nationwide. “A lot of the changes we have put in he KU Cancer Center’s multi-year NCI-designated centers,” Jensen says. place have already had a very positive Tdrive to achieve National Cancer “ e reason we moved in that direction e ect,” Jensen says. Institute designation took a huge step is that studies show that patients cared An anecdotal illustration of the impact forward this fall, when the KU Medical for at NCI-designated centers have on cancer patients can be gleaned from the Center submitted its application for better outcomes, and that’s what it’s all experience of Jay, j’92, and Monica Matyak recognition as an NCI-designated cancer a b out .” Steiner, j’92, of Olathe. center, considered the nation’s gold With more than $350 million in public When Jay was a child battling leukemia, standard for cancer care. Submission of and private funds poured into the e ort, his family moved to Houston so he could the 600-page application, which leaders KU Cancer Center has recruited top receive life-saving treatment at M.D. from KU and across the state celebrated researchers and built new research labs Anderson, an NCI-designated cancer Sept. 20 at the Robert E. Hemenway Life and patient care facilities that already are center aliated with the University of Sciences Innovation Center on the medical changing the quality of cancer care in the Texas. Decades later, Jay’s wife, Monica, center campus, is an important milestone state and the region. was diagnosed with breast cancer, and on the road to NCI designation. But Roy Jensen, director of the cancer center, says the journey has been as important as the destination. “We have felt from the beginning that “Studies show that patients cared for at the best way to achieve NCI designation NCI-designated centers have better outcomes, was to start acting like an NCI-designated cancer center, putting the programs and and that’s what it’s all about.” —Roy Jensen infrastructure in place that are present at { }
12 | KANSAS ALU MNI they again turned to Anderson. But this Aer that, the decision to grant or not time oncologists at one of the leading U.S. grant KU’s application to join the top cancer centers told the Steiners the rank of cancer care institutions will be treatment Monica needed was available in MONICA STEINER out of the hands of Jensen and his
Kansas City—much closer to home and a AND AY colleagues. An announcement from the support system of family and friends. NCI could come by summer, but no RTESY J RTESY “I’m thrilled that in Kansas City we U matter what the verdict, one thing is could have a nationally accredited cancer CO already certain. program like this, because I sit in chemo- “We see patients from pretty much every therapy every week and I meet people single county in Kansas and nearly every from all over the Midwest who oentimes county in Missouri,” Jensen says, “and we get up in the middle of the night and drive have a number of outstanding programs six hours to get their chemo treatment,” that have superb outcomes that are said Monica, whose story was featured in comparable to or exceed what are com- the TV special “Be Part of the Cure,” Jay and Monica Matyak Steiner monly thought of as the best places in the which aired simultaneously on four country.” Kansas City stations in September as part by reviewers from the NCI and peer of the ongoing drive to raise more funds institutions—will happen Feb. 22. Cancer for the cancer center. center leaders will update the visitors on Earning NCI designation has been the new developments since the application Good seats still center’s chief goal since 2002, and the was submitted and eld any questions they University’s top research priority since might have. available 2005. And despite the substantive gains e NCI process, Jensen says, is “the last Overall enrollment declines, but generated by KU’s approach to the process, funding mechanism I’m aware of where a there are bene ts that will come only if the team of reviewers actually comes to the gains made in e orts to boost NCI approves KU’s application. site and kind of kicks the tires and gets an pharmacy and engineering grads “ ere are certain grants that only up-close-and-personal view of the cancer NCI-designated centers can apply for, center.” He’s looking forward to the visit. nrollment dropped this fall for a increased access to clinical trials con- “ e people presenting are all experienced Ethird straight year from a record high ducted only at NCI centers, and a whole investigators, and I’m quite certain they’ll of 30,102 students set in 2008, according host of bene ts,” Jensen says. do a ne job. We’re proud of them, frankly, to numbers released in September by the e next step in the process—a site visit and I’m anxious to show them o .” Kansas Board of Regents—and KU
NASA UPDATE
ASA now has a plan to the International explorers will now dream Nfor manned space Space Station. The rocket of one day walking on flight. Shortly after KU also would be versatile Mars.” alumni and faculty decried enough to launch a crew Though NASA didn’t NASA’s lack of direction capsule to low-earth orbit publicly announce a (“What’s Next?”, issue No. and beyond—opening the timeline, sources told 5), the agency announced possibility of manned The New York Times the the design for a new space trips to asteroids or other agency hopes to launch launch system. planets. an unmanned test flight The system, which In announcing the in 2017, with the first would replace the plans, NASA Administra- crew headed to space in recently retired space tor Charles Bolden 2021. Astronauts could shuttle, would include a said, “While I was proud fly to a nearby asteroid by new heavy-lift rocket that to fly on the space 2025. could transport payloads shuttle, tomorrow’s —Terry Rombeck
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 13 Hilltopics Grain training Left of the dial: The KU’s fire and rescue institute Washington Post named to school workers and farmers student-run KJHK one of “10 Great College Radio on safe grain handling Stations” in an October story praising the enduring role he Oct. 29 explosion at an Atchison of student-run radio in college life. “When the station Tgrain elevator is a grim reminder of the potential dangers that come with played Van Halen and Culture Club one day as an April harvesting and handling the mountains of Fool’s joke,” the Post reported, “a listener threatened to grain grown each year by Kansas farmers. Six men were killed and two were blow up a campus building.” injured aer volatile grain dust ignited a massive explosion at the Bartlett Grain Company, blowing the caphouse o the top of a grain elevator and gaping holes in its side. administrators aren’t taking the news to address a shortage of pharmacists in ese large, catastrophic failures oen sitting down. many of the state’s smaller communities. generate media attention and even “For KU to achieve its mission of e School of Engineering set a 29-year industry reforms, but there is a more educating leaders, we need to reverse this high by enrolling 1,911 undergraduates—a subtle danger—grain engulfment—that decline,” Chancellor Bernadette Gray- 6.6 percent increase over last year. can also be deadly, and the KU agency that Little said in a written statement released Increasing the number of engineering trains Kansas re ghters is developing a as the University announced that overall graduates at the request of Kansas indus- new program to educate rescue workers enrollment dropped by 2.5 percent this tries is part of the school’s long-term about the threat and prepare them to fall, to 28,718. “ at’s why recruitment and strategy, which the Kansas Legislature respond. retention are areas of speci c emphasis in supported when it passed the Engineering A $90,000 donation from the Kansas our strategic plan. And it’s why we have Initiative Act this spring. Grain and Feed Association, the Kansas already undertaken initiatives to increase KU Medical Center increased enroll- Cooperative Council and the Kansas the number of students who come to KU ment by 2.3 percent, driven in part by the Farmers Service Association will allow the ready to succeed.” opening of the School of Medicine-Salina Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute, Among those e orts is a new approach and the expansion to a four-year program part of KU Continuing Education, to pay to recruitment and retention, including by the School of Medicine-Wichita. more active academic support for students KU’s Johnson County Edwards Campus TE and four-year renewable scholarships that also showed higher enrollment this fall, will be available to fall 2012 freshmen. with a 2 percent increase in credit hours U INSTIT [“Money Talks,” issue No. 5, 2011] taken. INING TR A
“Aggressively recruiting students who go More good news can be found in the UE on to earn their KU degrees must be a freshman class. Despite a drop in the
priority for every member of our Univer- overall numbers of freshmen since 2010, FIRE & R ESC sity,” the chancellor said. the number of domestic rst-time AS NS Most of the drop came from the freshmen on the Lawrence campus is up.
Lawrence campus, where six of 10 schools e overall decline in freshmen was KARTESY U lost students. But recent initiatives to caused by a drop in international students, CO boost badly needed graduates in two which could result from a new require- disciplines with ties to the Lawrence ment that international applicants submit campus—pharmacy and engineering— Test of English as a Foreign Language appear to be working. scores. e School of Pharmacy set a record for e academic readiness of freshmen as the second straight year, enrolling 655 measured by average ACT scores students, up from 586 in fall 2010. e remained at an all-time high, at 24.9, more school bene ted from an expansion plan than two points above the national passed by the Kansas Legislature in 2008 average.
14 | KANSAS ALU MNI ROPER Milestones, money MIE JA and other matters GNOJEK VID DA
n A $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will help researchers at the Center for Research on Learning determine whether virtual schools and other online learning help With harvest come hazards: The mountains of grain produced by Kansas farmers each year can students with disabilities. Led by create unsafe conditions for workers at grain handling facilities. KU’s Kansas Fire and Rescue principal investigator and center Training Institute will train fire departments and grain processors how to avoid accidents and deal director Don Deshler, KU researchers with entrapments. (from left) Diana Greer, PhD’08; Sean Smith; Ed Meyen; and James Basham for a specialized mobile training rig and and the longer you stay trapped the more will work with two organizations and 25 supply ongoing training to re depart- probability you have of long-term medical states to assess current online educa- ments and grain handling facilities across issues or death.” tion options and develop new methods the state. e Kansas Fire & Rescue Training of using technology to improve learning “ e grain industry came to us and said, Institute uses a custom-made semitrailer for students with disabilities. ‘We need help,’” says Glenn Pribbenow, to take its “mobile re academy” to large director of Kansas Fire & Rescue Training. and small re departments across the n A $4 million gift from Tom, j’68, and “It’s an ongoing problem in the industry, state. A portion of the re insurance Judy Bowser, d’69, of Olathe will benefit people becoming engulfed in grain.” A premium tax paid by homeowners allows in equal portions the KU Cancer Center, study by Purdue University showed that the institute to deliver that training at no the KU School of Music, the William since 2006, annual incidents of fatal grain cost to departments. Pribbenow says the Allen White School of Journalism and entrapments have doubled from 12 to 25, $90,000 gi will cover most of the cost of Mass Communications and Kansas and the number of nonfatal entrapments building a portable unit that can be used Athletics. The donation will support has risen at a similar rate. to train rescuers on how to stabilize and scholarships, a lecture series, patient Grain engulfment can happen anytime safely extricate someone trapped in grain. care and a research fellowship. someone enters a grain bin or grain e training, which should be available hopper. Workers walking on top of a full by next spring and will primarily target n Higuchi-KU Endowment Research bin can sink into the grain, or large re departments and grain handling Achievement Awards went to two KU amounts of grain stuck to the side of a bin operations, will also be free to both, researchers: William Staples, professor can collapse on top of them. Pribbenow says. and chair of sociology, won the Balfour “When the grain is moving, it can suck “ is donation enables us to go out Je rey Award in Humanities and Social you right down like quicksand,” Pribbe- there and say, ‘If the grain company and Sciences, and Edward Stephens, profes- now says. the local re department are working sor of microbiology, molecular genetics Total engulfment—when someone sinks hand-in-hand, we’ll train everybody for and immunology at KU Medical Center, over their head—is deadly. But even nothing.’ at’s important, because the re won the Dolph Simons Award in Bio- partial engulfment can have fatal department needs the grain company and medical Sciences. Established in 1981 consequences. its employees highly involved in the by KU distinguished professor Takeru “Anything from your knees up, you’re rescue. ere’s a lot they can do before the Higuchi and his wife, Aya, the awards not going to get yourself out without help, re department gets there.” recognize excellence in research.
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PPE in developing “nucleophilic reactions of alkylazides, total synthesis of
STEVE PU alkaloids, and biomedical applications of organic synthesis.” Aubé has taught at KU since 1986. In addition to numerous other scholarly awards, he has won the HOPE Award and the W.T. Kemper Fellowship for excellence Je§ Aubé earned a in teaching. once-in-a-lifetime research award this H IGHER ED FUNDING fall for his State schools submit contributions to 2012 budget proposals organic chemistry. R would get a 2.6 percent funding increase under a 2012 MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY excellence in organic chemistry to the budget proposal submitted to the Kansas Aubé earns place among best of the best, and Professor Aubé has Board of Regents in September. been honored for his important contribu- e state’s higher education fund would ‘best of the best’ tion to human health by developing new increase by $18.9 million under the T A C S ways of making potential therapeutic proposal, which o ers an early glimpse of this fall recognized Je Aubé, professor of agents,” says Barbara Timmermann, the potential legislative objectives for KU medicinal chemistry, with the Arthur C. University distinguished professor and and other state schools during the 2012 Cope Scholar Award. e honor recog- chair of the department of medicinal session that kicks o in January. nizes excellence in organic chemistry and chemistry. “ is is a great achievement Included is a request for $38.4 million in can be earned only once in a researcher’s for medicinal chemistry at an additional funding for speci c institutions lifetime. international scale.” or programs. KU requested $9.9 million in “ is award is given in recognition of e Cope award cited Aubé’s work special funding, including $3 million to
VISITOR Prize president Ukraine’s president in 2005. recounted his childhood days
After Yushchenko’s opponent listening to the Voice of TIONS ormer Ukrainian head of was declared the winner, America in his home 40 Fstate Viktor Yushchenko Ukrainians took to the streets in kilometers from the Russian accepted the 2011 Dole a mass protest movement border. “That was a voice of UNIVERSITY REL A Leadership Prize. known as the Orange truth,” he said, “and it really Revolution. Ukraine’s Supreme made a major impact on me.” WHEN: Sept. 19 Court invalidated the fraudulent results and forced a runo§. QUOTES: “There isn’t a WHERE: Robert J. Dole Yushchenko won, and the single PR campaign in the Institute of Politics Orange Revolution is now world which would, at the considered an inspiration for expense of any money, bring BACKGROUND: A popular pro-democracy movements out into the frost ... two and a prime minister forced to resign around the world. half million people; 15 percent by higher-ranking o¢cials in of the voting population was 2001, Yushchenko survived an ANECDOTE: Speaking through out there on the square,” the Orange Revolution. “That assassination attempt and a an interpreter as he accepted Yushchenko said in dismissing was exclusively the energy of rigged election to become the $25,000 prize, Yushchenko rumors of U.S. involvement in my people.”
16 | KANSAS ALU MNI SEN hire “foundation profes- B It is hoped that students
CO Milestones, money sors” and $1.9 million in from rural and small- added funding for the JEFF JA town Kansas will practice and other matters School of Medicine pharmacy in underserved medical loan program, areas: 30 Kansas counties which encourages have just one pharmacy, n Chancellors Club Awards for teach- students to practice in six have none, and a third ing and research honored two profes- rural, underserved areas. of Kansas pharmacists are sors this fall: Allen Ford, distinguished KU also asked for a $5 older than 50. professor in accounting at the School million annual appro- “As the only school of of Business, and Hartmut Jaeschke, priation to help build a pharmacy in Kansas,” says professor in the department of pharma- proposed $78 million Dean Ken Audus, PhD’84, cology, toxicology and therapeutics. The medical education “it’s our obligation to award comes with a $9,000 stipend. building at KU Medical address that need quickly Center. But the Regents and with purpose.” n U.S. News and World Report moved recommended that KU e School of Phar- KU up one place, from 47th to 46th, in develop a more detailed macy in 2010 opened its its annual rankings of public universi- funding plan for the spacious new home on ties. The schools of Engineering and project before submitting West Campus. At its Business it to the governor’s oce former home in Malott improved their for consideration. Hall, admissions were strictly limited to position in Barbara Atkinson, executive vice 105 per class, no matter how great the the rankings, chancellor of KUMC, has said the current need for pharmacists in Kansas. With the with Engineer- building is obsolete and does not meet new building, class sizes immediately ing rising two current accreditation standards. Chancel- jumped to 150. e Wichita campus places to 44th lor Bernadette Gray-Little says the boosts each year’s incoming pharmacy among public proposed Medical Education Building is class to 170, and another 20 could be universities “the anchor component of the new master added to incoming Wichita classes by and Business rising two places to 33rd. plan for KUMC.” 2014. In other rankings, KU Hospital again Lecture spaces in both the $45 million ranked No. 2 among the nation’s aca- PHARMACY West Campus pharmacy building and the demic medical centers for quality and $5 million Wichita addition are fully safety, according to University Health- New Wichita campus admits rigged for high-tech communications, System Consortium’s 2011 Quality and 20 Kansans to address shortage including microphones at every desk, Accountability study. meaning students and faculty at both sites T S P ’ simultaneously share identical instruction. n An $8.9 million, seven-year grant ongoing expansion, designed to ll critical “We hoped this campus would draw a from the U.S. Department of Educa- pharmacist shortages across the state, took lot of its students from the Wichita area tion will fund KU’s GEAR UP program, an important step this fall with the and rural Kansas. e rst class is doing which will help prepare for college opening of its 20-student Wichita campus. just that,” says Associate Dean Robert 1,600 middle school students at four All 20 are Kansans, including nine from Emerson, p’88, PharmD’05. “Some have low-income schools in Kansas City, Kan. Wichita and one each from Andover, already expressed an interest in going back Program goals include helping students Altamont, Assaria, Cimarron, Derby, to their hometowns to practice. We seem improve their GPAs, enrolling 65 per- Ellsworth, Great Bend, Haven, Manhattan, to be accomplishing what we wanted to.” cent in Advanced Placement courses, Minneapolis and Olathe. —Chris Lazzarino and ensuring at least 65 percent gradu- ate from high school and enroll at a postsecondary institution. KU students will serve as mentors and tutors in the “I am telling all these stories with a touch of humor program, which has been operated by KU’s Institute for Education and Public and sarcasm, because viewed from today it is but an Service for 12 years. episode in recent history. In those days it was {}perceived almost like an open combat.” —Viktor Yushchenko
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 17 Sports by Chris Lazzarino PPE(2) STEVE PU
Junior forward Thomas Robinson (0) and senior guard Tyshawn Taylor (10) form the nucleus of KU’s new lineup, which lost four starters to graduation and early exits for the NBA.
