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Tuition assistance granted to 74

The tuition assistance program has granted 74 awards to KU staff members this summer. The program is available to university support staff and unclassified staff with six months of full- or part-time employment by the time the classes begin. The program normally provides tuition for one class and can cover up to a five-hour course.

To be accepted into the program, it is necessary to fill out an application. The form is available on the Human Resources and Equal Opportunity Web site, www.hreo.ku.edu under Professional and Organizational Effectiveness. Deadline for fall 2007 is July 20. For more information, contact Andrea McGranahan at 864-7419 or amcgranahan@ku.edu.

Summer tuition recipients and their departments are listed below:

  • Ruth Allenbrand, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Heather Anderson, admissions and scholarships
  • Pat Argueta, University Registrar
  • Rachel Balzer, Office of Multicultural Affairs
  • Jill Becker, libraries
  • Emmanuel Birdling, African and African- American studies
  • Elenor Buffington, education administration
  • Ian Cahir, Lied Center
  • Kathryn Capps, Athletics
  • Melissa Caywood, student health services
  • Abigail Coffin, School of Business
  • Stacy Cohen, Center for Research on Learning
  • Matthew Cook, biological sciences
  • Adam Croft, Facilities Operations
  • Mary Denning, office of the Vice Provost for Research
  • Britt DeTienne, University Press
  • Laura Diede, continuing education
  • Aileen Dingus, Higuchi Biosciences
  • Angela Dittrich, Office of Study Abroad
  • Stephanie Dyson, curriculum and teaching
  • Paul Farran, Academic Technology Services
  • Carrie Fleider, Counseling and Psychological Services
  • Allison Gile, Academic Achievement Access Center, Disability Resources
  • David Hageman, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Karen Hammond, University Registrar
  • Jana Craig Hare, Advanced Learning Technology/Center for Research on Learning
  • Shanda Hayden, School of Business
  • Gretchen Heasty, Academic Programs for Excellence
  • Sarah Hemme, Audio-Reader
  • Benjamin Hicks, Facilities Operations
  • Timothy Hoffman, Spencer Museum of Art
  • Lavonne Holmgren, Center for Research on Learning
  • Xiaolin Charlene Hu, Continuing Education
  • Kimberly Johnson, Life Span Institute
  • Sarah Kerwin, Department of Parking and Transit
  • Angela King, Student Involvement and Leadership Council
  • Michael P. Lemon, School of Education
  • Kassie Liebsch, athletics
  • Feloniz Lovato-Winston , School of Business
  • Shane Lyle, Kansas Geological Survey
  • Jannette Madlock, School of Education
  • Brian McDow, University Career Center
  • Christine McNicholas, Education Administration
  • Michael Meredith, Athletics
  • Linda Merillat, Center for Research on Learning/ Advanced Learning Technology
  • Jonathan Morris, Continuing Education
  • Amanda Ostreko, engineering administration
  • Amy Pabst, aerospace engineering
  • Alyssa Padilla, International Student and Scholar Services
  • Natalie Parker, Office of Study Abroad
  • Elizabeth Patrick, Vice Provost Student Success
  • David Pedersen, Athletics
  • Voneita Peterson, Business Administration
  • Laurie Phillips-Crees, Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center
  • Katherine Pryor, University Theatre
  • Dara Raney, Admissions and Scholarships
  • Amanda Reasoner, Naval ROTC
  • Bryan Richards, FO
  • Charles Rigdon, psychology
  • Melody Riefer, School of Social Welfare
  • Evelia Sandoval, Student Housing
  • Daniel Sauerwein, Libraries
  • Brent Schultz, applied behavioral science
  • Janene Snyder, Vice Provost for Student Success
  • Annette Tetmeyer, engineering management
  • Jean Thoma, athletics
  • Gail Tiemann, Center for Research on Learning
  • Mariana Traetta, Comptroller's Office
  • Susan Transue, biological sciences
  • Jayme Uden, Student Housing
  • Tammy Weatherholt, Libraries
  • R. Renee Wiesner, University Registrar
  • Linda Wiley, molecular biosciences
  • Celeste Morgan Yaluk, Office of International Programs.

TOPONYMS

KU's largest residence hall is named for brothers Elmer V. and Burton McCollum, who grew up in Lawrence and worked their way through school. Elmer received a bachelor's in chemistry in 1903 and a master's in 1904, and later identified vitamins A and D. Burton took a 1904 degree in electrical engineering and was a pioneering researcher in seismography. McCollum Laboratories also is named for him and was funded by income from his estate and more than 30 patents he registered.