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Jolene Fairchild University support staff

Jolene Fairchild

Started at KU: 1976.

Current title: Budget officer, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

What that means: Fairchild oversees an annual budget of $80 million in state funds and $40 million in external research funds.

Notable: The University Office of Internal Audit gave CLAS a positive report after a recent audit. The success was due in large part to Fairchild's leadership in budget operations.

Douglas Byers Unclassified employee

Douglas Byers

Started at KU: 1998.

Current title: Budget administrator, KUCR.

What that means: Byers oversees a multimillion-dollar budget that includes NSF and Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation contributions.

Notable: Byers maintains detailed accounting of grant funding received, monitoring the budgets of literally dozens of projects. He also routinely fields requests from awardees for rebudgeting and time extensions.

KU HISTORY

A KU student managed to prompt a red scare in 1937. Don Henry, a Dodge City native, was killed during fighting in Spain with left-wing loyalists against right-wing nationalist rebels led by Gen. Franciso Franco. The incident led to months of speculation, debate and criticism of communist sympathies on campus. For more, visit www.kuhistory.com.