Juniors Thomas Robinson, Travis Releford, Elijah Johnson and Je Withey, plus senior Conner Teahan, who redshirted last season, all have significant experience. “Going into it,” Self says, “you’ve got an anchor [Robinson, at power forward] and a point [Taylor], and if you’re going to start a team, there’s no better place to start it than with an anchor and a point.” The keyword for both, however, is Selby to the NBA draft. maturity. T-Rob time What Bill Self wonders is, with all For Taylor, it’s about staying out of those losses, how can the league coaches o-court troubles and making fewer With twins’ departure, Robinson pick KU as the Big 12’s preseason on-court turnovers. For Robinson, it’s takes his turn in spotlight favorite? about finally becoming a powerful yet “I always say the coaches know more steady presence in the frontcourt—prin- o much dierence a year makes. Less than the media, but I’m not sure that’s the cipally by no longer allowing pestering Sthan a year, in fact. It was just last case in our league right now,” Self joked defenders to bait him into cheap fouls. March when KU’s men’s basketball team, Oct. 13. “Last year we had the twins and “I have to be a better all-around player, led by junior forwards Marcus and Morningstar, Reed and Selby and I think a smarter player, and play as if I’m older Markie Morris and senior guards Tyrel the coaches picked us third. Well, now we than what I am,” Robinson says. “It’s my Reed and Brady Morningstar, was 35-3, don’t have any of those guys ... but that time to step up, take on the role of being winners of KU’s seventh-straight Big 12 doesn’t bother me. We’ve kind of gone the leader of this team.” regular-season title, and the overall No. 1 into the season with tempered expecta- Says Taylor, “I think Thomas knew his seed in the NCAA Tournament. Since tions, and I’ve tried to do that with our minutes were kind of limited, so he their Elite Eight loss to Virginia Com- fans a little bit.” wanted to give it his all. ‘If I’m going to monwealth in San Antonio, the Jayhawks Although the Jayhawks return only foul, I’m going to foul hard,’ you know? lost Morningstar and Reed to graduation one starter—senior guard Tyshawn He understands that he’s going to play and the Morris twins and guard Josh Taylor—the lineup won’t be unfamiliar. more minutes, and that he’ll have to slide
18 | KANSAS ALU MNI his feet and be a smarter defender. He can’t be as reckless and hyped. “Thomas is growing up, he’s growing up “I love his attitude. I love his energy. I love his try. fast. I’m excited for Thomas’ season. I’ll His try is o the charts. But, he’s never carried like to see how he’s going to elevate his game. He’s been working hard and I’m the water before.” excited for him.” —Bill Self, on his new starting power forward, T homas Robinson Self points to the responsibility that {} Robinson must assume now that the Morris twins are gone and he’s the team’s primary power player. It’s a tricky tion and draft losses—“That means a lot. 18-game conference schedule. position, playing tough enough to change That means this program has a history of “That’s not happening,” Self says. “If the momentum of tight games but gently winning”—but he cautions that Robinson somebody goes 14-4, then they’ve had enough to avoid foul trouble, while also and Taylor aren’t the only players with not a good year, an unbelievable year. It’s dealing with opponents who might have increased roles and responsibility. going to be that much harder to win.” surly tempers and the muscle to back up Johnson cites Releford, a Kansas Citian their bad intentions. who committed early to KU and arrived “I love his attitude, I love his energy, I with the Morris twins, as being “more love his try. His try is o the charts,” Self hungry than anybody else.” Davis’ inside story says. “But, he’s never carried the water Self says Releford “has the potential to before. He’s been a guy that, if he did not be as good a wing guard that we have in All-Big 12 forward works on play well, we could still put the starters our league,” and that the defense Rel- longer shot to frustrate defenders back in the game. Now, if he does not play eford and Taylor play at guard will well, he’s going to be the one who you determine KU’s success. unior Carolyn Davis last season led guys write about.” “If we’re not great defensively, then I Jthe Big 12, and was second nationally, Last year, as a sophomore, Robinson don’t see that we’ll have the firepower to by making 66 percent of her field-goal was KU’s most productive bench player, outscore opponents night in and night attempts. She led the Jayhawks in points averaging 7.6 points and 6.4 rebounds out,” Self says. “We have to be not good, (19), rebounds (7.4) and blocks (1.4) per while playing an average of 14.6 minutes but great, defensively. Those two are game. She’s on the preseason watch lists in 33 games. He scored four double- going to have to play at that level to give for the Wooden Award and Wade Trophy, doubles—even one might be considered a us the best chance at a winning season.” the two most prestigious individual rarity for a bench player—and his 60.1 For the record, Self predicts that gaudy honors in women’s college basketball. field-goal percentage was the team’s conference records—KU won its last She’s a second-year team captain, was second best. three titles with marks of 14-2, 15-1 and named to the Big 12 All-Rookie team as a Now that he’s the frontline frontcourt 14-2—are no longer possible with an freshman and last year was first-team star, is he prepared to take his very good All-Big 12.
game up a notch? SEN “Carolyn is money,” says B
“‘Do you think you can do it?’ That’s a CO eighth-year coach Bonnie
question that has been asked of him a JEFF JA Henrickson. “She catches ton,” Teahan says. “I know that he and it quickly and scores it Tyshawn have been waiting for the quickly.” spotlight to be solely on themselves. And yet Davis, like all of They’re ready to take on that responsibil- her teammates, had to put ity. I’ve seen their maturity levels go up, up 20,000 shots during just over this past oseason, and T-Rob summer workouts. For has worked harder than maybe anybody. Davis, it’s about expanding “It’s going to be hard for him, getting her game to make her double-teamed, everything like that, but more of a threat away from he’ll get used to it. If you want to be great the basket; for the others, you’ve got to shine in pressure moments, it’s about becoming more and he wants to be great.” intimidating with their Elijah Johnson says he’s impressed As she’ll have to do all season, Carolyn Davis battled double long-range scoring that the coaches ranked KU as the defenders in KU’s 68-43 exhibition victory Nov. 6 over potential to pull defenders preseason favorite despite deep gradua- Pittsburg State. away from the basket,
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 19 Sports giving Davis more room to operate and KU was also last in the league in that fans think she finds meaning in it. help her avoid frustration fouls caused by field-goal percentage defense, oensive She scored a season-high 38 against collapsing defenses. rebounding and rebounding margin. So Duquesne last season, but because KU “I need to do things away from my despite the 20,000 summer shots and lost, 80-63, ending its season with a comfort zone,” says Davis, a 6-3 forward. Henrickson’s insistence on better second-round NIT loss, the game is “Away from the rim, not shooting layups, shooting, her ultimate priority is on forgotten and the personal stats com- be more of a threat to my defenders. If I pressure defense. pletely irrelevant. stick to what I’m doing, they’ll know that “That’s the key,” says junior guard KU hasn’t played in the NCAA and they’ll shut me down.” Angel Goodrich, who last season led the Tournament since 2000—a first-round Henrickson believes that numbers Big 12 with 6.3 assists per game. “More loss to Vanderbilt—and has settled for reveal truths, so this one made her most pressure, more disruption. That allows us the Women’s National Invitational unhappy: Although guard Monica to get the ball moving in transition and Tournament the past three seasons. Engelman last season led the Big 12 in help us with our oense.” “I don’t have to go out every game and 3-point percentage, the Jayhawks as a Says forward Aishah Sutherland, the score 40 points. That’s not the goal,” team were last. team’s lone senior, “We have good team Davis says. “I have high expectations for “We have to stretch the defense and get speed, and our goal is to run on teams, get myself. I want to go out and play hard everyone out of Carolyn’s lap,” Henrick- in transition plays, run the floor, pressure every game, but not for myself. For my son says. “If we clean that up and are as the ball.” team. This year we have a new mentality. good as I know we can be, and they buy Davis is proud to be a team captain and Can’t look back to the past. We have high into that, we’ve got a chance to be pretty leader, but says she’s uncomfortable with expectations, and we’re only looking good.” preseason praise if there’s any chance forward.”
UPDATES
Texas A&M was first to turn first game of KU’s second tail for the Southeastern season, 1891, and was Conference; the Big 12 replaced interrupted only once, by the A&M and Mizzou with Texas influenza outbreak of 1918 that Christian and West Virginia. shortened KU’s season to four “We wish Missouri all the games. The last KU-Mizzou best in the future,” said football game for the Athletics Director Sheahon foreseeable future is Nov. 26 at Zenger, PhD’96. “The Arrowhead Stadium, and the University of Kansas can now series is deadlocked at 55-55-9. focus on TCU, West Virginia The men’s basketball University and the other team—171-94 all-time vs. members of the Big 12 Mizzou—plays in Columbia Feb. Conference who choose to be 4 (ESPN) and hosts the Tigers with us.” Feb. 25 (CBS). ... Although MU o¢cials have Former coach Bob Timmons, he University of Missouri on eventually the Big 12 in 1996) claimed they hope to maintain d’50, g’50, has been selected TNov. 6 o¢cially announced halts its athletics rivalries with KU as a non-conference rival, for a Dec. 3 induction in the that it would leave the Big 12 for KU after this academic year. Zenger made KU’s position National Track & Field Hall of the SEC, e§ective July 1. “We’re sorry to see a century- clear two weeks before Fame. ... Alumni athletes this Mizzou’s decision to abandon old conference rivalry end,” Mizzou’s secession: “The fall installed longtime football the conference a¢liation it has Chancellor Bernadette Gray- KU-Missouri rivalry belongs in manager Todd “Leaper” maintained since the 1907 Little said. “Missouri’s decision the Big 12 Conference. Should Williams as an honorary creation of the Missouri Valley may have implications for fans Missouri decide to leave the Big member of the K Club and Intercollegiate Athletic and for the Kansas City area, but 12, we would wish them well.” awarded him a long-overdue Association (which in 1929 it won’t a§fect the long-term The country’s second-longest varsity letter jacket. became the Big Six, and strength of the Big 12.” football rivalry began with the
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The Oct. 14 renewal of Late Night in the Phog included the usual mix of skits and scrimmages, but this year’s Allen Field House evening will long be remembered for coach Bill Self’s roaring entrance on a KU-custom motorcycle (“Just so you know, I did not pick this outfit out,” he told the crowd. “I am not a wanna-be member of the Village People.”) and a comedic boxing match staged at center court featuring boxer/Jayhawks fan “Vicious” Victor Oritz (with cornerman Cole Aldrich) and referee/comedian Rob Riggle, c’93.
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 23 Point and Click Through Kansas Past
Jack Miller family, 1919 Daggett girl standing on donkey, 1902
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KU Libraries posts a pair of priceless state history collections for instant online access
by Chris L azzarino
ack Miller wears the weight of the world on his big shoulders. His lovely wife and two young children seem delighted to pose Jfor Junction City photographer Joseph Judd Pennell, but clearly Mr. Miller is anxious. His leathered workingman hands, held tightly in his lap, hint that he might be a farmer or rancher, so perhaps he’s worried about how much this session will end up costing him. In 1919, Kansas farmers didn’t have a lot of spare change for luxuries like studio photography. e Daggett girl in 1902 posed for Mr. Pennell by standing on a donkey, and in 1900 Bessie Turner and her children were photographed with their donkey, pulling them on sleds across frosty streets. ere’s the 1921 championship polo team from Fort Riley, and even action shots of the matches—to be sure, no donkeys invited. Mr. and Mrs. Bumstead were so proud of their new 1906 automobile that they hired Pennell to photograph them in it, Mrs. B at the wheel; why they were parked virtually on top of train tracks is a mystery, Photographs from the Pennell and Sanborn Collections, and the stationmaster in the background Spencer Research Library seems perplexed as well.
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 25 Left: Football team, Thanksgiving Day, 1896
Below: Digital services librarians Sarah Goodwin Thiel and Wade Garrison, and Spencer Library collections curator Sherry Williams
Right: Color-coded index for Sanborn’s seven-sheet Lawrence set from 1883
e Pennell Collection, a treasured ably invite, there comes an image with a you don’t have to be in the Spencer Library time-machine of 30,000 glass-plate startling bolt of social history: a salty band to do so. e whole aspect of digitization negatives made between the early 1890s of football players posed at the line of is wonderful for all the things you can do and 1922, has been one of the Spencer scrimmage, ready for action on anks- with it, all the things you can discover.” Research Library’s most popular collec- giving Day, 1896. As do so many others, Also newly online from the library’s tions since chemistry professor and the photograph induces a lingering Kansas Collection: Sanborn insurance photography historian Robert Ta, inspection. ere are the gridiron lines, maps, documenting the physical evolution PhD’25, acquired it for KU in 1950. Now, laid out neatly in chalk; a bulbous football of 241 Kansas towns and cities from 1883 thanks to more than 200 hours of work by ready to be snapped; padded, heavy-fabric until 1922. ( e collection itself runs to KU Libraries faculty, sta and student uniforms, but no helmets, only caps and 1927, but 1922 was chosen as the end date employees, the 6,000 images that Ta stocking hats; fantastic mustaches and for unfettered online access because of deemed the most noteworthy are available erce grimaces right across the line. copyright considerations.) e maps were online, searchable and even downloadable. And suddenly: Look there! At acquired long ago—it’s not known Pennell’s images from days long gone le guard—a black man, a exactly when—by geography roll past: Boys in black trunks and tops member of the team, one of professor Tom Smith, who diving into a swimming pool. Women in the guys! Proof, startling drove to the Library of strikingly beautiful embroidered dresses and wonderful proof, Congress in Washington, and fashionable hats. Store-window that in 1896, team D.C., where the displays and outlandish advertising: sports in Junction City Sanborn Map Co. had Jeweler Karl Bingham in 1920 touted his were integrated. submitted for copy- repair services by strapping sandwich Better images of any right numerous copies boards across an elephant ridden down a local football team of its survey maps TEVE PUPPE quiet street by a scary clown. from 1896 would be S from across the Poker-faced painter and paper hanger dicult to nd, United States. When Harry Weber needed only a bicycle and especially one that the Library of Congress two crisp signs, one of which announced, o ers evidence of an made it known that it “For clean honest work, see this man.” Lt. integrated American would be willing to part George S. Patton posed with his daughter team sport from the era. with one duplicate set of (who held a small ri e and game bird) in “See the kind of informa- its Kansas maps, the 1914, and sherman John Welsh in 1901 tion you can get from these collection became a prized held alo a cat sh stretching from his photos?” says Sherry Williams, asset at Spencer Research Library, shoulders to the oor. curator of collections at Spencer Research attracting architecture faculty and And then, by the sort of lovely happen- Library. “ ese are the things you nd students, historians, city planners, stance that Pennell’s photographs invari- when you look through them, and now geographers, preservationists, local
26 | KANSAS ALU MNI ISSUE 6, 2011 | 27 historical societies, and even genealogy researchers seeking information about family businesses. e maps o er deeply detailed surveys of commercial districts, including such information as roo ng and construction materials, building dimensions and wall widths, business and street names, even locations of cisterns and wells. e Sanborn Co., of New York City, updated the surveys every few years and sold sets to re insurance carriers. Along with invaluable information about city layouts, the color-coded, hand-drawn maps are themselves beautiful artifacts. “People call for information about both of these collections all the time,” says Sarah Goodwin iel, associate librarian for digital imaging in KU Libraries’ Center for Digital Scholarship, “and it’s a fairly unwieldy process to make them available. Street paving, 1914 To be able to now make them completely accessible online is amazing.”
igitizing of the Sanborn maps Dcollection began in March 2010 with a $30,000 grant from the National Histori- cal Publications and Records Commission, a branch of the National Archives. Because of the maps’ dimensions—all 5,245 sheets are roughly 22 by 25 inches—KU chose to outsource the photography, nally settling on a California vendor that treated them with great care and produced high-quality Fort Riley soldiers swimming in river, 1897 images. “I was nervous,” Williams admits. “When you have a collection like this, it’s almost like watching your children leave home and hoping they come back safe. When they came back, I heaved this big sigh of relief; not that it was ever in question, but it’s still kind of an unknown, and a hard thing to do.” Now that the maps are viewable online, the delights they o er are limited only by curiosity. “One thing that’s fun is focusing on the history of a place like the Eldridge Hotel,” says Wade Garrison, digital services librarian and project director. “Where were the stables on the Eldridge 120 years ago? What was next door, and how did what’s next door change over 30 years? It’s Soldier seated near open tent in front of Fort Riley building, c. 1893
28 | KANSAS ALU MNI Among Pennell’s many obvious talents about what we could digitize, the rst Online guide was an ability to make his subjects appear thing that would come to my mind is the The portal for digitized collec- perfectly comfortable in front of his Pennell Collection. We’re a state-sup- camera—Jack Miller’s pained expression, it ported institution; we want everyone in tions from across KU—including should be noted, is the exception. Surely Kansas, beyond Kansas, to be able to see images from University Archives the employees of Count’s Shoe Shop, a these wonderful resources and access and Spencer Museum of Art—is black-owned shoe-repair business, had them and use them. Digitizing lets us do www.lib.ku.edu/digitalcommons. little experience being photographed at t h at .” Spencer Research Library’s work in 1915, and yet Pennell’s image Sometime in late 2012, look for one of collections can also be reached at makes it seem as if the photographer’s the Spencer Research Library’s truly spencer.lib.ku.edu/collections, presence in the back of the shop had gone priceless and spectacularly beautiful with links to the Pennell and entirely unnoticed; more natural images of collections to also become available online: Sanborn collections as well as a small town and its citizens than what more than 50 volumes of watercolored online oerings from University Pennell achieved when he roamed free of lithographic plates by English ornitholo- his studio would simply not be possible gist and bird artist John Gould. e Archives, the Kansas Collection and during his era—or even now. collection, all of which is being digitized illuminated medieval manuscripts “His whole deal was just capturing thanks to a $71,000 grant from the made available online in partner- everyday life,” Goodwin iel says. “He National Endowment for the Humanities, ship with other universities. was such a beautiful photographer; also includes about 2,000 original draw- everything was a picture. ere’s hardly ings from Gould’s studio and previously any of the Pennells that you wouldn’t print unpublished drawings Gould made of fun to see the evolution of places we know and hang on your wall if you could, bird eggs. s o w e l l .” because each photo is so lovely.” “It’s a huge project,” e Pennell photographs were a gi to Unlike the Sanborn maps, the 6,000 Goodwin iel KU by Pennell’s son, the novelist Joseph Pennell prints were photographed by says. “ ere’s so Stanley Pennell, j’26, who had a bitter student employees working with high- much more to falling-out with his hometown and, aer quality digital cameras and scanners in come, and we’re moving to Oregon, was likely glad to be Spencer Research Library. just getting rid of all reminders of Junction City. e “ ey are individually unique,” Williams started.” negatives were rst sorted by Professor says, “and collectively they are very Ta, and prints were made of the 6,000 he important from a research perspective. deemed most interesting. Along with What you have is a slice of what it was like prints prepared for various exhibitions, to live in Junction City, Kansas, around the these are the images that have long lured turn of the century. You’ve got the early historians and photo researchers—includ- images that show the horse and buggy era, ing a caller from the 1980s seeking you see people acquiring automobiles, you turn-of-the-century saloon photographs see things starting to emerge like gas Eolia Spencer, for the opening montage sequence for a stations and curbs on streets. 1913 new TV sitcom, “Cheers.” “Every time anybody ever talked to us
Ben Swenson and wife, 1900 Adelaide King and brother, 1902 Mrs. Cole and baby, 1906 Richard Louv wants to bring the great outdoors back to life
30 | Kansas Alumni he night the Kansas Union burned, April 20, 1970, Richard Louv recruited his buddies for a rescue mission. Louv, j’71, was editor of the 1970 Jayhawker yearbook, and his oce was on the bottomT oor of the union. “We ran into the union as it was burning,” he recalls. “ ere’s water coming through the ceiling, electrical wires hanging down and we’re running through three inches of water. But we got the stu out.” “ e stu ” was a yearbook that Louv calls “a little di erent than ones that came before.” It was a product of the times: Bombs, molotov cocktails and gunshots erupted that spring on campus and in town. Racial violence ared at Lawrence High School. e governor set a citywide curfew and put the National Guard on standby. College students across the nation were protesting the Vietnam War in growing numbers, and four students were killed and nine wounded by Ohio National Guard troops during a Kent State Univer- sity demonstration in May. Death would touch KU in July, as two young men—former student Rick Dowdell and student Nick Rice— were fatally shot during police responses to local incidents.
