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For the 30th consecutive year, KU had a strong presence at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. Reno County, where Hutchinson is located, also has a strong presence at KU. In fall 2006, 269 students from the county were enrolled across all KU campuses. For a list of KU’s volunteers, see page 7.

TOPONYMS

In September 1939, Deane W. Malott became the first native Kansan and KU alumnus to be named chancellor. In November 1954, the new physics and chemistry building was named for this dynamic and personable leader. The Malott Gateway at 15th and Iowa streets was given in memory of Malott and his wife, Eleanor, who was instrumental in creating the plantings that distinguish the campus. A courtyard near Malott Hall is named in her honor. Both are buried in Pioneer Cemetery.

KU HISTORY

And you think campus traffic and parking is a hassle now. On Sept. 12, 1922, KU Chancellor Ernest H. Lindley wrote a letter to parents, urging them to discourage students from bringing cars to campus. As he put it, the automobile "is a menace to the democratic spirit of the school." For more, visit www.kuhistory.com

NOTABLE ALUMS

Two KU graduates, business leaders Cynthia Carroll and Linda Zarda Cook, are among the world's 100 most powerful women, according to Forbes magazine. Carroll, a 1982 grad, is seventh on the list and the first woman to become chief executive at Anglo American, one of the world's largest independent mining companies. At 44th on the list is Linda Zarda Cook, a 1980 grad. Now the executive director of gas and power for Royal Dutch Shell, Cook is in the running to become CEO of the company in 2009.

KU IQ

For the 30th consecutive year, KU had a strong presence at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson. Reno County, where Hutchinson is located, also has a strong presence at KU. In fall 2006, 269 students from the county were enrolled across all KU campuses. For a list of KU’s volunteers, see page 7.