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IN MEMORY

Marion L. Howey

Marion L. Howey, 91, died Jan. 6. She was the head of government documents at KU. She retired in 1986. Survivors include two daughters, a son, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the Heart of America Hospice, sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.

Lois W. Kreighbaum

Lois W. Kreighbaum, 90, died Dec. 24. Kreighbaum worked as an accountant for KU. Survivors include two sons, a sister, eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and seven great-great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the Church of Christ, sent in care of Knell Mortuary, P.O. Box 544, Carthage, MO 64836.

Marilyn J. Kesinger

Marilyn J. Kesinger, 75, died Dec. 18. She worked as a billing clerk at KU Medical Center for 12 years, retiring in 1992. Survivors include four sons, four daughters, five brothers, five sisters, 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial donations may be made to Way of the Cross United Methodist Church, sent in care of the Barnett-Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa, KS 66066.

George W. Swift

George W. Swift, 77, died on Jan. 12. Swift was distinguished professor emeritus of chemical and petroleum engineering at KU, as well as chairman of the department from 1985 to 1988. His wife, Carolyn Oliver, survives. Other survivors include two daughters, a son, and a granddaughter. The family suggests memorials to the Douglas County Senior Services Senior Meals Program, sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary.

During his career, Swift was awarded the Deane E. Ackers Professorship, the Distinguished Engineering Service Award from the School of Engineering at KU, the Cedric K. Ferguson Medal of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and many awards for outstanding classroom teaching. From 1968 to 1969, Swift acted as associate dean of the Graduate School at KU.

Bill Seymour

Bill Seymour, 70, died Dec. 31. Seymour was a professor of journalism at KU. He went on to teach at West Virginia University for 27 years.

NOTABLE ALUMS

Roseann Runte, a French scholar who earned her doctorate at KU, is the new president - and first woman executive - of Carleton University, Canada's "capital university" in Ottawa. A dual resident of the U.S. and Canada, she was previously president of Old Dominion University. She also is president of the American Council of Education's Commission on International Education and a member of the International Parliament of Cultures.