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 31 Louv was determined the worry that children experience much OOK Wild times: Under Jayhawker would re ect that di erent childhoods than they themselves Louv’s editorial turmoil. “A Separate Peace, A enjoyed—and that many of the changes
Separate Battle” documents WKER Y EARB direction, the 1970 are not for the better. the social unrest of the day yearbook chronicled “I never claimed the book started while preserving Jayhawker HA JAY 1970 one of KU’s most anything; it accelerated what a few people traditions like Hilltoppers, a tumultuous years with were doing into a lot of people,” he says. photo spread featuring star a verve and directness “I’m not entirely comfortable with being students and their accom- that still seem fresh the leader of something, or an evangelist.” plishments—albeit today. Yet when he discusses his inspiration for with a snarky cheek writing the e Nature Principle, Louv that rattled a few brings up Martin Luther King. cages. One photo- “He said any movement, any culture will graph of a Hilltop- fail if it cannot paint a picture of a world per (“an obsequious that people will want to go to,” says Louv, term designating Louv has since co-founded the who feels the environmental movement the chosen Oread Children and Nature Network, has failed at that task. e Nature Principle, elite,” the yearbook which supports and encourages he says, “is my attempt to paint that de ned it) shows a people and groups working to picture.” benignly smiling reconnect children with nature. Louv visited Lawrence in October to student body vice Earlier this year he published a address the Built Environment and the president in a follow-up book, e Nature Outdoors Summit. Sponsored by state familiar casual Principle, which calls for a renewed agencies and community groups across pose. Only on engagement with nature in all facets Kansas, the annual conference brings closer examination is it clear what he’s of human life, for adults as well as together an array of people whose work leaning on—a detonator box, plunger children. shapes the built environment or, in one extended, wires leading into Fraser Hall. Louv balks at the notion that he created way or another, copes with the conse- “Some people in western Kansas didn’t a movement, but it’s clear Last Child in the quences of the manmade world. like it, because it was pretty radical for the Woods struck a chord with parents who As Louv addressed architects and time,” Louv says. “But I gured that’s what a journalist does, re ect the times. And PPE those were pretty wild times.” Today Louv is the widely known author STEVE PU of eight books and a spokesman for a burgeoning movement to reconnect people with the natural world. His 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods, warned about the diminishing role of nature and free play in children’s lives, and it coined a new term—“nature de cit disorder”—that gained traction as an apt label for kids’ tendency to spend too much time indoors, focused on video games, computers and TV. e book became a New York Times best-seller and earned Louv the prestigious Audubon Medal. (Recipients include President Jimmy Carter, Rachel Carson and E.O. Wilson.) e National Audubon Society praised Louv “for sounding the alarm about the health and societal costs of children’s isolation from the natural Louv greeted old friends and new during an October visit that included events at the Dole Institute world—and for sparking a growing of Politics and the Lawrence Arts Center. movement to remedy the problem.”
32 | KANSAS ALU MNI developers, city administrators and urban thing I don’t nd anywhere else.” planners, utility directors, health and To form a bond with nature, Louv nutrition professionals, parks and recre- believes, kids need two things: Special Kids don’t get the time or ation workers, trail advocates and others people and special places. ose woods parental permission they who lled the Lawrence Arts Center were his special place. Too many children auditorium, he tried to sketch a future in today, he thinks, don’t have that. Child- once had to roam and explore which nature and technology are more in hood is scheduled like a day at the oce. and connect with nature on balance, where leaders consider the Kids don’t play; they have play dates—or potential value of a natural world pro- soccer games, book clubs and other their own. ... Perhaps more tected and integrated into everyday life activities organized and overseen by important, they won’t have with the same rigor that they consider adults. Increasingly, the activities take jobs, economic growth and other demands place indoors, at the end of an electrical the deep-rooted sense of of the marketplace. cord. A 2010 study by the Kaiser Family belonging, what Louv calls Later, Louv told of giving a similar Foundation determined that 8- to 18-year- speech to a far tougher crowd of 200 olds spend seven-and-a-half hours per day “the sense of being someone middle-school students. He expected on average absorbed in media, mostly somewhere” that can be a gum-smacking and boredom. He received delivered via screens. In 2007 the National rapt attention and thoughtful questions. A Wildlife Federation launched an initiative sustaining force. teacher explained why: It was the rst time called the Green Hour, encouraging anyone had given them hope about the parents to give their kids at least environment. eir whole lives they’d one hour a day of unstructured heard about global warming and green- outdoor play; the average, house gases and the message they’d according to a 2004 study by absorbed was blunt: game over. University of Michigan “It’s almost a fashion statement to be researchers, is less than an hour stylishly cynical, and it’s been a long time a week. since an idealistic vision of the future was Kids don’t get the time or socially legal,” Louv says of his attempt to parental permission they once focus on solutions that—once again— had to roam and explore and re ect the times. “To have such an connect with nature on their outrageously idealistic image of the future own. And people who don’t is, in a way, a radical act.” connect with nature as kids, Louv believes, likely won’t ght for it as adults. Perhaps ouv grew up outside Kansas City, on more important, they won’t Lboth sides of the state line. have the deep-rooted sense of He lived in Raytown, Mo., where tract belonging, what Louv calls homes bordered countryside. “I could go “the sense of being someone somewhere” the paper would sit by the re and read it,” out my back door, across the yard, through that can be a sustaining force throughout Louv says. “And she’d laugh, which made a hedge and into a corn eld where my life. “ e real question for me,” he says, “is me feel good.” underground fort was, into woods and if the trends away from nature continue, At the William Allen White School of elds that seemed to go on forever. I will future generations of children have Journalism and Mass Communications, owned those woods. ose were my that place in their heart to go?” Louv absorbed a tradition of community woods.” journalism under several outstanding So strong was that sense of ownership, professors, he said during a reception at Louv says, he still goes there today—even hen Louv was in sixth grade, his the Dole Institute of Politics sponsored by though bulldozers long ago cleared his Wfamily moved to Lake Quivira, the journalism school, the KU Biodiversity woods for development, despite the where he wrote a monthly shing column Institute, the Lawrence Chamber of 8-year-old Louv’s penchant for pulling out for the Quivira News—his entrée into Commerce and Outside for A Better survey stakes when he could. journalism and the rst of several columns Inside, a local group dedicated to recon- “ ey existed in my heart then as much in his writing life. In winter he trekked necting kids with the outdoors. as in reality, and they still exist in my heart across the ice-covered lake to deliver his Among his favorites were Calder Pickett today. When I go there now I nd some- copy. “ e little old lady who published and John Bremner. He frequently butted
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 33 very di erent ethic. “ ere were journalists who said, ‘It’s “I’m not against technology. I love my smart phone. But the not our responsibility how people read our stories; if they misunderstand, then that’s equation I suggest in The Nature Principle is the more high-tech their problem. We’re just here to report.’ I our lives become, the more we need nature. Technology isn’t thought, ‘Boy, if that’s true, then you haven’t reported very well, have you?’” going away; there’s going to be more of it. So there needs to Louv vowed early on to focus more than be more and more nature to balance that.” half of his writing on solutions. His nature books warn against the troubling prolif- eration of technology in modern life, against the estrangement from the natural world that exists at every level of society. heads with Pickett, his adviser. Last Child in the Yet they also brim with examples of Bremner was “truly scary.” Woods another way: Nature-based schools. “He would yell; he would start at a Family nature clubs. Eco-friendly oces. by Richard Louv low rumble and get louder,” Louv He marshals anecdotes and research recalled fondly. One day the imposing Algonquin Books ndings to build a case that a di erent, ex-priest walked up and down the $14.95 more nature-centric way of life is not only rows of seated students, shouting the possible, but essential. same phrase over and over, like an “Journalists are very contradictory, incantation: “Looouuuv is a radical. because on the surface they are Looouuuv is a radical.” cynical, but underneath they all want “He did it up and down every row, to change the world, the best of them,” and then he came up behind me,” Louv he says. “In my trajectory as a journal- said. “And I’m shaking. He yells, ‘Loo- ist, that was always there.” ouuuv is a radical. Why do I say that, His guiding star has long been xed: class? Because Looooouuuuuuv gets to “To truly use journalism as a tool to get The Nature Principle the root of things.” to the root of things, but then to go the Says Louv, “Best compliment I ever got.” by Richard Louv next step, not only talking about the In addition to his term as yearbook Algonquin Books problems, but also the solutions.” editor, he wrote a column for the Univer- sity Daily Kansan and served internships $24.95 at the Arkansas City Daily Traveler (where s best-sellers go, Last Child In the he taught himself photography and AWoods seems something of a dark cannonballed down back roads in the horse. It swims against the current of a company Rambler) and the Hutchinson says. e school’s namesake, William Allen popular culture that constantly pushes the News (where he wrote a front page White, was an exemplar of the idea that a idea that technology is the key to happi- column representing the student point small paper could take the world seriously ness and security, that outside is a danger- of view). and be heard by that world. Yet such a ous place bristling with predators, wild From Pickett and Bremner and other paper still had to be accountable to its and human. e book urges us to give up KU professors Louv learned not so much community—more so than a big paper, our fears of stranger danger (overblown by the details as the larger ethic of the Louv says. today’s 24-hour news cycle, Louv says), profession—an ethic he saw re ected in “ e bigger the paper, the bigger the give up our hovering and hyperscheduling the Kansas papers where he interned. It audience, the less accountable you are, and allow our children the freedom to would deeply in uence his 24-year stint as because you don’t run into your readers in roam eld and stream in search of their a columnist for the San Diego Tribune the grocery store. What I got from Calder own creative fun. Good luck selling that to and, eventually, his role as an advocate and Pickett and the rest of my teachers was the Nancy Grace fans. chronicler of a back-to-nature movement. sense of ethical responsibility, that you And yet, “the book that made more “One thing that is certainly unappreci- were accountable, that what you wrote di erence than I ever thought it would,” as ated now [in the profession] but was mattered.” Louv calls it, clearly touched a nerve. evident at KU then was the tradition of When he nished school and began “One of the reasons I nd Last Child In small-town journalism in Kansas,” Louv working at newspapers, he encountered a the Woods so compelling is it gave voice to
34 | KANSAS ALU MNI a concern many of us have had for many, between the exposure to nature speeches, he stresses that the cure many years,” says Cheryl Charles, who for and enhanced mental and for nature de cit disorder must two decades directed Project Wild, a physical health. come from individual e ort, popular wildlife-focused conservation He bought several dozen not government action. education program for K-12 teachers and copies and handed them out “People like John are the students. “And at the same time it awak- to city commissioners, real heroes,” Louv says. “I’m ened an awareness in people who haven’t school board members and just a cheerleader. ere are thought about it, but who look around civic groups. people who do, and people who and see all these extraordinary changes Louv’s message inspired write about the people who do. I’m that have transformed childhood in the McGrew to do something, and the latter.” last 30 years.” CN&N’s guidance helped him e growth of CN&N Charles was planning a national found “Outside for a Better numbers is cause for opti- conference on childhood in 2005 when she Inside.” e Lawrence group mism, but there are also read Louv’s book and invited him to the sponsors a family nature constant reminders of the conference. He pitched the idea of a new club (which organizes nature immensity of the task. One nonpro t group to reconnect children and outings for groups of occurred in 2008, Louv the outdoors, and with the help of several families), plants butter y reports in e Nature Principle, other partners they co-founded the gardens at local schools and when the Oxford Junior Diction- Children and Nature Network (CN&N) churches, and hosts kite- ying ary purged from its pages the in 2006. Charles is president and CEO and and other outdoor events. e de nitions of more than 90 Louv is chairman emeritus. group’s name embraces a common plants and animals “I truly believe that Richard is a vision- central tenet of Louv’s to make room for new words. ary,” Charles says. “His leadership style is books, that nature is a tonic, Gone were acorn, beaver, that he prefers to put ideas out there and an essential element to our clover, ivy, dandelion, violet tell stories about people who are trying to mental and physical health. and blackberry. create a better world. But if you think of a Toward that end, McGrew is e new words these natural movement as people in many parts of the working to encourage e Bert terms were banished to make room world, individuals with a felt concern, Nash Community Mental Health for: MP3 player, voicemail, blog, suddenly coming together with a shared Center to incorporate the chatroom and BlackBerry—the vision and a sense of community around power of nature into its phone, not the fruit. an issue—I certainly think it’s fair to say treatment regimens by “I’m not against technol- that he’s been instrumental in creating that building trails and preserv- ogy,” Louv says. “I love my with the children and nature movement.” ing a pond and woods on a smart phone. But the About the same time Charles discovered planned campus near equation I suggest in e Louv’s book, Lawrence real estate devel- Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Nature Principle is the more oper John McGrew picked up a copy and is local response to Louv’s high-tech our lives become, the was trans xed. “What the book really did call for more Vitamin N more we need nature. for me was validate concerns I’ve had for a is being repeated across Technology isn’t long time,” says McGrew, b’60, whose the country. CN&N has going away; there’s childhood home was on Indiana Street in identi ed more than 90 going to be more of Lawrence, just a couple of blocks from the regional grassroots it. So there needs to Kansas River. campaigns for children be more and more “I grew up thinking I was Huck Finn. I and nearly 90 local nature to balance spent a lot of time on the river, and it’s nature clubs for families t h at .” almost like a living thing to me. It kept me that have sprung up, and All of us—kids and connected and grounded in ways that are this year alone it adults—need to important, and I wanted that same feeling sponsored more than spend as much time for my kids and grandkids.” 500 “Let’s Get Outside!” with blackberries as Already convinced that kids are too events drawing 100,000 with BlackBerries. enamored with the great indoors, McGrew participants in 44 states Radical idea, found in Louv’s book con rmation that and Canada. indeed. the problem had become serious, with e trend makes Louv research studies showing intriguing links optimistic. In his
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 35 Bill Self (above, l-r), Ron Kellogg, Larry Brown, Nick Collison, Paul Pierce, Je§ Hawkins, Marcus At top, “retired jerseys” Wayne Simien (23) Morris and the Allen Field House crowd jubilantly obey Darnell Valentine’s request to raise their and Paul Pierce. hands in celebration. “This is such a gift,” Valentine told the crowd, “and we are all feeling the love.”
36 | KANSAS ALU MNI BOYSthe ARE BACK IN TOWN
‘Legends’ alumni game reunites generations of KU basketball family
by Chris L azzarino
Photographs by Steve Puppe
ousin Paul ew in from isn’t that how things go at family reunions? fervent fans who packed Allen Field House Boston. Been eight years When you stake up the horseshoes pit or Sept. 24 for “Legends of the Phog,” a since he was back! e twins sh out a cribbage board from the drawer rst-of-its-kind all-star reunion made hadn’t yet started their new in the end table, it’s not really about possible by the NBA’s lockout. “A lot of jobs, so they were there, too, winning and losing, it’s about teasing and people have good places, but I don’t think Cas were grandpas Ted and Larry. Darnell having fun. e family’s together again, any player can go anywhere in America and Ron made it, representing us old- the gang’s all there, everybody important and be more loved than they are right here timers, and Julian came in all the way from is within a hug’s reach and everything is at the University of Kansas. Toronto. Sure, Wayne was there, he still right with the world. “Only in Lawrence, Kansas, could this looks great. Scot cracked everybody up, as On Sept. 24, everything was most happen. Only!” usual, and you should have seen Big Greg de nitely right with the Kansas basketball e crowd roared as only an Allen Field playing with the kids! world. ey called them “legends,” but House crowd can—Only!—and the Your Uncle Bill was exactly the host really, it was just us Jayhawks. massive scoreboard’s huge video screens you’d expect him to be—charming as ever, Nobody’s a legend when you’re sur- sparked to life. It happens before every making everybody feel welcome. It was rounded by love. home game, but this time the players— good to see Josh, too, even though he “the retired jerseys,” Self called the hadn’t been gone all that long. You’d assembled legends—were watching, too. better believe Mario made it in from “ or the rst time in the history of the No need to huddle in their locker room for Miami, and Nick and Cole came up from Fschool, we’re actually watching a last-minute dose of strategy and motiva- Oklahoma City. basketball in September!” men’s basketball tion; there would be no strategy in this OK, so the basketball was dreadful, but coach Bill Self announced to the 16,300 exhibition game, and motivation rained
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 37 SECONDS ... 6.7 down with every highlight dunk and frantic play-by-play memory. Sensory overload overtook the basket- ball barn. Volume turned up to 11, the crowd screamed with every image, and players and coaches laughed and clapped right along with everybody else. en came the ght songs and the alma mater and arms-around-shoulders swaying. It was family time, and this family was more than 16,000 strong.
