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.



