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IN MEMORY

Philip Shaw Paludan

Philip Shaw Paludan, 69, died Aug. 1. Paludan was a professor of history at KU for more than 30 years. Survivors include his wife, Marty; two daughters; three stepsons; a stepdaughter and five stepgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series at the University of Illinois at Springfield, One University Plaza, MS PAC 591, Springfield, IL 62703.

Gary Lee Davis

Gary Lee Davis, 56, died Aug. 1. Davis worked for Facilities Operations. Survivors include his mother, daughter, two sons, three brothers, four sisters, former wives Debra Salami and Kathleen Davis, four grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Memorials are suggested to a Fort Scott High School sports program and may be sent to Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347 Fort Scott, KS 66701.

Roger Kaesler

Roger Kaesler

Roger Kaesler, 70, died Aug. 11. Kaesler was a professor emeritus of geology, retiring from KU in 2006 after more than 40 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Jerelyn Boudreaux Kaesler, three daughters, one son, five grandchildren and a brother.

Kaesler was also director of the KU Geology Field Camp in Ca–on City, Colorado. He joined the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center at KU in 1982 and retired as a senior curator. He became the director of the Paleontological Institute in 1986, and in the role he edited the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. The Treatise is an internationally recognized publication series that serves as a taxonomic encyclopedia of paleontology. He won many awards in his career including being appointed a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, of the Paleontological Society (U.S.A.), and of the Geological Society of America. He also was awarded the Geological Society of America's Distinguished Service Award and the Haworth Distinguished Alumni Award from the geology department at KU.

Santos "Joe" Jaimez

Santos "Joe" Jaimez, 84, died July 26. Jaimez worked in Facilities Operations maintenance. Survivors include a daughter, two sons, five brothers, a sister, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Hospice Care in Douglas County, sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

John D. Lawyer

John D. Lawyer, 77, died July 24. He retired from KU Printing Services. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Jean Vanek; his mother, a son, two daughters, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Heart of America Hospice of Topeka or the Democratic Party, sent in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.

Sarah W. "Sally" Graber

Sarah W. "Sally" Graber, 72, died Aug. 7. Graber was a housemother for Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at KU. Survivors include two daughters, a son, two sisters and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority or Trinity Episcopal Church, sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

Leta Lorraine Ewing

Leta Lorraine Ewing, 81, died Aug. 9. She worked in food services at Naismith Hall. Survivors include a son, two daughters, five grandhiclren and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Alzheimer's Association, 3846 W. 75th St., Prairie Village, KS 66208.

Dennis Willard Priesner

Dennis Willard Priesner, 69, died Aug. 8. He was a technician in the medicinal chemistry department for 18 years. Survivors include his wife, Jane Kerns; mother; one brother; one son; one daughter; and two grandsons.

TOPONYMS

The first residence hall built at KU, the English Colonial-style Corbin Hall opened in 1923 to house 115 women students. It was named — despite her protests — for Alberta Corbin, an 1893 alumna and professor of German who was the first university "adviser of women." In 1951 "South Corbin" was supplemented by "North Corbin"; the buildings were connected in 1958. Corbin adjoins the site of the first university building, North College, which opened in September 1866.