Brown f you want to know e Truth, the Ibasketball reunion’s rst really cool hesitate to tell him yes. It was a no- moment was seeing Paul Pierce come out brainer to come back and be here around for warm-ups wearing a blue jersey and my old teammates, re ecting on blue headband. Of course he’s one of KU’s memories.” all-time greats, a consensus rst-team As is too oen the case with family All-American in 1998, but he’s been a reunions, there was also a touch of Blue Team 111 Boston Celtic for so long now—he’s one of melancholy, remembering those taken Darnell Valentine (1 asst.) only three players in the history of that from us far too young. For the KU Marcus Morris (11 pts., 5 rbds.) great franchise with more than 20,000 basketball family, that was former assistant Paul Pierce (16 pts., 8 rbds.) career points, along with Larry Bird and coach Neil Dougherty, who was just 50 Nick Collison (14 pts., 10 assts.) John Havlicek—that we’ve grown accus- years old when he collapsed and died July Markie Morris (10 pts., 5 rbds.) tomed to seeing him in green. 5 while jogging in Indianapolis; a portion Greg Ostertag (2 pts., 5 rbds.) Blue looks better. of the game’s proceeds were donated to Ryan Robertson (15 pts., 5 assts.) “I have really been blessed to be a part of Dougherty’s favorite charities, including Nick Bradford (2 pts., 2 assts.) two great traditions,” Pierce said aer the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence. Scot Pollard (8 pts., 2 assts.) game, which, shockingly, actually turned Pierce, NBA Finals MVP and a future Ron Kellogg (1 steal) into a game, complete with drama and hall of famer, took a huge leap when he Xavier Henry (23 pts., 4 rbds.) heroics and a miraculous three. “When chose to leave his family in Inglewood, Josh Selby (10 pts., 4 assts.) coach asked me to come back, I didn’t Calif., to play basketball at a strange and Coach: Larry Brown foreign place called Kansas. As had so many others, he came here because of Dougherty. “It was tough for me at the time,” Pierce recalled. “I was the youngest of three boys, so it was tough leaving home, leaving my mother. Between him and coach [Roy] Williams, I felt comfortable leaving home, leaving my mother by herself, going a thousand miles away just to play basketball. “I trusted those guys. Neil was like a father gure to me.” One of Pierce’s current teammates and fellow NBA All-Star is former UConn At top left, Paul Pierce takes a three-point shot All-American Ray Allen. In 1996, when over Brandon Rush; cropped out of frame is the Pierce was a freshman, Allen was the time on the clock: 6.7 seconds. Pierce and NBA’s h overall dra pick and a sure re Danny Manning (above) enjoy a laugh, star; two years later, when Pierce was a perhaps instigated by Scot Pollard (left). junior, Dougherty pulled him aside and whispered in his ear that he was already better than Allen, who at the time was a
38 | KANSAS ALU MNI ... SECOND like Pierce, Chalmers didn’t intend to 1 lose, either. As the crowd roared “Mario, Mario,” Chalmers rose up just right of the top of the arc—“Just like his championship shot,” Pierce said of the 2008 miracle—and, with one second remaining, nailed the three. Swish. 111-111. Tie game. Nobody lost. Everybody won.
Owens aul Pierce: “It’s a special feeling when second-year pro averaging 16 points a Pyou come into Allen Field House. I game. told the guys when we came back from the “I didn’t believe him,” Pierce said, “but layup line that I felt like this was a game he always gave me con dence. He was a seven playo game. at’s how much player’s coach.” adrenaline I had and the chills that I had walking into the gym.” Bill Self: “ ing about it is, no matter White Team 111 nybody remember Mario’s Miracle? who’s coaching here, you can never, ever Mario Chalmers (17 pts., 10 assts.) AYeah, thought so. But guess what: It say that you’re the best coach—Dr. Allen Wayne Simien (4 pts, 4 rbds.) happened again. coached here—and no matter who’s Brandon Rush (18 pts., 3 steals) To call the rst half of the reunion game playing here, you’re never going to be the Julian Wright (14 pts, 6 rbds.) playground basketball would insult best player—no disrespect, guys, but Wilt Cole Aldrich (1 pt., 19 rbds.) playground basketball. e guys were played here. You’re a part of something Je Hawkins (5 pts., 5 assts.) having fun, and for once they could get that’s so much bigger than yourself.” Billy Thomas (8 pts., 2 assts.) away with not playing defense, totally Paul Pierce: “You don’t truly realize how Darnell Jackson (11 pts, 1 rbd.) ignoring not-so-intimidating glares from special this place is until you come back. Je Graves (9 pts., 1 rbd.) coaches Larry Brown and Ted Owens. It’s unbelievable.” Darrell Arthur (9 pts., 2 rbds.) But in the second half, the brotherhood Larry Brown: “It doesn’t get any better Christian Moody (2 pts., 2 assts.) in blue began to buckle down just a little than this. is family is remarkable.” Coach: Ted Owens bit. Shots became more selective. Big behinds and rm elbows cleared out room for rebounds. Defense became the name of ... well, OK, let’s not carried away here, but defense was not ignored entirely. With about 10 seconds remaining, the game tied 108-108, Pierce paused along the sideline just long enough to remind legendary broadcaster Max Falkenstien that he’d never lost a game in Allen Field House and he wasn’t going to start now. With 6.7 seconds remaining, Pierce pulled up for a three-pointer over Brandon Rush. Swish. 111-108. But here at KU, Mario Chalmers is one of only two whose name is attached to “Miracle”—assistant coach Danny At top right, Mario Chalmers responds to Pierce’s heroics by re-creating his 2008 miracle shot, Manning, who in 1988 played the lead in this time over Ryan Robertson (4). Darrell Arthur (00) and Chalmers (15) grab the ball away from Danny and the Miracles, chose to stay in Greg Ostertag as Darnell Jackson (32) looks on. the background for this reunion, since he’s around the eld house every day—and,
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 39 Association EL SHEPHERD (4) ICH A M Roundup chairs Jerry, p’69, and Lucy Burtnett wore costumes befitting their titles as leaders of this year’s event, which was hosted by Janet Lusk Murfin, d’75, and David Murfin, b’75, e’75. Lynn Loveland, ’76, the Association’s assistant director for Kansas programs, worked with the Burtnetts, Murfins and other volunteers from the Wichita Chapter to stage another successful edition of the Roundup. Revelers included Chris Leahy and Rachel Sanner, b’10, aka Windblown Man and Weather Girl; and Angela Benefiel and Steve Anderson, e’84.
Jayhawk Roundup Wichita tradition provides early Halloween treat
ore than 450 alumni and friends Mhaunted the Mur n Stables Oct. 29 in Wichita for the Jayhawk Roundup, which featured a Halloween theme and even a few costumes by some of the more adventurous goblins. e evening included a silent auction, music and a steak dinner, courtesy of Hill City’s Butch Billips, owner of America’s Best Steaks.
NGER Jim Burgess, c’73, has built the U
YO entryways for the Roundup since it
SU SAN began in 2003. This year he transformed the stables into ’Hawk Hollow; his favorites sets from past years include a jukebox and a pagoda. The decorations committee added tombstones memorializing KU’s foes, including Virginia Tech in the 2008 Orange Bowl and Oklahoma in the 1988 men’s basketball championship.
40 | KANSAS ALU MNI Board nominations Billings support ALDERDICE Submit recommendations Homecoming ENNIFER J for the Association’s ichard, c’57, and Judy Howard Billings, National Board of Directors Rd’57, of Lakewood, Colo., have donated $50,000 to create an endowment ow is the time to nominate an for future Homecoming celebrations. e NAssociation member to serve on the Billings, who have attended 54 consecu- National Board of Directors. e Associa- tive Homecomings, won the Spirit of 1912 tion invites members to nominate fellow Award in 2007 for their extraordinary alumni who represent the diversity of the commitment to KU traditions. Judy is a KU family and the dedication that has member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Rich, who been a hallmark of KU alumni service served as student body president, is a through the years. member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. Nominees for the board must demon- ey are Alumni Association Life Mem- strate a desire to advance KU and be bers as well as members of the Presidents available to attend three meetings of the Club. In their honor, the annual Home- board annually at their own expense. coming award will be called the Rich and Elected members serve a ve-year term Judy Billings Spirit of 1912 Award. starting July 1 of each year. Principal duties include actively promoting membership in the Associa- ECK tion, serving on various committees, and B representing the Association at events. More than 30 teams participated To nominate a Jayhawk to serve, ROM TERRY in the second-annual Jayhawk complete the form at www.kualumni.org/ board, or call 800-584-2957 and the form Invitational Golf Tournament Oct. will be mailed or faxed to you. All materi- 10 at Prairie Dunes Country Club als, including your personal letter of in Hutchinson. The winning team recommendation, should be sent to the was, from left, Chad Renn, j’75; Association by March 1, 2012. e Derek Harrison; David Carr, c’73; Nominating Committee will meet in April and Charlie Ballard. to select a slate of nominees, and the full board will elect new directors at the spring meeting, May 4-5. PPE ECK B STEVE PU TERRY ROM TERRY
Reunions KU Band Alumni Chapter members kept their balance as they marched in the Homecoming Parade; also reuniting at Homecoming was the Black Alumni Chapter. Je§ Briley, d’74, the Association’s national chair, greeted Bill Fleming, c’67, Houston, and Bertram Caruthers, c’67, Kansas City.
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Everything we do strengthens KU. Your membership Life Members in the KU Alumni Association is the single most powerful way to make all of KU stronger, including the value of your own degree. he Association thanks these Jayhawks, who began their Life Board of Directors Lori Anderson Piening, b’92, Austin, Tmemberships Sept. 1 through Oct. 31. For information, visit Texas kualumni.org or call 800-584-2957. n CHAIR Mark Randall, j’03, Englewood, Je rey P. Briley, d’74, Overland Park Colorado Stacy Stratton Alexander Steven M. & Ellen A. Losew Michael E. Arp Timothy J. Lutz n CHAIR-ELECT Administrative Sta April Weigel Basgall Keith L. & Linda Jones McCoy Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84, Leawood Gerald R. Bell Rita Stoppel Nelson n PRESIDENT n Sarajane G. Bodecker Robert Page Jr. & Tammara L. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Kevin J. Corbett, c’88 Lloyd D. Boone Durham Je rey P. Briley, d’74, Overland Park Karissa Reimer Bratcher Chandler L. & Reina Rodriguez Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84, Leawood n ALUMNI CENTER Eric F. Braun Poore Sheri Welter Hauck, b’81, Arroyo Timothy E. Brandt, b’74, Director of Paul C. Broughton Jack L. Reddick Grande, California Adams Alumni Center Karen M. Humphreys, c’70, l’73, Kris A. Cappo Bart L. Redford & Melinda Wichita n Ronald C. Carver Farris ALUMNI, STUDENT & Jay Howard, b’79, Austin, Texas Abby C. Coble James R. Reynolds MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS Je Kennedy, j’81, Wichita Michael Davis, d’84, g’91, Senior Jana Craig Michael J. & Maria Erzinger James A. Trower, b’77, Salina Vice President for Alumni, Student Evie Debic Roberts and Membership Programs Katherine M. Durick Dave B. Roland n DIRECTORS TO 2012 Nikki Epley, Director of Reunion Byron L. Endsley Catherine Smith Shenoy Paul “Bud” Burke, b’56, Lawrence Programs Karen S. Epperson Amy E. Smith Ray D. Evans, b’82, g’84, Leawood Heath Peterson, d’04, g’09, Kevin W. Goering Megan Poplinger Stephens Karen M. Humphreys, c’70, l’73, Assistant Vice President for Michael B. Grillot Christopher S. Stong Wichita Alumni and Student Programs Jennifer R. Hannesschlager Brian K. & Whitney Krug James A. Trower, b’77, Salina Sean M. Harriman Toms n COMMUNICATIONS Morley Healy Imad & Alicia MacKay Uddin n DIRECTORS TO 2013 David Johnston, j’94, g’06, Director Sheri Welter Hauck, b’81, Arroyo Gretchen Holt Jose L. Vargas of Internet Services and Marketing Grande, California Shawn M. & Katie Hutchinson Paul E. Vasquez Chris Lazzarino, j’86, Associate Je Kennedy, j’81, Wichita Marcus M. Jauregui Jacque T. & Laura Vaughn Editor, Kansas Alumni magazine Henry Menghini, c’87, Pittsburg Arthur B. Je§ery Roger B. Ward Jennifer Sanner, j’81, Senior Vice President for Communications and Richard J. Kastner Kevin A. & Anita Lundy Welch n DIRECTORS TO 2014 Corporate Secretary Mark D. & Ann McCaughey Tyler B. & Sarah Wolak Douglas C. Miller, b’71, l’74, Susan Younger, f’91, Creative Director Killen Whetstine Mission Hills Michael E. Kollho§ Greg G. Whittaker Debbie Foltz Nordling, d’79, Hugoton n DEVELOPMENT Matthew F. Krische Scott K. & Amy Chandler Camille Bribiesca Platz, c’96, g’98, Angela Storey, b’04, g’07, Elizabeth Lesniewicz Williams Dallas, Texas Associate Development Director Michael K. & Carol Stejskal Noriko Yagi Richard E. Putnam, c’77, l’80, Loose Omaha, Nebraska n FINANCE Larry D. Stoppel, c’73, Washington Jodi Nachtigal, Controller Dwight Parman, Senior Vice With the assistance of n DIRECTORS TO 2015 President for Finance and Human GERSON Paul L. Carttar, c’76, Lawrence NI Association sta§, Resources and Treasurer A Student Alumni Scott R. Seyfarth, b’83, Hinsdale, STEF Association members Illinois n RECORDS Brenda Marzett Vann, c’71, g’72, dug into the chore of Bill Green, Senior Vice President for Kansas City Information Services carving more than Je L. Wolfe, b’83, Meridian, Idaho Stefanie Shackelford, Vice President 50 pumpkins for the for Alumni Records Jayhawk Roundup. The n DIRECTORS TO 2016 jack-o’-lanterns were James Bredfeldt, c’70, m’74, Bellevue, n HOSPITALITY SERVICES used as table Washington Bryan Greve, Senior Vice President John Jeter, c’77, m’81, Hays centerpieces. for Hospitality Shelle Hook McCoy, d’73, Topeka
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June Peterson Howard, c’47, Alan, c’59, g’63, PhD’66, and ministry from the St. Paul School of 47 wrote Elva and her World: A 59 Barbara Bechtel Armstrong, c’61, eology in Kansas City. She is a volunteer Memoir, chronicling the life of Elva g’66, recently celebrated their 50th chaplain in retirement communities in Jones Leonard Humphreys. e book is anniversary. ey live in Seneca, S.C. Manhattan, where she makes her home. avaliable at the Osage County Historical Society in Lyndon. June lives in Wendell Koerner Jr., b’60, prac- Larry, c’68, and Elizabeth Barnes Boulder, Colo. 60 tices law at Koerner Law Firm in 68 Cloutman, c’69, make their home St. Joseph, Mo. in Lawrence. James Baird, j’55, manages his Mike Robe, j’66, g’68, wrote, produced 55 family’s farm in Cherokee. DeBow Freed, g’61, recently was and directed “Innocent.” Based on a Frank Chesky, c’55, m’59, works 61 named president emeritus of the best-selling novel by Scott Turow, the part-time at Mercy General Hospital in University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. He movie will premiere on TNT Nov. 29. He Manhattan. He and Sondra Long Chesky, and Catherine Moore Freed, g’61, make runs Mike Robe Productions and lives c’56, live in Halstead. their home in Ada. Studio City, Calif., with his wife, Lynette James Retter, p’55, a retired clinical Berg Robe, d’66, g’67. pharmacist, enjoys woodworking and Sarah Walker Birn, c’62, a retired travel. He lives in St. Joseph, Mo. 62 lawyer, makes her home in Richard Barrows, e’70, teaches Delmar, N.Y. 70 pre-engineering at Orange Park Sue Fair Ryan, f’56, and Gordon, Gary Agin, e’63, is a professor High School, where he also coaches cross 56 c’58, l’61, celebrated their 50th 63 emeritus at Michigan Technologi- country and track and eld. He and his anniversary earlier this year at the cal University. He lives in Houghton. wife, Toni, live in Orange Park, Fla. Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Sarah Brooner, d’63, is an ESL professor Hank Booth, ’70, recently was named where they spent their honeymoon. ey at community colleges in Philadelphia, interim president and CEO of the Law- live in Oklahoma City, where Sue is an where she lives, and in Camden, N.J. She rence Chamber of Commerce. occupational therapist at Integris Mental also travels as a volunteer hospital assessor Suzi Cammon, g’70, is a high-school Health and Gordon directs Lytle Soule & for Project C.U.R.E. counselor in Kansas City. She commutes Curlee. Marvin Paepke, d’63, a retired science from Lawrence. teacher, lives in Overland Park. Maggie Linton-Petza, ’70, is program Beverly Van Dusen Goss, f’57, director for book radio at Sirius XM 57 owns Redstone Art Center in Barbara Cowen Craft, c’64, retired satellite radio in Washington, D.C. She and Redstone, Colo. 64 earlier this year aer eight years her husband, Robert, live in Jessup, Md. George Sheldon, c’57, m’61, received the representing the 65th district in the David Sindelar, b’70, e’70, g’78, is vice 2011 omas Je erson Award from the Kansas House of Representatives. She lives president of sales for SignResource. He University of North Carolina, where he’s a in Junction City. and Carol Hancock Sindelar, f’71, g’78, distinguished professor of surgery. e David Kirkman, d’64, is retired regional make their home in Kansas City. award was created by the Robert Earl manager of York International He lives in McConnell Foundation to recognize a Cumming, Ga. Michael Geiger, e’71, supervises UNC faculty member who emempli es 71 facilities for Space Needle LLC in Je erson’s ideals and objectives. George Norman Beal, c’65, l’68, is a partner Seattle. and Ruth Guy Sheldon, d’58, live in 65 in the Overland Park law rm of Mark Grissom, c’71, works for Boeing Chapel Hill. Beal & Reinhardt. He and Sally Jenkins in Colorado Springs, Colo. Beal, c’76, live in Paola. Royce Fugate, e’58, retired earlier Kathleen Craig Schmidt, g’65, a retired Myrna Cornett-DeVito, c’72, 58 this year as city administrator of music teacher, lives in Wathena. 72 PhD’89, is a professor emerita of West Plains, Mo. Jon Beougher, d’67, a retired communications at Emporia State Richard Ohmart, c’58, m’62, recently 67 teacher, makes his home in Bonner University. She lives in Lawrence. published e Education of an Old Doc: Springs. Robert Gwin, c’72, is principal of e Story of My Practice in a Wilderness, Neil Roach, m’67, is retired in Halstead. Corporate Technology Training in which details his 37 years as a family Donna Kuhlmann Vaughan, c’67, m’71, Newton, Mass. He lives in Harwich. physician in Oakley. recently received a master’s in Christian Mary Beth Meeker McDonald, c’72, is a
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 47 senior sta physical therapist at St. Vincent public and alumni relations for Seward Health Systems in Little Rock, Ark. County Community College in Liberal, Donetta Hellums Ramsey, n’72, and her where she and her husband, Rick, b’75, husband, Larry, make their home in Dallas. make their home. Allyn, e’72, and Jill Bogan Risley, assoc., make their home in Houston, where Allyn Alexandra Packard Cahill, f’77, retired earlier this year. Texas. She and her husband, Bob, live in 77 owns Be Weave Me in Kansas City, Marc Salle, c’72, is special counsel for Colleyville. where she and her husband, Timothy, a’76, Foulston Siein in Wichita. live. Calvert Simmons, j’72, founded Lee Hawkins, s’76, is senior Shirley Harrold-Albright, f’77, is LuxuryHotelist.com. He and his wife, 76 program manager of the American creative director of strategic planning with Sally, live in Alexandria, Va. Society of Mechanical Engineers. He and Armstrong-Shank in Wichita. Patricia Mills Hawkins, c’75, make their Brian Smith, j’77, is CEO of SE Florida Robert Brookens, d’73, serves in home in Garland, Texas. Parts. He lives in Weston, Fla. 73 the Kansas Legislature and practices Marilyn Evans Hillman, b’76, d’79, a Thomas Tucker, b’77, works in outside law with Brookens & Collett in Marion. retired technology instructor, makes her sales at Wylie Spray Center in Garden Garen Cox, d’73, is president and CEO home in Cleveland, Mo. City. He and his wife, Dawn, live in of Medicalodges in Co eyville. Sheree Johnson, j’76, directs business Holcomb. Michael O’Neal, c’73, l’76, serves as intelligence at Meers Advertising in speaker of the Kansas House of Represen- Kansas City. Thomas Flanagan, s’78, s’79, directs tatives and was named 2009 Alumni of the Richard Rothfelder, c’76, was appointed 78 clinical social work at Denver Year by Leadership Kansas. He and his city attorney of Southside, Texas. He’s also Health. He and his wife, Julie, live in wife, Cynthia, live in Hutchinson. a partner in Rothfelder & Falick in Aurora. Houston, where he and his wife, Jo Ann, Karen Fleeger Huxen, c’78, is a paralegal Jan Mahanna Goracke, c’74, is a make their home. at Fraser Wilson Bryan. She lives in 74 network program specialist for the Andrea Groves Yoxall, j’76, directs Stephenville, Texas. state of Nebraska. She and her husband, James, live in Pickrell. Gerald King, b’74, g’76, is president and managing partner of GK Performance Partners in Burr Ridge, Ill. He and Jamie Mangan King, f’76, live in Willowbrook.
