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Unclassified Senate names officers

Unclassified Senate has announced officers for the 2007-08 academic year. Danny Kaiser, assistant director of Parking and Transit, is president. He succeeds Jason O'Connor, assistant director of the University Advising Center, who will serve as past president. Other unclassified staff members elected to office are:

  • Paul Farran, technology support specialist, president-elect.
  • Angie Claussen, adviser, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, secretary.
  • Lisa Shaw, business manager, School of Fine Arts, treasurer.
  • Phil Wilke, development assistant, Kansas Public Radio, governance and representation committee chair.
  • Thelma Simons, service manager, Information Technology, public relations committee chair.
  • Heidi Simon, associate director, Office of Admissions and Scholarships, professional development committee chair.
  • Rick Whitmore, director of technology, Continuing Education, elections committee chair.

NOTABLE ALUMS

KU grad Cynthia Leitich Smith has become a well-known writer in and around Austin, Texas. The Library of Congress recently announced she is among 70 writers chosen to participate in the seventh annual National Book Festival. Smith has written several books for young readers. She graduated from KU and the University of Michigan Law School. She won the 2001 Wordcraft Circle Award for children's literature, but her latest novel, "Tantalize," is a dark fantasy.