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Employees of the month

Kandi White, Unclassified employee

Kandi White

Started at KU: 1985.

Current title: Business manager, Division of Biological Sciences.

What that means: White oversees accounting, personnel management, graphics, IT, Jayspace, building remodels, equipment repair, the Biostore, the electrical and wood shop, and a budget of approximately $7 million.

Notable: White is the editor of the BioHawk, a full-color magazine that is mailed to over 7,000 alumni each year and generates funds to support biology students and the graduate program.

White also works closely with the Biology Alumni Advisory Board, a group of successful KU graduates from around the country. She makes all of the arrangements for the board's annual meeting in Lawrence and also oversees the Biological Sciences space in Haworth Hall and the equipment housed there.



James Anguiano, University support staff

James Anguiano

Started at KU: 1990. Current title: Community services/training supervisor, Public Safety Office.

What that means: For many, Anguiano is the face of the Public Safety Office, as he presents most of the education and safety programs to student organizations and university offices as well as the New Student Orientation programs for parents and students. In his role as training supervisor, he is responsible for ensuring that every officer gets the required training hours (300 for new officers, 40 hours annually for others) and for maintaining departmental training records.

Notable: Anguiano creates and produces literature on safety topics, assists with background checks on new employees, oversees the department's lost and found service and maintains the departmental Web site.

RESEARCH MATTERS:

Recent graduate Erik Nelson, a cognitive psychology major, conducted research into why people engage in dangerous, behavior such as talking on a cell phone or sending text messages while driving. Every respondent in Nelson's survey admitted to driving while talking on a cell phone, and 72 percent admitted to sending text messages while driving. "Many people understand that talking while driving is a risky behavior. However, they still do it," Nelson said. "People tend to believe that their conversations are a little more important than they are." For more, or to listen to the original broadcast, visit www.researchmatters.ku.edu.