Judith Carlson, d’75, PhD’96, is an 75 assistant professor of history at Rockhurst University in Kansas City. She is co-author of Communication Technol- ogy for Students in Special Education and Gied Programs, which recently was published by IGI Global. Lewis Gregory, c’75, recently became senior vice president and a private client adviser for U.S. Trust in Kansas City. He and Laura Davis Gregory, j’75, live in Leawood. Thomas Scavuzzo, c’75, owns the Scavuzzo Agency in Englewood, Colo. Robert Strand Jr., c’75, is news and sports director of Mytown Media in Pittsburg. He and his wife, Terri, live in Frontenac. Barbara Harman Watson, d’75, recently was named Teacher of the Year at Timber- line Elementary School in Grapevine,
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50 | KANSAS ALU MNI Bruce Janssen, ’78, edits copy for the Edward Bethea, d’79, coaches Mary French Breckeen, s’80, g’82, Kansas City Star. He and Ellen Showalter 79 women’s golf at Dodge City 80 owns Key West Quilts. She lives in Janssen, ’79, live in Kansas City. Community College. Palm Harbor, Fla. Sherry Hassler Lundry, d’78, directs Robert Kaplan, b’79, wrote Carla Hyde Fromm, c’80, g’86, is an development at TARC in Topeka, where What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, ecologist for the U.S. Environmental she and her husband, David, ’82, make which was published earlier this year. Protection Agency in Boise, Idaho, where their home. He’s a professor of business at she and her husband, Jerey, g’85, George Mason, d’78, is South and Harvard, and he makes his home PhD’89, make their home. Southeast Asia eld strategy consultant for in New York City. Richard Konzem, b’80, recently was the JESUS Film Project in Orlando, Fla. Myrna Cockrell Pittaway, f’79, works named chief operating ocer of the Trinka Crossley O’Fallon, c’78, works as as an occupational therapist at John’s Golf Course Superintendents a pediatric nurse practitioner at Children’s Hopkins Medical Center in Baltimore. Association of America. He and Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. She makes her home in Annapolis. Debra Vignatelli-Konzem, c’77, d’78,
PROFILE by Chris Lazzarino TEVE PUPPE S Thai general relies on skills gleefully slide down the snowy Hill on cafeteria trays. acquired with physics PhD Studying under the direction of Douglas McKay, now er exhausting his education options professor emeritus of physics Ain ailand—including the Royal and astronomy, Sanganetra’s Military Academy and master’s degrees in dissertation explored a nuance commerce, accounting and statistics— of theoretical physics—speci - Pahol Sanganetra decided he could best cally, implications of the serve his country as a teacher for his fellow then-unproven “top quark,” soldiers, although in a eld far from which would not be discov- standard military training. ered experimentally until He wanted to teach physics, and, for his 1994—that could have been rst venture far from his family and army the start to a promising friends in Bangkok, Sanganetra chose academic career, had Sangane- UCLA, mainly for the comforting South- tra not already pledged himself Gen. Pahol Sanganetra joined the military to honor his father, eastern Asian community he knew he to the ai army. an army veteran: “In my country, soldier is a very respected would nd in Los Angeles. “His work,” McKay says, career, because the soldier is doing a lot to help people.” By the time he’d earned his physics “was very frontier, thorough9 master’s degree, in 1977, Sanganetra, and penetrating.” PhD’84, no longer needed the warm Sanganetra’s U.S. trip this summer Sanganetra says the ai army’s battles embrace of ai expats. Instead, he included meetings at the Pentagon, where against terrorism and drug tracking are yearned for something new: cold weather. he negotiated science and technology strained by a small budget. Without funds He and his wife, Kwanta, PhD’85, found information exchanges, then visits to KU for high-tech wizardry other armies enjoy, it in Lawrence. and Fort Leavenworth’s Command and Sanganetra, ever the teacher, relies instead “It was our rst experience to live in the General Sta College, from which he on the value of education, in the form of snow climate, and we had a lot of fun,” graduated in 1990. In Lawrence, he and his better basic training for soldiers. says Sanganetra, now a ai army general wife, herself a ai major general, revisited “ e most important thing I got from and his country’s deputy permanent their Stou er-Place apartment and physics is the way of thinking through the secretary for defense. “Snow tray!” reminisced with his physics mentor. deep structure of everything,” he says. To be sure, Sanganetra accomplished “He was, and still is, a very gentle “Always look through to the fundamental much more here than staking a claim as person,” McKay says. “He was very easy to thing. at has helped solve a lot of the rst future ai army general to teach. He listened to what he was hearing.” problems I’ve faced.”
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 51 Class Notes make their home in Lawrence. Susan Jezak Ford, j’82, g’97, works position he has held since 2009. Brian Thomas, c’80, is a principal at 82 as a preservation consultant for Global Marketing Associates in South- Citysearch Preservation in Kansas City, DaNeille Davis, d’85, owns ampton, Pa. where she and her husband, William, c’82, 85 Motorcycle Girl Wear. She lives in Dan Waxman, m’80, executive vice make their home. Eads, Tenn. president and chief medical ocer at the Victoria Hastings, c’82, works as a Michael Sheeld, c’85, and Susan Indiana Blood Center, was elected paralegal at Sarofeen & Arbon in Maupin Sheeld, c’86, celebrated their president of America’s Blood Centers. He Syracuse, N.Y. 25th wedding anniversary July 12. eir lives in Indianapolis. Stacey Leslie Lamb, f’82, commutes daughter, Micaela, will attend KU as a from Lawrence to Kansas City, where she’s freshman in fall 2012, and their son Sally White Calabrese, d’81, serves a consulting artist at Hallmark Cards. Her Spenser is in eighth grade. ey live in 81 as practice liasion for SW Gastroin- husband, Brent, c’84, directs computing Doylestown, Pa. testinal in Uniontown, Pa., where she and services at KU Endowment. Barbara Stovall Torgerson, b’85, s’07, her husband, Chuck, make their home. JoLynne Walz Martinez, j’82, is editor earlier this year moved to Denver, where Jerey Fox, c’81, is CEO of Investors and publisher of KC Education Enterprise. she’s an adult outpatient therapist at the Title in Santa Ana, Calif. She lives in Kansas City with her Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Shari Schrufer Hockenbery, j’81, a husband, Robin. Network. CMP program specialist at the Francis Family Foundation, makes her home in Keith Worley, a’83, recently became Marilyn Jenkins, c’86, serves as a Overland Park. 83 a senior associate at M Design 86 colonel in the U.S. Air Force. She Mark Knight, c’81, l’84, commutes from Studio in Alexandria, Va. He and his lives in Washington, D.C. Lawrence to Topeka, where he’s an partner, Eric Sparks, make their home in assistant attorney general for the state Washington, D.C. Trisha Mangan Brabender, d’89, of Kansas. 89 g’94, lives in Lawrence, where she’s Timothy McElhenie, c’81, is an acquisi- Gen. Pahol Sanganetra, a physical therapist at Lawrence erapy tions and cataloging assistant at the Linda 84 PhD’84, is ailand’s deputy Services. Hall Library in Kansas City. permanent secretary for defense, a Gregory Pasley, e’89, g’91, PhD’97, is
52 | KANSAS ALU MNI vice president of construction services at Jack Yeo, j’92, is senior vice LaRisa Chambers-Lochner, c’95, is BlueScope Construction in Kansas City. 92 president and director of crisis 95 associate development director at He and Sonia Martinez Pasley, g’90, live and issues management at the MSL KU Endowment. She and her husband, in Leawood. Group in Chicago. He lives in Brian, ’95, live in Lawrence. Je Robertson, c’89, is dean of natural Downers Grove. Lumen Mulligan, c’95, is a professor of and health sciences at Arkansas Technical law at KU. He and Emily Vrabac Mulligan, University in Russellville, where he and Jill Tyrone Borders, c’93, was pro- g’98, make their home in Lawrence, where John Robertson, j’89, make their home. 93 moted to professor at the Univer- she’s a freelance writer. sity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He Angela Spigarelli, c’95, practices law John Baker, b’90, manages internal lives in Little Rock and also edits the in Pittsburg. 90 audits for AEGON in St. Peters- Journal of Rural Health. burg, Fla. He and Elizabeth Sanders Jay Brown, l’93, is senior legal counsel of Andrew Steeves, c’97, b’97, is a Baker, ’95, live in Oldsmar. Swiss Re America Holding Corp. in 97 commodity derivatives marketer Cheryl VanHoesen Harrod, g’90, Overland Park, where he and Michelle for Koch Supply and Trading. He lives in coordinates special events for Kansas Brazil Brown, b’88, make their home. Henderson, Nev. Athletics Inc. She and her husband, Les, Kevin McGinnis, c’93, is vice president live in Lawrence. of Sprint Nextel in Overland Park. Christopher Varady, c’98, is Melanie Tusquellas, c’90, owns El 98 managing director of SFV Chavo Restaurant and El Tres Inn. She Cathy McWilliams Martin, j’94, Consulting in Kansas City, where he lives in Los Angeles. 94 directs marketing at Elanco makes his home. Animal Health in Green eld, Ind. She Joy Pedego Fairley, PhD’91, a lives in McCordsville with her husband MARRIED 91 professor at University of Missouri- Charles. Krisa Engelmann, c’98, p’02, to Kansas City, co-authored Communication Kristopher Weidling, c’94, directs Christopher Dorgan, June 18 in Lake Technology for Students in Special Educa- human resources at Novartis Vaccines and Geneva, Wis. She’s an informatics tion and Gi ed Programs, published by IGI Diagnostics. He lives in Pleasant Hill, pharmacist at Northwestern Memorial Global. She lives in Parkville, Mo. Calif. Hospital in Chicago, and he’s an emer-
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 53 gency medicine physician at Northwest interim director of new-student orienta- Patrick, j’03, live in Lawrence. Community Hospital in Arlington tion at KU. He and his wife, Meghan, live Rebecca Carl Stutz, c’04, g’11, coordi- Heights, Ill. ey live in Chicago. in Lawrence. nates student volunteers at Lawrence Joshua Thomas, ’01, lives in Chicago, Memorial Hospital. She and her husband, Nicolette Bainbridge Brigham, where he’s general manager of Crossing Michael, e’05, live in Lawrence. 99 g’99, is an assistant professor of Tavern. Amanda Baker Waier, c’04, is an pediatrics at Vanderbilt University in audit assistant at Deloitte & Touche in Nashville, Tenn. BORN TO: Las Vegas. Jarius Jones, d’99, works as math Shawn, j’01, and Katie Guyer Hutchin- teacher leader for the Kansas City public son, b’05, son, William, and daughter, Jerey Akin, c’05, is creative schools. He and Kim Guthrie Jones, ’98, Olivia, March 11 in Olathe. 05 manager at the American Acad- live in Kansas City. emy of Family Physicians. He lives in Curtis Keyes, c’99, is a professor at Jacqueline Irwin, f’02, g’04 Leawood. Harold Washington College in Chicago. 02 PhD’07, teaches communication Robert Beachy, b’05, works as an IT Brian Milligan, e’99, is a skull base studies at California State University in compliance analyst at Kansas City Power neurosurgical fellow at Oregon Health and Sacramento. & Light. Science University. He and Cheryl Funke Christopher Rahimian, c’02, manages Arwind Manohar, c’05, g’11, manages Milligan, b’98, live in Portland. business development for RTS Financial. area business for Baxter Bioscience. He Shawn Tunink, e’99, serves as a priest at He and Anne Molinaro Rahimian, h’03, lives in Lenexa. Cure of Ars Catholic Church in Leawood. live in Olathe. John Powell, g’05, PhD’10, is a clinical Kimberly Carlin Stanley, c’02, works as a psychologist with Liner Psychiatric Group Laura Hubert, c’00, is group regional specialist at Ventana Medical. She in Roseville, Calif. 00 manager of planning at Fossil. She and her huband, Michael, ’00, live in Benjamin Simon, c’05, works as a lives in McKinney, Texas. Overland Park. management analyst for the U.S. Depart- ment of Health and Human Services in Michael Hirschberg, c’01, is a BORN TO: Washington, D.C. 01 regional director at Massachusetts Kelli Colyer Lieurance, c’02, l’05, and Benjamin Thompson, b’05, c’05, and his Mutual Life Insurance. He lives in Haw- Ryan, son, McKenzie James, and daughter, wife, Jessica, celebrated their rst anniver- thorne, N.J. Devon Alexandra, May 26 in Omaha, Neb. sary Oct. 9. ey live in Kansas City, Walter Kretchik, PhD’01, wrote U.S. where he practices law with Bryan Cave. Army Doctrine: From the American Cathrine Nodgaard, c’03, directs Revolution to the War on Terror, published 03 project management at the CytRx BORN TO: this year by University Press of Kansas. He Corp. She lives in Los Angeles. Colin, c’05, and Hayley Dool Dutton, is an associate professor of history at d’06, son, Calvin Davis, March 24 in Western Illinois University in Macomb, BORN TO: Olathe. where he makes his home. Lora Wedd Hardesty, d’03, g’08, and Shannon Newton Latham, c’01, is Scott, son, Harrison Dirk, April 18 in Valerie Slattery Baker, g’06, assistant director of the Olathe Chamber Lawrence, where they live. Lora teaches 06 PhD’10, is an assistant professor of of Commerce. She and her husband, school in Olathe, and Scott works for music education at the University of Heath, m’01, live in Overland Park. Water One. Rhode Island. She lives in Wake eld. Ashley Reynolds Malick, n’01, is a nurse Mindy Brissey, c’06, lobbies for the practitioner at Stormont-Vail HealthCare Megan Fruetel Gosseling, n’04, American Federation of Teachers-Kansas. in Topeka. 04 and her husband, Joshua, live in She lives in Kansas City. Justin Mills, c’01, m’06, lives in Wash- Charlottesville, Va., with Lillian, 1. Daniel Dercher, c’06, works as a ington, D.C., where he’s a senior clinical James Hanke, e’04, works as a sales distribution principal for Alliance Spine & adviser at the U.S. Department of Health engineer for Perceptive Soware in Ortho. He lives in Leawood. and Human Services. Shawnee. He lives in DeSoto. Bryant, c’06, and Danielle Berland Muir, Cynthia Ortiz Peterson, g’01, works at Leslie Lukens, b’04, c’04, is senior b’07, l’11, celebrated their rst anniversary the Cotton O’Neil Clinic in Topeka. municipal credit analyst for Cavanal Hill July 31. ey live in Stockton, where Jason Royer, c’01, is a commercial Investment Management in Richardson, Danielle practices law and serves as lender at Great Southern Bank in Iola, Texas. assistant Rooks County attorney. where he and Jill Hinrich Royer, c’00, j’00, Sarah Ross Norman, c’04, s’11, manages Brandy Williams, p’06, a clinical content make their home. care at the Lawrence-Douglas County specialist for omson Reuters Microme- Christopher Stoppel, b’01, g’02, is Health Department. She and her husband, dex, lives in Englewood, Colo.
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 55 Paige Wilson, c’06, is associate director Kimberly Dickey List, h’07, g’09, and her coordinator for the United Methodist of human resources for the Golf Course husband, Jordan, p’09, celebrated their rst Church’s General Board of Church and Superintendents Association in Lawrence. anniversary in July. ey make their home Society in Washington, D.C. She lives in She lives in Lenexa. in Boise, Idaho. Alexandria, Va. Kristin Rhodes Myers, m’07, works as a Alexandra Kohake, j’08, is a communi- BORN TO: hospitalist at Wesley Medical Center in cation specialist at Banana Republic, Gap Angela Errante Hartshorn, n’06, and Wichita, where she and her husband, Inc. in San Francisco. Ben, daughter, McKinley Jo, June 6 in Christopher, make their home. Jade Martens, d’08, g’11, works as a Lenexa. Travis Riedel, c’07, is a graduate student pediatric physical therapist at Creighton Timothy, c’06, and Caroline Legler researcher at Lake Forest School of University in Omaha, Neb. Potochnik, j’08, Elena Avery, June 5 in Medicine. He lives in Winston-Salem, N.C. Bradley Newell, p’08, is a sta pharma- Wichita. He’s a property claims adjuster Tanner Scott, b’07, is a nancial analyst cist at Dillons in Derby. He lives in for Assurant Specialty Property, and she at Syngenta in Greensboro, N.C. Andover. coordinates special events for Big Brothers Darin Olivarez, b’08, g’09, works as a and Big Sisters. MARRIED senior accountant at Grant ornton in Nicole Hayes, c’07, g’09, to Travis Kansas City. Lacey Arndt, d’07, g’10, is assistant Scheopner, May 7 in Wichita, where she’s Michael Restaino, b’08, is a real-estate 07 athletics box-oce manager at the a speech-language pathologist at Wesley agent with Restaino & Associates in University of Texas in Austin. Medical Center and he’s a business- Madison, Wis. He lives in Fitchburg. Whitney Fasbender, j’07, n’09, works as systems analyst at Koch Fertilizer. Jordann Parsons Snow, c’08, is an a nurse at Via Christi Health in Wichita. assistant at the KU Medical Center in She lives in Andover. Angela Nierman Bahns, g’08, Kansas City. She and her husband, Eric, Matthew Hanson, l’07, directs legislative 08 PhD’11, is an assistant professor of g’08, live in Roeland Park. services for NAIA in Kansas City, where psychology at Wellesley College in he and Sarah Voss Hanson, l’07, make Wellesley Hills, Mass. MARRIED their home. Cindy Heilman, s’08, works as network Karalyn Boston, d’08, h’09, g’11, and Jon
56 | KANSAS ALU MNI Rogers, e’08, June 18 in Overland Park. Nathanael May, g’09, received the soware engineer for Ericsson. He lives in She’s an occupational therapist for USD Outstanding Recent Alumni Award last Sunnyvale, Calif. 231 in Gardner, and he’s a mechanical spring from the University of Wisconsin- engineer for Kiewit Power Engineering in Whitewater. He’s an assistant professor of MARRIED Lenexa. ey live in Prairie Village. piano at Missouri Western State Univer- Susan Lawhorn, c’09, and Joshua sity in St. Joseph. Gering, ’09, June 4 in Lawrence. She’s a Rachel Burchfield, j’09, coordi- Alison McAfee, f’09, is a graphic law student at Michigan State University, 09 nates Greek a airs at the Univer- designer at VML in Kansas City. and he’s a paramedic for Lansing-Mason sity of Mississippi. She lives in Oxford. Rhonda Meitl, c’09, works as a GIS Ambulance Services. ey make their Genea Anderson Edwards, c’09, works analyst at KCI Technologies. She lives in home in Okemos. as a research assistant in the department Baltimore. Andrew Phillips, c’09, and Mary of basic sciences and pharmacology at the Daniel Perry, m’09, practices medicine Skevington, c’11, May 21 in Kansas KU Medical Center in Kansas City. She in Pryor, Okla. City. ey live in Lawrence, where he and her husband, Chris, live in Lawrence. Gino Rea Zanabria, e’09, g’11, is a works at TFI Family Services and she
PROFILE by Lydia Benda SHA WEINER KAY Sept. 11 reawakens Memphis, where his religion for businessman ancee, Jennifer, lived. A month later, following the ebraska rabbi Craig Lewis began his terror attacks, Lewis Njourney to the pulpit with a KU su ered a bout of confu- business education, a master’s degree sion and self-re ection. earned in France, and what he hoped Out of work and unsure would be a long career in business. But about the future, he when he found himself unful lled watched the Sept. 11 working in the credit department of a footage over and over. Kansas City pharmaceutical company, he “I decided it was now or le his job, longing for a calling of greater never to go back to school consequence. and research what I really As unemployment stretched on, his wanted to do,” Lewis says. While in France pursuing his master’s, Lewis met a Tunisian rabbi brother, Jay, encouraged Lewis, b’96, to When he told Jennifer that who expanded his concept of worldwide Judaism. Lewis wrote visit him in California, where Jay worked he wanted to go to Hebrew his rabbinical thesis on Jewish Literature of Northern Africa and at the Bureau for Jewish Education. Lewis Union College, she burst dedicated it to him. took a job as camp counselor and informal into tears. “My family,” educator for high school students, and Jay Jennifer told him, “always Lewis, c’93, right away saw his brother’s said I would marry a rabbi.” Lewis is now rabbi at the B’nai Jeshurun aptitude for leadership. His brother was not surprised. “I won’t Temple in Lincoln, a beautiful synagogue “He’s always been a great teacher, a great say I thought, ‘It’s about time,’ but I knew it built in 1924. Lewis, Jennifer and their communicator and a great writer,” Jay says. was something he was going to be terri c son, Eden, enjoy the tightknit community “He has a genuine passion for people.” at. It’s the family business for us,” laughs the temple o ers. ere, Lewis hopes to Lewis knew his career path needed to Jay, now executive director for KU Hillel. make Judaism relevant in people’s lives in change: “I remember my brother saying, Craig and Jennifer married, and then the 21st century, and “meet them where ‘You have what it takes to help people. If they were o to Jerusalem for the rst year t h e y are .” you put real substantive knowledge behind of rabbinical studies. Four more years in “ e best advice I can give anybody is if that, you could really have an impact.’” Cincinnati completed the program, and you can nd just one thing that you are Lewis realized that substantive knowl- then Lewis realized his dream to become a passionate about and follow through with edge meant rabbinical school. And yet, he rabbi. “I always say that my worst day as a it, you’ll always feel very ful lled from it,” was still hesitant. rabbi is a million times better than my best he says. “And you’ll help other people nd In August 2001, Lewis moved to day doing anything else,” he says. their path, as well.”
ISSUE 6, 2011 | 57 Class Notes works at Free State High School. Kristen Watson, d’10, teaches for the Laura Meinig Boler, g’11, is an intern Humble independent school district. She architect for WJE Healthcare Architects. Alyssa Auld, d’10, g’11, teaches lives in Houston. She lives in Overland Park. 10 chemistry and physics in De Soto. Jean Bosch, g’11, works on the sta She lives in Lawrence. MARRIED of Lampost eatre Company in Monica Bissonnette, d’10, teaches Haley Jones, j’10, and Matthew “Joey” Cedar Falls, Iowa. and coaches at Shepton High School in Williams, ’11, June 10 in Kansas City. She’s Todd Bottor, g’11, manages treasury Plano, Texas. a Web designer for Adventist HealthCare, and risk for Huhtamaki Americas in De Abraham Brenn, c’10, is assistant and he’s a sales assistant for Marriott. ey Soto. He lives in Shawnee. manager of Dillons in Lawrence. live in Gaithersburg, Md. Carolyn Bruner, g’11, is a clinical Chad Gerber, d’10, is resident director at therapist at the Mattie Rhodes Center in Bethel College. He lives in North Newton. Travis Abein, g’11, is a project Kansas City. She lives in Olathe. Denise Orlo, n’10, commutes from 11 engineer at Evap Tech in Lenexa. James Buddig, b’11, works as regional Lenexa to Topeka, where she’s a nurse at He lives in Olathe. account manager for Echo Global Logis- Stormont-Vail HealthCare. James Allison, g’11, works as a tics. He lives in Hinsdale, Ill. David Rolling, PhD’10, directs the sports consultant for the Chase Group in Heather Burdock, n’11, serves as a administration programs at Valparaiso Overland Park. nurse in the U.S. Army. Her home is in University in Valparaiso, Ind. Clark Armstrong, EdD’11, serves as Washington, Pa. Christopher Ronnebaum, c’10, is a senior pastor of Victory Hills Church of Blaise Cannon, c’11, does admissions federal consultant at Deloitte. He lives the Nazarene in Kansas City. counseling at KU. He and Rachel Crabtree in Mission. Lucille Holman Bever, g’11, is senior Cannon, g’11, live in Lawrence. Bryan Schuessler, p’10, works as a project manager at Bridgewater Systems. Morgan Cheeseman, c’11, j’11, is pharmacist at KU Medical Center in She and her husband, Neal, live in Prairie territory sales manager for Altria Group Kansas City. Village. Distribution. She lives in Lawrence. Christina Stephenson, c’10, is a research Noah Bisel, b’11, works as a delivery Tyler Cini, g’11, is an intern architect at administrator at KU Medical Center in consultant for Cerner. He lives in Over- Good Fulton & Farrell in Dallas. Kansas City. She lives in Lenexa. land Park. Elizabeth Daniels Cochrane, g’11, works
58 | KANSAS ALU MNI as a music therapist in Topeka. manager at reStart Inc. in Kansas City. Lenexa. She lives in Prairie Village. Eric Colangelo, c’11, tutors at KU. R ebecca Harpole, g’11, is a senior Web T ona Leiker, PhD’11, chairs the nursing He lives in Lawrence. analyst at VML Inc. in Kansas City. progam at National American University Melissa Conrad, c’11, is an actuarial Jill Havens, p’11, works as a pharmacist in Wichita. assistant at Assurant Employee Benefits. at Walmart. She lives in Manhattan. T odd Lickteig, b’11, manages IT She lives in Olathe. Deidre Helm, s’11, is a therapist at projects for Citigroup. He lives in Kimberly Cook, g’11, manages market- Crawford County Mental Health. She lives Carrollton, Texas. ing and public relations for St. Luke’s in Weir. Kyle Lindbery, c’11, works as a member Health System. She lives in Parsons. Jordan Herbert, e’11, works as a services representative for CIGNA. He Katherine Courtney, e’11, develops transportation engineer for HNTB lives in Sioux Falls, S.D. software for Garmin International. She Companies. His home is in Olathe. Jacob Lynn, e’11, is an engineer with lives in Olathe. Nicholas Hess, b’11, does energy Cessna Aircraft in Wichita. T ara Elpers, b’11, serves as a missionary trading and programming for Green Day Brenna Long Malmberg, j’11, c’11, with FOCUS. Her home is in Wichita. Trading. He lives in Naperville, Ill. works as a freelance photographer Kelly Engler, c’11, is curatorial coordi- Amy Hite, g’11, is an assistant professor and writer for the Lincoln Journal Star. nator for the Southwest Museum of the of nursing at Pittsburg State University. She and her husband, Cole, live in American Indian. She lives in Pasadena, Scott Hollenbeck, s’11, lives in Topeka, Lincoln, Neb. Calif. where he’s a social worker at The Villages. Aron Mandelbaum, e’11, is a mechanical T osha Fields, n’11, is a professor of John Hooker, g’11, is a corporate designer for Henderson Engineers. He paraprofessional nursing at Dodge City accountant for the Kansas Public lives in Overland Park. Community College. She makes her home Employees Retirement System. He lives Matt Mankameyer, c’11, does financial in Cimarron. in Lawrence. advising for Eagle Financial Group in Mindee Forman, g’11, works in research Jacqueline Jewell, g’11, lives in Carbon- Overland Park. and policy at the Ewing Marion Kauffman dale, where she directs Trueblood Hall at Matthew Matheis, g’11, is a senior Foundation in Kansas City. She and her Southern Illinois University. wetlands ecologist at USEPA. He lives husband, Graham, assoc., live in Lawrence. Angela Ricke Johnson, g’11, is a in Topeka. Whitney Franken, n’11, is a nurse at controller for the Government Employees Christina Mathos, n’11, directs nursing Heartland Regional Medical Center. She Health Association in Lee’s Summit, Mo., at the Santa Marta Retirement Commu- lives in Troy. where she and her husband, Dan, live. nity. She lives in Edgerton. T iffany Motl Fransen, g’11, works as Christopher Johnson, c’11, works as a John McCormick, d’11, is a cook for an associate buyer at Helzberg Diamonds. medical assistant for Medical Administra- Grand Teton Lodge Co. He lives in She and her husband, Richard, live in tive Services in Kansas City. He lives in Spring, Texas. Kansas City. Lawrence. Steven McDonald, g’11, is an assistant Ryan Freed, g’11, manages energy Sarah Kelly, j’11, edits sports copy at professor of music at Ottawa University. efficiency programs for the Kansas the Bryan-College Station Eagle in He lives in Lawrence. Corporation Commission in Topeka. Bryan, Texas. R eece McHenry, e’11, works as a cement David Gadberry, PhD’11, is an assistant Christopher Koch, g’11, works as an engineer for Halliburton Energy Services. professor of music education at Cenral architect at DP Architects in Singapore. He lives in Williston, N.D. Michigan University in Mount Pleasant. Sandra Miller Kreutzweiser, n’11, is a Alexis Meinke, g’11, lives in Kansas Kristin Gilmer, n’11, works as a nurse nurse at the KU Medical Center in City, where she works in facilities presen- at Olathe Medical Center. She lives in Kansas City. tation for the Sprint Center. Kansas City. Kelsey Kyle, d’11, is an EDI specialist Matthew Monedero, g’11, is a budget Emily Glenn, j’11, coordinates accounts for the Cerner Corp. She lives in Olathe. and management analyst for the city of El for Rowley Snyder & Ablah in Wichita. Jennie Landrum, c’11, is an administra- Paso, Texas. Sara Griewing, g’11, is principal of tive associate senior in KU’s parking and Ashley Moser, b’11, works as a global Freelance Design & Marketing in Olathe, transit department. She lives in Lawrence. cash equities analyst for J.P. Morgan in where she and her husband, Walter, e’09, Kolby Lanning, c’11, works as a market- San Francisco. make their home. He’s a structural ing consultant for Texas Recruiters. He Fernando Mujica, m’11, practices engineer with CEO Structural Engineers lives in Tyler. anesthesiology at Beth Israel Deaconess in Mission. Heather Lautt, g’11, is a family nurse Medical Center in Boston. He lives in Michele Griffith, s’11, is a social worker practitioner at Trinity Health. She lives in Brookline with his wife, Julie. at Stormont Vail HealthCare in Topeka. Minot, N.D. Matthew Nahrstedt, a’11, is an environ- She lives in Lebo. Alexandra Lee, n’11, works as a nurse at mental educator with the Peace Corps. His Ashley Hardin, s’11, works as a case Overland Park Regional Medical Center in home is in St. Peters, Mo.
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Jonathan Nehring, b’11, interns at Grant KU Medical Center in Kansas City. with AECOM in Kansas City. ornton. He lives in Overland Park. Alexander Rausch, j’11, c’11, is a Patrick Simpson, m’11, serves as a U.S. Heather Nelson, n’11, works as a nurse contractor for the Kansas Recreation and Navy lieutenant in Jacksonville, Fla. at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Park Association. He lives in Shawnee. Kyle Smith, b’11, is an associate with where her partner, Jennifer Brantley, c’01, Liz Raynolds, c’11, does admissions Pricewaterhouse Coopers. He lives in manages the research laboratory. ey live counseling at KU. She lives in Prairie Scottsdale, Ariz. in Spring Hill. Village. Kraig Stoll, c’11, works as a geological Jessica Nelson, j’11, is a marketing and Christopher Rein, PhD’11, is an assistant technician for the Kansas Geological public-relations specialist for the Kansas professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Survey. He lives in Mulvane. City Area Development Council. She lives He lives in Monument, Colo. Stanley Strecker, b’11, is a nancial in Olathe. Emily Richardson, c’11, works as a services professional for New York Life in Lacee Gassman Nolan, g’11, works as a textbook and tradebook receiving special- Wichita. physical therapist at Summit Care. She ist at KU Bookstores in Lawrence, where Georgette Sullivan, g’11, works for Dell, lives in Olathe. she and her husband, Jesse Wealot, make where she’s a visual and interactive Maj. Dennis Ortiz, g’11, serves as a U.S. their home. associate designer. Her home is in Army logistician at Fort Leavenworth. Drew Robinson, e’11, is a performance Shawnee. Kayleigh Peterson, c’11, works as a engineer for Kansas City Power & Light. Emily Thompson, d’11, teaches research assistant at the KU Medical He lives in Prairie Village. English as a second language at West Center in Kansas City. Kaitlin Romei, g’11, works as an Middle School in Kansas City. She lives Sarah Phillips, g’11, directs annual architectural intern for Steven Kratchman in Olathe. giving for the Oklahoma State University Architects in New York City. She com- Whitney Van Der Kamp, d’11, is Foundation. She lives in Stillwater. mutes from Chatham, N.J. assistant orchestra director for the Dodge Desiree Pinder, c’11, works as a produc- Laura Mazur Romine, p’11, is a pharma- City public schools. tion operator for University of Kansas cist at Via Christi in Wichita, where she Chad Vande Velde, e’11, works as a Physicians in Kansas City. She lives in and her husband, John, p’10, live. He’s a mechanical designer for Henderson Linwood. pharmacist at Walgreens. Engineers in Overland Park. He lives in Lauren Pratscher, n’11, is a nurse at the Daniel Selk, e’11, works as an engineer Lawrence.
60 | KANSAS ALU MNI George Vetter, c’11, is vice president of Pam Weigand, g’11, directs youth ment at KU’s College of Liberal Arts and Concorp. He lives in Shawnee. services for Douglas County. She lives in Science. He commutes to Lawrence from Adam Vossen, j’11, lives in Tecumseh Lawrence. Topeka. and is a junior team member of Megan Wohlgemuth, s’11, manages Jeremy Wurmlinger, g’11, is a design StyleCaster.com. cases for KVC Behavioral Healthcare. engineer for Garmin. He lives in Gardner. Ryan Waggoner, a’11, photographs She lives in Overland Park. Neil Young, p’11, works as a pharmacist collections for KU’s Spencer Museum of Ryan Wonola, g’11, manages projects at Heartland Homecare Services. He lives Art. He lives in Lawrence. and is an architect at Design Build in Kansas City. Ruth Walters, g’11, works as a museum Services. He lives in Liberty, Mo. Lauren Zey, n’11, works as a nurse at technician for the National Park Service. Gloria Wood, g’11, is an assistant KU Medical Center in Kansas City. Her home is in Fort Scott. director of nursing and an infection Katharyn Zoretic, j’11, is a wine sales Erika Ward, PhD’11, is a visiting preventionist at Osawatomie State representative for EJ Gallo Winery. She assistant professor of math at Jacksonville Hospital. She lives in Louisburg. lives in Tulsa, Okla. University in Jacksonville, Fla. Charles Woods, g’11, directs advance-
PROFILE by Terry Rombeck
o ering signi cant savings on a particular NDON COPPLE For former journalist, product or service. Groupon job is a good deal at volume means Groupon must have BR A RTESY COU a system that carefully guides the editorial s a business writer for Forbes during voice used by writers, who use humorous, Athe 1990s, Brandon Copple got plenty o -the-wall references to separate their of o ers to join Internet outlets covering company from a slew of national and local the dot-com boom. competitors looking to take a bite out of He never bit, having a hunch that Groupon’s pro ts. some—or most—of those sites would soon According to policy, however, only 20 go defunct. percent of each write-up can be funny. e Fast-forward to summer 2010, and he rest must describe the business or service received a di erent type of o er: To join o ered. Groupon.com, a service that hawks Copple describes the humor this way: business deals to email subscribers. e “An unhinged professor is invited to speak Brandon Copple pushes sta§ers to take creative two-year-old company was experiencing a on a panel. He knows nothing and yet risks but reins them in when they go too far. boom of its own. expounds on the topic for hours at a time “It was clear this was not a shaky while everyone wonders what’s wrong startup,” Copple recalls. with him.” in the KU School of Journalism for So Copple, c’94, l’97, le his job as For example, a Groupon deal from the teaching him the importance of credibility managing editor of a Chicago business National World War I Museum in Kansas for information sources. He notes that magazine to accept the same title at City: “ e earliest history museums had Groupon writers research their business Groupon. little actual history to draw on, and instead clients, and they’re not afraid to speak up “I went from a situation where all the padded exhibits with wildly speculative if—in rare instances—they uncover challenges were related to the decline of displays about how dinosaurs would be something negative about a business the business model,” he says, “into a model elected to Congress by the year 2000.” that Groupon might not want to be where the challenges are about growth and Groupon now has more than 50 million aliated with. success.” subscribers worldwide and, at press time, “People trust us to help them nd Copple manages 200 writers, editors and was preparing for its initial public stock interesting experiences in their city,” graphic designers who produce 2,500 to o ering. (Copple couldn’t discuss the IPO Copple says. “If we tell them honestly 2,800 descriptions of deals each week. during a recent interview because of a about those experiences, over time they Groupon subscribers typically receive one quiet period imposed before the action.) will keep coming back and keep opening email a day highlighting a local business Copple credits a year of graduate work their emails.”
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Shop online at www.kualumni.org or call 1-800-KU Hawks Mastercard • Visa • Discover • American Express In Memory Allan Cromley, j’48, 89, Aug. 8 in Falls Kelley, f’74, and Kerry, d’76, g’86; a Church, Va. He was longtime Washington brother; and three grandchildren. correspondent and bureau chief for e Betty Kieer Lessenden, c’48, 86, June Oklahoman. He is survived by his wife, 29 in Lawrence, where she was a studio Marian Minor Cromley, j’48; two daugh- potter for many years. Survivors include a Gretchen Kaufmann Holland, ters; a son; and two grandsons. son, Glenn Jr., c’72, g’76; a daughter, 30s c’36, 96, Jan. 10 in Irvine, Calif. Dorothy Roberts Forman, c’41, 91, Oct. Judith, c’97, g’00; a sister, Ruth Kie er She is survived by a daughter and a sister, 24, 2010, in Colorado Springs, where she Stohs, ’59; two grandsons; and two Jean Kaufmann Westerman, c’46. was a homemaker and a community great-grandchildren. Margaret Trombold Horn, c’38, 93, Oct. volunteer. She is survived by two sons, one Margaret Butler Lillard, c’44, 88, Feb. 19 23, 2010, in Spring eld, Mo., where she of whom is Richard, ’71; a daughter; two in Evanston, Ill., where she was active in was a retired medical technologist. She is sisters, Betty Roberts Anderson, d’43, and church and civic activities. She is survived survived by her husband, Albert; two sons, Peggy Roberts Browning, c’43; and two by her husband, Tom, c’43; three daugh- one of whom is Albert Jr., b’69; a daughter; grandchildren. ters, two of whom are Sallie Lillard Smith, six grandchildren; and several Paul Goddard, b’49, 85, July 8 in d’67, and Mary Lillard Gummersall, ’70; a great-grandchildren. Overland Park, where he was retired from son; eight grandchildren; and two Charles Lovelace, e’38, 94, July 31 in a 35-year career with Chevrolet. He is great-grandchildren. Clemson Downs, S.C. He had been in survived by a daughter, Melanie Nunnink- Mary Jo McCann, b’41, 91, July 28 in charge of engineering, manufacturing and Stattelman, n’92; two sons; and four Kansas City, where she was the rst sales for Crane valves and ttings until grandchildren. woman CPA in the state of Kansas and retiring in 1979. Surviving are his wife, Charles Harkness, c’48, g’54, EdD’63, later was a partner in Deloitte and Touche. Marjorie, two sons, three grandchildren, 85, June 21 in Woodbury, Minn., A sister, Charleen McCann Brain, b’45, three stepgrandchildren and nine where he was a retired counselor. A survives. great-grandchildren. memorial has been established with KU Carroll McCue, b’48, 86, June 22 in Brenda Groesbeck Manning, f’32, 101, Endowment. He is survived by two sons, Leawood, where he was retired senior June 13 in Lee’s Summit, Mo. She had one of whom is Eric, p’81, c’85, g’88; a attorney for Bayer Inc., and former helped with the construction and painting daughter; a brother; a sister; and two business manager for Pactect Data and of the Roselle Court at the then-Nelson granddaughters. Research. He is survived by his wife, Ella Art Gallery in Kansas City. A son, two William Harris, c’41, 93, July 9 in San Brandt McCue, ’68; two sons, Gary, b’74, grandchildren and two great-grandchil- Antonio, where he was a retired U.S. Air and Kenneth, c’76, g’78; a daughter, Kathy dren survive. Force colonel. He also had been a corpo- McCue Arnold, f’91, g’93; and eight Dorothy Doering Smith, c’33, 98, May rate pilot for the Mortgage Bankers Corp. grandchildren. 12 in Eugene, where she was former Survivors include his wife, Cleo, a son, two Edmund Morrill, b’49, 84, July 23 in director of continuing education at the stepsons, a stepdaughter, eight stepgrand- Topeka, where he was senior vice presi- University of Oregon. A son and a children and six stepgreat-grandchildren. dent of Capitol Federal Savings. He is grandchild survive. Richard Humble, a’49, 86, June 6 in survived by his wife, Georgiana Sewell Julie Rehg Stoner, c’38, g’40, 94, Sept. Tulsa, Okla. He had been an architect with Morrill, ’49; three sons, David, e’73, 13, 2010, in Burien, Wash., where she was Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville and was omas, b’74, and Curtis, c’76; a daughter, a retired teacher. She is survived by a one of the primary designers of the Pier 66 Ann Morrill Bu um, c’82; 10 grandchil- daughter, a son, a grandson and a Hotel tower in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Two dren; and two great-grandchildren. great-granddaughter. daughters and four grandsons survive. Dorothy May Pine, c’42, 91, Aug. 16 in Lucille Wilson, c’33, g’40, 105, Nov. 23, Dorothy McGinnis Jindra, f’43, 90, Dec. Boulder, Colo., where she was a former 2010, in Larned. She had been a high- 15 in San Antonio. A son, a brother, a real-estate agent. She and her late husband, school teacher and a guidance counselor. sister, two grandchildren and two great- Robert, d’41, c’46, were recognized in 2006 Several nieces and nephews survive. grandchildren survive. by the Colorado Legislature as the world’s Ted Joyce, b’49, 85, March 29 in Denton, most traveled couple, having visited 192 Mary Schnitzler Coulson, c’46, Texas. He is survived by two sons, a countries and 123 territories. She is 40s 86, July 30 in Kansas City, where daughter, three grandsons and ve survived by a daughter, Judith Pine Young, she had been a physical therapist at St. great-grandchildren. ’65; two sons; seven grandchildren; and Luke’s Hospital. She is survived by three John Kapfer, e’49, 85, July 31 in Law- ve great-grandchildren. sons, Fred III, assoc., Richard, ’76, and J. rence, where he owned Kapfer Construc- Eugene Sallee Jr., e’48, g’56, 87, July 18 Philip, b’71; a sister, Alberta Schnitzler tion and was director of maintenance and in Topeka, where he was retired from the Brown, d’49; seven grandchildren; and operations for USD 497. He is survived by Kansas Department of Health and seven great-grandchildren. a son, Mark, d’75, g’97; two daughters, Environment. He is survived by a brother,
64 | KANSAS ALU MNI James, ’65, and several nieces and Washington, professor and chairman of Wichita, where he had a long career nephews. medicine at Southern Illinois University marketing oil products. He is survived by Deloris Sutton Scheib, b’47, 85, June 20 and professor and chairman of medicine his wife, Joanne; two sons, Michael, b’77, in Minneola, where she was a homemaker at University of Missouri-Kansas City. and Dennis, b’87; three daughters, Patricia and farmer. She is survived by a son; a Survivors include his wife, Rogene Maloney Binter, c’76, Maureen Maloney daughter, D’Ann Scheib Wiziarde, c’84; Edminster Conn, ’57; two daughters, Lisa Stockton, c’79, and Molly Maloney Deck, and a grandson. Conn Man, b’78, and Linda Conn Miller, c’82; 18 grandchildren; and four Allen Sebaugh, p’43, 92, March 14 in ’81; a son, Kevin, b’87; 10 grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Woodland Hills, Calif., where he was a and a great-grandchild. James McClure, e’55, g’60, 78, July 25 in retired pharmacist. A brother, Lee, Shirley Stalzer Conroy, c’54, Nov. 19, Albuquerque, N.M., where he was a survives. 2010, in Gainesville, Fla., where she retired engineer with Sandia National Dorothea Fuller Smith, c’49, 83, June 15 worked for the Department of Transporta- Laboratories. He is survived by his wife, in St. Louis, where she taught French and tion and was active in politics. A son, two Patricia Powers McClure, d’55; four sons; a Spanish for more than 40 years at Univer- daughters and a grandson survive. daughter; a brother, Kirk, a’73, c’74; a sity City Junior High School and at St. George Ens, m’55, 90, Feb. 17 in sister; and six grandchildren. Louis Community College. She is survived Hillsboro. He is survived by two sons, Lottie McWherter, m’57, 80, June 21 in by her husband, Philip, c’50; a son; a Robert, ’85, and James, d’84; a daughter; Lenexa. She lived in Belton, Mo., where daughter; and two granddaughters. and two grandchildren. she was a retired physician. Several Warren Thomas, e’42, 90, Sept. 27 in Jerry Tribble Foster, d’53, 79, March 29 cousins survive. Houston, where he was retired aer a long in Fort Worth, Texas, where she practiced George Mrkonic, d’53, 81, May 23 in career with Phillips Petroleum. He is law for many years. She is survived by two Merriam, where he was retired from a survived by a son; a daughter; two sisters, daughters, Catherine Foster Lewis, ’80, career with Phillips Petroleum. While at one of whom is Mary omas Payne, d’37; and Sarah Foster, c’85; four sons, one of KU, he was an All-America o ensive seven grandchildren; and two whom is Matthew, ’88; and 10 lineman and was named All-Big Seven in great-grandchildren. grandchildren. 1950 and 1951. Surviving are his wife, Jack Williams, c’49, l’50, 89, Nov. 22 in Kepler Johnson Jr., c’52, 80, July 7 in Ruth Clayton Mrkonic, j’49; two sons, one Florissant, Mo. He is survived by his wife, San Antonio, where he was a retired U.S. of whom is Matthew, c’80; a daughter, Kate Levis; a daughter; a stepdaughter and two Marine Corps major. He also had worked Mrkonic Walsh, ’80; and six grandchildren. as a legal administrator in Kansas City and grandchildren. H.B. Woord Jr., e’49, 85, June 23 in Houston. Surviving are his wife, Barbara; Albert Mulliken, c’55, 77, March 1 in Irving, Texas, where he was a retired two daughters, Melanie Johnson Butler, Roswell, N.M., where he practiced engineer. Surviving are his wife, Lorene, a ’78, and Barbara Johnson, ’78; two sons; dentistry for 51 years. He is survived by daughter, a son, four grandchildren and a and a sister. his wife, Jodene; two daughters, one of great-granddaughter. Beau Kent Kansteiner, e’57, 76, Sept. 5 whom is Elizabeth Mulliken Hartman, ’78; in Leavenworth, where he had a long three sons; a sister, Elaine Mulliken, ’80; 11 Ella Aley, g’56, 96, July 21 in career with the Leavenworth Water grandchildren; and four 50s Wichita, where she was a retired Department. He earlier had served as a great-grandchildren. teacher. A brother, Edwin, survives. lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. Dwight Newton, c’51, m’53, 86, Feb. 3 in William Allen, c’53, l’55, 92, June 16, Eugene Kaufman, m’56, 81, July 5 in Las Cruces, N.M., where he was a retired and Maxine Bednar Allen, d’55, g’59, 91, Towanda. He practiced orthopedics and U.S. Air Force colonel and a retired July 13. ey lived in Overland Park, surgery in Wichita, where he was team physican. He is survived by a daughter; a where he was a retired attorney and judge, physician for the Wichita State University son; two sisters, one of whom is Margaret and she was a retired teacher, principal Shockers. Surviving are his wife, Linda; Newton Armstrong, n’55; and two and administrator. Among their survivors two sons, Eric, c’81, and Marc, c’84; a brothers. are two daughters, Brenda Allen Eicher, daughter; a brother; 11 grandchildren; and Richard Ottenad, e’51, 83, July 5 in Sun ’72, and Linda Allen Nelson, d’71. two great-grandchildren. City West, Ariz., where he was a retired James Brewster, c’56, l’58, 77, July 19 in Marvin Keller, c’56, 80, July 16 aer an mechanical engineer for Marley Cooling Shawnee, where he was a retired lawyer accident in Pueblo, Colo. He lived in Tower. He is survived by his wife, Joy, and judge. He is survived by his wife, Casper, Wyo., where he was co-founder of assoc., and a brother. Ruth; two sons, one of whom is James, Rainbow Resources, an oil and gas Marjory Bauerle Rogers, n’52, 80, July 2 e’86; and four grandchildren. company. He is survived by his wife, in Mission Hills, where she was a retired Robert Conn, c’56, m’60, 77, Aug. 6 in Jerene, three daughters, a sister and four nurse. She is survived by a son, Clark, ’80; Leawood. He had been an associate grandchildren. a daughter, Emily Rogers Fehr, g’94; and professor of medicine at the University of Gerald Maloney, b’50, 84, May 2 in two grandchildren.
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Ralph Ross, c’50, 88, July 28 in Wichita, A memorial has been established with KU with Kansas City Life Insurance. He is where he was a retired teacher. He is Endowment. She is survived by a sister survived by his wife, Ann, a son, a survived by his wife, Novelene, assoc.; and two brothers, Donald, ’67, and daughter and a sister. three daughters, Karen Jo Ross, c’77, g’85, Stewart, c’72. George Goldstein, PhD’71, 70, July 25 Terrill Ross Hauer, ’78, and Nancy Ross, Larry Hansen, e’64, 70, July 2 in Lenexa, in Chapel Hill, N.C., where he had a s’92; a sister; a brother; and two where he was vice president and sales long career with the Environmental grandsons. engineer at Omega Concrete. He is Protection Agency. He is survived by his Richard Sharp, e’59, 73, May 1 in survived by his wife, Marvel, ’79; a son, wife, Susan, two daughters, two sisters Laguna Woods, Calif. He had owned a Erik, ’86; a daughter; and ve and a grandson. construction company and is survived by grandchildren. Alfred Gross Jr., g’70, PhD’75, 65, July three sons and three grandsons. Philip Harrison, c’65, 68, June 29 in 28 in Richmond, Va., where he was retired Patricia Aylward Thompson, c’54, 78, Scottsdale, Ariz. He lived in Naples, Fla., insurance commissioner for the Virginia Oct. 27, 2010, in Boulder, where she where he moved aer working as vice State Corporation Commission. He is taught literature at the University of president of Gill Real Estate in Lawrence. survived by his wife, Kathleen, two Colorado. She is survived by her husband, Surviving are his wife, Beth, ’86; and his daughters, a son, a brother and three Allen; three sons, one of whom is Kris, father, Robert, c’39. grandchildren. l’82; two brothers, Paul, b’52, and Peter, George Kimball, ’67, 67, July 6 in New Ingrid Swanson Kallenberger, g’70, 72, b’63; seven grandchildren; and a York City. He was a longtime sports April 14 in Murfreesboro, Tenn., where great-grandchild. columnist for the Boston Herald and Irish she was a teacher. She is survived by her Mary Staley Tilley, d’55, g’66, 77, Dec. Times, and wrote several books about husband, Klaus, g’66; a daughter; a son; a 14 in Overland Park, where she was a boxing. Survivors include his wife, Marge brother; a sister; and two grandchildren. special-education teacher. She is survived Marash, a son and a daughter. Deborah Flaherty Kelley, c’76, d’77, by her husband, Jack, assoc.; two brothers, Helen Jo Hunt Larson, f’65, 67, March 5 g’80, 60, March 9 in Mission, where she Paul, c’52, m’55, and Charles, c’50. in Kirksville, Mo. A daughter and two was a teacher. She is survived by her William Tobler Jr., b’53, 79, July 14 in grandchildren survive. husband, John, f’71; a son; a daughter; two Lee’s Summit, Mo., where he was CEO of Richard Lucas Jr., b’69, g’70, 64, July 18 brothers, James, c’77, and omas, ’71; Tobler’s Flowers. He is survived by his in Overland Park, where he was president and a grandson. wife, Priscilla Price Tobler, ’55; a son; two of LucasGroup. He is survived by his wife, John Pazell, m’72, 71, July 28 in Marco daughters; three grandchildren; and three Beth Lallier Lucas, d’70; two daughters, Island, Fla. He lived in Kansas City, where great-grandchildren. Whitney Lucas Claycamp, d’97, g’00, and he was an orthopedic surgeon. Survivors Esther Storer Utchen, c’53, 79, July 16 in Ashley Lucas Westho , f’00; a brother, include his wife, Mary, and ve sons, one Walnut Creek, Calif. She is survived by Jack, c’70; and three grandchildren. of whom is Robert, c’11. son; a daughter; two brothers, David, c’65, Harold Mason, b’66, 67, July 3 in Naples, Sheila Ribordy, g’74, PhD’75, 61, July 11 and Norman, c’52, g’56; and two Fla., where he was retired from the oil in Chicago, where she was director of granddaughters. industry. He is survived by his wife, Clara; DePaul University’s Community Mental a son, James, ’94; a daughter; and ve Health Center. A son, her parents, a David Ellis, e’61, 79, July 26 in grandchildren. brother, ve sisters and two grandchildren 60s Ludlow, Vt. He lived in Miami, Paul Perez, c’68, 65, July 16 in Luin, survive. where he was chairman of Republicans Texas, where he was a retired corporate Elizabeth Durrett Stephens, g’71, 83, Abroad Costa Rica. Surviving are his wife, attorney. He is survived by his wife, Grace, May 19 in Lawrence, where she was Vera, three daughters, two sisters, a two sons, two sisters, a brother and two organist at Trinity Episcopal Church for 40 grandson and two great-grandchildren. grandchildren. years. She earlier had taught piano and Jane Frazier, c’69, f’77, g’79, 63, July 12 Gib Wilson, d’62, 71, June 18 in Mau- organ at Victoria College in Victoria, in New York City, where she was a copy melle, Ark., where he owned Gib Wilson Texas. Surviving are two sons, one of editor. A memorial has been established Enterprises. He is survived by his wife, whom is Guy, g’81; three daughters, two of with KU Endowment. Two brothers Patricia, two daughters and three whom are Shirley Stephens-Mock, f’80, survive. grandchildren. and Amy Stephens Monroy, ’85; a sister; Sidney Ashton Garrett, c’68, d’70, 65, Melissa Pritchett Alexander, four grandchildren; and two Aug. 2 in Lawrence, where she was retired 70s j’78, 61, June 21 in Mission. She great-grandchildren. president and CEO of Brown Cargo Van. is survived by her husband, Jim, c’75; two Terry Kay Underwood, j’71, 62, July 27 She was a member of the Association’s stepdaughters, one of whom is Kerry in Mission Hills, where she started national Board of Directors from 1998 to Alexander, ’02; and a sister. Diversi ed Consultants, an association 2003 and in 2005 was named Baker John Gregory Colston, b’72, 60, July 17 management company. She is survived University’s Business Person of the Year. in Kansas City, where he had a long career by a daughter, Allison Underwood
66 | KANSAS ALU MNI Burwell, b’00; and two grandsons. nurse. She is survived by a son, a daughter, NCAA to promote youth basketball her mother, two sisters and a brother. initiatives. He earlier had been an assistant Bruce Bricker, p’83, 51, July 3 in Bradley Brown, c’92, 42, July 2 in Prairie basketball coach at KU under coach Roy 80s Canton, Texas, of injuries Village. He was a medical-bene ts Williams. Surviving are his wife, Patti, su ered in a motorcycle accident that also consultant for the Lockton Companies. two sons and a daughter. killed his wife, Shannon. He lived in Survivors include his wife, Wendy Sight Alexandra “Sandy” Mason, 80, June 24 Highland Village and managed a Walmart Brown, ’92; his parents, Edward, assoc., in Lawrence, where she was head of pharmacy in Denton. He is survived by a and Barbara, assoc.; and two brothers, one special collections at KU’s Spencer son, Matthew, ’12; a stepdaughter; his of whom is Brian, b’86. Research Library. She received the rst mother, Anna, assoc.; a brother, David, Chancellor’s Distinguished Librarianship c’76, g’80; and a sister. Jennifer Lewis, g’07, 31, May Award in 1990 and was a 1980 inductee Mary McCue Kutchko, b’80, 53, Jan. 4 in 00s 29. She lived in Iowa City, Iowa, into the KU Women’s Hall of Fame. She Lenexa, where she worked for Sprint. She where she taught chemistry at Cedar also was a mentor in the University is survived by her husband, Frank, Rapids Kennedy High School. Surviving Scholars program and was co-author or PhD’83; a daughter; a son; her mother, Ella are her parents, Jim and Cathy, a sister, her author of four books. A memorial has McCue, ’68; two brothers, Gary, b’74, and grandmothers and her grandfather. been established with KU Endowment. Kenneth, c’76, g’78; and a sister, Kathy Cinnamon Smith, c’03, 31, July 9 in She is survived by her friend, Ann Hyde, McCue Arnold, f’91, g’93. Kansas City, where she was a research and a brother. Elaine Schrader Luce, n’82, 77, Feb. 25 coordinator at the KU Cancer Center. She Russell Mesler, e’49, 83, July 29 in in Ottawa, where she was a retired nurse. is survived by her parents, Shadrach, m’78, Lawrence, where he was a KU professor She is survived by her husband, Merton; and Deena Smith, assoc.; and a sister, emeritus of chemical and petroleum three sons, two of whom are Paul, n’82, Jasmin Smith Moore, c’05. engineering and the Warren S. Bellows g’90, and John, ’89; a daughter; a Distinguished Professor of Chemical and brother; 11 grandchildren; and a great- THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY Petroleum Engineering. He supervised the grandchild. Carolyn Bailey Berneking, f’37, 96, Aug. construction and operation of KU’s Ann “Onna” Kirkpatrick Mackie, c’87, 11 in Lawrence, where she was a serials nuclear reactor and pioneered experimen- 87, July 16 in Lawrence. She is survived by librarian at KU. She also volunteered at tal measurement techniques that contrib- two daughters, Elizabeth Mackie Orrick, KU’s Spencer Research Library for many uted to the understanding of nucleate c’73, d’75, and Mary Ann Mackie, ’76; a years before retiring in 2004. A memorial boiling. Survivors include two daughters, son, George II, c’76; a sister; eight has been established with KU Endowment. Diane Mesler Maiten, ’78, and Sandra grandchildren; and seven great- Among survivors are two sons, one of Mesler, a’90, e’90; two sons, one of whom grandchildren. whom is Chris, c’62; a daughter, Carolyn is Doug, b’84, c’84; seven grandchildren; Douglas Roth, j’89, 45, June 11 in North Berneking Kelleher, d’65; nine grandchil- and a great-grandson. Kingstown, R.I., where he was senior dren; and several great-grandchildren. Ryan Moore, c’97, m’02, 36, July 15 director of marketing at SAP Global. He is Gene Burnett, 91, June 15 in Lawrence, in Topeka, where he was a hospitalist at survived by his wife, Donna; a son; a where he owned Midwest Manufacturing St. Francis Health Center and recently daughter; his mother; three brothers, two and later Burnett Instrument Co. He and had accepted an appointment to become of whom are Timothy, c’75, and John, c’86; his late wife, Barbara, donated funds to chief of sta . He lived in Lawrence, and and two sisters, one of whom is Suzanne, build the Gene and Barbara Burnett Burn also was a part-time clinical assistant ’93. Center at the KU Medical Center, where professor at the KU Medical Center. A Karen Stolz, c’80, 54, June 15 in they also endowed a hand-surgery unit. memorial has been established with KU Pittsburg, where she was an associate He was a 1987 recipient of the Fred Endowment. He is survived by his wife, professor of English and creative writing at Ellsworth Medallion, which recognizes Laura; a daughter; his parents; a sister, Pittsburg State University. She is survived unique and signi cant service to the Christine, c’01; and his grandmother. by a son, her parents, two sisters and a University. Survivors include a daughter, Thomas Swearingen, f’60, 74, Aug. 11 brother. Janet Burnett Huchingson, d’63; a brother, in Kansas City. He was former director of Glenn Beckingham, c’94, 47, Donald, e’48; three grandchildren; and six exhibits at KU’s Natural History Museum, 90s Dec. 8, 2010, in Lenexa, where great-grandchildren. where he worked from 1960 to 2001. He is he owned Environmental Management Neil Dougherty, 50, July 5 in Indianapo- survived by his wife, Nancy Wempe Applications. He is survived by a daughter; lis. He lived in Fort Worth, Texas, where Swearingen, assoc.; a daughter; three sons, a son; his parents; and a sister, Apryl he was former head baskeball coach at two of whom are William “Bucky” Beckingham Prince, f’89. Texas Christian University. He directed Scribner, c’83, and Roger Swearingen, ’91; Joan Corcoran Brody, g’93, 57, July 19 in athlete and coach programs for iHoops, a a sister; eight grandchildren; and two Overland Park, where she was a pediatric joint venture between the NBA and the great-grandchildren.
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Director Guo Hua Lei shares her professional
PPE (3) intensity while instructing student actors Maggie Parker (left), Jake Smith (below) and STEVE PU Maggie Bayles (bottom). “I’m in love with the theatre,” she says. “Theatre is my life, and I always go with my heart.”
Greed’s destruction As Lei and her friends collected themselves, they found their way back- Chinese director uses Miller play stage. When they saw the great American playwright, their new hero, they waved to explore timeless theme and shouted, “Hallo! Hallo! Hallo!” Miller smiled, waved back, and replied, in uo Hua Lei was a theatre student in Chinese, “How are you?” GBeijing when she rst encountered “Ooh, amazing. It just makes you feel both an Arthur Miller play and the man amazing,” Lei says. himself. It was 1983, still the early stages of Since that day, Lei has been absorbed by China’s emergence from the Cultural dramatic theatre’s unique ability to leap Revolution, and Miller had traveled to cultural boundaries and, no matter the Beijing to direct an all-Chinese cast in his audience, deliver equally e ective life classic “Death of a Salesman.” lessons and cautionary tales. For her fall Lei, now one of China’s most acclaimed residency—her second at KU—Lei chose a prison, shame, guilt, suicides and the theatre directors, recalls that as the curtain play that grapples with an issue that she destruction of two families. came down on that opening-night sees as central to modern life in both Despite the material’s inherent force, Lei performance, she and her fellow students China and the United States: greed. chose to heighten the dramatic themes, sat in silent awe as they absorbed impor- e play, rst produced on Broadway in and the audience’s engagement, by tant lessons about the power of theatre. 1947, tells a heartbreaking World War II incorporating music, multimedia images “We were just quiet,” says Lei, who this story of businessmen who conspire to from both World War II and today, and fall is directing Miller’s haunting “All My protect their pro ts rather than admit that specially written asides in uenced by Sons” as University eatre’s guest artist. their factory produced defective airplane modern-theatre techniques championed “We feel it touches our soul. It makes us engine parts. e decision leads to the by the German theorist Bertolt Brecht. think about the things that happen in life.” deaths of American airmen, indictments, “Arthur Miller’s play not only belongs to
68 | KANSAS ALU MNI they arrive 15 minutes early for warm-ups. Once their three-hour rehearsals began, “Arthur Miller’s play not only belongs to history; she insisted they shut out all outside it belongs to right now, and not just in America, but concerns and concentrate only on the play. Lei explains that treating her students as to the whole world. ” —Guo Hua Lei professionals who must master dicult {}material is central to the unique experi- ence she can o er them. It’s also why she asked that only students be cast in the play, history; it belongs to right now,” Lei says, comedy, something happy and fun to even for roles of aging businessmen. “and not just in America, but to the whole re ect their spirits. She responded sharply: “Age is not important; what’s important world. Arthur Miller lives with us right “ eatre is not to make fun! eatre is is the actor,” she says. “I don’t want to copy now, in 2011, in Kansas.” serious work. eatre should have culture. life; I want creative life. Creative theatre. I When Lei chose “All My Sons” for a eatre should send a message to the bring my life experience, which I give to 2008 production at Shanghai Dramatic Art audience.” the school, give to the students. I really do Center, where she is principal director, her She brings similar determination to her the hard way for them. It’s new to them, students protested. ey were buoyant in KU students. Lei required that the actors but they did it. ey really did the work. the midst of China’s emergence as a learn their lines before rehearsals began— I’m very proud of them.” wealthy world power, and they wanted a rarity in university theatre—and that —Chris Lazzarino
Be prepared PPE STEVE PU Visiting professor’s class readies young journalists to cover tragedies and disasters
s a print journalist working another set of skills for them?” Ain Europe and southeast Lamsam, on loan from the Asia, Teresa Trumbly Lamsam University of Nebraska at occasionally encountered Omaha, developed a syllabus dangerous situations and for the class after completing a threats against her own safety. fellowship at the Dart Center She learned how to handle for Journalism and Trauma at those moments as most Columbia University last year. journalists do, with a roll-with- A Dart study found 75 percent Lamsam the-punches, survive-and- of journalism schools did not move-on attitude. o§er a class about trauma, traumatic stress disorder in away from objectivity,” she Lamsam hopes the next though Lamsam says such yourself and colleagues. says. “Objectivity and generation of reporters won’t courses are becoming more Guest speakers such as Eric compassion are not mutually have to do it that way. This common. Adler from the Kansas City Star, exclusive.” semester, the visiting associate Topics for the 80-student who wrote about the tornado in Lamsam says she hopes the professor is teaching “Current class include: Joplin, Mo., brought their own class prepares future journalists Issues in Journalism: Trauma • How to prepare a “jump experiences to the class for tragedies and disasters so and Media,” a first-time course pack” of supplies to cover an throughout the semester. they can better perform their for KU. emergency. Lamsam says the course is a jobs of informing the public. “You don’t have to just learn • How to protect yourself balance of practical tips—don’t “You’re not excited there’s this on the job, and it’s not just when covering a protest, walk in floodwater, for tragedy, but the adrenaline is for people who drop down from including making sure you have example—and philosophical pumping, and you’re there a helicopter to cover a story,” an exit available if you need advice, such as how to involved,” she says. “We’re a Lamsam says. “Students learn to leave. sensitively approach families player in the whole all sorts of skills in journalism •When to cover suicides. who have lost a loved one. scenario.” programs. Why can’t this be • How to recognize post- “That doesn’t mean stepping —Terry Rombeck
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School of the Arts, says the program is Library of Congress honors Art of living intended to start a conversation about Paretsky for crime fiction creativity. How are Kansans creative? “We have a national conversation about Novelist Sara Paretsky was A KU school counts the ways what is important to our country—math, invited by the Library of Congress science, reading. But another point of view that’s not heard oen enough is the to participate in its National Book new School of the Arts program importance of creative activity. e fact is, Festival Sept. 24 and 25 A modeled on National Public Radio’s creativity and innovation have been a very in Washington, D.C. Story Corps oral history project is asking important part of our success as a The festival, an annual Kansans to share the ways that they country.” celebration of reading express creativity in their everyday lives. Documenting the creativity of folks who and literacy, was How Are You Creative collects stories of are not professional artists, Kowalchuk co-chaired by Presi- people who’ve found creative outlets notes, is a way to address the broader dent and Mrs. Obama. outside of their jobs, says Jessica Beeson, mission of the school and KU as an Other noted authors c’05, director of community engagement advocate for the arts. for the College of Liberal Arts and “I want us to have a voice about the arts Paretsky and celebrities invited to give readings at the Sciences. and how important it is to the state, and I festival included Toni Morrison, “We’re asking, ‘What’s your downtime do think as a university we have an like?’” Beeson says. “What are those obligation to make that point,” she says. David McCullough, Dave Eggers creative endeavors that don’t necessarily “We prepare artists for professional and Julianne Moore. have something to do with who you are careers, but we also prepare people who “Being invited to participate in from 9 to 5, but who you are at your core?” appreciate and participate in the arts.” the festival,” says organizer Saman- e school set up a booth at the Kansas Research suggests that Kansans will be tha Albright, “is a significant honor State Fair this fall to videotape stories, open to the message. Data gathered by the and a national distinction that gathering tales of woodworking, quilting, National Endowment for the Arts show recognizes Sara’s tremendous sewing and other creative endeavors. ey that more people per capita are involved in contributions to the literary world, also learned of more unusual outlets: One personal artistic expression in Kansas than particularly transforming the role man told of making replicas of the World any other state in the country. and image of women in detective Trade Center from small blocks that he “We have a rich history of artistic fiction.” carves by hand and then painstakingly production in our state, a rich history of Paretsky, c’67, a Lawrence native stacks. liking and respecting visionary artists,” “He started doing this as a patriotic act Kowalchuk notes. who lives in Chicago, is the author and didn’t consider it creative or artistic in e school plans more video booth of the popular V.I. Warshawksi any way,” Beeson says. at changed when outings in the future, and sta members series. Her most recent installment he started showing his creations to people are handing out postcards to encourage was Body Work, published in 2010, and they reacted to the work as sculpture. written submissions by mail or online. e and another, Breakdown, will arrive “He was oored that it had never occurred written and videotaped stories can be in early 2012. to him that he was an artist.” viewed (and new stories shared) at www. —Chris Lazzarino Liz Kowalchuk, associate dean of the creative.ku.edu.
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I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information shoulder, but she is clearly immune to the for detail, O’Connell creates a compelling requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment and/or civil lure and promise of the underwire,” portrait of the anguish and resilience, sanctions (including civil penalties). Sandinista observes. “She completes the sorrow and laughter of youth. e Sharp earth-toned look with support hose in the Time is a joy. suntan shade and Clarks shoes. Oh, her —Jennifer Jackson Sanner
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A banner-pulling plane touting the 2011 theme, “From Lawrence With Love,” won the Greek-life, non-moving float competition at the 99th-annual Homecoming parade Oct. 1. Pi Kappa Phi fraternity and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority created the float.
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